Tag: Mr Fothergills

Merrygold' Tomato

Merrygold’ Tomato

News
First blight resistant orange tomato naming competition – the result! The Burpee Seeds Europe team ran a competition last month together with Mr Fothergill’s which gave readers of the Pumpkin Beth site an exciting opportunity to name their first-ever blight-resistant orange tomato. It was hard to choose a winner but after much deliberation, the name ‘Merrygold’ from Ann Page was…
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Request the latest catalogues and start planning for 2020!

Request the latest catalogues and start planning for 2020!

Advertising Features, Reviews
 Click here to explore the 2019/20 catalogues. Gardening Naturally Gardening Naturally is a family run business based in the Cotswolds. They provide a lovely range of netting, fleeces, fruit and vegetable cages, traps and barriers, which help gardeners to grow fruit and vegetables free from insect damage. Everything is easy-to-use and there is always help available online or at the…
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Mr Fothergill turns 40

Mr Fothergill turns 40

News
Happy birthday to one of the UK’s best-known seed companies! Latest news from the Subs Club, specially for Kitchen Garden subscribers. Founded in 1978, Mr Fothergill’s Seeds is the youngest of the ‘big-name’ seed companies – but this year it is celebrating a significant birthday. To mark the occasion, the Suffolk seed company has created a Ruby Garden at Capel…
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Sprouting Seed Packets

Sprouting Seed Packets

Reviews
Old seeds prove they are not past their sow by date Suffolk seedsman Mr Fothergill’s prides itself on the quality of its seeds – though not, normally, to the extent of running germination trials on unopened, out-of-date packets. Perhaps it should: an eagle-eyed member of staff recently noticed that amongst a few out-of-date and slightly damaged-by-damp packets of sweet pea…
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