The BBC have launched a new "how to grow vegetables" website today at
www.bbc.co.uk/digin
Apart from the free seeds, while they last, there are information sheets available.
Applied for mine.
I can't resist free seeds. ;D
MP
beat me too it just about to post(after i sent of for mine)...... :D :D
whooweee more free seeds ;D
Sorted I do love a freebie. ;D ;D ;D
whopeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee more seeds thank you realfood :D :D :D :D
Those of you with kids under 16 can also apply for a pack of free seeds from the cbeebies dig in site.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/greenballoonclub/feedback/index.shtml
baccy man
Your not on bobs free stuff by any chance?
I'm familiar with the site but not registered there.
Quote from: Baccy Man on April 02, 2009, 20:47:22
Those of you with kids under 16 can also apply for a pack of free seeds from the cbeebies dig in site.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/greenballoonclub/feedback/index.shtml
sorted out the three of us will share with a girlfriend and her kid as well thanks for posting realfood.
Seems silly to include squash and carrots in a beginners' pack, when they are two of the hardest to grow (in my experience). Why not courgette for example?
Thanks for that, I've only just joined A4A and still having a preliminary potter round - think I'm going to like it here! ;D
Its a great site lucy very helpful and freindly! You should introduce yourself in the "shed" right i'm off to apply for the free seeds!
Thanks Realfood. ;D
I must have had the link wrong, so thank you for the new one. Seeds on there way,love freebies ;D
Welcome to the site Lucy... ;D
my name is dave and im a seed addict
thanks BBC my son lliam says thanks to C beebies
I've sent for some through cbeebies too. I wonder if the will be different or the same as it didn't say.
I cannot request the seeds from the BBC. It says not before 11 April. ??? ???
I have checked too. Not before 11/04. Help.
they seem to have change the page, at dinner it had a send for your free seeds button to click. Would others agree? ???
I sent for mine yesterday.Just had another look,Yep you are right.It has gone. :(
site probably got overloaded,leave a few days then try again
cant send for my free seeds, no button to click on
I did it through the CBeebies site mentioned by Baccyman on 2nd April
If you look to the right of the page, it says" Send off for your seeds from April 11th ".I got mine in before it changed ;D
sent for mine before it changed too ;D
Quote from: caroline7758 on April 03, 2009, 09:39:05
Seems silly to include squash and carrots in a beginners' pack, when they are two of the hardest to grow (in my experience). Why not courgette for example?
i've sent for these but i don't like the idea of butternut squash, not because they may be difficult to grow - they just look yakky :-X
Ladyice
Swop them then on here,if your lucky enough to get them.
I've just been on the bbc's web site and the free seeds button is back .So those of you who missed it last time, i thought i'd just tell you :)
Thanks. Just done the deed.
They were probably just fiddling with the page. Yep, ordered mine - just can't turn down free seeds! Yikes!
ordered mine, must be mad ;D
just saw it on tv and i have ordered mine. ;D
I'vejust ordered them - and it's only the 10th.
Welcome to A4A lucyvanpelt :) :) :) :)
just applied for mine, fingers crossed! and thankyou!!! ;D
Gosh you are a friendly lot! Thanks so much for all the welcomes, will attempt to locate the Shed and introduce myself immediately! ;D
:)hello Lucy,
sent for my seed, prob to late but we will see /shades x
The site is now saying that all the free seeds have gone.
I was at my brothers house on Monday and they had already got theirs by filling at a card at some local event!
Becky
darn it, I registered then forgot :-[
marg
I applied for some free seeds from beeb a couple of years ago within minutes of them saying about them on TV. ALl I got was loads of emails from seed companies. Though this did at least notify me when T&M had their end of season half price offers on.
I received mine today (ordered on 12Apr)! hope you all get yours soon.
Steve
Quote from: SteveJ on April 24, 2009, 11:38:22
I received mine today (ordered on 12Apr)! hope you all get yours soon.
