Crocus has cut the price of these lines

onion ‘Senshyu Semi-globe Yellow’ (onion sets) was £1.29 now £0.99
Position: full sun Soil: any soil Rate of growth: average Other features: each pack includes growing instructions Hardiness: fully hardy Bulb size: 14/21 This is an improved Japanese variety that is ideal for planting early, and can provide a crop ready to harvest in May to June. The onions are a nice globe shape and have a mild flavour. The young ones can also be used as spring onions in salads. Garden care: Plant onion sets from September to November 15cm (6in) apart in rows 30cm (12in) apart. Lift the onions when they are mature and allow them to dry before using.

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Easy to grow.

Italian Kitchen Seeds – Lettuce Lattuga Lentissima a montare 3 £1.99

Leaf Salad Italian Mix Seed Tape £2.99

Leaf Salad Seeds – Cos Lettuce Mix £2.55

Leaf Salad Seeds – Lettuce Mix £2.55

Lettuce All The Year Round Seeds £1.55

Lettuce Cancan Seeds £1.89

Lettuce Cos Parris Island Organic Seeds £1.69

Lettuce Dazzle Seeds £1.89

Lettuce Frisco Seeds £1.89

Lettuce Ice King Organic Seeds £1.89

Lettuce Lobjoits Green Seeds £1.69

Lettuce Lollo Rossa Seeds £2.55

Lettuce Match Seeds £1.89

Lettuce Mixed Seeds £1.89

Lettuce Multigreen 3 Seed £1.89

Lettuce Red Iceberg Seeds £1.89

Lettuce Red Salad Bowl Seeds £1.89

Lettuce Salad Bowl Organic Seed £1.89

Lettuce Salad Bowl Seeds £1.89

Lettuce Seed Tape – Little Gem Cos Lettuce £2.99

Lettuce Seed Tape – Webbs Wonderful £2.99

Lettuce Seeds – Dazzle £1.69

Lettuce Seeds – Little Gem £1.69

Lettuce Seeds – Little Gem £4.55

Lettuce Seeds – Little Gem £1.69

Lettuce Seeds – Lollo Rossa £2.55

Lettuce Seeds – Match £1.89

Lettuce Seeds – Red Salad Bowl £1.89

Lettuce Seeds – Salad Bowl £1.89

Lettuce Seeds – Tom Thumb £1.55

Lettuce Seeds – Valdor £1.55

Lettuce Seeds – Winter Gem (Vaila) £2.35

Lettuce Stealth Seeds £2.35

Lettuce Tom Thumb Seeds £1.55

Lettuce Unrivalled Seeds £1.89

Lettuce Webbs Wonderful Seeds £1.55

Lettuce Winter Density Seeds £1.89

Red ‘Picking’ Lettuce Seed £2.35

Salad – Organic Seed Tapes £2.99

Salad Leaves Seeds £1.89

Scrummy Healthy Veg Collection £2.99

Speedy Veg Seed – Leaf Salad Cos Lettuce Mix £2.55

Speedy Veg Seed – Leaf Salad French Mix £2.55

Speedy Veg Seed – Leaf Salad Italian Mix £2.55

Speedy Veg Seed – Leaf Salad Lettuce Mix £2.55

Speedy Veg Seed – Lettuce Lollo Rossa £2.55

Crocus has these new items today

Cottage Garden Perennial Collection (60 large plug plants) £24.99
This cottage garden collection contains a total of 60 plugs 20 x Alcea Chaters Double Mixed 20 x Delphinium Guardian Mixed 20 x Digitalis Dalmatian Mixed

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What can you grow on your windowsill?
There’s lots of easy things you can get growing – and some like the alfalfa will be ready in a week!

Other things like
Mustard White Seeds £1.55
and
Cress Seeds – Curled £1.55
can also be grown very easily.

Alfalfa Sprouting Seeds £1.89
Sweet shoots with a pea-like taste. Ready to eat in just 1 week. Ideal for windowsill gardening.

Radish Seeds – Zlata £1.99
Easy to grow. Ready in just 5-6 weeks. Unusual yellow coloured radish.

Leaf Salad Seeds – Stir Fry Mix £2.55
Easy to grow. Ideal for stir-frys. Nutritious, mixed leaves.

Tomato Seeds – Red Robin £1.99
Dwarf bushy plants. Tasty, cherry sized fruit. Ideal for pot or container growing.

Rocket Microgreens Seeds – Victoria £1.89
Grow all-year-round. Packed full of vitamins. Ideal for salads/sandwiches.

Basil Seeds – Aristotle £2.55
Compact growth habit. For windowsill, pots or patio. Delicious Greek Basil.

Leaf Salad Seeds – Italian Mix £2.55
Nutritious mixed leaves. Easy to grow – just 3 weeks. Tangy, tasty, salads.

Broccoli Sprouting Seeds – Green £2.55
Easy to grow. Full of vitamins! Ideal for salads/sandwiches. Microgreens type. Ready in just 1 week.

