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10/08/11: These triple pots are on sale in Home Store and More, Belgard Retail Centre, Belgard Road, Tallaght. €1.99 per triplet. Useful for strawberries, herbs etc.
10/06/11: On sale at B&Q now, various trays and pots of vegetable plants (c. 8 plants unless otherwise stated), all mix and match, 3 for the price of 2:
Trays:
Runner Bean Streamline - 1.75
Beetroot x 16 - 1.75
Broad Bean - 1.75
Lettuce - 1.75
Dwarf French Bean - 1.75
Carrot x 16 - 1.75
Climbing French bean - 1.75
Red Cabbage - 1.75
Rocket x 24 - 1.75
Lettuce crispy mixed - 1.75
Cauliflower White Excellence - 1.75
Brussels sprouts - 1.75
Baby salad leaves x 24 - 1.75
Pea petit pois x 12 - 1.75
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Pots (single plants unless otherwise stated):
Cucumber Telegraph Improved - 1.15
Dwarf Bean Orinoco x c.6 - 1.75
Chilli pepper Jalepeno - 1.15
Chilli pepper Cheyenne - 1.75
Dwarf French bean Slendette x c.6 - 1.15
Sweet pepper Bell Boy - 1.75
Chilli pepper Habanero - 1.15
Broad Bean Sutton x c.3/4 - 1.15
Various Organic herbs - 1.75/1.15
Various tomatoes - 1.15
Various strawberries - 1.15
Peas organic Early Onward x 4 - 1.15
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Miscellaneous:
Tomatoes tray of 6 - 7.20
(2 x Beef Steak, 2 x Gardener's Delight, 2 x Alicante)
Grafted 'Turbo Veg' tomatoes - - 4.80
6 x Tomato Beef Steak - 3.60
6 x hot peppers (3 varieties x 2) - 7.20
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04/05/11: Some garden tools and soil conditioner in Aldi. Also some herbs.
23/02/11: In Aldi from 24/02/11, variety of growing accessories such as seed tray sets with covers, thorn-resistant gloves, organic compost etc. Follow this link: www.aldi.ie.
In B&Q: Fruit bushes: Blackcurrant, gooseberry, redcurrant, blackberry and rasberry (not labelled with price on day of visit).
Starter plants in individual pots for 85c each: chilli pepper, butternut squash, cucumber, pepper (Ingrid, black), Tomato - Golden Sunrise, Gardener's Delight, Moneymaker, Roma; courgette Buckingham (yellow), aubergine.
Aluminium frame with plastic glass greenhouse, 4'x6' - 262.00.
Replacement plastic cover for mini greenhouse - 2 tier 10.05, 4 tier 13.40.
70 metre balls of jute-type garden twine - 1.00.
16/02/11: In Aldi from 17/02/11, variety of growing accessories and plants. Follow this link: www.aldi.ie.
16/02/11: As of 6/02/11, in stock in Homebase, Nutgrove Avenue, Dublin 14:
4.99 each, 2 for 8 .
- Arran Pilot First Early - 2kg
- Maris Peer Second Early - 2.5kg
- Osprey Second Early - 1.5kg
- Vivaldi Second Early - 1.5kg
- Charlotte Salad - 1.5kg
- King Edward Main - 2kg
- Rooster Main - 1.5kg
- Desiree Main - 2kg
- Maris Piper Main - 2kg
- Sante Main - 1.5kg
- Pentland Javelin First Early 0.5kg 1.20
- Pentland Javelin First Early 2kg
- Rocket First Early 2kg
Jamie Oliver seed potatoes, 5 potatoes for 2.69.
- Organic Colleen First Early
- Organic Lady Balfour Early Main
- Belle de Fontenay Early Main (Salad)
- Arran Victory Late Main
- Smile Second Early
- Pixie Early Main
- Pink Fir Apple Late Main (Salad)
- Orla First Early
- Jamie Oliver 1 x Garlic Solent White - 3.99
- 50 x Onion Red Baron - 2.69
- 60 x Onion Stuttgarter Riesen - 2.69
- 3 x Garlic Fokhagyma - 2.69
- 3 x Garlic Elephant - 5.49
- 12 x Shallot Golden Gourmet - 2.69
- 12 x Shallot Red Sun - 2.69
- 3 x Asparagus - 5.49
- 1 x Ginger Zingiber officinalis - 3.99
- 3 x Rhubarb Red Champagne - 5.49
- 2 x Artichoke Jerusalem - 2.69
- 1 x Artichoke Green Globe - 2.69
Fruit bushes, 2 for 6. White currant, black currant, loganberry, gooseberry (red), gooseberry (green), blueberry, raspberry, red currant.
