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There is a large amount of wood chippings by the main entrance gate (Old Lane) just help yourselves

Blog by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)

Dear Members

Our Sores shop will be open again from Wednesday 8th March. The times and days are as follows.

Monday 9-11.30

Tuesday Closed

Wednesday 9-11.30

Thursday Closed

Friday. 9-11.30

Saturday. 9-12.00

Sunday Closed

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Dear Members

There is a delay with the seed potato delivery from our supplier. I will let Members know when we get a date from them to be delivered to site.

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Dear All

Mick Hogan has now made the gate accessible at St Anthony’s Drive entrance.

Big Thank You to Mick for his efforts.

The gate had been clipped by a non members vehicle, they were bringing items to site for them while the plot holder was in assistance. Just need to reiterate that this should not happen, members are accountable for damages on site caused by vehicles.

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Dear All,

further to my blog yesterday the entrance gate is now closed off at St Anthony’s drive until further Notice.

I will contact Leeds City Council first thing tommorow.

Sorry for the inconvenience

Allotment blog by Mark Burton

Dear all,

A vehicle today has clipped the entrance gate meaning you can’t gain access. We will be looking at it in the morning to see if it can be repaired. Can members use the other entrance gate (Old Lane side) to gain access to the site. Just not sure how long it will take to carry out any repairs.

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February is often the coldest winter month & what you can do on your allotment in February often depends on the weather. Do not slavishly follow instruction’s to sow or plant outside in February: think of the conditions, cold & wet ground will not germinate seeds it will just kill them off. If the weather allows,  you can direct sow broad beans along with early peas best chance would be to start them in a cold frame and plant outside later. Onion seeds can now be started off indoors or in a heated greenhouse at home, they need to be 15 degrees C to get them going for planting out later. The greenhouse border can be brought into productive use, a row or two of early carrots can come out in eight to ten weeks,  by this time the beds will be needed for tomatoes & so on.

If you didn’t plant your garlic out last November pop them in now, they like a cold spell so frost will not harm them. Conventional advice is to sow parsnips now but you will get much better germination rates in March, they will still be ready by the time the next frost arrives. Hardy lettuce can be started under glass, to provide an early salad crop along with rocket & some radish varieties.

Blog by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)

Dear Plot Members,

This is to make plot holders aware the allotment committee meet the first Sunday in every month to discuss allotment issues. If there is anything you want to be raised in our monthly meeting, please put it in writing & place it in our site letterbox in the toilet area. Please include your plot number and name in any correspondence

Thank you

Old Lane Allotments Committee

CONTACT DETAILS

DEAR PLOT MEMBERS

If anyone changes their home address, mobile telephone number, or E mail  details,  please can you let the Secretary (Mark Burton) know as soon as possible. It is imperative that are records are correct for the site working alongside Leeds City Council.

OLD LANE ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION

It was found at the back of somebody’s plot

Contact Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)