[Madame Cholet]

I would like to learn more about forest gardening and perennial edibles  to under plant the orchard end of the lotty. There are several books on amazon can anyone recommend one please before I splash out over a tenner.

[allotmentann]

I have couple on my wish list - but they are expensive arn't they? I tend to go by the reviews,  not really sure it is worth splashing out for myself as it is certainly not something I can really do at the allotment and there are some very good websites out there.

[moose]

Why don't you try the library first? I've recently borrowed "How to grow perennial vegetables", "Plants for a Future" and "Gaias Garden". All worth reading. I shan't buy any but took a lot of notes and bookmarked web sites.
PS
I've just looked on a well known web site and Gaia's Garden is £59 new, some second hand at £21. Borrow books and keep the libraries open!

[Jamrock]

The books by Martin Crawford and Robert Hart who is the Godfather of European Forest Gardening

[Aunt Sally]

Do you really need a book if you are just doing it under some fruit trees on a small part of the lottie ?

Why not just google around and get advice on line - it's free.

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[Madame Cholet]

Do you really need a book if you are just doing it under some fruit trees on a small part of the lottie ?

Why not just google around and get advice on line - it's free.

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yes true I do use the net a lots it's good but I love books too may be i'll see what's in the library I try and use it ours is so small and they charge £1.25 now to order stuff.

[Madame Cholet]

Do you really need a book if you are just doing it under some fruit trees on a small part of the lottie ?

Why not just google around and get advice on line - it's free.

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I have 10 pole down to fruit trees so its a fair area and 10 to bed growing.

[Aunt Sally]

That's a very big plot !

[Madame Cholet]

That's a very big plot !

yes I love it and its only £20.00 a year fantastic my own personal woodland eventually.

[Aunt Sally]

Are you allowed to grow trees ?

We are not allowed anything over 3 metres and not a whole (5 rod) plot full either.

[Madame Cholet]

yes I asked I started with 5 pole on the end of the veg plot last year now the've given me the extra 5 because it was too big for the nieghbours. Everything is semi-dwarfing and down the north end a couple of other plot holders are doing similar with extra bits We have so much spare land they like to see it being used.

[Aunt Sally]

We have so much spare land they like to see it being used.

Please send any spare land you have down to our allotments 

[Madame Cholet]

1/2 a field spare which is rented buy a farmer and the other side a smaller area which is managed by one of the wildlife charities that's why we get sky larks ect.