Manure

Manure pile with fork

The manure arrived yesterday and is behind the bonfire. For those new to the allotment, it is free to all allotment holders. Please consider others when taking your manure, so there is enough for everyone.

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Allotments BBQ & Potato Weigh-in

Mr Potato

The Allotment Association ended the growing season with a BBQ and official โ€˜weigh inโ€™ of the potato competition (for the heaviest crop resulting from growing one potato in a bag). Weights ranged from 0.02 kg to 1.94kg but the young gardeners did well but 1st and 2nd places went to Chris Snell with 1.94kg and…

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Work party and offer of a greenhouse

It looks a good forecast for Saturday so weโ€™ll go with 1 โ€˜oโ€™ clock Saturday afternoon. If you canโ€™t make, Saturday please trim your own hedge if you have one, or there are some clippings next to the dividing hedge, that can be moved to the bonfire site.

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Rotavators Fixed

large rotavator

Dear all, Thanks for the sterling efforts of John Vickers we have both the small and large rotovator working again. The ground is very hard at the minute so please you use the rotovators with care. Please donโ€™t use them on un-dug soil until weโ€™ve had some rain. Small rotovator We are waiting for some…

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