Potato Blight

So at this year’s AGM, we took action and introduced a new rule that states that any plotter who spots blight on their potato crop needs to immediately take action.   Potato blight on the allotments is becoming a big problem and although blight itself  is driven by the weather, because there are so many potatoes […]

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Fees due in October

Annual allotment fees are due in October and fees will be collected on the following dates at the allotments: Saturday 7th October 11.00 am to 12.00 pm Sunday 8th October 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm Saturday 14th October 11.00 am to 12.00 pm Sunday 15th October 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm Saturday 21st October 2.00 […]

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New Micro Plots Available

  After a lot of requests from potential new plotters with little or no experience of gardening who don’t think they can manage a full or half plot, we took the opportunity this summer to convert a full plot into 6 micro plots by constructing raised beds from sleepers. Our earlier blog showed how we […]

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Tree and Verge Clearing

The main project for this summer was to reduce the maintenance requirements around the public areas in the allotments.   It has been getting harder and harder to cut the grass round the perimeter road due to overgrown bushes and trees growing out of control next to the road.    It was limiting the car […]

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Start of the Micro Plots

So another one of our major projects this year was to build six micro plots on what used to be a full plot and then two half plots but we had struggled to get these let this year due to the mess of the plots left by previous tenants. So the committee decided to invest […]

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Winter is Coming

Winter is coming as someone once said and the snow not too far away so now is a good time to make sure your plot is tidied up and all the rubbish composted, burnt or taken offsite ready to shutdown for the winter. Hopefully many of you will have planted some veg that can be […]

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More Dust Anyone?

A year after it was built we have topped up the paths with another layer of granite dust to make everything look the same. Decking and Shed got a bit of a spruce up as well.   All set for the winter months fast approaching and ready to be used again in the spring.  

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