Apologies for the late notice but there is a film showing next Monday which may be of interest to members. Click on the poster for details
Glyphosate and Our Allotments
Position Paper from the Committee: Glyphosate and Our Allotments: The presentation on the use of glyphosate on our allotments at the pre-AGM session in April 2019 asked two main questions: Do we continue to sell it in the shop or
2020 Pennard’s Potato Fair
Sunday 5th January saw this year’s Potato Fair take place – again at WOCA. It was incredibly busy all the time from 10 until 12.30. We reckon that there even more people attended than last year – we will be
Allotment Shop Refurbishment
Our Allotment Shop team have been hard at work, with the help of some talented volunteers, to refurb the shop interior – making it much easier to move around and store and find stock. Many thanks also to several local
Crop rotation and Companion Planting Guides
Two guides from SowSeeds that may be of interest to members: Crop rotation is the process of growing vegetables in their respective families and moving the families around a plot in a specific sequence so they are not grown on
Dealing with flooded allotments
It is that time of year again – with a number of weather systems moving in from the Atlantic, both allotment sites have begun to flood – the ground is now saturated and likely to remain so for much of
Twenty Pound Meadow Security Fencing
Thanks to our local Councillors Susanna Pressel and Colin Cooke who stumped up the cash we have been able to take this project forward. The Northern boundary of Twenty Pound Meadow has never had proper security fencing like the rest
Water Harvesting spreads
The Association’s experience with solar powered water harvesting is spreading. Nick and Phil have shown off the equipment at Botley Meadow to more than six other allotment associations. The latest association, Spragglesea Mead & Dean’s Ham (off Abingdon Road) have
Seed Potato Orders 2019
We would like to order from BHGS as we did last year, by mid November. We will expect delivery early in the new year. We need your contact details, both to let you know when they have arrived, and in
Haws, Hips & Elder
Ally’s October blog begins: “The autumn equinox, the second harvest on the Celtic wheel of the year which powered through our lives recently along with a full moon, is a time for gathering, preparing for winter, celebrating our harvest and