Leaf Salad Seeds – Spicy £2.55
Easy to grow. Tangy, tasty salads. Nutritious mixed leaves.

Chives Garlic Seeds £1.89
Mild garlic flavour. Easy to grow perennial. For egg, cheese and potato dishes.

Basil Seeds – Sweet £1.89
Tasty, aromatic leaves. The true Italian basil. Easy to grow.

Cress Seeds – Curled £1.55
Easy to grow. Delicious with mustard. Ideal for windowsill growing.

Leaf Salad Seeds – Cos Lettuce Mix £2.55
Easy to grow. Sweet, colourful leaves. Great source of vitamin A. Ready in just 3 weeks.

Build an underground greenhouse
This is probably just a pipe dream for most UK allotmenters. The regulations on most allotment sites wouldn’t allow you to build one of these underground greenhouses and indeed the stats of the soil on many sites would preclude it too – unless you were aiming for a swimming pool.

I know on my allotment there’s clay not far under the surface and it’s very deep so you’d be digging out a huge amount of clay – which you’d have to put somewhere. If it didn’t leak in then it’d be dry but if water found its way in you’d basically have built a pond for it to fill.

I also think that it’s likely to be a bit risky in softer soils where the sides would need lots of reinforcing.

Great tools for the garden.

Faithfull 3 Prong Cultivator with Fibreglass Shaft £15.95
This cultivator is ideal for cultivating soil to kill weed growth. Three sharp carbon steel prongs also make this the ideal tool for loosening compacted surface soil in and around shrubs and plants.The Faithfull FAICUFG is lightweight and s…

Faithfull Fibre Glass Digging Spade & Fork £28.95
Robust fibreglass shaft digging spade and fork, with carbon steel treaded blades. Comfortable soft grip handles….

Faithfull Fibre Glass Shaft Draw Hoe £12.95
A Draw Hoe is used for deep hoeing and earthing up.This Hoe has a pressed steel head which is securely fixed to a Fibreglass handle, lightweight with maximum strengthHandle Length: 1.4m (54in)Blade Width: 150mm (6in)…

Faithfull Fibre Glass Shaft Dutch Hoe £12.95
A Dutch Hoe is used for clearing surfaces where there is only light growth.This hoe has a pressed steel head securely fixed to a fibreglass handle, lightweight with maximum strength.Handle Length: 1.4m (54in)Blade Width: 125mm …

Faithfull Fibre Glass Shaft Leaf Rake £11.95
A lightweight and efficient leaf rake for gathering leaves without damaging your lawn.Features a lightweight fibreglass handle.Length: 1.4m (54in)Width: 610mm (24in)…

Faithfull Fibreglass Shaft Garden Border Fork Softgrip D Handle £14.95
A border fork designed and manufactured to ensure ease of use with maximum efficiency, whilst satisfying the increasing demands of both professional and home gardeners. This heavy-duty tool is fitted with a carbon steel blade with an extended s…

Faithfull Fibreglass Shaft Garden Border Spade Softgrip D Handle £14.95
A border spade designed and manufactured to ensure ease of use with maximum efficiency, whilst satisfying the increasing demands of both professional and home gardeners. This heavy-duty tool is fitted with a carbon steel blade with an…

Faithfull Fibreglass Shaft Garden Digging Fork Softgrip D Handle £16.95
A diggin fork designed and manufactured to ensure ease of use with maximum efficiency, whilst satisfying the increasing demands of both professional and home gardeners. This heavy-duty tool is fitted with a carbon steel blade with an extended s…

Faithfull Fibreglass Shaft Garden Digging Spade Softgrip D Handle £16.95
A digging spade designed and manufactured to ensure ease of use with maximum efficiency, whilst satisfying the increasing demands of both professional and home gardeners. This heavy-duty tool is fitted with a carbon steel blade with an extended…

Faithfull Flexo Leaf Rake with Fibreglass Shaft 22 Tine £16.95
Lightweight Flexo rake which is ideal for grass and leaf collection. The flat steel tines are flexible enough to remove leaves from borders without damaging plants.Width: 610mm (18in)Fitted with a 1.4m (54in) fibreglass handle….

Faithfull Garden Rake With Fibreglass Shaft £15.95
This garden rake has a flat rake carbon steel head which is fixed securely to a fibreglass handle, lightweight with maximum strength.Width: 350mm (14in)Handle Length: 1.4m (54in)Teeth: 12….

Faithfull Lawn Rake Fibreglass Shaft £14.95
Ideal for removing leaves, moss and garden debris from lawns.This lawn rake has 16 flexible round steel tines attached to fibreglass handle, lightweight with maximum strength.Width: 610mm (18in)Length of handle: 1.4m (54in)….

An essential if you have access to trees to turn into logs!

