Groworganic back in stock and available 10am to 12noon on Sunday 31st May @ £7.50 per bag

Sun 24th

Once again, all being well, we are planning to open the society hut on Sunday May 24th, between 10am and 12 noon.  Last week’s queuing arrangement seemed to work reasonably well and there were not too many panics.  We also had a lot of fun running around after flying seed packets...  Once again, we don’t think that we will be able to give customers browsing access to the hut, and we ask that you have a definite idea of what you are hoping to buy.

We are expecting a delivery this week, but definitely do not want any volunteers to assist this time, because of the obvious complications.  So, in addition to the dwindling stocks of seeds, compost and growbags that we were left with last week, we also hope to have:

£2.60/£1.60 Garden Jute Twine 500g/250g

£4.00 Peat Free Multi Purpose Compost 40L 

£5,50 Clover Ericaceous Compost 75L       

£6.00 Clover Decorative Bark 75L

£17.00 Perlite 100L

£30.00 Vermiculite 100L

50p/m Fleece 17g

£3.50 Doff Slug & Snail Killer 800g

£4.50 Silver Sand 20kg

£4.50 Sharp Sand 20kg

£4.50 Pea and Bean Netting 4x1.7m

Thanks to the contributions of different members, we were able to rehome various seedlings and plants last weekend, including sweet peas, courgettes, tomatoes and brassicas.  We will possibly have more plants this weekend, but if you have any surpluses that are heading for your compost bin we are sure that there will be a grower out there desperately seeking to fill gaps in their planting.

It is probable that we will try to open the hut on Sunday mornings for the next few weeks, but if the situation changes we will let you know.

Enjoy the sunshine!!!

Sunday, May 17th

All things being well, we are planning to open the allotment hut this Sunday, May 17^th, for 2 hours, between 10 am and 12 noon.    Obviously, we will be operating in accordance with government guidelines and this will shape our style of customer service! 

Because of our confined space, we will almost certainly ask you to remain outside of the hut, so, if you plan to visit, please come with a firm idea of what you are wanting, as we are not able to accommodate browsers at the moment.  You can view our normal stock items by scrolling to the bottom of our website.

At time of writing, we have various types of compost and some growbags.  For those of you who were surprised by the frost, we still have some seed potatoes, and there is a limited stock of packets of seeds left over from when we were forced to close.  At the moment, we also have most of the usual stuff like tomato feed, bamboo canes and slug pellets.  Our suppliers have advised us that they are hoping to re-open for business very shortly, so stocks may be returning to something approaching normal before long.

A few people have been enquiring about plants, and we hope to have some seedlings available for sale.  Rumours have included mention of sweet peas and tomatoes.  If you would like to join the seedling rehousing programme, we are sure that others are likely to be glad to relieve you of any surpluses.  Unfortunately, we cannot entertain the idea of a wider plant sale, as this would be likely to attract too many customers.

On a different matter, once again we have been asked to remind allotment holders that bonfires are not permitted at this time of year, and should not have been taking place at all, in any case, during this time of pandemic.  Please be considerate.  Also, you should be aware that allotment tenancies can be terminated if holders violate this instruction.

Finally, we hope that you and your loved ones have remained safe and well, and we are looking forward to seeing you very soon.   Just off, now,  to hack some t shirts to bits, in order to construct some very fetching face masks.  As you do...

Best wishes as always