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| Allotted Time: Twelve Months, Two Blokes, One Shed, No Idea | 
 enlarge | Author: Robin Shelton
Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £12.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 249186
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 334
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 1.4
ISBN: 0283070323
EAN: 9780283070327
ASIN: 0283070323
Publication Date: March 3, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: In stock dispatched from the UK Daily a nice clean copy light shelfwear
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The Big Dig! October 26, 2008
I whizzed through this, devouring every detail, living every bramble pulled away and feeling every aching muscle afterwards. I have the urge to have an allottment you see, so it was a topical read for me.
Robin and Steve are two mates with time on their hands and little down at mouth, so they take on a new project..........an allottment.
The book is a diary of their efforts at clearing the plot, cultivating ready for sowing and deciding what to grow..........and sitting looking at their efforts a fair bit too.
I almost felt the mud under my nails as I went through their daily trials with them. Very inspiring to anyone who is thinking about it or on the brink - get the book, read it - do it!
Amusing but not that educational October 12, 2008
I found this book hugely amusing and it really got me looking forward to the day when I would get my own little plot. However, like prtevious reviews have stated it is not a 'how to' (more of a how to not). The first appendix is a sweet touch but not enough to mean you wouldn't need a couple of 'proper' fruit and veg gardening books, which are kindly suggested in Appendix III, although I feel a few very decent gardening books are not covered here.
Overall a good read but don't expect to finish it knowing exactly how to plan your allottment and produce the finest fuit and veg.
If you did like this book i might suggest Using the Plot: Tales of an Allotment Chef which goes a little step further in that it gives you recipes to use your veg in but makes a little less amusing tale.
 Not a manual - but really really funny March 1, 2008
If you want a 'how to' guide for your veg this isnt it - but if you want to laugh out loud every couple of pages (and perhaps indirectly learn a fair amount about allotment gardening) then this is the book for you. Funny first, heart warming and life affirming next and then informative, this is a great read and a book i will return to again and again.
Occupational therapy in it's purest form July 5, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Robin Shelton is living confirmation of the therapeutic benefits of activity.
This book is written in a very reader-friendly form and is more enjoyable than any number of academic research papers that evidence what Robin Shelton proved for himself.
If there weren't such a shortage of allotments in this country there would be fewer people suffering from depression!
ALLOTTED TIME A TRULY GREAT READ April 1, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
You must read this book if you have or are thinking about getting a plot of your own. As an inexperienced fairly new plot holder myself it was great to read an honest account of another new plot holders experiences. We all have to start somewhere! You are guaranteed a good laugh reading this book and i doubt you will be able to put it down once you start reading it. Totally enjoyable and funny read i hope Robin Shelton writes a follow up to this one.
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