Granville Park Allotments Association

Granville Park Allotment Association Urmston, Manchester. Self managed/leased from Trafford Council

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

It is #chilli production time!

At our open day on the 24th August 2pm we will be selling products made with our homegrown #chillies

-Chilli Chutney
-Chilli Ketchup
-Chilli flakes
-Fermented hot sauce
-Chilli jelly

#allotment #communityplot #urmston #M41 #growninurmston

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

There has been a good tidy up at the #communityplot.

We have sorted all the plant pots and stored them away for now.

Last year’s manure collection is well composted too!

#allotment #M41 #urmston

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

Plotholder Marie looking chuffed with her first crop of sweetcorn (which she most certainly should be as it is not easy to beat the squirrels!)

#allotment #M41 #urmston #allotmentlife

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

This Saturday 11am is our Summer Social for our members and supporters. All welcome!

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It was a hot one at the #communityplot but we did manage watering, weeding and seed planting.

#allotment #M41 #urmston

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

Brilliant photo from Plotholder Becki of bees enjoying her flax flowers!

#allotment #M41 #urmston

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

A big thank you to those members that support our Association with physical tasks to allow us to keep the allotment ground open and running.

Our mowing rota saw Neil sharing last Saturday’s mowing of the communal paths with Anthony.

Nadica offered to help weed the Rose border.

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

Thank you to those members who came along this morning to the maintenance group. A short session due to the downpour, but progress was made which is the main thing!

#allotment #M41 #urmston

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

One of our plotholders is growing an interesting crop here for an exciting project!

Any guesses what?

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[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

Thank you to Ian, Den and Paul W who have been completing further maintenance and planting in the long border.

#allotment #M41 #urmston #teamwork #community

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

Great effort from new plotholder Olie.

Plot is looking fab.

#allotment #M41 #urmston

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

It’s been a warm morning at the #communityplot

The free 1 tonne of compost has arrived from Recycle Manchester so the remaining beds were mulched. We potted up #tomatoes and #dahlias and planted out more #onions.

#allotment #M41 #urmston

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

#allotment #flowers

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

Thank you Solvi and Myco - the Manchester Mushroom Cooperative for the fantastic workshop. Fingers crossed our new mushroom logs will fruit for many years to come on the #communityplot #allotment #allotment #M41 #community #urmston

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

Lots of happy #bees around the site today.

#allotment #M41 #urmston #sunny

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

Another fabulous plot transformation from new plotholder Nicky.

Lots of work has gone into the plot and it looks great!

#allotment #M41 #urmston #teamgranvillepark

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

Another #sunny day at the #communityplot.

Planting #sunflowers and #beans.

#allotment #M41 #urmston

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

A big #thankyou to one of our plotholder’s David who moved these slabs to the new community build on plot 44 today.

Plot 44 will be our new #communityhub where we will erect a large communal pergola with seating and a communal polytunnel.

#teamwork #community #allotment

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

The border at Westbourne is planted!

It features a flowering cherry tree walk, long flowerborder and roseborder.

A big thank you to:

-Forever Manchester
-RHS Garden Bridgewater
-ConvertMy
-Our members who have helped clear and plant the border - particularly our Chair Ian

[Granville Park Allotments Association @GP_allotment]

Today at the #communityplot the manure delivery was delayed so we had fun sowing seeds, checking out the frogs and the progress at the strawberry bed and seeds (in the greenhouse) that were planted 2 weeks ago.

#teamgranvillepark #allotment #M41 #urmston #community