If you notice this problem on one of your trees, now is the time to act as the caterpillars hatch.You can:* Spray 1 – Neem Oil mixed with pure soap in water. Neem oil is an environmentally friendly spray that
No Dumping
The area in front of the EWAA Shop is only used for collecting rubbish when we have a skip on site, which is generally once or twice a year. Please don’t dump rubbish here at any other time. If you
PLANT & SEED SWAP – next Sunday May 12th
DateSunday 12th May Time10.30-13.00 PlaceSocial Area on the Middle Lane Bring your surplus seeds and seedlings to swap with other plot-holders, and have a chat about your growing plans for this season.
Good news! May swapping event
Have you had some disappointments on your plot — frosted plants, slug damage, poor germination? Don’t be disheartened, there will be a chance to fill those unplanned gaps. Later on in May the EWAA will hold a plant and seed
Vehicle access restored
At last the heavy rain has stopped and the lanes on the EWAA site have become firm enough to bear the weight of occasional vehicle traffic. This means that members can deliver to their plots again. However, please note the
Spring Plot Inspection coming up!
During the week of April 22nd-28th Committee Officers will be assessing the condition of all plots. We celebrate the wide variety of cultivation styles, the creativity of our members, and the many productive plots on the EWAA site. However, plots
Hazel poles on offer
Our neighbours from the OUWG ran a hedge-laying workshop recently at the Boundary Brook Nature Reserve. They have left surplus hazel poles on the EWAA site for any allotment members who could use them on their plot. There are two
Skip onsite next week
The Committee has hired a skip, costing nearly £500, which is for large items of allotment rubbish. Funds are tight, so please only use it for objects that you cannot take home to put out with your domestic rubbish. There
Allotment Security
This week a plot-holder reported theft of materials from a plot on the Shop Lane. Please be alert to any suspicious behaviour, and report it to the Committee immediately on contact@ewaa.org.uk REMEMBER Always lock the gate, even if you are
Thank-you from the Committee!
Last Sunday 33 EWAA plot-holders attended the EGM at the allotment Shop to discuss the association’s constitution, and to ratified the revised document and accompanying licence. Minutes of the meeting will be published later this week on the usual page