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Archive for October, 2012
Friday, October 12th, 2012
Available as seeds or plants!
Tomato Plants – Hundreds and Thousands (Micro) £9.99
This amazing tomato is perfect for hanging baskets or patio containers. The cascading plants live up to their name, producing literally thousands of sweet, juicy, grape-sized tomatoes in an inexhaustible supply throughout the summer (we counted over 2000 tomatoes from a single basket!). Plants are vigorous and easy to grow, and you won’t be able to resist popping the delicious fruits in your mouth every time you walk by! You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!. Pack of 6 Super Plug Plants
Tomato Plants – Hundreds and Thousands (Micro) £6.99
This amazing tomato is perfect for hanging baskets or patio containers. The cascading plants live up to their name, producing literally thousands of sweet, juicy, grape-sized tomatoes in an inexhaustible supply throughout the summer (we counted over 2000 tomatoes from a single basket!). Plants are vigorous and easy to grow, and you won’t be able to resist popping the delicious fruits in your mouth every time you walk by! You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!. Pack of 3 Super Plug Plants
Filed: Suttons Seeds
Friday, October 12th, 2012
Pepper Chilli Seeds – F1 Vampire £3.55
Unique gothic-looking plants with black leaves and purple flowers producing huge crops of 10cm (4) long, fang-shaped black fruits which ripen to blood red. A great talking point whether you grow it in the greenhouse, garden or in tubs on the summer patio.. Content 7 seeds
Pepper Chilli Plants – Vampire £6.99
Dramatic-looking plants with black leaves and purple flowers, each plant producing, on average, at least 20 black, fang-shaped fruits which ripen to blood red. Fruit have a Scoville heat rating of 14,000 – spicy! It is early to fruit and is ideal for greenhouse cultivation, but also makes a great talking point when grown in tubs on a sunny patio. Height 60-75cm (2-21/2′).You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!. Pack of 3 Super Plug Plants
Pepper Chilli Plants – Collection £8.99
Six superb different coloured chilli pepper varieties to add to salads, salsas and cooked dishes. They can also be dried or pickled. Comprises: Jalapeno (mild-flavoured), Joe’s Long (medium-hot), Orange Cayenne (glossy orange), Big Sun (bright yellow), Bulgarian Carrot (vibrant orange) and Vampire (ripens from black to blood red).You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!. Pack of 6 Super Plug Plants (1 of each variety)
Filed: Suttons Seeds
Friday, October 12th, 2012
Available either as 6 or 3 plants.
Tomato Plants – F1 Heartbreaker Vita £9.99
An extraordinary new F1 hybrid, producing heart-shaped tomatoes, allowing the tomato nick-name love-apple to become a reality. Vita is a small-fruited cherry type with a strong point and bright red colour. You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!. Pack of 6 Super Plug Plants
Tomato Plants – F1 Heartbreaker Vita £6.99
An extraordinary new F1 hybrid, producing heart-shaped tomatoes, allowing the tomato nick-name love-apple to become a reality. Vita is a small-fruited cherry type with a strong point and bright red colour. You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!. Pack of 3 Super Plug Plants
Filed: Suttons Seeds
Friday, October 12th, 2012
Just four of the lovely heritage seed range at Suttons
Aster Seeds – Ostrich Plume Mix £1.75
Extremely graceful aster, with large, loose feathery heads, unrivalled for table decoration. The branching habit makes this a conspicuous border plant. Height 45cm (18). HHA – Half hardy annual.. Average Packet Content 350 seeds
Calendula Seeds – Orange King £1.55
A splendid variety of calendula with enormous orange flowers, perfectly double and beautifully formed. This is the strain which is now grown for cut-flowers. Height 45cm (18). HA – Hardy annual.. Average Packet Content 150 seeds
Forget-Me-Not Seeds – Royal Blue £1.99
The most popular of all the different types of forget-me-not for spring gardening. Early and free-blooming; flowers of the deepest blue produced in long sprays which are excellent for cutting. Recommended for borders. Often used as underplanting for tulips. Naturalises easily and grows successfully in most soils. Height 30cm (12). HB – Hardy biennial.. Average Packet Content 400 seeds
Larkspur Little Rocket Mix Seeds £1.55
Brightly coloured flowers: pink, lavender, violet and white. Easy to grow border annuals often used in summer flower arrangements. Slender stems of flowers in beautiful blending colours. HA – Hardy annual. Height 38cm (15). (Seeds/plants harmful if eaten.). Average Packet Content 550 Seeds
Filed: Suttons Seeds
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
A quick A-Z bee quiz for you.
