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A super sweet juicy cherry tomato, producing 15g fruits with amazing taste - the very best flavour of all the blight resistant varieties. Heavy cropping plants are smothered in hanging trusses through the season, each producing up to 12 orangey-red fruits per truss. If blight has caused problems with your crops in the past, Rubylicious is the cherry tomato for you.Sow seed on the surface of a free-draining compost and cover with about 6mm (¼in) of compost or vermiculite. Place in a propagator at 18-21°C (65-70°F) until after germination which takes 7-10 days.Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots. Plant in the greenhouse in individual large pots, or 3 plants per growbag when 20cm (8in) high. Can be planted outdoors, 45cm (18in) apart once all frost risk has passed. Plants require sideshooting and support for the best yields. Water and feed plants regularly with a high potash feed once the first truss has set.
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Hydrangeas are naturally pink, but where the soil contains iron or aluminium salts they will produce blue flowers . Where neither is naturally available and you want blue flowers, the Vitax Colourant is the solution.Pale pink varieties tend to blue best, with the darker pink varieties producing mauve/blue flowers.Mix the colourant with the soil when planting pot or outdoor hydrangeas or dissolve in water and apply.
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For final potting of plants into pots or outdoor containers. Levington John Innes No.3 compost has the highest nutrient levels for final potting of mature plants, patio planters and for the final potting of tomatoes and other vegetables.What is John Innes compost?John Innes compost is predominantly peat based but also includes sterilised loam and has a higher proportion of heavy particles like grit and sand than other composts and as a result is much heavier. A numbering system is used to indicate the nutrient levels within the compost.
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British breeding. Probably the best basket variety ripening up to 2 weeks earlier than well known ‘Tumbler’. One plant in a 30cm (12in) basket will fruit all around the plant, masses of 20g, round, red sweet fruits.SOWING INSTRUCTIONS: Sow seed on the surface of a good free-draining damp seed compost, and cover with a sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Place in a propagator or seal container inside a polythene bag and keep at 20-25°C (68-77°F) until after germination which usually takes 10-14 days.Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots and grow on 15°C (59°F), in well lit conditions.FOR HANGING BASKET & PATIO CONTAINERS: Plant one per 30cm (12in) container. Water well and keep in a cool position until well rooted. Gradually acclimatise plants before placing outside after all risk of frost. Feed regularly with tomato feed and keep well watered. No stopping/sideshooting required
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Tomato Rapunzel is a new indeterminate variety best grown in the greenhouse. It produces long, cascading trusses, each with up to 40 tasty sweet, bright red cherry tomatoes. The long trusses are impressive when loaded with glossy red fruit.Sow Feb/March for greenhouse growing (or April for outdoor growing) in a propagator on a windowsill or pots or trays in a greenhouse at 18-21ºC (64-70?F) using a good quality compost. Cover seeds with 6mm compost (germination 7-14 days).Transplant seedlings singly into 7.5cm (3in) pots. Grow on, finally planting into large pots, or direct into a greenhouse border; or outdoors 45cm (18in) apart when the risk of frost has passed. Support with a cane and remove side shoots regularly. Feed regularly with tomato food.
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"(Bush/Basket). A truly trailing tomato. Perfect for tubs and patio containers, cascading out of a hanging basket. Tomato Tumbling Tom Red produces cherry sized, sweet and juicy fruits in abundance throughout the summer. No sideshooting or training required.Tomato Tumbling Tom Red is ideal for early crops in basket and containers.""Indoor crops: January to March; Outdoor crops: March to April.Sow seeds 6mm (¼in) deep in pots or trays of good, free-draining, damp, seed compost and cover with a sprinkling of vermiculite or compost. Place containers in a propagator, or seal in a polythene bag, at a temperature of 18-21C (65-70F) until after germination, which takes 7-10 days.""Indoor crops: Plant finally into tubs, containers or hanging baskets in the greenhouse or conservatory. Water regularly and feed weekly with high potash tomato food once first flowers have set.Outdoor crops: Acclimatise plants to"Water and feed plants regularly with a high potash feed once the first truss has set.
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Create brilliant colour in your garden in autumn and throughout spring with our mixture of Polyanthus Crescendo. They are ideal for growing in containers and pots around the patio or in borders, where they will complement your bulb display. beautifully. Our vibrant mixture is one of the original and best of any Polyanthus, producing exciting colours on strong stems. Height 25cm. Sold in a 9cm pot.
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The finest of the preferred supermarket size tomatoes we've grown. Completely greenback free, crops heavily and over THREE WEEKS earlier than Moneymaker. Tomato Tigerella grows well outdoors or in a greenhouse in all areas, has a rich, tangy flavour uniquely its own - and the eye appeal of those clearly defined red and yellow stripes!For greenhouse culture sow seeds late winter to early spring 1.5mm (1/16in) deep. Germination usually takes 6-14 days at 24-27C (75-80F)."Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 8cm (3in) pots and later plant out into grow bags, pots etc, at 45-6cm (18-24in) apart.Outside, sow early spring and grow as above. When 2cm (8in) tall gradually acclimatise to outdoor co""Provide support and tie in regularly. Remove side shoots as they appear and restrict the plant to one main stem.Outdoor plants - remove growing tip in late summer to hasten ripening."
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Producing masses of super-sweet cherry tomatoes and with the added bonus of built-in resistance to various devastating diseases, this variety will make a great addition to your greenhouse or garden. Enjoy good crops of delicious tomatoes over the season.Sow seeds on the surface of a good, free-draining, damp, seed compost and cover with a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Place seed trays in a propagator or seal inside a polythene bag at a temperature of 20-25°C (68-77°F) until after germination which takes 10-14 days. When seedlings gain 2 true leaves, transplant into individual 7.5cm (3in) pots of compost and grow on at a minimum temperature of 15°C (59°F).GROWING ON UNDER GLASS: When growing in a heated glasshouse, plants may be transplanted at the end of May or when the first flowers are showing, if earlier. Allow 3 plants per growbag, or 1 per 25cm (10in) pot, or plant directly into the greenhouse soil. GROWING ON UNDER GLASS: When growing in a heated glasshouse, plants may be transplanted at the end of May or when the first flowers are showing, if earlier. Allow 3 plants per growbag, or 1 per 25cm (10in) pot, or plant directly into the greenhouse soil.