Hillside Road, Wellingborough
April is an all go month on the allotment but plot holders should proceed with caution. We all love the longer days and warm sunshine but beware there is the treat of hard, night frosts. Hold back rather than take a risk. It isn’t the loss of seedlings or young plants that causes the problems […]
Merry Christmas! It’s the time of year to have fun, so in between the showers a few hours spent on the allotment at this time of year will not only warm you up, it will reward you with some tasty crops for your Christmas plates. You can harvest lots of vegetables, including parsnips, leeks and […]
May is usually looked forward to as the first month of summer but it seems that we are a month behind this year with cold winds and heavy rain, but despite the downpours, things are warming up at the allotment. Summer will come up soon and so will your seedlings! ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thank you […]
AGM – Tuesday 11th May Our Annual General Meeting is going to take place on Tuesday May 11th at 7pm. This will be held at the allotment in a gazebo and on Zoom. Hopefully the sun will be shining till 9 by then so that should be enough daylight to get through the various reports […]
April is a ‘let’s go for it!’ month on the allotment but proceed with caution. Hopefully we will all be feeling the benefit of the lengthening days and warm sunshine but beware there is always a price to pay with the treat of hard, night frosts never far away. We hope that you find this […]
Spring has sprung, but the sun is being a bit bashful. We hope that you find this update informative and useful. AGM The Annual General Meeting is nearly upon us once again! With the current lockdown “road map” it looks unlikely that we will be able to hold it in person again. But we still […]
Happy Christmas! It’s the time of year to be jolly, so in between the showers a few hours spent on the allotment at this time of year will not only warm you up, it will reward you with some tasty crops for your Christmas plates. You can harvest lots of vegetables, including parsnips, leeks and […]
This month, we are in ‘lock down’ again, which is challenging for everyone. As the numbers continue to rise, we need to do everything we can to keep everyone safe. At the allotment, our restrictions will remain the same, but we also expect members to observe the national rules, as these do apply at the […]
Well autumn has arrived! We’ve had more rain in the first few days of October than we usually do for the month, and chilly mornings are on their way – the kind of weather that puts you in mind of bowls of soup from your plentiful harvests. Remember that the clocks go back an hour […]
September is the month for reaping your rewards; lots of crops, such as onions, potatoes, runner beans, courgettes, autumn raspberries, tomatoes, apples and the last of the runner beans, are ready to harvest. But you can also sow seeds for future harvests. You can sow leafy veg such as spring cabbages and spinach, winter salads, […]