The Annual Potato Challenge 2021
The Annual Potato Challenge is back by popular demand, to see who can grow the biggest weight of potatoes from one tuber grown in a bag.
Read MoreNVS talk this week: Hydroponics Tuesday 30th March 2021
The NVS talk this week is on growing crops hydroponically.
Read MoreNational Vegetable Society: Zoom talk on growing tomatoes by Simon Smith
There’s another NVS zoom talk tomorrow night at 7.30 Tuesday 23rd March. You can attend 2 talks free of charge.
Read MoreNational Vegetable Society: Zoom talks Select Seeds
Hi All, The celery growing talk on Tuesday was really good. The next talk is Tuesday night 16th March 7.30 p.m. by David Thornton of Select Seeds It’s free of charge you may find it interesting. https://www.nvsuk.org.uk/events/101-ready-steady-sow-david-thornton-select-seeds https://selectseeds.co.uk/ Best Wishes Chris
Read MoreAllotments – Spring 2021
At last it is warmer and drier and I see a few people have made a start down at the allotment. I’m going down this morning.
Read MorePallets
Di Stokeld who lives in Scruton has five wooden pallets looking for a good home following some building work.
Read MoreFlooding at the allotments
I attach photos of the terrible flooding we are experiencing again at the allotments. This is caused by flood water from Ham Hall Lane not draining properly, flooding the cricket pitch, tennis courts and the allotments.
Read MoreGreenhouse on offer
Janet Crampton who lives in Scruton has a greenhouse she would like rid of. It’s a standard 8 ft x 12 ft, aluminium and glass and it’s all intact.
Read MoreBird Flu Restrictions Lifted
I know it doesn’t affect plot holders that much, but the bird flu restrictions relating the outbreak at Newby Wiske and covering the allotments has now been lifted.
Read MoreUnwanted Seed
I have been sorting through my many packets of veg seed and have produced a box of seed for people to use or swap with their unwanted seed. I’ve placed it in the communal shed.
Read More