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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Please take some time in reading this section carefully as it will guide you through the protocols of what is expected of each persons holding an allotment and their visitors to the allotment sites.
Here we set out our Privacy Policy on what information we collect and how we use this data
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
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!
Below we have set out the Constitution for the Hatfield Peverel Allotment Association
"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.
Please take some time in reading this section carefully as it will guide you through the protocols of what is expected of each persons holding an allotment and their visitors to the allotment sites.
Cauliflower Varieties
Aalsmeer Cauliflower
Early vigorous variety with excellent curds that are well protected. Creamy white heads of good depth and weight. Frost hardy.
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All The Year Round Cauliflower
Good old standby variety. Highly reliable. Sow October in a cold frame, plant out in March, cut in June. Sow February to April, cut late June to September.
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Autumn Giant Cauliflower
Large solid white heads well protected from the weather.
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Aviron F1 Cauliflower
Superb deep large curds with strong leaf growth for light frost protection. Ideal for poorer soils and low nitrogen cultivation.
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Barcelona F1 Cauliflower
A very early variety of cauliflower that is ideally suited to an October sowing, this variety produces white curds of exceptional quality and makes for an ideal replacement for Alpha 7 Jubro.
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Belot F1 Cauliflower
Produces high quality heads fro cutting October to December. Has excellent deep clean white curds.
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Candid Charm F1 Cauliflower
Candid Charm F1 Cauliflower benefits from large pure white heads covered by dark green leaves. It is very fast to maturity where it will produce brilliant yields of high quality cauliflower to eat.
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Clapton F1 Cauliflower
A cauliflower with good quality white curds carried high off the ground so is kept very clean. Club root resistant
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Goodman F1 Cauliflower
Early variety with a vigorous growing habit with well protected, solid, white curds. Matures approximately 80-90 days after transplanting. Organic seed
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Graffiti F1 Cauliflower
Deepest purple cauliflower curds, perfect for adding colour to any summer or autumn dish, delicious and highly nutritious. Matures within 75-80 days with a good head weight.
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Green Trevi F1 Cauliflower
Something different, delightful pale green heads of medium size and excellent taste. Sow June for October cutting.
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Igloo Cauliflower
An early variety with good, clean, white heads. Can be used as mini-vegetable when grown close together, or at wider spacing for larger heads.
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Lisbonia F1 Cauliflower
A great replacement for Wallaby, very upright foliage and narrow base. Performs best during the September harvest period.
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Maystar (EWK) Cauliflower
Solid curds of pure white, ideal for floret freezing as well as usual cooking.
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Medallion F1 Cauliflower
Sow May or June for cropping late February to early March. Very uniform with deep, round and heavy curds but not suitable for Northern areas.
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Romanesco Cauliflower
Highly attractive head of lime green made up of a mass of small conical shaped florets forming a pointed curd not unlike a green cauliflower. Superb flavour and more tender texture than cauliflower. Matures September to October.
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Romanesco Navona F1 Cauliflower
Dark green curds with no braces. Excellent flavour. Plant mid June for harvesting late summer/ Autumn.
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Snowball Cauliflower
Regular favourite that has stood the test of time. Dwarf compact plants can be set closer than others.
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Snow March F1 Cauliflower
Medium late maturing variety ready for cutting about 180 days after planting out. Large plant size with heavy dome shape heads weighing over 1kg. Deep green leaves give excellent frost protection.
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Sunset F1 Cauliflower
Unique orange curds. Great raw in salads or as a cooked vegetable. Semi-upright habit with medium green leaves.
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Early vigorous variety with excellent curds that are well protected. Creamy white heads of good depth and weight. Frost hardy.
Something different, delightful pale green heads of medium size and excellent taste. Sow June for October cutting.
Irish Stew with Parsnips
The Parsnips are by no means traditional in this recipe and are optional but my wife loves them so what you going to do?
Lamb Cutlets with Butternut Squash & Mint
Simply delicious one of my all time favourites
Aubergine Parmigiana
This simple aubergine parmigiana recipe from Italy makes a cosy mid-week meal. Serve this cheese, tomato and aubergine bake as a vegetarian main dish, with some wholewheat garlic bread or a peppery rocket salad, or you can also make it as a hearty side for for a meat dish.!
August is the month of plenty, virtually everything you planted and sown will be giving you a crop, daily trips to the plot are recommended this month, harvesting, watering, and weeding all needing doing this month!
We get a glimpse of the early signs of the arrival of Spring this month. The soil begins to warm up around the middle of February and we can see for the first time this year the buds beginning to swell on fruit trees and bushes. Overwintering vegetables begin to look less sorry for themselves and they start to produce new growth.
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.
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