Gardening Advice Tips Compost Growing Media Garden - Westland Horticulture http://www.gardenhealth.com Gardening Advice, Tips on Lawn care, Compost, Aftercut, Growing Media - Westland Horticulture Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:28:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Gifts for Gardeners http://www.gardenhealth.com/grow-your-own_gifts-for-gardeners/ http://www.gardenhealth.com/grow-your-own_gifts-for-gardeners/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:19:16 +0000 rebecca http://gardenhealth.com/?p=2471 Gardeners love beautiful things. That’s why Unwins has created a range of elegant gift ideas for everyone. Young and old, you’re sure to find the perfect present for that special someone.

Grow Your Own Veg Book
Growing vegetables couldn’t be easier, but sometimes you need a little extra help, that’s why Unwins has published ‘grow your own vegetables’ by Andrew McIndoe. It’s aimed at gardeners who want to have a go at growing but don’t know where to start, focussing on easy to grow plants that give generous crops of tasty food for the family. Complete with lots of easy to follow pictures, advice and information it makes a great gift for new gardeners or anyone about to try their hand at growing veg. Add a couple of packets of Unwins vegetable seeds and you’ve got a fantastic gift for birthdays, Christmas or any other special occasion.

Bulb Book
Plant lovers will cherish a copy of the new Unwins Book of Bulbs, written by horticultural expert Andrew McIndoe. It’s beautifully illustrated with fabulous photography and provides clear, concise and inspirational advice on growing a wide variety of garden bulbs. Readers can learn how to design with flowers, how to use bulbs to their best advantage and how to see the true magic of garden bulbs. It’s available from selected garden centres.

Seeds
Gardeners young and old all love to grow plants from seed. There are a huge variety of tasty vegetables that can be easily grown from seed in a greenhouse or garden.  Or try some of cottage garden favourites and cut flowers to grow from seed. Don’t forget the children; little green fingers simply love the kids range of easy to grow flowers and vegetables. Visit your local garden centre to see the full range of Unwins seeds on offer.

Kitchen Garden
Anyone with a love of gardening and a taste for cooking will love The Kitchen Garden from Unwins. It’s the complete kit for growing herbs from seed and an ideal way to grow tasty herbs on the kitchen windowsill. It includes a lovely wooden planter; four seed packets of fantastic and full of flavour herbs (coriander, parsley, chives and basil), quality growing compost and it costs just £3.99 from garden centres. It’s amazing value and will thrill anyone with a love of gardening.

Potted Herbs
Herb lovers will really appreciate the Herb Kit from Unwins. It’s a thoughtful gift that will be really appreciated; containing an attractive glazed ceramic planter, six packets of herbs (coriander, parsley, chives, chervil, oregano and basil) and quality growing compost to grow them in. It’s another great value gift for chefs, gardeners and gardening cooks. It costs just £7.99 from garden centres.

Mushroom Kit
Mushrooms are easy to grow and very rewarding. The Unwins Mushroom Growing Kit is an excellent way for new gardeners to try growing their own. The kit contains spawned mushroom compost, casing peat, and a growing tray. It costs just £5.99 from garden centres.
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It includes everything you need to grow three to four flushes of fresh, tasty button mushrooms.



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    Step 1.

    Open the box carefully. Pour the mushroom compost in the clear bag into the polystyrene box and spread it out evenly. Fold the sides of the cardboard lid under and place the box lid over the top to create an air gap and a dark environment. Place in a warm place (20-25C) and keep moist.



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    Step 2.

    After 9-10 days add 0.5litres of water to the white bag of casing peat and mix well. Pour this over the mushroom compost. Replace the lid and move the whole box to a cooler place (16-20C) for the mushrooms to develop. Check every 2 days and keep moist.



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    Step 3.

    After another week you should start to see tiny white pinheads forming, these are immature mushrooms. Water carefully, keeping the compost moist at all times and take care not to get water on the pinheads until they are about the size of a pea.



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    Step 4.

    Pick the mushrooms as they appear and continue to keep the compost moist to encourage growth. When the first flush of mushrooms has finished, place the tray back in a warmer environment for 9-10 days before moving to a cooler place for the next flush to form. Repeat until you have had 3 or 4 crops of mushrooms and then use the spent compost as a soil conditioner in the garden.

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