Everything is very dry and crispy at the moment, and this evening’s sprinkling of rain, though welcome, won’t do much to change that. Any fire started now has far too high a risk of spreading across the site, over or
THE SKIP IS FULL!
The skip is now full. Please do NOT bring any more rubbish other than metal. Metal ONLY can be left in the marked area for collection. Massive THANK YOU to everyone who helped manage the skip especially our chief ‘skipper’
Open day at the OUWG reserve, 3rd July
Plants to attract bees
Wild bees and other insects will pollinate your crops, but they need pollen and nectar to keep them going until your plants start flowering, and afterwards until the queens go into hibernation in the autumn, You can find a list
Allotment inspection coming up: 30th April
Reminder to get ready for the SPRING INSPECTION 30th of April We celebrate the wide variety of cultivation styles and the number of creative andproductive plots at EWAA. However, if plots are not being actively cultivated, pleaseremember that there are
Middle road closed to vehicles 22/23 March
New water pipe will be installed at the top end (by the nature reserve) of the middle road this Tuesday and Wednesday, the 22nd and 23rd of March. A digger will be on site, so there will be no other
Fruit tree sale and talk, Sunday 6th March
Once again Andy Howard of the Heritage Fruit Company will be coming along to EWAA to give a talk and sell plants in March. Both will be outside the EWAA shop, under a gazebo, The talk will be from 10
Slug control – ban on metaldehyde pellets from March
Dear All, The old-style highly toxic slug pellets will become illegal (for both garden and commercial use) when metaldehyde is banned from the end of this March. If you do have some lurking in your shed please get in touch
Happy New Year!
A slightly belated Happy New Year to all plotholders! Best wishes for all your growing endeavours in 2022 – it’s great to see so many people out and about getting their plots in order ready for the spring craziness. Enjoy
New keys – more details
Why do we need to change the locks? The old padlocks are worn and cannot be closed easily. The new padlocks will improve site security. How will the new keys improve security? Keys cannot be duplicated, and each has a