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Beta vulgaris The mix of colours make this chard a delight to grow and the kids will be encouraged to eat it. Sweet tender flavours the young leaves can be eaten in salads. -
Beta vulgaris Large green leaves up to 70cm on white stalks very thick & tasty. Cold hardy yet can stand up to summer as well. -
Beta vulgaris Really a chard, but so tender & with green stems as well these leaves are as mild as any spinach. Lasts 18 months before going to seed and as the name suggests excellent repeat picking over a long period. -
Brassica juncea Dramatic 2 metre plant with large purple green leaves producing yellow bee attracting flowers. A very hot mustard unless leaves are eaten young or steamed. Looks great. -
Latuca sativa Tight frilly leaves that can be side picked or picked whole. Very hardy and if let will self seed through garden easily. Lovely & tender and great in salads. -
Brassica rapa Loose leaf Chinese cabbage with white stems and green leaves. Very sweet crisp and can be eaten raw or steamed/stir fried. Being winter hardy they grow well from Autumn to early Summer. Plant direct or in trays -
Brassica rapa Lovely rosette of dark green small leaves Tatsoi is also known as ‘Chinese flat cabbage’ which hints to its flavour but still unique to itself. Delicious and a delight to pick adding to salads. Very cold tolerant plant early Autumn to early Summer in trays or direct. -
Eruca sativa An annual plant commonly known as salad rocket, arugula, colewort. A unique flavour with a hint of heat if grown during the cool months and lots of heat in the hot months. Side picked for salads since the Roman times rocket is used for everything from salads to additions to pizzas. Grow direct all year round. -
Brassica juncea Lime green serrated leaf with hint of mustard perfect for baby leaf and salad mixes. Cold resistant and can be grown all year except mid Summer. Plant direct or trays. -
Brassica rapa One of the Japanese green this light salad leaf is tender with just a hint of mustard making it delightful eaten fresh. Cold resistant so plant early Autumn to early Summer in trays or direct. -
Claytonis perfoliata Delicate tasty cold hardy salad green producing large quantities of 3cm heart shaped leaves. Grows best in winter. High in nutrients being of the purslane family. Plant direct or in trays. Allow to self seed through garden. -
Raphanus sativus This is a fun pack of purples, reds, white daikon's, black Spanish, watermelons and others. They look beautiful as they develop and the kids and big kids think they’re great to eat. -
Raphanus sativus Cylindrical root red and white skin with white flesh these are a favourite with my radish connoisseurs. They look great and the flavour is sweet without too much spice. Why the name ? yes the French loves their radishes but very few would eat them for breakfast! -
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Raphanus sativus Originating from the Daikon family this lovely white radish with deep pink flesh looks beautiful sliced into all dishes. Growing habits same as all radish though not liking hot summers. -
Raphanus sativus Literally meaning ‘big root’ is a mild-flavoured winter radish with origins in Asia. The long white flesh is crisp and is used extensively as a garnish, salad or steamed lightly remaining crisp. Growing habits are the same as most radish. -
Raphanus sativus Bright purple skin with white flesh. 3-5cm globes with sweet crisp flesh and doesn’t get pithy. -
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Cucurbita pepo Remarkably sweet small fruit 400gms growing from moderately creeping vine needing good sun and soil. Highly recommended as it's taste is a surprise it's sweetness more so, and just the right size for a meal. -
Cucurbita pepo This is a remarkable pumpkin? squash? whatever you'd like to call it. Large vine producing round green golden stripey fruit that ripens like most pumpkins, leaving them to mature on vine. Finally once opened there's the gift of sweet golden squash like flesh (great for soups) and delicious fresh pepita's which are so good for you. Plant needs lots of room and sun to prosper. -
Cucurbita maxima Resembles Queensland Blue with grey skin and less ribbing. Cuts quite easily with deep orange very sweet flesh. Weighs 3-5kg with small seed cavity. A very popular variety needing plenty of sun and room to roam. Good keeping qualities. -
Cucurbita moschate An unusual ‘pumpkin’ in that it’s delicious while still young, picked and eaten like a squash or zucchini. Allowed to mature the skin hardens then Tromboccini should be eaten like a pumpkin. Not as sweet as some it still has great flavour and texture. When baked we added herbs and spices which it absorbed beautifully. Great watching the vines spread either on ground where squashes will ‘curl’ or on fence lines where squashes will hang straight.
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Cucurbita moschata Pear shaped pumpkin with pale orange skin, deep orange flesh and small seed cavity. Up to 3kg it’s an ideal size for family's and cooks up any way perfectly. Really good flavour and known through out the world now by many names. Only a reasonable storer compared to others, meaning it will get through winter but no more. -
Cucurbita maxima A good reliable pumpkin light grey segmented skin with strong sweet orange flesh it’s a good keeper which is great because with success you’ll get plenty of them. -
Cucurbita maxima Rich, sweet thick flesh on a 7kg pumpkin with grey green ribbed skin and good orange flesh. Considered a very good flavour. -
Cucurbita maxima ‘Just Another Pumpkin’! That’s the story of it’s name but the flavour is excellent and a very popular and reliable pumpkin used all over the world. -
Cucurbita maxima A rare heirloom this delicious and precious pumpkin has deep orange flesh with pale orange skin which hardens with time. My first awareness that it existed was a gift from ‘Neil’ many years ago, a few seeds in his hand. Weighs up to 7 kg and keeps well.
