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Addiscombe Woodside & Shirley Leisure Gardens

Annual Show - Sunday 6th September, see: News/Newsletters

Annual Show Schedule, Regulations and Entry Form

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    Forms

    The new place to find all our current forms

  • Allotment plot

    Renting a Plot

    Looking to rent an allotment plot? Look here for more information

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    Trading Hut

    The trading hut is open to our plot holders and green finger members


Growing Guides

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    SAN MARZANO

    (Semi-determinate) San Marzano is the classic Italian plum tomato, used all over the world for making sauces, especially Passata due to it's dry and meaty nature. This prolific tomato will grow in a greenhouse as well as outside and is quick to ripen and crops over a long period.

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    DUTCHMAN F1

    A deliciously sweet, small-headed pointed cabbage. It boasts excellent flavour, shows good resistance to white blister and holds well when mature. Ideal for growing at reduced spacing.

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    FRENCH BREAKFAST

    A reliable old favourite! French Breakfast 3 is a fast cropping variety, producing cylindrical red radishes, tipped with white. The roots are crisp and have a mild flavour, perfect for adding to summer salads. Sow regularly for a tasty supply of fresh picked radishes all summer long.

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    KELVEDON WONDER

    This great favourite reliably gives a good crop of well filled pods and peas of fine flavour. Plants are dwarf, making this an excellent choice for smaller gardens or for those wanting to grow in containers.

Spring bulbs

Jobs for this Month - September

  1. Plant spring bulbs in borders and pots.

  2. Save ripe seeds from crops in brown paper bags or envelopes for sowing next year.

  3. Plant out spring cabbage seedlings for them to over-winter.

  4. Cure pumpkins and squashes by leaving them exposed to the sun.