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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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    MUSSELBURGH

    A great Victorian variety that is still a favourite today. It produces thick short stems of very good flavour with medium green leaves. Is very hardy and can be lifted from October through to March.

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    MARKETMORE 76

    A great choice for outdoor cropping, where it will produce plenty of 20cm/8in long, dark green-skinned straight fruits with a proper cucumber flavour. The plants show some resistance to powdery and downy mildews.

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    SUGAR ANN

    An ideal choice for stir fry dishes - or for those who simply love eating their peas raw! This very early and heavy cropping snap pea has succulent, fleshy, pale green pods with a great flavour. Pick young as mangetout, if desired.

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    ORMSKIRK

    An old reliable favourite. This smashing late savoy variety yields large, dark green heads which are of good flavour. It is particularly hardy and will tolerate harsh winter weather. We think this is the perfect Christmas savoy!

Runner beans

Jobs for this Month - August

  1. There should be plenty to harvest this month; beans, peas, cabbages, lettuces, tomatoes...

  2. Weed and water regularly in dry weather, particularly plants in pots or grow bags.

  3. Pull up any lettuces or other crops that have bolted.

  4. Sow oriental greens, spring cabbages, spinach, turnips and winter radish.