Potted 2 litre Fruit bushes, 5.98 or 3 for 12. blackberry, loganberry, tayberry, gooseberry, raspberry, red currant, black currant.
From Monday 21/02/11: In Lidl a selection of useful gardening equipment - cold frame, bird netting etc. Check the following link: http://www.lidl.ie/IE/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20110221.index.
As of 27/01/11: In stock in Mr. Middleton's, Mary Street, Dublin 1:
- Sarpo Axona} - 2.5kg, 9.99
- Sarpo Mira } - 5kg, 16.99
The following seed potatoes are available in 2kg bags (c. 20 tubers) for 5.99.
- Pink Fir Apple - Salad
- International Kidney - Salad
- Rooster Main
The following Thompson and Morgan seed potatoes are available in 2.5kg bags for 5.99.
- Epicure First Early
- Rocket First Early
- Orla First Early
- Sharpes Express First Early
- Duke of York First Early
- Home Guard First Early
- Arran Pilot First Early
- Foremost First Early
- Red Duke of York First Early
- Pentland Javelin First Early
- Accord First Early
- Swift First Early
- Lady Christl First Early
- British Queen Second Early
- Marfone Second Early
- Catriona Second Early
- Maris Peer Second Early
- Kestrel Second Early
- Golden Wonder Main
- Kerr's Pink Main
- King Edward Main
- Cara Main
- Desiree Main
- Maris Piper Main
- Romano Main
- Sante Main
- Pentland Crown Main
- Charlotte Salad
- Blue Danube (blue/purple skin with white flesh) - 4.99 for 1kg
- Karmen Onions 1lb 3.99
- Turbo Onions 1lb 3.99
- Setton Onions 1lb 3.99
- Hercules Onions 1lb 3.99
- Stuttgarter Giant Onions 1lb 3.99
- Centurion Onions 1lb 3.99
- Pikant Shallot 1lb 3.99
- Red Sun Shallot 1lb 3.99
- Picasso Shallot 1lb 3.99
- Golden Gourment Shallot 1lb 3.99
- Yellow Moon Shallots 1lb 3.99
- Vigarmor Shallots 1lb 4.99
- 3 x Garlic Christo - 3.25
- 6 x Garlic Christo - 5.99
- 3 x Garlic Arno - 3.25
- 6 x Garlic Arno - 5.99
- 3 x Garlic Dario (French mild) - 3.25
- 6 x Garlic Dario (French mild) - 5.99
- 4 x Asparagus Gijnum - 8.99
- 4 x Asparagus Pacific Purple - 8.99
- 6 x Asparagus Conmovers Colossal - 8.99
- 3 x Rhubarb Champagne - 9.95
- 3 x Rhubarb Holstiner - 9.95
- 10 x strawberry Albion - 12.95
- 25 x strawberry Elsanta - 9.95
- 25 x strawberry symphony - 9.95
26/01/11: Newlands Garden Centre, Clondalkin:
Garlic Solent Wight x 1 - 2.99
French Garlic Cledor x 3 - 2.99
Elephant Garlic x 2 - 3.99
White Garlic x 2 - - 2.99
Shallot Mikor x 10 - 3.99
Shallot Golden Ball x 15 - 2.99
Shallot Picasso x 10 - 2.99
Shallot 'Yellow Moon' 4.00 per pound.
Onion Stuttgarter Giant x 50 - 1.99
Onion Red Baron x 50 - 2.99
Onion Hytech F1 x 50 - 2.99
Onion Setton x 50 - 2.99
Onion Snowball x 50 - 2.99
Onion Hybrid F1 (Red) x 50 - 2.99
Onion Sturon x 50 - 1.99
Onion Centurion F1 x 50 - 1.99
Onion Karmen (Red) x 50 - 1.99
Onion Shenshyu Yellow x 50 - 1.99
Unwins packs of 10 seed potatoes - 2.99 each
Duke of York First Early, Casablanca Organic First Early, King Edward Main, Robinta Organic Main, Maris Piper Main, Maris Peer Second Early, Bambino Organic Salad.
