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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Renting a Plot

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Trading Hut

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

Growing Guides

MARKETMORE 76

A great choice for outdoor cropping, where it will produce plenty of 20cm/8in long, dark green-skinned straight fruits with a proper cucumber flavour. The plants show some resistance to powdery and downy mildews.
LADY DI

Red Flowered. Because the seeds develop only slowly in the beans, this delicious, stringless variety can be picked over a long period with no loss of quality or texture. Excellent for both the kitchen and the show bench, Lady Di also has good heat tolerance.
CARMEN

An 'All Female' cucumber with good tolerance to cold weather and mildew and is resistant to scab and leaf spot. Ideal for late or early cropping, when disease can be a problem.
RISING SUN

A 'Supersweet' variety bred to mature quickly for a shorter growing season. Shows good vigour in cold conditions and resistance to common diseases, for high quality, reliable crops of large and deliciously sweet kernels. Proven to be a reliable performer in the unpredictable British summers.

Harden off and begin planting out indoor raised seedlings; protect susceptible plants from slugs and snails.
Sow french beans, runner beans, carrots, cabbages, beetroots and salad crops outdoors - protected with cloches or fleece if frosts threaten.
Plant any remaining seed potatoes and earth-up shoots of growing potatoe plants.
Tie in peas to sticks or canes; pinch out tips of early broad beans to discourage aphids.