As an exception, the allotment shop will be open 10-12 on both Saturday & Sunday this weekend, October 29th & 30th.
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EWAA Committee
Fresh stocks will be on sale at the EWAA Shop on Sunday 23rd October, 10:00-12:00.
Card payments only, we cannot handle cash.
Please bring your own bags.
As the rains have come at last bonfires are now permitted. Please take time to familiarise yourself with the rules and etiquette.
EWAA Allotment Committee
The Committee is delighted to announce that the EWAA Shop will be opening again soon on Sunday mornings 10:00-12:00.
Soon you will be able to buy over-wintering broad beans and peas, onions and garlic sets for autumn planting, woven ground cover (Mypex), fleece, top-quality compost, and much more, at extremely competitive prices.
We are waiting for various supplies to arrive, so watch this space for confirmation of the opening date!
EWAA Management Committee
Invitation to all EWAA members 2022
AGM
Agenda:
Vote for new Committee; proposal for rent increase and update about lease
Autumn Work Party
10‑12 and 2-4
Volunteers needed to…
… cut back brambles and vegetation, clear communal paths and car parks, pick litter. Please meet at the shop and bring gloves and any useful tools e.g. gloves secateurs, loppers, rakes and wheelbarrows.
Ready, Steady …Go!
Plot Inspection
Please follow cultivation guidelines so your plot is ready for the inspection
Saturday 29th October
Rent Day
Payment of rent for people unable to make online payment: 10 at the shop
The slow worms are back! A team of ecologists are going to carry out a survey of the number of slow worms on our site. If you see mats like these, please don’t move them – they are part of the survey. We have tried to locate the mats where they were last year so hopefully there are no surprises, however they are not marked “slow worms” as they were last time. Thanks for your help with this.
NOTE – Slow worms look like baby snakes, but are actually legless lizards and cannot hurt you! They do eat slugs among other things, so are the gardeners friend.
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 under ground. Therefore please do not light any fires or barbecues on site until further notice.
Thank you,
EWAA Committee
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’ (you know who you are!)
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 of some flowering plants and shrubs that are useful to bee, compiled by one of our members here. The important thing to remember is that double flowers and other highly bred garden varieties are unlikely to be good for wildlife because they either have no pollen or nectar or it is too difficult to get at. Many wild flowers could be added to the list from your own observations as to what you see bees feeding on. Dandelions are especially rich in bee food so do let them flower before you dig them up.
If you’d like to do more, the Wildlife Trusts have lots of useful information about wildlife friendly gardening at www.wildlifetrusts.org/gardening.