Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Squash Seeds – Tahiti Melon
– One of the original ‘Butternut’ squashes, rediscovered in California back in 1977. Sweeter in taste than most modern squash. Larger fruits (up to 5-10kg) with longer necks than modern butternut squash. The longer necks mean there is more flesh to cook with, plus they are easier to cut with a kitchen knife. Each fruit
Swede Seeds – Gowrie
Swede Seeds – Gowrie Resistant to both clubroot and powdery mildew, Gowrieis very winter hardy due to the high dry matter. Perfect to use throughout autumn and into the new year from October to late January. This purple-skinned variety has good, firm flesh with consistent colour and very good taste. Gowrie is a variety bred
Swede Seeds – Invitation
A strong-growing, Club Root resistant swede which also benefits from Powdery Mildew resistance and improved winter hardiness over other varieties. Great beginner variety.
Sweet Corn Seeds – Moonshine F1
The best tasting sweet corn on trials last year – super-sweet variety (SH2). Extra sweet and juicy, can even be eaten raw (where the juice runs down your chin). Excellent cob coverage. 3-5 cobs per plant. 15-20cm cobs. Harvest August-September. Height 150-200cm (59-79); spread 30-40cm (12-16).
Sweet Corn Seeds – F1 Goldcrest
This super sweet sweetcorn variety produces well-filled cobs with an excellent flavour. Their vigorous growth makes them ideal for the UK climate and they harvest from August-September. There’s nothing better than sitting down to a homegrown corn on the cob, with butter slowly oozing over those golden kernels.
Sweet Corn Seeds – F1 Sundance
Considered as the best sweet corn for early maturing in our indifferent British summers and recommended by the Northern Horticultural Society. The cobs are often 18cm (7") long, packed with sweet creamy-yellow kernels. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Great beginner variety.
Tomato Seeds – Artisan Bumble Bee Mix
These multi-coloured cherry tomatoes are purple striped with green, pink with yellow colouration and golden-yellow with orange stripes. Ideal for growing indoors or outside. Extremely heavy crops of delicious, small round fruits that will hold on the vine for an extended period of time with no cracking. Great for fresh tomato, basil, mozzarella and balsamic
Spinach Seeds – Perpetual Spinach
Excellent on dry soils where annual spinach would run to seed quickly. Hardy and useful for autumn and winter dishes. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Great beginner variety.
Tomato Seeds – Heinz 1370
This semi-bush style tomato will provide you with countless bright red fruit. Weighing around 100-170g (4-6oz) each, this small 90-120cm (3-4′) plant is a real producer. You can expect the best, including crack-resistant fruit, high yields and above all, FLAVOUR! Each plant can be grown indoors, or outside in a sunny spot. In fact, Tomato
Penstemon Sweet Cherry
Penstemon Sweet Cherry Eye-catching bright red tubular flowers accented with white adorn the sturdy stems of Penstemon ‘Sweet Cherry’. Long flowering and naturally compact, it creates a superb display in borders and patio containers where it will withstand the poorest of British weather. Easy to grow this stunning penstemon is perfect for cottage or wildlife
Berberis thunbergii Plant – Tiny Gold
Berberis thunbergii ‘Tiny Gold’ does exactly what it says …has tiny golden oval shaped foliage. A small, rounded shrub for spot planting in the border, rockery or as an edging plant. Its compact shape makes it an ideal low hedge alternative to Buxus. Flowers May. Height 40-50cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot or 7.5-10
Green Manure Seeds – Winter Mix
Specially formulated for sowing August-mid October ready for digging in February-April (year 2). Packet of seed covers approximately 4m². Winter Mix – For maintaining soil quality in winter. Contains: Rye and Vetch. Why grow Suttons Green Manures? Green manures are a range of seeds that are sown specifically to improve or assist with soil fertility and/or
Marrow Seeds – F1 Sunstripe
A productive variety producing good crops of attractive and tasty golden-yellow, medium-sized fruits. Open growth for easy picking. Harvest August-October.
Galanthus (Snowdrop) Bulbs – Double Flowers Bulb In The Green
Drifts of graceful nodding snowdrops signal winters end with an understated elegance. These native beauties love to shelter in dappled shade at the base of trees and shrubs, but look equally ay home in an alpine garden, or naturalised in grass. Why not try them in window boxes and containers as part of a mixed
Melon Seeds – Rugoso di Cosenza Giallo
A first-class cantaloupe melon for growing in a greenhouse or cold frame. Cut open the large, oval, yellow fruit to reveal the sweet, creamy, mouth-watering flesh within! Large, oval, yellow fruit For greenhouse or cold frame Sweet, creamy flesh An incredibly refreshing summer treat. While it may need a glasshouse to perform in the UK
Mustard Seeds – White Tilney
Developed by James Wong – Vigorous and fast-growing plants. What really sets this variety apart is the quality and flavour of the seeds – it’s been bred by Colmans for superior quality mustard powder production. And if you cannot wait for the spicy taste of mustard both the leaves and flowers can be harvested when
Onion Seeds – Ailsa Craig
Large bulbs often used for exhibition. To ensure colour, shape and finish sow in January under glass at 18-21°C (65-70°F). Can also be sown outdoors in March and April. Not recommended for long storage. Bulb onion variety.
Onion Seeds – Globo
A very large onion which is ideal for exhibition or the kitchen! The oval-shaped, straw-coloured roots are tasty in salads or cooked, with an average weight of 250-300g (up to 1kg when grown for exhibition).
Onion Seeds – Isobel Rose
White and pink coloured internal rings which become pinker when the onion is stored. Less pungent than red varieties, it is ideal for use raw in salads and sandwiches and can add interest to the veg patch if grown alongside your white and red onions. Bred in Lincolnshire, UK, so perfect to grow in our
Parsley Seeds – Plain Leaved 2
An excellent flavoured parsley with plain foliage, as used extensively on the continent. Vigorous leaf growing.
