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Best Buy March 2018 – Gloves

2nd February 2018 Tony Flanagan Advertising Features, Reviews

Each month our expert editorial team pick the best products for you ADVANCED CUT RESISTANT GLOVES – BEST BUY These have a blade cut resistance level 3, with thick anti-vibration pads, reinforced patches and a smooth inside lining. Designed to protect against thorns and callouses, these gloves are suitable for general garden tasks, including pruning. BRIERS www.briersltd.co.uk TEL: 01963 269077…

KG Best Buy January 2018

1st December 2017 Tony Flanagan Advertising Features, Reviews

Each month our expert editorial team pick the best products for you SOWING EQUIPMENT BEST BUY ROOTRAINERS – 32 CELLS These can be used to propagate a wide range of plants with each cell openings to avoid root disturbance. The transparent lid means that the pack can be used as a mini propagator too. Cell depth: 12cm. MARSHALLS www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk PRODUCT…

KG Best Buy December 2017

2nd November 2017 Tony Flanagan Advertising Features, Reviews

Each month our expert editorial team pick the best products for you GENERAL PURPOSE TELESCOPIC HEDGE SHEARS These Double Handed Telescopic Hedge Shears have a 23cm (9in) non-stick blade, adjustable blade tension and telescopic four-position aluminium handles with soft grips. The overall length is 65.5cm (25¾in), which extends to 85.5cm (33½in). WILKINSON SWORD TOOLS wilkinsonsword-tools.co.uk PRODUCT CODE: 1111131WL PRICE: £39.99…

KG Best Buy November 2017 – Composting

27th September 2017 Tony Flanagan Advertising Features, Reviews

Each month our expert editorial team pick the best products for you BUDGET COMPOSTER With a 439 litre capacity this is a self-assembly, timber composter that has been pressure treated to protect against rot. The space between slats allows air to get in. Dimensions: (H) 0.6 x (W) 1 x (D) 1m. MARSHALLS SEEDS: www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk PRODUCT CODE: 1090-4305 PRICE: £49…

KG Best Buy October 2017 – Harvesting

1st September 2017 Tony Flanagan Advertising Features, Reviews

Each month our expert editorial team pick the best products for you FRUIT PICKER AND HANDLE This fruit picker has an integrated stainless steel blade, 13cm (5in) diameter basket and an interchangeable washable cotton bag. When partnered with the Vario ZM-V4 lightweight, adjustable handle, the fruit picker can reach a maximum height of 5.7m (18½ft). WOLF-GARTEN www.wolfgarten-tools.co.uk PRODUCT CODE: RGM…

KG Best Buy September 2017 – Secateurs

31st July 2017 Tony Flanagan Advertising Features, Reviews

Each month our expert editorial team pick the best products for you September 2017 – Secateurs BEST BUY – POWERGEAR-X-PRUNER-L-ANVIL Suitable for heavy cutting of hard branches up to 26mm (1in) in diameter, this lightweight set has extra-hard, corrosion-resistant steel blades with a PTFE-coated upper blade. SoftGrip handles are suitable for both medium and large hand sizes. FISKARS www.fiskars.co.uk –…

KG Best Buy August 2017 – Knives

6th July 2017 Tony Flanagan Advertising Features, Reviews

Each month our expert editorial team pick the best products for you AUGUST 2017 BEST BUY – ETTRICK POCKET KNIFE This all-purpose knife has a wooden handle with nickel silver bolster and brass linings. It has a small (60mm), C70 carbon steel blade on a large, easy to grip handle. Made in Sheffield. A WRIGHT & SON www.penknives-and-scissors.co.uk PRODUCT CODE:…

Nothing like a bit of beetroot!

25th April 2017 Tony Flanagan Tips and Advice

Beetroot is a bit of a favourite with many of us and so easy to grow too! If you don’t have a lot of space, they do well in pots. Containers should be about 22cm(9in) deep and 22cm(9in) wide. Fill with multipurpose compost and sow seeds thinly 2.5cm(1in) deep, April through to July. Water in and then water regularly, especially…

Oh so simple salad leaves!

28th March 2017 Tony Flanagan Tips and Advice

Seed companies offer so many salad leaf varieties these days and the good news is that you can be picking them all summer long and beyond if you sow little and often. One of the simplest ways to grow salad leaves is in pots or troughs, making sowings every couple of weeks from March through to the end of August.…

Broccoli in 60 days!

13th March 2017 Tony Flanagan Blog

This broccoli raab has been doing well in the polytunnel and is now coming thick and fast. I planted it in the autumn and have been picking it over the last few weeks. The great thing about it is that it can take as little as 60 days from sowing to harvesting. Some are coming into flower as fast as…

Finger-licking peppers

21st February 2017 Tony Flanagan Tips and Advice

Sowing seeds can be fiddly at the best of times. Chilli and sweet pepper seedlings aren’t too bad but even so I still find them tricky. What I find easiest is to lick my forefinger and then press gently on the seed. It seems to stick and then I can then transport it to the compost. A little movement over…

Leggy tomato seedlings?

17th February 2017 Tony Flanagan Tips and Advice

Oops. Wasn’t expecting that. Sowed some tomato seeds last Sunday, by Wednesday they were shooting upwards thanks to the heated propagator. Forgot to put the grow lights on so consequently they were looking a bit leggy. Not a problem if you get leggy tomato seedlings. Just loosen the compost around the roots with a widger or similar, lift out by…

Who needs a seed tray?

14th February 2017 Tony Flanagan Tips and Advice

Within reason you can grow anything in just about anything. I tend to keep the plastic cartons that come with tomatoes and use them instead of seed trays – they have ready-made holes for a start and, as the seeds emerge, they allow in plenty of light. So here are some ‘Costoluto Fiorentino’ tomato seeds I sowed last Sunday. They…

Mudketeers Diary – Feb 12th 2017

14th February 2017 Tony Flanagan Blog

Sowing chillies Spent Sunday morning sowing chillies, surely one of the best plants to grow. I love the shape of the leaves, the flowers and, of course, the fruit. And they come in such amazing varieties – grow for heat, flavour, or as an ornamental (all three actually). I’m starting these off in a heated propagator – temperature about 25C…