What a blow!! Our first meeting was beaten by the weather. Torrential rain, high winds and closed roads, caused by flooding, forced us to cancel our speaker. Fortunately we have been able to re-schedule the February talk. Please note the date and venue of our March meeting is:
WEDNESDAY 12th March at BLEWBURY SCHOOL – 7.30pm.
Mushrooms. Toadstools and Pixies with Mr Brian Winsley
Our Programme for 2014 is now available and you will find a copy inside your Blewbury Bulletin. There will also be copies in the Blewbury Post Office. Maggie and Austin Maytham will also have copies available in Upton. Residents of Upton will find the Programme in the Upton News.
Has anyone managed to get into the garden or on the allotments? I have a mini lake at the end of my veggie plot and the fruit plot isn’t much better. I called into Savages last week and their seed potatoes will be in the shop around the middle of February. The good thing is being able to buy just the number of potatoes needed, rather than bags from the garden centres and ending up with too many.
Our Schedule for the Annual Show to be held on the 12th July is almost ready. I hope to give you lots of news about the show, which will have some special events, in the next issue of the Blewbury Bulletin. I’ve had a good response to my request for old gardening tools to display at our Annual Show – if you have any old or unusual gardening or DIY tools you would be willing to loan, don’t forget to call me on 01235 510095 or e-mail me on the VPA number: VPA.in.Bl.Up@gmail.com
Did you know?
Onions have been used to treat gunshot wounds since the 16th century. During the American Civil War, General Grant refused to move his Union troops without supplies of onions.
Happy gardening
Eileen
Blewbury and Upton Village Produce Association