King's Lynn Horticultural Society klhs.co.uk
October 2017 Volume 4, Issue 4
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Getting ready for prize giving.
SHOW GETS EVEN BIGGER The Society’s annual show goes on growing bigger and better.
Mrs Bower remarked the rows of entries proved that people were still growing and cooking things.
Laid out on tables in the hall were displays of vegAugust 12th’s event in etables, flowers, plates of South Wootton Village cakes, jars of jam and Hall attracted 37 entrants other produce. with 329 exhibits. Examples of delicate neeLast year, 34 entrants dlework and artwork attended with 266 enwere on show. The tries. youngsters showed their This summer, the young- expertise with miniature gardens and painted est entrant in the large and varied range of clas- plates. ses was only four. There was also some inBorough Mayor, Mrs Car- ventive recycling of a ol Bower, who presented child’s umbrella and an old kettle by filling them prizes to a “great” 2016 with colourful plants. show, happily returned.
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Long lasting, multi headed cosmos flowers infuse late season colour to our garden.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE List of trophy winners
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Lawns
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Christmas Dinner Menu
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Lawns, continued
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PRIZE WINNERS AT THE 2017 SHOW E Ogden Cup Mrs Kenneth Bush Cup Mr Coates Cup West Norfolk Produce Cup 90th Birthday Cup Audrey Brooks Rose Bowl Lord Fermoy Cup Cobbold Cup Mrs W R Sadler Cup Members’ Cup Twaite Cup Kenneth Bush Challenge Trophy A Anderson Cup West Norfolk Cup R Doubleday Plaque Mrs F E Fox Cup Victory Cup Barbara Baker Cup George Skipper Cup Jean Anderson Cup Ray Garner Memorial Cup Banksian Medal Perry Cup Caithness Crystal Vase Amberley Hall Care Home Trophy
Mary Cook Patrick Duhig Frederick Jakeman Frederick Jakeman Patrick Duhig Colin Walker Mary Cook Colin Walker Selina Povey Selina Povey Rita Crown Selina Povey Selina Povey Patrick Duhig Eric Crown Cheryl Ruffles Sofie Clarke Ruffles Jo Itter Stella Mills Rachel Vyse Selina Povey Selina Povey Selina Povey Selina Povey Stella Mills
LAWNS By Nolan Mills A green well cut lawn is an asset to any garden. It also helping the environment by absorbing carbon dioxide and soaking up excess rainfall. The main problems with lawns are bare patches, weeds and moss. Bare patches can be oversown with grass seed but they must be well watered until the new grass gets established. Weeds are a perpetual problem and
A blooming brolly and nice needlework!
it needs constant treatment to keep them at bay and only grow grass. If the lawn is shaded by buildings, fences or trees then moss will be a problem. This can easily be killed by applying ferrous sulphate in the autumn and spring. To grow well the lawn will need feeding with a fertiliser high in nitrogen; this needs balancing with other nutrients i.e. phosphate and potash particularly if the grass clippings are being removed. If you (Continued on page 4)
CHRISTMAS DINNER The Stuart House Hotel, in King’s Lynn, has again been selected for the Society’s annual festive meal. The date for your diaries this year is Sunday, December 3rd. Please arrive at 12.30pm ready to sit down at 1pm. The meal costs £18.95, and orders should be telephoned to Steve Barker on 07771902182. Please let him know by November 18th to avoid disappointment.
“Please let him know by November 18th to avoid disappointment.” STARTERS Vegetable soup (v) (gf) With crusty bread and croutons Cheese, leek and bacon tart Served with salad leaves Smoked salmon rosettes (gf) With apple chutney and lemon chilli dressing MAINS Roast Norfolk turkey (gfa) With roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, pigs in blankets, stuffing and gravy Loin of pork (gf) With a mustard sauce, colcannon mash Baked haddock (gf) With Provencal sauce, basil, new potatoes Red pepper stuffed with rice and roasted veg topped with goat’s cheese (v) Served with a tomato sauce All served with vegetables DESSERTS Christmas pudding (gf) With brandy sauce White chocolate and mango cheesecake With mulled berries Red wine and cinnamon poached pear (gf) With honey and mascarpone gf = gluten free
gfa = gluten free available
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to cut then it should be cut even if that means Christmas! In our climate grass can get scorched in hot periods in summer so if you want to retain a green lawn it must be watered or irrigated. However if you don’t do this then don’t panic – the grass will grow again when it rains.
My main problem with our lawn is ants. I treat them with Nippon sachets dissolved in water. They do control them where they are but they soon appear again. Looking don’t know what fertiliser, weed or round the outside of the garden there moss killer to apply and when there are plenty of ants nests so it is a losare people who will do it for you and I ing battle for me. The green woodfind it does not cost much more than pecker tries his best but there are too having to buy the various materials. many for him to cope with! All I can Dead material “thatch” will build up do is roll down the humps to keep the in a lawn even if you are collecting lawn as level as possible. the grass clippings – so in autumn or spring the lawn needs raking or scari- If your lawn is very uneven and grass is difficult to grow in spite of treatfying to remove the dead grass. In ment then it may be time for a new spring you also have to remove the lawn. Turf is now readily available, dead moss. this can produce an instant lawn. A good reliable mower is essential to However a lot of preparation is needkeeping the grass looking good. If you ed to get rid of any perennial weeds want a top quality cut with stripes such as couch grass or bindweed. then you cannot beat a cylinder mowTime needs to be taken to consolidate er with a roller. However if you want the soil and keep it level. If you don’t a general purpose lawn mower which want to do turf then seed can do just will cut in any weather at any length as good a job but it takes longer. For then a rotary is the one to use. Now hard wearing lawns a ryegrass mixthere are good rechargeable battery ture is suggested whereas for fine powered rotary mowers so you do not lawns the main ingredients are feshave the problems with the electric cues. Watering is essential after layflex or starting petrol engines. ing down turf or seeding until the I cut the grass at any time of year. If grass is well established. there is grass at sufficient length Happy mowing!