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SB Plant Invigorator

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

SB Plant Invigorator

This is a new product and is an environmentally friendly, growth gtimulant and pesticide for use on all ornamental and edible crops!

250ml of this amazing concentrate makes up to 25 litres of dilute spray – so it’s amazingly concentrated. It’s suitable to be used all year round and pests will not become resistent to it.It helps improve plants leaf colour and vigour. Great if you have little storage room for large containers of plant food – this small bottle will sit under the kitchen sink!
You need to store it out of direct sunlight above 0c and below 30c – so not in the shed or greenhouse. It’s safe to use without gloves though – but as with everything if you have sensitive skin avoid contact and wash your hands after use.

SB plant Invigorator10 ml concentrate to 1 litre of water – you get a measuring cap with it to ensure you measure out the right amount. 10ml is two teaspoons – not a lot – so you know it’ll go a long way. I’m a keen fan of ensuring different plant foods are kept in different watering cans. So decide which one you’ll be using for this and use only that to water it on. It’s just a minor safety precaution to take – label it so you remember. It’s a good habit to get in especially when it comes to weedkillers which could be devasting if you got that mixed up with plant food.

You can apply with a fine sprayer – but avoid flowers which may have their colour affected. Apply to all leaves top and bottom on a weekly basis. Avoid very young seedlings though – especially in very hot sunshine as they may get damaged by the liquid being heated by the sun.

No harvest interval means you don’t have to stop using it before you can eat the crops you’re growing.

New products at Unwins Seeds and Plants

Friday, May 14th, 2010

New products today at Unwins Seeds & Plants

Easi-Plant Wall Baskets - PAIR of 20
Easi-Plant Wall Baskets – PAIR of 20″ Baskets £14.95
This ingenious wall basket is made from tough weather-proof recycled plastic and features removable side panels that make planting up incredibly quick and easy. It doesn’t need a liner and has flat bottom to prevent the basket from tipping when you are planting. The base also acts like a reservoir to help retain water. This 20

Growing tomatoes

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Tomato seedlingYou can grow tomatoes from seed like I’m doing – or you can buy the plants ready grown and ready to go into the greenhouse. It is less effort buying the plants but seeds are fairly cheap and as long as they don’t die from frost they should be ok.
A problem with growing from seed – well for me anyway, is being pessemistic about how many seeds will come through. Virtually all the tomato seeds I’ve planted this year have come up – so now I’ve got 20 plants in my greenhouse. This is nice in a way as I’ll have plenty of tomatoes to use, but also means I’ll need some extra tomato food!

I can recommend unwins for buying plants from. They’ve got a great choice of greenhouse plants from different types of tomatoes, peppers, chilis and Aubergine plants.
Buy greenhouse plants online at Unwins

The tomato seedling in the picture is of a plum tomato called San Marzano. The true shape of the tomato leaf is now showing – contrasting with the smooth leaf shape of the first two seed leaves.
It’s always worth bearing in mind you can buy plants in case you have a disaster in the greenhouse!

New products at Unwins Seeds and Plants

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Unwins Seeds & Plants just added this new product

Extra Fine Insect Barrier Netting
Extra Fine Insect Barrier Netting £19.95
Strong woven polypropylene net that will form an effective barrier against insects & pests yet does not interfere with light or rainwater. Protects from cabbage root fly carrot fly caterpillars pea moth and deters aphid and whitefly.

New products at Unwins Seeds and Plants

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

New lines today at Unwins Seeds & Plants

Nemaslug Slug Killer (100m
Nemaslug Slug Killer (100m £17.95
SPECIAL OFFER: FREE Nemasys Grow Your Own worth £4.95 with every 100m² Pack of Nemaslug Slug Killer We have been conducting our own tests over the last couple of growing seasons and have found Nemaslug to be both easy to apply and effective. Nemaslug contains millions of naturally occurring microscopic nematodes that kill slugs both above and below ground. Completely harmless to birds hedgehogs and other wildlife as wel as pets and children.Please note: The ground temperature needs to be above 5 degrees for the predatory nematodes to be active. When you receive your pack of Nemaslug place it in the refrigerator immediately and use within the use by date (which can be up to four weeks). Read more about Nemasys Grow Your Own here *Nemaslug 100m² RRP £21.95 – SAVE £4.00 + FREE GYO

