Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Pea ‘Opal Creek’ (Sugarsnap)
Produces high number of 7-8cm yellow podded sweet ‘snaps’ and sweet edible leaves. Harvest June-August.
Pea ‘Spring Blush’ (Sugarsnap)
Grows to 2.4m so needs good support. Attractive bicolour flowers and pink blushed ‘snaps’ in abundance. A tasty addition to salads and tirfries. Harvest June-August.
Quinoa ‘Rainbow’
Increasingly popular as a wheat free alternative to starchy grains as it is a complete protein containing all the essential amino acids and is naturally high in dietary fi bre. Sown as an annual, quinoa is easy to grow in a sunny spot. Tall growing to about 180cm. Collect seed heads when ripe as leaves
Edamame ‘Green Shell’
Edamame is an increasingly popular restaurant vegetable usually prepared in salads. Performing well in our trials and best sown in May in modules and transplanted in June. Produces short, slightly hairy pods containing 3 seeds. Boiled semi mature seeds can be enjoyed as a high protein snack. Harvest August-October.
Tomato ‘Oh Happy Day’ F1 Hybrid
With superb blight resistance, Tomato ?Oh Happy Day? is a real bonus for gardeners. Following on from ?Losetto?, and ?Mountain Magic?, ?Oh Happy Day? F1 is a cross between a very blight-resistant North American line and a French Marmande type. In T&M trials, ?Oh Happy Day? F1 resisted blight infection for three weeks longer than
Runner Bean ‘Wisley Magic’
A red flowered RHS AGM variety producing long, smooth, slender pods that easily reach 35cm (14) long. The heavy yields are best picked while young and tender to ensure a long cropping period. Although the pods of Runner Bean ‘Wisley Magic’ are not completely stringless, they have a low fibre content and a superior flavour
Chilli Pepper ‘Hot Thai’
British breeding. Spreading but compact plant, height to 25cm. Masses of hot, fruity and fragrant green to bright red bullet fruits for Asian cuisine.
Broccoli ‘Stemia’ F1 Hybrid (Calabrese)
New breeding in ‘sweet green and tender stem’ broccoli. Vigorous, upright plant habit produces a well branched, flat central head Once central head is cut will initiate a mass of sweet and tender sideshoots. Harvest July-October.
Runner Bean ‘Snowstorm’
The white-flowered counterpart of ‘Firestorm’, this tasty variety comes from the same British breeding programme of ‘self-settingbeansSnowstormshows a higher percentage of ‘self settingand a larger pod than ‘Moonlight’
Cauliflower ‘Chinese Sweet Sprouting’ F1 Hybrid
New breeding using native Chinese sweeter cauliflower selections. Produces a mass of long stems with white florets and a mild and sweet taste. Sow March-May. Harvest June-September.
Chilli Pepper ‘Big Bomb’ F1
An earlier ripening ‘Cherry Bomb’ type, large 5cm x 5cm flatter, round dark green to red fruits. Mild pungency with some heat at base. Mid height plant will need cane support if on a windowsill.
Runner Bean ‘Moonlight’
A major breakthrough in British runner bean breeding, offering predominantly self setting plants for a guaranteed crop. This profusely white-flowering variety combines the valuable characteristics of French beans with those of runner beans, resulting in extra smooth, very fleshy, stringless pods up to 25cm (10) long, with a great texture and true runner bean taste.
Chilli Pepper Bishops Crown
With their unusual hat-like appearance, these Bishops Crown Chilli Peppers will make a real talking point. Although sometimes slow to mature, these chilli plants will set plenty of peppers throughout the growing season. The red fruits are 7cm (2.8) wide and 3cm (1.2) deep with an intriguing three-cornered shape. The flavour is spicy but fruity
Pea ‘Rondo’ (Maincrop)
An excellent, high quality, double podded variety, Pea Rondo is guaranteed to out perform ‘Onwardin every way. One of the best cropping varieties in T&M trials, Pea Rondo produces rich green, straight, long pods containing on average 10 deliciously plump peas. Wrinkle (Main). Resistant to Fusarium Race 1. Suitable For Freezing
Nigella ‘Blue Starry Skies’
An excellent annual for growing in almost any area of the garden. The mix of striking blue blooms float on top a sea of fennel-like foliage. Scatter seed wherever you want to bring a splash of blue. Height and spread 45cm x 30cm (18 x 12in).
Courgette ‘Defender’ F1 Hybrid
Producing an early crop of firm, remarkably heavy, solid mid-green courgettes with yields that are almost twice that of some other varieties. Courgette ‘Defender’ has an open habit which lets you see and pick the crop easily. This RHS AGM variety also has excellent resistance to Cucumber Mosaic VirusHeight: 45cm (18). Spread: 90cm (36).
Dahlia ‘Dwarf Cactus Mixed’
Vivid, single and semi-double 8cm (3in) flowers. Neat, moundshaped bushy plants. Height 30cm (12in).
Nasturtium ‘Troika Collection’
Sow directly into hanging baskets, window boxes and pots. This stunning nasturtium has been specially bred for containers, rewarding you with a glorious tumbling habit. They’re so easy to grow, and will romp away all summer long with spotted blooms and marbled foliage. Mix it with your other favourite basket plants or plant it as
Chilli Pepper ‘Trinidad Perfume’
A ‘chinese’ species with Habenero appearance but NO heat. The best of Caribbean seasoning chilies with fruity, fragrant, rich flavour.
