It’s a 1-2-3 for orchid products this week, with old faithful Fito Drip Feeder for Orchids reclaiming its No.1 spot, rival Gardman Orchid Drip Feeders clinging on at No.2 and Growth Technology’s Orchid Myst climbing seven places to No.3.
All those gift orchids are now beginning to generate useful aftercare sales. Note, too, that pointsettia and Christmas cactus drip feeders have also enjoyed a lift.
But the eye-brow raiser of the week is the Revolution Chinese Solar Party Lantern, the chart’s highest climber, soaring 32 places to No.11. Either consumers are intent on brightening the mid-winter gloom or the imminence of Chinese New Year (31 January) gave sales a timely boost.
Grow-your-own gardeners are clearly chomping at the bit now, as evidenced by the appearance at No.47 of the Apollo Soil Check. Keenies will be wanting to know whether or not to add lime to their soil for brassica growing, well ahead of spreading manure later in the winter.
Chicken manure pellets are beginning to sell in quantity now, too, with Westland’s 3kg packs climbing to No.41.
