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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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    BURPEES BUSH CHAMPION

    This superb bush variety grows to only about a third of the size of other varieties, therefore only requiring a third of the space. It's great for containers and raised beds, producing a bountiful crop of delicious cucumbers. Huge 20-30cm (8-12") cucumbers in one third of the space.

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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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    SUGAR ANN

    An ideal choice for stir fry dishes - or for those who simply love eating their peas raw! This very early and heavy cropping snap pea has succulent, fleshy, pale green pods with a great flavour. Pick young as mangetout, if desired.

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    GIANT WINTER

    Giant Winter, as its name suggests, is a winter variety with large dark green leaves of good flavour. It can be very hardy and stands for a long time when ready.

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.