What we sell and what it’s for!
The allotment store is currently stocking the following compost, manure, fertilisers and soil conditioners. We also sell twine, slug pellets, plant labels and 8ft garden canes. Please let a committee member know if you would like access to the Allotment Store.
Growmore
A great general purpose fertiliser
- A popular compound fertiliser – use as a general purpose fertiliser.
- Contains the three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
- Promotes heavy crops of fruit and vegetables, balanced vigorous plants and beautiful flowers.
- Flowers: 140g/m² prior to sowing or planting.
- For established plants 70g/m² as a top dressing at 8 – 10 week intervals
- For other vegetables 140g/m²
- For shrubs, fruit trees and bushes: 70-140g/m² when planting mix with infill, depending on size of plant.
- For all crops 70g/m² sprinkled evenly between the rows at 8 -10 week intervals.
- New Lawns 140g/m² forked into the top 8cm of soil before sowing grass seed or laying turf.
- Keep away from children; pets; food
Analysis: Nitrogen(N) 7% Phosphorous(P) 7% Potassium(K) 7%
Groworganic
- Produced for over 30 years, an 100% organic fertiliser is composted, milled and oven heated at over 200°C to produce a safe and economical product. It’s weed free, easy and safe to handle – but a bit smelly!
- Firstly read the back of the bag…
- Conditions the soil but breaks down clay and takes the backache out of gardening.
- It’s safe with lime haters and no matter what conditions your soil, hard sticky clay, sand or even dust.
- It’s ideal for lawns, roses, flowers, vegetables, fruit and shrubs.
- It can be used as a compost accelerator
- Will produce healthy bumper crops of fruit, vegetables, flowers and plants – year in and year out!
- One 40 litre bag of Groworganic will treat up to 210 square metres
Analysis: Nitrogen(N) 5.8% Phosphorous(P) 3.5% Potassium(K) 3% pH 6.8
Fish Blood & Bone Fertiliser
- Fish, Blood and Bone is a balanced organically based fertiliser in powder form.
- The nitrogen in Fish, Blood and Bone encourages strong growth and healthy rich green foliage, whilst the slow release of phosphate promotes vigorous root growth.
- The added potash promotes flower colour and improves ripening of fruit and vegetables it provides the major nutrients required for strong healthy growth.
- Ideal for all round use – shrubs, vegetables, root crops and herbaceous plants.
- Fish, Blood & Bone provides both a rapid boost and long-lasting results so a single application lasts up to six weeks to keep plants in best condition and encourage flowering.
- It can also be used as a top dressing on lawns
- Keep away from children; pets; food
Analysis: Nitrogen(N) 5% Phosphorous(P) 5% Potassium(K) 6%
Onion fertiliser
- Organic based fertiliser granule size of between 3 – 4mm.
- Incorporate into soil for Onion; Leek; Garlic; Shallot production
- Specially formulated to help promote the growth and development of onions.
- Keep away from children; pets; food
Analysis: Nitrogen(N) 6% Phosphorous(P) 8% Potassium(K) 15% Magnesium (Mg) 5%
Potato Fertiliser
- A compound fertiliser especially formulated to produce heavy crops of potatoes whilst limiting the amount of top foliage
- Lightly fork into soil
- Use at a rate of 30 to 70 grammes per square metre
- Can be used on other root vegetables
- Keep away from children; pets; food
Analysis: Nitrogen(N) 6% Phosphorous(P) 10% Potassium(K) 10%
Maxicrop Liquid Seaweed Feed (1L)
- Maxicrop Liquid Seaweed Feed is a brilliant organic plant growth stimulant made from pure seaweed extract, containing natural plant growth stimulants, in an easy to use liquid form. Bumper crops of growing your own fruit and vegetables
- Soil Association approved for use in organic production
- Seaweed extract stimulates beneficial soil microbes, which results in an improved root system to take up more soil nutrients and water.
- Seaweed also helps to keep leaves greener, with more chlorophyll, to improve the use of sunlight energy for carbohydrate production.
- Keep away from children; pets; food
Analysis: Nitrogen(N) 5% Phosphorous(P) 2% Potassium(K) 5%
Granular Lime
- Granular calcium carbonated lime.
- On ACID SOILS apply annually, September onwards at a rate of 200 – 400grammes per square metre.
- On NORMAL SOILS apply every 2 – 3 years at a rate of 200 grammes per square metre
- No dust – an easier alternative to powered calcium carbonate
- Keep away from children; pets; food
Compost Activator
- Open Compost Heaps – Add 60g per 15cm material to be composted
- Compost Bins – Mix in 120 grammes whilst filling compost bin
- For best results cover with polythene sheet or similar
- Keep away from children; pets; food
Updated 12 February 2025
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