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New products at GreenFingers

by John - August 27th, 2010.
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GreenFingers has these new products today

Duchy Collection - Broad Bean Aquadulce Claudia Seeds
Duchy Collection – Broad Bean Aquadulce Claudia Seeds £3.99
Broad Bean Aquadulce Claudia (Vicia faba) is one of the Duchy originals reaching a height of 90-100cm. Overwinter for the first dish of the season.Type: VegetableCropping: June to July Sowing:Sow October to March in a well-prepared soil in a sunny spot. Sow seeds 5cm deep in double rows allowing 23-30cm between plants and 60cm between each row.Growing: Support with stout canes and string. Aftercare: Pinch out the tips of the plants when in full flower to help the pods swell and to reduce infestation by Blackfly.Approx 30 seeds per packet

Urban Collection - Basil Aristotle Seeds
Urban Collection – Basil Aristotle Seeds £2.69
Urban Collection – Basil Aristotle (Ocimum basilicum) is highly fragranced and tasty – use the easy-to-pick leaves to flavour all manner of dishes. It is a stunning ornamental edible pot plant for the kitchen windowsill or containers outside the back door. Forms a perfect basketball-size mound small green leaf for large patio containers or baskets.Type: Herb Cropping: June to first frosts outdoor.Sowing:Sow February to June or indoors out of season. Sow seed on the surface of free draining sowing mix and cover with about 6mm of sowing mix. Place in a propagator at 20-25
Urban Collection - Tomato Sweet N Neat Cherry Red Seeds
Urban Collection – Tomato Sweet N Neat Cherry Red Seeds £2.69
Urban Collection – Tomato Sweet ‘n’ Neat Cherry Red (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) is an ultra compact determinate variety only 25-30cm in height. Ideal in patio containers and mixed planters and due to its compact habit can even be grown on a sunny windowsill.Type: Vegetable Cropping: July to October Sowing:Sow seeds from February to April. Sow seeds on the surface of free-draining sowing mix and cover with about 6mm of compost. Place in a propagator at 18-21
Urban Collection - Salad Leaves Colourfully Mild Mix Seeds
Urban Collection – Salad Leaves Colourfully Mild Mix Seeds £1.69
Urban Collection – Salad Leaves Colourfully Mild Mix is colourful and mild tasting. It’s ideal for sowing in containers outside throughout the summer and inside on a windowsill during the winter.A Cut n Come Again mix ready to cut from 25 days in summer and 50 days during winter.Type: Vegetable Cropping:Harvest all year round for a continuous supply of tasty salad leaves.Sowing:Sow March to August outdoors all the year round indoors. Sow seed thinly direct outside or in containers 13mm deep. Growing: Thin as necessary to 25-5mm apart.Aftercare: Keep well watered during dry weather. Approx 500 seeds per packet
Poached Egg Seeds - Meringue
Poached Egg Seeds – Meringue £1.77
Poached Eggs Meringue (Limnanthes douglasii ssp Nivea Meringue) is a white species of the popular Poached Egg plant. Incredbly easy to grow and flowering over a long period from spring into summer.It’s ideal for window boxes hanging baskets and planters.Type: Hardy Annual Flowering: Spring to late summer Sowing:Sow March to May or September to October thinly 3mm deep in drills 30cm apart in well-cultivated soil which has been raked to a fine tilth. Water ground regularly especially in dry periods. Can also be sown September to October for early summer flowering next year. Sow in pots or trays of moist seed compost and cover with a very fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Keep at between 15-20
Pansy Bingo Deep Purple Seeds
Pansy Bingo Deep Purple Seeds £2.99
Pansy Bingo Deep Purple F1 Hybrid (Viola x wittrockiana) is an excellent Pansy for winter/spring flowering as it is early to bloom and performs well in a wide range of climates; exceptional heat or cold tolerant. All round a superb variety. Ideal for beds and borders patio pots containers and hanging baskets.Type: Hardy Perennial Flowering: Dependent on sowing time. Flowers winter/spring/summer Sowing:Sow February-March for summer flowering or June-August for autumn planting/winter flowering. Sow 1.5mm deep in good seed compost excluding light as darkness is beneficial. Germination usually takes 14-21 days at 15-20
Lobelia Tupa Seeds
Lobelia Tupa Seeds £1.49
Lobelia Tupa is an unusual Lobelia which is very tropical in appearance. Thick red stems carrying tropical looking orchid-like scarlet red flowers arise from a large rosette of thick leathery felted leaves. Best grown in a sheltered sunny position. Needs winter protection.Type: Hardy Perennial Flowering: Autumn Sowing:Sow seeds in trays pots etc of good seed compost in a propagator or warm place to maintain an optimum temperature of 20-25C (70-75F). Surface sow seeds on a peat/sand mix seed compost and do not exclude light. Sowing Time: February to March. Germination usually takes 14-30 days. Growing: Transplant when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3) pots. Gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions before planting out after all risk of frost 3cm (12) apart in a ordinary well drained soil in full sun or ideally in light shade. Aftercare: Cover plant with a mulch of bracken leaves or other twigs over the winter months.Approx 100 seeds per packet
Urban Collection - Carrot Nandor Seeds
Urban Collection – Carrot Nandor Seeds £1.89
Carrot Nandor F1 Hybrid (Daucus carota) is a fine quality Nantes-type carrot that is quick to mature and gives excellent yields of sweet tasty roots which are delicious cooked or used in salads. It is also ideal for patio containers.Type: Vegetable Cropping:June to October Sowing:Sow seed March to July thinly direct outside or in containers 13mm deep.Growing: Thin as necessary to 13-25mm apart.Aftercare: Keep well watered during dry weather. Approx 350 seeds per packet

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