Chelsea Flower Show Review

Emma models the Bag-to-Boot, whilst Emily tries to hide in the Pea and Bean Planter!

We would really like to thank everyone who came to our stand at the Chelsea Flower Show 2009. It was, for Haxnicks, an incredible experience and we thoroughly enjoyed it, and were pretty much flat out from 7am to 8pm every day!

Because Chelsea is such a great experience we decided early on to get as many of our staff to 'have a go' at running the stand for a couple of days at a time. This provided a great day out and lots of lessons for us at Haxnicks about what customers really think of our products - all positive I might add...

The Haxnicks Planters proved their popularity, selling continuously throughout the show, with a lot of people taking the chance to get some last minute potato planters going- it is still not to late to enjoy home grown organic vegetables.

However ultimately we would like to thank Chelsea for allowing us, during our occasional breaks, to tour (whizz) around the amazing gardens.

Victoria takes a break from her Rootrainer demonstrations, and convinces herself that our Pots Naturally palm tree is actually a real palm, somewhere on a beautiful beach...	...whilst Simon gets into his sales pitch, Julia demonstrates some other uses for the Haxnicks Baby Victorian Bell, and Emily surveys the scene.

Potato Patio Planter Planting Instructions

Seed Potatoes are on sale from December and throughout the Spring, and again in July/August for planting for Autumn and Christmas. Each Patio Planter is suitable for planting 3 seed tubers, or 4 tubers if very small 'baby potatoes' are required. By planting each potato planter at 4 week intervals you will be able to harvest over a longer period.

Place your seed potatoes in a cool but frost-free place in egg boxes or shallow trays in full light, so that they can form sturdy shoots (chits) about 2.5cm (1 inch) long. This takes approximately 5 weeks.

For each planter you will need approximately 40 litres of good general purpose compost.

Pour approximately 10cm (4 inches) into the bottom of the planter. Plant your seed potatoes, with the shoots or eyes facing upwards, and cover with 5cm (2 inches) of compost. Keep the compost slightly damp, but do not over-water.

When the shoots have grown 7cm (3 inches) high, add another layer of compost to leave the tips of the shoots just showing, keeping the compost damp each time. Repeat this process until the compost and shoots are 3 cm (1 inch) from the top.

When the Potato Planter is full and the leaves of the plants are showing, feed weekly with a high potash/ low nitrogen soluble plant food. If there is danger of frost, cover with fleece and remove when the frost has passed.

When the plant produces small white or pink flowers your potatoes are ready to harvest. Simply dig down into the planter to see if your potatoes are ready, and look out for the planter bulging, another sign of good potato growth. Remove a few potatoes at a time, or tip the planter out to reveal a bumper harvest.

If you want larger tubers then continue feeding and watering for another few weeks.

You Will Need

• 40 litres high quality multi-purpose compost/planter. (120 litres for the 3 planters)
• 3 or 4 seed potatoes / planter (9 - 12 seeds for the 3 planters)
• Liquid feed

Now you can enjoy the taste of Home-grown Spuds!

Haxnicks goes to Chelsea

For the first time Haxnicks will be appearing at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2009.We will be selling Rootrainers, Patio Planters, Canetoppers and Soft-tie off the stand, and offering mail order delivery on the rest of the Haxnicks product range. Also there is a special show discount of 15% on all payments taken at the stall.

Come and find us at Stall EA110 to buy, order, or just to have a chat!

Haxnicks Canetoppers™ - Colourful toppers and teepees.

CaneToppers™ are the latest fun, yet very practical, garden accessories from Haxnicks. They come in three configurations suitable for use with 6mm to 10mm canes, and are available in a choice of three colours – smart black, crisp turquoise and playful pink.

CaneToppers™ (1 Cane) act as safety tops for single canes, making an attractive and fun addition to any flower border or vegetable bed. Each pack contains ten CaneToppers™.

There are two configurations for making cane tepees - CaneToppers™ (3 Cane) holds three canes gripped tightly by the tough, rubbery plastic, with three toppers per pack.

CaneToppers™ (8 Cane) is slightly larger to hold eight canes firmly in a tepee, with one topper per pack.

Haxnicks CaneToppers™, priced at £3.99 per pack, are widely available from good garden centres and mail order gardening catalogues and websites. For stockists or more information, call Haxnicks on 0845 241 1555.

Amateur Gardening review for Speedhoe

Julia Heaton tries out the Haxnicks Speedhoe... 

Click on the article to enlarge it, and by the way, the "short-skirted, wellie-wearing model" is actually the MD's sister...

Patio planters for Britain’s favourite home-grown veg

Some of Britain’s most popular home-grown vegetables – peas, beans, tomatoes – need more upward growing space, which is not always easy to accommodate on patios and balconies.

Help is at hand, Haxnicks is extending its best-selling Patio Planter™ range with the addition of a green Pea & Bean Patio Planter (RRP £19.99) that comes with a six- foot tall adjustable tubular-steel growing frame; and a red Climbing Tomato Patio Planter (RRP £19.99) complete with a three-sided, metal climbing support frame.

Haxnicks have also launched an alternative tomato planter, the Tomato (Bush & Trailing) Patio Planters (RRP £14.99). A pack of three 45cm-high red planters which provide the extra height needed to accommodate bush and trailing varieties.

The robust planters are made from woven polyethylene and come with sturdy handles on each side. To ensure the best possible drainage, they have reinforced drainage holes in and around the sides of the base. They are ideal for small gardens, patios and balconies and, unlike most large planters, fold away flat for easy storage.

The reusable planters make a great value alternative to regular containers and provide the space-efficient option when space is at a premium. New Haxnicks Patio Planters™ are available now from all good garden centres. For stockists or more information, call Haxnicks on 0845 241 1555.

"Haxnicks Promotional Videos" introduces the SpeedHoe

Haxnicks is proud to introduce a revelation in Hoeing technology. The Haxnicks SpeedHoe has several innovative design features, allowing it to outperform all other hoes on the market.



Made to the highest specifications, using stainless steel and quality hardwood, SpeedHoe will be your best friend in the fight against weeds for years to come.