The manure is here

There are piles of it in both car parks.

If you want some please help yourself. The price is 75p per barrowload, payable to any committee member.

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Spud reminder

If you’re thinking of placing a seed potato order with Terry please let him know as soon as possible what you want.

Just to remind you, the varieties on offer are: 

First earlies; Casablanca, Duke of York, Pentland Javelin

Second earlies; Charlotte, Kestrel

Maincrop; Sarpo Mira, Carolus (both blight-resistant), Cara, King Edward.

They cost £2.20 per 2kg.

You can place your order either with Terry Johnson (plot 18) or Ron Barton (plot 22B).

Time to plan ahead

It’s already time to start thinking about next year’s crops.

This year the committee is again offering plot holders the chance to buy seed potatoes at the bargain price of £2.20 per 2kg bag.

The varieties on offer are:

First earlies; Casablanca, Duke of York, Pentland Javelin

Second earlies; Charlotte, Kestrel

Maincrop; Sarpo Mira, Carolus (both blight-resistant), Cara, King Edward.

You can place your order either with Terry Johnson (plot 18) or Ron Barton (plot 22B).

The Kings Seeds catalogues have now arrived . They also offer a chance to save money as plot holders who place an order will receive a discount after their order has been delivered.

You can pick up your copy from Terry Johnson or from the summer house by the large container.

Need more spuds?

There are still some maincrop seed potatoes available, at £1.20 per kg, from the site shop..

If you want some, please speak to Terry Johnson (plot 18) or Ron Barton (plot 22B).

One potato, two potato….

The seed potatoes have arrived and are ready for collection.

Your orders can be picked up from the large container on Saturday between 10am and noon.

Please bring your payment with you – £2.40 per 2kg pack.

If you can’t make it on Saturday you’ll be able to pick them up from Terry Johnson during the week.

Spuds for You

We have nine varieties of seed potatoes on offer this year for just £2.40 per 2kg bag.

The varieties we are offering are:

First earlies; Casablanca, Duke of York White, Pentland Javelin.

Second earlies; Charlotte, Kestrel.

Maincrop; King Edward, Carolus (blight-resistant), Sarpo Mira (blight-resistant), Cara.

If you want to place an order please speak to Terry Johnson (plot 18) or Ron Barton (plot 22b) as soon as possible.

Plant sale

Denis Vickers, who is the judge at our allotment competitions, is holding his annual plant sale at the end of the month.

If you want to place an order please write down your requirements and put them in the box in Terry Johnson’s greenhouse on plot 18.

He will coordinate the orders from plotholders and collect the plants. All orders are, of course, subject to availability.

Please place your orders with Terry by Tuesday, April 20.

He will give details about payment and collection at a later date.

Here is the list of plants on offer:

PLANT LIST 2021Download

Manure

A pile of manure has been delivered to both main car parks. The cost for plotholders is 75p per barrowload. Please make your payments to any committee member.

Last orders, please

The closing date for seed potato orders is Friday, September, 18. Please make sure Terry has your order by then.

One potato, two potato…

In fact we’ve got nine varieties of seed potatoes on offer at just £2.40 per 2 kg bag.

They are:

First earlies; Pentland Javelin, Casablanca, Duke of York White, Arran Pilot.

Second earlies; Charlotte, Kestrel.

Maincrop; Sarpo Mira, Cara, King Edward.

If you want to place an order please speak to Terry Johnson, plot 18.