Autumn Planted Crops

We are now taking orders for the following quality Autumn planted crops, and bulbs, at 2013 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.
"Blood Red" Japanese Onion sets 500g (80-100 bulbs)£1.80
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 (3 Lge bulbs) £1.60
Commercially grown variety with soft neck producing large bulbs of good flavour.
"Douce Provence" peas 250g £1.50
A cross between Meteor and Kelevdon Wonder. Very early, round seeded excellent cropper. For sowing November - February
"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.

Hagg Lane Allotment Site Plot Map

Tenants are kindly requested to ensure that their plot is numbered correctly.

Insect Netting (Enviromesh style) now in stock

Tapping the barometer...

.....but it looks like it is going to be a case of brollies and sou'westers.

Firstly, a massive thank you to all of the volunteers who contributed to our first plant sale weekend, just over a week ago.

Which brings us to this coming weekend!
Yes. The weather forecast is far from promising, but the plan is that it all happens all over again on Saturday and Sunday, May 21st and 22nd. The sales open at 9.30 am and finish at 2.30pm (unless we've been washed away!)

Thank you - further veg & bedding plants available this weekend

A big thank you to all of you that supported us at our recent large plant sale.

We have further bedding plants, dwarf french & climbing french beans, peas, runner beans, sweetcorn & courgettes available this weekend.

Stand by your seed trays - This weekend - Plant Sales

The weather is set fair(at the moment) and we are looking forward to the first of our annual plant sales this weekend, May 7th and 8th between 9.30am and 2.30pm. Many seedlings have been sown, pricked out and potted on and we will be selling a very large range of vegetable plants, fruit, herbs and flowers.

Insect netting (very similar to Enviromesh except in name!) £2.20 linear metre

Now in stock 2nd June 2016. 1.83m wide......