Growing in Capel St. Mary
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Email: News@CapelAllotments.co.uk
Website: www.capelallotments.co.uk
A selection of vegetable and flower plants, together with bunches of flowers, are available from The Hut as and when stock permits.
Please use weedkillers, slug and snail controls, and insecticides carefully and selectively. Always avoid contamination of pets and wildlife. Non-chemical methods are often effective alternatives.
Please help conserve water by watering thoroughly with an open-ended watering can. Avoid indiscriminate spraying once seedlings have emerged. Seed potatoes should not require watering until July at the earliest.
Runner beans should be grown up 8-foot canes arranged in two rows 2½–3 feet apart. Cross the canes approximately 3 feet above ground level to encourage straight beans that are easy to harvest and suitable for show exhibits. Additional canes should be tied at 45° through the crossover point to strengthen the structure.
Plant tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and aubergines in 10–14 litre pots using multi-purpose, peat-free or John Innes compost.
Feed weekly with tomato fertiliser once fruits begin to swell.
Support plants with 2-foot green canes and control pests as required.
A wide range of horticultural products is available from quality suppliers to meet everyday gardening needs.
Membership costs just £5 per year and is required to purchase items from The Hut.
A cultivator is available for on-site hire.
Hire time begins at handover and ends when the machine is returned to the machinery shed.
Please contact Martin Leech in advance to arrange hire.
For hire charges or general site enquiries:
site.manager@capelallotments.co.uk
The Purple Alliums are currently looking spectacular. The banks are covered with Pink Campion and Teasels, while several shrubs are in flower.
The pond supports:
Please ensure children are supervised when visiting the area.
Open every Saturday and Sunday throughout June.
Opening Times: 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Membership is open to both plot holders and non-plot holders, wherever they live.
At just £5 per year, members benefit from special bulk-buy prices at The Hut, often recouping the membership fee in a single visit.
Before erecting or altering a shed, please contact the Site Manager.
Requirements:
Show schedules and full details are available on the website.
If you exhibited in 2025, you should already have received a schedule.
For enquiries, please contact:
Wendy Russell
Show Secretary
show.secretary@capelallotments.co.uk
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A selection of vegetable and flower plants, together with bunches of flowers, are available from The Hut as and when stock permits.
✅ Hoe weekly to keep weeds under control.
✅ Apply Weedol or Bio Glyphosate where appropriate.
✅ Scatter slug pellets selectively.
✅ Rake in Growmore or Chicken Pellets before sowing or planting.
✅ Keep paths and drives weed-free.
✅ Top-dress containers with grit.
✅ Feed weekly with Maxicrop or Phostrogen.
✅ Stock up with lumpwood charcoal for summer barbecues.
⚠️ Please use weedkillers, slug controls and insecticides carefully. Avoid contamination of pets and wildlife. Non-chemical methods are often effective alternatives.
Water thoroughly with an open-ended watering can rather than spraying indiscriminately. Seed potatoes should not need watering until July at the earliest.
Use 8-foot canes in two rows 2½–3 feet apart. Cross canes approximately 3 feet above ground level to encourage straight beans and stronger support.
????️ Protect fruit trees from codling moth and plum moth.
???? Check regularly for greenfly and treat as required.
???? Apply Py Powder to soft fruit ten days after flowering to protect against raspberry beetle and red spider mite.
???? Protect fruit from birds using suitable netting.
????️ Ventilate well and provide shade.
???? Water daily during warm weather.
✂️ Take softwood and semi-ripe cuttings.
Plant tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and aubergines in 10–14 litre pots using quality compost.
Feed weekly with tomato fertiliser once fruits begin to swell.
Support plants with green canes and monitor regularly for pests.
???? Plant out half-hardy annuals.
???? Tie sweet peas to 6-foot canes.
???? Cut back flowered heathers and mulch.
???? Plant summer containers using compost with slow-release fertiliser.
???? Stake tall herbaceous plants with canes and protective cane caps.
???? Mulch borders to retain moisture.
✂️ Mow weekly.
???? Apply a liquid or granular lawn feed.
???? Weed, Feed & Moss Killer and Spring & Summer Feed are available from The Hut.
A wide range of horticultural products is available from quality suppliers.
???? Membership costs just £5 per year and is required to purchase items from The Hut.
A cultivator is available for on-site hire.
???? Please give Martin Leech advance notice if you wish to hire the machine.
???? site.manager@capelallotments.co.uk
???? Purple Alliums are looking spectacular.
???? Pink Campion and Teasels are flourishing along the banks.
Wildlife includes:
???? Newts
???? Diving beetles
???? Pond skaters
???? Water snails
???? Dragonfly larvae
⚠️ Please supervise children at all times near the pond.
???? Open every Saturday and Sunday throughout June.
???? 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Membership is open to both plot holders and non-plot holders.
⭐ Just £5 per year
???? Enjoy access to special bulk-buy prices at The Hut.
Before erecting or altering a shed, please contact the Site Manager.
???? Maximum size: 6 ft × 4 ft × 8 ft high
???? Must be painted brown
???? Must be securely anchored
???? Door must open onto your own plot
???? 5th & 6th September
???? Full schedules and details are available on the website.
???? Enquiries:
Wendy Russell
Show Secretary
show.secretary@capelallotments.co.uk
