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    Dec 31, 2019 3 minutes

    BEFORE AND AFTER

    My wife and I acquired our first allotment 12 months ago. We were informed it had been neglected for about four years, but we love a challenge and decided to give it a go. Lots of weeds and rubbish to remove (including old tyres!) and dead trees to chop down. All the soil has been sieved and replaced. Through summer and into autumn, we had our first crops of vegetables and planted blueberry, cherry, plum and

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