FREE PLANT SWAP
Hi All
Attached is a flyer for a free plant swap at the Woolmarket, Hordon on the Hill, 7.30pm Monday 22nd May 2023
I went last year, a good event for trading in or buying plants
Best wishes Andrew
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Give Up Smoking Bonfires
GIVE UP SMOKING BONFIRES – APRIL 2023
Meeting – March 2023
MEETING – MARCH 2023
Social History of Allotment Plots and Politics talk.
A TALK ON THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF ALLOTMENT PLOTS AND POLITICS
Hi All
Hordon Garden Club, are presenting a talk on Social History of Allotment plots and politics at St John’s Church hall Victoria Avenue Grays 8pm.Friday 17th March 2023.
The entrance fee is Two pounds on entrance.
Should be very interesting
See you there
Kind regards
Andrew
Chris Knott Insurance
CHRIS KNOTT HOME AND ALLOTMENT INSURANCE
 Exclusive Protection for NAS Members Chris Knott Insurance is delighted to announce the launch of a brand new insurance policy designed for NAS members Having been an NAS partner for a number of years, the team at Chris Knott Insurance has come to realise that allotment holders often can’t find suitable insurance protection for equipment and tools left at their plots – even if the items are securely locked away. So they decided to do something about it! Behind the scenes, they’ve been hard at work developing a new insurance policy that makes life easier for members like you. Their new Home and Allotment Insurance policy covers both your property and any items left at the allotment against a range of risks, including fire, theft, and storm damage up to a value of £500, with just a £25 excess. Key info: Two tiers of cover: Premier and Premium Theft, loss and damage cover for domestic gardening equipment stored on your allotment Up to £500 cover for each incident of loss or damage Includes wheelbarrows, lawnmowers and chainsaws Just £25 excess for gardening equipment Ongoing support and claims assistance And, as with all Chris Knott Insurance policies, the insurance is accompanied by a high level of personal service and assistance in the event of a claim. “We’ve had lots of conversations with associations and plot holders over the years,” says Neil Franklin, Managing Director of Chris Knott Insurance. “We understand their frustrations about the lack of insurance provision for allotments and wanted to do something to help. This new product provides members with the peace of mind that their homes and possessions have suitable protection.” Get a quote today! Visit ChrisKnott.co.uk/hai or call 0800 917 2274.  |
Allotment and Leisure Gardener Magazine – Issue 1 2023
Veggie Talk – February 2023
VEGGIE TALK – FEBRUARY 2023
Celery and celeriac can be started in greenhouses. Reminder – don’t plant tender plants out until beginning of June.
Comfrey can be harvested and used for plant food – put into barrel, after 6 weeks can tap off the liquid, dilute that with water, as would with Tomorite. Do not mix comfrey with water when put into barrel, it
will smell awful very quickly. Do not use once comfrey that has started to flower. Alternatively can use nettles in same way. Both comfrey and nettles are very high in potassium. Good alternative to Tomorite, which itself is an excellent all-round fruit-bearing plant food. Remember to dilute.
Horseradish – the deeper you dig, the hotter the root. If growing on plot, or at home, use a deep container as invasive growth. Grate into jars, but make sure you do it outside, or in very well-ventilated
area – noxious fumes!
Meeting – February 2023
MEETING – FEBRUARY 2023
Chadwell Allotment Shop is open!
Chadwell Allotment Shop is open!
A reminder that the Chadwell Allotment Shop is open as from this morning, 22nd January 22.
Opening times are:
Sunday 9.30am to 12.00noon
Wednesday 12noon to 2.00pm
Good range of seed potatoes, onion sets, shallots, seeds, compost – plus other useful bits and bobs. All competitively priced, lower than garden centres.
Happy shopping!
Veggie Talk – January 2023
VEGGIE TALK – JANUARY 2023
Shallots can be planted outside now. Broad beans can be sown into pots and then into a cold frame or greenhouse.
Parsnips directly outside middle February but keep weed-free as take a long time to germinate (6-8 weeks); can be sown into a tray and transplanted before the taproot hits the bottom of the seed tray.
Potatoes traditionally the planting day was Good Friday; not necessary to chit before planting but for best range of choice buy early and chit; for good size potatoes leave 2 or 3 chits, for smaller size potatoes leave 6 chits; as a general rule the fewer chits the larger the potatoes.
Don’t plant tender plants out until beginning of June.