Horspath Village Allotments Project
Hard work on new plot, November 2010. | |
 Bob & Melissa Swan hard at work preparing their new plot for next years crops!. (Photo: Chris Pym) |
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Pumpkins for Halloween. | |
 Becky with a barrowload. (Photo: Chris Pym) |
 Nigel shows off! (Photo: Chris Pym) |
Autumn 2010 - Hard work turned the barren field into productive plots. (Photos: Chris Pym) | |
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18 July 2010 - Allotments Big Lunch Day. | |
 Panoramic photo-montage of plot holders enjoying lunch al fresco. (Photo: Rob Judges) | |
 Peter E and friends at lunch. (Photo: Chris Pym) |
 Peter E at lunch with Chris Pym. |
 Jolly plot holders and friends at lunch. (Photo: Chris Pym) | |
June 2010 - The source of the Old Spring is found. | |
 Our friendly neighbour clears a track to the spring. |
 Showing the old stone basin under the spring. |
 Overhead view of the old stone basin. |
 A better view of the spring and basin. |
10 to 17 April 2010 - Plot holders work in good weather. | |
 View up our hill with parked car, so track accessible. |
 View down our hill with lovely view towards Garsington. |
 A well defended plot with cloches. |
 A rustic frame for beans or peas. |
 Arriving at the site by van with rotovator on board .... |
 .... while the workers arrive by bike. |
 The heavy work of digging a drainage ditch .... |
 .... and the examining the work! |
 Rotovating one of the lower plots. |
 A well earned rest inthe sun. |
4 April 2010 - Plot holders start work. | |
 The bad state of the ground after heavy nightlong rain .... |
 .... making working conditions very difficult. |
19 March 2010 - Marking the harrowed plots with corner pegs. | |
 The west side plots marked. |
 The work goes on in the rain |
15 March 2010 - Harrowing the plots in bad conditions. | |
 Harrowing up the slope. |
 The tractor is getting bogged down. |
 The poor tractor needs a drink. | |
7 March 2010 - Working party to cut back the road-side hedge. | |
 The hedge before work started. |
 The work just starting. |
 The work under way. |
 Tree felling. |
 The work completed. | |
14 October 2009 - The area being ploughed by neighbouring allotment holder. | |
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24 September 2009 - Stalwart gardeners digging out ragwort from the sprayed the area, | |
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9 September 2009 - Farmer Ben spraying the area, then loading up the quad bike sprayer when done. | |
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21 July 2009 - the marker posts are in place. | |
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