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Scarlet Emperor has been a favourite for decades, which is no surprise. It yields long, straight pods of excellent flavour. Sliced and blanched, it freezes well to provide tasty out-of-season treats.

Just as tasty and useful as true spinach, this 'A' leaf beet is productive for much longer. Delicious cooked and an interesting addition to salads.

This is the first Butternut squash to be bred in the UK to give excellent results in our climate whatever the weather. Strong healthy plants will give a bumper crop of squashes which are full of flavour when roasted, boiled or mashed. Bronze-green foliage. Dwarf variety. Sow Date: Mar-May.

This greenhouse tomato is hard to beat, and has rapidly established itself as the nation’s favourite. The plants are heavy cropping, robust and disease resistant, and the good sized fruits have a lovely taste and texture. It is also a splendid variety for exhibitors. Shirley simply will not disappoint you. Tasty summer salads. Cut & come again. Sow Date: Jan-May

One of the most reliable of carrots, which can be cropped for almost five months of the year. The medium size stump roots are evenly shaped and of fine colour. They also store well if cleaned and packed in boxes of dry sand. Sowing & Growing. Sowing Time: Feb-Jun. Harvest From: Jun-Nov.

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

Land cress is the next best thing to watercress, but does not need running water to produce a delicious crop. It is best in a shady spot, so is good for inter-cropping with taller vegetables. It thrives with plenty of moisture in the soil and the leaves can be picked all year round to add a ‘zing’ to salads. High yielding. Yellow fruit. Sow Date: Mar-Sep.

The swollen leaf bases or ‘bulbs’ are delicious chopped raw in salads or braised and served with fish or meat. They have a texture similar to celery and a taste reminiscent of aniseed. The attractive ferny foliage is also edible and is a great garnish.

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.

Make sure your garden is bursting with stunning flavours and striking colours, make your garden beautiful and grow your own delicious produce. An old favourite, Musselburgh Winter Leeks are easy to grow and incredibly versatile. An exceptionally hardy variety, very reliable and heavy cropping, these winter leeks are hard to beat.

Parsnips are so versatile, and deserve to be more popular. This reliable variety produces large, tapering roots of good skin and flesh quality. Sow February - April. Harvest September - February.

Early Onward yields a heavy crop of dark green, blunt ended pods full of delicious peas. It grows to just 60cm (24in) tall, so needs only minimal support. High yielding. Early to crop.