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New products at Plant Me Now

Tuesday, January 13th, 2015

New product today at Plant Me Now

Orchid Compost 10 litre

Orchid Compost 10 litre £3.7500
A coarse mix of bark and reduced peat compost with an open structure perfect for potting and re-potting most popular orchids. Contains 10 litres of blended orchid compost.

New products at John Lewis

Tuesday, January 13th, 2015

John Lewis has these new products today

John Lewis Indoor/Outdoor LED Popsicle Line Lights, Multi, x100

John Lewis Indoor/Outdoor LED Popsicle Line Lights, Multi, x100 £25.00
Give your home a festive atmosphere inside or outdoors with this pretty light string. Made up of pearlescent orbs that display multicoloured light, these popsicle lights make a gorgeous addition to your Christmas tree, and are also ideal for use on trees outdoors

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Price reductions at Gardens and Homes Direct

Tuesday, January 13th, 2015

Gardens and Homes Direct has cut the price of these products

Battery Oprerated 27cm LED Tree

Battery Oprerated 27cm LED Tree was £14.99 now £9.99
This is a beautiful water filled tree is illuminated by LED lights that change color. The lights are battery powered so it can be placed almost anywhere in your home. Features:•    Colour Changing Lights.•    Suitable for indoor use only.•   Requires 4 x AA batteries – not supplied.

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New products at Gardens and Homes Direct

Tuesday, January 13th, 2015

Gardens and Homes Direct has this new product today

5ft Frosted Baltic Spruce Colour Changing LED Christmas Tree

5ft Frosted Baltic Spruce Colour Changing LED Christmas Tree £99.99
With extra-full and bushy branches, our pre-lit Frosted Baltic Spruce tree with colour changing LED lights, looks and feels remarkably realistic. With hinged it is quick and easy to assemble, requires little or no shaping or arrangement and packs away compactly in sections. Features: 200 slow colour-changing red and blue LED Lights Hinged branches, simple and quick to put up and pack away. Sturdy, folding metal stand included. Supplied with a BS plug and a 3m black cable. Dimensions: Height 5ft/150cm

Price reductions at Crocus

Tuesday, January 13th, 2015

Reduced items at Crocus

cress 'Curled' (curled cress)

cress ‘Curled’ (curled cress) was £0.99 now £0.89
Position: a sunny windowsill inside, or partial shade outdoors Soil: moist You can have super-fast crops even if you haven’t got a garden with this incredibly easy-to-grow salad ingredient. The crisp, crunchy shoots have a tang that adds a lovely texture and flavour to salads or sprinkled in sandwiches, and what’s more you’ll have a crop within little more than a week from your kitchen windowsill. Growing Instructions: You don’t even need any compost: simply fold a sheet of kitchen towel into the bottom of a small punnet or takeaway tray and damp it down, then sprinkle seed over the top. Place on the windowsill and keep damp at all times. Once seedlings produce green leaves and are about 3cm high, snip off near the base as required. Alternatively, children will love to fill half an eggshell with dampened cotton wool and sow the seeds into the top to create cress heads, complete with green ‘hair’, which they can then paint the face on. Sow: All year round Harvest: A week to 10 days after sowing Approximate quantity: 3500 seeds.

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Price reductions at Harrod Horticultural

Monday, January 12th, 2015

Price reduction at Harrod Horticultural

Allotment Corner Wooden Raised Beds

Allotment Corner Wooden Raised Beds was £29.00 now £24.30
Theres Always A Corner Of The Garden That You Cant Quite Squeeze A Normal Square Or Rectangular Vegetable Growing Raised Bed Into, But That Could All Be About To Change With These 122cm X 122cm X 172cm Allotment Corner Style Wooden Raised Beds. these Corner Beds Are Available In 3 Heights 15cm, 30cm And 45cm And Are Ideal For Growing Vegetables, Salads And Herbs. Designed In-house And Made From Pressure Treated Scandinavian Softwood Sourced From Sustainably Managed Forests The Raised Beds Come With A 2 Year Structural Guarantee. if You Want Reliable Crop Protection For Your Raised Bed Then Try Our Purpose Built Frame Which Comes Complete With Aluminium Tubing, Connectors And A Fitted Insect Mesh Cover (gdn-977). The Cover Has Side Velcro Fastening For Easy Access And A Strong Band Along The Bottom Edge Which Has Eyelets For Securing With Ground Pegs. please Note: Timber Is A Natural Product And Susceptible To Shrinkage/swelling, All Sizes Are Therefore Nominal. Sizes Apply To External Dimensions.each Corner Wooden Raised Bed Measures 122cm X 122cm X 172cmavailable In 3 Working Heights; 15cm, 30cm Or 45cmresearched And Designed In-housemanufactured From Scandinavian Softwood Sourced From Sustainably Managed Forestshigh Pressure Treated With A Non-toxic Preservativestructurally Guaranteed For 2 Yearscomplete With Full Instructionssimple To Assembleoptional Capping Gives The Top Of The Beds An Elegant Finishsupplied As A Kit For Self Assemblyinsect Mesh Cover And Frame Also Available For Ultimate Crop Protection – Select Gdn-977 From List.standard Corner Raised Beds Superior Corner Raised Beds Also Available.

