New products at GreenFingers
by John - August 9th, 2015.Filed under: GreenFingers, New Products.
GreenFingers just added these new items
Fruit Seeds – Tomato Tumbling Tom Red £2.99
This strain is specially suited to hanging baskets where its trusses of exceptionally sweet cherry tomatoes cascade over the edge of the basket. Tumbler is an early ripening bush variety which can also be grown in the garden and can give up to 2kg of fruit per plant. It is excellent for growbags tubs troughs and windowboxes too.Sow in spring 5-7 weeks before you wish to plant out. Sow the seed 1.5mm deep in good seed compost. Germination takes 6-14 days at 24C. Transplant the seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm pots and grow on in cooler well lit conditions. Soil based composts produce shorter plants than peat based composts. For hanging baskets plant carefully one per 30cm basket leaving a 3cm space for watering. Water well and stand in a cool airy place until well rooted. Gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions before hanging outside permanently after all risk of frost. Feed regularly and keep well watered. If planted outdoors space 60cm apart in moist well drained fertile soil and a sunny spot. This variety needs no side shooting.Quantity 15 seeds
Flower Seeds – Annuals Fairy Mixed £2.19
A delightful mixture of dwarf annuals adding a touch of grace to borders. This wide range of varieties has been selected to flower gradually giving your borders an ever-changing magical appearance throughout the summer.Hardy Annual grow in full sun sow March to June.Perfect border filler.Quantity: 1000 seeds
Gardman Solar Colour Changing Crystal Light £5.99
Perfect for enhancing outdoor spaces whether for a party or simple for decoration this Solar Colour Changing Crystal Light is sure to add a fabulous highlight to your garden. You could create a focal point with it so that its rainbow colours will have a stunning affect at night. It would also look appealing placed in a planter on your patio. With a stainless steel top and acrylic lens it features a colour changing bubble effect stem for a lovely contemporary touch. No matter where it is placed it is sure to look wonderful. Why not buy more than one and place them alongside a pathway? Monocrystalline solar panel Fully charged AA battery includedDimensions: 10cm diameter x H40cm We recommend the solar panel is exposed to direct sunlight for as long as possible; however at darker times of the year it is best to recharge the batteries in a rechargeable unit. Please follow the instructions.
Fruit Seeds for Kids – Tomato Tigerella (Mr Stripey) £1.69
The Tomato Tigerella is an unusual variety of tomato to grow. With tiger-like stripes in a yellowy-orange colour this seed is quick-growing and results can be seen from August onwards. This seed pack comes with instructions. Height 1.2m Approximately 50 seeds per packet.
Flower Seeds – Campanula Rockery Mixed £3.69
This rich selection of dainty rockery patio and wall campanulas will blossom into neat mounds always smothered in bloom. These hardy perennials are sun lovers and are easily grown in ordinary free draining soil. Flowers summer to a height of 10-15cm.Sow late winter to mid spring or autumn at 16-18C on the surface of a good seed compost and gently firm down compost. Keep soil damp but not wet. Do not exclude light sealing in a polythene bag after sowing is helpful.Quantity: 200 seeds
Roundup Tree Stump & Root Killer – 250ml £11.99
Roundup Tree Stump & Root Killer is a liquid concentrate glyphosate weedkiller for killing coniferous and deciduous trees newly cut tree stumps tree saplings bracken brambles nettles and other tough perennial and woody weeds. It is absorbed by leaves and freshly cut woody surfaces and moves throughout the whole plant above and below ground and approved for use all around the garden on gravel areas paths drives and along fences.Roundup Tree Stump & Root Killer can also be used to clean up weedy areas before planting vegetables flowers shrubs and to renovate overgrown areas. It also carries detailed instructions and an application pipette to kill patches of Japanese Knotweed. It is inactivated on contact with the soil and is then broken down by micro-organisms in the soil to allow re-planting. Use Feb-Nov Children and pets can play on the treated area once driedQuantity: 250mlCoverage: 500m
Hozelock 2754 – 15 Pot Watering Kit £34.99
Automatically water your container plants or even your hedge with this Hozelock 15 Pot Watering Kit. Even with great light and rich soil your plants are still going to need to receive the right amount of water to thrive and this kit will ensure that they receive the right amount of water each day.Contains: Pressure reducer15m x 3mm hose10 x 4mm wall clips & stakes15 drippers & connectorsWaters:15 container potsHedge up to 7.5m
Vegetable Seeds – Kale Dwarf Green Curled £2.49
This curly kale is a very reliable winter hardy which greens at a time when fresh and nutritious vegetables can be in short supply. Reliable to grow in most UK soils the seeds should be sown from April to early June provided the soil is rich and well drained.Sow thinly in a well prepared seedbed 12mm deep in drills 23cm apart. Transplant when large enough to handle to 50cm apart.Pick fresh young leaves throughout winter and spring and leave older leaves for when you want more kick from the flavour.Quantity 1000 seeds
Vitax Hydrangea Colourant – 250g £1.99
The Vitax Hydrangea Colourant changes those pink hydrangeas to blue. Hydrangeas are naturally pink but where the soil contains iron or aluminium salts they will produce blue flowers. Where neither is naturally available and you want blue flowers this colourant is a great solution.