Large Bags Of Popular Seed

For 2014 we have the following large bags of seed available:- £1.10 Broad Beans (Bunyards Exhibition) - Very reliable.

£2.00 Climbing French Bean (Blue Lake Stringless) White seeded.

£1.80 Dwarf French Bean (Tendergreen) - Pencil podded.

£1.80 Runner Bean (Lady Di) - Early stringless type.

£1.10 Peas (Hurst Greenshaft)- High yielding variety.

Order Update

Seed Update
Many thanks for the fantastic response to our Mr Fothergill's seed scheme. The next batch of orders are due for collection on Sunday 24th November from 9.30am.
Should you wish to purchase some please e-mail the above address for an order form.

Onion & Potato Update
We still currently have 100% availability on potatoes, onions, shallots and garlic with some varieties coming close to selling out.
Should you wish to purchase some please e-mail the above address for an order form.

Mr Fothergill's 25% Seed Discount Scheme

We are again offering our members the opportunity to save 25% off the retail price of all Mr Fothergill's 2014 seeds on e-mail orders over £10.00. We have a large variety of vegetable, herb and flower seeds to choose from. E-mail us for an order form and then simply enter your chosen quantities in column H and return to us via e-mail. All seed packets are to be paid for on collection. We will endeavour to have all orders available for collection from the hut within 2 weeks of ordering (subject to availability)

Winter Opening Hours

We are open this Saturday only between 10am-11am for seed potato orders and then every Sunday 9.30am to 12.30pm until late January 2014.

To order now!

JBA PREMIUM SCOTTISH SEED POTATOES (500g/2.5kg) £1.00/£3.20 Arran Pilot £1.00/£3.20 International Kidney £1.00/£3.20 Lady Christl £1.00/£3.20 Pentland Javelin £1.00/£3.20 Red Duke Of York £1.00/£3.20 Rocket £1.00/£3.20 Swift £1.00/£3.20 Home Guard Second Earlies £1.00/£3.20 Bonnie £x.xx/£x.xx Charlotte****SOLD OUT, alternative Nicola***** £1.00/£3.20 Kestrel £1.00/£3.20 Nicola £x.xx/£x.xx Wilja*************SOLD OUT**** 26th Jan 14***  Maincrop £1.00/£3.20 Blue Belle £x.xx/£x.xx Cara *******************500g only 25th Jan 14*** £1.00/£3.20 Desiree £1.00/£3.20 King Edward £1.00/£3.20 Maris Piper £1.30/£3.50 Harlequin*2Kg* £1.30/£3.50 Pink Fir Apple*2Kg* £1.00/£3.20 Romano £1.30/£x.xx Sarpo Mira*2Kg*********500g only 25th Jan 14*** £1.00/£3.20 Valor SPRING PLANTED ONION SETS, SHALLOTS AND GARLIC Onion Sets 500g £1.40 Sturon £1.70 Turbo £1.70 Red Baron £1.40 Stuttgart Giant Shallots 500g £1.90 Golden Gourmet £1.90 Red Sun
Garlic 125g £1.90 Vigor (White) £1.90 Carousel (Pink) FERTILISERS & ACCESSORIES £2.50 Nitro Chalk Onion, Leek & Garlic Fertiliser £2.50 Sterilised Bonemeal Potato Fertiliser £1.00 Hessian Sacks (Each)

Autumn planted Onions, Garlic, Peas & Broad Beans available in shop now.

Autumn planted Onions, Garlic, Peas & Broad Beans available in shop now.

Autumn Planted Orders

All Autumn planted orders are available for collection from 10am on Saturday 24th August 2013.
For those of you who haven't ordered yet, we currently have everything available, but we expect to sell out within the next month.

Breakins - Saturday Evening 20th July 2013

We are sad to report that plotholders on the Hagg Lane site have again suffered further breakins with allotment doors and sheds broken into. Nothing so far has been reported to us as stolen, it seems to be an act of mindless vandalism. Plot numbers 28,29,30,32,33,34,40,41,43,44,45,46 & 167,170&171 appear to be have been targeted in some capacity but there may be more.

We must stand together and report any damage to the police 101 incident number and obtain a crime reference number.