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Cucurbita maxima An old heirloom that has brought back a lot of memories from some of our customers, of mum using the axe to get the first cut. When first picked the skin is quite thin and will thicken as its stores, which it does well. -
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Pisum sativum This green devil dark green snowpea offers good pod shape at 11cm long and good disease resistance. -
Pisum sativum These peas do not require shelling and eaten whole when swollen these very sweet tender 7cm pods are delicious. Plant needs low staking growing up to 75cm with white flowers setting to pods quickly. -
Pisum sativum Bush variety of large podded flat pea early maturing and sweet delicious pods. With snow peas up to 12cm long on plant 30cm tall this is value for space. -
Allium fistulosum Originating in France and Italy this sweet almost shallot style onion is planted in late winter/early spring for harvesting mid/late summer. For best results maintain water well and grow like most onions. -
Lactuca sativa Lots of varieties including Deepest Red, Cos, Oakleaf, Green Frill, Freckles to name a few. It’s a great and delightful surprise and give the grower lots of salad mix and a chance to find a favourite. -
Lactuca sativa var. asparagine Also known as asparagus lettuce or celery lettuce amongst other things as this one is often grown for its thick stem which has a unique sweet flavour and is used after side picking the tender leaves. Note the leaves can be steamed and better grown in semi shade when hot to guarantee softer leaves for salads. -
Lactuca sativa Seeing this is believing it. Lovely soft green cos with speckles of red yet still very tender. Doesn’t heart so much and great for side picking especially mixed with others for great interest. -
Lactuca sativa Easy to grow hardy variety with small soft heads which are crisp and tender. Lovely flavour and one of the few we sell that are not side picking. Just enough for a salad picked whole. -
Pisum sativum Extreme climber up to 2.5 metres! Heavy yields of large podding pods with sweet non starchy peas inside. Old British heirloom from 1885. -
Pisum sativum Large heritage Japanese climbing snow pea with flat pods to 13cm yet still tender and sweet. Remarkable is the purple/pink flowers which make this pea quite ornamental and a show piece in the garden. -
Pisum sativum Climbing plant up to 2 metres producing white flowers then classic 11cm snow peas. Perfect eaten whole for stir fries or fresh. High yielding, early and loving cool weather, this is a hardy pea. -
Pisum sativum Another lovely open pollinated variety of podding pea growing up to 1.5 metres needing some staking. White flowers then multiple pods considered very sweet. Abundant and hardy and ideal for children to pick straight off the vine. -
Allium ampeloprasum Classic large heirloom leek straight, thick flavoursome stems growing slowly through Autumn sweetening in Winter. -
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Allium ampeloprasum Bulgarian leek slender and flavoursome that grows quickly & can be used small as onion or 45cm as leek.
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Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum An old heirloom known in American seed catalogues since 1870. Also known as Giant Musselburgh. White long thick stems with creamy heart. Will blanch by hilling up as extends. Plant Autumn-Spring direct or trays & plant out 10cm apart in well composted soil full sun. Mulch well. Harvest as spring onions or strong leeks. -
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Brassica oleracea Also known as 'Two Peters' this is the softest kale with long green serrated leaves that are side picked and steamed or used fresh while leaves are small. Loves the cooler months this tasty Russian variety is great in smoothies. Plant direct or in trays Autumn to late Spring. -
Brassica oleracea Dramatic serrated green leaves with purple edges this almost ornamental kale is soft and tender and can be eaten raw or cooked. Tolerant of heat and cold try using smaller leaves in salads also. Quite hardy so grow all season but mid summer. Plant direct or trays. -
Brassica oleracea Dark grey green long ‘dinosaur’ like leaves on tall plant that can be side picked for up to 18months before plant goes to seed. Considered a super food. Great value in anyone’s garden due to abundance of food and nutrition value of plant. Plant Autumn to Spring direct or trays. -
Brassica oleracea Tight curled pale green leaves very tender and easy to grow throughout the year. When picked young can be used raw in salads or steamed lightly. Side pick when mature enough. -
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Pastinaca sativa Tender parsnip with creamy flavour. Makes great roasters. Good all rounder. -
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Pastinaca sativa Long slender parsnip suitable for baking. Use whole, roast or mash. An easy grower.
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Allium cepa A good looking bright red globe shaped onion which stores better than most reds. Sow Winter/early Spring in drills 1cm deep. Harvest when tops start to lay down.
