Although these pages were set up for Sunningdale plot holders all growers are welcome to browse the content. See the About page to understand the basic objectives. If you are interested in a plot at Sunningdale read this and then contact Anne Martin, the clerk to Sunningdale Parish Council.

Details of the Sunningdale & District Garden Association (SADGA) can now also be found on this site.

Site last updated on June 30th, 2009.

Here are some recent snaps. Other recent pictures can be found here while photos from the various autumn projects on the site can be seen here.

Can you help? We are still trying to find out precisely when the current Sunningdale Allotment site came into being. If you have any information please contact us. We are particularly keen to locate copies of the Holy Trinity Sunningdale parish magazine between 1876 and 1882.

Warning - Potential Problems relating to pesticide residues in manure. Read this for information on widespread issues regarding manaure. An e-petition was subsequently started, asking for aminopyralid (the troublesome ingredient) to be banned. E-petitions are a government initiative. The government response was issued on November 4th, 2008. It mainly reiterates what we already knew ... that aminopyralid has now been withdrawn from sale pending investigation, and that its approval for use has been temporarily withdrawn by the Pesticide Safety Directorate. However, please note that products containing aminopyralid are still in circulation and could be used by farmers.

Recent Additions

Attracting bees (in the New to Allotment page); coping with wet plots (in the New to Allotment page); scanned copy of 1951 handbook for Parish Councils on how to run allotments; brief summary of dos and donts (added to New to an Allotment page); and first year experiences (written by Harriet Roach).

Links to: potato pests and diseases, a useful article on aubergines by Anna Pavord in The Independent, Gavin Keir, growyourown.info.