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Archive for February, 2016
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
If your allotment plot is soaking wet still, then don’t walk on it. Don’t dig it, don’t stand ankle deep in the mud crying either, the salt tears are no good for the soil.
It isn’t much better if it’s frozen solid. Leave it alone. You’ll damage soil structure and kill worms, as well as wear yourself out trying to dig frozen ground.
If you needed to dig now then you missed doing this in autumn. You’re really best leaving the soil alone when it is damp and cold. It will recover better if you’ve not pulverised it under your boots.
Tidy the greenhouse, but don’t start sowing seeds unless you’ve got somewhere warm to keep them. If you like to heat a greenhouse then make sure it’s full – some people do a layer of bubble wrap or plastic inside to make it warmer, but another alternative is to use a small plastic greenhouse inside the big greenhouse. Using a blowaway indoors is probably one of the better uses for them. They’re too vulnerable to the wind outside and even tying them down doesn’t help as they’ll get ripped apart by the wind, with just whichever bit you tied down remaining after a storm.
I quite often feel left out as I read on FB that people are busy sowing loads of seeds. I comfort myself in the knowledge that very little benefits from being sown this early unless you plan on keeping your greenhouse warm for the next few months. Dead seedlings aren’t expensive but they are a waste of time. Leave things for a few weeks until March is well upon us and start then. The weather will still be cold, but it will be time to start a few seeds off under cover.
Leeks and sprouts are usually first I think for me, so I’ll post photos of the trays I’m going to use for starting leeks this year. They’re deep polystyrene veg boxes I scrounged from the greengrocers. They should allow a good depth of roots and that should mean thicker plants.
Filed: allotment
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
Dobies added hundreds of new items
Rose Plant – Della Balfour £8.99
A repeat blooming climber for a sunny position. Moderate size and stiff branches are best suited to fan-training against a wall or trellis, fence. Scent 5. Colour – peachy blend. Height 200cm. Climbing variety.For over 130 years the Harkness nursery has been supplying roses to Britains gardeners. The mission of Harkness Roses is to raise new and improved roses, varieties with better reliability against disease, stronger perfume, a wider range of colours, and more blooms over a longer flowering period. Of these qualities, perhaps the most significant is reliability.
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Filed: Dobies, New Products
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
Suttons Seeds just added these new items
Rose Plant – Bright As A Button £17.99
This bushy rose has attractive glossy green foliage and distinctive two-toned flowers of pink with a darker, burgundy centre. Repeat flowering, the scented blooms are popular with bees and butterflies and are perfect for beds, borders or a pot on the patio. Height 80-100cm. Supplied in a 4 litre pot.
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Filed: New Products, Suttons Seeds
Sunday, February 14th, 2016
Price reduction on this item at Harrod Horticultural
 Timber Fruit Cages was £393.00 now £357.00
Our Walk-in Timber Fruit And Vegetable Cages Introduce A Rugged And Natural Look To The Garden And As Well As Being Tough, Rough And Ready, They Really Enhance The More Classic Style Of Kitchen Garden.that Olde Worlde Rustic Look Disguises The Real Strength In Depth That The Wooden Walk-in Fruit Cages Possess; Manufactured From Substantial 102mm Tanalised Round Wooden Uprights And The 102mm Half Round Wooden Roof Supports, This Is One Fruit Cage Which Will Withstand Practically All The Weather – Not Forgetting Birds And Rabbits – Can Throw At It.and When You Consider These Wooden Fruit Protection Cages Boast The Best In Anti-bird Roof Netting And Heavy-duty Extruded Side Netting, It Will Come As No Surprise That Our Walk-in Wooden Fruit Cages Are Very Popular.also Available Is A Wide Range Of Timber Fruit Frame Optional Extras, Giving Your Garden That Rare Combination Of Functionality And Good Looks!walk-in Timber Fruit And Vegetable Cages Comprise Of Sturdy, Wooden Uprights And Supports And Roof And Side Nettingcages Feature Extra Heavy-duty Side Netting With A 16mm X 16mm Square Meshheavy-duty Anti-bird Roof Netting With A 18mm X 18mm Diamond Meshsupplied With All Fittings And One Complete