Tim’s Allotment

Retired broadcaster, Tim Gillett invites us onto his coastal allotment and records an audio diary for World Radio Gardening.

Tim’s Allotment – canes storage tip and pruning

Winter is approaching and Tim is getting ready by tidying up his plants

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Book review: Foggy Bottom – A Garden To Share by Adrian Bloom

Review by Tim Gillett I came across a letter in the Sunday Times Culture magazine in which Gardeners’

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Tim’s Allotment – tomato harvest

Tim looks at the tomatoes he’s been able to harvest as the end of the growing season comes

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Tim’s Allotment – caterpillars have caused trouble with the brussel sprout plants

Tim looks at how the cabbage white caterpillars have damaged his brassica plants.

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Tim’s Allotment – apple thinning

Tim is out on his allotment looking at the apple fruits forming on his trees.

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