Allotments can be great places for wildlife! Come and join us on September 1st from 12 -1 to share what you know and learn from your fellow plotholders about the best ways to encourage bees, ladybirds, birds and other creatures
Committee members needed!
We are still looking for new committee members as of the AGM at the end of September. If you have some time please join us and use your skills to keep the site running smoothly. We need a secretary and
Naturehood
Naturehood launches in Oxford: The Naturehood website is now LIVE! You can take part by registering on our new website. Naturehood is a project created by Earthwatch Europe which focuses on local wildlife. Individual actions for wildlife are fantastic, but
Summer social – this Saturday!
Come and join us for lunch provided free of charge by plotholder Shamsul Hoque and your committee! We will start at 12 and will have children’s games and activities as well as the oddest thing found on an allotment competition.
Children’s Allotment workday and meet up
Lots going on this weekend, Barracks Lane Garden’s family activity day on Saturday (see below) and on Sunday our neighbours at the Children’s Allotment (behind our shop) have an event: All Welcome at the Children’s Allotment The day will be
Family activity day at Barracks Lane Community Garden
Plant swap this Sunday!
Don’t forget the swap this Sunday, 11 -12. Please bring seeds, seedlings and plants to swap and share, and meet your fellow plotholders. The shop will also be open and will have tomato, pepper and cucumber seedlings from Cutteslowe Community
Cucumber, Tomato, Pepper and Aubergine seedlings for sale at allotment shop
The following seedlings from Cutteslowe Nursery will be for sale at the allotment shop this Sunday 12th May at £1.50 each: Cucumber – Passandra Tomatoes – Ailsa Craig, Gigantomo, Moneymaker, Shirley, Sweet Million Peppers: Bomba, Sweet Banana, Delirio, Cajun belle,
Seedling swap
It’s that time again – you somehow have 8 courgette seedlings but none of your leeks came up! Rest assured, someone else has too many leeks, and their friend is in dire need of courgettes – bring what you have
Mysterious Morels
Have you seen anything weird growing on your plot lately? A plotholder on the top road (Howard St side) has recently discovered morels on her allotment and we are wondering if anyone else has them. They may have come in