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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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    POMPEI

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

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    MERSLEY WIGHT

    (Soft neck) A Classic "Silverskin" type, ideal for late winter or spring planting. One of the best for keeping qualities, it can be stored up to June the following year. Mersley Wight has outstanding vigour and is larger and bolder than similar types. Ideal garlic for the UK gardener. Ready for harvest end of July.

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    HISPI F1

    This RHS AGM variety is a strong and uniform pointed type, with a beautifully sweet flavour. Cabbage 'Hispi' has good bolt resistance and needs little growing space so it is ideal for growing in small gardens where space is at a premium.

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    NORWICH

    This 'second early' Nantes-type hybrid is simply delicious! The smooth, cylindrical roots, up to 8in in length, have an excellent colour and very little core. Strong top growth makes lifting the roots easy, and the plants are remarkable for their health and vigour.

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.