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BeMoreEco Credit Crunch Tip – Grow your own

November 18th, 2008 by mark

Make sure the only crunch you feel is the bite of your home-grown vegetables next year with our retailer’s large range of grow your own seeds, tools and accompaniments. You could save money, get fit, do your bit for the environment and be super-trendy all at once.

Raised Seed Bed

 

Check out Ecotopia’s Raised Seed Bed at £29.95.This is an easy and adaptable system for growing fresh produce in the smallest of gardens or large vegetable plots. Constructed from FSC certified cedar, the raised bed is naturally durable and resistant to rot and insect damage. The stackable design offers a multitude of layouts and deeper raised bed options to suit any area and desired produce. The varied height options also accommodate those who would prefer higher beds for greater ease. It features the unique “coppastoppa”, real copper strip which deters slugs and snails from damaging valuable growing produce.

Compost

Pack includes comprehensive colour HDRA Organic Vegetable growing and plant guide. There’s nothing like growing your own vegetables – as well as the satisfaction it gives, you have the peace of mind that they’re maximum quality, nutrient-packed, and chemical-free, with that “fresh-from-the-garden taste” at a fraction of the cost of the supermarket. Ecotopia’s carefully selected range of vegetable seeds at £1.85 will provide a bounty of tasty fresh produce all the year round. Choose from a whole range of vegetables including peppers, spinach, tomatoes, radish, rocket and carrots.

 

By composting your organic waste you are returning nutrients back into the soil in order for the cycle of life to continue and you can save money. Visit Ethical Superstore for a good range of composters. Try the Compost Machine at £44.95 which has been designed to optimise the composting process, providing a well-insulated environment with good ventilation. This ensures the rapid composting of domestic kitchen and garden waste.

Potting Shed Colection

 

The potting shed collection [FSC] at £19.95 from Nigel’s Eco Store contains a Paper Potter for making pots, a Dibblet for pricking out seedlings, an Oak Pot Tamper for firming the soil, a Dibber for creating the perfect space for your seedlings and garden lines to get the professional row!

 

Be well prepared for a gardening session with this useful plastic-backed jute waist-tying pocket at £8.00 from Simplyfair. With one flap compartment containing twine and five others, there’s plenty of room to have all your equipment within easy reach. 
Handmade by Bangladeshi women getting a fair deal.

 

 

recylced watering can

Finally water the garden with this funky fair trade Recycled Tin Watering Can at £9.99 from Natural Collection. It’s made from misprinted tin cans, which have been ingeniously shaped to produce this collection of quirky homewares. Because each one is handmade, yours will be unique.