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What do in the Garden this Month

Vegetables

  1. Plant autumn onion sets and garlic
  2. Dig up outdoor tomatoes and hang in the greenhouse to ripen
  3. Sow over-wintering broad beans and green manures
  4. Sow radish, mustard, cress and winter lettuce under glassli>Continue harvesting carrots, beetroot, potatoes and squash

Fruit

  1. NLift and divide rhubarb crowns
  2. Order fruit trees and bushes for autumn planting
  3. Cut out fruited canes of hybrid berries and tie in new ones
  4. Remove old foliage and runners from strawberries
  5. Protect wall-trained figs with fleece

Latest Activity

Jane Vaughan might attend Pete Comley's event
Vegetable Gardening Talk at St John's Church Hall, Hook
January 11, 2010 from 7:45pm to 9:30pm
Hook Gardeners Club is having a talk about "Vegetable Gardening Throughout the Year". They have extended a welcome to all HAA members who they welcome for free to this event (normal admission is £2).
November 18
I bought a copy but was a bit disappointed with it. Doesn't tell you much about allotments and descriptions about each veg are limited. In comparison I recently bought a Dorling Kindersly book about Allotments Month by Month. That was really good ...
November 12
John Byrnes is now a member of Hook Allotments Association
November 12
Paul Hartley added a photo
November 10

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Paul Hartley

National Trust Book: Allotments - over 50% RRP 2 Replies

104 pages hardback. Only £2.99p per book through www.thebookpeople.co.uk Though P+P is £3.50p :( If anyone is interested in getting a copy and sharing the P&P let me know. More than 10 of us th...

Started by Paul Hartley. Last reply by Pete Comley Nov 12.

Pete Comley

A site for Hook allotments at last?? 5 Replies

We have now located a field about 2 miles to the west of Hook which a farmer is willing to rent us for conversion to allotments. We are currently in discussion with the Planning Dept over its devel...

Started by Pete Comley. Last reply by Pete Comley Oct 16.

Pete Comley

Garden Share offer in Hook

The HAA have been contacted with information about a garden share. If you're interested in sharing a vegetable plot in the village in return for some produce, please contact Hart Voluntary Action. ...

Started by Pete Comley Sep 29.

Pete Comley

Hitches Lane allotments - delayed until July 2010

Here is the latest newsletter from Hart Allotments. They too are having trouble getting their allotments off the ground. Hi everyone This update is going out to all the people on our mailing list...

Started by Pete Comley Sep 17.

Help With Our Fundraising

We are currently raising funds for the allotments. Please help us by making some of your online purchases via the easyfundraising.org.uk website. It cost you nothing extra but we get a small percentage of every purchase you make.

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