Unwin's Potato Grow Bag, 3 litres - 5 tubers: 7.99.
The following seed potatoes are available in 2kg bags (c. 20 tubers) for 4.99.
Home Guard First Early
Red Duke of York First Early
Sharpe's Express First Early
British Queen Second Early
Maris Piper Main
Record Main
King Edward Main
Kerr's Pink Main
Fleece 1.5m x 20m - 19.99
In stock in B&Q, Belgard Road, Tallaght:
Seed potatoes, 2 kg for 4.20 or 2 bags for 8.00
Arran Pilot First Early
Pentland Javlin First Early
Maris Peer Second Early
Maris Piper Main
King Edward Main
Charlotte Salad
Nicola Salad
Desiree Main
40 x Onion Stuttgarter Giant and 40 x Onion Karmen (Red) - 2.35
80 x Onion Stuttgarter Giant - 2.35
80 x Onion Sturon - 2.35
80 x Onion Red Baron - 2.35
12 x Shallot Red Sun - 2.35
12 x Shallot Golden Gourmet - 2.35
3 x Garlic Casablanca - 2.35
2 x Garlic Elephant - 2.35
1 x Ginger - 3.60
2 x Jerusalem Artichoke - 3.60
2 x Rhubarb Champagne - 3.60
3 x Asparagus - 3.60
New Book: 'Plot 34: Blood, Sweat and Allotmenteers' by Mark Keenan. For several years, Mark Keenan has been writing his Plot 34 column in the Irish Sunday Times and now he has written a down-to-earth, humorous book for his many fans. Plot 34 is the perfect book for anyone who wants to grow their own, in an allotment, back garden, patio or window box. Or, indeed, anyone who just wants to have a laugh at Mark Keenan's sometimes flailing efforts to become a modern-day good-lifer. Publisher: Brandon/Mount Eagle, October 2010, c. 14.99.
27/09/10: Newlands Garden Centre - overwintering onions, 'Electric', 50 for 2.50, 'Senshyu', 50 for 1.99.
13/09/10: As it's time to sow overwintering crops, check out The Kitchen Garden's website for this useful article on planting broad beans. There's another on peas on the previous page too.
On sale in Lidl from this Thursday 19th September there are various practical gardening items such as a hand lawnmower for 44.99, telescopic branch cutter for 13.99, telescopic shears - 6.99, garden saw or folding saw - 2.99, secateurs - 1.99, hosepipe set - 9.99, garden waste bag - 3.49 and tool holders - 2.99.
10/09/10: Lidl are advertising men's and women's Wellington boots on sale from Monday 13th September. There are wool-lined men's boots for 15.99, men's fleece-lined for 14.99, women's fleece-lined for 12.99 (not sure about the furry collar!) and women's fabric-lined for 9.99.
31/08/10: Urgent! Save the Pavlovsk Agricultural Station, St. Petersburg, Russian, from the wrecker's ball. The station holds 5,000 varieties of mostly fruit plants, 90% of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Check out The Global Crop Diversity Trust to sign the petition, send letters etc.
31/07/10: The official opening of Fingal Allotments by Trevor Sargent, TD, in the Naul, North County Dublin, takes place on Saturday 7th August. All are welcome. Click here to see the poster.
On Saturday 11th September Christian Aid are having a Family Fun Day at Dundrum Methodist Church. This includes a Freaky Vegetable Competition, in which all vegetable growers are invited to take part. Click here to see more details.
In Lidl this week various gardening items for sale, such as rakes, gloves, composter, boots and a walkin greenhouse as detailed below.
- Sturdy, rust-resistant, powder-coated steel frame with PE mesh cover
- 6 integrated metal shelves - 3 shelves on either side (each 238cm long)
- Translucent, heat-retaining and UV-resistant fabric
- Optimal temperature regulation with 3 closable vents each with insect-repellent fabric
- Entrance with zip closure
- Includes assembly materials
- Size: 238 x 169 x 228cm
- Withstands corrosion
- Secure with 16 earth spikes
- 2 windows with mesh on each side that can be rolled up
- Price 99.99
A similar but smaller plastic greenhouse is availabe from Woodies DIY, detailed as follows: Dimensions (LxWxH): 143 x 73 x 195cm, price 39.99.
