Topic: Don't forget Aldi tomorrow

[manicscousers]

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week07Thursday10.htm?WT.z_src=main
enjoy  ;D

[Emagggie]

I'm keeping away. Plenty I fancy but nothing I need ;D. The cloche looks very tempting though.............

[manicscousers]

tempting me, too but we've no spare land  ;D

[grawrc]

cloche? what cloche? ???

[manicscousers]

coldframe ?  ;D

[markp2511]

They have 'baby yarn'!!   :o 

How cruel is that!?  How many babies does it take to make each ball of that?

[grawrc]

coldframe ?  ;D

OOps sorry! I just meant I was avoiding it!!  :-[ Too tempting!

[tomatoada]

I off as soon as I have made the beds.

[manicscousers]

still can't understand how asparagus, rhubarb, seed potatoes and strawberries can be classed as a bulb  ;D
know what you mean, Anne. I've been shifting things around at home to see if one would fit there, it won't  :-\ ;D

[reddyreddy]

just been in to Aldi, first time, blimey that place will suck the life out of you!  :-\

[Emagggie]

I meant to say coldframe, but I had a senior moment at the time of typing and couldn't for the life of me remember it's title. :-[ ::)

[manicscousers]

never mind, maggie, it's the sinusitus  ;D

[grawrc]

Thing is I actually could do with a cold frame but I resent spending my hard earned cash on it when a few pallets and a skip window or two will do the trick. Showing that I'm Scottish now??

[Karen Atkinson]

Ok so I bought 2 x Elstar apple trees and a conference pear. Trouble is I don't think thye tell me what rootstock they're grafted onto. Does anyone know?

[herring8]

I got two apple trees at £3.99 - thanks for the tip  :)

Ok so I bought 2 x Elstar apple trees and a conference pear. Trouble is I don't think thye tell me what rootstock they're grafted onto. Does anyone know?

Mine came with a label which tells you what was used

[Psi (Pronounced 'Si'!)]

Ok so I bought 2 x Elstar apple trees and a conference pear. Trouble is I don't think thye tell me what rootstock they're grafted onto. Does anyone know?

you never get to know the rootstock i'm afraid.  Because of that I espaliered mine so they won get too big and take over.  You could also keep them small in bush form if you are prepared to spend half an hour each winter getting the pruning done.

[Mushy Pea]

I bought 1 cox's pipin, 1 bramley and a conference pear and thought I'd take Psi's advice and espalier them too.

Also got some Asparagus crowns to fill up the half bed I've already got.

 ;)

MP.

[grannyjanny]

We've only got a half plot so we grew ours as an oblique cordon. They look lovely & we had 2 Jonathon apples last year which was their first year.