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2008 Vegetable Seed List (A - L)

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Artichoke, Beans (French & Runner), Beetroot, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Calabrese, Carrot, Celery, Cauliflower, Courgette, Cucumber, Kohl Rabi, Lead Beet (Chard), Leek, Lettuce

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Variety Description Seed Count Price Add to Basket
Artichoke Green Globe Improved Artichoke Green Globe Improved With sharp spines greatly reduced and larger, heavier bearing, consistent quality globe-shaped heads. Height: 120-180cm (4-6ft). Sow mid spring, harvest summer. Top Of Page
50
£1.49
Aubergine Halflange Violette Aubergine Halflange VioletteEarly, reliable, high yielding, tasty, long, slender, matt purple fruits. Sow January to April. Top Of Page
65
£1.09
Runner Bean Hestia (Dwarf Stringless)

Runner Bean HestiaA superb variety with all the best characteristics of modern runner beans, but on dwarf plants. Early to crop, often before standard types, with a good yield of tasty, long, straight, stringless pods, held above the soil to avoid disease. Ideal for small gardens, large containers and borders where its bicoloured flowers of red and white make an attractive addition. Sow under glass Apr, or in sowing site mid May. Top Of Page

50
£1.99
Runner Bean Enorma Bean Scarlet EmperorTop Quality variety with very long smooth pods of good colour, shape and flavour. Yields heavily. Sow under glass Apr, or in sowing site mid May. Top Of Page
40
£1.99
Runner Bean Prizewinner Stringless Bean Scarlet EmperorGood crop of stringless medium length stringless pods of fine flavour. Sow under glass Apr, or in sowing site mid May. Top Of Page
35
£2.09
Runner Bean Scarlet Emperor Bean Scarlet EmperorScarlet Emperor is one of the earliest varieties a heavy cropper with large good quality pods. Sow under glass Apr, or in sowing site mid May. Top Of Page
40
£1.99
Beetroot Crimson Globe Beetroot Crimson GlobeAn extremely versatile and easy to grow vegetable. You can eat it fresh or pickled in salads, or use hot served with a white sauce. This deep crimson variety is extremely popular for its fine flavour. Beetroot grows well on most well-cultivated soils. Top Of Page
400
89p
Broccoli Purple Sprouting Early Broccoli Purple SproutingAn extremely hardy vegetable providing succession of tender shoots from early to late spring. A delicacy, but so easy to grow. Broccoli thrives on any well nourished soil. Sow in site Mar to May, and harvest following spring. Top Of Page
800
89p
Broccoli Romanesco Broccoli RomanescoDelicious to eat (much grown in northern Italy) and fascinatingly attractive to look at is this unusual Italian strain. The heads are spirally composed of numerous, small, pale green, spinning-top-shaped florets making one large humming-top shape. Vigorous, it can be sown in summer to early autumn for harvesting in autumn-winter – you can pick the individual spinning-tops or the whole humming-top just as you need. Top Of Page
250
£1.09
Brussels Sprouts Bedford Fillbasket Brussels Sprouts

Often producing the largest, most solid sprouts and the heaviest yields, and a continuous crop from early autumn to Christmas. Sow in site Mar to Jun, and harvest autumn onwards. Top Of Page

500
89p
Cabbage Greyhound Cabbage GreyhoundAppropriately named, Greyhound is one of the earliest summer cabbages. It produces first rate pointed heads with few wasteful outer leaves. Splendid flavour. Cabbages prefer deeply dug and well-cultivated soil. Sow Feb - Apr, harvest following May onwards.  Top Of Page
500
89p
Cabbage Red Drumhead Cabbage Red DrumheadAn old variety with solid round heads with crisp hearts of purple red colour. Ideal for pickling and cooking. Sow Mar - Apr or July. Spring sowings ready early August. Summer sowings ready October..  Top Of Page
500
89p
Calabrese (Broccoli) Green Sprouting Calabrese Autumn SpearAn abundance of delicious green spears from September to November. This variety known as Calabrese and produces a large central head that should be cut and eaten; further smaller shoots follow. Sow Apr or May, harvest autumn.  Top Of Page
500
£1.09
Carrot Autumn King Carrot Autumn KingHeavy yields of long, tapering, stump-ended roots. The orange flesh is very tasty and the keeping qualities of this maincrop are highly rated. Sow Mar to Jul, harvest Jun to Nov. Top Of Page
3000
89p
Carrot Early Nantes Carrot Autumn KingQuick maturing and ideal for sowings from Feb under cloches or fleece cropping from June. Can also be sown as late as August. Blunt ended 16cm cylindrical roots with almost no core and a lovely sweet flavour. Sow Feb to August, harvest Jun onwards Top Of Page
3000
89p
Carrot Resistafly F1 Carrot Resistafly F1Successful British breeding in improved carrot fly resistance has resulted in Resistafly, an outstanding variety with early vigour, uniform appearance, rich core colour and smooth skin. A breakthrough introduction. Recommended for mid to late season use. Sow Spring or Early Summer, Harvest Late Summer or Autumn. Top Of Page
1500
£1.89
Cauliflower Snowball Cauliflower SnowballCompact and very early with solid pure white heads of superb quality. Can be sown as early as January and also during autumn. Recommended for deep freezing. Sow Feb to Apr, harvest Jul to Aug. Can also be sown September in Cold Frame. Top Of Page
350
99p
Celery Golden Self Blanching Cauliflower Goodman OrganicDwarf growing with yellow foliage. Cream coloured stalks of fine flavour, and requires little or no earthing up. Ready in a good growing season in August. Top Of Page
800
89p
Courgette All Green Bush

