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Safety

According to the (Royal Society For The Prevention Of Accidents) around 300,000 people go to hospital each year after been injured in the garden. Around 87,000 are actually injured while actively doing garden tasks. Below are some tips to reduce risks from injuries whilst gardening.

Gloves – Its always worth investing in a good quality pair of gardening gloves, to protect your hands from scratches, prickles & general wear & tear.

Boots – You need a good pair of safety shoes/boots to protect your feet whilst gardening, also to prevent any slips & falls on muddy wet ground. Especially when you are using sharp gardening tools  (forks & spades) . 

Knee pads – Knee protection is very useful on stony or cold ground. You can buy a traditional kneeling pad or knee pads that actually strap on to your knees.

.   Always wash your hands thoroughly after gardening.

.   Don’t store liquids in fizzy pop bottles if there is a risk of confusing        It’s contents.

.   Store tools  properly its only funny in cartoons when someone steps      on a rake or brush.

.   Tidying away the hosepipe to prevent trips.

.   Use cane toppers on canes to protect your eyes

.   Keep a first aid kit handy in your shed, greenhouse, or car

.   Long sleeves & trousers may seem unnecessary in the Summrtime          but they can act as a barrier from scratches & bites.

As we all know Health & safety is mostly common sense but we can all forget when we get busy on our plots

Blog 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

Blog by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)

We have had a delivery of wood chippings. They are in the bay area .

It’s at the back of the car park, where the perimeter fence is.

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

 

 

SUPPORTING LOCAL WILDLIFE

Allotments can provide local wildlife with natural habitats birds,badgers,foxes,bees butterflies & slow worms, to all nature of wildlife. Its really surprising what you can see down on your allotment.

GREAT FORM OF EXERCISE

They say with 1/2 hour exercise on your allotment a day you could burn up to 150 calories. You can work up a really healthy appetite for the food you grow.

EATING HEALTHY

An obvious benefit to allotment gardening is eating healthy. That is fresh organic fruit & vegetables  from ground to pan to plate without the supermarket price tag.

RELAXATION & IMPROVE YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE

Working on your allotment plot you will get a good sense of accomplishment at your results & efforts. Its also a fun way to relax and to relieve stresses & strains & will improve your quality of life.

Blog by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)

 

 

 

Hosepipes can only be used to fill up water barrels that you have on your plot. That strictly means hosepipes cant be used to direct water plants or land, it is forbidden on site. Anyone caught using a hosepipe other than filling up a water barrel will be in a strict breach of there tenancy agreement .

Thank You

Old Lane Allotments Association. (Blog created by Mark Burton – Site Secretary)

 

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)

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, sheds, 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 in October 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)

We have had a delivery of wood chippings. They are in the bay area , that Tony Paine built.

It’s at the back of the car park, where the perimeter fence is.