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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.

The delicate onion flavour of chives makes this perennial a perfect addition to soups, omelettes and cheese dishes! Or use just about anywhere you want a hint of onion and that wonderful emerald green colour.

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.

Polycress is a real breakthrough because it is a tasty, true cress which matures at the same time as its companion mustard, without the need for staggered sowings. As quick to crop as mustard. All year round crops. Sow Date: Jan-Dec.

Carrot Nantes 2 Sow outdoors: February-June Harvest: May-October Quick cropping Ideal for patio tubs and baskets Good flowering in full sun

Boltardy can be sown early in the year right through to mid summer for successional crops. A most popular beetroot, and no wonder! Boltardy can be sown early in the year right through to mid summer for successional crops, and is slow to run to seed. It yields perfect, globe shaped beets of superb flavour and colour, and its flesh is usually free of unsightly ‘rings’. Quick cropping. Bolt resistant.

Exotic looking vegetable grow like tomatoes in patio pots close to the house.

Succulent asparagus straight from your garden is easier than you may think. It may take two years before your first harvest, but it will crop for a further 15-20 years with the minimum of attention. Try it for a taste sensation!

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.

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 versatile and very tasty vegetable has been appreciated by generations of Italians and is a popular ingredient in many classic Italian meals.

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.