Community Allotment

Our Restore Community Allotment group is well-supported this summer: we usually have 15-18 of us working on the plots every Wednesday. Like everyone else we have had to do a lot of extra watering to keep the crops going. We have had a good harvest so far with gooseberries, redcurrants, plums and blackberries doing really well. The beans are not so good; there are plenty of flowers but they are not setting well! The brassica plants we planted out are even worse and are not getting established for the winter.

We are soon going to start constructing a new set of three compost heaps made from pallets but with lift off fronts. The design has been modified since our originals were constructed when we started 12 years ago. We have also just finished making a bug hotel and now need to decide the best place for it.

VOLUNTEERING

The team is always looking for another volunteer. If you enjoy growing vegetables and would be happy to work with and chat to one or two members of our group, you would be most welcome. The commitment is two hours on a Wednesday morning, although the team does not meet every week over the winter months! 

f you are interested in helping us please come and have a chat one Wednesday morning or Wendy Nugent, who heads the team, is usually in the hut most Sunday mornings.

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