April is great, the soil is warming up and spring should be here. Do keep an eye on the weather forecast though, even in the south of England a cold snap and snow are not unknown in April. Keeping horticultural fleece on standby in case of cold weather is a good idea. Harvest We’re in [...]
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Over the last weekend on West Street and West Street Extension Allotment sites we have had a number of sheds broken into. Not only by breaking the locks off but also cutting the locks. The people that came to do this obviously came prepared as they must of had bolt croppers to cut locks. They [...]
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On Maunday Thursday my wife and I were told, after nine months wait, that we had a plot on the Farnborough Road allotment site. So guess where we spent the Easter weekend? We got wet, we got snowed on, but we made a start.
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Just shows a little rain doesn’t stop allotmenteers. Thank you to those who showed up. The entrance/parking area looks much more welcoming now. Five of us (assisted by two very cute children) strimmed, raked, pruned and moved some quite sizable pieces of rubbish. There is now a large pile of stuff in the parking area, but Kevin is [...]
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West Street News
First, I must welcome all the hard working new faces on the site. A very big welcome to you all. My only advice to you is to dig slowly with a fork ensuring that you clear as many weeds as possible. If you use a spader or rotavator all you do is chop the weeds [...]
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