And if you have firewood you’ll neeed somewhere dry to store it so why not look at this amazingly easy to build firewood shed from pallets

Handy 7 Tonne Petrol Log Splitter with Briggs & Stratton 1450 Series Engine £719.95
Features:- Hydraulically driven ram- Log Capacity 1040mm (42&quot) long- Log Capacity 50 – 500mm (2 – 20&quot) wide- Adjustable table- Up right operation for easy use- Powerful Briggs & Stratton I/C 65 Engine- 7 ton pressure, cope…

Handy 7 Tonne Electric Log Splitter 3000w 240v £479.95
Features:- Hydraulically driven ram- Log Capacity 1040mm (42&quot) long- Log Capacity 50 – 500mm (2 – 20&quot) wide- Adjustable table- Up right operation for easy use- Powerful 3kW electric motor- 7 ton pressure, copes with virtua…

Sealey 5.5 tonne Vertical Log Splitter £478.95
Safe and easy way to split logs, offering continuous sizing and up to 5.5tonne of pressure. Three tier table system allows workpiece to be as near to wedge as possible minimising splitting time. Fitted with a two hand safety operation, twin pull-in a…

Sealey 5 tonne Horizontal Log Splitter £262.95
Safe and easy way to split logs, offering continuous sizing and up to 5tonne of pressure. Splits logs almost instantly upon contact, keeping labour and work time to a minimum. Fitted with a two hand safety operation, push-button and lever.Max…

Handy 6 Tonne Electric Log Splitter 2200w 240v £219.95
Features:- 6 ton splitting force- 2200 watt motor- Log capacity up to 520mm (21&quot) length- Log capacity between 50mm (2&quot) & 250mm (10&quot) wide- Large 30mm diameter hydraulic ram- Large wheels for easy transportation- 1.6 metr…

Handy 6 Tonne Electric Log Splitter with Stand 2200w 240v £219.95
Features:- 6 ton splitting force- 2200 watt motor- Log capacity up to 520mm (21&quot) length- Log capacity between 50mm (2&quot) & 250mm (10&quot) wide- Large 30mm diameter hydraulic ram- Large wheels for easy transportation- 1.6 metr…

Draper 4 Tonne Log Splitter 1500w 240v £196.95
Features:&#8226&nbsp&nbsp&nbspEasy and safe way to split logs&#8226&nbsp&nbsp&nbspSplits logs maximum girth 50-250 x 370mm long&#8226&nbsp&nbsp&nbspUp to 4 tonne of ram pressure&#8226&nbsp&nbsp&nbspLog splits o…

Handy 4 Tonne Electric Log Splitter 1500w 240v £182.95
Features:- 4 Ton Splitting force- 1500 Watt Motor- Log capacity up to 370mm (14.5&quot) length- Log capacity between 50-250mm (2-10&quot)- Large 30mm diameter hydraulic ram- Wheels for transportation- 1.6 Metre power cable- We…

Sealey 8 Tonne Vertical Hydraulic Log Splitter 575mm Capacity £139.95
Safe and easy way to split logs, offering continuous sizing and up to 8tonne of pressure. Seven tier wedge system allows workpiece to be as near to wedge as possible, therefore minimising splitting time. Operated by foot pump requiring a maximum of 1…

Smart Splitter Manual Striking Weight Log Splitter £79.95
The Smart Log Splitter is the UK´s best selling manual striking weight log splitter. Designed in Sweden, with worldwide patents the Smart Log Splitter is no gimmick tool. This log splitter boasts up to 14ton splitting force, splitting even the bigges…

Handy Stand for THLS-B 6 Tonne Electric Log Splitter £38.95
Features:- Make your Handy Log Splitter easier to use- Brings your log splitter to waist height- Fits The Handy Log Splitter…

Handy Stand for THLS-4 4 Tonne Electric Log Splitter £28.95
Handy Stand for THLS-4 4 Tonne Electric Log Splitter….

Handy Log Splitter Oil 1 Litre for all Log Splitters £5.95
A premium quality, very high viscosity hydraulic fluid, formulated with highly refined base oils for use in log splitters requiring a fluid that demonstrates excellent performance characteristics in extreme conditions, where extremes of operating tem…

Parrafin is expensive – we know it works for keeping greenhouses frost free, but the price has gone up and up.

I’d seem this tecnique advertised as a way of heating an office – but here’s Sean using it to heat his greenhouse.

We have a max/min thermometer in ours so if I can find the clay pots to use with it then I’ll measure the temperature. I know I have one large clay pot but it may be I have no small ones! I noticed a price label on sean’s small pot so it might be he didn’t have any either and had to go buy them.
I don’t know where you get such cheap nightlights from though – I think ours were 2p each. But this is an interesting thing to try.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVDB8kr8MmA

Plant Me Now has these new products today

Mitford Check Couples Umbrella £25.95
This unusual umbrella is specially designed to cover two people. Features one central ergonomic cushioned handle, manual opening and closing. Available in the Mitford Check Charcoal / Biscuit design.

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