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Sorrel – French (Organic)
£2.20 Add to basketSorrel – French (Organic)
A zesty perennial herb with bright green shield-shaped leaves and citrusy aroma. French sorrel grows in clumps of 15cm high by 20cm wide. It is easy to grow and easy to pick. Developed in Italy and France in the Middle Ages, the tangy and slightly tart taste packs a punch. Use as a herb, salad leaf or leafy green. Perfect for adding an edge to rich and heavy meals.
(Approximate seed count – 350)
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St John’s Wort (Organic)
£1.60 Add to basketSt John’s Wort (Organic)
Herbaceous perennial with bright yellow flowers from midsummer. St Johns wort has well researched medicinal properties, and a long history as a medicinal plant. It grows happily in a meadow or in a bed and gets 30-60cm tall. It self-seeds easily and spreads around. This is not a issue in the UK as it is a native wildflower.
(Approximate seed count – 300)£1.60 -
Basil – Greek (Bush) (Organic)
£2.00 Add to basketBasil – Greek (Bush) (Organic)
Fantastic variety of basil with a bushy growth habit and small leaves. Greek basil (or ‘bush basil’) is a great addition to the plot, its bright green foliage makes it as ornamental as it is delicious. It works really well in containers and crops well over a long period. Can be used like other basils, in sauces, salads or as a garnish.
(Approximate seed count – 400)£2.00 -
Dwarf French Beans – Brittany Haricot (Organic)
£2.95 Read moreDwarf French Beans – Brittany Haricot (Organic)
Plump round bean with purple marbled pods best enjoyed half-dry . If this bean was grown in the Cotes d’Amor region of Brittany, it would be called Coco di Paimpol. With a creamy nutty flavour this Haricot bean is traditionally sold at French markets demi-sec in pods and enjoyed in hot and cold dishes.
We received a packet of seeds in the post from one of our customers with a note saying that they had been saving their own seed from this variety for over 6 years since they lived in Brittany.
Best harvested when the beans in the pods are fully formed and semi-ripe. It freezes really well, avoiding the need for
soaking overnight if dried. Great as a warm salad or in casseroles.
(Approximate seed count – 60)£2.95 -
Chard – Perpetual spinach/ Erbette (Organic)
£2.20 Add to basketChard – Perpetual spinach/ Erbette (Organic)
A traditional Italian variety with narrow leaves and a pale midrib. Perpetual spinach or beet leaf is actually a part of the chard family. It tastes similar to spinach but is slightly earthier in flavour.
Hardy, easy to grow and bolt-resistant in its first season it makes a good replacement for true spinach where growing conditions are difficult.
A very versatile cut-and-come-again leaf that can be used for salad mixes, as a leafy green in pies, pastry and pizza or just steamed or blanched on the side of your meal.
(Approximate seed count – 200)£2.20 -
Nicotiana – Lime Green (Organic)
£1.95 Add to basketNicotiana – Lime Green (Organic)
An enchanting flowering tobacco with lime green flowers from early summer.
This popular cut flower features graceful, elongated trumpets of lime-green blooms that emit a subtle, sweet fragrance. The charming flowers come alive, especially in the evening when they attract moths during their nightly flight as pollinators. Perfect for both garden display and cut arrangements, they add elegance and fragrance to any setting.
(Approximate seed count – 2000)
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Fennel – Fino (Organic)
Price range: £2.00 through £4.90 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageFennel – Fino (Organic)
A reliable, early Florence fennel producing smooth, round white bulbs with a mild, sweet flavour. ‘Fino’ is well suited to organic growing, best sown from late spring onwards to avoid premature flowering. Enjoy raw in salads for its crisp aniseed freshness, or roasted slowly to bring out its natural sweetness. A productive variety for summer and early autumn harvests.
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Luffa – Luffa aegyptiaca (Organic)
£2.65 Add to basketLuffa – Luffa aegyptiaca (Organic)
Annual climbing plant producing cucumber like fruits that can be made into a natural sponge. It’s part of the cucurbit family originating in India and produces 30 to 40 centimetres long fruits. Whilst the young fruits are actually edible, the mature ones can be boiled or dried to remove the flesh, revealing the sponge like fibres.
Germination can be tricky, needs hot temperatures constantly between 24 and 30°C and a long season to make a sponge.
The Luffas should be ready to harvest in October, once the skin of the fruits starts to wither. Harvest and stack them up somewhere warm, dry and airy, making sure to turn them. The skin should reach a point where it can easily peel off leaving the fibrous inner. Shake the seeds out and give a thorough wash to clean it. The luffa is likely to have natural brown markings on it; shop-bought luffas are bleached. (Approximate seed count – 15)
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Amaranth – Love Lies Bleeding (Organic)
£1.95 Add to basketAmaranth – Love Lies Bleeding (Organic)
Unusual and impressive plants with tassels of deep pink.
The drooping tassle-like clusters of tiny bright coloured flowers seem to pour down from the tall plants with pale green foliage. They are heat-loving and fast growing and bloom throughout the summer.
Exotic and dramatic plants to grow in the garden, great for adding texture to flower arrangements too.
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Chicory – Radicchio Treviso Early (SM4.10) (Organic)
Price range: £2.20 through £6.72 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageChicory – Radicchio Treviso Early (SM4.10) (Organic)
A mid-early Treviso-type radicchio ideal for both salads and cooking (similar in growth cycle to 206TT). Treviso is one of the main centres of radicchio production in Italy.
This variety produces dense elongated heads, of striking deep red and white appearance which can be harvested from autumn.
The leaves make a wonderful addition to raw salads as they are sweeter than some red headed radicchio types. The heads are equally tasty grilled or sautéed as is commonplace in Italy.
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Beetroot – Cylindra (Organic)
£2.30 Read moreBeetroot – Cylindra (Organic)
A distinctive, very attractive variety which forms long, thin cylindrical beets . Deep purple, and typically 20cm tall, and 6cm diameter, but like any beet, can get very large with enough room. They look great in the veg patch, at the market and also on your plate! Very suitable as a main crop and has excellent storage capability.
Guest description by our friend Dan from Chagfood CSA
(Approximate seed count – 200)£2.30 -
Cosmos – Velouette (Organic)
£2.30 Add to basketCosmos – Velouette (Organic)
An interesting variety with a striking colour scheme of reds, pinks and whites. This cosmos is a real eye catcher, and produces a range of different flower types. Some are red with clear white stripes, others are white with pink edges, the rest are somewhere in between.
(Approximate seed count – 100)£2.30
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