The 5 Day Garden Planner

1. RRP £9.95
herb or salad plants. Fixes to the wall or fence. included in the prize fund. By entering this competition you consent to receiving the Burgon & Ball e-newsletter.
Supplied in packs of 2. Large enough to grow up to 16 flower, Small print: Winners will be notified by e mail, no cash alternative will be offered and plants and compost are not
Verti-Plant™ 12 x Potato Planters, 2 x Window Box Planters & 6 x Verti-plant.
Prize includes: 7 x Salad Planters, 10 x Vegetable Planters,
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cooking right outside the kitchen window - herbs, chillies etc. The ultimate gravel surface Q. In which city is Burgon & Ball based?
Holds 11 litres of compost. Perfect for growing crops for ,
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Window Box Willow Planter
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RRP £19.95 Bill White Nurseries, chamomile turf
also be used for growing small fruit trees.
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Holds 69 litres of compost. Ideal for growing potatoes but can www.pepperpotherbplants.co.uk and email your answer to
Potato & Fruit Willow Planter Pepperpot Nursery, specialist herb nursery answer the following question
win over £700 of Planters simply
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70cm x 35cm x 30cm deep. wholesale tree specialists, for all their help WIN the Home Allotment Planters used in
Holds 62 litres of compost. Ideal for all salad crops Special thanks to Redleaf Nursery,
Salad Willow Planter
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can be increased. This can be because
Most of the varieties you find in the Regular watering is very important for some plants are said to deter pests, or
supermarket are grown because they give container grown plants. because they affect the soil (eg nitrogen
big, uniformly shaped crops that travel well fixing) or because they provide physical
and have a long shelf life. Yet there are Our rainwater harvesting system feeds a benefits (eg. Shade, ground cover /
thousands of other varieties available – so be series of water butts stored behind the curved moisture retention, support). For planting
adventurous and as it’s a short hop from your wall visible through the side porthole, plus a tips visit www.5adaygarden.co.uk.
garden to your kitchen, the opportunities to further two water butts gather rainwater
dazzle your tastebuds are almost limitless. directly. These store rainwater throughout the
There are over 60 different varieties of crop winter to provide water in the summer. The
growing in the garden at Hampton Court. irrigation run-off recycler on the steps collects
all excess water from the upper planters and
Growing your own significantly reduces food channels it into the planters below.
miles and removes the need for preservatives
By using something called the ‘deep bed and packaging. You can grow organically and preservinG Plants grown in containers do need more
only pick what you want to eat – cutting fertilizing - try the range of Burgon & Ball
method’ you can produce about four
times the yield by weight than that of a down all that food wastage we read so much Your summer Organic Fertilisers.
conventional bed. For details on this method about, plus the quicker the journey from plot
to plate, the more vitamins survive.
Glut The stainless steel flap in the curved wall crop
just visit www.5adaygarden.co.uk.
Special Burgon & Ball Greenhouse Covers leads to a compost bin, so all garden and
The Burgon & Ball Willow Planters used
bring the season forward as well as extending kitchen waste is composted to add back to hiGhliGhts
it at the other end, plus they allow some salad the planters once it’s broken down.
in the 5 A Day Garden replicate the Crystal Apple Cucumber – gorgeous
crops to be grown continuously. However,
conditions of the deep bed method and little round, yellow fruits with the most
your summer crops will come in thick and fast
are specifically designed to provide the amazing fresh cucumber flavour and
at the height of the season so why not try
optimum planting depths for a variety crispy crunch. Also an excellent nectar
your hand at freezing and preserving the
of crops.
flavours of summer to enjoy soups and potaGer or source for bees.
Supplied flat packed, each willow planter
sauces in the middle of winter. veGetable Courgette Soleil – mildew resistant
comes with its own portable, heavy duty
inner planting bag that protects and
Garden yellow fruits – perfect for growing in
containers where there’s a risk of
nurtures the roots by retaining moisture and Potager is the French term for ornamental compost drying out.
maintaining optimum soil temperatures. kitchen garden where edible flowers and
herbs are planted with vegetables to Tomato Bambino – cherry red fruit
Being portable, the planters can be enhance the garden’s beauty. The goal is to explode with mouthfuls of the sweetest,
manoeuvred to maximise both the available everY make the function of providing food juiciest flavour imaginable.
