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Plotholders' Question Time
Sunday 19 April 12.30 – 1.30pm
This event was originally scheduled for 9th February and was rescheduled following Storm Ciara.
Come along with your questions for our panel of home-grown experts to mull over.
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Ben's water butt system on his plot
Sunday 15th March at 12:30pm
Make your allotment smarter and greener by harvesting rainwater and sunshine.
A short talk and demonstration by our water butt guru Ben from plot 101.
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Wooden pallets make an excellent surround for compost heaps, and Stuart Wisdom of Tiles of Wisdom has kindly said that he can deliver pallets to the allotments for free.
We need to get an idea of the potential demand, so if you are interested please send an email to plotholderscommittee@paddocks-allotments.org.uk. Say how many pallets you would like (3 make a good compost surround).
Fans of ‘Beyond Our Ken’ will recall farmer Arthur Fallowfield’s (only) horticultural gems of wisdom: ‘Well, I think the answer lies in the soil’, in Kenneth Williams’ rich west country drawl! (Arthur Fallowfield, was based on Dorset farmer Ralph Wightman, who was a regular contributor to the BBC radio programme “Any Questions?”
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Tea, coffee, soft drinks, and delicious homemade cakes.
Open every Sunday:
11am - 12:30pm
Opening and closing times throughout the year can be found here.
