Tasburgh Allotment Society

News from down on the Allotments

Not a rabbit in sight on site this winter... Oh the joy of writing that, after this time last year when we were inundated with them. I’m rolling up my high security chicken wire netting and stuffing to the back of the shed hoping that’s where it stays for 2023. Of course the clever plot holders will probably play safer but we’ve taken action by cleaning up the boundaries and erecting higher fencing and it seems to be paying off.

Headline jobs at the moment are mucking and digging. There’s an argument not to dig. But to see that blank canvas at the start of the year gives me more satisfaction than is probably healthy. An image some will argue is highly damaging to soil structure? To dig or not to dig says a lot about a gardener and we see both approaches on the site. I’m digging in a new muck product this year over one area. It’s the by-product from a plant digester, kindly supplied by brother-in-law Kevin. I’ll let you know how it performs. The strawberries are on the move, as it’s been five years of them draining the same area of its goodness. They’ve all been dug (or at least what was left of them after being fried off last summer) and now they are sitting in pots in the glasshouse ready to go to a fresh patch once prepared. Maybe I need new stock as they are now moving to their third home over the last ten years? I’ll decide after seeing what happens in the summer

We have some events to announce that are coming up. First up is a VILLAGE QUIZ ON SATURDAY JUNE 17TH. Look out for more details soon and contact me for entry.

The Annual Flower and Produce Show is planned for early to midSeptember to run close to the Fete. Classes for this will be revealed in the next Quarterly.

Later in September will be the return of The TASBURGH SCARECROW TRAIL which will probably be held mid to late September. Drop me a line if you’d be interested in this but more details will follow in the next Quarterly .