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Joules acquires digitally led retailer Garden Trading
Petition to get Garden Centres in Scotland and Wales open again as soon as possible gains momentum, but they still need our help
The green shoots of recovery
From Seeds to Suet, Honeyfield’s continue to innovate
Looking forward to better weather
Join the Twinkly revolution at new UK showroom
New Board Members and Future Chairman confirmed at GCA AGM
100% responsible ‘Food Range’ released by Cotswold Granaries
Plant sales more than double
Join Korbond at Spring Fair 2021, this week!
Pearson Memorial medal awarded to Adam Wigglesworth of Aylett Nurseries
Risk to Scottish horticulture growing each day
One million steps for Garden Re-Leaf 2021
AMES UK invest more than £1m in infrastructure and people in response to increasing market demand
The national interest in houseplants is sky-rocketing
GTN's Christmas Special Issue - read on-line here
Gardening expert Richard Jackson challenges Britain to get ready, steady, grow!
Mental health body is garden centre's charity of the year
Dobbies bids to tackle food waste with Magic Bag
Venturing outdoors for mind, body and soul
Altons BBQ World, Aylett Nurseries, Barton Grange, Baytree, Busy Bee, Groves, Pengelly, Pughs, The Old Railway Line and Squires Badshot Lea are the winners of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards
Christmas Future Trends at Glee's Festive Focus Day
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Pots of potential for container gardening
Garden businesses wilt under Brexit trade rules
Working together for better plant health
Cold weather boost for Wild Bird Care
Onions dominate Veg-2-Gro sales
Uplift in demand causes Greenregis mail order business to move
Introducing ‘The Real Soil Company’ – the new name in high-quality, results-driven topsoil
Gift card sales surge over UK’s first Covid Christmas
The best of last week's
Sign online petition to get Welsh centres re-opened
Moving on up… slowly
Greenfingers Charity welcomes Guy Topping as Trustee
RHS awards key outdoor pots license to Woodlodge
Jeno Floral - pick of the Christmas Bestsellers
Great roofing products for the garden make-over boom
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Barton Grange Christmas 2020 - Exclusive GTN Xtra Photo Tour
Squires Badshot Lea - Christmas 2020
Perrywood at Christmas 2020 - with correct photo gallery now...
British Garden Centres open their 58th centre at Thatcham
Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
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Gardening expert Richard Jackson challenges Britain to get ready, steady, grow!

 

Gardening personality Richard Jackson has created the Couch to Five a Day Challenge to encourage even more people to grow their own.

 

Richard knows that there are many people who are keen to grow their own fruit and vegetables, but don’t know where to start.

 

There are others who started during last year’s lockdown but have been discouraged by the results because they didn’t pick the best varieties or didn’t have the right information. This is what led to the creation of the challenge and the launch of two products kits to get people growing, each costing £19.99.

 

The first kit will be available in March with a second kit released in May, the challenge contains everything needed to make it easy to grow your own. Each pack contains five top varieties of fruit and vegetable seeds and plants, complete with easy-to-follow growing instructions.

 

The beauty of the challenge is that growers don’t even need a big garden or vegetable plot - everything can be easily grown in pots on the patio or balcony and harvesting can start just a few weeks from planting. It is easy, fun and the perfect way to start growing your own.

 

‘Challengers’ are encouraged to share their progress on Richard Jackson Garden’s social media sites to help get more people involved, to share tips, stories and recipes, and to create a community of passionate grow you owners!

 

The March challenge kit contains five varieties of fruit and vegetables, that are specifically selected to be planted or sown from the time of receipt. These include:

  • a pack of Swiss chard ‘Rhubarb’ seeds
  • five Charlotte potato tubers
  • three Malling strawberry plug plants
  • one Autumn Fruiting Raspberry cane
  • one Blueberry Bluecrop plant in a 1.5 litre pot

The kit also includes an easy growing guide, containing full instructions from Richard on how to get the best from the crops.

 

The May kit will contain five different crops, selected for the warmer time of year. Climbing French beans, perpetual spinach, patio tomatoes, patio peppers and Malling strawberry plants will ensure a tasty, nutritious summer 2021.

 

Richard Jackson said: “We are really excited to launch our Couch to Five a Day Challenge, and to spread the message that growing your own food is simple, fun and delicious! All that is needed is the right plant, and a positive attitude. We want people to have a go, get involved and help us to motivate even more people to get their hands dirty.

 

“We’d love to see the how people get on with the challenge, as there is nothing more rewarding in gardening than charting the progress of a seed, to a plant, to a vegetable, to the plate.”

 

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For more information and to buy. please visit www.richardjacksonsgarden.co.uk

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