As we were packing up the car ready to go to the allotment I thought it must be like setting off on an expedition with the amount of stuff we sometimes take with us. There are the essentials, flasks, milk, cake, fruit, maybe lunch too. Then there's the all important wellies with an extra pair of socks. My husband's tool bag goes in and any garden tools we may need. We have a collection of tools in the allotment sheds, but some tools like my favourite border spade and fork are too good to be left at the allotment where they could be stolen. So they go in the car every time we go.
Those are all the essentials for every allotment visit, but then there are all the extras. Sometimes there are bags of garden or kitchen waste for the compost heap. This week there have been trays of plants for the woodland garden, trays of strawberry plants for the polytunnel and bags of compost. It's not surprising my husband said we couldn't fit any thing else in.
What do you take to the allotment with you?
