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Addiscombe Woodside & Shirley Leisure Gardens

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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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    CHERRY BELLE

    Cherry Belle, much like their name are cherry shaped and cherry coloured. They contain a pure crisp white flesh which is slow to go pithy and woody . Popular, early cropping variety, mild flavour and crisp texture. Cherry Belle is quick growing and stays fresh over long periods.

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    STARBOR

    An extremely winter hardy variety with compact, attractive plants that can be grown closer together than normal. Produces lots of highly crinkled leaves that can be harvested for up to 7 months of the year.

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    KLIMARO

    An extremely versatile variety, Klimaro can harvested when small or grown large. It has a small core and fantastic internal colour and will stand well without going overmature. It has an excellent flavour, particularly suited to coleslaw.

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    BIG DADDY

    (Indeterminate) An easy to maintain, disease resistant variety with a long harvest season. Big Daddy gives a yield of large, delicious, meaty, ruby-red fruits each weighing up to 250g. Can be grown in the greenhouse or in a sheltered sunny position outdoors.

Lettuces

Jobs for this Month - June

  1. Plant out tender crops such as courgettes, squash and pumpkins.

  2. Sow successional carrots, beetroots, lettuces and radishes.

  3. Continue to earth-up shoots of growing potatoe plants.

  4. Harvest early lettuces, radishes and new potatoes.