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New products at Unwins Seeds and Plants

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Unwins Seeds & Plants just added this new product

'Water Retaining Gel & Feed-All Plant Food'
‘Water Retaining Gel & Feed-All Plant Food’ £5.90
SAVE £2 with this super money saving combo pack! Combo pack contains: Water Retaining Gel (250 gms) -Specially formulated water-retaining gel for all your containers and hanging baskets. Hold 400 times its own weight in water Releases water to plant roots as required Reduces plant stress through lack of water retaining flowers longer Crystals re-absorb at each watering

Slug Killer – nemotodes

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Nemotodes kill slugs

Nemotodes kill slugs

Nemaslug Nematodes: Slug Killer
All vegetable gardeners know that the slug is one of the worst enemies in the garden. You can try all the beer traps you like, the gravel, and the copper tape but the slugs will still get to the plants and munch away at your newly planted seedlings.

What you need is something really effective like nematodes. Nematodes are microscopic organisms that kill slugs above and below ground. They are completely harmless to all garden wildlife as well as pets and children. They make your garden safe to as she won’t need to use slug pellets, so this is less chance of you poisoning your soil.

It’s perfectly safe to use on crops you’re going to wait. You should apply it just once every six weeks as this is how long the protection masts. It isn’t washed away by rain, but it does need the sort to be warm enough. You can order it now and they will send it out when the weather is warm and warm enough.
This pack can treat up to 40 m². There are also other packs designed to treat for other pests such as onion fly, caterpillars, directs, moths, carrot root fly, cabbage root fly and many other things. If you grow vegetables, then you know just how destructive these pests complete your crop. By investing just a small amount of money in the Nemesys products you have a simple pest control solution.

Onion Fertiliser

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Onion Fertiliser

You get a 2.5KG bag for £12.99

To plant onions you need to prepare a bed for them. You will need to rake it smooth and flat and then plant the onions at the recommended distance apart with just the tips of the bulbs showing.
The idea is to plant the onions in rows that are easy to hoe between. If you can’t be onions to close, then you will disturb them trying to get in between them with the hoe. If you have to hand weed them, then it will take a lot more time, so it makes sense to get the spacing right.

One of the problems you will have when you have planted your onions is that the birds will come and investigate the tiny little tips showing through the dirt. You can even net them over, use a cloche, or use Bird scarers.

This onion fertiliser is designed for using before you plant unions. You should apply it at the recommended rate, perhaps stopping to work out the area of your onion bed and how much fertiliser you will need for this and weighing out the right amount. You should leave it a few days before planting your onion sets. After you have planted your onions and once growth has started, at 10 to 14 day into force you should top dress with this fertiliser at the recommended rate. Don’t get the fertiliser on the foliage though and water in well.

The NPK ratio is 13:28:19

New products at Unwins Seeds and Plants

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

New item at Unwins Seeds & Plants

Scent First Collection & Cottage Garden Collection
Scent First Collection & Cottage Garden Collection £12.90
Scent First Collection All Specially Chosen for their Fantastic Fragrance! Collection includes: Coral Reef Passion Coconut Sundae Sugar Plum Raspberry Sundae Candy Floss Cottage Garden Collection These versatile plants are an essential addition to any planting scheme and are equally at home in a cottage garden or more contemporary situation. Collection includes: Doris Cranmere Pool Pretty Flamingo Devon Cream Gran’s Favourite Widecombe Fair

New products at Unwins Seeds and Plants

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Unwins Seeds & Plants has these new items today

Penstemon 'Dessert' Collection 3 x 5 Plants
Penstemon ‘Dessert’ Collection 3 x 5 Plants £13.90
From Strawberries and Cream to Blueberry Fudge our ‘Dessert’ Collection of five perennial Penstemons looks good enough to eat! This new ‘Ice Cream’ series produces stunning large flowers in a range of dazzling colours all of which makes them highly attractive to bees and butterflies. We grow your plants from cuttings which give a more vigorous plant with better developed roots. Unwins nurserymen have been breeding and propagating plants for over a century making ours a trusted name for generations of gardeners. You receive your plants from late April when they are big enough to be planted straight out. They will arrive as garden ready perennials approximately 12-14cm (5-6

New products at Unwins Seeds and Plants

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Unwins Seeds & Plants has this new item today

New products at Unwins Seeds and Plants

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Unwins Seeds & Plants has these new items today

Lobelia Pendula Breezer Rose Seeds (Gro-sure)
Lobelia Pendula Breezer Rose Seeds (Gro-sure) £2.99
A lovely trailing Lobelia giving an impressive display in gardens and containers. The large flowers make it a perfect subject for pots and hanging baskets. Early flowering.

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New products at Unwins Seeds and Plants

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

New items today at Unwins Seeds & Plants

Scented Garden Collection - 264 Plants - SAVE
Scented Garden Collection – 264 Plants – SAVE £27.80
SAVE £8 with this 264 Plant Collection.. JUST 10p per plant! What could be more delightful than enjoying the sweet scents and rich colours of our ‘Scented Garden’ Collection? Collection Consists of: 66 Stocks Giant Excelsior Plants – A very fragrant border plant with tall stems and beautifully perfumed flowers makes this a popular cut flower 66 Nicotina Malibu Plants – Masses of flowers and a fabulously rich scent will excite your senses as few other perfumed plants can. 66 Heliotrope Marine Plants – The glorious fragrance of these stunning deep violet-blue flowers will attract bees and butterflies all summer long. 66 Dianthus Festival Mix Plants – Timeless cottage garden ‘pinks’ with a sweet spicy scent and the perfect plant for patio pots and containers We grow your plants from seed in our own nurseries and nurture them for up to 4 months before dispatch. Our plants are renowned for their health and vigour and will thrive equally well in pots tubs containers beds or borders. You receive your plants from mid April at the perfect time for potting on. Unwins plants arrive as medium sized plugs approximately 6-9cm tall (3-4″)

New products at Unwins Seeds and Plants

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

New items at Unwins Seeds & Plants

Pepper Big Banana Seeds
Pepper Big Banana Seeds £1.49
This variety bears up to fifty delicious shiny red curved peppers per plant. Grow in containers and patio planters for an attractive and edible display. Pick regularly for salads pizzas and for stuffing. Sweet and juicy.

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New products at Unwins Seeds and Plants

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Unwins Seeds & Plants just added this new product

Water Retaining Gel & Feed-All Plant Food
Water Retaining Gel & Feed-All Plant Food £5.90
SAVE £2 with this super money saving combo pack! Combo pack contains: Water Retaining Gel (250 gms) -Specially formulated water-retaining gel for all your containers and hanging baskets. Hold 400 times its own weight in water Releases water to plant roots as required Reduces plant stress through lack of water retaining flowers longer Crystals re-absorb at each watering