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The WAHAGA Shop (Trading Hut)

The Association runs a well-stocked shop,
adjacent to the entrance of the allotments car park in Curzon Road.

Come in and have a browse!

Open every Sat and Sun from 10 to 12
(closed for approximately 4 weeks each year during Dec/Jan – check car park notice board for details)

Trading Hut Stock Update
dated February 2008

New stock for 2008:

The 2008 season is in full swing at the trading hut, with the following new stock having arrived in January:

Seed potatoes (£2.90 per bag): We currently have 12 different varieties in stock but they have been selling quickly – if you have a particular favourite, come in soon to avoid disappointment.

First earlies*: Arran Pilot, Pentland Javelin, Red Duke of York, Rocket, Winston

Main crop: Cara, King Edward, Maris Piper, Picasso, Romano

Salad potatoes: Charlotte, Pink Fir Apple

* Note: our suppliers were unable to provide Swift this year due to blight problems with this variety

Visit our supplier’s website for information on each variety including disease resistance and cooking qualities.

Spring-planting onion sets: Red Baron, Sturon

Shallot sets: Golden Gourmet, Red Sun

We have over 100 varieties of vegetable seed – ranging from the old favourites to some highly rated new varieties – plus a selection of popular herbs and ‘cottage garden’ flower seeds. All our seeds are sourced from Kings (www.kingsseeds.com), but offered at prices below their usual selling price, because of bulk ordering and allotment society discounts.

Varieties suitable for sowing from February onwards include:

Broad bean

Aquadulce Claudia Masterpiece Green LongpodThe SuttonWitkiem Manita

Cabbage

Hispi F1

Carrot Early Nantes, Nairobi F1

Cauliflower

All The Year Round, Snowball

CeleriacGiant Prague

LettuceAll The Year Round

Onion Long Red Florence, Mammoth Improved, Red Brunswick, White Lisbon

Parsley

Parsnip - Hollow Crown, White King

Pea - Feltham First, Little Marvel

Flowers…Cosmos, Sweet Pea, Tagetes

Can anybody use the shop?

Anyone can become a member of the association and use the shop by paying a small annual membership fee of £2.00.

What are the opening hours?

10–12 Saturday and Sunday mornings (closed for approximately 4 weeks each year during Dec/Jan – check car park notice board for details).

Who runs the shop?

Volunteers (all plot holders) – who will be happy to do what they can to answer your queries and advise you on gardening matters.

Why should I shop there?

Price – Our prices are very competitive compared with local garden centres and DIY stores, as we don’t have to add a huge mark-up to wholesale prices.
Convenience – Particularly if you’re a plot holder at the allotments (we’re right next door) – but if not, shoppers can still make use of our free car park; we can loan you a wheelbarrow to take purchases to your plot or car
Choice – You’ll be hard pushed to find such a diverse range of gardening products on sale anywhere else in Weybridge!

What kinds of things are available?

An extensive range of vegetable seeds (supplied by Kings Seeds) – at bargain prices
Seed potatoes, garlic seed, onion sets and shallot sets (seasonal)
Assorted composts, including organic compost, composted stable manure, John Innes blends, Gro-bags, bulb compost and ericaceous compost
Granular and liquid fertilizers, including poultry manure, Groworganic, Growmore, rose food and Maxicrop – plus a range of fertilizers sold in handy 1–3 kg bags, as well as bulk-buy bags (~25 kg)
Fungicides, insecticides, herbicides (e.g. Roundup) and molluscicides (e.g. slug pellets)
Plant protection – fleece, nettings, mulching fabric
Seed trays, perlite, vermiculite, Jiffy 7’s, labels…
Lawncare products, including lawn sand, lawn food, feed, weed & moss etc.
And a whole range of assorted garden sundries – including canes, gardening gloves, watering cans, wheelbarrows, garden twine, potato sacks

If it's not in stock, we would be happy to order it for you.

What happens to the proceeds?

Part of the Association’s income goes to help support the Weybridge Land Charity and part to run the shop, service mower and Strimmer and skip hire when necessary.

Anything else I should know about?

Call in for details	MOWER HIRE - £2 per hour donation, supply own fuel (4 stroke petrol)
Call in for details	STRIMMER HIRE - £5 per hour, fuel supplied
SAFETY FIRST!!!	ALWAYS WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, EYE AND EAR PROTECTION WHEN USING POWER TOOLS.