Enjoy!
A: A place where hives are kept
B: Prejudice for bees for all ages
C: Greek Bees
D: Boy bees
E: One of the types of foul brood
F: It is the basis of most hives
G: Lavrae’s central nervous system
H: A gel like honey
I: A gentle type of bee
J: Useful for prising things apart
K: A bee virus named after a place in asia
L: A reverend from Philadelphia
M: Type of feeder and frame
N: These bees will make you better
O: This type of honey granulates into a solid VERY quickly
P: Bee glue
Q: Supercedure or emergency are two types
R: the process of honey being stolen
S: caused by Morator aetotulas
T: Sometimes used for treating varroa
U: Joining two colonies together
V: … Destructor
W: Spheksophobia is a fear of these
X: This society advocates on behalf of bees
Y: Privet and hogweed have this colour pollen
Z: The Bristol one has bees
Filed: Bees
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
Growing herbs is easy. You can grow herbs in pots. Start them off on the windowsill or in the greenhouse or cold frame.
Herb Collection Seed Mats £2.75
This handy herb collection contains 1 mat each of: Sweet Basil – Annual with larger leaves than Bush Basil. A widely used herb, especially in cooked tomato dishes; Basil Neopolitan – A delicious variety, producing large, lush, oval-shaped, slightly puckered leaves, with a good strong flavour; Chives – Onion-flavoured, tender, spear-like green leaves. Delicious in all egg, potato and cheese dishes, in salads and sprinkled over soups and potatoes; Coriander – A feathery annual, with clusters of spicy seeds and used in curries and casseroles, and may be ground over lamb and pork; Parsley Moss Curled – Parsley is the ultimate garnish, but is a very nutritious herb being packed full of vitamins. Often used in white sauces. Use fresh for maximum nutrients. For winter use, leaves can be dried or stored in ice cubes.Pre-sown mats for ease of use. 5 biodegradable mats per pack..
Herb Seed Growing Kit (Windowsill herbs) £3.55
An easy way to grow herbs on your windowsill. Perfect for beginner gardeners, but equally handy for experts too, our seed growing kits each contain a growing tray, plastic propagator lid, three superb seed varieties (Chives, Parsley Moss Curled 2 & Sweet Basil), 12 expanding Jiffy peat pellets and easy-to-follow instructions. You can’t go wrong!. Seed Growing Kit
Herb Seed Growing Kit (Garden herbs) £3.55
An easy way to raise your own healthy herbs on the windowsill! Perfect for beginner gardeners, but equally handy for experts too, our seed growing kits each contain a growing tray, plastic propagator lid, three superb seed herb varieties (Sweet Basil, Thyme & Coriander), 12 expanding Jiffy peat pellets and easy-to-follow instructions. You can’t go wrong!. Seed Growing Kit
Herb Seed Collection £4.99
Collection contains the following varieties: Dill – For fish and salad dishes; Sage – For duck, veal or pork dishes; Sweet Basil – For tomato and cheese dishes; Marjoram – For soups, meat and fish dishes; Thyme – For fish, poultry dishes, soups and stews.. Collection – 5 Packets of Seed
Herb Seed Collection £4.99
Collection contains the following varieties: Dill – For fish and salad dishes; Sage – For duck, veal or pork dishes; Sweet Basil – For tomato and cheese dishes; Marjoram – For soups, meat and fish dishes; Thyme – For fish, poultry dishes, soups and stews.. Collection – 5 Packets of Seed
Happy Herbs Collection £4.99
Pack containing sweet basil, chives, coriander and parsley that are great to grow and so useful in the kitchen. (This colourful collection have their cartoon characters displayed on the packet. Once again, there’s an attractive mix of entertainment and education with Fun Facts on every pack.).
Herb Plants – Collection £8.99
Not only do they look attractive in the garden, fresh herbs are worth their weight in gold in the kitchen. Our collection comprises 1 each of thyme goldstream, sage common broadleaf, rosemary miss jessops, origanum gold majoram, french tarragon and chives.You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!. Pack of 6 Super Plug Plants (1 of each variety)
Herb Plants – Collection £8.99
Not only do they look attractive in the garden, fresh herbs are worth their weight in gold in the kitchen. Our collection comprises 1 each of thyme goldstream, sage common broadleaf, rosemary miss jessops, origanum gold majoram, french tarragon and chives.You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!. Pack of 6 Super Plug Plants (1 of each variety)
Herb Plants – Collection £8.99
Not only do they look attractive in the garden, fresh herbs are worth their weight in gold in the kitchen. Our collection comprises 1 each of thyme goldstream, sage common broadleaf, rosemary miss jessops, origanum gold majoram, french tarragon and chives.You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!. Pack of 6 Super Plug Plants (1 of each variety)
Filed: Suttons Seeds
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
Mature Shrubs
Have glorious colour this year with these 3 litre pot shrubs! They are dispatched in 3 litre pots are ready for IMMEDIATE planting giving INSTANT impact this year and for years to come!
