Topic: should i trust cheap fruit canes

[vicstar]

when i was looking through my local 99p shop the pound shop is just to expensive.lol. well i saw some fruit canes there was grapes, goosegogs white and red, red currants blackberries but how good can they be for less than 1 pound
they looked healthy enough but some had shoots coming up, and had a couple of stems i know 99p isn't a lot but when u r going to buy alot then it all adds up. 
Has anyone tried them before?
thanks for reading my little greenfingered friends

[northener]

I got a pack of 3 canes from lidl last year and they are spot on. I don't thing its that they are cheap, its the others that are expensive. Which shop is it? I'm after Garlic and winter onions if you spot any

[trinity]

I bought packs from Aldi last year of three bushes for 99p 3 variety's in each pack and buy one get one free ;D ;D ;D (bought 6 packs ::) because that all they had left ;)) they are all still going strong I am hoping they do something similar this year as as now i have my Lotty I want some for on there ;D thought i would not recommend the ones in the cheap range at woolies as i bought 4 and there all dead >:(

[kt.]

I bought 12 raspberry canes for £10 last year,  all looked decent enough.  Gave have  away.  The half I planted have all come up extremely well.  The half I gave away have failed to grow and produce at all??  Maybe they were left too late or not dug in correctly? 

[coznbob]

I have have had some sucesses with bushes from 99p stores, poundstretchers etc.  Not 100%, but still saved a fair bit.

Would have to agree about woolies ones though.

[Crystalmoon]

Hi the fruit bushes/canes i got from Wilkinson have all failed but the strawberries have been magnificent.
The blueberry bush I got from Tesco has done really well for its first year.
The strawberries i got from a 'posh' garden centre all failed  ::)
Really does just seem to be hit & miss everywhere

[dtw]

I bought some from Lidl (or was it Aldi) a couple of years ago, some of them weren't fruit bushes at all.
A few of the didn't grow either.

I bought a pear tree from Woollies and that turned out to be an apple tree.

[Amazin]

I'm a great supporter of the cheaper end of the market. My success/ failure rate with them has been no better or worse than with stock from more expensive suppliers like nurseries or specialist growers.

Where they really prove their worth for me is:
1.   If money's tight, it doesn't exclude you from growing fruit;
2.   If you're starting out you can gain your experience (i.e. make your mistakes) on the cheap ones
3.   If it does turn out to be a duff plant (otherwise known as "today I bought a stick"), it's not such a big loss.

Among the bargains doing fine in the garden right now are several blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, tayberries, gooseberries, elderberry, rhubarb, apple, pear, cherry, nectarine,  kiwi, orange, kumquat, and a grapevine - all thanks to Woolies, Lidl, Wilkos, Poundland and the 99p shop. The dearest were the fruit trees from Woolies at a massive £7.99. They've all fruited.

Oh, and I just got two more blueberries today from the 99p shop - well, I couldn't just walk past, could I?  ;D
Mind you, I gave the redcurrants a miss as they looked a bit mildewy.   :-\

[vicstar]

Well tonight i will go to the 99p shop and take the last of my seed money about £20 collected but saving £2 coins in a jar and spend up if they are naff then so be i will check every plant for shoots to see they are not just sticks with soil on.  i will try a little of everything and write down my triumphs i had better take my sturdy wilkos bag and 2 strong arms. thanks everyone for the aching arms a back ache tonight.