Dates for your diary 2010

Wind turbine: Sat 20^th Feb 10.30 AM

AGM: Tue 20^th April 7.30 PM

Committee Meeting: Sat 27^th March

Wind turbine update

We have received lottery funding for the wind turbine, and plan to start digging foundations on Sat 20^th Feb. The wind turbine will be situated behind the shop, and will provide electricity for the shop and toilet lights, and power for one socket in the shop charging power tools etc. We need volunteers to help on 20^th, please contact Alan Bartlett on 07795 342822. We will have a digger to dig the foundations hole on 20^th, but the spoil will need to be wheel barrowed to a skip at the end of the plot, and the more help we have the better. Tea, coffee and sandwiches will be provided. The wind turbine tower will be delivered and erected mid march, once we have building regs approval etc. We would like volunteers to help in mid march also, but will send out a notice later with dates for the next stage of the project.

News from the last committee Meeting 31^st January 2010

Waiting list – currently 41 on waiting list

Thefts and plot vandalism – still an issue, liaising with community police

Plot inspections – will be done in February

Water tanks – at plot 6 and 26a will be fixed by a plumber shortly

Fruit tree rootsocks – see webite news section for details of suitable tree roots stocks for the allotment

Suitable fruit tree root stocks for growing at the allotment

Apple trees: Semi dwarfing rootstock, MM106

Cherry trees: Giselle 5. Tree grows to 8ft.

Plum trees: Pixy rootstock. Trees will grow to 10-15feet. Trees on Julian A rootstock is the most widely available rootstock, but these trees may get too big for the allotment plots. Never buy any other rootstocks

Janet and Johns Bread Pudding recipe

Janet made this bread pudding for the summer BBQ and everyone was asking for asking for the recipe, so here it is.

12/14 slices of bread, 6oz of flour,8oz of marg,8oz of sugar,3 sachets mixed spice. (Schwartz),4 tablespoons cinnamon,Egg,10oz sultanas,10oz raisins

Soak the bread in the milk and egg. Mix sugar and marg. Add the drained bread.Add flour, spices and fruit. Oil the bread pudding container. Place the bread in layers with the sugar and marg and fruit in the container.Cover with greasproof paper, and cook on gas mark 4 for 1.5 hours.Remove greasproof paper. Sprinkle sugar and nutmeg over the top.Cook for another ½ hour. Next time you bake it, add more or less cinnamon or spice according to your taste.

Tomato tasting results from August 2009.

Here are the flavour results for the tomato tasting. 25 different varieties of tomatoes were presented for sampling. Brandy Wine is the only large tomato to sneak into the 5 favourite varieties at a very close run position of second. I know which varieties I will be growing as definite next year but I am sure there will be a few more experiments to find the best for flavour and vigor

	Variety
		Total	Max score	%
1	Sun Gold	82	100	82.00%
2	Brandy Wine	72	90	80.00%
3	Rosada	70	90	77.78%
4	Sweet 1,000,000	54	70	77.14%
5	Orange Santa	74	100	74.00%
6	Sun Cherry	58	80	72.50%
7	Brandy Boy Hybrid	62	90	68.89%
8	Black Cherry	61	90	67.78%
9	White Queen	64	100	64.00%
10	Vanessa	38	60	63.33%
11	Country Wonder	47	80	58.75%
12	Dinner Plate	52	90	57.78%
13	Tommy Toe	46	80	57.50%
14	Tigerella	51	90	56.67%
15	Black Krim	49	90	54.44%
16	Chadwick's Cherry	37	70	52.86%
17	Aunt Ruby's German Green	47	90	52.22%
18	Orange Banana	35	70	50.00%
19	Sweet Miracle	44	90	48.89%
20	Marianna's Peace	39	80	48.75%
21	Yellow Pear	39	80	48.75%
22	Red Strawberry	28	70	40.00%
23	Banana Legs	35	90	38.89%
24	Health Kick	23	70	32.86%

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