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manicscousers
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www.golborne-allotments.co.uk
2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 15, 2009, 16:34:30 »
the tables and stuff are filling up, 2nd, 3rd, 4th may and the weekend after if there is anything left ;D
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saddad
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Derby, Derbyshire (Strange, but true!)
Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 15, 2009, 21:17:32 »
You might want to post a postcode.... :)
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manicscousers
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Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 15, 2009, 21:38:05 »
will do that tomorrow, I think, I'll have to dig out my membership card or get a flyer from the big shed ;D
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ceres
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Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 15, 2009, 22:15:33 »
Gosh, for a small site you do yourselves proud. We have over 200 plots, 400 members and our plant sale is puny in comparison.
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grannyjanny
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April 16, 2009, 20:14:44 »
Hi MS. Is it just veg or are you doing flowers as well?
Janet
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manicscousers
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Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 16, 2009, 20:58:35 »
bedding, baskets, pots, even some perennials and a few shrubs..bags of mother earth, herbs and veggie plants, strawberry runners, you name it ;D
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grannyjanny
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April 16, 2009, 21:30:51 »
Brilliant. Thanks.
Janet
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manicscousers
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Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 16, 2009, 22:22:13 »
We are behind what used to be the Intex club on Rivington venue, WA3 3HG.
everybody welcome , I'll even give you a cuppa ;D
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Squash64
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Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 21, 2009, 06:40:33 »
You've got a lovely lot of plants there, hope the sale goes well.
Is it something you do every year? We will be having ours on May 16th, combined with a 'Cream Tea' :) which one of our newcomers has 'offered' to organise. We are hoping that visitors will buy the plants then sit around eating fresh cream cakes and having a cuppa! It's in aid of Macmillan Cancer Care so I hope we do well.
Betty
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Betty
Walsall Road Allotments
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manicscousers
Hectare
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www.golborne-allotments.co.uk
Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 21, 2009, 15:19:19 »
this is the third year we've done it, just found out the photographer from the local free paper is coming tomorrow to do a feature :o
we don't do cakes, last year we had over 100 poeple through the gates on the first day, it's hard enough getting enough people to help serve people ;D
hope yours goes well, we've over 200 of orders already but we've spent 600 so a bit of a way to go yet :)
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Squash64
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Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 21, 2009, 15:32:53 »
It's our third year too.
Last year we made £400 profit. All our plants are donated - it sounds from what you say that yours are bought in?
We had ours in the free paper last year, it is one of the best ways to advertise for us. Two people who deliver papers are also plotholders and they are going to put one of our leaflets through letterboxes at the same time.
Just hope it doesn't rain.....
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Betty
Walsall Road Allotments
Birmingham
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manicscousers
Hectare
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www.golborne-allotments.co.uk
Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 21, 2009, 15:48:15 »
we've bought in 400.00 worth of plants, all the rest are raised from seed, cuttings etc..last year we made 1300.00 profit, we were making a raised bed area for our broadmead friends, that's done but we need a new communal greenhouse as the one we have isn't safe for them to go in and we can't get wheelchairs in there, they have a space in the communal polytunnel though, they can plant in it after the sale, it's covered in table tops and plants at the moment , theirs is under the middle ;D
most money is made on hanging baskets and re-filling them
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Squash64
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Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 21, 2009, 15:56:31 »
Quote from: manicscousers on April 21, 2009, 15:48:15
most money is made on hanging baskets and re-filling them
It sounds very well organised. How much do you sell the hanging baskets for (if you don't mind me asking)? Do you get advance orders for them?
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Betty
Walsall Road Allotments
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manicscousers
Hectare
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www.golborne-allotments.co.uk
Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 21, 2009, 16:08:56 »
the green plastic ones go for 10.00, up to 16.00 for the maize leaf and cone ones, we try to give the community a good deal, we are surrounded by elderly and disabled homes so they buy lots ..
anyone getting their basket re-filled get 2.00 off the price of the size basket we are selling, if that makes sense :)
that includes feed for the season and water retaining stuff in them :)
we have 12 baskets and 7 containers already ;D
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cleo
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Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 21, 2009, 16:16:17 »
As a fellow gardener and sometime seller(I`ve taken £4.20 sofar today ;D)
I wish you and all concerned good weather and an even better turn out
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manicscousers
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Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 21, 2009, 16:17:59 »
ta, chuck..my last year organising it so I'd like it to be a good one
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JIS
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Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 29, 2009, 20:46:51 »
I was under the impression most sites had a "no selling" rule...?
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manicscousers
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Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 30, 2009, 20:25:25 »
it's not individuals, it's for improvements to the site :)
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Robert_Brenchley
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Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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April 30, 2009, 21:25:29 »
Most sites do have a rule saying no selling, though it's effectively unenforceable. There are ways round it for associations though. It's too early yet to say how it'll work out, but we've set up an arrangement with a local greengrocer. Donated surplus produce is to be sold to him to raise money for site funds.
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Sparkly
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Re: 2 weeks to go to the plant sale
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Reply #19 on:
April 30, 2009, 22:12:33 »
Do we get A4A discount :P You are only about 15 miles from us. Tempting to come over for a nosey. ;D
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