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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.

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

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.