Features
Last chillies of the year
Last chillies picked now the frosts have begun. We freeze chillies in ice cube trays for cooking and string the dried ones for ornamental purposes.
Simon’s honey
Simon's honey is a great success. You can get it at 1 Calbresi Deli Caffe, Coulsdon. If you haven't already tried it, this is truly delicious!
Autumn show success for Smitham Allotments
Smitham allotments were again successful at the Coulsdon & District Horticultural Association's Autumn Show. Eddie Nash took the trophy for fruit and Ann Shore the trophy for vegetables. Congratulations also to Barbara Broggio for best newcomer and Aniko and Colin...
Allotment pond
Pond in the allotments with frogspawn and toadspawn. Let's hope they develop into the slug and snail eating machines we need!
BBQ 2017
A good time was had by all at the 2017 allotment BBQ. Great food and drink, glorious weather and the Smitham Allotment community spirit combined to make it a perfect day. Our annual BBQ usually takes place on the first Sunday in July, but this year too many of us were...
Bees
Last year Simon Little introduced bees to the allotment for the first time with two hives at the back of his plot. Now Ramon Farooki has introduced a new hive in his plot. Last Sunday Ramon brought his son, Adam, who is 6 years old down to see the bees. He was a...
Robins
Spring in the allotment has brought these cute little robins to visit. Here are a couple of photos (click to enlarge)
Chris Hunt
Our auditor, Chris Hunt, sadly passed away suddenly last month, aged 57. She was a wonderful, bubbly woman who did so much, so willingly, for the community, including the residents' association newsletter and the knitting and sewing circle (which she started) in the...
Communal areas working party
Sunday 15th May dawned sunny and bright. An ideal day for the planned clear-up of communal areas. There was a good turn-out and, thanks to a superb effort by Jan and Julie the previous day, we managed to smarten up the site within an hour. That left plenty of time for...