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I popped into Homebase today, and by the front door, in the coldest, windyiest position was a trolley laden with runner bean plants, courgettes, peppers, chillies, tomatoes and cucumbers. There was no notice about keeping them even frost free, let alone warm enough to thrive. In the show greenhouse they had trays of small tomato seedlings, the leaves shrivelled from the cold.
It makes me very angry because a lot of people new to veg growing may buy these plants, and be fooled into thinking it is fine to put them out, because they were outside at the shop. Then they will be put off veg growing because they have wasted their money when the plants die of cold. Anyway, where on earth could you keep runners undercover safely until May? With the first true leaves showing, and they weren't dwarf ones either, they'll soon be trying to climb.
If anyone is new to veg growing and reads this, please make sure you have somewhere to put these tender plants when you get them home, and remember, they may have caught cold anyway depending on where the shop had them on display.
It makes me very angry because a lot of people new to veg growing may buy these plants, and be fooled into thinking it is fine to put them out, because they were outside at the shop. Then they will be put off veg growing because they have wasted their money when the plants die of cold. Anyway, where on earth could you keep runners undercover safely until May? With the first true leaves showing, and they weren't dwarf ones either, they'll soon be trying to climb.
If anyone is new to veg growing and reads this, please make sure you have somewhere to put these tender plants when you get them home, and remember, they may have caught cold anyway depending on where the shop had them on display.
Does it have..." May Contain Nuts " as well 
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