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spidra's Terry Walton's Allotment garden

Garden Type: Allotment | Sun: Don't Know | Soil: Don't Know I'm Organic!

Terry Walton is the “Adopted Allotmenteer” of The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2. I discovered him through a guest appearance on The Wiggly Wigglers Podcast. Now Terry has his own podcast – Welcome to Terry’s World.

Terry has been gardening in the same allotment garden for 50 years and has the accumulated knowledge to show for it. His methods and what he grows have evolved over the years, too. He went from being as enthusiastic a user of chemicals as anyone to now being an organic gardener who composts, vermicomposts, and uses bokashi.

Terry’s allotment is 10 perch, or 302.5 sq. yards, so he’s got a lot of room to grow things.

I like to keep track of what varieties Terry is growing in his allotment in Tonypandy, South Wales and I think Folia is a perfect way to do it!

You can catch Terry’s podcast via Wippet, or subscribe using iTunes, or hit his MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/terrywalton Terry makes a guest appearance on The Jeremy Vine Show every other Friday. One week of shows are archived here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/vine/ Terry also appeared on Episodes 89, 101, and 107 of The Wiggly Wigglers Podcast, which you can find at: http://www.wigglywigglers.co.uk/podcasts

Terry also blogs at http://www.saga.co.uk/magazine/allotmentblog/ (Saga has changed its site so you can no longer access recent entries at this permanent URL. Just go to http://www.saga.co.uk and search for Terry Walton.)

note: Four of the photos in this profile were taken by Terry’s son Anthony Walton. They are used with permission. I do not know who took the picture of Terry for the Saga magazine blog but please don’t sue me – I link to your site! note-y note: The reason Terry is holding a cellphone to his ear in many of the pictures is because that is how he broadcasts to The Jeremy Vine Show – via cellphone.

Photos

Plantings

  • Tomato 'Black Krim'

    Tomato 'Black Krim'

    Solanum lycopersicum

    Sown on 11 Apr 08 I sent Terry some seeds from my stash. He ment...

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  • Spaghetti Squash 'Vegetable Spaghetti'

    Spaghetti Squash 'Vegetable Spaghetti'

    Cucurbita pepo

    Sown on 11 Apr 08 I wanted to send some seeds to Terry because he...

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  • Pumpkin 'Sugar Pie'

    Pumpkin 'Sugar Pie'

    Cucurbita pepo var. pepo

    Sown on 11 Apr 08 Terry grows a giant pumpkin every year as a cha...

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  • Spaghetti Squash 'Vegetable Spaghetti'

    Spaghetti Squash 'Vegetable Spaghetti'

    Cucurbita pepo

    Sown on 11 Apr 08 The Botanical Interests seed I sent Terry was p...

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  • Cauliflower 'Clapton'

    Cauliflower 'Clapton'

    Brassica oleracea

    Sown on 11 Apr 08 Terry mentioned on his podcast Ep. 7 "Still Chi...

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  • Broad Bean 'Listra'

    Broad Bean 'Listra'

    Vicia faba

    Planting Out on 01 Apr 08 This is a new variety for Terry. He grows abou...

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  • Broad Bean 'Masterpiece'

    Broad Bean 'Masterpiece'

    Vicia faba

    Planting Out on 01 Apr 08 This is one of Terry's "usual suspects".

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  • Sweet Corn 'Minipop'

    Sweet Corn 'Minipop'

    Zea mays var. rugosa

    Sown on 28 Mar 08 A variety of corn grown to be eaten when immatu...

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  • Potato 'Kestrel'

    Potato 'Kestrel'

    Solanum tuberosum

    Sown in Mar 2008 This is what the Brits call "second earlies". ...

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  • Leek 'Porro di Delft'

    Leek 'Porro di Delft'

    Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum

    Sown in Mar 2008 I'm taking a wild stab at what the Italian leek...

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  • Onion 'Red Baron'

    Onion 'Red Baron'

    Allium cepa var. cepa

    Sown in Mar 2008 Mentioned on Terry's podcast "Still Chilly in A...

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  • Strawberry 'Marshmallow'

    Strawberry 'Marshmallow'

    Fragaria x ananassa

    Sown on 15 Nov 07 Terry mentions on Episode 2 - Autumnal Special ...

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  • Westerwolds Ryegrass

    Westerwolds Ryegrass

    Lolium multiflorum var. westerwoldicum

    Sown on 10 Oct 07 Terry mentions this on p. 177 of his book "My L...

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    • Very Happy

  • Gooseberry

    Gooseberry

    Ribes grossularia

    Planting Out in 1985 Terry at one time worked 10 different plots in ...

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    • Very Happy

  • Potato 'Pentland Javelin'

    Potato 'Pentland Javelin'

    Solanum tuberosum

    A white-skinned, white-fleshed potato with a wa...

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  • Potato 'Cara'

    Potato 'Cara'

    Solanum tuberosum

    A maincrop potato well-suited to baking (though...

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  • Tomato 'Shirley'

    Tomato 'Shirley'

    Solanum lycopersicum

    An F1 hybrid that is resistant to Fusarium, mos...

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  • Tomato 'Gardener's Delight'

    Tomato 'Gardener's Delight'

    Solanum lycopersicum

    A cherry tomato that is recommended for outdoor...

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  • Fennel 'Sirio'

    Fennel 'Sirio'

    Foeniculum vulgare

    Mentioned on Episode 1 - Welcome to my World. A...

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  • Brussels Sprout 'Icarus'

    Brussels Sprout 'Icarus'

    Brassica oleracea (Gemmifera Group)

    Terry mentions this variety in his podcast, epi...

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  • Potato 'Sárpo Axona'

    Potato 'Sárpo Axona'

    Solanum tuberosum

    I'm not sure whether Terry's growing Sárpo Axo...

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  • Sweet Pepper 'Gypsy'

    Sweet Pepper 'Gypsy'

    Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Grossum Group)

    Albie (of "Albie's Cafe" fame) grows these but...

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Comments

  • Annet

    Annet wrote:

    Great idea! I love the fact that your keeping track of this garden for us, thereby introducing us to this wealth of experience! Thanks! I’ll definitely keep track of this, and I’ll start listening to his podcasts!

    Posted on 27 Mar 08 (about 1 years ago)

  • spidra

    spidra wrote:

    I recommend them highly. The Wiggly Wigglers Podcast is excellent as well although it’s not always about gardening. Terry made his first appearance on WW Podcast # 89. http://www.wigglywigglers.co.uk/podcasts/

    Posted on 28 Mar 08 (about 1 years ago)

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Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales

United Kingdom United Kingdom 8b

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