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General => News => Topic started by: Deb P on April 26, 2012, 21:23:13

Title: Littleover Lane Allotments Derby, Big plant sale, Sunday 6th May 2012
Post by: Deb P on April 26, 2012, 21:23:13
Quick plug for our allotment association's plant sale taking place next week. 11am-5pm

A fantastic range of bedding plants, vegetables, herbs, herbaceous/perennials, fruit and of course loads of tomatoes all grown by our allotment growers. There will be some heritage toms and others suitable for containers and outdoor planting as well.

I will be around probably on the tomato stall, would love to meet anyone who wants to come and say hello!

Please see our website below for details and directions on how to find us. Last year we had to open the gates a bit early as there was such a queue! Free admission. (Please note, the allotment site itself is not open to look around and there is no tea tent or samosas (sob!) for this event, but we will be having our full blown Open Day under the NGS scheme in September).

http://www.littleoverlaneallotments.org.uk/open-days-and-events#news
Title: Re: Littleover Lane Allotments Derby, Big plant sale, Sunday 6th May 2012
Post by: manicscousers on April 26, 2012, 21:47:05
Sorry, Deb. Our plant sale is the same weekend  :)
Title: Re: Littleover Lane Allotments Derby, Big plant sale, Sunday 6th May 2012
Post by: Deb P on May 01, 2012, 22:48:23
Bump! ;D
Title: Re: Littleover Lane Allotments Derby, Big plant sale, Sunday 6th May 2012
Post by: saddad on May 02, 2012, 07:27:34
I'm in the Netherlands... but there is lots of stuff... there will be tea/coffee and cake..  :)
Title: Re: Littleover Lane Allotments Derby, Big plant sale, Sunday 6th May 2012
Post by: saddad on May 02, 2012, 16:47:03
bump...  :)
Title: Re: Littleover Lane Allotments Derby, Big plant sale, Sunday 6th May 2012
Post by: Deb P on May 05, 2012, 11:35:10
Just been down to drop another load of tomatoes off, and can now confirm prices:

Pack of 6 bedding plants £2 each of 3 for £5 (begonias, bizzie lizzies, cosmos , marigolds etc)
Tomato plants 50p each, some packs of 6 for £2.50, BIG plants £1.
Big pots of hostas 50p, hardy geraniums £2.50, ooh, you could just go mad......

It's all looking very tempting....... ;D ;D ;D ;D

Taking the last lot now, I have room in my greenhouse at last! ;D ;D
Title: Re: Littleover Lane Allotments Derby, Big plant sale, Sunday 6th May 2012
Post by: Squash64 on May 05, 2012, 13:51:15
Good luck for tomorrow Deb, I hope the weather is kind to you.
Title: Re: Littleover Lane Allotments Derby, Big plant sale, Sunday 6th May 2012
Post by: Deb P on May 05, 2012, 18:39:32
I am lucky, my stall is indoors, just the veg are outdoors. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us...
Title: Re: Littleover Lane Allotments Derby, Big plant sale, Sunday 6th May 2012
Post by: manicscousers on May 05, 2012, 19:36:45
Beautifil day here, today, just cold. Hope yours is warmer  :)
Title: Re: Littleover Lane Allotments Derby, Big plant sale, Sunday 6th May 2012
Post by: Deb P on May 05, 2012, 19:55:35
Fingers crossed! ;D
Title: Re: Littleover Lane Allotments Derby, Big plant sale, Sunday 6th May 2012
Post by: taurus on May 05, 2012, 22:57:45
Wishing you the very best for tomorrow.
Title: Re: Littleover Lane Allotments Derby, Big plant sale, Sunday 6th May 2012
Post by: pumkinlover on May 06, 2012, 07:35:09
Sorry cannot come I'm  already off on a garden visit- hope goes well :)
Title: Re: Littleover Lane Allotments Derby, Big plant sale, Sunday 6th May 2012
Post by: Deb P on May 06, 2012, 07:58:14
Well it's a bright and sunny start to the day, we are all set to go, let's hope we get a good turn out! I will report back later tonight! 8) ;D
Title: Re: Littleover Lane Allotments Derby, Big plant sale, Sunday 6th May 2012
Post by: Deb P on May 07, 2012, 12:41:12
We were lucky with the weather, it was mostly sunny all day. We had very good trade in the morning, it seemed to slack off bit in the afternoon but hopefully we have done well overall. I was on the tomato stand, best sellers were the Maskotka bush tomatoes and the minibel and tumbling toms for containers. Last year I was constantly asked for cherry tomatoes so grew a load of them for this year....and was asked for plum and beefsteak toms this year!  ::) You can't win eh... ;D

There were some outstanding cakes in the tea room, Cam and I couldn't stop grazing on them!  ;D

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Title: Re: Littleover Lane Allotments Derby, Big plant sale, Sunday 6th May 2012
Post by: Squash64 on May 07, 2012, 14:03:56
Looks like you had a lovely lot of plants Deb and weren't you lucky with the weather!  Hope it's the same for us on Sunday.