Seeds

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  • Red Russian KaleRed Russian Kale

    Kale – Red Russian (Organic)

    Price range: £2.10 through £4.40
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    Kale – Red Russian (Organic)

    Recognisable by its flat, purple-tinged and tooth-shaped leaves; this kale is hardy, frost tolerant and very versatile. A productive plant, it reaches 90cm in height and can be harvested throughout the winter becoming sweeter after a frost. The tender young leaves are great in salads and larger leaves are attractive as well as delicious. This kale is so tasty you can eat it on its own, but it’s also a perfect addition to smoothies, salads and stir fries. You can get in the habit of adding it to most meals! In Scotland, kale used to be a mainstay of the traditional diet. So much so that to be “off one’s kail” means to feel too ill to eat.

    Price range: £2.10 through £4.40
  • Ibis CeleriacIbis Celeriac

    Celeriac – Ibis (Organic)

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    Celeriac – Ibis (Organic)

    Fast growing smooth skinned celeriac with good storing qualities and disease tolerance. Ibis is a vigorous variety that produces smooth white skinned globes with a good dense interior. Its celery-like nutty mild taste enriches soups and stews and it tastes amazing when roasted or mashed. Our favourite recipes include celeriac schnitzel, battered and pan-fried and celeriac chips with curry powder.

    We’re selling particularly this variety because it has all the qualities you would want from a celeriac. Its smooth skin makes it easy to clean, it’s resistant to septoria, good for storing and is bolt-hardy which makes it suitable for early cultivation under protection.
    (Approximate seed count – 300)

    £2.30
  • California PoppyCalifornia Poppy

    California Poppy (Organic)

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    California Poppy (Organic)

    A bright yellow/orange single flower of the Papaveracea (Poppy) family. It’s Latin name Escholzia Californica traces back to the physician Dr Johann Friedrich Eschscholz, who discovered and described the plant in 1815. Not only having its origins there, it also also became the state flower of California in 1890. It is quick to flower and will do so profusely for a long period of the summer until it sets seed. A real pleasure to have in the garden, especially in low-maintenance areas as it will just get on with doing its thing.
    (Approximate seed count – 150)

    £2.20
  • Purple Delicacy Kohlrabi

    Kohlrabi – Purple Delicacy (Organic)

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    Kohlrabi – Purple Delicacy (Organic)

    A very attractive purple heritage variety, fast growing and well suited to early and late plantings due to its cold hardiness. Delikatess Blue is certainly our shining star for early and late season crops. It grows fast and consistently and is ready to harvest after 8-12 weeks. Although sometimes considered a root vegetable, kohlrabi is actually the swollen stem of the plant. The whole plant can be eaten, the large leaves can be cooked like kale and smaller leaves make a pretty and very tasty addition to salads. The stem can be cooked in various ways, steamed, stir fried, baked etc, but to be honest we think it tastes better raw. Eaten raw it is similar to apple in taste and texture but with a slightly nuttier flavour. This variety is best harvested when tennis ball-sized as it can become woody when left to grow much larger.

    (Approximate seed count – 125)

    £2.20
  • Flashy Lightning Butter-Oak LettuceFlashy Lightning Butter-Oak Lettuce

    Lettuce – Flashy Lightning Butter-Oak (Organic)

    Price range: £1.95 through £3.90
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    Lettuce – Flashy Lightning Butter-Oak (Organic)

    A quick-maturing butterhead lettuce with dashes of maroon on its dark green leaves. Exquisitely mild, juicy and sweet with a silky texture. This is a masterpiece of lettuce breeding from Wild Garden Seed in Oregon, USA. We are extremely happy to offer this variety in our catalogue as it combines all the goodness one can find in a lettuce.

