Autumn 2024 Working Party
Thanks to all of the 40 people who assisted at the working party on Sunday. Everybody who took part applied themselves vigorously to...
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Highbury South
Sep 182 min read
HIGHBURY SOUTH ALLOTMENT SOCIETY ANNUAL BARBECUE AND SHOW 2024
Highbury South Allotment Society held its annual barbecue and show on Sunday 1st September. The weather forecast was mixed, but the rain...
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Pam Brown
May 121 min read
Tips for and from your fellow gardeners
Pam Brown asks us all 10 questions to allow us to share our experiences and tips from our gardening worlds!
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Chris Sutcliffe
May 71 min read
Fence Working Party
Sunday 5th May 2024. Thanks to everyone who showed up for the mini working party to repair two sections of the perimeter fence....
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Highbury South
Feb 222 min read
2023 Annual Show Report
Bob Heyman and Edmund Smith's report on the successful and popular 2023 Barbecue and Show (17th September 2023) We are always in the...
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Highbury South
Nov 23, 20233 min read
The Healing Power of Allotment Gardening: Our Plot (A winning blog submitted for our Annual Show)
My name is Ghada. I was filled with an indescribable, wonderful feeling when I first visited Meryl's and Chris' plot at the nearby...
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Bob Heyman
Nov 22, 20234 min read
The superheroes of the vegetable world... self-seeding and perpetual veggies!
A typical cycle for growing vegetables might involve buying seeds, cultivating seedlings at home to beat the chilly North-East climate,...
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Highbury South
Sep 20, 20231 min read
2023 Annual Show - first pictures
Thanks to Chris for some great photos of the show and a fun video of the Marquee going up ahead of it. See below for a sample of the...
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Chris Sutcliffe
Jul 29, 20233 min read
Wild flower mini meadows
- July Post from the forum by Chris Sutcliffe On one of my last filming assignments before gently easing into retirement I took the...
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Pam Brown
Jul 4, 20232 min read
Summer at Highbury South Allotments.
So far, during late spring and early summer, we’ve experienced drought, (which was as challenging to our seedlings and young plants as...
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Jenny Wigston
Apr 18, 20232 min read
RHS Community Award win for Jenny Wigston and the West Jesmond Primary School allotment plot.
Jenny tells us more about the excellent RHS award she received in March I started my gardening journey when I volunteered at Hexham...
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Edmund Smith
Mar 25, 20233 min read
2022 Annual Show Review
An informative post from Edmund Smith reflecting on last years annual show from his role as a judge and suggesting some new developments...
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Stephen Tyrer
Mar 25, 20232 min read
Tips for germinating vegetable seeds in Spring
Tips for germinating vegetable see-ds in Spring - A useful, topical post for the season from Stephen Tyrer
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Tim Cook
Nov 25, 20222 min read
WJPS Community Allotment Open Day 2022
A post from Tim Cook about this years West Jesmond Primary School Community Allotment Open Day
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Pam Brown
Nov 10, 20222 min read
Highbury South allotments in demand!
Allotments in demand
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Pam Brown
Nov 4, 20222 min read
Autumn arrives and some jobs to do
Post from Pam on Autumn jobs and planning for next year.
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Bob Heyman
Oct 21, 20223 min read
Bokashi Bran Fermentations
How to use Bokashi Bran fermentations of kitchen waste to produce plant food
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Highbury South
Oct 16, 20221 min read
Annual Show 2022
A full blog account of the show will be added later but this post brings together the results, blog winners, and a video from Chris that...
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Pam Brown
May 5, 20221 min read
Spring – the month of anticipation, fear of frost, inspiration and a trip to Iceland
I say inspiration, because I have recently returned from a trip to Iceland (the country, not the supermarket, that joke is wearing thin)...
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Mark Homer
Feb 25, 20221 min read
What's wrong with my leeks?
I first noticed the issue last year and, as a typical bloke of a certain age, I ignored it hoping it would go away. Well it hasn’t! My...
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