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Addiscombe Woodside & Shirley Leisure Gardens

Annual Show - Sunday 6th September, see: News/Newsletters

Annual Show Schedule, Regulations and Entry Form

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    Forms

    The new place to find all our current forms

  • Allotment plot

    Renting a Plot

    Looking to rent an allotment plot? Look here for more information

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    Trading Hut

    The trading hut is open to our plot holders and green finger members


Growing Guides

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    ST GEORGE

    A winner of the prestigious RHS AGM, the bicolour flowers make it ornamental enough for the flower garden. The crisp, tender, fleshy, tasty pods are produced in clusters for quick, easy picking.

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    CLAPTON

    Club root a problem? Not with Clapton F1, which is resistant. This late summer cropper gives heavy, dense, very white heads of superb quality and flavour. A real breakthrough.

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    LONGBOW

    As the name suggests it has good long white shanks and medium green leaves. Has good winter hardiness and can be lifted from October until the following March. Good for the kitchen and the exhibition bench.

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    POMPEI

    A quick-growing round white onion which is equally delicious for salads or pickling.

Spring bulbs

Jobs for this Month - September

  1. Plant spring bulbs in borders and pots.

  2. Save ripe seeds from crops in brown paper bags or envelopes for sowing next year.

  3. Plant out spring cabbage seedlings for them to over-winter.

  4. Cure pumpkins and squashes by leaving them exposed to the sun.