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Bees in the Allotment

Swarms of bees are not uncommon in the allotment but this one is in a rather unusual place!

September Recipe – Raspberry and Sloe Jam

Ann used Barbara’s excess raspberries with foraged sloes to make jam, which not only got first prize in the Banstead Horticultural Society Autumn show but also a blue ribbon awarded for an outstanding exhibit.
Here is the recipe.

Early summer in the Allotment

Early summer in the allotment. This is the time when we start to harvest: broad beans, cherries and first early potatoes. And we have the first dahlia as a foretaste of what is to come.

Spring in the Allotment

Early spring in the allotment means daffodils and blossom, forced rhubarb and digging potato trenches.

Banstead Summer Show

Banstead Summer Show

The Banstead Horticultural Society’s Summer Show was held on Saturday 24th July and was a huge success, bringing out a...

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BHS 2020 Autumn Show

BHS 2020 Autumn Show

Defying coronavirus – Smitham Allotments exhibit at a successful flower and vegetable show in Banstead

Against all the odds the Banstead Horticultural Society 2020 Autumn Show was held on the 12th September at the Community Hall.

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