Site-Wide Activity

The East Ward Allotment Association AGM will be held on the 30th September from 10-11 in the shop. We will be voting on a rent increase from £21 to £25 per year (full rates, concessions will still be available), t […]

We now have Solent Wight and Vallelado garlic in the shop for autumn planting, only 75p per bulb.

Come along to the EWAA shop with your apple harvest for our:
Apple pressing day!
Sunday 23rd September
12.00 – 2.00
Get collecting your apples and bring them along. We will be making cider and appl […]

We also have a delivery of farmyard manure, with piles located at the top of each road. It’s £2.50 per barrowload (the supplier has increased his charges this year). Please pay at the shop on Sunday, or put in an […]

A limited supply of mushroom compost is now available in the shop at £3 per bag. Each bag is 50lb (approx 100 litres), and contains wood-free compost which has been used to grow organically produced mushrooms. S […]

We now have onion sets (35p / 100g) , Aquadulca broad beans (35p / 100g) and more brassica seedlings (£1.50 / tray of 9 ) in the shop, which is open from 11 to 12 on Sunday

Dear All,

It’s that time again! The Annual General Meeting of the Allotment Association will be held on Sunday 30th September, at 10 am in the Allotment Shop. We are proposing a small rent rise to cover […]

As well as our usual stock, we have more seedlings from the Cuttleslowe Park Garden Project,  at £1.50 per tray of 9 plants:

Broccoli – Rudolph
Cabbage – Duchy
Cabbage – Stonehead
Cauliflower – S […]

We have had requests in the past for lists of jobs for people keen to help out but not able to get to our work parties. So, if you are up for a bit of extra activity beyond your own plot, please do cut back the […]

Message from Paul Colmer:

Now that the harvest on my farm is over I am starting manure deliveries to the Allotments again. Conditions are at present excellent following the dry summer so a good time to get it […]

We were very sorry to hear that Bob Vranges passed away recently. Mr and Mrs Vranges have held their immaculate plot for many many years, and it can be seen above. Our sympathy and best wishes to the Vranges […]

Now that we have had some rain, with more expected from tomorrow, bonfire rules return to normal (ie, fires are permitted after 6pm or dusk if sooner, and not on Sundays). Plotholders must ensure that fires are […]

We have a shiny new gate, plus new fence at our woodchip gate! We are grateful to the City Council for tidying up the frontage in this way. We are not planning on locking the gate at present, but as with the shop […]

If you happen to have more fruit than you can eat, get in touch with Graham at iScream in the covered market who will make some icecream with it and give you back a share of the deliciousness. You can email him on […]

In view of the very dry conditions on site at the moment, we have taken the decision to ban all fires for the time being. In the past smouldering fires have spread in dry weathers, destroying sheds and crops as […]