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MANEA ALLOTMENTS

It's been a busy few months for the So, what better time than now to sign up
dedicated members of Manea Allotment for your own plot? We have a number of
Association as they reap the rewards of vacant plots just waiting for a keen new
their hard work. member to take on.
The harvest is now all but done, runner
beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, and We are setting up a number of
peas have all been enjoyed through the raised beds on a community
summer months. plot, complete with a shared
Potatoes have been dug and carefully shed and water butt.
stored alongside onions and garlic for the
winter months ahead. And this year we have decided as an
Now the members are busily putting their association to try something new to tempt
plots to bed, covering them with manure, more people into sampling the good life of
and digging them over for the last time growing your own.
before winter sets in. We are setting up a number of raised beds

But while this may be the end of the on a community plot, complete with a
growing season this is actually the start of shared shed and water butt.
the association's formal year. At just £5 you can take on one of these
It is when members pay their dues - £35 beds, which will be prepared and ready for
for a full plot or £15 for a half plot - for the you to get planting when the time's right.
coming year and sign all the paperwork to They require far less commitment than a
ensure the plot remains theirs. full or even a half-plot. But big enough for
you to enjoy a range of crops.
If the raised bed makes you
fancy a bigger challenge, then
you can move on to a half
plot, or even a full plot.
Growing fruit and veg is
fantastically rewarding. Not
only do you get to witness
firsthand the miracle of
nature as your seeds
germinate and grow, but
you also get to sample truly
organic produce.
Many of us also dedicate
space to growing flowers and
Plots take a lot of upkeep but they are very rewarding herbs, which the bees love

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