    Price range: £1.95 through £3.90
  • Poppy - Giganteum (Organic)Poppy - Giganteum (Organic)

    Poppy – Giganteum (Organic)

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    Poppy – Giganteum (Organic)

    A variety bred specifically for its large decorative seed pods perfect for the floral arranger. Giganteum is a staple in any cut flower garden, producing an abundance of enormous seed heads perfect for drying or arranging. While not long lived, the flowers also add a splash of vibrant pink to the garden border, blooming all summer long.
    (Approximate seed count – 500)

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    £1.95
  • Black Futsu Winter squashBlack Futsu Winter squash

    Winter squash – Black Futsu (Organic)

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    Winter squash – Black Futsu (Organic)

    An easy-to-grow prolific variety from Japan, producing round black fruits, incredibly rich in flavour. The mature fruits can weigh between 1 – 3kg and are deeply ribbed with flattened tops, turning an orange colour in storage. They store well but given the exceptional flavour you will get through them quickly! The deep amber-coloured flesh tastes creamy and nutty. Best roasted with salt, pepper and oil.
    (Approximate seed count – 12)

    £2.85
  • Tuscan Rainbow KaleTuscan Rainbow Kale

    Kale – Tuscan Rainbow (Organic)

    Price range: £2.30 through £4.80
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    Kale – Tuscan Rainbow (Organic)

    Red, purple and blue-green leaf colours with slight ruffling on the edges, cold resistant and vigorous. A Frank Morton cross from Wild Garden Seed in Oregon, USA of Cavolo Nero ‘Lacinato’ and Redbor hybrid kale. The majority of the plants have savoyed, blue-green leaves with ruffled edges, others are more purple or more white, some have more ruffling and others less. When grown outdoors the colours will intensify with the cold. It is a hardy and very beautiful kale tasting. sweet and aromatic.

    We planted ‘Lacinato rainbow’ in our 2018 trial and relished in this diverse variety that tastes amazing and is more funky and cold-resistant than the usual Cavolo Nero

    Price range: £2.30 through £4.80
  • Green Zebra TomatoGreen Zebra Tomato

    Tomato – Green Zebra (Organic)

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    Tomato – Green Zebra (Organic)

    Large fruits, which remain green when ripe, with attractive yellow striping and excellent taste. In terms of appearance, this does what it says on the tin, but it does it very well. Fruits grow to around 8cm diameter and plants typically produce 6 to 8 fruits per truss. Quite fleshy, with very good taste and looks wonderful with other red and yellow tomatoes on a plate or at market.
    Guest description by our friend Dan from Chagfood CSA!
    (Approximate seed count – 25)

    £2.45
  • Phacelia  (Organic)Phacelia  (Organic)

    Phacelia (Organic)

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    Phacelia (Organic)

    Beautiful lavender-purple flowers adored by bees and other pollinating insects. Phacelia is extremely attractive to honeybees and other beneficial insects providing both pollen and nectar. It is a quick growing annual flower that germinates at low temperatures and has the potential to catch excess nitrogen too. We love sowing it in between our crops and rejoicing in the lovely flowers and insects that it attracts.
    (Approximate seed count – 1000)

    £1.95
  • Peppermint ChardPeppermint Chard

    Chard – Peppermint (Organic)

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    Chard – Peppermint (Organic)

    A beautiful and very productive variety of two tone pink and white stems.

    This variety was given to us by our friends at Trill Farm Garden, who said it was the best chard they had ever grown (and they have grown a lot of chard). Very strong and healthy plants with great consistency. A real winner for the veg patch or market garden.
    (Approximate seed count – 100)

    £2.30
  • Burning Embers French MarigoldBurning Embers French Marigold

    French Marigold – Burning Embers (Organic)

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    French Marigold – Burning Embers (Organic)

    A tall variety with deep orange-red petals and pale outlines. This is a wonderful variety of tagetes which grows taller than the classic French marigold. The petals have a deep colour and almost appear to glow like burning embers.

    Plant between tomatoes to ward off pests and add a shock of colour to the patch.
    (Approximate seed count – 100)

    £2.50