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October 23, 2022

Kings’ Seeds 2022

Thank you to those who have submitted their Kings’ Seed order. We have already received a number of orders, but there is still a little time to get your order in. Remember, the Kings’ seed order deadline is 23 October to receive your 7.5% discount on prices. The Kings’ Seed catalogue offers you a wider choice of varieties at prices 40% cheaper than you will probably find elsewhere. You can submit your order at the BALGA Members’ Shop this Sunday, 10 am – 12 pm. Order just eight packets to save enough to pay for your membership of BALGA. The Association itself benefitted by about £200 from last season’s orders. So why not make an order not only to buy seeds at considerably lower prices but also to help your Association?We’ve had quite a few new members and tenants recently. So if you would like to take advantage of the Kings’ Seeds Scheme, collect a Kings’ Seeds catalogue on any Sunday at the Members’ Shop from 10 am -12 pm until the end of November. However, late orders will not benefit from the 7.5% discount.

We asked several tenants to try the Kings’ Seeds online ordering system. We will collect their feedback and let the Committee and Kings’ Seeds know. If it is successful, then we will give all members the opportunity to order their seeds online.

June 20, 2022

National Allotment Society AGM 2022

Three committee members went to the Nationa Allotment Society AGM on Saturday 18 June 2022. After the formal business, we were invited to look around Kings Seeds. They were very passionate about the business and the tour was very informative. We use the Kings’ Seeds scheme as an allotment association, so you can buy your seeds at a reduced rate. We saw how seeds were separated from dirt, put into packets and how they were handpicked for our allotment orders.

Have a look at the pictures below, if only you could smell the scent of the sweet peas.

January 9, 2020December 17, 2020

Kings Seeds’ Orders

The Kings Seeds orders arrived in late December. All individual member orders are collated by some of the committee into one big order which is placed with Kings Seeds under their allotment association seed scheme. When the seed packets arrive they need laying out and checking to make sure the order is correct; no mean feat as the images show!

The seed packets are then sorted so that each individual member’s order is filled. Members can then collect their orders from the chairman.

Being able to take advantage of the Kings Seeds scheme is one of the benefits of being a member of BALGA; the prices of the seeds are considerably less than you would find in a garden centre and are also lower than Kings Seeds regular seed catalogue. Members can easily save the cost of their annual membership through their seed orders alone.

Membership to BALGA is open to all; you don’t have to have an allotment to be a member of the association. We usually place a second bulk order after our AGM each year so any new or existing members who haven’t placed an order yet can still do so. Catalogues will be available for collection at the AGM on 20 January.