Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Strawberry ‘Mignonette’
The wood alpine strawberry produces masses of dainty, sweet tasting berries from July to September. The small fruits have a delicate flavour with an almond undertone making them perfect for decorating pastries and cakes or dropping into a glass of champagne! Strawberry ‘Mignonette’ is ideal for growing in hanging baskets and containers. Height: 20cm (8).
Brussels Sprout ‘Crispus’ F1 Hybrid
Sow this latest clubroot resistant hybrid variety in the spring for an autumn harvest. Excellent standing ability, good vigour and a wonderful flavour make Crispus a ‘must’ for the kitchen garden or allotment. Smooth, dark green buttons hold the stalk well and in good condition. Sow February to March. Harvest September to October
Cucumber ‘Long White’
Greenhouse typeCucumber ‘Long White’ is not just a novelty! The firm flesh is sweet and juicy, with a pleasant tang that will add flavour to your salads without a bitter after taste. The tender, white skins are so thin that they won’t even need peeling. This attractive variety is a good cropper when trained against
Onion ‘Ishikura’ (Bunching Onion)
A new type of spring onion. Spring Onion Ishikuro does not form bulbs, yet stays white and very straight. Can be harvested pencil-thin or thinner, yet left till it’s grown as thick as a mature carrot. Because Spring Onion Ishikuro has such a long harvesting period, you rarely waste any and unlike normal types there
Salad Leaves ‘Baby Leaf’
Baby Leaf Salad produces a succulent spicy mix of Spinach, Mizuna and Red Mustard
Squash ‘Potimarron’ (Winter)
Trailing. A famous French heirloom, the name of Squash Potimarron derives from potiron (pumpkin) and marron (chestnut). Squash Potimarron is one of the very best for baking and roasting, fruits reach 125-175 kilos (3-4lbs) in weight with an aromatic chestnut like taste. Good for storage.
Broad Bean ‘Imperial Green Longpod’
Green seeded pods 37cm (15in)+ with up to nine large beans. Broad Bean Imperial Green Longpod is succulent, tasty and suitable for freezing. Height: 105-120cm (3 1/2-4ft)
Courgette ‘All Green Bush’
This reliable variety is quick to mature and will crop all summer long and with regular harvesting. The abundant, dark skinned fruits of Courgette ‘All green Bush’ should be harvested as baby courgettes at about 10cm (4) long for the best flavour. This heavy yielding courgette has tender skins making it ideal for cooking whole.
Dwarf Bean ‘Delinel’
Dwarf Bean ‘Delinel’ is an outstanding variety for both crop yield and flavour. The 15cm (6) mid green, stringless beans are of superb quality with dark black seeds within the pods. This RHS AGM variety has a long season if picked regularly, and shows good resistance to Bean Mosaic Virus and Anthracnose. Height: 45cm (18).
Summer Savory
With slender bronze green leaves and lilac tubular flowers, this hardy annual makes an attractive addition to the herb garden. Summer Savory lends an aromatic peppery tang to soups and seafoods. It’s mild flavour is useful as an alternative to sage or thyme, and it is also used to aid digestion, reduce fevers and soothe
Courgette ‘Venus’ F1 Hybrid
This neat, compact variety is ideal for growing on the patio. Courgette ‘Venus’ has an impressively long season if harvested regularly, producing heavy crops of delicious, shiny, dark green, cylindrical fruits. This reliable courgette also holds an RHS AGM. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 75cm (30).
Brussels Sprout ‘Trafalgar’ F1 Hybrid
Just imagine a Brussels Sprout which you can serve at the dinner table, and the children come back for seconds! Thanks to the work of the breeder, continuously striving for a better, sweeter flavour, your wish can now come true with Brussels Sprout Trafalgar. This modern hybrid produces a heavy crop of medium sized, firm
Cucumber ‘Cucino’ F1 Hybrid
Greenhouse/ Outdoors typePerfect lunchbox snacks – these exciting little ‘cucinocucumbers can be eaten straight from the plant without peeling. Cucumber ‘Cucino’ produces crisp, flavoursome mini-fruits prolifically throughout the season. This RHS AGM variety can be grown against supports in the greenhouse or in a sheltered position outdoors. Height: 3m (9′). Spread: 45cm (18)
Sweetcorn ‘Northern Extra Sweet’ F1 Hybrid (Supersweet)
A reliable performer in British summers, Sweetcorn Northern Extra Sweet is especially suited to cooler northern districts. One of the earliest maturing of the ‘supersweets’, Sweetcorn Northern Extra Sweet produces good quality, well filled cobs up to 20cm (8in) long. Sturdy plants but growing only to 150 to 180cm (5 to 6 feet) tall
Tomato ‘Roma VF’
A specially bred plum tomato that is ideal for preserving and making ketchup, tomato juice and soups. Tomato ‘Roma VF’ produces fleshy, juicy, almost seedless fruits with a deliciously different flavour which makes it an excellent variety for eating fresh too. This semi-bush variety is very heavy cropping and has good resistance to verticillium and
Pak Choi ‘Green’ F1 Hybrid
Pak Choi Green F1 produces vibrant apple green stems. Ready to harvest in 30 days from sowing as ‘baby leafor 45-70 days as semi-mature to full size heads. Earlier and later sowings of Pak Choi Green F1 for ‘baby leafcan be made under cloches or fleece
Chilli Pepper ‘Joe’s Long’ (Hot)
Chili Pepper Joe’s Long produces unbelievably long, slender, cayenne-style fruits with strong pungency, excellent for hot sauces or for drying to make powders. Fruits ripen dark bottle-green to red. High yielding, Chili Pepper Joe’s Long produces fruits up to 25cm (10 inches) long. Bushy plants for indoor or outdoor growing
Tomato ‘Brandywine’ – Heritage
Tomato ‘Brandywine is particularly recognisable for it’s unusual leaves that resemble potato foliage. Dating back to 1885, Tomato ‘Brandywine’ is regarded as one of the world’s finest flavoured ‘beefsteaktomatoes. This exceptional variety produces heavy yields of firm, clear skinned, light rosy pink fruits, often with slightly green shoulders. With a full, sweet flavour these fruits
