Then you need capillary matting!!! Capillary matting will help look after your plants when you are away.
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Ashford Allotment Society will be running a GARDENING BRING AND BUY at the Trading Store on 21st June, during the normal opening hours of 10am to 2pm. It’s like a jumble sale, but for all allotment-related stuff!!!
This is a splendid chance to find good homes for surplus tools, seed trays, cloches, mini-greenhouses, small square propagating pots, really large pots, heaters, propagators, nice plants, gardening books, and so on. Spare plants will also be welcome. Come along, bring your surplus stuff and pick up a bargain! Please bring your donations to the Trading Store either on May 31st or June 7th during normal opening hours, or on the day itself, as early as possible. ALL THE MONEY RAISED WILL GO TO EXPENSES FOR OUR SUPER SUMMER SHOW. Please bring things people can use, which they will be prepared to pay small sums for. We know you've got more sense than to bring stuff which is only fit for the dump! The minutes of the meeting of the Committee of Ashford Allotment Society on April 23rd are now available to be read on the 'OFFICIAL STUFF' page. Click here to go there.
This spring your publicity officer signed up for 'Blightwatch', the service which informs farmers when conditions are such that potato blight attacks are probable. These are particular weather conditions which favour blight - they do not mean blight is actually present.
However the past few years have been especially prone to blight and there are a lot of spores around. I have just received an alert for this area. This means the conditions are right for blight to strike and you should watch your potatoes and any outdoor tomatoes for signs of early blight spots. This is very early in the season for such problems and some of the traditional remedies are not appropriate. You may, however, wish to give a preventative spray with Bordeaux Mixture. This would need to be re-applied after heavy rain. What a pain, eh? Every year the Ashford Allotment Society runs a competition for Best Plot. There are certificates for Best Plot on each site, Best Newcomer, and (a first this year) a vintage cup awarded each year from now on to the allotmenteer with the best plot in the Society.
THIS YEAR allotmenteers are being asked to put their number on their plot somewhere. And to encourage you, there will be a prize for the most imaginative and creative plot number! But if you're not feeling creative, number your plot anyway, it will make you immensely popular with everyone - from judges to newcomers trying to identify their new plot - and will take so little effort! A plot number will count towarsd your chances of winning Best Plot or Best Newcomer, too! THAT'S TWO CHANCES OF WINNING A PRIZE
AT THE SUMMER SHOW (ALONG WITH THE PHOTOGRAPH COMPETITION), THAT DON'T EVEN ASK YOU TO BE ABLE TO GROW A SINGLE THING! Summer is coming and the allotments are starting to look really good. Up till now, the photographs on this website have mostly been taken by the compiler. And I have no hesitation in saying that most of them are rubbish! Photography is certainly not one of my talents.
As many of the photos as possible will be used on the website. Photos will be used to head up the page on each site, and other photos will be used as illustrations. The best photo of each site will be displayed at the Summer Show, and the best of all will get a modest prize. So get snapping!
Hmmm. Does the 'french' in 'french beans' have a capital F? I'm not sure. Either way, check out the new article in the Fruit & Veg A-Z section by clicking here.
The Hardy Plant Society brings together enthusiasts of herbaceous plants, and their plant fairs are legendary. There will be lots of stalls selling all kinds of rare and beautiful treasures. The entry fee is just the normal admission for the Godinton House gardens - worth the money in itself as the gardens are very beautiful. (Please note - if you have a season ticket to Godinton this won't get you in for free on this day, as the Godinton managers give some of the money to the Hardy Plant Society - RHS members, who usually get in free, will be asked for a donation to the Hardy Plant Society) 
The Spare Plants Swap on May 3rd was such a success that the Trading Store is doing it again on May 17th - so if you missed it, you get another chance. Lucky allotmenteers who turned up on the 3rd picked up tomatoes, sweet peppers, paprika peppers, butternut squash, sweet peas and Kent cobnuts, all at bargain prices. Who knows what there'll be next time?
Bring all your spare plants to help raise money for the Summer Show. Plants should be in clean compost and clearly labelled - just the way you'd want to buy them yourself.
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