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Title: Everything in at Wilkinsons
Post by: LauraB on January 08, 2007, 13:43:51
They had fruit bushes, seed potatoes, onion sets and shallots in today, plus the seeds on BOGOF.

I went there and to Netto with £20 in my paw and have come away with;

44 packets of seed
2 variety packs, one with 6 types of tomato, the other 6 herbs
7.5kg seed potatoes (Nicola, Desiree and Rocket)
2 onion sets, 100 in each
3 bulbs garlic

plus change for a cup of tea  ;D

Might have to go back for a couple of fruit trees!

They are all standars varieties, nothing exotic, but ok for a beginner, right?
Title: Re: Everything in at Wilkinsons
Post by: Blue Bird on January 08, 2007, 14:35:05
Thanks LauraB have just got in from work will have a cuppa then on my way - called into Netto this morning and spent £3.80 so still have some house keeping left to spend just do not tell the OH :-X

Title: Re: Everything in at Wilkinsons
Post by: shirlton on January 08, 2007, 16:01:08
Guess who else went to Wilkies this morning. I got a big bag of pentland javelin and got my Tony 3 packs of dahlia's cos I love them and he likes to grow them. lol. I've just sent him down to the greenhouse for some trays to put the spuds in to chit. I'm getting so excited. ::)
Title: Re: Everything in at Wilkinsons
Post by: Hyacinth on January 14, 2007, 14:29:32
Today, see that our Wilko's has loads of plastic greenhouses :-\.....anyone risking buying them again?  ;D
Title: Re: Everything in at Wilkinsons
Post by: Merry Tiller on January 14, 2007, 14:32:32
What fruit do they have this year?
Title: Re: Everything in at Wilkinsons
Post by: wahaj on January 14, 2007, 14:37:31
Today, see that our Wilko's has loads of plastic greenhouses :-\.....anyone risking buying them again?  ;D

actually liska mine has survived this time! one that i bought in the summer collapsed because it was one of those tomato greenhouse that acted like a big sail in the wind. i then bought a 4 level greenhouse and it's wonderful. i did have a put a big rock on of the bottom shelf though just to be on the safe side. and through all these windy days we've had, it's survived.
Title: Re: Everything in at Wilkinsons
Post by: Amazin on January 14, 2007, 23:54:26
MT, they have more or less the same as last year in my branch:
strawbs (multipack), rasps, currants, gooseberry, mini (i.e. patio) apples and pears, grapes, kiwi, citrus fruits, etc, etc; also asparagus crowns (packs of 3 for £2) and artichokes (same), and so on.

No greenhouses yet, but plenty of pots, planters and suchlike.
Title: Re: Everything in at Wilkinsons
Post by: kitten on January 15, 2007, 18:05:55
Ours had wheelbarrows in today  :o ! I was sorely tempted as we do need one, but didn't think i'd manage it on the train home after work ...  :-\ x
Title: Re: Everything in at Wilkinsons
Post by: cornykev on January 15, 2007, 18:16:27
Go for it Kitten you've got to get a smile from some of them grumpy commuters.    ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D :-*
Title: Re: Everything in at Wilkinsons
Post by: cambourne7 on January 15, 2007, 18:43:18
and you would get a seat - well if you sit in the barrow!
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