We asked Mike to tell us a bit about his plot:
Mike discovered the allotment purely by chance when out walking on Tugmutton Common many years ago. He decided to contact the committee for availability and was installed soon after as a plot holder on the Willow Walk site. His plot was overgrown but he treated his new site as project. His objective was to make it low maintenance and to grow crops that would give him satisfaction and that he and his family would enjoy. He has built a series of raised beds with clear pathways that have weed reduction fabric underneath and then covered bark chips. Mike rotates his beds every year and grows wide variety of produce: Potatoes, Kale, Chard, Runner beans , other Brassicas , Raspberries, Strawberry's, Rhubarb and Gooseberries. He also compliments this with a selection of flowers. His plot is neat, tidy and he has used recycled materials to achieve his objectives. He takes a great deal of satisfaction sitting back and enjoying the fruits of his labour.