2013 Autumn Planted Orders

We are now taking orders for the following quality Autumn planted crops, and bulbs, at bargain prices!:-

"Senshyu" Japanese Onion Sets 500g (80-100 bulbs)£1.40
The original "Japanese overwintering onion". Semi-flat and yellow with brown skin which mature late June. Feed with "Nitro Chalk Onion" fertiliser.
"Radar" Japanese Onion Sets 500g (80-100 bulbs)£1.60
Top performing white popular overwintering variety. Producing excellent yields of mild tasting onions from late May. Particularly resistant to bolting and stores well until Autumn.
"Blood Red" Japanese Onion sets 500g (80-100 bulbs)£1.80 *New*
A northern European variety produced to withstand harsh climates. Oval in shape, light red in colour, it has an excellent flavour and is a heavy cropper less prone to bolting.
"Thermidrome" Autumn planting Garlic 125g (2-3 Lge bulbs)£1.60
Commercially grown variety with soft neck producing large bulbs of good flavour.
"Feltham First" peas 250g £1.50
A round-seeded dwarf variety for Autumn sowing. Good cold tolerance.
"Aquadulce" Broad Bean 250g £1.50
The standard overwintering variety. Good cold tolerance producing compact plants with high yields.
"White Tilney" Mustard (Green Manure) 250g £2.00
A quality quick growing Mustard variety which develops a high level of green matter. Sow Aug-Sept at 5g/sq metre.
"Forage" Rye (Green Manure) 250g £1.20
For sowing Aug-Nov at 9g/square metre for turning in Apr-May. Suited to most soil types particularly heavier soils.
Hyacinth Spring Flowering Bulbs 70p each
Large 16/17cm "prepared" bulbs. Various colour choices available on collection.

Delivery expected late August 2013 and current 2013 Membership required. Please order early to avoid disappointment and ADVANCE PAYMENT secures. Please ensure collection of all orders by Sunday 6th October 2013 (as storage space is limited)

£100 Garden Tool Raffle Winners

Congratulations to our raffle winners Bill & Sue Craft.

Many thanks also to those of you who donated and bought plants, baked cakes and purchased raffle tickets which helped us raise £140 towards our new community hut. :)

Would you like to borrow a rotavator?

"I’d be very happy to loan you our old Howard 350 rotavator. It is a powerful (8hp petrol) machine with a 2 foot cutting width. It’s self-propelled and is good at digging long, straight lines – breaking up new ground, turning over soil, digging in green manures etc. Use is free (although a donation of some fresh veg come autumn would be welcome!), but you will need a little unleaded petrol and strong boots or shoes to wear. Instructions will be given and, if you follow these, the rotavator is easy and safe for adults to operate, although of course you will use it at your own risk. I can drop off at Hagg Lane"

If you’d like to borrow this please e-mail the above address and we will pass you Chris Stebbing's personal contact details on.

No tools or money are stored on site EVER.

Thank you

A big thank you to all those of you who supported us at last weekends plant sale. We received a number of kind donations of plants and cake which were greatly appreciated.

Our next sale begins at 9.30am on Saturday 18th May when we will also have a large selection of cucumber, courgette, peas, runner beans, pumpkins and butternut squashes plants available from just 75p.

Plant Sales

We hope you will come and support us at this weekends plant sales which are taking place between 9.30am to 2.30pm. A big thankyou to our fantastic volunteers who have unloaded our 4 plant growbags, weighed out maxicrop liquid tomato feed, baled up runnerbean canes and set up the plant sale.

Bring & Buy Plant Sales

We are pleased to announce the dates of our annual "bring and buy" fundraising plant sales towards our plans for a new allotment community hut. They will take place between 9.30am and 2.30pm on Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th May 2013 and again on Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th May 2013.

We will again have a large selection of fruit, vegetable, herb and bedding plants available along with tea, coffee and selection of homemade cakes. We would really appreciate donations of any surplus plants you may have or offers to volunteer on the day.

We will remain closed today, open tomorrow as usual

With significant snowfall overnight, and more forecast during today, we will remain closed.

Waiting List Update 12th March 2013

According to the allotment office Hagg Lane's "current waiting list is 32, of which 8 are waiting for a specific plot or have other particular requirements"

Seed Potatoes, Shallots & Onion Sets Update

We still have availability of the above should you have not already ordered.