If you have a bigger space to fill, why not Buy Two and Get 2nd Half Price!
Order today for October Dispatch
Take Advantage of the FREE DELIVERY on EVERYTHING and avoid the inconvenience of carrying plants home from the garden centre! Gardening Direct have plenty of great plants available.
Cordyline Red Star 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99
Phormium Pink Stripe 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99
Cordyline Sundance 1 Plant 3 litre
£14.99
Sambucus nigra Black Lace 1 Plant 3 Litre
£13.99
Sambucus nigra Black lace 2 Plants
£20.99
Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple (Smoke Bush) 1 Plant 3 Litre
£16.99
Euonymus Emerald Gaiety 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99
Phormium Back in Black 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99
Phormium In the Red 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99
Rhododendron Dopey 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99
Rhododendron Titan Beauty 3 Litre 1 Plant
£14.99
Berberis Harlequin (Barberry) 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99
Beauty Berry Profusion 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99
Deutzia Gracilis 1 Plant 3 litre
£11.99
Juniperus Blue Carpet 1 Plant 3 litre
£11.99
Dryopteris Affinis Crispa Congesta 1 Plant 3 litre
£11.99
Patio Rose Red 1 Plant 3 Litre
£12.99
Patio Rose Pink 1 Plant 3 Litre
£12.99
Patio Rose White 1 Plant 3 Litre
£12.99
Passiflora Purple Haze 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99
Forsythia Mini Gold 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99
Hibiscus Hamabo 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99
Hibiscus Woodbridge 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99
Hydrangea Anomala Petiolaris (Climbing Hydrangea) 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99
Jasmine (Jasminium Officianale) 1 Plant 3 litre
£12.99
Kerria Japonica Pleniflora 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99
Lavatera Burgundy Wine 1 plant 3 litre
£11.99
Honeysuckle Halls Prolific (lonicera) 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99
Virginia Creeper 1 Plant 3 Litre
£12.99
Passionflower (Passiflora Careula) 1 Plant 3 litre
£14.99
Patio Hypericum 1 Plant 3 Litre
£12.99
Syringa Vulgaris Michel Buchner (Lilac) 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99
Syringa vulgaris Sensation (Lilac) 1 Plant 3 Litre
£14.99
Aucuba Japonica 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99
Caryopteris Summer Sorbet 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99
Choisya Sundance 1 Plant 3 litre
£11.99
Cistus Gold Prize 1 Plant 3 litre
£11.99
Cyrtomium fortunei 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99
Juniperus Andorra Compacta 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99
Escallonia Apple Blossom 1 Plant 3 Litre
£11.99
Filed: Gardening Direct
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
Leek Swiss Giant Zermatt Seeds £1.75
A dual-purpose leek, for baby or full-size harvest. Pulled young it makes a good milder alternative to spring onions. Salad type.. Average Packet Content 210 Seeds
Leek Seeds – Musselburgh £4.99
Good length, tasty white stems. ‘FOURFOLD’ PACKET.. Average Packet Content 1400 seeds – FOURFOLD
Leek Seeds – Atal £2.35
Mild variety. Easy to grow. For salads, steaming or stir fry. Baby type.. Average Content 220 seeds
Leek Plants – F1 Megaton £6.99
An early hybrid which stands in excellent condition for several weeks with no risk of ‘bolting’. Dark green leaves, a good length of white shank and a fine flavour make this one of the best all round early leeks. You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!. Pack of 48 Value Plug Plants
Leek Plants – Continuity Winter Duo Pack £6.99
Winter Duo Pack (January-March) – Comprises of 46 plants (23 of each variety). Poulton F1 (a short-shafted variety which produces high quality leeks with high density and attractive dark colour) and Vitaton F1 (an ideal partner to Poulton, allowing a supply of leeks well into the late winter).When it comes to continuity of production we feel the following selection is an important step forward for the home market. You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!. Pack of 46 Value Plug Plants (23 of each variety)
Leek Plants – Continuity Early Winter Duo Pack £6.99
