Thursday 1st April - Lawn Sowing Event 1pm

Honest! It's no fools joke. All are invited join the working party -

We are tackling that great big mud patch on plot 2 and turning it into a grassed area for Allotment Community Events. So please ... grab a shovel and meet us on plot 2 at 1pm on Thursday for some lawn edging and grass sowing.
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Ps if someone can take some photos and e-mail them to our address we can pop them on the Blog

Thanks to one and all!

A great big thanks to all who were able to come and help with the Pot Hole Stuffing event !!!
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Just for Info

As required by the Council, the Committee will be carrying out plot inspections - the first one of the year is going to be on the week of the 12th April

Last call for rent or you could be out on your ear!

Just a gentle reminder to everyone ... Wednesday 31st March is the last day on which to pay your rent (rent amount payable is posted on notice boards) after this date you are liable to lose your plot. Rents can be paid to the Parish Council or if Sue (Polt 50-51) is in, she can take them.
Your Committee

What are you doing on Saturday morning ?? 10 am

Grab your 'barrow and shovel and get yourself down to help fill in our potholes!!! We need an minimum of 20 people (honest!)... so if you ever bring a vechicle down - no excuses we need your muscles !

We also need to put in the posts around plot 2.

See you 10 am
Your Committee

Yum, yum - first rhubarb of the year !

Isn't that a nice colour, elegantly presented on top of Alan's waterbutt!

I read recently that rhubarb doesn't like being moved. Well someone forgot to tell mine. This plant was moved from the top of the allotment last November and is flourishing, courtesy of the Wakefield Met compost bin covering it. Brian 3 (aka as our Hon Sec) gave me some other plants last autumn and they are coming along nicely. Good job my Chief Domestic Authority (the wife!) loves rhubarb! A good top dressing of manure is all they have had; makes a change from the usual custard!

Mark (I'm on the train!) Plot 17

No Vampires Need Apply !

Despite the cold temperatures over the last 3 months I am really pleased with this year's garlic.

Planted on 9th November. Varieties include Christo, Ilico, Purple and Solent Wight and Jolimont which apparently keeps well.

Winter onions not as impressive but have rooted this year's sets in sand (thanks for the tip Brian!) and they are looking good for planting at the end of the month.

Broad beans in cold frame at home finally starting to show shoots - more than 3 weeks late compared with last year - I am assured that they will catch up!

Anybody started sowing beetroot and turnips yet or is the soil still too cold?