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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: cornykev on January 23, 2011, 16:38:38

Title: Spuds, onions and shallots etc
Post by: cornykev on January 23, 2011, 16:38:38: Hi all, I bought my spuds today from our local Clockhouse Nursery this was the other stuff I bought.
Rocket earlies were £3.15 for 3kg
Kestrel seconds were £3.20 for 3kg
GG Shallots were £2.00 for 1kg
Turbo onions were £1.50 1kg
Levington Seedling compost 20L and a 40L bag of dark peat compost were £4.98
Not bad for under 15 quid.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Spuds, onions and shallots etc
Post by: saddad on January 23, 2011, 17:15:39: Quick chorus... " Happy days are here again...... " ;D
Title: Re: Spuds, onions and shallots etc
Post by: jimtheworzel on January 23, 2011, 17:18:04: ready to go
got spuds, onion sets shallots, most of my seeds, flower seeds yet to buy at lidl, and 2 x 40 ltrs bags compost and a 25 kilo sack of growmore
springs on it way
Title: Re: Spuds, onions and shallots etc
Post by: Lottiman on January 23, 2011, 17:59:50: Spring bring it on. ;D Got the spuds Harlequin,Charlotte,Maris piper,Epicure,Wilja from JBA. Going to try and find onions,shallots and garlic after work tomorrow. Usually put garlic in November but guess i will be trying a spring planting this time ;D
Title: Re: Spuds, onions and shallots etc
Post by: brownowl23 on January 23, 2011, 18:04:02: Quote from: jimtheworzel on January 23, 2011, 17:18:04
ready to go
got spuds, onion sets shallots, most of my seeds, flower seeds yet to buy at lidl, and 2 x 40 ltrs bags compost and a 25 kilo sack of growmore
springs on it way

Where di you get your sack of growmore? thinks I might want to get one of them :)
Title: Re: Spuds, onions and shallots etc
Post by: jimtheworzel on January 23, 2011, 18:46:53: Quote from: brownowl23 on January 23, 2011, 18:04:02
Quote from: jimtheworzel on January 23, 2011, 17:18:04
ready to go
got spuds, onion sets shallots, most of my seeds, flower seeds yet to buy at lidl, and 2 x 40 ltrs bags compost and a 25 kilo sack of growmore
springs on it way

Where di you get your sack of growmore? thinks I might want to get one of them :)

i order it from the lottie shop, but you can buy from B&Q
Title: Re: Spuds, onions and shallots etc
Post by: jimtheworzel on January 23, 2011, 18:48:35: Quote from: jimtheworzel on January 23, 2011, 18:46:53
Quote from: brownowl23 on January 23, 2011, 18:04:02
Quote from: jimtheworzel on January 23, 2011, 17:18:04
ready to go
got spuds, onion sets shallots, most of my seeds, flower seeds yet to buy at lidl, and 2 x 40 ltrs bags compost and a 25 kilo sack of growmore
springs on it way

Where di you get your sack of growmore? thinks I might want to get one of them :)

i order it from the lottie shop, but you can buy from B&Q OR ON LINE
Title: Re: Spuds, onions and shallots etc
Post by: BarriedaleNick on January 23, 2011, 19:19:22: Quote from: Lottiman on January 23, 2011, 17:59:50
Usually put garlic in November but guess i will be trying a spring planting this time ;D

Me too I planted some in Nov but they dont look so good this year - anyone got a good variety for spring sowing?
Title: Re: Spuds, onions and shallots etc
Post by: herbigerbi on January 23, 2011, 21:52:47: i got arran pilot, international kidney, kestral and golden wonder from the clock house . ive only tried kestral before but ive been told golden wonder are good so looking forward to them
Title: Re: Spuds, onions and shallots etc
Post by: chriscross1966 on January 23, 2011, 23:15:00: Quote from: herbigerbi on January 23, 2011, 21:52:47
i got arran pilot, international kidney, kestral and golden wonder from the clock house . ive only tried kestral before but ive been told golden wonder are good so looking forward to them

They're the classic crisper by all accounts....