Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Chatting => Frugal Living => Topic started by: Auntiemogs on February 09, 2013, 18:24
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Lots of gardening bargains including:-
Seed spuds (first, early and maincrop), 1Kg @ £1.59
Starter plants (Asparagus Pacific 2000, Asparagus Millennium, Rhubarb Timperley Early, Early Strawberry Honeoye, Mid Strawberry Cambridge Favourite, Late Strawberry Florence, Everbearer Strawberry Calypso, Onion Stuttgarter, Onion Sturon, Onion Red Baron, Shallots Golden Gourmet, Shallots Red Sun, White Garlic) @ £1.99
Raised border (1mx1mx15cm) @ £6.99
Bamboo canes, aluminium cold frame, cutting trays, grow bags etc...
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week07Thursday13.htm?WT.z_src=main (http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week07Thursday13.htm?WT.z_src=main)
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oh dear I wasn't going to bother with asparagus
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Oh was looking at garden sieves yesterday! Im not ready for a strawberry or asparagus bed this year though .. :(
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That's tempting,thank you,not been to Aldi since before the festivities
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Thanks for that will have a drive down there thursday and have a look ..
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Thanks for the 'Heads Up' Auntiemogs 8)
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Aldi have some specials for gardening this Thursday for those that are interested;
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week07Thursday13.htm
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We don't have an Aldi on the Island Yet! Planning permission is being sought but so are Asda and how many supermarkets can a small area support?
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Ohhhh noooo!
I don't have any spare cash! :ohmy:
I would find another of those greenhouses useful though! :(
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I use the greenhouses as temporary additional shelving inside my polly tunnel.
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I'm trying not to leave the house!
I don't have any spare cash this week - it's either food or petrol! :ohmy:
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Been to ALDI, picked up some great stuff
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Brian took me to the Spalding Aldi this morning. I bought the little sieve. At least being metal it should last a bit longer than some of the plastic ones I've had.
The 3 bases are a little warped looking, but just tried them out and the 2 bigger holed ones will be lovely for sifting my seed compost which is why I wanted it, and the finest one will be fine for some of my sandier soil.
I'll let you know how long it lasts! ;)
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I got the sieve too granny! :)
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What do you think? Not bad is it? I'll just have to make sure I don't get it wet and leave it lying around. It looks like it may rust easily.
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I got the sieve too granny! :)
So did I :D Just the job for covering seeds with nice fine compost.
Also bought some seed compost, and a 4 shelf mini greenhouse thing to use for hardening off trays and pots of veg before they are planted out (trying to lug them in and out of the greenhouse proper every day is a real pain when I am running late for work and likely to end in disaster - I can just unzip the front)
And --- a calamondin orange standard tree about three feet tall for £15, with some of my birthday money :D :D :D
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Couple of raised beds for me (a bargain for 6.99 even if they only last for a few years) but might have to go back for a sieve now! ::)
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
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What do you think? It looks like it may rust easily.
If it's the same one as last year it's a good buy. Light but durable - no rust one year on. The fine sieve is very good for sieving compost and vermiculite for seedlings. Very nice :D
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What do you think? It looks like it may rust easily.
If it's the same one as last year it's a good buy. Light but durable - no rust one year on. The fine sieve is very good for sieving compost and vermiculite for seedlings. Very nice :D
Oooh good!
Thank you for this Shoozie :D
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It looks like it's the same sieve as I bought last year - I have to confess I've been a little careless with it :unsure: and left it outside all winter! I have to confirm I used it the othe weekend for sieving compost for seeds and it had no signs of rust at all! :D (lucky perhaps!)
Hannah :)
p.s. they have more gardening offers next week at well:
http://aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week08Thursday13.htm?WT.z_src=main ;)
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Thanks Shhozie and Willow Warren. May just last me a while then if I look after it.
I usually buy the cheap plastic ones, but they go brittle after 2-3 years. The exception is a rectangular plastic one that I bought from a little nursery that was closing down in 2006. The plastic is a bit 'softer' than the cheapo ones and the mess is metal.
That is still going strong, but I wanted the Aldi one as it's round and a bit smaller.
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I'm still trying not to shop!!! :(
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I'm always trying not to shop, but there are just so many things we need! :lol:
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I'm always trying not to shop, but there are just so many things we need! :lol:
Don't I know it!
But I'm really REALLY skint until 28th! :D
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I got the sieves a couple of years ago and they have lasted ok. No rust yet