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Addiscombe Woodside & Shirley Leisure Gardens

Social Event - BBQ, cakes, drinks and the opportunity to meet others on Monday 4th May (Bank Holiday)

More details will follow soon, but for now please save the date.

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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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    CARGO

    British bred to crop well throughout the UK, with resistance to powdery mildew. Produces impressive 6-10kg/13-22lb fruits with tasty flesh and is great for carving at Halloween.

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    ORMSKIRK

    An old reliable favourite. This smashing late savoy variety yields large, dark green heads which are of good flavour. It is particularly hardy and will tolerate harsh winter weather. We think this is the perfect Christmas savoy!

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    TENDERSTEM GREEN INSPIRATION

    Packed with goodness, the long, thin stems of this variety are very tender and edible, so you can produce more food from each plant. It looks and tastes rather like asparagus. Remove the main head to encourage side shoots.

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    TOM THUMB

    A much-loved lettuce producing delicious little butter-heads on fast growing plants. Grow under cloches for an extra early crop. It is also an excellent summer lettuce as it tolerates high temperatures and resists bolting better than larger varieties.

Peas

Jobs for this Month - May

  1. Harden off and begin planting out indoor raised seedlings; protect susceptible plants from slugs and snails.

  2. Sow french beans, runner beans, carrots, cabbages, beetroots and salad crops outdoors - protected with cloches or fleece if frosts threaten.

  3. Plant any remaining seed potatoes and earth-up shoots of growing potatoe plants.

  4. Tie in peas to sticks or canes; pinch out tips of early broad beans to discourage aphids.