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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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    PERPETUAL SPINACH

    Worthwhile spinach-alternative which does not run to seed even on dry soils. High yields of large, dark, fleshy, tasty leaves produced over several months. Invaluable.

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    BITESIZE F1

    A unique hardy variety that produces small dark green 'bitesize' buttons that are about half the size of standard sprouts. Cropping from November, they have a great texture and flavour, and will hold at this baby size until late January.

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    RED FLARE

    Very early, sweet flavour, dark colour, short core, hard, tight heads - this variety has it all! Lovely served with apples and raisins.

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    DUTCHMAN F1

    A deliciously sweet, small-headed pointed cabbage. It boasts excellent flavour, shows good resistance to white blister and holds well when mature. Ideal for growing at reduced spacing.

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.