Early Winter Duo Pack (November-December) – Comprises of 46 plants (23 of each variety): Belton F1 (a long-shafted variety which produces uniform and easy-to-clean stems that hold well) and Poulton F1 (a short-shafted variety which produces high quality leeks with high density and attractive dark colour).When it comes to continuity of production we feel the following selection is an important step forward for the home market. You don’t have to have a large vegetable garden to grow your own. Even the smallest patio or balcony can accommodate a few containers that will give you a bumper crop of delicious fresh produce!. Pack of 46 Value Plug Plants (23 of each variety)
Leek Neptune Seeds £1.45
An impressive leek producing flavoursome white stems that are ready to harvest from November to January. Shows good winter hardiness and resistance to rust.. Average Packet Content 275 seeds
Leek Musselburgh Seed Tape £2.75
Musselburgh is a tasty white leek that’s delicious in soups or stews, as a boiled vegetable or in stir fries. Very hardy, good length – and very tasty! (250 seeds) Do you have trouble handling small seed and getting an even distribution? Sometimes it’s not easy when the seed is the same colour as the soil! When the seedlings emerge, do you find thinning them out a real chore?If the answer is yes – then Suttons Groweasy Seed Tapes are just the thing for you.Pre-spaced seed in a tape – less thinning out! 5m (161/2′) of bio-degradable tape per pack.Simply prepare your soil, draw out a groove, roll out your tape, cover with soil, water well and watch your seedlings grow!.
Leek Lyon – Prizetaker Seeds £1.45
Recommended. Long, thick, pure white stems of mild flavour. Excellent for exhibition if sown in January under glass.. Average Packet Content 300 seeds
Leek F1 Striker Seeds £2.75
A high quality, heavy cropping leek. The full-flavoured leeks boast long shanks and stand well in the garden without running to seed.. Average Packet Content 40 seeds
Leek F1 Sprinton Seed £1.75
This top quality hybrid produces good crops of delicious leeks with very long, pale green shanks. Shows good resistance to rust.. Average Packet Content 45 Seeds
Leek F1 Carlton Seeds £2.99
Of exceptional taste, vigour and quality, producing early crops with little waste and no bulbing, that require minimal cleaning. Germination is high and rapid and yields are large. The stems themselves are long, straight, smooth and delicious! RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.. Average Packet Content 40 seeds
Leek Autumn Giant 3 Albana Seeds £2.75
A top quality leek for a long season of production, giving high yields of flavoursome, medium-sized stems averaging 20-23cm (8-9) in length with little or no bulbing. It also stands extreme weather conditions remarkably well.. Average Packet Content 190 seeds
Leek Atal Speedy Veg £2.35
A pale green summer-cropping leek. Great flavour and uniformity. Ready to eat in just 6-12 weeks. (These excellent ‘baby’ vegetables are bred to be at their sweetest and most nutritious whilst still small in size. They are ideal for gardening in small spaces such as the patio.). Average Packet Content 220 seeds
Filed: Suttons Seeds
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
I’ve just started harvesting mine. I planted a giant one and one called jolant.
I have about 70 plants and wishes I’d planted more. They’re delicious!
Leek ‘Autumn Giant 2 – Porvite’ – 1 packet (200 seeds) £2.49
An excellent Leek giving mid green, erect foliage, and heavy, uniform stems. Leek Autumn Giant 2 Porvite also features resistance to bulbiness and bolting, as well as high rust tolerance. Seeds in the RHS Vegetable Collection, this leek also has good standing ability in the garden.
Leek ‘Bandit’ – 30 plugs + 3 planters £14.99
NEW in 2012An outstanding cultivar for harvesting from winter through to spring. The dark leaves of Leek ‘Bandit’ contrast beautifully with delicious, thick, pure white stems. This variety has excellent garden performance and winter hardiness, showing good tolerance against rust and bolting. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 20cm (8”).T&M’s easy starter plants are expertly grown, taking away all of the worry of raising your own. Delivered ready for planting so that you can enjoy bigger, earlier and tastier vegetables. Our quality vegetable plants will be despatched at the correct time for planting.Please note: Delivery is subject to plant size, adverse growing conditions during production may delay despatch schedules.
Leek ‘Below-Zero’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (50 seeds) £2.99
British breeding has combined the vigour of an F1 Hybrid with extreme cold tolerance to produce quality leeks which will withstand the harshest of weathers. Dark leaves, pure white stems with no bulbing, long standing ability and bolting and rust tolerant. Lift fresh superb quality stems from Christmas to May.
