July 1st 2017 Starting 11.30am Old Site
Thanks to all those who attended, this years competition was a great success and one of the highest turns outs I have seen, so thanks to all those that came and supported the hard work of the HPAA commitee, in particular, Julia East and Margret Hastings, Julie Ruzbridge who put in so much hard work with the lovely food, Drew Price & Simon Read for their great efforts tidying up the sites and general helpfulness on the day, The Scouts and Guides for their help laying on Coffee and Teas and agaib for all those that supported the event particularly for Carlie Mayes for her Bees and Honey display and last but no means least Gerald Vale from the National Vegetable Society for his great job as judge and talk afterwards. Thank you all
5 Year Crop Rotation Plan
There are many plans for crop rotation, but the most reliable is the 5 year plan as ity seperates the main vegetable categories and gives a longer-term solution
"Cultivation” and, more importantly “non-cultivation”, can mean different things to different people and can be interpreted in various ways. If you look around the site, you will find that there are almost as many different styles of cultivation as there are plots. It is certainly not necessary to maintain strictly regimented rows of vegetables.
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The Hatfield Peverel Allotment Association has been around for over a hundred years, below is an article written by David Goodey and makes good reading!
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Rhubarb & custard cocktail
An elegant vodka-based drink that'll wow your guests - it's made with creamy advocaat iqueur and homemade fruit syrup
Below we have set out the Constitution for the Hatfield Peverel Allotment Association
The Hatfield Peverel Allotment Association has been around for over a hundred years, below is an article written by David Goodey and makes good reading!
"Cultivation” and, more importantly “non-cultivation”, can mean different things to different people and can be interpreted in various ways. If you look around the site, you will find that there are almost as many different styles of cultivation as there are plots. It is certainly not necessary to maintain strictly regimented rows of vegetables.
Location of the Hatfield Peverel Allotment Association
Sweet Corn
Early Extra Sweet F1 SH2 Sweet Corn
20cm long cobs filled with fine flavoured kernels. A super sweet variety (SH) which matures from September onwards.
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Kelvedon Glory F1 SU Sweet Corn
An old favourite giving early crops from August onwards. Good flavour and high quality cobs with golden yellow kernels.
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Minipop F1 SU Sweet Corn
Specially bred to produce baby sweet corn so popular in stir-fry and salad dishes. Plant very close together.
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Sweet Nugget F1 SH2 Sweet Corn
Medium long cobs with large kernels of pleasing golden colour. Excellent sweet flavour, a super sweet type (SH). Well suited to cooler conditions. Harvests from early September.
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Swift F1 SH2 Sweet Corn
A first early extra tender variety. Heavy cobs of superb taste and texture with 14 to 16 rows of golden kernals.
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Tasty Gold F1 SH2 Sweet Corn
The 21cm long cobs are filled right up to the tip with golden kernels of super sweet flavour. This is a super sweet type (SH). Matures early September onwards.
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A first early extra tender variety. Heavy cobs of superb taste and texture with 14 to 16 rows of golden kernals.
Perfect Roast Potatoes
My foolproof way of getting that perfect roastie!
Classic Rhubarb Crumble
Growing up this was my favourite dessert & seeing as only my dad and I liked it I always had a massive portion!
Filo Pie with Swiss Chard, Ricotta Cheese, and Tomatoes
Stuck for an idea for how to use Chard, well why not try this dish?
January is generally a very cold month with hard frosts freezing the ground and when the ground isn't frozen it is generally too wet to do much although there are no guarantees with British weather. Looking through my diaries, snow isn't that likely for a prolonged period but you never know.
September marks a change in the seasons, you'll be harvesting the last of your summer crops if you haven't already done so, crops like tomatoes, beans, peppers, sweetcorn will be finishing, but on the other hand the first of the Autumn crops will be nearing ready or may be ready like Apples, Pears, Main Crop Potatoes, Winter Squashes to name but a few!
October is the month when it feels like the season is about to turn, the days start to shorten and the sun appears lower in the sky, the leaves change colour and fall to the ground and temperatures drop. The first frost are likely too, which will be the end of many of your crops out in the open so if you still haven’t harvested frost sensitive crops now is the time before Jack Frost gets them!
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