Vegetables

Armoracia rusticana Vitava

Common Horseradish. Clump-forming perennial with long puckered dark green leaves rising from the fleshy roots. Panicles of white flowers May to August. Height 1m. Spread 40cm. Herbaceous. Use roots to make peppery tasting sauce.

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Artichoke Green Globe 9cm pot

The standard green headed variety reaching up to 170cm in height. Attractive large blue thistle like flower heads. Pick heads before flowering. Usually start cropping after two years. Crops for four years.

Artichoke Romanesco 9cm pot

The purple headed artichoke of Italian origin with silvery-grey leaves and very tight globe shaped heads. Matures later than the green varieties but has a much finer flavour. Height 150 - 170 cm.

Artichoke Violet de Provence 9cm pot

A purple globe artichoke, similar to Green Globe in habit but with a finer flavour and attractive large purple thistle-like flower heads.

Asparagus F1 Gijnlim 2L pot

Very early cropping (harvest mid March to mid June). Produces top quality, medium thickness spears. Suitable for both white and green production.

Asparagus F1 Millenium 2L pot

A late cropping variety for harvesting in July. A class leading hybrid developed for green spear production. Produces a high yield of straight spears, with tight heads. Excellent vigour. Good flavour.

Asparagus F1 Pacific Purple 2L pot

A late season hybrid variety that produces super-sweet dark purple spears which are very low in fibre allowing for tip to butt consumption. Medium to large thickness spears.

Asparagus F1 Portlim 2L pot

A mid season hybrid which crops after Gijnlim and delivers similar high quality spears, allowing for greater continuity of supply. Attractive, cylindrical, smooth spears. Tips remain tightly closed even during warm weather.

Aubergine F1 Genie 9cm pot

One of the finest aubergines available. Ripens early, producing near-black fruits with cherry-white, nearly seedless flesh. High yields of huge rounded fruits 13cm long and 6cm wide. Absence of spines on the stems makes harvesting easy.

Aubergine F1 Meatball 9cm pot

An excellent alternative to meat. Probably the mightiest, meatiest variety currently available. Fruits have a dense, moist flesh that perfectly captures the flavour and texture of meat. Suitable for use in containers, outdoors and unheated greenhouses.

Aubergine F1 Moneymaker 9cm pot

Medium plant height with standard shaped dark fruits. Averaging 100g in weight per fruit. An early maturing variety suited to greenhouse and tunnel production.

Aubergine F1 Violet Knight 9cm pot

A high yielding, early maturing hybrid variety producing smooth, slender violet fruits that contain minimal seeds and no bitter taste. Plants are compact, making them ideal for growing in pots on sunny patios or in the greenhouse. Harvest July - Oct.

Beetroot Boston 12-pack

An excellent improved Boltardy variety. The round roots have a smooth skin and good internal colour and texture. Slow to bolt. Ideal for early and maincrop sowings .

Beetroot F1 Boldor 12-pack

An outstanding golden beetroot. Uniform, globe shaped roots with excellent internal colour which is fully retained after cooking. Sweet flesh. Leaves can be used raw or stir fried.

Beetroot F1 Pablo 12-pack

Excellent deep red beetroot which can be used as a baby beet or grown on as a main crop. Sweet tasting smooth flesh.

Beetroot F1 Red Shine 12-pack

A hybrid monogerm variety, producing only one seedling per seed reducing the need for thinning and spacing. High tolerance against bolting. Delicious red globe shaped roots.

Beetroot F1 Scarlett 12-pack

A very high quality deep red globe beet. The tops remain healthy during the spring and summer months which results in a high sweetness level. Retains sweetness after cooking.

Broad Bean Aquadulce Claudia 12-pack

An improved strain with longer pods. An early maturing variety with very good cold tolerance. Semi compact plants with high yields of pods. Height 90 cm.

Broad Bean De Monica 12-pack

The earliest maturing broad bean variety from a spring sowing. High yields of 6" pods with 5-7 beans per pod. Will grow in low light conditions. Ht 4'.

Broad Bean Duet 12-pack

An unusual, compact variety producing small pods containing 5 beans per pod. Can be picked when young and eaten like 'mange-tout' or left to grow to full size. Outstanding flavour. High yields when picked regularly. Ideal for container growing.

Broad Bean Karmazyn 12-pack

An unusual broad bean with green pods and carmine pink beans. Compact growing, high yielding. Excellent flavour. Best steamed to protect the colour. Try young beans raw in salad.

Broad Bean Masterpiece Green Longpod 12-pack

An early maturing variety that is high yielding. Produces long pods with bright green beans of outstanding flavour. Grows well in most conditions. Height 4'.

Broad Bean The Sutton 12-pack

Popular dwarf variety. 45cm high. Good yields of 6 - 8 white beans per pod. Ideal for small gardens. A good choice for exposed areas.

Broad Bean Witkiem Manita 12-pack

Produces top quality white beans. Suitable for late sowings in order to extend harvesting period. Plant height 3 ft.

Broccoli Early Purple Sprouting 9cm pot

A purple sprouting broccoli with sweet tender florets. The good quality spears can be harvested over several weeks - ready for harvest February to March. Plant 45cm apart.

Broccoli F1 Red Fire 9cm pot

An outstanding winter hardy variety that produces uniform, erect plants. Excellent colour to the medium to large sized heads. High yielding. Harvest end of January to beginning of March.

Broccoli F1 Tyrian 9cm pot

A new development in Summer Purple sprouting broccoli. Unlike other varieties, Tyrian has both purple stems and heads of excellent flavour and texture. Harvest in the summer.

Broccoli Late Cardinal 9cm pot

Ideal for extending the harvest season, producing a heavy crop of tasty large purple spears from late March to mid-May (the year after planting out the seedlings).

Broccoli Rudolph 9cm pot

Very early variety of high quality well coloured, good sized purple spears. High yield. Harvest Oct - Feb. Plant 45cm apart.

Broccoli Summer Purple 9cm pot

A high yielding versatile variety for Summer to early Autumn cropping from late June to October. Produces high quality, excellent flavoured coloured spears. Good heat tolerance.

Broccoli White Eye 9cm pot

Good quality white sprouting broccoli with sweet tender florets. Harvest in February and March. Plant 45cm apart.

Brussels Sprout F1 Crispus 12-pack

Club root resistant variety. Very well adapted to growing under stressed conditions, reliably producing good crops of smooth, dark green sprouts, that hold well and have a good flavour. Harvest Sept - Nov. Plant 75cm apart.

Brussels Sprout F1 Brendan 12-pack

Late season variety for harvesting by mid December to January/February. Long holding ability. Performs best on fertile soils. Good resistance to leaf diseases. Good length stalks with medium sized dark buttons.

Brussels Sprout F1 Brigitte 9cm pot

A first class variety with good shape buttons having an excellent flavour. Good disease tolerance. Very vigorous and suitable for high and low fertility soils. Harvest mid Oct to mid Dec.

Brussels Sprout F1 Trafalgar 9cm pot

A tall mid season hybrid with a strong root system. One of the best tasting and sweetest varieties available and a good variety for Christmas sprouts. Medium sized firm button sprouts. Heavy cropper. Harvest Nov - Jan. Plant 75cm apart.