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Name: Alice Whitehead
Location: Northampton
Patch type: Urban allotment and garden
Size: Two standard-sized allotments and terraced street garden (about 600sq m/ 717sq yd)
Soil: Clay allotment; garden loam
Aspect: East/west-facing allotment; north-facing garden Top 5 crops: Courgette, rainbow chard, orach, tomatoes, potatoes Failures: Edamame, melon, cauliflower, asparagus Organic tip: Try no-dig – hoe off annual weeds and let worms and nature do the rest Find out more: Instagram/ Facebook/Twitter @allotmentalice
SPRING has sprung at my allotment – well at least it feels like it, but the clue is always in the soil.
Half my allotment sits on a seam of clay and in the shade of a building, and although the sun can feel warm on my skin in early March, under my feet it’s often a…
