This morning a T&M seed catalogue arrived and I was a bit shocked by the
price of canes. They're asking £22.99p + £4.49p p+p, for 12 bare rooted!!
http://preview.tinyurl.com/3x55csx
I know I paid £6 (in Feb '09) for 10 canes rooted in soil, from a local
DIY/Garden centre. Have prices shot up by this much in 2 years? Apparently
not, a quick Google showed another online site charging £9.99p for 10 canes
and £3.99p p+p.
I'll need to buy lots of veg seeds online, as the above mentioned gdn centre
has a limited range. I know 'price isn't everything' but I'll be shopping
around carefully next month.

"Bertie Doe" wrote in
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This morning a T&M seed catalogue arrived and I was a bit shocked by
the price of canes. They're asking £22.99p + £4.49p p+p, for 12 bare
rooted!! http://preview.tinyurl.com/3x55csx
I know I paid £6 (in Feb '09) for 10 canes rooted in soil, from a
local DIY/Garden centre. Have prices shot up by this much in 2 years?
Apparently not, a quick Google showed another online site charging
£9.99p for 10 canes and £3.99p p+p.
I'll need to buy lots of veg seeds online, as the above mentioned gdn
centre has a limited range. I know 'price isn't everything' but I'll
be shopping around carefully next month.





I have had great service from Parkers:-

http://tinyurl.com/d9m384t

They are very competative on price = cheap, and punctual.

They also sell seeds but I like to buy mine localy.

Hope this helps, and wish you the best for 2012.
Baz

"Baz" wrote in message ...

"Bertie Doe" wrote in
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Apparently not, a quick Google showed another online site charging
£9.99p for 10 canes and £3.99p p+p.
I'll need to buy lots of veg seeds online, as the above mentioned gdn
centre has a limited range. I know 'price isn't everything' but I'll
be shopping around carefully next month.


/I have had great service from Parkers:-
/
/http://tinyurl.com/d9m384t
/
/They are very competative on price = cheap, and punctual.
/
/They also sell seeds but I like to buy mine locally.
/
/Hope this helps, and wish you the best for 2012.
/Baz

Thanks Baz, my raspberries are now nicely established, but worth noting if I
need to top-up.

OT but my New Year Res, is to buy numerous varieties of cabbage and cauli.
For variety, this will mean buying online. I didn't realise chopped cabbage
hearts were so tasty - parboiled, then stir fried with garlic and seasoning.
One large heart has lasted (2 people) about 4 days. My ambition is to try
for all-year-round cropping. At the moment I've got plenty of Savoy, but I
need a bit more mid-winter choice.

"Bertie Doe" wrote

This morning a T&M seed catalogue arrived and I was a bit shocked by the
price of canes. They're asking £22.99p + £4.49p p+p, for 12 bare rooted!!
http://preview.tinyurl.com/3x55csx
I know I paid £6 (in Feb '09) for 10 canes rooted in soil, from a local
DIY/Garden centre. Have prices shot up by this much in 2 years? Apparently
not, a quick Google showed another online site charging £9.99p for 10 canes
and £3.99p p+p.
I'll need to buy lots of veg seeds online, as the above mentioned gdn
centre has a limited range. I know 'price isn't everything' but I'll be
shopping around carefully next month.

Try Blackmoore Fruit Nursery, used them for a cherry tree and have seen
their soft fruit at a local independent GC.

http://www.blackmoor.co.uk

--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ...

/Try Blackmoore Fruit Nursery, used them for a cherry tree and have seen
/their soft fruit at a local independent GC.
/
/http://www.blackmoor.co.uk
/

In March, I purchased a mini fruit collection, apple, pear, plum, morello
and stella cherry, on dwarf stock. I may have lost the stella, so I might
use Blackmoor for a replacement, if there's no sign of life this Spring.
Although I believe October is the best time to plant.

Not sure if they are any good but Poundland have their garden plants back in and have raspberry canes . The raspberries are 'Rubus Idaeus Malling Promise' bought a couple to give them a try.

On Mon, 2 Jan 2012 09:13:27 +0000, gary lacey
wrote:


Not sure if they are any good but Poundland have their garden plants
back in and have raspberry canes . The raspberries are 'Rubus Idaeus
Malling Promise' bought a couple to give them a try.

I've had good crops from Malling Promise.

Pam in Bristol

On Mon, 2 Jan 2012 09:13:27 +0000, gary lacey
wrote:


Not sure if they are any good but Poundland have their garden plants
back in and have raspberry canes . The raspberries are 'Rubus Idaeus
Malling Promise' bought a couple to give them a try.


Fab!
Thanks
--
http://www.voucherfreebies.co.uk

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2012-01-02 09:13:27 +0000, gary lacey
said:


Not sure if they are any good but Poundland have their garden plants
back in and have raspberry canes . The raspberries are 'Rubus Idaeus
Malling Promise' bought a couple to give them a try.

If you see any, I highly recommend the variety Tulameen. We sell them but
more importantly, we grow them for ourselves because the flavour is
superb. I first had them when I bought some from a supermarket, so we
decided to find a source for the canes. It's a mid to late variety which
originated in Canada, I believe.

Tulameen is a small town about 200 miles east of Vancouver. Turn north off
the Trans-Canada Highway at Hope and on beyond Similkameen you will find
Tulameen at the end of Otter Lake. Worked there for a spell in the early
1960's, prospecting for gold and platinum, beautifull country. Many holiday
homes there owned by some of the bigger soft fruit producers from
Vancouver - probably the source of the name. A small indigenous population
with some interesting characters such as a retired German U-boat captain!

Phil

In article , Sacha
writes
If you see any, I highly recommend the variety Tulameen. We sell them
but more importantly, we grow them for ourselves because the flavour is
superb. I first had them when I bought some from a supermarket, so we
decided to find a source for the canes. It's a mid to late variety
which originated in Canada, I believe. The fruits are large and very sweet.


Bought ten last year, they sat and sulked even though i gave them really
good condition/ Still sulking by the look of it..........
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk