AUTUMN 2019

STOP PRESS – ONE TICKET REMAINING, WALBERTON NURSERY TRIP

There is one coach ticket left for the trip to the specialist Alstromeria nursery in
Walberton. The tour is on 11 September, starts at 6.30pm and lasts about 1.5 hours.
Unfortunately, it is not suitable for wheelchair users and you will need to be on your
feet for the whole tour.

Cost is £15 per head for the minibus to take you there and back and for the tour. We
will be stopping at The Worlds End public house on the way home for a short time.

If you’d like to snap up the last remaining ticket, telephone Janet Robins on
07954 146457.

CANCELLATION NOTICE
The talk on Composting scheduled to take place on 14 September is regrettably
postponed due to ill-health. The talk will take place in Spring 2020 and we will
advertise it again when we have a definite date. Apologies to all for any
inconvenience caused.

IMPORTANT NEWS FOR HUMBER TENANTS

Weather permitting, Dave and Graham are having a Saturday morning BBQ at
Humber next Saturday 7 September, coals lighting at 9.00am so should be up to heat
by 9.30am. We are supplying the usual sausages, bacon and buns etc but you are
more than welcome to bring your own.

As some Humber Plot Holders are aware, despite the two votes regarding allotment
self management being in favour of staying under Worthing Borough Council control,
the Council have decided that they no longer want this responsibility in either
Worthing or Adur. Dave and Graham have been asked to attend a meeting to discuss
this change on the 3 October. Next Saturday’s BBQ is a great opportunity for you to
put forward any queries, questions and comments that they can take forward to the
meeting next month.

Thanks to Maxine, we will also have the loan of a garden shredding machine, so if you
have raspberry canes or other woody waste that you would like to have shredded, a
donation for the BBQ and petrol to power the shredder would be appreciated.
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2019 WAGA Annual General Meeting
Don’t forget to attend the WAGA AGM on Wednesday 20 November at
Chesswood Junior School, Chesswood Road, Worthing BN11 2AA. The meeting
starts at 7.30 pm and ends with wine and cheese for a relaxed chat with fellow
members. Come and find out what’s happening and tell us how you would like
us to plan for next year.

Sweetpea Festival 2020

WAGA is holding our inaugural Sweetpea festival in mid June 2020 at the West
Tarring site. The festival is open to all members. Classes will be flowers that are
white, red, blue and pink and we will stock plenty of seeds for these in all three
shops. We are planning lots of lovely prizes! Look out for further details in the
next Plotholder, including help with growing and tips on display.

Other BBQ Events for your diary

HUMBER are holding a breakfast BBQ on Saturday November 2 at 10.00am.

Cost - £3.00 per person.

WEST TARRING are holding an evening BBQ on Friday 1 November at 5.00pm.

Cost - £3.00 per person. Tea and coffee are provided but if you prefer something
stronger, please bring your own alcohol.

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ANNUAL SHOW NEWS – from Jack Powis, Show Secretary

Last Saturday, 31 August we held our 42nd Annual Horticultural Show, known as “The
Great Village Show”, at Oak Grove College for the ninth time. The sun was shining
and everything was set for a great afternoon and that is what we got! Each year the
weather presents challenges for us gardeners and this year was no exception, but our
members came up trumps again and the hall looked sensational, full of glorious fruit,
vegetables, flowers and cookery on display. There were over 400 exhibits which is an
all-time record. Outside, in the gardens, there were stalls selling all manner of things
including allotment produce, plants, tools, cakes and crafts. Our beekeepers John
and Sarah Scrace were there, explaining the wonderful world of bees and selling
fabulous honey produced on the Allotment Site. Robin Chapman and other
members of "Men in Sheds" were displaying their considerable talents. People sat
around enjoying tea and cake, bangers and burgers and soaking up the sunshine
and the warm friendly atmosphere. This is such a lovely place to spend an afternoon
and the weather was perfect. The event was very well-attended and we hope our
visitor numbers continue to grow in future years. This event has developed into such a
friendly occasion as well as a chance for members to show off their talents and the
results of a year's hard work.

In the main hall there were exhibits of a very high standard and it was so pleasing to
see newcomers taking part and picking up awards that were shared between
eighteen different people. Peter Mazillius's carrots won the "Best in Show" award and
Jack Powis had a good day winning the Collection of Vegetables, the Wine Cup and
the new Arthur Burt Cup for the most points overall. Bob Bingham had the most points
for vegetables and the Master Gardener award, Heather Broad had most points for
flowers, while for the Banksian Medal there was a dead heat between Heather and
Derek Turner. Naomi Higson had best fruit, Janet Robins best flowers, Celia Powis took
the rose bowl and Petra Greig the cookery cup. In the floral art section there were
two superb arrangements by Carol Stanbridge but overall most points went to Margo
Hollingdale. In the novice section the awards went to Carmen Dumitrascu, Graham
North and Sarah Palmer. In the children's section the trophies were won by Ben North
and Felix Dumitrascu. Best Front Garden belongs to Andrew Collis, Best Kept Allotment
Rosemary Hill and Most Improved Allotment belongs to Ross Ayling.

The lasting memory of the afternoon was the very friendly atmosphere everywhere,
with so many happy people enjoying themselves. I need to thank all the competitors
for giving their time and effort to put on such a wonderful display; it is most generous
of them, and of course our wonderful team of helpers who set up on Friday evening,
worked all Saturday afternoon making the event work like clockwork (almost!) and
clearing it all away like magic at the end. Also grateful thanks to everyone who
donated cakes and produce - what would we do without them? Finally, if you did not
take part this year – start planning for 2020!

Congratulations to you all. This is the biggest and best show in the area. Well done.

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Schedule of Winners – WAGA Show 2019

Class Winner Class Winner Class Winner

1 J Powis 46 P Mullholland 91 C Dumitrascu
2 P Hannan 47 - 92 -
3 J Jones 48 - 93 C Dumitrascu
4 B Cox 49 - 94 -
5 J Carver 50 - 95 C North
6 N Higson 51 G Bernstein 96 S Palmer
7 - 52 G Bernstein 97 -
53 R Taylor 98 S Palmer
54 H Broad 99 -
10 J Powis 55 J Robins 100 J Powis
11 J Powis 56 - 101 R Bingham
12 T Russell 57 S Scrace
13 J Scrace 58 -
14 J Scrace 59 H Broad
15 P Mazillius 60 H Broad 105 J Powis
16 T Russell 61 - 106 J Powis
17 R Bingham 62 H Broad 107 M Russell
18 J Scrace 63 H Broad 108 J Powis
19 G Bernstein 64 J Jones
20 - 65 T Payne Children’s Classes
21 R Bingham 66 G Bernstein Under 6 Age 7+
22 J Powis 67 T Payne 110 B North R North
F Dumistrascu
23 R Bingham 111 B North S Bott
24 R Bingham 112 - -
25 P Hannam 70 C Stanbridge 113 B North R North
26 D Turner 71 M Hollingdale 114 B North A Bott
27 R Hill 72 B Cox 115 E Bloor -
28 M Spencer 73 C Stanbridge
29 P Mazillius 74 J Nutt
30 - 75 J Jones
31 D Turner 76 A Tanner
32 J Robins 120 P Mazilliius
33 J Carver 121 P Mazillius
34 M Russell 122 P Mazillius
35 C Bloor 80 M Spencer 123 P Maziilius / J Jones
36 R Charles 81 M Spencer 124 -
82 N Higson 125 R Taylor
83 J Carver 126 R Bingham
84 P Greig 127 J Powis
40 - 85 H Knight 128 R Bingham
41 M Hollingdale 86 P Greig 129 T Sankey
42 - 87 C Powis 130 J Robins
43 T Payne 88 J Robins
44 C Powis 89 P Greig
45 C Powis 90 -

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ANNUAL DINNER 2020

The annual dinner will be in mid February 2020 at the usual venue – the Indoor
Bowls club. Menus will be circulated in the Winter Plotholder edition together with
a booking form, which should be returned to any of the shops with a cheque
enclosed to secure your booking.

Seed Potatoes available in the shops Spring 2020

******** All seed potatoes are available for pre-order this year ********

Most varieties are in nets of 2.5kg but some are 2kg. They are all £3 per
net, the same price as last year.
Two varieties - Apache and Anya - are in nets of 5 tubers and cost £1
per net.
Potatoes that are not pre-ordered will be available in the shops on a
‘first come, first served’ basis.

Earlies
Arran Pilot: One of the most popular varieties. Very variable in size and shape.
Good yield and flavour, but needs reasonable soil conditions. Good for boiling.
Good resistance to scab.
Foremost: Very good cooking qualities and a gardener’s favourite for flavour.
Good for boiling. Resistant to scab.
Casablanca: This has white skin with creamy flesh and provides a high number of
tubers. Good resistance to scab. Good for boiling and steaming.

Second Early
Kestrel: Excellent flavour and disease resistance. The best performing second early
and good for exhibition. Blight and scab resistant. Good for chips and roasting.
Gemson: Round oval pale yellow tubers with firm texture. Good disease resistance
(blight/scab/eelworm). Excellent eaten hot or cold.
Osprey: Light and floury, white skin and attractive pink eyes with cream coloured
flesh. Good for general purpose and the show bench. Resistant to blight, scab
and eelworm.

Maincrop
Cara: High yielding. Good general purpose. Very good disease resistance
(blight/scab/eelworm).

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Maincrop (continued)

Desiree: Excellent red type, strong flavour, waxy potato. Good for exhibition. Very
drought resistant. Heavy cropper. Good for general purpose.
Libertie: High yielding variety producing uniform, bright, bold tubers. Boiled or
baked it has good cooking qualities. Good blight and scab resistance. 2kg net
Picasso: High yielding, very attractive red-eye variety. Good keeping qualities with
a mild taste. Good for general purpose.

Salad
Charlotte: Reliable, high yielding, waxy salad variety with good flavour. Easy to
grow. Good for boiling and salad.
Jazzy: Large oval salad potatoes. High in flavour, low in fat. Good resistance to
scab and blight. 2kg net

Additional varieties in 5 tuber nets:

Anya: A modern bred variety of an old- fashioned salad type with pink skin and
white flesh, long and knobbly. Resistant to scab and blight.
Apache: Striking appearance, warm red skin, dotted with cream coloured
patches. Cooked in their skins you will be rewarded with an excellent, almost
sweet, buttery, chestnut flavour. Ideal for roasting. Has some resistance to blight.

Complete the order form on the next page and hand it in at any of the WAGA site
shops, together with your payment.

Seed potatoes will be delivered to all 3 shops at the end of January 2020.

We let you know they have arrived via the noticeboards, the WAGA website, or
Facebook.

We do not phone you to let you know, so please make a note in your diary to
check in January. Potatoes are best collected as soon as possible after delivery
so you can set them to chit at your home.

Any queries contact Janet: 01903 266522/ 07954 146457 or email

janetrobins05@yahoo.co.uk

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Seed Potato Orders 2019/2020

Name: ___________________________________________

Membership Number: _______________ Contact Number: ________________________

2kg and 2.5kg nets @ £3 each

Earlies Nets required Main Crop Nets required

Arron Pilot 2.5kg Cara 2.5kg

Casablanca 2.5kg Desiree 2.5kg

Foremost 2.5kg King Edward 2.5kg

Second Earlies Maris Piper 2.5kg

Kestrel 2.5kg Picasso 2.5kg

Gemson 2.5kg Salad

Osprey 2kg Charlotte 2.5kg

Jazzy 2kg

Below - nets of 5 tubers only. Price £1 per net

Nets required Nets required

Anya Apache

Total nets required @£3 _______________

Total nets required @ £1 _______________ TOTAL = £________________

I will collect my order from Chesswood / Humber/ WT (please circle)

Payment must be made with your order. Closing date for orders: Sunday 22 December 2019

Delivery to stores will be end of January/early February 2020. When potatoes are in the shops
we will let you know by publishing through our website/Facebook/noticeboards.