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Cucamelon (Organic)
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An unusual cucumber relative producing an abundance of grape-sized crunchy fruits. Cucamelons have become popular addition to the veg patch in recent years. Despite the name they are neither cucumber or melon but their own species, Melothria scarba.
They are best grown up a trellis system as they have a sprawling growth habit. Their fruits are crunchy, fresh and tangy, and make a great snack or pickle.
(Approximate seed count – 20)
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Agretti / Salsola – (Organic)
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A leafy Italian delicacy, can be eaten raw or cooked. Agretti is a popular Italian leaf which is slowly becoming more popular in the UK particularly with chefs. Its flavour could be described as ‘chivey samphire’ and is slightly salty. It can be lightly steamed, stirred through pasta, or added raw to salads to add an interesting twist. The seeds are only viable for a few months – they are actually little plants not strictly seeds.
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Cima Di Rapa – Cento-Cinquanta (Organic)
£2.10 Add to basketCima Di Rapa – Cento-Cinquanta (Organic)
Slow growing variety, also known as rapini or broccoli rabe. This variety is ready to harvest within 150 days and can be grown all year round, although best sown April-May. It is slower to make heads and bolt than San Marzano, making it slightly easier to grow.
Prized as a delicacy in Italy for its sweet and slightly bitter taste, cima di rapa translates as ‘turnip greens’, the plants produce large serrated edible leaves much like a turnip and delicate flowering florets. The leaves, stems and florets can all be eaten.
(Approximate seed count – 300)£2.10 -
Tomatillo – Purple Mountain Landrace (Organic)
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Purple blushed landrace tomatillo productive and tasty. Related to the tomato, these plants are easy to grow as transplants and very productive. The big cherry tomato sized fruits are enclosed by a papery husk and are of astonishing flavours. It’s the combination of tomatoey and lime flavours that make them ideal for salsas and other Mexican and Southamerican dishes. The fruits turn purple in patches on the plant but become more coloured when the fruit is exposed to sunlight after harvesting.
This landrace has been bred by Wild Mountain Seed, USA, particularly with disease resistance and reliable production as a goal. A diverse parentage of strains ensure a genetic diversity, yearly selections where made to increase vigour and productivity while keeping an eye on disease resistance as well.
(Approximate seed count – 20)£2.30 -
Celtuce (Organic)
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Also known as Chinese Lettuce both stem and leaves are edible. A delicious and versatile vegetable popular in Asian style recipes. The stem is crunchy with a nutty flavour. Treat Celtuce as you would a lettuce growing it either under cover or outside. Harvest stems at around 15-20 cm high and a diameter of 3-4 cm. Celtuce seed does not germinate in high temperatures so with summer sowing keep very well watered.
(Approximate seed count – 300)£2.10 -
Luffa – Luffa aegyptiaca (Organic)
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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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Stridolo (Organic)
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An Italian heirloom herb with succulent, aromatic leaves and delicate edible white/pink campion-like flowers. Also known as Sculpit or Bladder Campion, its leaves have a complex flavour profile, combining notes of tarragon, chicory and rocket. Delicious eaten raw in salads or cooked into risottos, soups and omelettes, it’s also a pretty addition to the flower garden. While the plant remains edible when in flower, the leaves of older plants become stronger and more bitter – for the best flavour, harvest when the leaves in spring when young and succulent.
(Approximate seed count – 500)£2.20 -
Shiso – Purple (Organic)
£2.50 Add to basketShiso – Purple (Organic)
A culinary herb from Japan, Shiso produces deep purple leaves with serrated patterning and an aromatic taste profile of cumin, cinnamon and anise. Shiso can be used as both a garnish and as a colourful and flavoursome addition to your salad mix or stir fries. It’s also traditionally used in pickling, including umeboshi, the Japanese sour plum pickle and tinges everything a plum purple.
(Approximate seed count – 200)£2.50 -
Carrot – Fantasia (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2027***
£2.50 Add to basketCarrot – Fantasia (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2027***
A colourful breeding population of carrots featuring a mix of colours including orange, purple, yellow, and combinations of each. This is a mix originally bred by the Organic Seed Alliance in the USA. You can read more about it here (https://seedalliance.org/2022/digging-for-carrots-at-the-end-of-the-rainbow/).
This is very much a ‘work-in-progress’ so we can’t guarantee any specific mix as we are figuring it out ourselves too.
Sow it and see what comes… it will definitely be carrots!
(Approximate seed count – 300)£2.50 -
Pepper – Collage (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2027***
£2.20 Add to basketPepper – Collage (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2027***
Exceptionally pretty snack pepper with variegated foliage and fruits ripening through the colours of the rainbow. A real head-turner of a pepper, with wonderful variegated leaves and fruits that change colour as they ripen, from green to purple to a glowing orange with streaks of deep red. The compact, stocky plants look almost like ornamental peppers, but the fruits are as delicious as they are good-looking: sweet, crunchy and surprisingly moreish. Great for pots and small spaces, it’s one of those varieties that will have you admiring the plant almost as much as eating the peppers.
(Approximate seed count – 10)£2.20 -
Flower Sprouts – White Winter (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2027***
£2.50 Add to basketFlower Sprouts – White Winter (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2027***
An open pollinated breeding population of flower sprouts (similar to kalettes). This variety has been developed by the folks at the BC Eco Seed Coop in Canada. Here’s what they have to say about it:
“About 10 years ago we crossed a Brussels sprout with a variety of ornamental hybrid and open pollinated kales. Since then we have been selecting for a very winter hardy white laced kale that produces beautiful white sprouts in the winter and early spring. From a June planting, the large green leaves can be used as you would collards in the late summer and fall. After frost, the small inner white streaked leaves develop a sweet flavour and can be added to salads. From mid winter to early spring white sprouts can be harvested from the stalks to stir fry or use in salads. This is still a diverse landrace with a fair bit of variation in leaf shape and colour as well as distribution of sprouts on stalk. We have had fun trying to tame and refine this breeding project over the years, and wanted to release it so you might try your hand at seed selection too.”
OSSI (Open Source Seed Initiative) Pledged Variety.
(Approximate seed count – 200)£2.50 -
Quinoa – Wild Garden Breeders Mix (Organic)
£2.25Out of stock. Join the waitlist to be notified when this product becomes available.Quinoa – Wild Garden Breeders Mix (Organic)
An incredibly diverse population of Quinoa developed by Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seeds. This mix contains a wonderful range of colours, sizes and diversity – sure to thrill the seed enthusiast and breeding opportunity. Quinoa is a wonderful multi-use crop with nutritious, edible leaves and seeds that can be treated like a grain.
(Approximate seed count – 400)£2.25 -
Chia – Chia (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2027***
£2.25Out of stock. Join the waitlist to be notified when this product becomes available.Chia – Chia (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2027***
Grow your very own superfood. Grown for its nutritious seeds, the plants have beautiful blue and purple flowers that are also attractive to pollinators. A member of the mint family, Chia can grow up to 5 feet tall and can be sown directly outside after the risk of frost has passed. Chia seeds are rich in dietary fibre and Omega 3 oils as well as being a great source of protein.
(Approximate seed count – 350)£2.25
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