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Work Parties

Hollin Lane Allotments are running work parties to improve the surface of the Meanwood Valley Trail where it runs past the allotments. Everyone is welcome to help out.

Hollin Lane Allotments are running two work parties to improve the surface of the Meanwood Valley Trail where it runs past the allotments. The dates are

  • Saturday 24 Feb, from 10am
  • Sunday 25 Feb, from 2pm.

Meet by our main gate, down the dirt track from the bottom of Hollin Drive LS16, or just turn up and announce yourself to the people there.

The work will involve scraping some mud off the surface of the path and filling puddles with crushed stone. Some tools and wheelbarrows will be provided by the allotments. The stone is provided by the Council’s Rights of Way manager. Many thanks to Cllr Sue Bentley for facilitating this.

There will be hot drinks and delicious home-made cakes. Our work parties are usually quite fun. We are hoping for a turnout from people who live nearby, or who just use this footpath.

Good uns

Here are some vegetable varieties that do well here. Please give us your own favourites with a few words saying why you like them.

VegetableVarietyQualitiesAuthor
CabbageGreyhoundTasty and trouble-free cabbage for early summerPeter Byass
CabbageMarner White StoringHuge dense round heads that stand well through the winterPeter Byass
KaleNero di ToscanaFairly hardy - delicious dark green leaves late summer and autumnJoe Foster
KalePentland BrigVery hardy - pick leaves in autumn and winter and sprouting shoots in springJoe Foster
OnionCenturionRound, good cropper, keeps well in storePeter Copeland
PotatoCharlotte2nd early, ready before blight and slugs hit, salad typeJoe Foster
PotatoColleen1st early, yellow flesh, good baker, good blight resistance.Jayne Harnett
PotatoJazzy2nd early, ready before blight and slugs hit, salad type. Better eelworm resistance than CharlotteJoe Foster
PotatoHarmony2nd early, some blight resistanceJenny Ward
PotatoKestrel2nd early, ready before blight and slugs hit, delicious baked or mashed and a good cropperJoe Foster
PotatoNadine2nd early, some blight resistanceJenny Ward
PotatoNicolaEarly main crop, salad variety, some blight resistanceJenny Ward
PotatoRecordMain crop, floury, some blight resistanceJenny Ward
PotatoRemarkaEarly main crop, some blight resistanceJenny Ward
PotatoSanteMain crop, some blight resistanceJenny Ward
PotatoSarpo AxonaLate, good blight and slug resistance, good cropper and keeperJoe Foster
PotatoSarpo MiraLate, good blight and slug resistance, good cropper and keeperJoe Foster