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Archive for January, 2016
Monday, January 11th, 2016
Garlic Bulbs – Edenrose £4.99
A superb, high yielding hardneck variety. bulbs contain a large number of easy to peel, rosy skinned cloves with a strong flavour. (French-grown hardneck: these are very hardy – ideal for northern areas – and are widely regarded as the finest tasting of all garlics!). 2 bulbs (12-15 clovers per bulb).
Garlic Bulbs – Flavor £4.99
An Italian pink type, produced in France, that matures in late July. The white-skinned bulbs each contain 9-16 pretty pink cloves that store for a long time once opened. (French grown – hardneck)
Garlic Bulbs – Germidour £4.99
Violet-streaked skin with white cloves and a mild flavour, easily stored and split for cooking. Softneck variety. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. 2 Bulbs (10-11 cloves per bulb).Virus-free French variety – bulbs come from virus-free stock, ensuring that they’ll grow into healthier plants and produce larger harvests! Softneck types the majority of modern varieties. This type, despite its name, stores for longer and has more numerous but smaller cloves.It doesn’t matter whether you’re growing htem in pots on the patio or in a half-acre vegetable patch – either way the rewards are great! Now an essential part of so many kitchen gardens, with excellent health benefits (lowering blood pressure, fat and cholesterol levels and combating infections). And they couldn’t be easier to grow – simply plant the garlic cloves in autumn, and they’ll be ready to lift and dry next July!
Garlic Bulbs – Lovers’ Collection £13.40
Now an essential part of so many kitchen gardens, with excellent health benefits (lowering blood pressure, fat and cholesterol levels and combating infections). And they couldn’t be easier to grow – simply plant the garlic cloves in autumn, and they’ll be ready to lift and dry next July! Garlic Lovers’ Collection contains 8 bulbs (2 of each variety):Edenrose (French grown – hardneck) – A superb, high yielding hardneck variety. Bulbs contain a large number of easy to peel, rose skinned cloves with a strong flavour. 2 Bulbs (12-15 cloves per bulb).Printanor (French grown – softneck) – A reasonable new vareity with large bulbs filled with plump tasty cloves. Can be planted in the autumn and in the spring. 2 Bulbs (10-12 cloves per bulb).Germidour (French grown – softneck) – Violet-streaked skin with white cloves and a mild flavour, easily stored and split for cooking. Plant October-January. Plant October-January. 2 Bulbs (1-11 cloves per bulb). Messidrome (French grown – softneck) – White with excellent flavour for all culinary uses. Plant October-January. 2 Bulbs (10-11 cloves per bulb).
Garlic Bulbs – Messidrome £4.99
White with excellent flavour for all culinary uses. Softneck variety. Plant October-January. 2 Bulbs (10-11 cloves per bulb).Virus-free French variety – bulbs come from virus-free stock, ensuring that they’ll grow into healthier plants and produce larger harvests! Softneck types the majority of modern varieties. This type, despite its name, stores for longer and has more numerous but smaller cloves.It doesn’t matter whether you’re growing them in pots on the patio or in a half-acre vegetable patch – either way the rewards are great! Now an essential part of so many kitchen gardens, with excellent health benefits (lowering blood pressure, fat and cholesterol levels and combating infections). And they couldn’t be easier to grow – simply plant the garlic cloves in autumn, and they’ll be ready to lift and dry next July!
Garlic Bulbs – Printanor £5.99
A reasonably new variety with large bulbs filled with plump tasty cloves. Can be planted in the autumn and in the spring. Harvest June-September. (French grown – softneck). 2 bulbs (12-15 cloves per bulb).
Garlic Bulbs – Twin Pack Champion White & Purple £5.99
Try our giant garlic, the best bulbs for the home grower – only bigger! 1 bulb of each variety (expect around 10 cloves per bulb):Champion White – Great tasting, very large bulbs. Fantastic variety, great for the British climate. Suitable for planting from October right through to April. Begin harvesting in July from an October planting.Champion Purple – Excellent strong taste with very purple skin. Grows great in any climate, even throughout a wet summer! Suitable for planting from October to January. One of the earliest garlics, begin harvesting in June from October planting.
Garlic Bulbs – Twin Pack Champion White & Purple £9.99
Try our giant garlic, the best bulbs for the home grower – only bigger! 3 bulbs of each variety (expect around 10 cloves per bulb):Champion White – Great tasting, very large bulbs. Fantastic variety, great for the British climate. Suitable for planting from October right through to April. Begin harvesting in July from an October planting.Champion Purple – Excellent strong taste with very purple skin. Grows great in any climate, even throughout a wet summer! Suitable for planting from October to January. One of the earliest garlics, begin harvesting in June from October planting.
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Monday, January 11th, 2016
Growing Winter Vegetables: What you can grow to eat during the winter months and what you can do on your allotment in Autumn and Winter.
