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Addiscombe Woodside & Shirley Leisure Gardens

Saturday 10th October, Wildlife Field Tidy Up, meeting at 9.30am by the field near the Hall

Saturday 14th November, Artisan Fair in the Hall

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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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    PORBELLA

    Produces heavy yields of sturdy, upright, pure white, thick stems with dark green leaves. Has excellent winter hardiness and can be lifted from October through to February.

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    GARDENERS DELIGHT

    (Indeterminate) An extremely popular cordon type that produces heavy crops of rich, sweet flavoured and juicy fruits. Ideal for growing in the greenhouse or outdoors.

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    EARLIBIRD

    The earliest maturing 'Supersweet' variety (having 2-3 times the sugar level of ordinary varieties), producing superb quality, deliciously sweet cobs. Improved tolerance to cold soil aids germination.

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    MARIS PEER

    A national favourite with firm texture; high numbers. A familiar second early producing a large crop of round, small/medium, white-fleshed tubers that are waxy and tasty. Colour - white. Shape- short oval. New, boil, steam or chip.

Green manure

Jobs for this Month - October

  1. Clear away the remains of all plants that have finished cropping.

  2. Sow over-wintering green manures.

  3. Plant garlic and sow hardy broad beans under cloches for cropping next year.

  4. Install new water butts to collect rain over winter.