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
Dry weather, fires and water butts. Also lost glasses.
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
Plot inspections
We have updated our cultivation guidelines to show how we inspect the plots, and what our next steps are for under used plots. There are a number of plots on site which are not being used effectively and we will
Plant swap, Sunday 10 June
Thank you to all who brought plants to swap or who made a contribution to Garden Organic – we raised £11. There was a wide range of swaps going on, including cucumbers, tomatoes, Brussel sprouts, cabbages, squash, courgettes, strawberries, blackcurrants,
Rules reminders!
Plot inspections will be taking place at the end of this week, and we will be looking to re-let those plots that are not being used according to the rules, unless we have heard from you and agreed to extend
General Data Protection Regulations
As you know, the new data protection regulations come into force this week. As we are renting out plots to our members, we are entitled to hold contact information for our records. We do not pass this information on to
In the Allotment Shop this weekend – Seedlings and cut-price seed potatoes
The following seedlings, produced by the Cuttleslowe Park Garden Project, will be on sale at the shop this weekend at £1.50 each: Aubergine ‘Moneymaker’ Tomato ‘Ailsa Craig’ Tomato ‘Alicante’ Tomato ‘ Golden Sunrise’ Cucumber ‘Femspot’ Chilli Pepper In addition, the
Cub scouts offering gardening help
2nd Oxford Cubs (based in Ridgefield Rd) want to do their gardening badge but they need somewhere to do some gardening. They’d like to volunteer their time between 6.30-8pm on these dates: 30/4, 21/5, 11/6, 16/7. There are around 18
Heritage fruit plant sale and talk, 8th April
Andy Howard of the Heritage Fruit Tree Company will be visiting East Ward on Sunday 8th of April. He will be giving a free advice/talk session from 10 til 11, and selling plants and accessories 11 til 12. A stock list will
Spring work party, 7th April, 10-12
We will have a workparty on Saturday 7th April, for a spring tidy up of the site. We are planning to deal mainly with litter and brambles, so please bring gloves, secateurs, wheelbarrows, etc. Please come if you can, meet