Poultry Products

We now stock the following poultry products:-
£8.55 Golden Yolk Layers Pellets 20kg
£10.55 Fancy Feed Layers Pellets 20kg
£15.30 Smallholder "Organic" Layers Pellets 20kg

£8.40 Fancy Feed Mixed Poultry Corn 20kg
£6.00 Mixed Poultry Grit 25kg

£7.25 Lay Soft Wood Pulp Shavings 25kg
£8.50 Dust Extracted Snowflake Shavings 22kg

£10.25 Aubiose Chopped Soft Hemp 20kg
£8.50 Bedmax 22kg

X-Reg Orange Ford Transit (like an old RAC van)

On Thursday 14th Feb three young men were seen on Hagg Lane Allotments at 6.05am. They had arrived in the above van and climbed over the gates and on to site in the dark. When spoken to by an allotment holder they said they were looking for a Jack Russell dog and then made a quick exit. We have the full registration number.

This is a timely reminder for us all not to leave items of value on plots and to remain vigilant and report any suspicious behaviour to the police on the 101 incident number. When reporting theft or criminal damage please ensure you obtain a crime reference number.

Mr Fothergill's seed orders are available for collection.

All last weeks batch of Mr Fothergill's seed orders, that were ordered via the e-mailed order form, are available for collection.

We are still taking new orders, for Mr Fothergill's seeds with 25% discount, throughout February and March 2013. All orders received by Sunday each week we will endeavour to have available for collection on the following weekend.

Seed Potaotes & Onion Sets available

Premium Scottish Seed Potatoes
(500g bags available for just £1/£1.20 and 25kg sacks!POA)

FIRST EARLIES 2.5kg
£3.00 Arran Pilot
£3.00 International Kidney (500g bags only left £1)
£3.00 Lady Christl (500g bags only left £1)
£3.00 Pentland Javelin (sorry, sold out)
£3.00 Red Duke of York
£3.00 Rocket (sorry, sold out)
£3.00 Swift
£3.50 Ulster Prince *NEW FOR 2013*

SECOND EARLIES 2.5kg
£3.00 Bonnnie *NEW FOR 2013*
£3.00 Charlotte (500g bags only left £1)
£3.00 Kestrel
£3.50 Shetland Black *NEW FOR 2013*
£3.00 Nicola (500g bags only left £1)
£3.00 Wilja

MAINCROP 2.5kg
£3.00 Blue Belle *NEW FOR 2013*
£3.00 Cara (500g bags only left £1)
£3.00 Desiree
£3.00 King Edward
£3.00 Maris Piper
£3.00 Orla *NEW FOR 2013*
£3.50 Pink Fir Apple
£3.00 Romano
£3.50 Sarpo Mira (High blight resistance!)
£3.00 Valor

Onion Sets, Shallots & Garlic Varieties
Onion Sets 500g
£1.30 Sturon
£1.60 Turbo
£1.60 Red Baron
£1.30 Stuttgart Giant (21/24)

Shallots 500g
£1.80 Golden Gourmet
£1.80 Red Sun

Spring Planted Garlic (Typically 2-3 large bulbs)
£1.80 Vigor (White)
£1.80 Carousel (Pink)

Orders ready for collection this weekend

All potato, spring planted onion, garlic and shallot orders are ready for collection. Please collect this weekend, if possible, as we can barely now close the shop door! We are open this Saturday 9.30am-2pm and Sunday 9.30am-12.30pm for collections. Should you require any extras for friends or relatives we still have stock available.


A big thank you to all our volunteers who have made this possible by generously giving up their time on Tuesday to unload the delivey and weigh out.

Collection of Potato/Allium orders

We are still awaiting confirmation of the delivery date for all our orders, with delivery expected Saturday 2nd February at the earliest due to the severe forecast weather/cold temperatures.

As soon as this is confirmed details will be published here and an e-mail sent to all members.

Seed Merchandiser, Rockdust & Seaweed Meal

We are excited to announce we now have taken delivery of a new seed merchandiser with £2.50 off all purchases over £10.00, a saving of up to 25%, on over 200 packets of vegetable and herb seeds.

We now also stock 20kg Seer Rockdust @ £9.50 per bag and Seaweed Meal £2.70/£5.00 per 1.25kg/2.5kg bag

Happy new year!