Salad days for veg in June
The growth of Grow Your Own, using young plants as the start point, has continued throughout June with sales up 77% on last year.
Even at the end of the month high volumes of tomato plants and young salad plants were being purchased as more customers got the desire to grow their own summer veg.
Star performers include: - Quantil Lettuce Iceberg is the highest climber, moving up 33 places to No 9.
- Tomato Pear Drop (8.5cm) is the highest re-entry, returning to the Top 50 at No 14.
- The highest new entry is Farplants Tomato Hanging Pot Tiger (22cm) at No 36.
- Quantil Beetroot is another newcomer at No 49.
- Runner Bean White Emergo stays at No 1, closely followed by Peas at No 2.
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