Current news
New look for Allotment Plot Holder's Guide
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The plot holder's guide about Growing Fruit and Vegetables has been updated to provide more information with new images and links to various sources.
PDF versions of the full document and the 'Sowing Planting and Harvest' chart are available to download. Just click on the links below or other pages in this web site.
Fruit and Vegetable Growing for Allotment Holders (PDF)
Sowing, Planting and Harvest Times(Chart) (PDF)
There are separate web pages for specific fruit and vegetables. These can be downloaded individually.
The fruit pages are: Introduction, Apples (parts 1,2), Cherries, Currants, Gooseberries, Plums, Raspberries and Strawberries.
The vegetable pages are: Introduction (parts 1, 2, 3), Brussel Sprouts, Carrots, Lettuce, Onions, Potatoes, Runner Beans, Tomatoes.
Hillingdon in Finalist List for Britain in Bloom
Hillingdon is one of the 73 finalists in the 2012 competition. The finalist were selected from 1000 entries. Hillingdon will be competing against Birmingham, Leeds, Sunderland and Wigan in the large city category.
Click here for the Finalist List.
New National Garden Week in April 2012
The Royal Horticultural Society launched an initiative to encourage people to get involved in gardening. They will provide 20,000 gardening starter packs with free seeds. There will be special activities on April 16 to 22nd.
• Workshops and master classes at RHS gardens
• Compost Clinics
• Expert advice about borders, walls and fences
• Garden careers events at RHS gardens
• Daily gardening question and answer sessions on Face book
The Garden Week will coincide with the launch of Britain in Bloom 2012.
Losing the Plot - A musical about life on an allotment site.
A musical about the history of allotments and the lives of plot holders has been developed by the Mikron theatre company. The main focus is the Thistledale allotment site. The show will be at Ickenham village hall on Tuesday 7th August. Click here for details.
Glebe Avenue Promotes Allotments in Ickenham
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Graham Tarling and some of the plot holders from Glebe Avenue will be promoting allotments at the Village Hall in January. Click here for details. |
Allotment Competition Results
The results were announced at a presentation ceremony on Wednesday 9th November. Awards were presented by the Mayor. Click here for photos of the top plot and a list of the top fifty plots in Hillingdon. Click here for the best sites result with photos from one of the winners (Glebe Avenue).
