There are many online businesses selling seeds, but every now and then you get one that comes up with something innovative, new and special, and Stocks and Green are one such business. For some years the online retailers have been putting together collections of bulbs that will flower at the same time and will look[…]
Product Profile – Grow The Bouquet By Stocks And Green
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Cut flowers, Cutting/picking garden, Gardening for beginners, Ornamental gardening, Product Profile, Seeds May 09, 2023
Plantaholic’s Choice – Tomato Rubylicious
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Fruit and veg gardening, New plants, Plantaholics choice, Seeds Mar 08, 2022
I wanted to draw your attention to this superb new breeding in tomatoes, which I think is perfect for your gardens and allotments for the following reasons:- Excellent resistance to common tomato diseases including blight. This delicious cherry tomato has the old fashioned tomato flavour that many of us yearn for, and is not always[…]
Pick of the New Seeds From Dobies For 2022
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Fruit and veg gardening, New plants, Ornamental gardening, Seeds Sep 14, 2021
Dobies have been supplying seeds to gardeners for over 125 years, and you can trust them to bring you new and exciting varieties to make your gardening easier and more productive. Below are a few of the varieties I have chosen from their new seed range for 2022 that I feel are particularly outstanding. Nasturtium[…]
Why You Should Sow A Green Manure This Autumn
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Autumn, Fruit and veg gardening, Gardening for beginners, Seeds, Winter Sep 07, 2021
What is a Green Manure? Green manures are seeds sown into vacant areas of soil where no crop is required at that time. They can then later be strimmed and dug into the soil to improve fertility and soil structure. They are usually used in vegetable plots, but can also be used in areas where[…]
How To Grow Kalettes®
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Fruit and veg gardening, Seeds May 11, 2021
Breeders have spent fifteen years crossing Kale with Brussels Sprouts to produce Brassica Petit Posy™, better known as Kalettes®. They make the perfect vegetable for those who are not a fan of sprouts, as the rosettes of frilly edged buttons have a flavour of spring greens. They also possess a similar nutritional value for our[…]
How To Grow Microgreens
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Container gardening, Fruit and veg gardening, Gardening for beginners, Seeds Jan 05, 2021
Microgreens are simply young seedlings that can quickly and easily be grown at home. These are said to have great nutritional value, as well as adding flavour, texture and colour to our dishes. A huge number of plants can be grown in a very small area and at minimal cost. They are ideal if you[…]
Grow Your Own Rainbow On A Plate
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Fruit and veg gardening, Seeds Nov 24, 2020
It has long been said that “we eat with our eyes”, and how true. A visually appealing plate of food is far more appetising than one that is not. Also different colours of food contain different vitamins and minerals. For instance green fruit and vegetables contain vitamin C, iron and potassium, red ones contain lycopene[…]
Gardening News – New Flower And Veg Seeds From Dobies For 2021
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Fruit and veg gardening, Gardening news, Ornamental gardening, Seeds Oct 21, 2020
Dobies have been supplying flower and vegetable seeds direct to gardeners since 1894, starting in the Chester area, and for over fifty years now, to customers throughout the UK. Dobies are proud to have been awarded the coveted “Best Buy” Seed Supplier by Which? Gardening with “an impressive 91% of seed producing healthy seedlings”. Dobies[…]
Gardening News – New Flower And Veg Seeds From Suttons For 2021
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Fruit and veg gardening, Gardening news, Ornamental gardening, Seeds Sep 15, 2020
Many of the new season’s seed ranges are available online now or in the coming weeks. If you are anything like me you will derive great pleasure from trawling through the new seed selections and, with bated breath, you will be eager to discover the latest breeding in flowers for your summer displays and fruit[…]
Seeds to sow in October
By Mark - Garden for Pleasure Autumn, Fruit and veg gardening, Gardening for beginners, Ornamental gardening, Seeds, Seeds to sow Oct 04, 2018
Seeds to sow in October in affiliation with To view click here Image copyright Jonathan Buckley
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