June is the month of peas and broad beans. Here are some photos from the allotment in June 2022.
June in the Allotment 2022
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May in the Allotment
Here are some photos from May in the allotment. April blossom has started to fruit!
April in the Allotment
Some photos from April in the Allotment. A beautiful time of year with all the different blossom!
Robins
Spring in the allotment has brought these cute little robins to visit. Here are a couple of photos (click to enlarge)
Mohammed digs behind the blossom
Spring arrived late this year in Smitham allotments. First the cold and frosts, followed by rain, rain, cold, and more...
The Year of the Poppy 2014
We have been doing our bit to celebrate the centenary of the D-Day landings by growing poppies on the allotment (and I...
Joe celebrates 54 years as a plotholder!
On Friday evening Joe Callanan and a few fellow plotholders held an impromptu party to celebrate the anniversary of...
First Impressions – a year with an allotment
The phone call came out of the blue. 'Dad, I have taken on an allotment, would you like to give me a hand?' 'Yes of...
2012 A difficult year
2012 has proved the most difficult year in the allotment that any of us can remember. We lost our first - and...
Better beetroot
Our secretary, Mary, has just lifted the most beautifully formed lush beetroot I've ever seen! Certain prizewinners...
Onions or trees?
'What are you doing in amongst those trees?' asked Eddie, our Chairman. I was in the onion patch harvesting the...
New building taking shape …
The storage shed toilet facilities have now been completed and the water and drains connected. The landscaping has...
Smitham Show 2010
On 21 September Smitham Primary School held their first horticultural show in conjunction with Smitham Allotments...