New products at Harrod Horticultural

Monday, January 12th, 2015

Harrod Horticultural has this new product today

Standard Corner Wooden Raised Beds

Standard Corner Wooden Raised Beds £43.00
Our Standard Corner Wooden Raised Beds Have Been Designed To Compliment The Standard Raised Bed Range, Providing The Ideal Growing Solution If Space Is Limited Or To Create A Stylish And Practical Raised Bed Display.these Corner Raised Beds Measure 122cm X 122cm X 172cm And Are Available In 3 Heights 15cm, 30cm And 45cm. just Like Our Main Range Of Wooden Raised Beds, These Corner Style Beds Are Manufactured From Pressure Treated Scandinavian Softwood Sourced From Sustainably Managed Forests And Are Ideal For Growing Vegetables, Herbs And Salads. if You Want Reliable Crop Protection For Your Raised Bed Then Try Our Purpose Built Frame Which Comes Complete With Aluminium Tubing, Connectors And A Fitted Insect Mesh Cover (gdn-977). The Cover Has Side Velcro Fastening For Easy Access And A Strong Band Along The Bottom Edge Which Has Eyelets For Securing With Ground Pegs. please Note That As Timber Is A Natural Product And Is Susceptible To Shrinkage/swelling, All Sizes Are Therefore Nominal. Sizes Apply To External Dimensions.each Corner Wooden Raised Bed Measures 122cm X 122cm X 172cmavailable In 3 Working Heights; 15cm, 30cm Or 45cmresearched And Designed In-housemanufactured From Scandinavian Softwood Sourced From Sustainable Forestshigh Pressure Treated With A Non-toxic Preservativestructurally Guaranteed Up To 3 Yearscomplete With Full Instructionssimple To Assembleoptional Capping Gives The Top Of The Beds An Elegant Finishsupplied As A Kit For Self Assemblyinsect Mesh Cover And Frame Also Available For Ultimate Crop Protection – Select Gdn-977 From List.also Available As Allotment Corner Beds Superior Corner Beds

Price reductions at GreenFingers

Monday, January 12th, 2015

Reduced products at GreenFingers

Natural Blend Rectangular Planter

Natural Blend Rectangular Planter was £9.74 now £6.49
This contemporary style Natural Blend Rectangular Planter will complement any garden d

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Big allotment challenge Series 2 episode 2

Sunday, January 11th, 2015

Avilable on iplayer series 2 episode 2
The contestants were given 125m2 space of clear ground. HEated greenhouse.
and a list of 22 things they should grow.
Does that mean 22 types of plant are enough to grow on an allotment?

Three challenges
Cucumbers.
Bouquet containing larkspurs
Lollies and syrups

How to grow the perfect ridge cucumber

Present 2 grown from seed
Ridge cos they can be tricky to get started.
Germination slow.
Start inside.
Fill pot and sow seed on side.
Once germinated then harden off for 10 days
Plant outside.
Plant on a ridge with manure in.
Helps water drain away
7 leaves. Pinch out growing tip
Watch for aphids. Mosaic virus (misshapen poor number of fruits).
Need space.
Feed plant once cucs appear with liquid tomato food,
Don’t let them get too big.
Size depends on variety.

Alan
Mrketmore and Tokyo slicer

JoJo
Marketmore and BUrpless Tassty green

Rob
Herigate variety
Tony
Struggling with size – in pots in greenhouse?

Alexnadra
Two sowings. Trying plastic bottle as straightener

Lena
Problem on leaf – possibly virus or insect damage

Rehka
Water with bottle with tiny holes ni lid

Equal length and perfectly straight. Uniformity.

After 13 weeks of growing them, it’s show day.

Alan Marketmore

Tony Marketmore

Lena Burpless Tassty green (should be 10-12″_)

JoJo Burpless Tassty green

Alexandra BUrpless Tassty green

Rob Boothby’s Blonde (6-8″)

Rekha F1 Prima Top

Sandra Obelix

Best in show – Lena or Rob?
Rob!

Flowers!
Present 3 stems of larkspur unfirom in size, scale and height, 2/3 in flower
Bound bouquet

Prepare soil until fine tilth. Week in freezer to ensure they have perod of cold. Sow directly and cover
Thin until 30cm apart
Pinch out tips at 15cm tall
Feed with tomato feed
Should have tall straight stems. Support

Pick and feed continuously.

Making bound bouqet
Use binding technique.
Take off leaves that will be below the waterline in vase.
Bind – tie in one at a time or several as shape develops.
One binding point.
Use twine.

Rob Frosted Skies
Alexandra Tall Hyacinth mix
Lena Dwarf Mix
Alan Tall Hyacinth mix
Rehka Stock flowered mix
jojo Dark blue
Sandra Sublime mix
Tony T&M improved mix

I think Sandra as she was the only one to bind properly.

Winner either Alan or Sandra..
Alan best in show due to huge bunch of larkspur in bouquet

Ice lolly and a syrup
Include strawberies and produce from their allotment.
90 minutes!
Must start lollies first so they have time to freeze.

Syrup is just fruit sugar and water. Diluted or poured over desserts.

Jojo Lemongrass and basil syrup and strawberry coconut ice.

Sandra Spiced rhubarb and orange syrup. Strawberry and cream lolly

Alex Rose floral syrup, Cool and a cucumber lolly

Rehka Currant delight syrup, and Stop and go traffic light lolly

Alan Green summerdays cucumber syrup and cricket in the park lolly

Tony Strawberry basil rose lavender syrup and Pop’s lollys.

Lena BB Blueberry syrup and Keri Berry lolly

Rob Savory summer syrup (sage and strawberry) and shimmer ball lolly

Best in show?
Sandra! Her lolly was so pretty!

So who is going home?
It’s Tony!

New products at John Lewis

Sunday, January 11th, 2015

New items added today at John Lewis

4 Seasons Madoera 6-Seater Outdoor Dining Set

4 Seasons Madoera 6-Seater Outdoor Dining Set £3299.00
Shop for 4 Seasons Madoera 6-Seater Outdoor Dining Set at John Lewis. Find a wide range of Home, Fashion and Electrical products at John Lewis with Free Delivery on order over £50.

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