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We only sell varieties that we know you will love (because we love them!). A core part of our mission is to increase the availability and variety of organic seeds for UK gardeners and growers.

Here is what our customers say about our organic seeds

This is my second order, as a novice to growing veggies. I love your products and am thrilled with the seedlings so far. A credit to you!

I wanted to mention how impressed we are with your seeds, they've been doing great for us, and we are really loving that Dazzling Blue kale! It's a real eye catcher.

You sold me some excellent seeds - top germination, and a lovely colour to the Boltardy leaves

Flashy Butter Oaks [lettuce] have been excellent - I've cropped and cropped them for my salad business since early April - still growing strong and not bitter.

Our best crop of Broad Beans ever. Huge seeds made fantastically strong plants with delicious tender beans

Your tomato seed 'Ruthje' is the best I've ever grown - the tastiest and the healthiest. I think it will be the only one I shall grow from now on. 10/10.

I've loved your seeds and will be buying again this winter

You guys rock! Easy to use, informative website, how-to guides, top notch seeds and the best customer service (speedy reply to our many questions!)

Love your seeds and your website is great always lots of helpful information

I love everything about Vital Seeds: I love what your company does and what it stands for, I love your information videos, I love the great service and I love the delicious vegetables that your seeds turn into. Keep it up!

Just a quick one to let you know how happy I am with the seeds you sent me earlier this year. The germination rate has been 100% for beans and peas, which is great. Over the last 10 years, I have ordered from larger organic seed companies, and the germination rate for their seeds has been quite a bit lower.

None of our seed is hybrid or GMO, so you can save your own seed from them too. Indeed, part of our mission is to re-skill gardeners and growers in how to save their own seed. We think that this is such an important skill and that all gardeners and growers should have some knowledge of seed-saving.

On our resources page you can find useful information to do with seed-saving, such as how-to guides and videos, links to other organisations working with seed (e.g. Gaia Foundation and Organic Seed Alliance , and also books and publications. We will be constantly developing this area of the site keep an eye of for more content coming soon.

Our plastic free pledge – we are committed to creating a sustainable food system, and part of that commitment is to avoid single-use plastics. All of our packaging is plastic-free and home-compostable so you can relax in the knowledge that you are not contributing to unnecessary plastic pollution

Seeds to sow in September

September brings a change of season. The days are getting shorter, the temperatures are dropping and the air smells of apples and wet grass.

There is still time in early September to get your last sowings of spring greens in the ground. Keep sowing winter lettuce, orientals, lambs lettuce, spinach, coriander, dill, etc. as well as hardy annual flowers for next spring. After mid month you can sow broad beans and round-seeded peas that will grow up early next year (check the descriptions of individual varieties to make sure they are suitable for autumn-sowing).