Rutland road allotments.

21/08/2026

21/08/2026

Today marks a very special milestone as we celebrate Peter Millers’ retirement from Kings Seeds after an incredible 63 years with the company.

Peter started his career with Kings at just 15 years old and has remained with us ever since, a remarkable achievement that very few people can match.

Over the years, many of our customers will have had the pleasure of speaking to Peter, whether at shows, talks or over the phone, where he was always happy to share his knowledge, experience and advice.

Peter has been a much-valued colleague and a huge source of knowledge, and he will be greatly missed by everyone at Kings.

Happy retirement, Peter! 🎉🌱
Wishing you a long, happy and well-deserved retirement, and thank you for 63 incredible years! 💚

21/08/2026

What a fantastic donation this week from all our plot holders! We've been working hard this year to provide produce weekly to the Pantry to support our local community.
Its been such a huge success we may need a bigger shed for collections!

19/07/2026

DON'T FORGET TO POP ALONG TODAY!!!
open from 10am till 4pm.

We have a produce stall
Plant Stall
Kids station with grow your own seeds, competitions and games.
BBQ from 12pm till 2pm

So whether you want to come and have a look at our new wildlife area, come and buy some fresh potatoes, carrots or beans for your Sunday dinner or just come and grab a burger there something for everyone.

We cant wait to see you!

09/07/2026

Please come and see what we have on offer

24/03/2026

We took the opportunity to walk around the Roeshot hill allotment site today. Visiting other sites is a great way to pick up tips from others and a chance to see what people in different areas are getting up to. A strong presence of chickens and bees in the traditional fashion. Great organisation with free manure, wood chip and even spent hops being delivered to site. We hope you enjoy the pictures we captured on our tour.

19/03/2026

Competition time at the Rutland allotments. Starting this Sunday will be your chance to enter a competition to grow the largest mangelwurzul and the largest Sapporo cabbage. The seeds will be planted for you using premium compost. The rest is down to you.
We've all seen the mangelwurzul by now but have you seen the Sapporo giant cabbage? Capable of growing up to 20 kgs in weight. That's a lot of coleslaw. As ever there will be a prize for the winner. £1 entry per plant. You can buy more than one if you wish. There is limited availability as the seeds from this particular company are rather expensive so get in while you can. The weigh in date will be the summer fete for the mangelwurzul and slightly later in the year for the cabbage. A second mangelwurzul completion will be arranged for the Xmas get together.

The rules are. There are no rules. All veg must be thoroughly washed of all soil before weighing. How you grow them is entirely up to you.
May the heaviest veg win.

I will also be adding in some fun, less serious competitions for the summer fete such as, ugliest veg, longest carrot etc.

Prizes for all winners 🏆

16/03/2026

We've got potatoes, carrots and beetroot going in the ground as well as some hardy brassicas steadily growing away. What have you guys been planting? Share your allotment stories with us in the comments.
We want this page to be a place where we can all learn from each other by sharing successes and failures.
Show us your plots. If you show me yours I'll show you mine. 🧐

16/03/2026

We all look forward to Sunday morning brunch in the tea room. A place where we all get together for a hot drink and piece of cake. All donated by our amazing members.

13/03/2026

***URGENT NOTICE ***
Can all tenants please check their respective plots following the high winds last night. A number of greenhouse panels and lightweight polytunnels took flight, and have been returned to the correct plots as far as we know. But for some there's work to be done to secure properly.