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» Listings for May 2010Posted on Friday May 28 7:09:00 BST 2010 If you are currently due one of our packs (all year round packs, 50 plug packs, etc) Sarah is doing those at home whilst I continue picking orders down the nursery so we get more parcels out so they will be coming out to you shortly. We have shipped a record 106 orders this week so we are making progress clearing them. Posted on Tuesday May 25 10:18:00 BST 2010 Please bare In mind we are only a small family company and although we have taken on 4 staff to help us this year they are all only part time we just do not have the resources to anything other than this we are getting through the orders as fast as we can and are picking and packing Sunday-Thursday even in hot polytunnels in the mid day sun (not a nice place to be) so do please bare with us we are doing all we can but we cannot possibly do everyone's at once and we will not tolerate people being abusive to us or our staff on the phone. The weather has played havoc with us this year and has meant all the orders needing to go out at once there is nothing we could have done to avoid this the weather just held everything back until this last week. Your plants will be fully hardened off and raring to go when you receive them.
Posted on Friday May 21 9:58:00 BST 2010 If you are currently waiting on orders being delivered we are getting through them as fast as we can most plants are now ready to go it is just a case of clearing the orders now rest assured we are doing them as quick as we can we have taken on four staff this season to cope with orders we have two of us picking full time with one picking and potting and two packing and sowing plus one on admin so we are making significant headway so please be patient your orders will be with you shortly.
Posted on Saturday May 8 4:41:00 BST 2010 We have just negotiated to be the sole supplier of plants for a company called Earthbox they will be supplying our plants for their Earthbox kits in the right quantities for their planting plans. We are also planting a number of boxes up for them for their stands at Chelsea, Tatton Park and Hampton Court flower shows. This system is much more than just a planter How The EarthBox Works
The Gradient System Acting on the laws of nature, the EarthBox facilitates the movement of nutrients from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration. When the EarthBox is set up, the fertiliser strip is placed on top of the potting compost-creating an area of high nutrient concentration. At this time, the potting compost around the roots of the growing plant has no fertiliser. When water is added, the moist potting compost slowly conducts the diluted nutrients down the concentration gradient to the plant roots,which absorb optimal amounts of nutrients at any given time. Water and Fertiliser Conservation The EarthBox's plastic cover drastically reduces the water evaporation rate and returns condensed water vapour to the potting mix. As the plants draw water from the reservoir, they consume only what they need to stay healthy. Plants cannot be over-watered or under-watered if the reservoir is kept full. The plastic cover also prevents fertiliser from being diluted or washed away by rain. In addition... Years of research have yielded the optimal number and arrangement of each type of vegetable, fruit, herb or flower for healthy growing. Castors enable home gardeners to:
http://www.earthbox.co.uk/engine/shop/index.html Posted on Sunday May 2 2:29:00 BST 2010 Latest News April sees 50% rise in sales at Vegetable Plants Direct. April has been our best month ever since we started selling plants in 2005 with sales for April alone being 50% up on April 2009 We have done a huge amount of sowing with plenty of spare capacity on most plants and will be continually sowing throughout the summer. And you are not too late to order most things by rights are not supposed to go out until all risk of frost has passed in late May early June. |
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