The price of the multi purpose potting compost at the shop has gone up to £6 per 60 litre bag.
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Cement
A load of cement was found dumped loose in the grass cuttings section of the water-harvesting structure in the top car park today.
If you know how it came to be there please email Pearl Barton at pearlygran@yahoo.co.uk or speak to a committee member.
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:
Pick up yOur potatoes
Anyone who ordered seed potatoes but has not yet collected them is asked to ring Terry Johnson to arrange collection. His number is 07831 436413.
Brrr……!
Our chairman, Tony Fursland, braved it down to the allotments today….
hop to it!
The fifth season of the highly successful Deal Hop Farm is being launched this week.
If you fancy growing your own hops – and enjoying some of the beer that’s made from them – find out more details at http://dealwithit.org
Len Thomas
The funeral of plot holder Len Thomas, who, sadly, died of Covid in late December, will take place tomorrow, Friday.
For anyone wishing to pay their respects to Len, the cortège will be leaving his house at 4pm and passing the allotments at about 4.15pm.
The seeds are here
The Kings Seed Catalogue orders have arrived. To pick up your order please speak to Terry Johnson (plot 18) or Ron Barton (plot 21b or 22b).
Garden tips book
ANOTHER chance to vote
The committee is meeting at the summer house tomorrow (Saturday) at 10.30am.
If you haven’t already cast your vote on any of the proposed rule amendments you can bring your voting slip along then and hand it in.