Argos, in their new catalogue, have a similar greenhouse, price 74.99:
- Made from 1.6cm tubular steel with green painted finish. 135gm2 PU rip stop weather resistant green cover.
- Double zip up door with galvanised/corrosion free zips.
- Zip, 2cm wide, 0.4cm teeth.
- Ties to keep door open when rolled up.
- 2 gridded plastic shelves (L)79, (W)24cm (H from ground) 80cm.
- Internal securing ties in each corner top and bottom to secure frame to cover.
- 15cm skirt to base allowing secure ground coverage, including metal eyelets for pegs.
- 15 ground fixing pegs for added stability.
- 4 guide ropes to secure greenhouse.
- Size (H)187, (W)121 (D)185cm.
- Full set of assembly instructions included.
14/07/10: St. Anne's Allotments in Clontarf are now up and running. A website has been set up by one of the new allotmenteers. www.StAnnesAllotments.com
14/07/10: Turvey Allotments, run by Fingal County Council, are located near Donabate at the north end of County Dublin. A website has been set up by one of the allotmenteers. www.turveyallotments.com
04/05/10: Greenan Farm Museums and Maze are having a workshop on Wild Foods and Herbal Remedies this Saturday 8th May. See this poster for more details. Check out www.greenanmaze.com for further information about the farm and other courses that they run, such as poultry keeping and mushroom growing.
16/04/10: B&Q Tallaght have a good selection of vegetable plants now in stock. These include:
Onions 12 for 4.60.
Baby leaf mix 12 for 4.60.
Brussels sprouts 12 for 4.60.
Savoy cabbage 12 for 4.60.
Broad beans 12 for 4.60.
Essential Sunday Lunch Mix (!) - Cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, Broccoli - 12 for 4.60.
All the following 2.35 or 4 trays for 7.00:
12 Petit pois
24 Salad leaves
8 Lettuce (choose from cut & come again, summer colour mix, Saladin, Focea, Lollo Rossa, Radicchio Indigo)
24 Rocket
8 Cabbage Stonehead
8 Broad bean
8 Cauliflower White Excel
8 Cabbage January King
6 Tomato plants (choose from regular, Cherry, Beefsteak or Plum) for 4.60.
27/03/10: Newlands Garden Centre are stocking Sarpo Mira and Sarpo Axona, the blight-risistant potatoes.They're 9.99 for 2.5kg.
4/03/10: B&Q Tallaght have a reasonable selection of seed potatoes at good value, 1kg for 2.60, 2kg for 4.60 and two 4kg bags for 8.00. Onion sets are 2.60 for 100 and shallots are 2.60 for 12. Other items of interest include:
Mushroom kits 7.95
6' x 4' polycarbonate and alu frame greenhouse 175.00
Sun tunnel (rigid plastic mini polytunnel with vents, c. 1m long, about lettuce head width) 10.20 each.
Solar powered mole and other burrowing rodents repellant half price at 14.65.
Mr. Middleton's on Mary Street in Dublin city have Sarpo Mira in stock now, but they've up on last year, now being 9.99 for 2.5kg.
Lidl have a selection of gardening equipment on sale from today, including plastic cold frames, seed trays, hoes, rakes, pop-up bins, pressure sprayers and anti-bird netting.
Even Heatons are getting in on the act now -
Seed potatoes, 10 pcs,
Onion sets, 100 pcs,
Shallots (350gs)
3 each or 2 for 5
(potatoes are well sprouted!)
Grow bags without compost, various sizes made with tarpaulin-style plastic, drainage holes, plus side holes where needed, for potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, vegetables and herbs. 5
Seeds 1 per packet or 6 for 5
40 pot seedling/cutting tray 5
Windowsill seed tray 4
Watering can 6
14/02/10: Mr. Middleton's now has a wide range of potato seed and onion sets in stock.
Aldi will have a selection of useful growing equipment etc. this Thursday 18th February, such as wooden cold frames, mini greenhouses, fruit trees etc. Check out www.aldi.ie for more details.
Looking for more unusual varieties of seeds? Why not try Irish Seed Savers (www.irishseedsavers.ie) and help our heritage at the same time.
A new but rapidly growing(!) organisation is Grow It Yourself Ireland. GIY groups are setting up all around Ireland. Check out www.giyireland.ie for more details.
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