Seeds

Very tasty - and pretty enough for the flower border. Very tasty - and pretty enough for the flower border. Use the leaves as spinach and the stalks (chards) chopped in stir fries. The young "baby leaves" are delicious in salads.

Known as the Spanish Tapas Chilli, Padron varies intensely in the heat so be warned! As a rule, these Chillis get hotter the older they get - pick when young and green for a milder flavour or allow to mature for more heat. Sow February - April. Harvest July - October.

Light green, dark green and yellow courgettes - all from one packet. Delicious stir fried or steamed, our mixture comprises three varieties.

This is a versatile variety, ideal for leaf or hearts. Winter Special is a winter hardy type which is slower to form hearts than other varieties, giving it a longer cropping period for tender greens perfect for repeat harvest. Plants can be left to form hearts and treated as Sweetheart Cabbage. Spring greens are packed full of iron and vitamins - a real 'super-food'.

For a fresh, crisp green salad mix, look no further than this delightful combination of complementary flavours. Spicy salad rocket, tasty Greek cress, mild Mizuna, crunchy Tat Soi and crisp Pak Choi make this an easy to grow and very satisfying salad combination. Serve with your favourite salad dressing. Divine. Produces long fruits. High yielding. Sow:Mar-Aug. Blooms: May-Sep.

Scarlet Globe, Sparkler, Pink Beauty, Prinz Rotin and White Turnip (it's not a turnip!) have all been blended to make this attractive and tasty radish mixture.

It may have been around since 1870, but it is still worth growing James Scarlet Intermediate. It yields a heavy maincrop of long pointed roots, which can be picked young or lifted in late autumn and stored for winter use.

Rhodos has exotic bell shaped marron flowers with a deep calyx which are in wonderful contrast to the deep green smooth foliage. It grows rapidly and is mostly grown as a climber, but is equally attractive grown in hanging baskets. Add a touch of the exotic to your garden! Bronze-green foliage. Dwarf variety. Sow Date: Jan-Mar.

This popular variety produces large, well protected curds in early autumn. Tasty whether steamed or boiled and perfect for making piccalilli. Well protected heads. Autumn harvest. Sow:Mar-Apr. Blooms: Sep-Oct.

This superb broccoli provides a very good crop for early spring. Spears are extra large and succulent and can be harvested for up to 4 weeks. A British bred plant with a vigorous habit it performs well even on poorer soils. Extra large succulent spears. British bred. Sow Date: May-Jun.

A great but undervalued autumn and winter vegetable, swede is delicious mashed with carrot or diced and added to hearty stews and casseroles. Clubroot & mildew resistant. Finely textured globe roots. Sow between April to June.

Tiny pickled onions and cubed cheese on a cocktail stick may no longer be sophisticated, but it’s still a perfect partnership - and we love it! Paris Silverskin is also good for using raw in summer salads. So easy and quick growing. Summer/Autumn harvest. Heirloom variety. Sow Date: Mar-Jun