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Monday, January 11th, 2016
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Monday, January 11th, 2016
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Monday, January 11th, 2016
Tooled Up just added this new product
Jubilee Zinc Plated Hose Clips Assorted Sizes Pack of 143 £74.95
Jubilee® workshop pack of hose clips ideal as a counter display to either sell the hose clips in singles or as a complete deal, supplied in a plastic case. This Workshop pack of Zinc Protected Clips contains the following popular sizes. 24 – 0…
Filed: New Products, Tooled Up
Monday, January 11th, 2016
Onion Hoe £11.99
With a swan neck for hoeing and cleaning around your onions, this top quality hoe is a must for any vegetable enthusiast, and equally invaluable for general cultivation. Handcrafted in Sheffield steel with a hardwood handle. Overall length 33cm (13).
Lovely hand tool for hoeing around onions.
Filed: allotment, Suttons Seeds
Monday, January 11th, 2016
GreenFingers has cut the price of these items
Natural Bamboo Hurdle 1.2M was £4.99 now £3.99
Give your garden a great rustic feel with this Botanico Natural Bamboo Hurdle that is made entirely from cut bamboo canes. Now you can fence off sections of your garden’s beds and borders without resorting to clumsy looking netting or obtrusive metal structures.Better still this discreet natural fencing can be quickly and easily inserted into the soil creating a straight edged or gently curving border around your lawn or paths with ease. Overall Dimensions: L120 x H20cm
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Filed: GreenFingers, Price Reductions
Monday, January 11th, 2016
Crocus reduced the price on these items today
Porcelain bird feeder on a stake was £12.99 now £10.99
Made from creamy white porcelain, which has been fired at a very high temperature, this feeder can be left outside in all weathers. It comes with a 1m tall steel rod that can be used to insert it into the lawn, the border, or even a large pot. The feeder has a hole in the bottom to allow excess water to drain away freely after rain. Measurements: Height: 1m tall rod (bird – 8cm extra) Width: 7cm Length: 13cm
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Filed: Crocus, Price Reductions
Monday, January 11th, 2016
Delicious pickled! Easy to grow. Why not try some this year.
Shallot Triple Pack – Spring Planting £9.99
Pack of tasty shallots contains 3 different varieties – 400g pack of each:Jermor – An excellent, slightly elongated shallot, with copper-coloured skins and great tasting pink-tinged flesh. Each bulb yields 6-8 bulbs at harvest. Plant from mid January onwards. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Golden Gourmet – This superb variety will consistently produce heavy crops of good flavoured shallots that keep well for several months. Plant from February onwards. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. A great beginner variety.Red SunA red variety producing large, tasty shallots with a distinctive spicy taste. The skins are firm and bulbs solid, and they will store for months! Plant from February onwards.
Shallot Seeds – Obelisk £1.69
A marvellous variety which is well suited for northern Europe growing conditions. It’s a red-brown colour on the outside and an attractive pink inside.
Shallot French Bulbs – Pesandor £4.99
Producing elongated bulbs with copper-coloured skins and flavoursome pink flesh. Each bulb yields 6-8 bulbs at harvest. Plant from mid January onwards.Grown in Brittany, in the heart of Frances main shallot growing region, these superb certified varieties are of superior quality and will produce an outstanding crop for you.
Shallot French Bulbs – Jermor £4.99
An excellent, slightly elongated shallot, with copper-coloured skins and great tasting pink-tinged flesh. Each bulb yields 6-8 bulbs at harvest. Plant from mid January onwards. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.Grown in Brittany, in the heart of Frances main shallot growing region, these superb certified varieties are of superior quality and will produce an outstanding crop for you.
Shallot Bulbs – Yellow Moon £3.99
An attractive and tasty, round, yellow dutch shallot, with excellent skin quality and a low sensitivity to bolting, which makes it a good choice for autumn planting. It reliably produces a good crop of healthy shallots which should be ready to harvest in June/July. 400g pack.
Shallot Bulbs – Triple Pack £9.99
Pack of tasty shallots contains 3 different varieties – 400g pack of each:Griselle – A robust spicy taste that will not disappoint! Best planted October to mid December, it multiplies well to give a good crop of long, grey-skinned bulbs in June. Use green or dried for storage well into winter.Yellow Moon – An attractive and tasty, round yellow dutch shallot, with excellent skin quality and a low sensitivity to bolting, which makes it a good choice for autumn planting. It reliably produces a good crop of healthy shallots which should be ready to harvest in June/July.Longor – An excellent elongated banana-type variety with copper coloured skins and pink flesh. Each shallot yields 6-8 bulbs at harvest. Very easy to peel and slice. Great tasting sweet flavour!
Shallot Bulbs – Red Sun £3.99
A red variety producing large, tasty shallots with a distinctive spicy taste. The skins are firm and bulbs solid, and they will store for months! Plant from February onwards.
Shallot Bulbs – Red Gourmet £4.49
An early-to-mature, red-fleshed variety with a spicy taste, excellent for use in salads and cooking. Plant from February onwards.
Shallot Bulbs – Longor £3.99
An excellent elongated banana-type variety with copper coloured skins and pink flesh. Each shallot yields 6-8 bulbs at harvest. Very easy to peel and slice. Great tasting sweet flavour! Harvest June-September. 400g pack.
