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Zinnia – Queen Blush Lime (Organic)
£2.65 Read moreZinnia – Queen Blush Lime (Organic)
A truly unique zinnia producing blooms of lime green and purple. This stunning variety is really quite other-worldly. There are not many flowers which are green but this is one and it’s quite remarkable.
The green flowers are blushed with contrasting purple, creating a zingy electric effect. A real show-stopper!
(Approximate seed count – 75)
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Lettuce – Red Salad Bowl (Organic)
Price range: £1.98 through £3.00 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageLettuce – Red Salad Bowl (Organic)
Fast growing lettuce with long, burgundy red and deeply cut leaves.. This lettuce is known for its excellent taste and resistance to bolt. It has a non-heading growth habit with sweet, succulent oakleaf type leaves. We love it for its tenderness and cheerfulness in salads. As the name suggests one lettuce is usually enough to fill a whole salad bowl.
Best grown in spring, early summer and fall. However it can be grown in the hotter summer months too as it’s slow to bolt.
‘Red Salad Bowl’ was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in 1993.
(Approximate seed count – 250)Price range: £1.98 through £3.00 -
Kohlrabi – Superschmelz (Organic)
£2.20 Add to basketKohlrabi – Superschmelz (Organic)
A light-green kohlrabi that will remain tender and sweet to a huge size. If left to grow it can reach up to 8kg. It is resistant to bolting and splitting.
Fred has been growing Superschmelz kohlrabi for years. “It gets huge, it stores really well AND it stays tasty and crunchy!” is his verdict.
We think kohlrabi is best eaten raw in salads or straight from the garden. It is also nice pickled or added to stews and stir fries.
(Approximate seed count – 100)£2.20 -
Asian Greens – Mizuna (Organic)
£1.68 Read moreAsian Greens – Mizuna (Organic)
A variety of mustard greens. Mizuna is a vigorous grower, producing an abundance of stalks with green deeply serrated leaves. Mizuna has a mild piquant almost peppery taste and can be used raw in salads and also as a cooked green. It is highly resistant to the cold and can be grown throughout the winter, making those cold, short days and long nights feel healthier and a little bit spicier! The pretty yellow sprays of flowers can also be a bright addition to a salad with the same mustardy hit.
(Approximate seed count – 275)£1.68 -
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 – White (Organic)
£2.30 Add to basketChard – White (Organic)
A classic variety with glossy dark green leaves and thick white stems. If you need a leafy vegetable that ‘just grows’ Swiss Chard is a garden essential. From two sowings, one in the Spring and one in the Autumn, you can have chard almost all year round. In Fred’s words “Chard is just always there, even if you don’t want it, it’s still there”.
This variety is robust, vigorous and very productive. You can use the stem and the leaf separately as they have different cooking qualities. Ronja’s favourite recipe is with the whole plant. Sauté onions in some oil with a bit of chilli and the Swiss chard, add some cooked white butter beans, serve with cheese on top – just delicious!
(Approximate seed count – 200)£2.30 -
Lettuce – Elf Ears Oak (Organic)
Price range: £2.00 through £3.90 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageLettuce – Elf Ears Oak (Organic)
An oak-leaf lettuce with pointy elongated ‘ear’ tips and a crispy texture. Elf Ears Oak is a tasty and beautiful lettuce with slightly savoyed leaves that have an elongated tip and a dense compact heart. The leaves almost resemble a dandelion in terms of shape but the good taste, sweetness and crunch make it a superior salad ingredient. It was bred by Frank Morten from Wild Garden Seed in Oregon, USA.
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Winter Lettuce – Brighton (Organic)
£1.98 Add to basketWinter Lettuce – Brighton (Organic)
A green winter-hardy butterhead lettuce with great taste and texture. We wanted to include Brighton amongst our lettuces because it is one of the best and biggest winter hardy butterhead types there is. It has glossy dark green leaves and medium-sized heads. Sown in September, it can be cultivated outside or undercover for continuous picking or left to mature for an early spring harvest.
(Approximate seed count – 250)£1.98 -
Lettuce – Fine Speckled Oak (Organic)
£2.00 Add to basketLettuce – Fine Speckled Oak (Organic)
Fantastic and unusual oak-leaf lettuce, covered thickly in fine speckles of crimson. Fine Speckled Oak was one of Fred’s favourites in our 2018 lettuce trials. It was super healthy and had very consistent growth throughout the population. At full maturity it forms a dense colourful heart. An attractive and vigorous lettuce bred by Wild Garden Seed in Oregon, USA, that we are very pleased to offer in our catalogue.
(Approximate seed count – 175)£2.00 -
Courgette – Tondo di Nizza (Organic)
£3.00 Add to basketCourgette – Tondo di Nizza (Organic)
A round pale green courgette with a delicate skin and fine flavour. If you’re looking for something a little bit different in your courgette patch, Tondo di Nizza would be a good choice. It is an Italian heritage variety that provides you with an abundant crop of round courgettes. Best harvested when approximately 10cm in diameter, just before the skin darkens in colour.
(Approximate seed count – 12)£3.00 -
Daikon Radish (Organic)
£2.20 Read moreDaikon Radish (Organic)
This is a great variety of Daikon radish, also known as Mooli, for sowing in July and August producing long bright white roots which are crunchy and delicious. Its roots can grow huge – up to 3 inches in diameter! It is not too hot and stays very sweet and crunchy. It’s best left in the ground until needed. We have some disagreement on the best way to eat daikons; Fred likes to eat it raw and Ronja’s favourite way is to eat it fermented or pickled. Try both and see what works best for you!
(Approximate seed count – 150)£2.20 -
Lettuce – Really Red Deer Tongue (Organic)
Price range: £1.80 through £3.90 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageLettuce – Really Red Deer Tongue (Organic)
Very dark red loose-leaf variety, with striking arrow-shaped leaves. This is definitely one of our favourite varieties of lettuce. It is productive and easy to harvest as well as being crunchy and extremely tasty. It adds a real depth of colour to any salad with leaves that are almost black!
Price range: £1.80 through £3.90
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