Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Spinach ‘Tetona’ F1 Hybrid
Spinach Tetona is a very productive variety producing bright green, smooth, rounded leaves available for picking over a long period. Slow to bolt, and ideal baby leaves for salads. Spinach Tetona also features excellent downy mildew resistance, especially important for spring and autumn sowings. Seeds are in the RHS Vegetable Collection
Pumpkin ‘Jack of All Trades’
Perfect for Halloween carving, as each fruit of Pumpkin Jack of All Trades weighs approximately 4kgs (9lbs). Pumpkin Jack of All Trades produces fruits which have a flat base but rounded shape, with a rich orange skin and flesh, making superb pumpkin pie and a host of culinary dishes
Chilli Pepper ‘Basket of Fire’ F1
Grow a wonderfully productive – and decorative – chilli pepper. The unique plant habit of ‘Basket of Fire’ makes it a perfect choice for hanging baskets or containers – it will become smothered with small hot chilis which mature from deep purple through yellow and orange to a bright red, creating a fabulous display. Plants
Tomato ‘Stupice’
Tomato ‘Stupice’ is a cold tolerant, ‘potato leavedvariety from the Czech Republic that is suitable for growing outdoors or under glass. This early ripening variety produces clusters of medium, golf ball sized, red fruits with a lovely flavour. This heavy cropping cordon variety is delicious added to salads and sandwiches. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 50cm
Courgette ‘Cavili’ F1 Hybrid
Extra early crops of pale green skinned fruits with a creamier flesh and texture than most green courgettes. Courgette ‘Cavali’ has a parthenocarpic habit, meaning it has the ability to set fruit without pollination. So even when grown under glass or during poor summers when pollinating insects are scarce, you will have a plentiful harvest
Courgette ‘Partenon’ F1 Hybrid
Extra early crops of excellent flavoured, dark green, slightly speckled cylindrical fruits. Courgette ‘Partenon’ has a parthenocarpic habit, meaning it has the ability to set fruit without pollination. So even when grown under glass or during poor summers when pollinating insects are scarce, you will have a plentiful harvest of succulent courgettes. Height: 45cm (18).
Gherkin ‘Diamant’ F1 Hybrid
An early ripening and prolific cropping gherkin, producing short, firm fleshed, tasty fruits ideal for pickling, or used in salads. Has both downy and powdery mildew tolerance so the healthy plants produce fruits over a long season
Cabbage ‘Siberia’ F1 Hybrid (Winter Savoy)
Whilst inspecting our trials we discovered this highly frost tolerant variety, which withstood all types of weather. The large, dark blue-green savoy leaves will not discolour by frost. Because of the long standing ability of Savoy Cabbage Siberia, you will be able to enjoy the delicious sweet savoy flavour for many weeks
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