Shallot Bulbs – Griselle £5.99
A robust spicy taste that will not disappoint! Best planted October to mid December, it multiplies well to give a good crop of long, grey-skinned bulbs in June. Use green or dried for storage well into winter.
Shallot Bulbs – Golden Gourmet £3.99
This superb variety will consistently produce heavy crops of good flavoured shallots that keep well for several months. Plant from February onwards.. A great beginner variety.We would also recommend Shallot French Bulbs – Mikor
Shallot Banana Seed – Zebrune £2.49
Delicious, large, elongated shallot onion hybrid type bulbs that are brown-skinned with a pinkish tinge. Best grown in a sandy, well drained soil.Popular with TV and Michelin starred chef as it is easy to peel and slice plus retains its flavour well when cooked.
Shallot Banana Plants – Zebrune £5.99
This elongated shallot x onion hybrid is favoured by top chefs for its delicate flavour and the ease of use of the long single bulb compared to traditional shallots. Good resistance to bolting.(White variety.) These superb vegetables combine the subtle taste of sweet shallots, but they’re as large and as easy to peel as an onion!
Shallot Banana Plants – Twin Pack £9.99
These superb vegetables combine the subtle taste of sweet shallots, but they’re as large and as easy to peel as an onion! Twin Pack contains 90 plants (45 of each variety):Zebrune (White) – This elongated shallot x onion hybrid is favoured by top chefs for its delicate flavour and the ease of use of the long single bulb compared to traditional shallots. Good resistance to bolting.Simiane (Pink) – This torpedo-shaped variety has mild sweet flesh that forms in tender, rose-coloured rings. It is truly versatile in the kitchen and can be used young as a bunching onion or left to mature for uses from stock and soups to putting on a skewer on a BBQ.
Shallot Banana Plants – Simiane £5.99
This torpedo-shaped variety has mild sweet flesh that forms in tender, rose-coloured rings. It is truly versatile in the kitchen and can be used young as a bunching onion or left to mature for uses from stock and soups to putting on a skewer on a BBQ. These superb vegetables combine the subtle taste of sweet shallots, but they’re as large and as easy to peel as an onion!
Shallot (Banana) Seeds – Simiane £2.49
This torpedo-shaped variety has mild sweet flesh that forms in tender, rose-coloured rings. It is truly versatile in the kitchen and can be used young as a bunching onion or left to mature for uses from stock and soups to putting on a skewer on a BBQ. A sweet flavoured variety favoured by Michelin starred chefs! (Onion/shallot hybrid).
Filed: allotment, Suttons Seeds
Monday, January 11th, 2016
Start off in modules and then plant out.
Very fun to grow from seed rather than always growing from sets. I got good results last year from seed.
Onion Seeds – Ailsa Craig £1.55
Large bulbs often used for exhibition. To ensure colour, shape and finish sow in January under glass at 18-21C (65-70F). Can also be sown outdoors in March and April. Not recommended for long storage. Bulb onion variety.
Onion Seeds – Exhibition £3.49
Aptly named, this is the best onion for showing for many a while! Whether you are a serious exhibitor or just someone who wants to take a crack at the village show, its worth giving this one a try. Weights can get up to 1000gms, yet the flavour is still maintained and unusually for a large onion, it also stores well.Onions up to 1kg (2.2lbs) and aboveFor shows or culinary useStores well for a large onion
Onion Seeds – F1 Bridger £3.49
A Japanese type over wintering hybrid. Has excellent bolting resistance. Flattened globe shape and thick smooth skin.
Onion Seeds – F1 Kamal £2.79
A first-class, deliciously flavoured onion with a good strong red colour, both inside and out. The bulbs are a very uniform round to globe shape, with thin necks, show good tolerance to mildew, and store well.
Onion Seeds – F1 Santero £3.99
A superb early maincrop onion with excellent resistance to Downy Mildew. Produces a heavy crop of delicious copper-brown, round-oval bulbs. Shows good resistance to bolting and stores well too.
Onion Seeds – Globo £2.79
A very large onion which is ideal for exhibition or the kitchen! The oval-shaped, straw-coloured roots are tasty in salads or cooked, with an average weight of 250-300g (up to 1kg when grown for exhibition).
Onion Seeds – Kelsae £3.49
First introduced in the early 1950s Kelsea is still one of the most popular exhibition onions. This attractive onion regularly achieves record weights and, unusually for show onions, has an exceptional flavour.
Onion Seeds – Paris Silverskin £1.75
Paris Silverskin is a tasty onion that’s excellent for salads or pickling. Easy to grow, there’s no thinning required.
Onion Seeds – Red & White £2.50
Contains Redmate & Agostana in equal quantities. Harvest August-September.Bright red and pure white fine flavoured bulbsSuperb quality, crisp, tasty fleshGood storage abilityFor use in salds and for cooking25p from the sale of each promotional pack goes to Cancer Research UK.
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