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WGA News and Updates
Shop opens 10-12 Saturday Mornings.
May Newsletter
Wednesday Evening Opening – May Only
Several members have asked about opening on Wednesday evenings as we used to before Covid. We are happy to give it a go to see how popular it is.
We propose to open 6:30 – 8:00 on Wednesdays through May.
If you are able to volunteer for this slot then please let Terry know on shoprota@wantagegardeners.org.uk.
Very well Rotted Horse Manure Back In stock
We have about 40 bags of horse manure back in stock.
Bags are 40l and mostly clean and intact but if you want to purchase any it would be prudent to have some protection in your car in case of spillages
The price for these is £4.50p per bag.
BACS Payments for On Line orders Removed
We continue to have non-members ordering on-line from far flung places around the UK (a testament to our low prices!), paying on line and expecting free delivery.
To try to minimise this, we have removed this option and so we ask that you pay by card when collecting (as the vast majority of people do anyway).
Free Self Assembly Compost Bins (Pallets!!)
As mentioned recently, we have had a lot of compost delivered and so have a lot of pallets in the shop.
If you would like some, please ask and we will sort some out for you.
Note that they are 1m x 1.2m so great for a large compost bin but slightly too big for many car boots, maybe check first.
WGA Plant Sale – Saturday May 30th.
As always, our plant sale will be on the last Saturdays of May, this year on 30th, 4 weeks away.
Please think about is when you are sowing seeds and do a few extras for the sale – beans etc are always very popular along with most other veggies, please label though otherwise they are likely to end up on the compost after all the effort!
Wisley Trip – June 15th
We have a few seats left (around 6) if there are any last minute takers. £15 for a great day out.
Please contact Alan on events@wantagegardeners.org.uk if you are interested.
Also remember that we have a 30% off RHS entry card if you would like to visit separately and save some of the entrance fee.
April – Compost Update |
Over the last week we have fully restocked with composts, including those we had been out of stock of for a while – particularly the seed compost which has proved very popular. A list of the products we currently have in stock is below – prices were held for all except ericaceous which we haven’t bought in for some while, hence the price rise. Thanks again to the helpers that unloaded the Melcourt delivery. |
| Volume | Price | ||
| Melcourts | With John Innes | 40l | £7.50 |
| Multipurpose | 40l | £7.00 | |
| Seed Compost | 40l | £7.00 | |
| Ericacous | 40l | £7.50 | |
| Ornamental Pine Bark | 60l | £7.00 | |
| RocketGro | Multipurpose | 50l | £6.50 |
| Veg Planter | 60l | £7.00 | |
| Strulch | 13.5Kg | £12.00 | |
| Growmoor | John Innes Seed | 25l | £4.50 |
| John Innes No. 1 | 25l | £4.50 | |
| John Innes No. 2 | 25l | £4.50 | |
| John Innes No. 3 | 25l | £4.50 | |
Easter Newsletter
Easter Offers – We have a few items that might be of interest for Easter as alternatives to expensive Easter eggs!
Strawberry plants – we have a range strawberry plant varieties to cover the season. These are doing well and many have flowers and few early fruit.
They are ready for planting outside or in a pot indoors.
Plants are £1.50p each.
Pots in Pots – All of our 2Kg packs of potatoes have now sold but we still have 500g packs of Charlotte and Desiree, we also 30L pots in stock which make a great way to grow them without the need for an allotment etc..
This great video shows just how easy and effective it is and a great project for new gardeners – £4.50p plus some dirt for a potato kit!
Seeds – We have a large range of bulk seeds but a few varieties that might make good presents for young (impatient) gardeners – Cress / Sunflowers / Spring Onions / Radishes / Carrots for example. All 50p per packet.
Second hand Equipment – We would like to clear some of the second hand gardening equipment we have in stock.
Wisley Visit – 15th June
We have had lots of interest in the visit to Wisley and it will be going ahead. We still have about 8 places left on the coach if you would like to sign up.
Please contact Alan on events@wantagegardeners.org.uk if you would like to sign up – £15 pp.
Welcome to 2026! |
The shop is now open as normal again – 10-12 on Saturday mornings. Potatoes and Fruit Bushes/Plants Thanks to those members who ordered the above, most orders have now been collected although there are several potato orders remaining. It would be helpful if these could be collected shortly – a separate email will be sent to those with orders remaining. We have potatoes / onions and shallots in stock but relatively limited quantities as we aim to sell most by pre-order. Potatoes are £4 per 2KG and onions and shallots are £1.50p / 250g bags. Due to popular demand, we are also stocking smaller packs of Charlotte and Desiree varieties with 5 or 6 tubers per pack (£1/500g). We have limited supplies of these too. These are suitable to be grown in our 30l potato post which have proved very successful for a number of members. Composts for 2026 We have received our delivery form Melcourts and are stocking the same as last year with their standard multipurpose (£7/40l) and with John Innes (£7.50/40l). We also have one pallet (60 bags left) of their new seed and cutting compost which was very popular last year (£7/40l). When we have all the potatoes collected (and so have some room) we will also be buying more Rocketgro products. Seeds Our 30% off offer for Kings is still running (see here for details). Their prices continue to creep up but still offer very good value. We were offered a 50% off deal for Thompson and Morgan but a comparison showed these were still much more expensive than Kings when both discounts were applied and so we will stick with Kings. We have catalogues in the shop if anyone hasn’t been sent one by Kings. Their postage has increased to £2.35 now but members are welcome to place small orders of one or two packets through the shop to avoid this – we will add these to the monthly shop orders. We have also extended the range of ‘bulk’ seeds we offer at 50p to include more of the popular varieties we sold as packets from Kings to offer better value for members. The full list of the varieties we will be stocking through the year is below: |
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WGA Events for 2026 Plant sale – last Saturday of May – 30th this year. Annual Wisley trip – Probably in June, details to be sent out closer to the time. AGM – Thursday 12th November Volunteers Our annual plea for members to give up a couple of hours on a Saturday morning every 2 years or so to help keep the club going! We mainly need people to help load up bags of compost etc. into members cars or help with the till. Please contact Terry at shoprota@wantagegardeners.org.uk if you can help. Thanks Other events White Horse Gardening Club Wisley Visit – Saturday 18th April. £20 incl. Coach and entry. Contact June – June@henville.net – for details and ticket availability Next Talk – Thursday 5th March – 7:30, Thomas Hughes Memorial HallTo dig or not to dig, that is the question By: Alan McPherson |