Welcome allotment keepers
To the Colchester Avenue Allotment Association, This site has a wealth of information for plot-holders of our site in Cardiff as well as lots of gardening and allotment content for everyone.Latest Allotment News
Click here to read latest news related to our allotment site, allotment keeping in general and minutes from previous meetings and AGMsWelcome to Colchester Avenue Allotment Association
One Stop Shop for Allotment Plot-holders
Plot-Holder Services
Plot holders, you can take a look at our facilities & interactive map of the site, chat to other plot-holder in the forums, read our frequently asked questions and read the plot-holder essential information. If you want to erect a shed or greenhouse, please download this form with details on how to do this.
Garden and Allotment Content
And we have plenty of content for all allotment owners and gardeners including allotment tips & tricks, month by month allotment tips and a range of links to benefit all gardeners and allotment holders.
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Want to Contact us or Get an Allotment?
If you’d like to get in contact with us, please send us a message here. And if you’re interested in taking out a plot then please visit the council site here for all the details on how to do this, but note the waiting list for our allotment is currently closed due to Covid. We’ll let you know when this changes.
Read MoreMonth by Month Tips
March
This is an exciting month for gardeners. It becomes possible to spend longer outside, wildlife
comes out from hibernation, and the garden feels as though it is starting to awaken fully from its winter slumber
COVER UP
Cover bare ground with weed fabric to warm up the ground prior to planting and to prevent weeds germinating
BURY TUBERS
Early potatoes can be planted in the ground now. Dig out a trench 25cm (10in) deep and plant
tubers 30cm (12in) apart, then cover with soil
PLANT
Fruit trees can be planted now. Any later and they will need extra watering to get them established through any dry periods.
WEATHER WATCH
Watch out for frosts and be ready with a fleece to cover any vulnerable seedlings.
BRIGHT STEMS
Swiss chard and beet start to re-generate this month. Harvest their fresh leaves and young
succulent stems.
SOW UNDER COVER
Chillies aubergines, tomatoes, cauliflower, and beetroot can now be sown under cover
SOW OUTSIDE
Carrots, parsnips, spinach, and lettuces should be sown outside now
PRUNING
Cut back all of the fruiting canes from the previous year’s autumn raspberries, Blueberries should have a third of their older wood removed.
https://caaa.wales/month-by-month-allotment-help
