cheating?????

[simmo116]

last night i returned a bulb planter to b and q (got credit note) and as i was walking round the garden section(only place i see now! used to be tool ally...lol) i came across a selectin of plug plants entitled groew your own sunday dinner, containing 4 sprouts(igor) 4 cauliflower(all year round) and 4 calabrese(marathon) all for £3.99 they all look in cracking health going to plant them out over weekend. can they all be planted together in the brassica bed? and am i a cheater...lol i've also growns some cabages in a seed bed but not sure how they will turn out as i never took precautions for club root. i believe my neighbour has it. ;D

[simmo116]

[reddyreddy]

Personally, I don't think you're cheating but then that's because I too did the same, I have sown tons of seeds in my greenhouse but saw some lovely healthy psb and wsb in the garden centre for £2 for 12 plugs and love the stuff so snapped it up. Surely an allotment is to make you happy and provide food and if that means taking out a bit of insurance in the form of a few plugs to get you going then so be it! I'm sure some will disagree but that's how I feel! ;D

[simmo116]

it also saves on window sill space ;D

[betula]

No I don't think it is cheating ;D

I buy the odd ones,normally at car boot sales that I can't resist.

The only difference is somehow it is more satisfying when you sow your own ???

[growmore]

Certainly not a cheater but certainly not a Yorkshireman :)
That's above 6 bob a brassica plant. ooh heck ;D
If them in your bed outside do get clubroot, don't have no more mad moments  ;D  Pm me your addresss and I will send you some...

[saddad]

Our Homebase has them at @£1 each so he didn't get too ripped off... my fav so far was a single broad bean plant for 99p....  :o

[littlebabybird]

i was at Focus yesterday and saw childrens pot, bargain for the holiday
£1.25 for a tiny pot with 3 young carrot plants.
and people buying them.

lbb

[saddad]

I often wonder about those carrot starter packs too ... do they realise they don't transplant...  :o