Steve
thats good! i ordered mine on the 2nd april and they haven't arrived yet! ::)
i take it back........theyve just arrived! ;D
yep mine has arrived about an hour ago. i say mine but i really mean the kids packets that i ordered through cbeebies have arrived. mine hasn't arrived which i ordered through the dig in site but that's OK i have two packs which is what i was hoping to get and now i can pass on one packet to my friend which was the plan all along as i didn't know her address at the time of ordering.
Yes mine arrived today as well i was glad to see the varity of Butternut and the carots are good early Nantes gardeners delight tomatoes outside varity with un ubundance of fruit for free seeds i was chuffed to say the least and Lollo Rosso can never have enough of this will be the first to be eaten
not got mine yet :'(
mind you post hasn't been yet.............................maybe today
Mine arrived this morning as well ;D ;D ;D
mine just plopped on the mat, only just washed the mud off my hands........nope can't leave the poor little seeds in the packet ;D
mine arrived today too :)
Mine came today.Very good freebie ;D
Got mine today, too. I was very pleased - didn't really expect to get them because of the huge demand there was bound to be. Well worth paying my tv licence fee then. ;) ;D
Nothing received here and loads of friends are eagerly waiting too.
Not worried the seeds cost is very little. It would just have been nice to get some.
got mine today
Mine came yesterday, but the carrot pack was open found all the seeds in the envelope.
what are people gpoing to do with the stickers that came with them
Quote from: susan1 on April 24, 2009, 22:37:09
what are people gpoing to do with the stickers that came with them
I'm going to keep mine away from my youngest daughter. She developed a habit of putting stickers from apples onto the fridge. I didn't mind till I found when I eventually peeled them off they left all the glue behind on the fridge door. ::)
Seeds all sown now. Those plants will all apparently belong to youngest daughter. I wish her good luck with them. :)
Carrots in enogh for a double 4 foot row
even tho i applied b4 the website said it had run out, ive had an email generic one from the beeb n says all seeds gone now, im assuming that means we missed out, such a shame, kids would be over the moon and everytime the shop sites open they pest me to go buy seeds... today we got green artichoke and tarragon and raddishes, lol, could do with some freebies tho!!
Got mine today. Fine apart from they were soaked thanks to my dumb postman.
To be honest all my stuffs in now, but I may use them for my sequential sowing.
Non the less thanks for the tip and good old BBC (I say that a lot to be honest.)
they arrived in wigan today, thanks muchly, lettuce and beetroot will be used this year, others next ;D
Yippee! ;D
Mine finally arrived here "Up North"
I feel a sowing frenzy coming on..... ;)
MP
Got mine yesterday too with lovely stickers ( I like the gnome best). Now I didnt actually need anymore seeds but I wanted them!
Mine arrived safely ! Tomatoes and Hunter Butternuts are sown up in the greenhouse and the beetroot sown outside . Carrots are on hold as I ,ve already sown some . Just want to say THANKYOU to the person at Gardeners World /BBC who organised this . It really is a wonderful thing you,ve done ! .....and I,m really enjoying the new series . :)
Mine have now arrived but strangely its got completely the wrong name on the envelope!
Becky
haven't had ours yet. Maybe they aren't going to send any because they've realised we don't have to pay for a TV license
no sign here :'(
i was chuffed to get mine but also the wrong name on the envelope??? anybody know if the cbeebies envelopes meant 2b different to the dig in one as we got 2, both with the wrong names, the kids shredded into them so they most definately staying here now, lol, and they adore the stickers and seeds, but am a little confused about the names??
Would anybody like mine?
Quote from: loopyloulou on May 01, 2009, 19:55:55
i was chuffed to get mine but also the wrong name on the envelope??? anybody know if the cbeebies envelopes meant 2b different to the dig in one as we got 2, both with the wrong names, the kids shredded into them so they most definately staying here now, lol, and they adore the stickers and seeds, but am a little confused about the names??
yes they are the same seeds, my kids own arrived last weekend one each, one pack was sent to a friend in SE london and one pack stayed here. mine that i ordered on the same day arrived yesterday so i have passed it on to another friend, three packs three homes thanks bbc.
