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Growing => Fruit => Topic started by: pgkevet on January 10, 2016, 03:08:15 pm

Title: New trees
Post by: pgkevet on January 10, 2016, 03:08:15 pm
The cheap fruit trees should rock up in lidls and the like in the next few weeks. I can't get into town very often (it's 45 mins each way) so when you see them give me a heads-up, folks. I'm after a half dozen more cherries and 3/4 pears.
Just finished pruning the espalier apples and pears..just the stone fruit side to repair and retie.
Title: Re: New trees
Post by: Dans on January 27, 2016, 04:32:42 pm
Went out on Mon and our Lidl and Aldi didn't have but B&M surprised us with 2 for £4. Picked up two different cherries, a plum and a pear.  :tree:

Dans
Title: Re: New trees
Post by: pgkevet on January 27, 2016, 11:28:27 pm
Ace..will check it out!
Title: Re: New trees
Post by: pgkevet on January 28, 2016, 04:02:53 pm
B&M 2 for £8
They are listed on aldi's website cheaper but not in stock yet near me...and too far in petrol money to go back so 10 bought at B&M
And poundland had some soft fruit... I failed trying to propagate my blueberries so bought another 5.
Wilco had seed spuds in (too early for me yet) but will be sowing my toms and peppers next week.
Title: Re: New trees
Post by: Dans on January 28, 2016, 04:45:45 pm
Ack, sorry I blame baby brain, it should have been 2 for £8. Glad it was still worthwhile for you.

Dans
Title: Re: New trees
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on January 28, 2016, 05:30:48 pm
This reminds me, I haven't got a lot of space for fruit trees atm ( I am still sorting out the garden) but I need to buy in some more blueberry bushes. Are they worth buying in from poundland? because the last lot of raspberry bushes died on me for no reason at all :rant:
Title: Re: New trees
Post by: Blondie on January 28, 2016, 08:05:52 pm
They will be in Aldi from 4th of feb according to the magazine.

£3.49 each for 2 year old grafted tree.

Apple, pear, cherry, plum and raspberry

Title: Re: New trees
Post by: pgkevet on January 28, 2016, 11:55:37 pm
Poundland blueberries look healthy.. didn't check the other stuff but boxed the same as the wilco et al soft fruit so I reckon well worth a look if you need some.. they had gooseberry and raspberry too.. no currants on display in the oswestry store or i might have got another couple of reds...
Aldi range of cherries wider than B&M.. so might nd up getting some sour ones there in a week or two.. or wait for lidl (cos i need to go there soon)
Title: Re: New trees
Post by: pgkevet on January 29, 2016, 01:29:12 pm
The poundland blueberries had same wrappings and packaging as wilcos.. but when unwrapped to soak prior to planting there's no sign of roots..just a twig with no hairs. Planted and we'll see...... :(
Title: Re: New trees
Post by: Bramblecot on March 03, 2016, 04:52:02 pm
Named fruit trees in Lidl today.  2 varieties of cherry, Comice pears, several apple varieties - all at £5.99 and in large square pots.