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Seed potatoes

Dear plot holders

It’s that time of year when we need to order our seed potatoes from our certified supplier. All members received an order form with their rent statements. The cut of date for giving me your order form will be Monday 21st October 2019. I will be on site from Wednesday 16th October – Monday 21st October mornings only, if you want to see me on site. Seed potatoes are then delivered in February 2020 ready for chitting then planting. We are always advised by our supplier to place are order as soon as we can to make sure they have the stock’s available.

Blog by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary) For & on behalf of Old Lane Allotment Association

Dear plot members

A big thank you to those plot members who have engaged in our Kings Seeds allotment Scheme. We do get a percentage from Kings on seed sales that goes back into our allotment funds, which helps go towards the running of the site. Members that have not yet given me their Kings seeds order form & payment need to do so before the 21st October 2019 which will be the cut off date for ordering. I Will be on site from this Wednesday 15th October – 21st October mornings only if anyone has any orders/payments to hand in.

Blog by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)

For on & behalf of (Old Lane Allotments Association)

Carpets & Rugs

Dear plot members,

Please can you not bring carpets/rugs on the allotments. It states in the Leeds City Council rules & regulations that they shouldn’t be brought on site for health & safety reasons.

They seem to be appearing & they are being used as weed control on plots,which is not allowed. They are also being used on walkways between plots & these become really slippy & hazardous in the bad weather. Health & safety  is everyone’s responsibility. I know some carpets have been on site a long time & have been left by tennants that are no longer members. So can we make sure from this day forward carpets/rugs are no longer brought to the allotments as it is a breach of the rules.

Thank You

Old Lane Allotments Association

Here are some photographs taken at our Annual General Meeting by Mick Cooper. Great photographs. A big thank you to Mick for bringing his camera on the night.

Here are some photographs taken at our Annual General Meeting by Mick Cooper. Great photographs. A big thank you to Mick for bringing his camera on the night.

The Committee would like to thank all plot members that attended our Annual General meeting on the 7th October 2019 , people turned up in numbers & it was a good night had by all.

We had a raffle with all prizes donated by the committee. “Our plants mean prizes “winners were as follows.

IST PRIZE & JOINT WINNERS – PLOT 4 MARIE & JIM DARLOW – PLOT 11 WILLIAM MULLOWNEY BOTH WINNERS RECEIVING A £30 CASH PRIZE.

2ND PRIZE & JOINT WINNERS – PLOT 38 TONY PAINE – PLOT 59 SANDRA DEACON – BOTH MEMBERS RECEIVING A £20 CASH PRIZE

BEST NEWCOMERS TO THE SITE – NICK THYER & KATHRINE THORNTON – PLOT 13W RECEIVING A £30 CASH PRIZE.

LEEDS CITY COUNCIL DONATED £50 IN VOUCHERS FOR THE ARIUM PLANT NURSERY THESE WERE WON IN OUR RAFFLE BY – PLOT 2E DAVID FOX – & PLOT 11 WILLIAM MULLOWNEY £25 IN VOUCHERS EACH

 CONGRATULATION TO ALL ARE WINNERS FROM THE OLD LANE ALLOTMENTS COMMITTEE.

MICK COOPER TOOK SOME PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE NIGHT & I WILL POST THEM ON A BLOG SOON.

BLOG CREATED BY MARK BURTON (ALLOTMENT SECRETARY)

These are some photographs sent in by Nick from (Depuy Synthes)  of some of the produce they have harvested over this years growing season. They occupy plot 28 on our site. They grow most of there fruit & vegetables for local food banks. Well done to all those involved.

Blog by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)

Our Annual General meeting 7th October 2019

South Leeds Conservative Club

                                                    Wooler Street, Leeds,  LS11 7JH

From    7 PM  :  BUFFET INCLUDED

TO PAY PLOT FEES –  ORDER/PAY FOR SEED POTATOES –  

ORDER/PAY FOR KINGS SEEDS

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

With the first frosts hitting us this month as the season really starts to slow down we can now prepare for the next growing season. Its not too late to plant out over wintering onion sets. You can plant your garlic now. Towards the end of the month you can sow broad beans for an early crop. Your greenhouse should come to an end this month any green tomatoes can be made into chutney or ripened over the next couple of months producing red tomatoes. Store them in a cool place in the dark not touching each other in case one rots & passes on to other fruits. If they dont look like they are ripening put an over ripened banana in with them this will release ethylene gas that contributes to ripening. Runner beans & French beans will come to an end this month.

When land becomes vacant you can dig it & Spread manure over the surface. Leave the soil in large clumps the worms will break them up to get to the manure. Now is the time to give the greenhouse a good clean out & wash down making more direct light next growing season.

Blog by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)