Mine turned up today, the carrot seed pack was empty but I guess you get what you pay for.
Mine came today ;D ;D ;D
yay got mine today :)
Mine arrived today too. They've been busy!
Got mine yesterday, after Baccy's comment I gave the packets a quick shake, I don't think they've over done it on the tommie front. ;D ;D ;D
It is so unfair, all I got was a leaflet about how to wash my hands, some kind of flue or whatever. I WANT MY SEEDS AND I WANT THEM NOW. Went for a good walk today, Wood Green to Golders Green, through Alexandra Palace, Highgate Woods, Kenwood House and ended up at Golders Green, and on the way they were digging up all the bulbs (black tulips, I believe) daisies, white and pink, and wallflowers and all free for the taking, just thrown in a big heap and people were helping themselves with permission from the park department. Came home with a rucksack full of tulip bulbs and daisies. Will plant at the allotment tomorrow. Not sure I really need them but cannot resist a freebe and my friend and me had a good laugh and got on the tube to come home with all these plants hanging out of our rucksacks. The man I was talking to said he had replanted the tulip bulbs on a Council owned site (with permission) and as no-one had known or the paper work had been passed on they were all dug up again and thrown on a heap.
Mine arrived today !!
Duke ;) ;)
It is so not fair. Hopefully tomorrow.
All my packets had seeds in them, albeit not loads a la Franchi...
QuoteGot mine yesterday too with lovely stickers ( I like the gnome best).
Sorry it's got to be the spotty wellies... :)
ours came today!husband very pleased with stickers,esp the gnome one,im thrilled with the seeds,thanks again
mine haven't arrived yet,I haven't had a leaflet to help me survive 'the flu' and my seed I ordered ages ago from Plants of Distinction haven't arrived,
I feel very unloved ;D/ shades x
my butternuts are popping there heads out allready ;D
GOT MY SEEDS THIS MORNING..LETTUCE AND SQUASH PLANTED IN POTS
Mine came this morning too. Must get some of them sown.
Still haven't got mine, perhaps tomorrow.
If they don't come Borlotti I'll share mine with you. ;D ;D ;D
That is so kind of you after I was rude about Bournemouth. Marestail must spreading around Enfield. I don't really need anymore seeds, just like to get something through the post apart from bills. I watered today but it felt stormy but no rain yet. I'm going to France on 24th May, was going to Italy but my friend can't fly as she has a detached retina in her eye and gas in it (put in by Moorfields), doc. said it would burst on a plane so we are going by train. Perhaps we may have done better in Bournemouth but you know what old people are like, going with the Ramblers as it is a walking holiday. I expect we will have a good laugh and try not get lost like we usually do.
Mine came this morning - and I love the stickers sent with them
Still waiting, beginning to wonder if I did apply for them.
Alzheimer's. ??? :-\ ;D ;D ;D
That may well be true, perhaps I have already had them, planted them and forgotten or perhaps tomorrow will be the day they arrive. Live in hope, or may well win the Euro lottery, if I could find where I put the ticket.
Sorry, who are you again. ??? :-\ ??? ;D ;D ;D
Mine haven't come either but the ones I sent for to give to grandkids have come. Me thinks I might keep them for meself
Oh grandma how could you ;) ;) ;).
Janet.
Mine came in the week. Have sown a few lettuce seeds on the plot.
Still waiting for mine but I did have an e-mail a couple of weeks ago saying the demand was high!
I've sown the lettuce, beetroot and squash... :)
Ok Ok Ok don't rub it in just because you have got yours! >:(
I wonder if they do it in alphetical order and because my surname is Williams I am near the bottom of the list. They will probably come next week when I am away, but I don't care until I read that everyone else has got theirs.
Finally got mine two days ago! Of course it's too late for the tomatoes-typical!!!!!!