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Just so's you know ;D ;)

Duke

Their non peat potting compost is rubbish.

Quote from: Palustris on February 23, 2012, 20:40:33
Their non peat potting compost is rubbish.

Exactly correct it was rubbish  ;D

Quote from: daveyboi on February 24, 2012, 07:00:42

Quote from: Palustris on February 23, 2012, 20:40:33
Their non peat potting compost is rubbish.

Exactly correct it was rubbish  ;D

Anyone know what good (garden)things they do ?

I have only had disasters with any brand of peat free compost that I have used. The majority of Lidls and Aldi's stuff is ok.

Quote from: daveyboi on February 24, 2012, 07:00:42

Quote from: Palustris on February 23, 2012, 20:40:33
Their non peat potting compost is rubbish.

Exactly correct it was rubbish  ;D

No, it STILL is rubbish.

Quote from: Mikeakabigman on February 24, 2012, 07:06:31


Anyone know what good (garden)things they do ?

I was in Lidl's yesterday (for their excellent Primadonna olive oil, not gardening stuff, since you ask).  They had loads of fruit trees and roses.  Current offers here http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/offerdate.htm?offerdate=28956

Next Thursday the offers are: http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/offerdate.htm?offerdate=29092 and http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/offerdate.htm?offerdate=29167

From experience, I can recommend the cold frame, which will last several seasons with care.  It's not that cheap this year, though, at £25.

I shall be buying plant pots, bark chips, and maybe the spiral plant supports, which are excellent for tomatoes.  We bought some spirals in France last year, even cheaper than the Lidl ones, but £2 isn't a bad price, provided they're solid enough.  I'm a bit suspicious of the two piece construction, but I'll have a look.

Their shears are OK for something to leave in the shed at the lottie.

I've never found anything that I've bought at Lidl actually to be bad value, just sometimes "you get what you pay for".  ;D

Quote from: Melbourne12 on February 24, 2012, 09:02:27

Quote from: Mikeakabigman on February 24, 2012, 07:06:31


Anyone know what good (garden)things they do ?

I was in Lidl's yesterday (for their excellent Primadonna olive oil, not gardening stuff, since you ask).  They had loads of fruit trees and roses.  Current offers here http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/offerdate.htm?offerdate=28956

Next Thursday the offers are: http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/offerdate.htm?offerdate=29092 and http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/offerdate.htm?offerdate=29167




From experience, I can recommend the cold frame, which will last several seasons with care.  It's not that cheap this year, though, at £25.

I shall be buying plant pots, bark chips, and maybe the spiral plant supports, which are excellent for tomatoes.  We bought some spirals in France last year, even cheaper than the Lidl ones, but £2 isn't a bad price, provided they're solid enough.  I'm a bit suspicious of the two piece construction, but I'll have a look.

Their shears are OK for something to leave in the shed at the lottie.

I've never found anything that I've bought at Lidl actually to be bad value, just sometimes "you get what you pay for".  ;D

Thanks :)
We've just started buying food at Llidl and most of it is ok, we certainly save loads of dosh compared to similar purchases from the other well known chains.
I must pay more attention next time we go, I've not really looked at anything else.
Having said that we did see a recent offer for a bread maker on their website, our daughter picked one up for us and it is brilliant! What we particularly like is the long shape of the internal bin, it makes a huge loaf.

I will be buying ....
Peonies
Clematis..maybe two.
Cold Frame
Flower seed mix

And that's it for this year!!! ::)

Duke