Seed potato orders for 2012
Trading Shed opening dates - winter 2011
Ally Pally
Opening hours all year are from 11 am to 12.30 pm on Sundays.
Open every Sunday 11 am to 12.30 pm
(except Christmas Day & New Year's Day)
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4 Dec
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open
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11 Dec
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open
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18 Dec
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open
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25 Dec
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closed
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2012
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1 Jan
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closed
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Open alternate Sundays 11 am to 12.30 pm
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8 Jan
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open
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15 Jan
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closed
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22 Jan
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22 Jan - open from 11.30 to 12.30
Operating in the meetings shed during the Trading Shed
roof repairs. The meetings shed space is crammed,
so items available will be limited to what's
accessible, though should include composts,
magazines and memberships.
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29 Jan
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closed
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5 Feb
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open
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12 Feb
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closed
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19 Feb
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open
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Open every Sunday 11 am to 12.30 pm from 19 February
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Shepherds Hill
Opening hours in winter are from 11 am to 12 noon every Sunday in November,
and alternate Sundays in December, January and February.
Opening hours in spring, summer and autumn are from 11 am to 1 pm every Sunday.
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Open every Sunday 11 am to 12 noon
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6 Nov
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open
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13 Nov
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open
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20 Nov
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open
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27 Nov
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open
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Open alternate Sundays 11 am to 12 noon
(closed Christmas Day & New Year's Day)
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4 Dec
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open
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11 Dec
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closed
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18 Dec
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open
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25 Dec
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closed
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2012
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1 Jan
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closed
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8 Jan
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open
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15 Jan
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closed
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22 Jan
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open
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29 Jan
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closed
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5 Feb
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open
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12 Feb
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closed
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19 Feb
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open
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26 Feb
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closed
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5 Mar
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open
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Open every Sunday 11 am - 1 pm from 5 March
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New for 2011 - Phacelia 'green manure' and 'bee plant'
Photo of Phacelia with bee taken at Ally Pally allots (by ASJ)
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Green manure
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Fast-growing
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Attractive flowers
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A 'bee plant'
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Helps natural pest control
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Suppresses weeds
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Sow March to mid-Sept
Details
Full name:
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Description:
Hardy annual. Height 50-90cm (1.5-3 feet). Feathery leaves with dense spikes of
lavender blue flowers.
Uses:
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A beautiful plant. Can be used as cut flowers.
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'Green manure' - fast-growing, dense root system, holds nitrogen, suppresses
weeds. Dig in before sets seed.
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'Bee plant' - attracts and provides nectar for honey bees and other
pollinators.
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Natural pest control - attracts hoverflies and ladybirds which eat aphids and
other pests.
Cultivation:
Sow March to mid-September thinly in rows 20cm apart or broadcast at 1g to 2g
per sq. metre. Cover with a dusting of soil. Is fast-growing and may
over-winter.
Price:
40p for about 15g seeds, from your Trading Shed.
For other 'green manures', see
Green Manure Seeds
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Seed Potato Orders
Seed potatoes UPDATE Feb-Mar 2011
Trading Shed
See also
Noticeboard
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All Society Members are able to purchase from the Allotments Trading
Sheds
staffed by volunteers which open for an hour / hour and a half on
Sundays. On
sale are a wide variety of garden products, including many
items that are
difficult to source from ordinary garden shops and
centres. In particular, a
wide range of fertilising and soil improving
agents such as 'blood, fish and
bone meal' and 'nitrochalk' for as little
as 25 pence a pound, seeds at up to
35% discount, bamboo canes,
fertilisers, composts and other sundries. Items
such as fertiliser and
onion and shallot sets (when in season) are sold by
weight, so you can
buy the amount you need. We have Green Manure seeds
(Winter Tares,
Winter Grazing Rye, Field Beans) in stock most of the year, and this
Spring/Summer (2011) are trying Phacelia for its combination of attractive
flowers, with bee and insect attracting qualities, and dense top growth.
See below for price list.
Trading Sheds are located at the Shepherds Hill and Alexandra Palace
allotment
sites (beside the car parks at both) and are open for new
memberships and sales
Sundays at Shepherds Hill from 11 am - 1 pm and at
Alexandra Palace from 11
am - 12.30 pm. Please note that over the winter
months, the sheds open only
on alternate Sundays, and at Shepherds Hill
for a shorter time - please check
by email (see contacts) for details of
dates and times.
Suggestions by members for products to stock
We have a poster pinned up for suggestions. Here's the ones that were added up
to May 2009...
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Green manure seeds
Yes, now stocked at AP at really good price!
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Cheap but strong gardening knife
Looking into this
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Fruit cage kit items
Looking into this
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Balls to make netting cages using canes
Yes, now stocked at AP at really good price!
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Cloche kit items
Looking into this
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Butyl pond liner
Looking into this
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Peat-free policy
We are moving in that direction
, and sell the 100% peat-free and award-winning 'New Horizon' compost
without any mark-up
, also a reduced-peat compost. However, some gardeners still like compost made
with peat.
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Ant killer
Not to be stocked.
Ants cause few problems for gardeners. They are a fascinating part of the
natural kingdom, as well as being the food of choice of Green Woodpeckers.
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Autumn-planting onion sets (Japanese)
Looking into this
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'Safe' slug pellets sold loose rather than in tins
Looking into this
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Sealant for tree pruning cuts
Sealant is not now recommended by experts
- it is best to leave a clean and open cut
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Grease band
Looking into this
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Winter-planting seeds
Looking into this
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Tree stakes
Not sure if the demand is really there to justify stocking
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Compost activator
Yes, now stocked at AP at really good price!
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Bulk 'off the roll' fleece
Yes, now stocked at AP at really good price!
Chadahs Trading Shed Price List
(Word Document)
This is designed to print as a double-sided A4 sheet, that, when
folded,
produces an A5 format leaflet, with a single centre page.
Please note that prices and stock available may change.
(Left click to view, or right click and choose 'Save Target As' to download
to
your computer.)
