The Compton Patch

Down at the patch this morning to complete the last of the raised beds in the polytunnel.  Mission accomplished ! The new plot has been completely cleared now and we have replanted the Strawberries that were left behind by the previous tenant.  We have also sown Onions, although it remains to be seen whether or [...]

When we first started at Compton Allotments, we were allocated a 15′ wide plot with a fence running down one side to separate our crops from the pigs in the neighbouring field.  In the following year the pigs were moved and the land used to create more individual allotment plots and our plot expanded from [...]