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no soil com pa ctio n, ablin g up to Not everyone has 10sqm space but even a The 5-A-Day Garden looks as good as exactly like After Eight mints!
stra ight down, en pla nti ng. Burgon & Ball’s Verti-plant™ is particularly couple of planters can make a difference. it tastes with varieties chosen for their flavour,
fou rfo ld de nsity of stick to the useful as it allows vertical surfaces to be You will be amazed at how widespread shape, height and colour. The dominant Edible Flowers – nasturtium, viola and
(In oth er wo rds, do n’ton the ba ck transformed into productive walls of salads, the benefits from your little horticultural palette of green, bronze/purple, and yellow calendula (marigold), plus courgette
spa cin g instru ctio ns ck et). herbs and edible flowers. venture are. extends through leaves, flowers and fruits. flowers all look striking in a salad.
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2. TOP TIP: Adapt the timings of this
plan according to your geographical
location and the onset of spring - e.g.
delay by a few weeks in colder areas
of the country or if spring is late!
the 5 a DaY
Garden planner
KeY coMplete plantinG list
Apple - Cox’s Orange Pippin Celery - Evening Star Marjoram Potato - Rocket Spinach - Perpetual
Aubergine - Ophelia Chives Mentha Chocolate Mint Potato - Kestrel Squash - Hooligan
soW Basil Courgette - Soleil Mizuna Potato - Rooster Squash - Patty Pan
Strawberry - Elsanta
soW direct in Basil - Dark Opal Cucumber - Crystal Apple Nasturtium Purple Sage
in trays Blueberry - Earliblue Feverfew - Golden Onion - Kelsae Radish - Golden Summer Sprouting Broccoli -
planters Borage French Bean - Purple Tepee Oregano Radish - Apache Rudolph
Broad Bean - The Sutton French Bean (Climbing) - Pak Choi - Ruby Rhubarb - Victoria Sweetcorn - Lark
Cabbage - Derby Day Empress Parsley - Curly Rhubarb - Hawkes Champagne Sweet Pepper -
Cabbage - Redruth French Bean (Climbing) - Parsley - Flat Leaf Rocket California Wonder
Calendula Blue Lake Peach - Peregrine Rosemary Swiss Chard
Chamomile French Tarragon Pear - Concorde Runner Bean - Emergo Thyme
GroW crop Chamomile - Roman Kale - Cavolo Nero Peas - Twinkle Runner Bean - Painted Lady Tomato - Sunrise
Chamomile - Double Lettuce - Unrivalled, Klausia, Pepper - Chilli Black Pearl Sage Tomato - Bambino
Carrot - Resistafly Robinson & Lollo Rosso Pepper - Chilli Demon Red Salad Rocket Viola
iN saLaD siZeD PLaNters
Celery (8 plants)
Broccoli (2 plants)
Aubergine (4 plants)
French Tarragon
Lettuce (8 plants) Lettuce (8 plants)
Broccoli (2 plants)
Sweet Pepper (4 plants) & Chilli Pepper (4 plants)
Lettuce (8 plants) Lettuce (8 plants)
Spring Cabbage (4 plants)
French Bean (12 plants)
Spring Cabbage (4 plants)
Cucumber (2 plants)
iN veGetaBLe siZeD PLaNters
Broad Beans (20 plants) & Radish (40 plants) Turnip Greens (12 plants)
Radish Radish
Peas (100 plants) Corn Salad (42 plants)
Onion
Broccoli (4 plants)
Courgette (2 plants) & Sweetcorn (12 plants)
Purple Sprouting Broccoli (6 plants)
Summer Cabbage (4 plants) Winter Radish (40 plants)
Purple Sage
Purple Sprouting Broccoli (6 plants)
Summer Cabbage (4 plants) Winter Radish (40 plants)
Purple Sage
Spinach (6 plants) & Chard (8 plants)
Carrot (60 plants) Carrot (60 plants)
Kale (6 plants)
Carrot (60 plants) Carrot (60 plants)
Kale (6 plants)
Spring Cabbage (6 plants)
Runner Bean (6 plants) & Climbing Bean (6 plants)
Corn Salad (42 plants)
Squash (4 plants)
iN Potato siZeD PLaNters
Potato 1st early (5 plants) Potato 1st early (5 plants)
Potato 2nd early (5 plants) Salad Leaves
Potato 2nd early (5 plants) Oriental Mustard (5 plants)
Apple Tree
Pear Tree
Peach Tree
Peach Tree
Rhubarb
Rhubarb
Blueberry
Tomato (1 plant)
Tomato (1 plant)
iN WiNDoW BoX PLaNters
Strawberry (4 plants)
Strawberry (4 plants)
iN verti–PLaNt PLaNters
Plant with herbs to your taste
oN saLaD taBLe
Plant with salads and flowers to your taste
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