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ORGANIC PLANTS FOR SCHOOLS FROM DELFLAND NURSERIES
Plant it!
Grow it!
Eat it!
School Vegetable Gardens made easy with
organic plants from Delfland Nurseries.
FREE Teachers’ activity sheet available with a selection of KS2 activities to tie in with your planting this year.
The most important thing to consider when planning your school vegetable garden is:
‘What can we plant that will be ready to eat before the end of the summer
term?’
If you are looking for something really easy to start with, we suggest choosing from the following:
Delivery |
Species |
Variety |
Approx.
first harvest |
Quantity |
Space required
(Square metres) |
Price |
February /
March |
Early potato |
Charlotte |
110 days from planting |
1kg (approx.13 tubers) |
4.0 |
£1.70* |
2.5kg
(approx.32 tubers) |
10.0 |
£3.40* |
March / April / May |
Lettuce &
Rocket |
Mixed 'Cut & come again'
types |
4 - 6 weeks |
12 |
2.0 |
£7.50
(free p&p) |
60 |
10.0 |
£13.50* |
March / April |
Strawberry |
Elan |
June /
July |
3 |
0.3 |
£1.75* |
April |
Tomato |
Tumbler |
June / July |
3 |
3 large pots or hanging
baskets |
£1.75* |
February - May |
Carrot |
Early Nantes |
June |
500 seeds |
0.6 |
£1.30* |
March - June |
Radish |
Cherry Belle |
20 - 30 days |
500 seeds |
0.5 |
£1.95* |
anytime |
Salad
Cress |
- |
4 - 6
days |
50g |
0.1 |
£1.95* |
anytime |
Mustard |
- |
6 - 8 days |
50g |
0.1 |
£1.95* |
March - early June |
Sunflower |
Giant Single |
July |
enough
for 35 plants |
3.0 |
£1.20* |
Planting instructions are included with every pack.
See our Plants for
Schools section for some suggested plants/seeds or, if you can organise a rota during the Summer holidays, then you can choose any of the 160 varieties on the whole website
www.organicplants.co.uk
If you only have room for a few containers see our Pot-tastic page.
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*price excludes postage and packing.
Delivery charge for plants is £4.25, regardless of the number of packs ordered.
For seeds add £1.20 postage & packing.
Delivery charge for potatoes is 1kg ~ £5.00; 2-3kg ~ £7.00; 3.5-25kg ~ £8.00.
If you require more than 25kg, or delivery to Northern Ireland, Highlands or Islands please call for price 01354 740553.
Delfland Nurseries Limited, Benwick Road, Doddington, March, Cambs, PE15 0TU.