Supplies
Whilst garden centres and retail units are convenient places to obtain gardening items their range of products is often very limited and inadequate for the allotment holder. Online mail order companies are another option but can become expensive once p&p is added.
There are however two excellent local horticultural trading huts both run by enthusiastic gardeners, one at Aylesbury the other at Dagnall, both stock products specifically for allotment growers. Generally open Sunday mornings they are also a very good source of advice, it is very worthwhile joining both and links are available elsewhere in this website. In particular seed potatoes are far cheaper purchased via local trading huts where orders are generally taken during September and October for collection the following spring.
Considerable savings can also be made by buying seeds via a horticultural society or trading hut purchasing scheme, recently a purchasing scheme has been available at Ashbrook. The dearer cost of F1 seed that will generally give far superior results to conventional seed is fully justified by purchasing this way.
Growing on an allotment is a huge subject and hopefully a few sheets on specific crops plus other aspects will be added in due course as part of this section.
There are however two excellent local horticultural trading huts both run by enthusiastic gardeners, one at Aylesbury the other at Dagnall, both stock products specifically for allotment growers. Generally open Sunday mornings they are also a very good source of advice, it is very worthwhile joining both and links are available elsewhere in this website. In particular seed potatoes are far cheaper purchased via local trading huts where orders are generally taken during September and October for collection the following spring.
Considerable savings can also be made by buying seeds via a horticultural society or trading hut purchasing scheme, recently a purchasing scheme has been available at Ashbrook. The dearer cost of F1 seed that will generally give far superior results to conventional seed is fully justified by purchasing this way.
Growing on an allotment is a huge subject and hopefully a few sheets on specific crops plus other aspects will be added in due course as part of this section.