Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Pea Seeds – Oregon Sugar Pod
A superb Sugar Pea with long slightly curved fleshy pods which should be gathered young and cooked whole. Height 105-120cm (3½-4′). Sugar Pod (Mangetout) type. R = Round seed. Hardy, and can be sown in late autumn or January-March. DID YOU KNOW….? Round seed provides nowhere for water to collect and rot the seed, so can
Bean (Runner) Seeds – Super Trio Mix
Three of the best new generation stringless ‘super’ runner bean varieties. Masses of long, tasty pods are freely produced all-summer whatever the weather. And the mix of flower colours makes them extremely ornamental! Mix contains the varieties: Tenderstar, Firestorm and Moonlight.
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.
Seed Tape – Parsnip Tender & True
Excellent for exhibition and for culinary purposes. Long, smooth-skinned roots with considerable resistance to canker.
Seed Tape – Carrots
Goodbye successional sowing! Just sow once and the mix of varieties mature successionally for a super-long harvest period! Harvest for up to 24 weeks! Vitamin-packed maincrop carrots. Sow April-May. Harvest August-January. 6m seed tape.
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.
