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Seeds

You will get the best value on seeds by ordering from Kings through Vibeke in the autumn as prices are heavily discounted for TGAA members. At other times, a seasonal selection of seeds is available at the Trap Trading shed (open 11-1 on Saturdays and 2-3 on Sundays).

TGAA members can also get a discount of 10% on seeds bought from vegetableseeds.net by following this link and quoting coupon code AD772 at the checkout.

Other seed suppliers with online ordering include:

• Tuckers Seeds
• Thompson & Morgan
• Marshalls
• Bakker
• Dobies

Seed potatoes

Seed potatoes are sold in the Trap Trading shed from February. For old and/or unusual varieties, try specialist seed potato supplier JBA Seed Potatoes.

Manure suppliers

You can buy bags of farm manure from Trap Trading at £3.50 per bag. There are also local farmers who can provide trailer loads. If you have to organise a delivery - via the Walton Well Rd entrance to Port Meadow - remember:

• you need to organise the keys from a committee member;
• it's better to organise deliveries before the wet winter weather sets in, since both access to their farms for manure, and access to the allotment site, can be adversely affected if the ground is wet.

Here are two local farmers who have been used by members, and who know where the Trap Ground allotments are located.

• Haynes farmers
  Marston
  Tel. (01865) 242728
  
• David Gough
  Wolvercote
  Tel. (01865) 376286
  

Useful contacts

• The Royal Horticultural Society Grow Your Own section
• National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners
• Community police officer - 08458 505505

Other links

• A nice blog with many photos of our local resident birds. Thanks to John Porter for telling me about this.