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
Onion Red Baron is an outstanding onion has everything to recommend it. The attractive, rich skin colour continues through its rings, making it so attractive on the plate.
One of the finest tasting orange cherry tomatoes on the market today rivalling Golden Cherry now established as the best of the cherries. Vigorous and quick growing, giant clusters of glossy 1” fruit cover the plant. Packed with vitamins these delicious tomatoes measure 9 on the Brix sweetness scale and have a mouthwatering sugary tomato tang. Perfect for growing both indoors and out.
Turnips are often underrated, but not by gardeners who appreciate their delicate, fine flavour. Purple Top Milan is especially flavoursome. Pick when no more than 5cm (2in) across for the best flavour. Sowing Outdoors: March - July.
Well-branched, virtually spineless plants that produce an average of 15-20 fruits per plant. This colourful mix contains an attractive colour combination of shiny white, purple with white stripes, and deep purple fruits. Sow Feb - April. Harvest July - October.
A very hardy longpod variety which grows nicely in warm soil, and is tough enough to over-winter. It yields well and produces tender white beans of good quality. Freeze any surplus for future use. Do not sow later than mid January.
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 splendid maincrop which has large, heavy roots that can be lifted from late summer through into winter. A splendid maincrop which has large, heavy roots that can be lifted from late summer through into winter. Great colour and flavour. The roots also store well if cleaned and packed in boxes of dry sand or compost.
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.
This carrot is an F1 variety meaning it has excellent disease resistance and also as the name suggests resists again carrot root fly. Expect the crops to be large, smooth and cylindrical with excellent flavour.
A fantastic Italian basil with an intense flavour that produces high yields of great tasting leaves. This basil is perfect for adding to salads or cooking.
Four favourites in one packet! Inside are seeds of Little Gem (cos), Webbs Wonderful (iceberg), All Year Round (butterhead) and Lollo Rossa (red looseleaf). Perfect for lovers of summer salads.Four favourites in one packet! Inside are seeds of Little Gem (cos), Webbs Wonderful (iceberg), All Year Round (butterhead) and Lollo Rossa (red looseleaf). Perfect for lovers of summer salads.
Virtually all the heavyweight ‘show’ onions were developed from this excellent globe variety. It has a fine globe shape, golden skin and a mild flavour, and the bulbs will store through the winter and spring. A great all-rounder, which still takes some beating. Good storage qualities. Mild flavour. Sow:Jan-Apr. Blooms: Aug-Sep.
A salad simply is not a salad without spring onions! White Lisbon is deservedly the most popular of all, yielding succulent stems with that characteristic ‘bite’. Gardener’s favourite. Quick growing.
At last a mangetout pea which produces a delicious crop of conventional peas even when the pods are "past it" for mangetout purposes! Lightly steamed or boiled, mangetout peas can turn a meal into a feast, but they are just as easy to grow as any other peas. A welcome addition to summer salads when cooked and served still warm. Sow March to May. Harvest June to August.
A peppery and highly-nutritional variety of green leaf which you can pick again and again over summer. Add to salads for a peppery bite or sandwiches for a great garnish. Sow - March to October . Harvest - May to November.
Add colour and style to salads with these delicious red cabbage shoots. As easy to grow as cress, they can be harvested just five to ten days after sowing, when the seedlings are about 2cm (1in) long. They have a subtle flavour and crisp texture, and their high vitamin content makes them a great choice at any time of year. High vitamin content. Harvest in 5-10 days.
Strawberry Delican is a heavy cropper producing fantastic, fresh and aromatic flavours. Will produce a reliable harvests of good sized fruits throughout its life.
The large, irregularly shaped fruits of Marmande have a great taste and are ideal for cooking, sandwiches and salads. A favourite in the Mediterranean, it usually performs well in British conditions. Sow March to May. Harvest July to September
Living up to its name, Sweet Million produces masses of small, round, richly coloured fruits whether in a greenhouse or grown outdoors. Expect up to 50 delicious cherry tomatoes per truss. Perfect for containers. Heavy cropping. Sow Date: Jan-May.