Dr Myfanwy Hughes
horticulturist
Encouraging; plant for your soil
The Allotment
The allotment committee gives him six months to clear it or lose it. Arthur, widowed and lonely, learns to grow food, read soil and accept help from neighbours he had walked past for years.
Planned · not started yet
Arts, crafts & creative work Second chances Belonging Small town Warm Reflective
The premise
The allotment committee gives him six months to clear it or lose it. Arthur, widowed and lonely, learns to grow food, read soil and accept help from neighbours he had walked past for years.
The protagonist
Arthur Penrose-Wickham — Retired postman taking on an overgrown allotment
The council
Every council member is an original fictional character. None represents, quotes or is endorsed by a real person.
Dr Kenneth Oduya
soil scientist
Curious; healthy soil is alive
Fern Lockwood
community-garden coordinator
Friendly; ask your neighbours
How the story moves
One growing year; the harvest show at the end matters less than the friendships made at the plot.
What readers take away
- Soil health and testing
- Crop rotation
- Sowing and planting
- Pests and diseases
- Composting
- Seasonal planning
- Watering and weather
- Saving seed
- Plan successional sowing
- Use companion planting evidence-wise
- Store harvest safely
- Grow in containers
The books
- 1Spring Planned
- 2Summer Planned
- 3Harvest Planned
Book titles are working titles and may change before publication. No book is on sale until the complete series is finished, checked and released.