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  • Nantes CarrotNantes Carrot

    Carrot – Nantes (Organic)

    Price range: £1.60 through £3.80
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    Carrot – Nantes (Organic)

    Fast maturing carrot perfect for early sowings. Originally from France but grown in this country for decades as a kitchen garden favourite, this is a classic carrot variety of the half-long type. Reaching up to 17cm in length and 3-4 cm in diameter, it is a sweet, bright orange, blunt, cylindrical root, round at the top and bottom. It has fine texture and delicate flavour with almost no core. It is ideal for early sowings but can delight you with a tasty crop throughout the year as well.

    The perfect all-rounder, that does well as bunching carrot, juiced, sautéd, frozen, grated into a salad or just straight from the ground which is when we think they taste the best.
    (Approximate seed count – 400)

    Price range: £1.60 through £3.80
  • Purple Top Milan TurnipPurple Top Milan Turnip

    Turnip – Purple Top Milan (Organic)

    Price range: £1.60 through £3.00
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    Turnip – Purple Top Milan (Organic)

    A flat white turnip with purple shoulders; it’s easy to grow, quick to mature and excellent fresh or for storage. A classic Italian heritage variety from Milan with a creamy white, firm, crunchy and mildly sweet flesh. Eaten pickled, cooked or raw – it is a very versatile vegetable! The leaves are tasty and nutritious and can be cooked just like other greens.

    Price range: £1.60 through £3.00
  • Lila Lu CarrotLila Lu Carrot

    Carrot – Lila Lu (Organic)

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    Carrot – Lila Lu (Organic)

    Lila Lu is a purple carrot on the outside with a vibrant orange interior, sweet and crunchy. This is a modern European breed specifically developed for organic growing conditions. It has a crunchy texture and pleasantly sweet taste, the purple pigmentation is attributed to a higher levels of the potent antioxidant ‘anthocyanin’ alongside the usual beta carotene that orange carrots offer. Carrots have been bred since the 10th century in Asia, whilst we have come to know carrots in their orange standard, their ancestors were yellow and purple, we appear to have come full circle with this ‘new’ variety.
    (Approximate seed count – 400)

    £1.95
  • Detroit BeetrootDetroit Beetroot

    Beetroot – Detroit (Organic)

    Price range: £2.10 through £3.80
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    Beetroot – Detroit (Organic)

    Reliable maincrop beetroot producing large globe-shaped red roots. This is a classic variety, having proved itself since 1892 when it was introduced by the D.M. Ferry Seed Company, in Michigan, USA. It is reliable and high-yielding and remains a favourite with gardeners and growers to this day.

    The large, globe-shaped beets have the typical beetroot colour and an excellent flavour making it perfect for baking, sautéing, grating into salads, pickling and anything else that you might want to do with a beetroot. Yes, it will also store well!
    (Approximate seed count – 200)

    Price range: £2.10 through £3.80
  • Cherry Belle RadishCherry Belle Radish

    Radish – Cherry Belle (Organic)

    Price range: £2.25 through £3.50
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    Radish – Cherry Belle (Organic)

    A quick-maturing variety with bright scarlet skin and crisp white flesh. We love the way radishes signal that summer is well on the way! These cherry-like beauties are so fresh and crunchy and such a welcome addition to the lunch plate after the hungry gap. This variety was awarded an RHS Award of Garden Merit, making it an excellent choice for home gardeners.

    Price range: £2.25 through £3.50
  • Onion – Senshyu (Organic)

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    Onion – Senshyu (Organic)

    The classic Japanese over-wintering bulb onion best sown in August. This is a real work-horse variety which is ideal for over-wintering, although can be sown in Spring too.

    It produces heavy crops of semi-flat bulbs which are ready for harvest in June.
    (Approximate seed count – 300)

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    £2.25
  • Robelja OnionRobelja Onion

    Onion – Robelja (Organic)

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    Onion – Robelja (Organic)

    A productive red onion with medium storage potential. It makes beautiful dark red globe-shaped bulbs with a fine flavour. They store quite well for red onions but not as long as some white onions.
    (Approximate seed count – 350)

    £2.30
  • Yellowstone CarrotYellowstone Carrot

    Carrot – Yellowstone (Organic)

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    Carrot – Yellowstone (Organic)

    A yellow rooted variety which is fast growing and produces beautiful, long and cylindrical roots. Yellowstone carrots have a delicate, sweet flavour  and they cook just as well as their orange siblings, adding that extra rainbow colour to any plate of food. And of course delicious raw with lots of crunch. They produce large foliage which is reflected in the often large root that is growing beneath the ground.
    (Approximate seed count – 400)

    £1.80
  • Flaming Barrel BeetrootFlaming Barrel Beetroot

    Beetroot – Flaming Barrel (Organic)

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    Beetroot – Flaming Barrel (Organic)

    A new golden beet variety specifically bred for its sweet taste and less earthiness.

    Named after the famous festival in Ottery St Mary, Flaming Barrel is our new favourite beet and we are very pleased to be able to offer it in our collection.

    The roots are elongated and have a deep yellow/orange colour. When cooked they are deliciously sweet. A must have for the veg patch.

    (Approximate seed count – 150)

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    £2.60
  • Chioggia BeetrootChioggia Beetroot

    Beetroot – Chioggia (Organic)

    Price range: £2.30 through £4.60
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    Beetroot – Chioggia (Organic)

    An Italian variety with striking white and red concentric rings throughout its flesh. This unusual cultivar has been around since the early 19th century and originates from the coastal town of Chioggia near Venice in Northern Italy. With its delicate flavour and soft flesh it will make an ideal raw addition in salads or as a decorative side dish. When cooked the rings will fade out a little and become pinkish but the beetroot will keep its sweet and mild delicious taste. Definitely our favourite in terms of looks!

    Price range: £2.30 through £4.60
  • Willhelmsburger Swede

    Swede – Willhelmsburger (Organic)

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    Swede – Willhelmsburger (Organic)

    A well-formed, firm-fleshed and smooth-skinned swede, refined in taste and with good keeping qualities. Swede is a very valuable winter vegetable and easy to grow.

    Wilhelmsburger is a German variety from 1935 bred for culinary use. Ronja’s favourite recipe for swede is a bake with a creamy sauce and goats cheese. It will also make a great addition in stews or just roasted.
    (Approximate seed count – 275)

    £1.60
  • Cylindra BeetrootCylindra Beetroot

    Beetroot – Cylindra (Organic)

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    Beetroot – 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