Trading
Spring 2024 : Church Crookham and Fleet Garden Society, Trading Hut News
The trading hut (fully re-stocked) will be open on Saturdays, 2024, 10am -11.30am – until October 2024
Why not drop in for a chat Saturday mornings and view the range of young plants on sale by members?
Trading Hut, Church Crookham Memorial Hall, Sandy Lane, GU52 8LD, (near the Wyvern pub).
Click here to view/download July 2023 Shed Price List
Trading Hut
Our Trading Hut is in the Car Park of the Church Crookham Memorial Hall, Sandy Lane, GU52 8LD, (opposite the Wyvern pub). The entrance for vehicles is 60m from the junction with Aldershot Road (Church Crookham).
We are open on Saturday mornings between 10.00 and 11.30hrs during the growing season.
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In the hut we stock a variety of products including composts, growbags, fertilizers, insecticides, canes, grass seed and lawn treatment, and much more.
During April and May members own plants and seedlings are often available.
We would appreciate feedback from our members on the trading facilities and stock we offer, and would welcome any suggestions to improve the service we currently provide.
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Pesticides for Home Gardeners | RHS Advisory Service February 2020
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CHURCH CROOKHAM GARDEN SOCIETY
HINTS FOR SOME COMMONLY USED FERTILISERS
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Nitrogen – Indicated as ‘N’ | Used for rapid growth in the foliage of plants, eg lettuce, cabbages etc | ||
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Phosphate – Indicated as ‘P’ | For promoting root growth, eg carrots, beetroot and plants in general | ||
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Potash – Indicated as ‘K’ | For ripening of fruit and stems, colour in flowers etc | ||
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Bonemeal | High in phosphates, slow acting | ||
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Blood, Fish & Bone | A good, general fertiliser | ||
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Garotta | Aids the rotting down of garden compost | ||
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Growmore | A very balanced fertiliser for most requirements, both vegetables and flowers | ||
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Lawn Sand | Moss and weed killer in lawns. Best time to use – April to June | ||
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Maxicrop | A seaweed based liquid fertiliser for general use | ||
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Sulphate of Ammonia | A high nitrogen fertiliser, very quick acting. Do not put on foliage, or scorching will take place. Can also be used to aid compost making | ||
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Sulphate of Potash | A high potash fertiliser, safe and quick acting. Can feed most plants, and is not readily washed out of the soil | ||
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Spring and Summer Lawn Food | General fertiliser for lawns. Quick acting in promoting a lush, green grass (nitrogen based). Water in if no rain within 24 hours, or it will scorch the existing grass | ||
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Autumn and Winter Lawn Food | As implied, promotes root growth (phosphate based) to support grass through the ravages of winter | ||
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Superphosphate | A very high phosphate fertiliser, rapid in action for promoting root growth. Remains available to plants for a long time | ||
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Tomorite | A good, liquid fertiliser for tomatoes. Fairly high in potash | ||
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