Easy ways to support climbing beans and peas

Easy wasy to support climbing beans and peas 80 Minute Allotment Green Fingered Blog
Why do beans have poles and peas have sticks? Does it matter? I need both.

On the 80 Minute Allotment, I prefer quick and simple ways to support my climbing beans and peas instead of elaborate and costly structures. Here's how to make simple and inexpensive supports in just a few minutes.

Grow Your Own Raspberries: The 80 Minute Allotment

Grow your own raspberries The 80 Minute Allotment Green Fingered Blog
Growing your own raspberries is a great idea for those of us with restricted space (they grow vertically) and limited time (they're pretty low maintenance), making them ideal for The 80 Minute Allotment! Get them in the ground now and you could be picking fruit later this year.

Digging green manure into your vegetable plot

Digging in green manure 80 Minute Allotment Green Fingered BlogThis winter I grew two types of green manure on one of my allotment beds that was otherwise empty. This was supposed to suppress weeds and improve soil structure ready for planting vegetables in spring. But did it work, and which green manure was best? This week it was time to dig it in and start finding out...