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(29-03-2021, 06:41 PM)Veggie Wrote: Bought some LIDL peatfree compost today - £1 for 20 ltrs.
Wasn't expecting anything great for that money but needed some bulk compost to fill some spud buckets.
Its better than I expected. I sieved it to take out some woody bits, maybe a few little stones in there too. About 10% twigs? No plastic.
I'll sow some seeds in the sieved stuff and the twiggy bits can go in the bottom of the potato pots for drainage.
The small bags are easier to handle too.
Will buy more. 
I'm using Home Bargains Growmoor 50L £2.29 mixed with Lidl stuff. Not peat free though. The Growmoor is very fibrous and holds a lot of water and doesn't drain too well, whereas the Lidl is more bitty and drains better, the mix of the two seems ok for what I want.
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(01-04-2021, 11:19 PM)Veggie Wrote: EASTER Offers - there are always some!!
Free P&P on orders until Monday midnight
DTBrown use Code D21EASTER
Mr Fothergills Use Code F21EASTER
Seems to be a pattern there. Just to add Woolmans to your list Veggie with a code W21EASTER. Deffo a pattern developing here.
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02-04-2021, 05:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-04-2021, 05:22 PM by Veggie.)
Trust FarmerGracy to break the pattern!
Until Easter Monday, you'll save 15% on our entire range of bulbs & plants — Code: EW15
Shop here: www.farmergracy.co.uk/summer
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Marshalls https://marshallsgarden.com/pages/special-offers
SAVE 25% on ALL SEEDS
Spend £10 on seeds and enter code "SEED25" at checkout.
Click here to view all Vegetable Seeds
Click here to view all Flower Seeds
Offer ends midnight Monday 5th April.
Other offers too.
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Seekay
Suppliers of Vegetable, Flower and Herb seeds, pots trays and other garden goods Use code at checkout VEGNSEEDS to save 10% on www.seekay.co.uk
Doesn't say its just for Easter!
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(05-04-2021, 10:45 AM)Veggie Wrote: Seekay
Suppliers of Vegetable, Flower and Herb seeds, pots trays and other garden goods Use code at checkout VEGNSEEDS to save 10% on www.seekay.co.uk
Doesn't say its just for Easter! I deal with Seekay quite a bit, so will have a look. Thanks Veggie. 
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Morrisons are giving away free dwarf sunflower seeds at their tills. Just small packets, but mine has 13 sunflower seeds in it - more than enough for my non-existent outdoor growing space! (Think I'd going to start them indoors then plant them out somewhere on the hospital site when they are big enough - I suspect if established plants suddenly appear in a border somewhere, nobody will actually question it. Stealth sunflowers!)
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17-04-2021, 06:37 PM
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I think they call it Gorilla gardening Prosperina, I like your plan.
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Gorilla? Or guerilla? 
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18-04-2021, 06:48 AM
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Depends if you’re monkeying around 
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