What the Trading Store can do for you
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Not the most architecturally enchanting of structures, we agree. But the Trading Store (fondly known as the "Seed Shed") is your portal to cheap stuff. Long live cheap stuff! And three cheers for Geoff Button, who runs it with Alex Fraser, the Membership Secretary for the scheme, and of course Tony Fagg! The bulk buying scheme carries a huge range of supplies as well as ordering seeds plus seed potatoes for you. Save money on everything you need for your gardening.
There is an annual fee of £4 for belonging to the bulk buying scheme. This is because it has to operate as a co-operative 'club'. However, the seed shed is open to all local gardeners, not just those with allotments. |
Geoff and a customer enjoying the glamorous surroundings!
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Where is the Trading Store?
The Trading Store is at Westrees allotments on Quantock Drive. Turn into Quantock Drive from Maidstone Road, next to the St John's Ambulance hall. Drive along this winding street till you see the rear entrance to St Teresa's School on your left. The entrance to the allotments is next, through gates and down a short curving drive. There is plenty of parking and you can back your car right up to load heavier items.
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For opening times for 2015 please scroll down to end of page
For more about the Trading Store, go to the official Ashford Allotment Society website at http://www.ashfordallotmentsociety.org
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BEST ALLOTMENT BUYS: HEAVY DUTY PROFESSIONAL WEED-SUPPRESSING FABRIC
(similar to 'Mypex') 4 metres wide, only £2.40 a metre. Lasts for years and years. No comparison with flimsy stuff you buy by the roll. You can use as a permanent weed-suppressing ground cover as it lets the rain and nutrients through; fruit bushes can be planted through cut holes! (right - cutting weed-proof mat!) |
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More info about those products -
REALLY STURDY CANES - 8FT & 5FT, much better quality than available elsewhere.
CONCENTRATED GLYPHOSATE WEEDKILLER - kills weeds in a fortnight and they can just be dug in. Safe to plant straight afterwards.
Crop protection, pest control and support:
BORDEAUX MIXTURE still the best control for potato and tomato blight
Really sturdy CANES - 8FT & 5FT, much better quality than available elsewhere.
FRUIT CAGE (AND CROP PROTECTION) NETTING 4m wide and 8m wide
Please note: when measuring up for this netting, allow at least an extra 1/3rd in length when buying. As this netting is stretched out sideways, it gets shorter, just like a piece of knitting.
Concentrated GLYPHOSATE WEEDKILLER - kills weeds in a fortnight and they can just be dug in. Safe to plant straight afterwards.
GROUND FLEECE (frost protection) 2m wide
INSECT NETTING 2m wide - new, higher quality product with bound edge
PEA AND BEAN NETTING - 2m x 5m
'ROUND UP' glyphosate weedkiller for tricky perennial weeds; weeds can be dug in after 2 weeks and the ground planted. Ideal for clearing under fruit bushes in winter.
SLUG PELLETS metaldehyde type
Green STRING - 120m ball
VITAX 'SLUG GONE' Totally organic slug-proof barrier for special plants
Fertilisers, soil improvers and so on.
BLOOD FISH & BONE organic balanced feed
BONEMEAL high potash and phosphate
CALCIFIED SEAWEED - one of the best soil improvers!
CHICKEN MANURE - dry pellets
COMPOST ACTIVATOR to make your heap go faster
FARMYARD MANURE rotted and ready to use
'GROW ORGANIC' FERTILISER
GROWMORE - old-fashioned balanced fertiliser
HOOF & HORN - slow-release organic high-nitrate fertiliser
LAWN WEED FEED & MOSS KILLER for the garden
LIME - necessary for balancing your soil
MAXICROP GROWTH STIMULANT seaweed tonic for healthy plants
MAXICROP ALL PURPOSE FEED - a splendid strengthening plant food
POTATO FERTILISER ready mixed
SULPHATE OF AMMONIA - concentrated nitrates,
SULPHATE OF IRON (see RHS page) - essential for growing blueberries,
corrects excess alkalinity in the soil.
SULPHATE OF POTASH old-fashioned pure potash specialist fertiliser
SUPER PHOSPHATE - old fashioned pure phosphate specialist fertiliser
TOMATO FEED - 500ml high potash liquid concentrate
Propagating and growing:
CAPILLARY MATTING for laying under pots in the greenhouse 1m wide,
PLANT LABELS
PLANT TWISTS pack of 75 x 6
VERMICULITE for successful seed sowing
JOHN INNES No1 for seeds and cuttings
JOHN INNES No3 excellent old-fashioned soil-based long-term compost
BULRUSH MULTI-PURPOSE COMPOST
GODWINS MULTIPURPOSE COMPOST 70L while stocks last
(new stock will come in different bags at different price)
PLUG TRAYS 40 cells, ideal for starting off young plants
The seed shed has a choice of composts for seed-sowing and growing in containers.
