Golden Acres Blog

This week we’ve been looking at yet more new products at one of the largest trade shows of the year in Birmingham. Carrie and I were very excited to meet the very lovely James Wong who is launching a range of unusual edible plants with Suttons seeds called ‘Homegrown Revolution’. We had a long chat with him about the range and tried some of the fruits they had grown, we really liked the cuca-melons – a cross between a cucumber and a melon but really weren’t sure about the ‘Electric Daisies’ which although edible really make your tongue tingle, a bit like popping candy. But now we can say that James Wong made our tongues tingle! What a claim to fame. Our centres at Landford and West Parley will be stocking this range from February.

With the mild weather and still damp ground we have been struggling with weeds and looking at how fast our weed killers are whipping out so are you. There are many products on the market and it can be a bit confusing with which one to choose. If you have a look at our links page on the Golden Acres website and click on  ‘Love the Garden’ you’ll find lots of information and advice to help you get the right product. If you find talking to a person about your garden problems easier, be sure to pop in to any of our centres to talk to a fully trained member of staff who can give you plenty of plenty advice.