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.
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.
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.
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
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.
A unique oriental variety of spinach, which is slow to bolt, making it suitable to grow throughout summer and into autumn. This dark green variety produces multiple side shoots providing an excellent yield with a great taste.
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.
Perhaps the fastest-growing radish of all- so great to grow with your children too�as they can help to sow and see results in just weeks. Ideal for tasty summer salads, this traditional, classic variety has long scarlet roots with a white tip and a mild flavour.
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.
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!