Leek ‘Blauwgroene Winter – Bandit’ – 1 packet (250 seeds) £2.49
An outstanding cultivar for harvesting from winter through to spring. The dark leaves of Leek ‘Blauwgroene Winter – Bandit’ contrast beautifully with delicious, thick, pure white stems. This variety has excellent garden performance and winter hardiness, showing good tolerance against rust and bolting. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 20cm (8”).T&M’s easy starter plants are expertly grown, taking away all of the worry of raising your own. Delivered ready for planting so that you can enjoy bigger, earlier and tastier vegetables. Our quality vegetable plants will be despatched at the correct time for planting.Please note: Delivery is subject to plant size, adverse growing conditions during production may delay despatch schedules.
Leek ‘Blauwgroene Winter – Bandit’ – 30 plants £8.99
An outstanding cultivar for harvesting from winter through to spring. The dark leaves of Leek ‘Blauwgroene Winter – Bandit’ contrast beautifully with delicious, thick, pure white stems. This variety has excellent garden performance and winter hardiness, showing good tolerance against rust and bolting. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 20cm (8”).T&M’s easy starter plants are expertly grown, taking away all of the worry of raising your own. Delivered ready for planting so that you can enjoy bigger, earlier and tastier vegetables. Our quality vegetable plants will be despatched at the correct time for planting.Please note: Delivery is subject to plant size, adverse growing conditions during production may delay despatch schedules.
Leek ‘Cairngorm’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (40 seeds) £2.99
Grow this prizewinning show leek individually in pots! The first F1 leek from seed, produced by British breeding from specially selected top prize-winning show leeks, has superb vigour and uniformity as a pot leek. Early autumn maturity makes Cairngorm ideal for the show bench as well as outside in the vegetable plot, where stems will stand until after Christmas.
Leek ‘Kong Richard’ – 1 packet (125 seeds) £2.49
A very early variety. Leek ‘Kong Richard’ produces extra long, slim stems which don’t need earthing up and are ideal for slicing. From earliest sowings it is ready in June-July, and later sowings, August-September, stay ready for use until Christmas. You can also direct sow Leek King Richard without the need to transplant, or grow closer together for delicious, succulent mini leeks.
Leek ‘Lancelot’ – 1 packet (75 seeds) £1.89
This tasty variety makes a mild-flavoured alternative to spring onions for salads and stir fries. Sown thickly, in open ground or containers, they can be harvested just 3 months later as mini leeks. Leek ‘Lancelot’ can also be grown as mature full sized leeks for autumn and winter cropping. This uniform leek is winter hardy with good virus tolerance. Height: 45cm (18″). Spread: 30cm (12″).
Leek ‘Nipper’ – 1 packet (250 seeds) £1.99
Fast-growing ‘baby’ leeks specially bred to be ready to pick in just 10 weeks from sowing. Pull them at ‘spring onion size’ for fresh and tasty leeks out of season; with a flavour that’s milder than spring onions, they are delicious in stir fries and salads.
Leek ‘Oarsman’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (40 seeds) £2.99
A superb garden variety. Leek Oarsman has good early vigour, bulking up quickly, with dark, erect foliage and uniform pure white, long stems with no sign of bulbing. Midseason maturity with very good rust and bolting tolerance, keeping in good condition over a long period until required for the kitchen.
Leek ‘Pennine’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (40 seeds) £2.99
From British breeding comes the first – and only – hybrid pot leek. The result of painstaking work in crossing sterile male lines with top prize-winning show leeks, ‘Pennine’ is a much thicker, but shorter blanch with a true pot leek appearance. Ideally grown in individual 25cm (10in) pots or in well-prepared soil in the garden, this is an autumn variety which will withstand adverse conditions until New Year.
Leek ‘Porbella’ – 1 packet (200 seeds) £2.19
An outstanding garden leek variety for harvesting between October and February. Leek Porbella produced sturdy plants with pure white, thick stems and dark green leaves show good rust resistance and have excellent winter hardiness.
Filed: allotment, Thompson and Morgan
Friday, October 5th, 2012
Beekeeping on allotments – a few suggestions
Bees on allotment link
And Ealing Beekeepers are looking for places to put hives! And they have a bees on allotments leaflet to download
Bristol Beekeepers leaflet on beekeeping on allotments
The British Beekeepers’ Association
National Beekeeping Centre, Stoneleigh-park, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire CV8 2LG
leaflet –
Allotments and Beekeeping
Filed: Bees
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