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Chicory – Puntarelle (SM4.33) (Organic)
£2.70 – £8.40 Add to basketChicory – Puntarelle (SM4.33) (Organic)
An interesting chicory variety grown for its hollow bolting shoots.
Unlike other chicory varieties which are grown for their leaves, Puntarelle is grown for its flowering shoots. The young shoots form a ‘head’ at the base of plant and are julienned into thin strips which are then soaked in cold water to removed some of their bitterness. In the water they twist and curl into elegant crisp and crunchy shapes which are then served with a punchy dressing to make a lovely late autumn salad.
Shoots usually appear between mid-October and November.
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Chard – Peppermint (Organic)
£2.30 Read moreChard – 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 – 200)£2.30 -
Cornflower – Mixed (Organic)
£2.10 Add to basketCornflower – Mixed (Organic)
A stunning mix of pink, blue and white double flowered blooms, ideal for the border and for the cutting garden.
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Helichrysum – Monstrosum (Organic)
£1.85 Add to basketHelichrysum – Monstrosum (Organic)
A tall variety producing an abundance of multi-coloured blooms. This is a wonderful and vibrant helichrysum mix, whose bright blooms look like delicious boiled sweets!
The blooms lend themselves to both fresh and dried flower arrangements so are a great all-rounder.
(Approximate seed count – 200)£1.85 -
Chicory – Radicchio Treviso Late (SM4.75 – Forcing) (Organic)
£2.50 Add to basketChicory – Radicchio Treviso Late (SM4.75 – Forcing) (Organic)
A forcing chicory from Treviso for delicious winter eating. This variety of chicory has been bred for forcing through the winter months (Tardivo means late in Italian), and produces totally delicious ‘chicons’
To force chicory the plants should be left untouched in the field until winter time. When you wish to force them, pull up however many plants you need and replant the roots into a moist medium such as sand or spent compost. The plants then need to kept in total darkness for a few weeks and then beautiful chicons will grow from the roots.
They are generally eaten cooked in pastas and other dishes and were the first Italian vegetable to gain IGP, a European protected status for special food products specific to a place of origin.
(Approximate seed count – 100)£2.50 -
Nigella – African Bride (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
£2.25 Add to basketNigella – African Bride (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
White petals with contrasting dark maroon spidery centres borne on delicate green foliage. We totally love this variety and regularly had to stop and admire it as we walked past it in the field. It’s a really prolific producer of some of the most elegant blooms we have ever grown.
The flowers have a great vase life and develop into striking dark ornamental seed pods after the petals have dropped.
(Approximate seed count – 200)£2.25 -
Nasturtium – Purple Emperor (Organic)
£2.70 Read moreNasturtium – Purple Emperor (Organic)
A beautiful variety producing deep purple flowers with a contrasting yellow throat. We love this variety of nasturtium for its attractive pastel purple flowers, which it produces in abundance over a long season.
The flowers are delicious and add a spicy sweetness to salads.
(Approximate seed count – 30)£2.70 -
Rudbeckia – Hirta (Organic)
£2.50 Add to basketRudbeckia – Hirta (Organic)
A wonderful variety producing an abundance of yellow, crimson and mixed blooms over a long period. We love this rudbeckia for its bold flowers. They are a real eye catcher and keep giving over a long season. As a cut flower best picked when the buds are just about to open.
(Approximate seed count – 500)£2.50 -
Chilli – Hungarian Hot Wax (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
£1.95 Add to basketChilli – Hungarian Hot Wax (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
One of the best chillies for growing in the British climate. Long and pointed fruits, starting green and ripening to red. This is a reliable, quick growing and heavy cropper producing early fruits that continue to appear throughout the season. It’s a a really excellent variety, bearing long pointy peppers in attractive shades of green, yellow, orange and red.
The distinct heat develops alongside the ripening colour, ranging from 1000-15000 scovilles making it a great multi-tasker in the kitchen. Delicious in chilli jam, perfect for pickling and drying as well as for using fresh, the spicy kick of a yellow hotwax stuffed with cream cheese are legendary for summer picnics. It will happily grow on a sunny windowsill, greenhouse or polytunnel. In some areas of the UK you can grow it outside in a sunny sheltered spot.
(Approximate seed count – 22)£1.95 -
Calendula – Ivory Princess (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
£2.50 Add to basketCalendula – Ivory Princess (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
Large double and semi-double creamy-yellow blooms with a contrasting dark centre disk. This is a wonderful new addition to our catalogue for 2024, we have totally fallen in love with this variety. The delicate and contrasting colours make it a superb addition to the garden and it looks wonderful in bouquets.
Its long stem length compared to other calendulas we’ve grown make it particularly suitable as a cut flower.
(Approximate seed count – 100)£2.50 -
Chilli – Basque (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
£1.95 Add to basketChilli – Basque (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2024***
A superb early chilli with mild heat which is a cornerstone ingredient in Basque cuisine. If these seeds were produced in French Basque they would called “Piment d’Espellete”. This fantastic variety has P.O.D. status (Protected Designation of Origin) which means that the name can only be used where the variety is produced in the specific region where it is registered. Hence we are referring to this chilli as ‘Basque’ as the seeds were produced in Devon.
The plants are tall and produce an abundance of large conical, deep red fruits about 15 cm long and 3cm wide at the top.
When eaten raw they can be quite hot but once cooked they are very mild. The traditional use of these peppers in Basque is dried and powdered, but we have just eaten them like other chillies and totally love them.
(Approximate seed count – 25)£1.95 -
Kale – Bear Necessities (Organic)
£2.10 Add to basketKale – Bear Necessities (Organic)
An unusual ultra-frilly Red-Russian type. Bear Necessities has leaves unlike any other kale as it was bred from a cross between a mizuna and a kale. It’s ultra frilly leaves lend themselves to salads when young and are great cooked when larger.
The leaves have a high volume and surface area which means they stir-fry particularly well, easily getting coated in delicious flavours and holding their shape.
(Approximate seed count – 200)£2.10
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