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Thank you for the quick response’s about the fruit trees. All three have now been sold.

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.

Thank you

Old Lane Allotments Committee

 

 

 

We have for sale at £4.00 each 1 x conference pear, 1 x Braeburn apple 1 x Victoria plum. They have been established for about a year. If you would like to buy one or all three. See Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary – plot 14)

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These are the seeds that members donated to send to the Lemon Tree Trust. All the seeds are sent to refugee camps so they can grow there own vegetable’s & flowers. Growing at home gives them purpose & hope. All the seeds that will arrive will be greatly received by the refugees. So if you have any spare seeds even part packets that you don’t want, please give them to Lucy Moore on plot 46SB/37N or myself Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary). Big thank you to Lucy & Richard that package up all the seeds to go to the Lemon Tree trust.

Blog by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary) Pictures – Lucy Moore

Grow Organic is a 100% organic fertiliser, it improves soil & breaks clay. I have included some pictures so plot members can read what it can be used for, & what the benefits are. We stock a minimum quantity and the price is £7.00 & would cover  1/2 plot if spread out & dug in. People who use it say it is as good as cow manure without all the hassle of delivery & off course the mess. It can be used for different applications.

All monies taken go towards the up keep of the site.

OLD LANE ALLOTMENTS COMMITTEE

January usually brings bad weather but hopefully you can still complete those winter jobs that are still on your to do list. Check your stored vegetables , empty your potato sacks to see if any have become rotten, a squeeze will establish if a potato has gone bad. It would be a good idea to check the underside of your strung onions where rot usually starts from. January is not a month for outdoor planting or sowing you can try to grow some summer cauliflowers in a frost free place such as a cold-frame or frost free greenhouse, but obviously sowing in the deep winter months is a gamble.

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Picture in embroidery

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to share this with all the members , Steve Johnston’s wife Sally made this picture using embroidery stitching, its an overview of our allotments & what a work of art it is. Sally made this during lockdown. I would like to thank her for the picture frame. I will put it up in the hut building . Its something really different. Thanks Sally

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Sometime on new years eve intruders came on site & caused extreme damage to Tony Paine’s hen run & two hens were stolen. Wanted to inform members. If a couple of hens have turned up in a garden near you since new years eve that you haven’t seen before, could you let us know please. One white hen & One black hen with a brown speckled chest. It has been reported to West Yorkshire police so local officers are aware of the situation.

Lets work together to reduce crime

Old Lane Allotments Association

Dear Plot members

Its been a really challenging year with the pandemic but the passion for growing our own fruit & vegetable’s remains strong. We have been able to pursue our outdoor hobby in these unprecedented times . We as a committee would like to thank everybody for there hard work & commitment to there plots this year. So A very merry Xmas & a Happy healthy new year

All The Best From Mick, Mark, Steve, Reg, Peter, Martin, Kathryn

Kings Seeds

Hi to all members,

The Kings Seeds order has now arrived. If you placed an order for seeds they are ready to collect. Apart from Tuesday I will be on site on the other days, mornings only.

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