Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Snow Pea Seeds – Green Beauty
Snow peas are like giant mangetout. They can be eaten when immature like a mangetout or left for the peas to swell in the pod, giving you huge, juicy and stringless ‘Snow Peas’. Perfect to snack on, stirfry or eat in salads. Very sweet and tasty, perfect for kids. This flamboyant snow pea sports bicolour
Bean (Runner) Seeds – Polestar
Bred in Britain. Completely stringless with smooth, fleshy pods. Crops early and heavily.
Bean (Runner) Seeds – Lady Di
Recommended for freezing. HEALTH BENEFITS: A good source of vitamin C, folate and iron plus fibre. CULINARY TIPS: Some vitamins can be lost so cook for minimum time only. Grow sweet peas among runner beans for great colour effect.
Bean (Runner) Seeds – Moonlight
Reliably produces masses of flowers that self-pollinate well, ensuring good set even in poor weather, and a bumper crop of delicious, smooth, stringless pods!
Bean (Runner) Seeds – Armstrong
Considered by many to be the best flavoured runner ever, this stringless Enorma-type runner bean is high yielding and early cropping.
Bean (Runner) Seeds – Best Of All
Heavy crop of medium length pods in large clusters. Can be picked over a long season.
Bean (Dwarf French) Seeds – Borlotto Firetongue
An Italian specialty bean that’s ideal for fresh use or as dried seeds (haricots) in a wide range of dishes. The seeds and pods are attractively mottled, and will last throughout winter if stored in airtight jars.
Bean (Climbing French) Seeds – Colourful Climbing Mix
This superb mix will provide you with masses of long, tender, fleshy pods of purple, green and yellow, throughout the entire summer. They’re all stringless and boast an exceptionally fine flavour! Varieties: Monte Gusto, Carminat, Monte Cristo.
Broad Bean Seeds – The Sutton
Bred by Suttons. Can be sown in succession March-July outdoors, and November-February under cloches to produce a very early crop. Recommended for small gardens. Sown as instructed, a packet of seed is sufficient for a single row of approximately 8.3m (27′). Dwarf variety. White seeded variety. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Great beginner variety.
Bean (Broad) Seeds – Karmazyn
A must for anyone looking for something different! Karmazyn is a compact-growing broad bean that will produce a bountiful crop of tasty and colourful beans!
Bean (Broad) Seeds – Listra
A superb, early maturing broad bean producing a good crop of tasty pale-green beans. Performs well even when sown quite late.
Bean (Broad) Seeds – Giant Exhibition Longpod
Pods of good length and beans of delicious flavour. Very successful on show benches. For spring sowing. White seeded variety.
Bean (Broad) Seeds – Robin Hood
Never tried broad beans on the patio before? Dwarf variety Robin Hood will provide you with a good crop of nutritious beans that taste far superior to any you’ll find at the supermarket! SMALL SPACES made easy! Are you feeling left behind by the “grow-your-own” revolution because you live in a gardenless apartment or have
Seed Tape – Beetroot Boltardy
Smooth-skinned roots of fine colour, ideal for exhibition. Resistant to bolting and recommended for early sowing. (115 seeds) Do you have trouble handling small seed and getting an even distribution? Sometimes it’s not easy when the seed is the same colour as the soil! When the seedlings emerge, do you find thinning them out a
Beansprouts (Mung Bean) Seeds
Grow indoors on wet tissues or flannel to produce seedling shoots as used in many Chinese recipes. Useful standby for fresh winter salads – raise them when you need them. Not for growing in the open. Tom says: These super quick crops are packed full of surprising and intriguing flavours that will enthral your taste
Fenugreek Shoots Seeds
Used as a spice in Indian food and as a digestive aid by Americans, Fenugreek is a very fragrant, super nutritious sprout. Tom says: These super quick crops are packed full of surprising and intriguing flavours that will enthral your taste buds. As well as being loaded with flavour, these little guys are packed full
Turnip Seeds – Golden Ball
Dwarf, compact plants producing round roots with tender yellow flesh. Very hardy with outstanding keeping qualities. Excellent for storage and exhibition.
Hollyhock Seeds – Cough Syrup Mix
The petals of these statuesque cottage garden flowers make a jewel-coloured syrup, a traditional remedy for soothing irritated mucous membranes and helping to ease a dry cough. The syrup can be stored until needed. (Check with your doctor.) Height 100-150cm (39-59); spread 40-50cm (16-20). If you crave the cottage garden look, Hollyhocks are a must.
Tomato Seeds – Shimmer F1
A unique coloured tomato with red, green and gold stripes. Almond shaped fruit, bigger than a cherry type but smaller than a Roma tomato. Resistant to late blight with 30-55g (1-2oz) fruit Very sweet and fruity, it came high in our recent taste tests. Grow cordon style Adds a splash of colour to salads
Mexican Tarragon Seeds
Aromatic scented foliage which can be used as a tarragon substitute. Sweetly scented small yellow flowers. Perfect to season soups and sauces. Dried leaves and flowers can be used to make an anise flavoured herbal tea. Harvest July-September. Height 60-70cm (24-27); spread 30-40cm (12-16).
