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Carrot – Yellowstone (Organic)
£1.80 Add to basketCarrot – 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)
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Swede – Willhelmsburger (Organic)
£1.60 Add to basketSwede – 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 -
Daikon Radish – Minowase (Organic)
£2.20 Read moreDaikon Radish – Minowase (Organic)
A traditional variety of Daikon radish producing long bright white roots which are crunchy and delicious. This is a great variety of Daikon radish for sowing after July. 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 Minowase; Fred likes to eat it raw and Ronja prefers to eat it cooked. Try both and see what works best for you!
(Approximate seed count – 250)£2.20 -
Beetroot – Boltardy (Organic)
£2.33 – £3.95 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBeetroot – Boltardy (Organic)
A classic all-purpose beetroot, well suited to early sowings as a result of its excellent resistance to bolting. Boltardy is a winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit and has a well earned reputation for being a real ‘workhorse’ variety. Many large scale growers choose this variety over its modern hybrid cousins for early sowings. We love it as it does exactly what is says on the tin.
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Radish – Black Spanish (Organic)
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Large round winter radish with thick black skin and white flesh. This radish is an old variety that is easy to grow and makes an excellent winter vegetable. It is larger than the standard radish with a spicy taste and crisp texture. It’s great eaten raw in salads or cooked in a stew, stir-fry or used like a turnip. It’s a reliable and robust radish that will keep throughout the winter outside or in storage, staying tender and without getting woody.
Sow thickly in July or August and thing out for small early harvests.
(Approximate seed count – 250)£2.30 -
Shallot – Zebrune (Organic)
£2.30 – £5.60 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageShallot – Zebrune (Organic)
A French heritage shallot of mild and sweet taste. With their elongated bulbs and their creamy brown colour tinged with a deep pink, this shallot looks as elegant as it tastes. It has an ivory white coloured flesh that is crisp and tightly layered.
Zebrune is classed as a ‘banana shallot’ which is essentially a cross between an onion and a shallot. It inherited the best qualities from both sides. They are larger than the regular shallot and therefore easier to handle but so mild and fragrant in taste that is far superior to any onion.
We loved every stage of growing this one, it’s a very pleasing crop and adds a French finesse and aroma to any meal.
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Onion – Red Baron (Organic)
£2.25 Read moreOnion – Red Baron (Organic)
A mid-late variety with deep red skin, suitable for storage as well as bunching when young. Red Baron is a classic red onion producing large globe-shaped bulbs with a punchy flavour. They can be grown as a main-crop onion but are also suitable for bunching when picked young.
(Approximate seed count – 350)£2.25 -
Onion – Stuttgarter (Organic)
£2.30 – £3.60 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageOnion – Stuttgarter (Organic)
Flat round yellow onion from Germany with excellent storage qualities. We are excited to be selling this onion originating in the South West of Germany where Ronja is from. This onion also named “Stuttgarter Giants” is of fine flavour and stores well into spring provided that they are kept cool and dry. We recommend growing them in clusters and thinning them out when the plants are spring onion size to be enjoyed as such.
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Red Onion – Tropea Lunga (Organic)
£2.50 Add to basketRed Onion – Tropea Lunga (Organic)
Extremely sweet pointed red onion sought after by chefs around the world. This is probably Italy’s most famous onion. It comes from the Tropea region which has the perfect climate for onion growing.
The pointed pink bulbs have a very high sugar content making them perfect for caramelising. Indeed some say they are so sweet you can eat them like apples! Each to their own, but you get the point…
(Approximate seed count – 350)£2.50 -
Carrot – Lila Lu (Organic)
£1.95 Add to basketCarrot – 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 -
Onion – Senshyu (Organic)
£2.25 Add to basketOnion – 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)£2.25 -
Beetroot – Flaming Barrel (Organic)
£2.60 Add to basketBeetroot – 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)
£2.60
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