Horticultural Society

You may not realise it, but if you live in Cromhall, you're already a member of the Horticultural Society; its rules state that all members of the parish shall be deemed to be members.

The highlight of the society's year is the Cromhall Flower Show, held in the school field on the first Saturday of September. Visit the Cromhall Flower Show page for more information.

Funds from the Flower Show are used to support projects throughout Cromhall.

In 2008 the Society bought 740 daffodil bulbs, which were kindly planted around the village by the Scouts. There are also plans for more planters.

The committee is keen to inspire us all to develop green fingers by organising trips and arranging talks throughout the year.

Allotments

For information about allotments, please see the Parish Council page.

Use your spending power to help Cromhall Horticultural Society

If you buy your bulbs from Simply Tulips, a mail-order company based in Stroud, you can help boost funds for Cromhall Horticultural Society; as long as you order through the Society, they'll give 10% of the value of the order back to the Society.

Click here to visit www.simplytulips.co.uk to make your choice, then use the gardening query form below to order through the Horticultural Society.

Send your gardening query

Our village experts are happy to answer your gardening queries or advise on problems. Send through your questions using the form below, and we'll publish the responses on a topical basis.

Q: I have to grow my runner beans in the same spot every year. Despite digging in compost and Growmore the yield keeps dropping. Is there some specific nutrient/fertiliser that beans need? Is there a variety that may do better?

A: In an ideal world runner beans should be rotated with various other crops. Prepare soil by digging a trench 1 spade deep x 24" wide. Work in plenty of farmyard manure. Growmore not needed as beans have a low nitrogen requirement. For long beans a copious supply of water is required throughout the growing season. Varieties - Enorma, available from Suttons, or for show Stenner from Medwyn Williams. It is generally thought by growers that 2007 is not a good year for beans. Good luck for 2008 and bring some to Cromhall Show.