Courgette Black BeautyProduces courgette with long, dark green fruits with smooth glossy skins on vigorous plants. Fruit may reach 20cm (8in) long although it is best picked smaller. Top Of Page

12
99p
Cucumber Marketmore

Cucumber MarketmoreAn excellent outdoor slicing cucumber with good resistance to powdery and downy mildew. It produces dark green straight fruit with a good flavour. It will grow best in a rich soil, in a warm, sunny location. It is also suitable for culture in large pots and growbags. Top Of Page

30
£1.49
Kohl Rabi Purple Vienna Kohl Rabi BlustaA special breed of this unique and tasty vegetable. Intensely coloured, blue-purple bulbs which have a good resistance to becoming woody. Try frying lightly in batter or breadcrumbs for delicious Kohl Rabi fritters. Top Of Page
1500
99p
Leaf Beet (Chard) Bright Lights Leaf Beet (Chard) Bright Lights Stems of many colours including gold, pink, orange, purple, red and white, with bright and pastel variations. Lightly savoy coloured green or bronze leaves. Stunning bunched, and baby leaves are a natural salad mix. The taste is milder than ordinary chard, with each colour a bit different. Colourful bedding and other ornamental possibilities abound. If grown from plug trays rather than direct sown, individual colours can be separated out. Top Of Page
150
£1.39
Leek Musselburgh Improved Leek Musselburgh Improved An 'ageless' favourite producing thick, medium length, tender stems with broad leaves, this very hardy and reliable variety of scotish origin was introduced in 1834! Sow Jan-Feb indoors, or Mar to April outdoors. Crops Oct to Mar. Top Of Page
500
89p
Lettuce All Year Round Lettuce All Year RoundCompact and crisp. A reliable variety for spring and summer sowing. Sow early March-September. Top Of Page
1500
89p
Lettuce Little Gem

Lettuce Little GemOne of the earliest varieties to mature. Little Gem produces small compact plants which are packed with a crisp sweet heart and little outside leaf. Very useful for cloches too. Top Of Page

1500
89p
Lettuce Lakeland (Crisp Head)

Lettuce LakelandHere is a high quality crisp head lettuce with small compact heads which are just the right size for the home gardener. The solid, crisp and tasty heads are quick to mature and slow to bolt. Recommended for harvesting in succession from spring to July and can also be sown in October in cold frames or the cold greenhouse for cutting in early May. Top Of Page

300
£1.29
Lettuce Salad Leaves Italian Mixed

Lettuce LakelandAn exciting blend of salad leaves that adds a range of colours, tastes and textures to your salads. The blend consists of Sweet Basil, Italian Red Dandelion, Oak Leaf Lettuce, Broccoli Rabb & Rocket. Sow in succession, pick leaves as required. Can also be grown under glass during the winter months to provide a complete season of harvesting. Sow Mar - Sep outdoors. Oct - Feb under glass. Top Of Page

400
£1.49
Lettuce Salad Leaves Niche French Mixed

Lettuce LakelandAn exciting blend of salad leaves that adds a range of colours, tastes and textures to your salads. The blend consists of Chervil, Sugar Loaf Chicory, Corn Salad, Batavian Lettuce & Salad Rocket. Sow in succession, pick leaves as required. Can also be grown under glass during the winter months to provide a complete season of harvesting. Sow Mar - Sep outdoors. Oct - Feb under glass. Top Of Page

400
£1.49
Lettuce Red & Green Salad Bowl Mixed

Lettuce LakelandThis mixture will brighten up all your Summer salads with both red and green leaves. A crisp, tender, 'non-hearting' variety. The leaves can be picked a few at a time whenever they are required. Crops throughout Summer even in hot, dry weather and hardly ever bolts. The combination of red and green plants make an attractive and useful edging to the vegetable plot or even the flower garden. Top Of Page

600
99p

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