New products at GreenFingers
by John - August 25th, 2010.Filed under: GreenFingers, New Products.
GreenFingers just added these new products
Compost Bin – Cage – Mesh Design £29.99
Ideal for creating the perfect compost from your garden waste this Mesh Compost Cage is lightweight transportable and efficient. Perfect for your allotment or garden this large capacity cage is for use as a general compost bin but is perfectly designed for composting leaves. Supplied flat packed but simple to erect this garden compost cage firmly anchors into ground and is made from PE coated steel for long life. Dimensions: 80 x 80 x 75cm high
Heritage Collection – Swiss Chard Five Colour Silverbeet £1.99
Heritage Collection Swiss Chard Five Colour Silverbeet produces a rainbow mix of vibrant stem and leaf colours. This decorative vegetable is perfect for borders and containers. Swiss Chard is high in vitamins A K and C as well as being rich in minerals dietary fibre and protein. It is best steamed but the young and tender baby leaves and stems can be added to salads.Type: Vegetable Cropping: 60 days Sowing:Sow seed thinly 1cm deep in drills 30cm apart.Growing:Thin seedlings to 23cm apart when large enough to handle thinnings are suitable for using in salads.Aftercare:Harvest stems as required picking only a few from each plant. Stands well in condition without bolting.Approx 200 seeds per packet
Heritage Collection – Leek Bleu Solaise £1.99
Heritage Collection Leek Bleu De Solaise is a leek widely praised for its culinary qualities tasty either on its own or in stews or casseroles.The green leafy tops of leek are excellent for flavouring soups and stews. They are also very nutritious and very rich in vitamin A.It is extremely winter hardy from Christmas to April harvest. The blue leaves may tinge purple during extremely cold weather.Type: Vegetable Cropping: December to April Sowing:Sow March to April.Sow seed thinly 1cm deep in drills 23cm apart in soil which has been raked to a fine tilth.Growing:When large enough to handle transplant into final positions 23cm apart. Aftercare:Water ground regularly especially during dry periods. Earth up the soil around the stems as they develop.Approx 300 seeds per packet
Heritage Collection – Tomato Yellow Stuffer £0.99
Heritage Collection Tomato Yellow Stuffer is a blocky firm thick walled shiny yellow fruit up to 200g in weight. The central core is easily removed making it one of the best varieties for stuffing and baking. It can also be used as a slicing tomato. Fruits keep up to 4 weeks in the refrigerator. Grow indoors or outdoors as an indeterminate/cordon. Type: Fruit Cropping: August until first frost Sowing:Place seed on the surface of a good free-draining damp seed sowing mix and cover with a fine sprinkling of sowing mix or vermiculite. Place in a propagator at a constant temperature of around 18-20
Heritage Collection – Turnip Manchester Market £1.99
Heritage Collection Turnip Manchester Market is a typical green-top producing large white-fleshed turnips with a mild flavour and is especially recommended for winter storage. It is best pulled at tennis ball size when the white flesh will be solid but tender. Excellent in stews and casseroles. Leaves from later sowings can be steamed as nutritious greens.Type: Vegetable Cropping: 70 days Sowing:Best sown mid June to July. Sowings in August to early September will give smaller roots and a flush of nutritious greens. Sow seed thinly 1cm deep in drills 30cm apart in soil that has been raked to a fine tilth. Growing: When large enough to handle thin seedlings to 1cm apart. Aftercare: Keep plants well watered and hoe ground regularly. Harvest before roots become too large for the best flavour. Roots can be lifted and stored for use over winter. Approx 750 seeds per packet
Heritage Collection – Lettuce Great Lakes £1.99
Heritage Collection Lettuce Great Lakes is a popular variety for home gardeners as it is an easy vegetable to grow. Its crisp tender fresh heads are tasty in salads. Ideal for spring or summer sowing cut hearts store well in the refrigerator. Type: Vegetable Cropping: 80 days Sowing:Sow March to July.Sow seed thinly at regular intervals direct outside 12mm deep in drills 38cm apart. Growing:Thin seedlings to 3cm apart when large enough to handle.Aftercare:Water well during dry periods.Appox 1500 seeds per packet
Heritage Collection – Lettuce Crisp Mint £1.99
Heritage Collection Lettuce Crisp Mint is a lovely Romaine-type lettuce that forms upright rosettes of crispy leaves. Nice and crunchy in salads and sandwiches.Use as a sugar cos when young or as a fully hearted mature lettuce. If you are sowing for quick greens don’t bother to thin – just use your scissors to clip what you need for dinner as it will continue to grow.Type: Vegetable Cropping: 75 days Sowing:Ideal for spring and summer sowings. Sow seed thinly at regular intervals 1cm deep in drills 30-38cm apart.Growing:Thin seedlings to 3cm apart for a full-hearted lettuce or to 15cm for baby leaf or cut and come again salading. Aftercare:Water well during dry periods Approx 500 seeds per packet
Heritage Collection – Onion Ciboule (Welsh Onion) £1.99
Heritage Collection Onion Ciboule White Skinned also known as the Welsh Onion is a type of perennial bunching onion although it is usually grown as a winter hardy annual.Use as an alternative to chives in salads stir-fries soups and egg dishes.Type: Vegetable Cropping: 120 days Sowing:Sow seeds March and April thinly 1cm deep in drills 30cm apart.Growing:Thin to 15cm between plants which will grow to form a clump.Aftercare:Water well during dry periods.Approx 300 seeds per packet
Heritage Collection – Tomato The Amateur £1.99
Heritage Collection Tomato The Amateur is a tried and tested outdoor bush variety. Given a typical English summer this is the strain most likely to succeed out of doors. No support required.Recommend to grow under a cloche to promote earlier ripening.Type: Fruit Cropping: July until first frost Sowing:Place seed on the surface of a good free-draining damp seed sowing mix and cover with a fine sprinkling of sowing mix or vermiculite. Place in a propagator at a constant temperature of around 18-20
Bosmere Boot Pull £4.49
Bosmere Muddy Boot Bag £2.99
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