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Addiscombe Woodside & Shirley Leisure Gardens

Copies of our book ‘A Potted History’ all about the history of AWSLG are still on sale in the trading hut

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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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    MAZUR

    This lettuce is a loose leaf (non-hearting), green ?frisee? type with crisp, sweet and well textured leaves. It is a very attractive variety with an excellent shelf life once harvested and good resistance to tipburn and the downy mildew races.

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    SPITFIRE

    Produces small fruits which are ideal for roasting, use in a pumpkin pie or carving for Halloween decoration. The plants are highly productive producing numerous bright orange pumpkins with firm sweet tasting flesh.

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    CLAPTON

    Club root a problem? Not with Clapton F1, which is resistant. This late summer cropper gives heavy, dense, very white heads of superb quality and flavour. A real breakthrough.

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    SPAGNA BIANCO

    Widely grown around the Mediterranean, where it is often made into soup. Before they mature into large white beans, they can be eaten fresh as green beans. A most versatile variety.