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Nick Oldridge from plot 28 made this tomato chutney. He has made all sorts this year with produce harvested from the plot . He works for the Depuy Synthes group of companies 

 

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Thanks to Lucy Moore

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Thank you to all members that donated seeds for the Lemon Tree Trust to help refugees . Lucy who is on plot 37N/46SB said ” I counted round about 120 different varieties of seeds I felt emotional packing the seeds up for despatching” donating seeds to refugees is an ongoing project so if members want to bring them to myself (Mark – plot 14) or Lucy on plot 46SB/37N it will be much appreciated. Let’s do all we can to help.

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Just a quick thanks from the committee for members who have paid by on line banking & come to site to pay. If anyone still wants anything ordering from Kings or seed potatoes from our supplier i need your forms back as soon as possible please.

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This will be our Committee for Old Lane Allotments Association 2020/21 growing season.

Mick Hogan (Chairman) Mark Burton (Secretary) Steve Johnston (Treasurer)

Reg Brook , Tony Paine , Peter Armitage, Martin Kennard, Kathryn Thornton,

Nick Thyer

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St Anthony’s Drive has now become a pedestrian & cycle zone. What does that mean for us as plot members that want to access are main gate ?  Between the times above Monday to Friday 8.00 AM – 9.50 AM & 2.10 PM – 4.00 PM you will not be able to park on St Anthony’s Drive outside of the main gates. However you can access St Anthonys Drive at these times but you would have to bring your vehicle on the allotments & use the site car parks. This is a trial by Leeds City Council that will run for at least 18 months & could be made permanent. I have received this information & been told its to stop traffic congestion outside the school, stop unwanted pollution near the school, make the school safer to access for parents & children.

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Mick Hogan our Chairman has had another bumper year when harvesting his carrotts. He does really well with the sweet candle variety from (Kings seeds) Using his sand & compost method

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Whatever the weather brings in September the season definitely begins to wind down. The bulk of the harvest starts to come home now & gaps start to appear on your allotment plot.  You can still sow winter hardy spring onions, & also plant Japanese winter onion sets for harvesting from June next year. This is the last chance to sow spinach & winter lettuce, a few last minute radishes may give you a final crop until the end of the year. Now is the time to plant new strawberry plants, either those you have bought or propagated from runners. You can also transplant Spring cabbages for harvesting next year. You still need to keep those weeds down with the hoe before they get established. Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, will need continuous feeding, & should be ready for picking.

The second early potatoes should have been lifted by now, if all the stalks have died off then there is no food been supplied to the tubers, so they wont grow anymore. Your main crop carrots should be ready for pulling some time this month. Sweet corn should also be ready to make sure it is remove some outer leaves & put your finger nail into the kernel if its milky they are ready. Pumpkins should also be ready cut the stalks a few centimeters from the fruit & leave in the sun to continuing hardening off.

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Fine wine by Nick Oldridge

Nick Oldridge on plot 28 part of the Depuy Synthes group made his own wine from rhubarb harvested on the plot. He made his own allotment labels for the bottles which I think you’ll agree they look great. Well done to Nick & for sharing the pictures with us .

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Photos sent in by Nick Oldridge

Harvest time

Marie/Jim Darlow wanted to say “Harvest time is upon us & Autumn is just around the corner.  What a year it has been lockdown has brought mixed emotions,  but thankful for our little plot of land”

 

Picture & Words – Marie Darlow – Blog created by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)