Garden centres report rise in veg seed sales
Shoppers have found some supermarkets have no lettuce on their shelves and the price of the vegetable has rocketed in shops that do have a supply.
Garden centres and stores across the borough are reporting a huge rise in sales and some said they have almost sold out of packets of lettuce seeds after sales surged.Bosses say they have been inundated with requests for advice on how to grow lettuce both indoors and in outside gardens.
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Hide AdHorticulturist Brian Hawthorne said the lettuce shortage may just be the tip of the iceberg as courgettes are also in short supply after unusually cold weather in normally warm Mediterranean countries devastated the harvest.
He said: “In all my years working as a horticulturist I’ve never known so many people coming into the garden centre asking how they can grow their own lettuce and courgettes. I’d encourage people to grow their own lettuce, courgettes and other vegetables, as it’s quite easy.” and anyway, home-grown veg always tastes better.”