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Using Garlic ‘scapes’

Anyone who watched Gardeners World last week will have seen Monty Don dealing with his garlic, and removing the ‘scapes’ (the developing flower buds). He mentioned that garlic often starts to flower following periods of dry weather and when I

Nick Jackson 10th June 2020 Uncategorised Read more

Oxford Hub: Allotment Volunteer Support

Oxford Hub are offering free volunteer support for people who are not able to maintain their allotments during lockdown due to vulnerability to Covid-19. If you are aware of anybody who may benefit from this support, please ask them to

Nick Jackson 1st May 2020 Botley Meadow, Misc, Twenty Pound Meadow, Uncategorised Read more

OCC ban on bonfires

Hi Folks.  In case you didn’t receive an email with this news, we have received the following from the Council via ODFAA The Council is concerned about bonfires during the lockdown period when many people with pre-existing respiratory problems are

Nick Jackson 23rd April 202012th May 2020 Botley Meadow, Twenty Pound Meadow, Uncategorised Read more

WhatsApp Group for Twenty Pound Meadow

One of our Committee members, Cathy, has created a WhatsApp group for members on our Twenty Pound Meadow site: There is a WhatsApp group for speedy exchange of information, this is the best way to communicate issues to everybody particularly

Nick Jackson 13th April 202013th April 2020 Uncategorised Read more

Shop Update!

Dear Members Following the latest COVID-19 guidelines and lack of stock, we are closing the Association Shop until further notice. We will put a notice up on the shop door and TPM gates and add it to the Osney &

Nick Jackson 3rd April 2020 Uncategorised Read more

Thoughts of a Virtual Seed Swap

Problems finding seeds this Spring – Thoughts of a Virtual Seed Swap We have heard from several members that they have had difficulty in obtaining vegetable seeds this season – with many firms quoting long lead times for delivery or

Nick Jackson 2nd April 2020 Uncategorised Read more

AGM 2020 – Postponed

Your Committee have considered the Government advice concerning the evolving situation with the COVID 19 coronavirus outbreak and have reluctantly agreed that we need to postpone the AGM for this year. We were due to hold it on Thursday 30th

Nick Jackson 20th March 2020 Annual General Meeting, Botley Meadow, Events, Twenty Pound Meadow, Uncategorised Read more

Allotment access during pandemic conditions

As of today (Friday 20th March) we do not believe that the Government intends to restrict members of the public from accessing outside spaces – including allotments. We encourage all of our members to respect the ‘social distancing’ advice from

Nick Jackson 20th March 2020 Botley Meadow, Misc, Twenty Pound Meadow, Uncategorised Read more

Allotment shop arrangements

We are reviewing arrangements regarding if and how the shop may operate for the duration of the outbreak. These may include: opening for shorter hours, limiting the numbers being served and asking people to distance themselves inside the shop, conducting

Nick Jackson 20th March 2020 Botley Meadow, Shop, Twenty Pound Meadow, Uncategorised Read more

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

Nick Jackson 9th January 20209th January 2020 Uncategorised Read more

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

Nick Jackson 8th January 20208th January 2020 Uncategorised Read more

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

Nick Jackson 7th January 2020 Uncategorised Read more

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

Nick Jackson 7th January 20208th January 2020 Uncategorised Read more

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

Nick Jackson 9th December 2019 Uncategorised Read more

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

Nick Jackson 9th December 2019 Uncategorised Read more
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