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Addiscombe Woodside & Shirley Leisure Gardens

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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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    ICEBURG 2

    Produces large, solid, crunchy heads which are the base of all good salads. Iceburg 2 has large slightly open hearts with crisp leaves tinged red on the edge. Sow spring and early summer.

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    RISING SUN

    A 'Supersweet' variety bred to mature quickly for a shorter growing season. Shows good vigour in cold conditions and resistance to common diseases, for high quality, reliable crops of large and deliciously sweet kernels. Proven to be a reliable performer in the unpredictable British summers.

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    STARBOR

    An extremely winter hardy variety with compact, attractive plants that can be grown closer together than normal. Produces lots of highly crinkled leaves that can be harvested for up to 7 months of the year.

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    LYON

    Produces heavy yields of long thick white stems that have a delicious flavour and are also good for the show bench. Has good winter hardiness for lifting from October through to December.

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.