Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Antirrhinum Seeds – Antiquity Sunset Mix
An outstanding and vastly improved variety of antirrhinum, with fragrant, open flowers! Selected by Suttons, it comprises a fabulous mix of romantic sunset shades. It also boasts robust foliage and a good branching habit, producing healthy-looking plants with loads more flowers. A good garden performer, its dwarf habit makes it perfect for baskets, tubs and
Tomato Seeds – Tomatillos
Developed by James Wong – Vigorous, high yielding plants. Perfect in salsas, sauces and guacamoles. Very similar to its relative, the tomato, but even easier to grow. Harvest fruit at any size larger than a walnut, whilst still green. Tastes like: tomato & lime. Latin Name: Physalis philadelphica. Sealed inside their own little paper envelopes,
Radish Seeds – Black Spanish Round
A quality heritage variety with pure black skin and crisp white flesh. Good for winter salads/stews, adding a real ‘bite’. Harvest April-May, October-December.
Melon (Galia) Seeds – F1 Lavi Gal
For greenhouse, tunnel or cold frame. Tasty, creamy flesh. Early fruiting. Harvest August-early October. An incredibly refreshing summer treat. While it may need a glasshouse to perform in the UK it’s definitely worth it. The flavour of this melon harvested from the plant when ripe is unlike anything from a supermarket that has spent weeks
Marrow Seeds – F1 Piccolo
Unusual striped fruit for the barbecue. Use from golf to tennis ball size. Cut in half and grill for a crisp, tasty treat! Harvest July-October.
Inca Berries Seeds
Remarkably easy to grow – just like tomatoes. You may well have seen this South American delicacy garnishing expensive dishes in posh restaurants, or in small, very pricey packets in supermarkets. If so you would be forgiven for thinking this glamorous fruit is far too high maintenance to grow on UK soil. Origin: South America.
Parsley Seeds – Eagle
Part of the James Wong Grow For Flavour Range. James says – ‘The perfect two-in-one crop, masses of flat leaved parsley with sweet mini parsnips down below’. The perfect horticultural multi-tasker Flavour is similar to that of parsnips but with the cleaner, grassy freshness of parsley Harvest May-early November
Courgette Seeds – F1 Green Griller
Tasty and attractive fruit that are easy to harvest and easy to cook. Simply slice in half and barbecue or grill! Harvest July-September.
Pepper Sweet Seeds – F1 Mohawk
A naturally dwarf, semi-trailing variety, producing a good crop of big, blocky, tasty fruit. Perfect for containers on a sunny patio, or even on a well lit windowsill. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. SMALL SPACES made easy! Are you feeling left behind by the “grow-your-own” revolution because you live in a gardenless apartment or
Carrot Seeds – Rondo
A tasty bite size, uniform, round carrot with good internal and external colouring, which yielded well in our trials. Ideal for shallow soils as well as containers. 48 days from sowing to harvest (taken from our own trials and may vary in different areas). SMALL SPACES made easy! Are you feeling left behind by the
Cauliflower Seeds – Romanesco White and Green
A mix of romanesco type cauliflowers, with beautifully shaped and deliciously appetising light green and white curds. The evenly-shaped cauliflower heads are good sized and very solid – perfect for that Sunday lunch or eaten raw with dips. Harvest September-November.
Chicory Seeds – Rossa di Treviso precoce
Long pointed green foliage that turns red as the weather gets colder. Adds colour, texture and unique flavour. Outstanding weather resistance – ideal for autumn/early winter use. Roots can be forced to produce paler, tender shoots.
Cornichon Seeds – Vert Petit de Paris
This traditional French pickling cucumber is very productive and produces many short, cylindrical fruits. They can be used fresh or pickled by bottling in vinegar for delicious cornichons over a long period.
Cress Seeds – Curled
Can be grown indoors all the year round. Sow on moist tissue and cover with glass or paper until seed germinates. To mature with mustard sow two days in advance. Ready in just 6-8 days. 27 grams. SMALL SPACES made easy! Are you feeling left behind by the “grow-your-own” revolution because you live in a
Parsley Seeds – Moss Curled 2
Tall-growing, strong parsley. Mid-green foliage with an attractive curl. An improved sdelection of the standard moss curled variety, it’s very easy to grow and tolerates a light frost. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.
Lettuce Seeds – Mixed Varieties
A superb blend of Cos, red-tinged Batavia and Oak-leaf lettuce varieties. Why buy salad leaves from the supermarket when you can grow them easily at home? And you can get up to 3 crops from the same sowing! Ideal for garden or containers. Ready to eat in just 3 weeks. Growing instructions given on packet.
Leek Seeds – Atal
A pale green summer-cropping salad leek. Great flavour and uniformity. Easy to grow Milder alternative to spring onions Use raw in salads, steamed or stir-fry
Aubergine Seeds – Black Beauty
Black Beauty is an excellent quality aubergine producing sturdy plants and an abundant crop of large, tasty, purple-black, pear-shaped fruit. Height approximately 120cm (4′).
Lettuce Seeds – Webbs Wonderful
A very popular variety producing large, crisp hearts. Slow to run to seed. Tom says: Quick and easy lettuces are many peoples first veggie crop. Try mixing red and green lettuce leaves to add a note of bitterness to salads, or try slicing up little gem lettuces and sautéing with peas and garlic for an
Sunflower Seeds – Waooh!
A great value, easy-to-grow, multi-headed variety, producing masses of golden flowers with large, dark, central discs. The bushy plants are ideal for border or container, and were still blooming at the end of September in our trials. Flowers mid July-September. Height 60cm (24") in pots, 60-80cm (24-32") in a border. HA – Hardy annual. Easy
