South Leeds Conservative Club, Wooler Street, Beeston, Leeds , LS11 7JH
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TO PAY PLOT FEES – ORDER/PAY FOR SEED POTATOES – rent statements and potatoe order forms will be printed next week and given out to members
Old Lane Allotments
Dear Members
The lock has now been replaced.
Old Lane Allotments
Dear Members
The entrance has been closed off as another lock has broken. Can all members please use Old Lane entrance. This should be sorted by Monday am. We are going to send the padlocks back to our supplier. They will tell us the fault. They might not be suitable, or it could be miss use.
Old Lane Allotments Committee
Our treasurer Steve Johnston (plot 10) came across a gardener from Leeds on social media creating blogs & giving out great gardening tips. He has been receiving a lot of racist abuse on line.
We decided to send him some photos of members on Old Lane Allotments with the (Dig it out) sign to show solidarity. We are proud of our allotment site & we have plot holders from all over the world growing food to feed their family’s & friends. This is a reminder of our blog originally published in 2021.
Blog created by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)
Dear Members
It has now been reported on several occasions about dog poop, on the allotment main path through the site.
Do the decent thing and pick it up. One person is going to spoil if for the rest of the dog owners on the site who like to bring there animal companion with them. Don’t let it get to the point where we have to to stop dogs coming on the site because of one person/dog owner.
Blog created by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)
It has been brought to our attention that members are finding items going missing from plots. Only last week a member said they had French beans stolen. Another member has reported that rotten down Compost from her compost bin has been taken, a substanchle amount. This is theft and it won’t be tolerated. Anybody going on someone else’s plot without the plot holders permission is trespassing and is in serious breach of there tenancy.
Blog by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)
The Leeds City Council rules state to grow 60% edible crops, fruit and Vegatables etc. The other 40% of your plot which can include a greenhouse, shed, pollytunnel and flowers which comes under the category non edible crops. If your plot is not in a satisfactory condition over the growing season, not cultivated, or you are not utilising the land Old Lane Allotments has the right to refuse your annual rent & the tenancy of your allotment garden will be terminated without warning . This section is in our rules and regulations which all members have a copy of. The waiting list for our site is over 20 people wanting an allotment garden. We are under extreme pressure from Leeds City Council basically make sure your plot is all planted up & cultivated over the main summer months of the growing season.
Blog Created by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)
Path ways between plots must be maintained
To All Plot Members
Just a reminder that pathways have to be clear for access. It is the responsibility of plot holders to keep the grass cut on adjacent paths between plots to keep the site well maintained.
Thank you
Old Lane Allotments Committee
Just letting members know that we have been judging plots over this growing season the winners & Runners up will be announced in September. Best kept plot 1st prize £35 Second prize £25. Also the best newcomer to the site £35 runner up prize £25.
Old Lane allotments Committee
June is a very busy time on the allotment the nights should now be frost free, and daylight hours are longer which should give you plenty of time to get on with jobs that need doing. Now is the time to protect your strawberries by mulching around them with straw to keep mud splashes off, & keep birds of your precious ripening strawberries by cover your plants with netting.
Keeping on top of the weeds is still very important hoe between rows & let them dry out on top of the soil. Continue sowing beetroot, This is the last chance to sow main crop variety carrots that will be ready to harvest in September/October. Courgettes, Summer squash, & marrows if you don’t already have young plants you have raised in pots, you can sow the seed direct outside now the soil has warmed up. The beginning of June will be the last chance to grow maincrop peas, towards the end of the month switch to early fast maturing peas which should be ready to harvest in September. Outdoor cucumbers are usually started off earlier in pots, but if you sow them direct this month they should give you a crop in August/September.
Sow Outdoors now – beetroot, broccoli, Carrots, French beans, kale, pumpkins & Winter squash, runner beans, swede, Swiss chard, turnips, radish, Spring onions, continue succession of salad leaves, cucumbers, herbs.
Blog by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)
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