Door Kitset Distance Between Uprights Is 3.6mwe Recommend Hiring A Post Driver (available From Tool Hire Companies) To Assist With Inserting The Uprights 457mm (18″) Into The Groundwhen Erected The Cage Sits 2m Out Of The Groundon The Larger Cages The Internal Cross Supports Are Achieved Using Plastic Coated Wire At Tension To Prevent Sagging Of The Roof Nettingcomes With A 5 Year Framework Guaranteefully Illustrated Instructions Are Included To Ensure Accurate Constructionfor Areas Seriously Affected By Rabbits Or Deer An Additional Layer Of Rabbit Wire Can Be Applied Over The Heavy-duty Side Nettingbutterfly Netting Is Also Availableinstalling The Cage On Sloping Ground Or Looking For A Different Size, Please Contact Our Made To Measure Tea
Filed: Harrod Horticultural, Price Reductions
Sunday, February 14th, 2016
New products added today at John Lewis
Royalcraft Wentworth Carver 4-Seat Dining Set £899.00
Sumptuous and stylish, the Wentworth Carver 4-Seat Dining Set compliments your outdoor superbly thanks to its natural appearance and element resistant materials. The 4 dining chairs are woven with synthetic half round weave rattan and come with seated cushions, giving you a supported sit. The aluminium framework construction gives the set strength and durability, whilst the table is completed with a glass top that is easy to clean. Dimensions: Table: Dia.110cm Chair: H89 x W60 x D62cm Please note: Not all of our ranges are on display in our furniture departments. Please call www.johnlewis. your nearest John Lewis to check before you visit. Interest Free Credit: If you buy this product in our shops, it’s eligible for Interest Free Credit, which is available when you spend £1000 or more on selected home products. Terms and conditions apply: find out more
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Filed: John Lewis, New Products
Sunday, February 14th, 2016
Garden Buildings Direct has these new items today
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Filed: Garden Buildings Direct, New Products
Sunday, February 14th, 2016
Gardens and Homes Direct has these new lines today
£29.99
Features: Luxurious fragrance of cashmere fabric, consisting of a woody vanilla blend with notes of flora and citrus. Made in the USA with high quality wicks and new True to Life scents to provide long-lasting, warming fragrance. Cheerful Candles focus on employing adult individuals with mental disabilities. Their Wickers receive a fair living wage and complete as much work as they are comfortable with. Holds 24 ounces, burns for up to 135 hours. Dimensions: Weight: 24oz Burns for up to 135 hours.
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Filed: Gardens and Homes, New Products
Sunday, February 14th, 2016
GreenFingers has cut the price of these items
Phostrogen Plant Food 2.4kg was £8.24 now £5.49
Phostrogen Plant Food is an all purpose soluble feed for a healthy garden. It is a well balanced plant food with trace elements that promotes healthy green foliage abundant flowers and fruit. It helps plants become more drought resistant and develop a strong healthy root system and is suitable for use on all garden plants including edible crops fruit trees lawns young plants seedlings and even houseplants. NPK: 14:10:27 plus trace elementsEasily dissolvedFor use on all plants indoors and outSurface treated: 2.4kg makes 240 watering cans
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Filed: GreenFingers, Price Reductions
Sunday, February 14th, 2016
New items today at GreenFingers
Bosmere 3 Seater Bench Cover – 163cm £24.99
Keep your outdoor furniture clean and dry with this 3 seater bench cover. Made from top quality PVC backed polyester this green cover blends in well with any garden whilst protecting your table at the same time. Easily wipes clean Waterproof Dimensions: W163 x D66 x H63-89cm
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Filed: GreenFingers, New Products
Sunday, February 14th, 2016
Crocus has cut the price of this product
Forsythia x intermedia ‘Nimbus’ (PBR) (patio forsythia) was £8.99 now £7.99
Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: any moist, well-drained soil Rate of growth: fast-growing Flowering period: March to April Flower colour: rich yellow Other features: flowers borne before leaves Hardiness: fully hardy This new patio forysthia is already a award winner. Garden care: After flowering has finished, prune out one or two old main stems at the base. Thin out crowded shoots from the centre and cut back flowered shoots to a strong bud.
Filed: Crocus, Price Reductions
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