Saltburn Allotment Association

You may not be aware of our allotment shop, this is on the track beyond Tingdene site. It may not looklikeashop,asit’sjustagroupofcontainers!Wehave a sign under construction to make it more obvious. You don’t need an allotment to use it, we have a small stock of peat free compost, fertilisers, Seeds, seed potatoes, canes etc. and open each Sunday from 10am to 11.30am, we don’thaveacardmachinehoweversocashonly.

Spring is a great time of year as almost everything is starting to grow. Seeds like: Peas, Cabbage, Broccoli, Caulis, salad crops, herbs and root crops, can go into a seedbedorstartedinpotsreadytobetransplantedinafew weeks to their final growing position. (Read seed packs to check what varieties are good to plant now).Always label, asyouarelikelytoforgetwhatyouhave.

Next month is our AGM and we hope to have a professional gardener with links to the area coming to give a talk for us! This was sadly postponed last year, fingers crosseditwillgoahead.ItwillbeintheECHOconference roomon20thApril,at6pm.

Rents are due, you can pay at the container or details for online payment are on the Facebook page or available fromcommitteemembers.

We will be having our first farmers market stall of the year this month and will be making use of the town garden forthisagaincomeandhavealookatourlittleoasisinthe centreofSaltburn. Julia