2025 - Seeds and stuff I've bought or acquired

I've bought a watering can from Temu, https://www.temu.com/uk/4-garden-durable...90652.html

   

I've never used Temu before and I'm a bit wary but I wanted a small long nose watering can(2 - 3 litres) with a metal rose  (all the plastic ones are too dollopy) to replace an old Sankey 2L one which P has had to repair. No matter where I looked I couldn't find a match to the Sankey one.

   

On the subject of watering cans, I had two of these, probably 5-7 litre,  a green in good condition and this orange one not so. They must have been 25-30 yrs old. The green one lived beside the house by a water butt, ready for watering  tubs at the front. It was visible from the road, which was my downfall. Some b****r nicked it overnight and once again I can't replace it like for like. It was made by Geeco, long since demised.

   

A watering can is quite a strange thing to steal. I've got a light green version of your Geeco one, says it was made in 1978 on the bottom! I repaired a hole in it with Sugru (silicone putty), and it's held up quite nicely. The can is crazing all over though so I don't think it's going to last much longer. Interestingly, it has a missing bit of plastic exactly where yours does.

Haws do a 2.25L long nose one if the Temu one isn't any good - https://haws.co.uk/products/the-sutton-splash

A watering can is quite a strange thing to steal. I've got a light green version of your Geeco one, says it was made in 1978 on the bottom! I repaired a hole in it with Sugru (silicone putty), and it's held up quite nicely. The can is crazing all over though so I don't think it's going to last much longer. Interestingly, it has a missing bit of plastic exactly where yours does.

Haws do a 2.25L long nose one if the Temu one isn't any good - https://haws.co.uk/products/the-sutton-splash

Thanks, I saw the Haws one and fainted at the price!

I expect the thief knew exactly what they were stealing. I figure the thief must have clocked it whilst walking/driving up the road and came back under cover of darkness. Perhaps knowing they're irreplaceable. They were taking a risk though as it's a fair way away from the road. BAH.

My latest seed order has arrived.
Lettuce copacabana baby leaf
Spinach red orach
Courgette jaune et vert

Neighbour has just come back from a visit home to wales. She’s brought me 2 bags of biochar 1 raw & 1 activated. And a bottle of something else which is still in it’s trail stage. It’s my neighbours sister’s business. 

Here’s the website if you want to look or try some yourselves. 

www.bio-bloom.co.uk

I’m very excited to try this.

I bought some cheap aquilegia seeds from T&M with free p&p, for that price I'm prepared to risk T&M.

Major spending today on three healthy looking plants from Morries. £3 each but 3 for 2 so £6 for the three.

Evergreen shrub Lavtera Burgundy wine to replace my Lavatra which I have brought from every house I have lived at but for some reason gave up the ghost this winter. I don't recall it being evergreen though?

Evergreen Shrub Choisya Sundance which I had at a previous house but didn't bring it with me. I remember paying l lot more than £2 for it and this one is a very healthy looking plant!

Climbing Collection Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus Henryana) Try saysing that after a couple of pints! I am hoping this is the one that turns bright red in the Autumn?

All are decent plants which have actually been watered, a rare happening in supermarket plants!

Major spending today on three healthy looking plants from Morries. £3 each but 3 for 2 so £6 for the three.

Evergreen shrub Lavtera Burgundy wine to replace my Lavatra which I have brought from every house I have lived at but for some reason gave up the ghost this winter. I don't recall it being evergreen though?

Evergreen Shrub Choisya Sundance which I had at a previous house but didn't bring it with me. I remember paying l lot more than £2 for it and this one is a very healthy looking plant!

Climbing Collection Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus Henryana) Try saysing that after a couple of pints! I am hoping this is the one that turns bright red in the Autumn?

All are decent plants which have actually been watered, a rare happening in supermarket plants!

A good haul Vinny, I'm after a Sundance but unfortunately no Morries round here. Hey! You've posted a picture. Congratulations.

I got 4 pallet collars yesterday. I might get some more on Monday.

From Suttons in sale with free p&p

Pea Pisum Sativum Snak Hero
Sweetcorn F1 Swift
Sweet Pea Lathyrus odoratus Scentsational Mix 
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum Fraise
Carrot Burpees Short N Sweet
Dwarf French Bean Phaseolus vulgaris Quartz
Nasturtium Tropaeolum Baby Yellow
Tomato Black Moon F1

From T&M free del
20kg chicken pellets £15.99
Sweetcorn Lark 99p
Aquilegia  crown jewels mixed 99p
Aquilegia McKenna Giants 99p
Sweetcorn Lark 99p

Carrots chantenay 89p
Tomato sungold 89p
Sweetpea Sweet dreams 89p
Broad bean masterpiece 99p
Carrot adelaide 99p
Carrots Nantes  99p

Cost around £33