{"id":14,"date":"2026-05-09T16:06:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T16:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theallotmentuk.com\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-05-09T16:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T16:22:06","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theallotmentuk.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- ================================================\n     THE ALLOTMENT UK \u2014 HOME PAGE\n     \n\n\n<!-- PASTE START --><\/p>\n<div class=\"allotment-site\">\n<p>  <!-- HERO --><\/p>\n<section class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"hero-inner\">\n<div class=\"hero-text\">\n        <span class=\"hero-eyebrow\">UK Allotment &amp; Kitchen Garden Advice<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>Grow Your Own Food,<br \/><em>Month by Month<\/em><\/h1>\n<p class=\"hero-lead\">\n          Practical, honest growing advice from a 40-year UK kitchen gardener.<br \/>\n          What to sow, when to sow it, and how to actually get a harvest \u2014<br \/>\n          no fuss, no jargon.\n        <\/p>\n<div class=\"hero-actions\">\n          <a href=\"\/free-planting-chart\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Free Planting Chart \u2192<\/a><br \/>\n          <a href=\"\/blog\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\">Read the Blog<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"hero-image-block\">\n<div class=\"hero-image-card\">\n<p class=\"hero-month-label\">What to sow this month \u2192<\/p>\n<ul class=\"hero-sow-list\">\n<li><span class=\"sow-dot\"><\/span> Runner beans \u2014 direct sow outdoors<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"sow-dot\"><\/span> French beans \u2014 under cover or outside<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"sow-dot\"><\/span> Courgettes \u2014 final sowings<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"sow-dot\"><\/span> Carrots \u2014 succession sow every 2 weeks<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"sow-dot\"><\/span> Beetroot \u2014 direct sow into beds<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"sow-dot\"><\/span> Salad leaves \u2014 quick return crops<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- TRUST BAR --><\/p>\n<div class=\"trust-bar\">\n<div class=\"trust-bar-inner\">\n      <span class=\"trust-item\">40 years growing experience<\/span><br \/>\n      <span class=\"trust-item\">UK-specific advice only<\/span><br \/>\n      <span class=\"trust-item\">Wakefield, West Yorkshire<\/span><br \/>\n      <span class=\"trust-item\">Beginner-friendly guides<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- HOW IT HELPS --><\/p>\n<section class=\"section section--white\">\n<div class=\"site-container\">\n      <span class=\"handwritten\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center;margin-bottom:8px;\">What you&#8217;ll find here<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center;color:var(--green);\">Everything You Need to Grow Well<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;max-width:560px;margin:0 auto 0;color:var(--text-light);\">\n        From first-time allotment holders to experienced kitchen gardeners,<br \/>\n        the guides here are grounded in real UK conditions.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"features-grid\">\n<div class=\"feature-card\">\n          <span class=\"feature-icon\">\ud83d\udcc5<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Month-by-Month Guides<\/h3>\n<p>Know exactly what to sow, plant, and harvest every month of the UK growing year. 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