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Addiscombe Woodside & Shirley Leisure Gardens

Tidy Up Site Morning - Sat 11th July 12th September

CFAGS Competition - Sat 18th & Sun 19th July 2026

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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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    BURPEES GOLDEN

    Keeps its golden flesh when cooked, its uniquely sweet flavour is balanced by a traditional beetroot earthiness. The tender young leaves can be treated as greens.

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    BISTRO

    Perfect raw in salads, pickled or added to a host of casseroles or other hot dishes, Bistro gives an excellent crop of fairly mild, rich golden bulbs. It can be planted from February onwards.

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    WEBBS WONDERFUL

    A favourite Iceberg type lettuce that is easy to grow. This crisp and tender lettuce produces large, solid crunchy hearts with a good flavour. Slow to bolt even in hot weather and reliably performs all summer long.

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    POLAR BEAR

    This unusual, extra-large white pumpkin retains it colour well after maturity in the field. Ghostly white, it can grow up to 15kg in weight, making it suitable for carving and a real Halloween talking point! The deep orange flesh is delicious roasted.

Tomato truss

Jobs for this Month - July

  1. Plant out any remaining seedlings raised in spring/early summer.

  2. Pinch out side sheets of cordon tomatoes and feed with liquid tomato fertilizer.

  3. Remove tips of climbing beans if they have reached the top of their supports.

  4. Spray potatoes and tomatoes with fungicide such as Bordeaux mixture to prevent blight.