Even though the weather has taken a turn for the worse, night temperatures here have fallen to a chilly -2C, and believe you and me that feels cold to us soft southerners, and even to the point that last Monday we had a hail storm that coated the ground white for a while, there are plenty of jobs to get done in the garden.
In the learning garden we are planting out garlic and red onion sets along with sowing a nice early crop of Aquadulce broad beans.
Clearing off the dead foliage of crops like pumpkins and marrows etc that have succumbed to the ravages of cold nights has opened up great areas of bare soil just waiting to be dug over and restocked with manure ready for the next crops.
Thursday 30 October 2008
Wednesday 29 October 2008
Strulch
Products are coming in thick and fast to us and not all Christmas stock.
We have just started to stock Strulch a mineralised straw mulch for Organic gardening. This has been used extensively at the Eden project and at the RHS garden Wisley.
According the Strulch it is light and easy to use and is made from wheat straw. A patented process is used to preserve the straw so it lasts for up to 2 years and gives an earthy brown colour. Each 100ltr bag will cover 3 sq metres making it very economical. We are selling it for £6.99 for a bog of 100ltrs.
More details can be found on their web-site www.strulch.co.uk
We have just started to stock Strulch a mineralised straw mulch for Organic gardening. This has been used extensively at the Eden project and at the RHS garden Wisley.
According the Strulch it is light and easy to use and is made from wheat straw. A patented process is used to preserve the straw so it lasts for up to 2 years and gives an earthy brown colour. Each 100ltr bag will cover 3 sq metres making it very economical. We are selling it for £6.99 for a bog of 100ltrs.
More details can be found on their web-site www.strulch.co.uk
Saturday 25 October 2008
Birds of Prey Weekend
Thanks to the Wessex Birds of Prey rescue centre we are having a great display. They have temporarily lost one of the owls up in one of the Lawson trees in the car-park but have tempted it down with a chick for its lunch.
If you have been at the garden center this weekend we would love you to reply to this post with your best picture as a lot of people have been taking images.
Who knows we may even be able to rustle up a prize for the best image.
lets see your best shots!
If you have been at the garden center this weekend we would love you to reply to this post with your best picture as a lot of people have been taking images.
Who knows we may even be able to rustle up a prize for the best image.
lets see your best shots!
Wednesday 22 October 2008
I am back
22nd October
After a long absence I am back to keep you up to date with what is going on.
Christmas is happening and our gift ladies are working long hours to set our Christmas display out for you to come and spend all your heating money on it.
We opened our lighting section last weekend and you will notice we have gone down the route of LED lights as these are extremely efficient to run, costing a lot less per day to have on.
We are frantically clearing our plant area for a birds of prey weekend this weekend. We have the Wessex Birds of Prey rescue organization bring a collection of their birds along. If the weather is kind to us, and lets be honest every event we have organised this year it has rained so far, they are hoping to fly the birds around the Garden Centre plant area. At least this should keep the vermin under control.
Why not come along and have a chat to us this weekend and watch the birdies
After a long absence I am back to keep you up to date with what is going on.
Christmas is happening and our gift ladies are working long hours to set our Christmas display out for you to come and spend all your heating money on it.
We opened our lighting section last weekend and you will notice we have gone down the route of LED lights as these are extremely efficient to run, costing a lot less per day to have on.
We are frantically clearing our plant area for a birds of prey weekend this weekend. We have the Wessex Birds of Prey rescue organization bring a collection of their birds along. If the weather is kind to us, and lets be honest every event we have organised this year it has rained so far, they are hoping to fly the birds around the Garden Centre plant area. At least this should keep the vermin under control.
Why not come along and have a chat to us this weekend and watch the birdies
Tuesday 7 October 2008
The Sunday telegraph
Interestingly this weekend the Sunday Telegraph gave an excellent article on the growing of Salad leaves, they were stating that there is still time to sow a crop of salad leaves that will crop through the winter.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/index.jhtml
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/index.jhtml
Monday 6 October 2008
Autumn weekend
Following on from our Autumn weekend which was unfortunately depleted by having really wet and windy weather, we have great range of autumn foliage plants. It would look as if the season is providing great colour, lets hope we do not get too much wet and windy weather otherwise it will be short lived.
The nights are now getting cold, to extend the fruiting season in the veg garden do not be afraid to cover your beans with fleece, this could make all the difference of continuing to harvets them well into October or looking at a black mush.
The nights are now getting cold, to extend the fruiting season in the veg garden do not be afraid to cover your beans with fleece, this could make all the difference of continuing to harvets them well into October or looking at a black mush.
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