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New allotment OMG...Part 2...

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  • Aster2Aster2 Posts: 629

    Thanks, Zoomer44! I'm very keen on composting. One of the bins is now full and I have to be very strict with myself not to open it every time I'm on the plot to check on how it's doing...

    That's really disappointing with the beekeeper. You wouldn't want to keep bees yourself?

    Gardengirl, my mother never got a driving licence because she wasn't able to follow instructions "turn left" and "turn right". I imagine there are far more dyslexic people around than are ever diagnosed, if that makes sense.

  • GG, they dont take long to germinate but are late summer flowering.

    Lovely plot Aster, are you in the countryside, it looks very rural or is that an illusion?

    Went to Aldi today to do my weekly shop, big poster for the garden stuff advertising it for todays date, guess what, no gardening stuff to be seen (tools etc) Plenty of plants and small trees thoughimage

  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Ginagibbs , Aldi the web site say garden stuff from tommrow , o/h is going to go and get some perlite , vermiculite and 2 window sill propergates , have 2 already and they are great , not sure about poultry pellets , have been to Range and B & Q today ,  Aldi is considerably cheaper 

    imageCompost , have got 2 bins ready to empty , gong to put some around Rhubarb and some on aprasgus bed 

  • Aster2Aster2 Posts: 629

    Thanks, ginagibbs! Yes, it is very rural.

  • GWRS snap went to B &Q today too, we got some half calf purple welly boots - me and mum, some seed compost and multipurpose compost, also a few sale plants wallflower and primroses for a few quid also had a £10 off voucher when spend over £30, had a quick nose in some of the sheds not too bad, they have some nice bulbs in stock

    Have used the chicken pellets before still have some somewhere in garage got them from a neighbour good for putting in planting hole to feed the plants  

    I have planted the plants already in front door pot and one near plastic green houses

    Thanks Ginagibbs

    Aster that is probably right

    When we go to Aldi we should all take a picture of the front of the building see how different the buildings all look

    Hampshire Gardener
  • Lidl from next week the Thursday 3.3.16 are going to be having garden stuff in even long ish forks, spades and long handled cultivator - want one of those 

    http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?id=780

    So Lidl trip next week

     

    Hampshire Gardener
  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Gardengirl , Aldi I suspect would all look the same , Corporate Image image

    We will be in Swindon next Thursday so no trip to Lidl , I bet they all look the same as well

    Planning to spend the Weekend  at the plot image

  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Hello o/h went to Aldi and got perlite , vermiculite , decided to try poultry pellets and some potting trays with lids , so already for sowing n April image

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     Well here is the pic of the outside of Aldi that I went to

    Got some seed compost, netting tunnel and netting growing cloche, windowsill tray as the one I have is a bit broken and cracked, vermiculite, sieve  and waterproofing spray

    Also as they had trees outside which were down to £2.49 I decided to get an apple tree Golden Delicious really like that apple have a tree at home already, will plant in a pot for now  

    GWRS that sounds right, took a picture of the store, good you will be ready for April 

    Hampshire Gardener
  • Zoomer44Zoomer44 Posts: 3,267
    Can't get to either store till next.



    Did get some sarpo Mira spuds though, two chilli plants and 5 asparagus roots from Robinson's yesterday and 2 chilli plants from B&Q today, they were only ??1 each. image



    I plan to sow some chlli seeds so these are different varieties.
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