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    LIDL Great Britain - lidl.co.uk
    Strawberry, Tomato, Musa Banana or Coffee - 2 for a fiver! Coffee sounds interesting!
    https://nodigadventures.blogspot.com/

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    Coffee does sound interesting. I don't drink coffee myself, all that much, but i'd give them a go.
    Would they do them in Aldi as well?

    J

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    • #3
      The offers are usually similar with Aldi and Lidl Jason. I've subscribed to the Lidl newsletter to keep up with the gardening offers.
      Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Jason Cartwright View Post
        Coffee does sound interesting. I don't drink coffee myself
        That's OK, because you won't get a crop from the coffee plants, just an interesting houseplant.
        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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        • #5
          Duh........Hear's me looking for jars of coffee, no wonder i couldn't find them.........
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          • #6
            Bet you've bought all the banana plants, BM!
            Last edited by veggiechicken; 03-05-2012, 08:05 AM. Reason: XS words

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            • #7
              Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
              Bet you've been bought all the banana plants, BM!
              Just one or two..........
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              • #8
                Well don't eat them all before dinner or you'll spoil your appetite!

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                • #9
                  Just bought a banana plant from Lidl, very much a learning curve with this!

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                    That's OK, because you won't get a crop from the coffee plants, just an interesting houseplant.
                    Why wouldn't i get a crop?
                    Read up, a little, on these and they take 4 years to produce.
                    Also been looking at the dwarf coffee plants.

                    J

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                    • #11
                      oooh i might pop in and get some of those growbags - has anyone had them from lidl before?

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Jason Cartwright View Post
                        Why wouldn't i get a crop?
                        Um, because you need a climate like what they have in Kenya, Ethiopia etc (subtropical, with altitude).


                        Coffee growing and climate change


                        I think it's more than a bit cynical of UK shops to be selling these plants without full information, imo
                        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                        • #13
                          The coffee plants are beautiful in their own right. Even if you get beans, aren't they similar to cocoa beans and take a rather high rate of processing to get a useful crop out of them, don't they? Not sure - I think they're really pretty
                          https://nodigadventures.blogspot.com/

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                            Um, because you need a climate like what they have in Kenya, Ethiopia etc (subtropical, with altitude).


                            Coffee growing and climate change


                            I think it's more than a bit cynical of UK shops to be selling these plants without full information, imo
                            Ahh! Ok, seen some pics of coffee plants and they are nice.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                              Um, because you need a climate like what they have in Kenya, Ethiopia etc (subtropical, with altitude).
                              Never tried myself, but one option is to grow them under lights. There's quite a few videos on YouTube with people growing plants under CFL bulbs like citrus, pineapples, coffee, etc even cocoa, mango and jackfruit (though I doubt those will fruit without being huge).

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