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, celeriac, and sweet williams.
There are some plants left over – they are outside the shop by the water butt and need homes so help yourself, and drop off any spare plants if you have them.

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 the time allowed for getting them in order. It is the rule, and a great help to the committee, that each plot should have it’s number displayed. Shed labelled with large numerals

 

Side paths are the responsibility of the neighbouring plotholders, and should be maintained and mown by them. They are not footpaths for the use of one and all, please stick to the main paths and your own side paths.

Please keep an eye on the waterbutts – they should be left full for the next user, but are occasionally left with the tap running and overflow – do turn the tap off if you see this happening or about to happen! Our water is metered, and we pay the bills with the rent money. Children sometimes love to play with them, but again, if yours are getting carried away, please redirect them to play with it in buckets or watering cans on your plot rather than at the water tank itself.

 

 

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 cubs (age 7-10), and can be dispersed between a few allotments.
They need to use at least 3 different tools and watch plants grow. Ideally they would plant something the first session and then watch it grow, so working on the same allotments each time is preferred.
Whilst the allotmenteers attendance isn’t strictly necessary it is recommended to ensure that the right tasks are done and weeding is done correctly!
Let us know if you think you could offer some space for them to do this!

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 be available next week – if you are looking for something specific, please let him know in advance as he won’t be transporting his entire stock to us!

This is a great opportunity to ask your questions of a local fruit expert!

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 your fellow plotholders and spruce the place up a bit. No need to stay for the whole session if you don’t want to.

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