What’s best to grow on an allotment?

Top 10 Easy to Grow Vegetables For Your Garden Or Allotment Courgettes. Courgettes are one of the easiest and most prolific vegetables to grow. Broad beans. Growing your own broad beans gives you the pleasure of picking the young beans which are sweet, tender, and succulent. Mange tout. Peas. French beans. Rocket. Chicories. Leeks. Click to see full answer. Likewise, people ask, what should I grow on my first allotment?Plant early carrots, as well as any sweet peas you started off in the greenhouse. Sow courgettes, pumpkins, squashes, tomatoes, sweetcorn, beans, peas and mange-touts in pots in the greenhouse or coldframe. As your plants start to spring in to life, so will the weeds, so make sure to keep on top of them.Likewise, what are the benefits of having an allotment? We reached out to Gransnet, who gave us 7 good reasons to have an allotment. Exercise. You eat more fruit and vegetables…and they’re free of pesticides. Help the environment. Sense of community. Routine, project work and daily maintenance. Saves you money. Allotments and grandchildren. Also to know, how do I prepare my allotment for planting? Getting an Allotment Clear the Rubbish. Cut Back The Plants. Take Up The Turf. Pick Out Weeds and Stones. Dig, Dig and More Digging. Add Some Fertiliser. Water, Water Everywhere – but not at your allotment. Pathways Are Essential. How much time does an allotment need?A quick survey of allotment holders produced the following results. From November to February, people spent between 2 hours and six hours a week cultivating their allotments. While from March to October they spent between five and twelve hours a week.