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Lettuce Little Gem 100 Seeds £2.99
Crisp solid heart with sweet leavesThis variety of lettuce provides a crisp solid heart with sweet leaves.

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Almost the holy trinity for some gardeners!
Jersey Plants Direct offers free delivery

500g Onions 500g Shallots £11.98
Great for pickling500g Onions:This all weather tolerant, Centurion F1 produces an early round onion which will add loads of extra flavour to your stews, casseroles, curries, soups etc.Variety is Centurion F1.500g Shallots:Round shaped shallot with mild tasting, pink flesh. Great for pickling and will add lots of extra flavour to your stews, casseroles, curries, soups etc.Variety is PicassoCan’t decide between the Onions or Shallots? Why not try both! 500g of each for only £9.98, saving £2.00

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Jersey Plants Direct has a good variety of tomato seeds available. Delivery is free.
Most tomatoes need a greenhouse but there are some outdoor varieties. Grow a couple of varieties. Good germination rates so only so as many as you need.

Tomato Sweet Million F1 10 Seeds £2.99
A great addition to any vegetable patchSowing time is from January to AprilThis variety of tomato produces masses of sweet tasting cherry fruits per truss

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Jersey Plants Direct have these amazing plants – tea and coffee bushes!
What a fab idea! You can Grow your own Tea and Coffee!

Tea & Coffee 2 Plants 9cm Pot £19.98
These easy to grow evergreen plants will make an attractive and useful addition to your home. Tea Plant has fragrant dark green glossy leaves and produces delicate white leaves. The coffee plant produces fragrant white flowers followed by oval shaped fruit which as they ripen will turn red. Each fruit holds two coffee beans. Both plants are perfect for pots on your patio during the summer months.

Jersey Plants Direct has these mushroom kits on offer today!
With free delivery on every order you’ll really love growing mushrooms at home.
All instructions supplied and it’s very easy! Try growing some exotic mushrooms and you’ll be able to enjoy them freshly grown!

White Mushroom Kit 3 Litre £9.99
Easy to grow your own Mushrooms!Full instructions includedHere is a great way to produce 100% natural, freshly grown, healthy mushrooms. From picked to table in less than 10mins, it is an excellent ingredient for a healthy diet. This White Mushroom is commonly found in supermarkets and shops. A great favourite for their mild, woodsy flavour.

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Well worth buying bulk as you’ll save money compared to supermarket prices.

Jersey Plants Direct have a great range of bird seed mixes to encourage other birds into your garden. As the weather gets cooler there are less insects so it’s good to start feeding the birds in the autumn about now. Of course you can put scraps out and make your own fat seed mixtures.
You can save the fat from the sunday roast or you could buy a cheap pack of lard or suet fat to make them with. Mix melted fat with seeds and pour into a solid container – not light plastic as the hot fat might melt it. Half a coconut shell is a great idea! The birds will love this high energy feed. You can buy value lard too – the birds won’t mind!
Bulk buy seeds so you don’t run out as often too as well as saving money.

12.75kg Choice Nyjer Seed £25.98
Providing a great source of energyUse all year round in Nyjer feeder. Good for: Smaller birds – especially Goldfinches. Fantastic New Low Price – WAS £29.99 NOW £25.98Reward the birds in your garden with the 4kg Choice Nyjer Seed. This small seed is rich in oil and fat and provides a great source of energy.

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This allotment site have attached a porch to the front of the container!
Vale Road Allotment Site
VALE ROAD ALLOTMENTS

HAYWARDS HEATH

Blooming direct offer
Winter Flowering x 264 plug plants – Offer

Key Features:-

• Free UK delivery
• 264 x plug plants (2.5cm x 8cm max)
• Flower late winter through to early spring
• Viola Avalanche maximum H15cm x W15cm
• Viola Lilac maximum H15cm x W15cm
• Polyanthus Mixed maximum H15cm x W25cm
• Pansy Panola maximum H20 x W15cm
• Great for containers and borders
• Very easy to grow and care for
• Trays will be dispatched separately

Price £22.50

I have lots that are still green so it’s time to start thinking about green tomato chutney!

I’ve been told that putting epsom salts in the water would have helped them ripen, and I’ve also read that Monty Don told people to take the leaves off the tomatoes to get them plenty of light. My friend Catrina says put them in a bowl on your windowsill with a tea towel over them and they’ll ripen that way.


Sadly I think it’s the sun we’ve not had that has been the biggest problem.


I should learn to can or bottle the tomatoes – storage without running costs is something to consider as electricity prices go up again.

A composting toilet could be perfect for an allotment without access to sewage
Here’s a great list of resources about Composting toilets

There’s loads of videos on youtube:
This is a thunderbox one