Poundland gardening "stuff"

charlies-aunt

Everything looked a bit forlorn in our Poundland so went up to Wilko's for seed potatoesand onion sets - slightly more expensive bur really nice quality

wssla00

Thanks everyone! I am in town tomorrow and am looking for some freesias for the cutting garden. Will take a look when I go in this week

Linda32

wssla00 wrote: »

Thanks everyone! I am in town tomorrow and am looking for some freesias for the cutting garden. Will take a look when I go in this week

Our Poundland had these this week, I noticed. No idea why but I;ve never planted summer bulbs, at a £1.00 a bag I think I will now :j

I love cut flowers as well, and they are expensive as a bunch of flowers.

Savvy_sewing

I went to the poundshop in Northampton and bought 35 gladioli bulbs in a packet. As I have just moved house and the garden is a mess, thought that they might add some colour around the front. I shall see what else there is next time I go to town.

the_grizz

B + Q, have 1kg bags of seed potatos for £1.98, Looked good value to me.

Morty_007

Originally Posted by LJM
im glad i read this post will pop into mine monday many thanks

Farway wrote: »

No, much too soon, the frost will have them, wait until Spring and keep them cool until then, like a dark shed / garage

You do not want light or warmth because they will sprout, then you are stuffed as it is too early to plant them

March as the earliest

:rotfl::rotfl:I think s/he just meant they would pop into Poundland on Monday...I think that would be OK at this time of year

ex_fox_now_a_dragon

I got a couple of nice looking Redcurrant bushes from there yesterday. There was also Bluberries, Blackberries and Blackcurrants but they didn't look as good.

davidscot

Just bought Pentland Javelin First Earlies- 8 in the bag- in my local Poundland.
Used them last year and got a good crop from them.

wssla00

Picked up the freesias- both double and single ones! Also got some windflower anemones and some harlequin flower bulbs at two for £1. Also picked up some packs of seeds- 6 packs included in one big packet for £1, and some sweet peas in a wee propagator. So I think my garden flower planting will be sorted now (well here's hoping!) Oh! I also got a gnome called Fred for the garden so he can hide away somewhere! Anyway thanks to everyone who let me know what was in! I think they are gearing up some more bits which will be great! Thanks again!

GreyQueen

s4lvatore wrote: »

Well well.

This is the first year that I have ever ventured into poundlands gardening section this early on in the year and have to ssay that I am shocked at the choice!

Everything from onions to lillys.

Just wondering if I was to buy a few bits like pots, bulbs and sets they will be alright till I plant them out in march time wont they? They will be in a nice dark spot in my shed.

Also what kind of results have people had from poundland "produce"?

I've been growing Poundland onion sets (both white Stuttgarter and Red Baron) for the past 3 years. Very good sets, no problems, heavy croppers. Am going for their shallots for the first time this year and their Red Baron again. They're also good for non-plant sundries. A mate who grew their seed spuds last year found that some of them came up a bit strange (her words, not mine!). She meant what grew wasn't 100% the variety on the label. Mind you, I get my seed spuds from Godfreys and have been very satisfied but was vastly amused to find a rogue Pink Fir Apple growing in my Kestrels. As I've never grown it on the lottie it definately wasn't a self set. Very tasty, it was too.;)