RIGID GROWING TRAYS, 15 plant holes - Geoff's special.
REALLY STURDY CANES - 8FT & 5FT, much better quality than available elsewhere.
CONCENTRATED GLYPHOSATE WEEDKILLER - kills weeds in a fortnight and they can just be dug in. Safe to plant straight afterwards.
Crop protection, pest control and support:
BORDEAUX MIXTURE still the best control for potato and tomato blight
Really sturdy CANES - 8FT & 5FT, much better quality than available elsewhere.
FRUIT CAGE (AND CROP PROTECTION) NETTING 4m wide and 8m wide
Please note: when measuring up for this netting, allow at least an extra 1/3rd in length when buying. As this netting is stretched out sideways, it gets shorter, just like a piece of knitting.
Concentrated GLYPHOSATE WEEDKILLER - kills weeds in a fortnight and they can just be dug in. Safe to plant straight afterwards.
GROUND FLEECE (frost protection) 2m wide
INSECT NETTING 2m wide - new, higher quality product with bound edge
PEA AND BEAN NETTING - 2m x 5m
'ROUND UP' glyphosate weedkiller for tricky perennial weeds; weeds can be dug in after 2 weeks and the ground planted. Ideal for clearing under fruit bushes in winter.
SLUG PELLETS metaldehyde type
Green STRING - 120m ball
VITAX 'SLUG GONE' Totally organic slug-proof barrier for special plants
Fertilisers, soil improvers and so on.
BLOOD FISH & BONE organic balanced feed
BONEMEAL high potash and phosphate
CALCIFIED SEAWEED - one of the best soil improvers!
CHICKEN MANURE - dry pellets
COMPOST ACTIVATOR to make your heap go faster
FARMYARD MANURE rotted and ready to use
'GROW ORGANIC' FERTILISER
GROWMORE - old-fashioned balanced fertiliser
HOOF & HORN - slow-release organic high-nitrate fertiliser
LAWN WEED FEED & MOSS KILLER for the garden
LIME - necessary for balancing your soil
MAXICROP GROWTH STIMULANT seaweed tonic for healthy plants
MAXICROP ALL PURPOSE FEED - a splendid strengthening plant food
POTATO FERTILISER ready mixed
SULPHATE OF AMMONIA - concentrated nitrates,
SULPHATE OF IRON (see RHS page) - essential for growing blueberries,
corrects excess alkalinity in the soil.
SULPHATE OF POTASH old-fashioned pure potash specialist fertiliser
SUPER PHOSPHATE - old fashioned pure phosphate specialist fertiliser
TOMATO FEED - 500ml high potash liquid concentrate
Propagating and growing:
CAPILLARY MATTING for laying under pots in the greenhouse 1m wide,
PLANT LABELS
PLANT TWISTS pack of 75 x 6
VERMICULITE for successful seed sowing
JOHN INNES No1 for seeds and cuttings
JOHN INNES No3 excellent old-fashioned soil-based long-term compost
BULRUSH MULTI-PURPOSE COMPOST
GODWINS MULTIPURPOSE COMPOST 70L while stocks last
(new stock will come in different bags at different price)
PLUG TRAYS 40 cells, ideal for starting off young plants
The seed shed has a choice of composts for seed-sowing and growing in containers.
RIGID GROWING TRAYS, 15 plant holes - Geoff's special.
OPENING TIMES FOR 2016:
Open from 10am to 2pm on the following dates;
Geoff says please arrive in good time to ensure being able to get everything you want. The Trading Store is run by volunteers and at busy times there may be a queue.
Please note: if the weather is really foul and the Trading Store likely to be very quiet, please make sure you are there well before 1pm, as Geoff will want to pack up early.
Open from 10am to 2pm on the following dates;
Geoff says please arrive in good time to ensure being able to get everything you want. The Trading Store is run by volunteers and at busy times there may be a queue.
Please note: if the weather is really foul and the Trading Store likely to be very quiet, please make sure you are there well before 1pm, as Geoff will want to pack up early.
January 16th
February 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th
- Receive a free pumpkin plant when you collect your potato orders in February !!
March 12th & 26th
April 9th & 23rd
May 7th, 21st & 28th
Bring & Buy Plant Sale each week in May
June 11th & 25th
July 9th & 30th
August 13th & 27th
September 10th & 24th
October 8th & 22nd (Pumpkin Show)
November 12th & 26th
December 10th
February 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th
- Receive a free pumpkin plant when you collect your potato orders in February !!
March 12th & 26th
April 9th & 23rd
May 7th, 21st & 28th
Bring & Buy Plant Sale each week in May
June 11th & 25th
July 9th & 30th
August 13th & 27th
September 10th & 24th
October 8th & 22nd (Pumpkin Show)
November 12th & 26th
December 10th
Newsletter from the Trading Store Feb 2016
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