Planting 2012

[maxilaura]

thanks Jansman

[jansman]

You are more than welcome.

[maxilaura]

I saw those "grow your own" Sutton windowstill propogator things in Homebase yesterday whereby you just need to add the seeds to the little pellet, water and watch it grow.

Do these things really work or would it be a waste of money?

[maddriver]

I saw those "grow your own" Sutton windowstill propogator things in Homebase yesterday whereby you just need to add the seeds to the little pellet, water and watch it grow.

Do these things really work or would it be a waste of money?

I had one from B&Q that worked well, but then I got replacement peat pellets from the local garden centre that just disintegrated when you watered them. So I guess yes, but it depends on the quality of the pellets.

[maxilaura]

just an update on the planting - really happy cause my little shallots are coming along very nicely and so are the carrots - still very small, but at least I can see them and just knowing I've grown them from scrap is very rewarding and I am very chuffed!

[TwoDo]

I saw those "grow your own" Sutton windowstill propogator things in Homebase yesterday whereby you just need to add the seeds to the little pellet, water and watch it grow.
Do these things really work or would it be a waste of money?

Not sure if you used the purchased propagators or not but I would just like to add a note to the thread that it is possible to make a propagators for free - just google "propagators from pop bottles" Here are some images

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&ne ... op+bottles

[maddriver]

Someone at work mentioned she reuses the trays from supermarket meat as planting trays. I'd guess you could add a second identical tray for a lid to make a propagator.

[Delightful]

Someone at work mentioned she reuses the trays from supermarket meat as planting trays. I'd guess you could add a second identical tray for a lid to make a propagator.

Yup. Meat, fruit, mushroom pretty much all of them work well. The tomato ones which had a lid are especially good Two litres bottles with the base cut off are muslim/mesh over the hole are good for protecting stuff when first planted out.

[Arzosah]

I noticed this evening that I had some Tesco vouchers that are expiring this year ... on mooching about the clubcard website, I notice that £5 in vouchers will give me £15 at Thompson and Morgan - you can get lots and lots of seeds for that, or (most of) a tree (tho you'll need another to be sure of fertility) or half a dozen of a veg. selection, or even just some equipment, like fleece, or coir pots. They've got a value perennial collection for £30, which I'd get for £15 - 20 tubers of Jerusalem artichoke, 5 horseradish, 3 rhubarb and 10 crowns, that seems good value to me. Except its not in stock - I've asked for an email when its back in, we'll see.

[Arzosah]

Great article from Alys Fowler on the Guardian website today http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/ ... ound-cover about, yes, edible ground cover, using perennials. Since they're not all terribly common, they could easily go in a front garden without anyone local being any the wiser. And a few are mentioned in James Wong's book, Grow Your Own Drugs.