Allotment Plot Plan
Get the plot down on paper to a consistent scale, so bed lengths, seed quantities and next year's rotation can be worked out in the warm.
GG-02 2 pages
Garden and growing · GG-04
Compost and Soil Record
A free printable compost and soil record — heaps started, what went in, turning and ready dates, plus soil pH readings and improvers applied bed by bed.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Know which heap is ready and what has already been spread where, instead of guessing at both every spring.
Who it is for
Allotment holders, kitchen gardeners, smallholders and anyone running more than one compost bin.
How to use it
- Start a line the day a heap or bin is begun, and keep adding to the contents column.
- Write each turning date in as you do it — that column is the whole point of the row.
- Record soil test readings by bed, with the kit or laboratory you used.
- Log improvers and mulches by bed so you can see what has had what, and when.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: Two records that belong together: what went into each heap and when it was turned, and what each bed has been tested at and had added to it since.
Your figures, not ours. No target figures are printed here. What counts as a good pH, and how much of any improver to spread, depends on the crop, the soil and the test you used — take those from the kit's own instructions or from growing guidance for your area. This sheet records what you measured and what you applied.
Write-on lines: Garden, plot or allotment · Year
Compost heaps and bins — a new line each time a heap or bin is started
Table, 13 rows: Heap / bin · Started · What went in · Turned on · Ready · Used on
Page 2
Soil tests by bed — record the reading — the target is yours to look up
Table, 8 rows: Date · Bed / area · pH reading · Condition and texture · Tested with · Notes
Improvers, mulches and amendments applied
Table, 10 rows: Date · Bed / area · What was applied · How much · Notes
Questions
Why is there no target pH printed?
Because what suits one crop does not suit another, and the reading also depends on your soil and on the test you used. Your test kit's instructions and growing guidance for your area are the right source; this sheet records what you measured.
How often should a heap be turned?
That depends on what is in it, how big it is and how quickly you want it, and growers run heaps very differently. The sheet gives you a wide column for turning dates so you can see what your own heaps actually respond to.
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