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New products at Unwins Seeds and Plants

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

New products added today at Unwins Seeds & Plants

Easi-Plant Wall Baskets - Pair of 20
Easi-Plant Wall Baskets – Pair of 20″ Baskets £17.95
This ingenious wall basket is made from tough weather-proof recycled plastic and features removable side panels that make planting up incredibly quick and easy. It doesn’t need a liner and has flat bottom to prevent the basket from tipping when you are planting. The base also acts like a reservoir to help retain water. This 20

New products at Unwins Seeds and Plants

Friday, April 30th, 2010

New products at Unwins Seeds & Plants

PY Inscet Killer
PY Inscet Killer £8.95
PY Insect Killer is a highly effective concentrated insect killer based on nature’s own insecticide Pyrethrum – for the control of insects indoors and outdoors. PY Insect Killer can be used on both ornamental and edible plants up to a day before picking. At the first signs of insect activity apply as a fine spray covering both sides of the foliage when treating plants. For the control of: Greenfly Blackfly Whitefly Thrips Caterpillars Flea beetles Ants You may also be interested in the Fox Plus Hand Pump Sprayer – which sprays from any position – upright sideways and even upside down. Perfect for applying spray to the underside of leaves!

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Raised beds the easy way!

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Garland Raised bedsGarland Raised Beds at Unwins

Ever wanted raised beds but thought they’d be difficult to make or expensive?
This raised bed is easy to put together and produces a bed 1m square with a working height of 25cm. The advantages of raised beds are that you can grow crops more closely and the yields can be much higher. Someone’s got 50lb of potatoes from one starting with only 8 tubers.
A raised bed makes it easier to weed – get sat down and you should be able to reach the middle from any of the sides meaning less risk of injury overstretching.
You can put this raised bed on slabs or a patio even – use a liner to keep it neater – but it really can be used virtually anywhere! Make sure it’s in a sunny part of the garden and that you keep it watered – especially in hot weather.
Raised beds are also better for keeping the slugs away – although if you have a bad problem you should get the nemoslug slug killer. Nemaslug Nematodes at Unwins

Each Raised Garden Bed Kit consists of:

* Four 1 metre side panels
* Four corner pins

Raised Garden Bed Kit Size:

* Length – 97.5cm
* Width – 97.5cm
* Height – 25cm

This raised bed assembles in minutes and packs flat at the end of the season for easy storage.

Figo connectors

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Figo ConnectorsFigo connectors at Unwins
What are they? They’re really useful connectors for making all sorts of useful things for your garden – fruit frames to protect your fruit from the birds, to pea netting, bean wigwags and anything else you can think of.

Everyone has canes or poles, but fixing them together is always a real bind! Figo makes it easy though. They will fit a massive range of cane sizes too – 8mm to 16mm which means you don’t have to hunt round for different canes – just use the ones you’ve got.

You get ten figo connectors in a pack
* SIX 3-way connectors per box. (for corners)
* FOUR 4-way connectors per box

This has got to be a must for anyone who’s spent the summer watching the cherries on their tree ripen to only find that the birds have scoffed the lot before you’ve picked them! Use figo to make a cage for your cherry tree!
Or use it to put fleece around plants to protect them from the frost or wind. These will be handy for all those protection jobs in the garden! They’re flexible enough to do the angles you need – so if you want to make a funny shape frame these are ideal.

Price reductions at Unwins Seeds and Plants

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

Unwins Seeds & Plants has cut the price of this item

Nemaslug Nematodes: Slug Killer 100m2*
Nemaslug Nematodes: Slug Killer 100m2* was £19.95 now £17.95
Nemaslug Slug Killer Nematodes offer approximately 6 weeks protection from Slugs and Snails. Killing them both above and below the ground! Did you know that the main culprits that do