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Cucamelon (Organic)
£1.80 Add to basketCucamelon (Organic)
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)
Price range: £2.05 through £4.00 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAgretti / Salsola – (Organic)
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 – 150 days (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2026***
£2.10 Add to basketCima Di Rapa – 150 days (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2026***
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)
£2.30 Add to basketTomatillo – Purple Mountain Landrace (Organic)
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.
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Luffa – Luffa aegyptiaca (Organic)
£2.65 Add to basketLuffa – Luffa aegyptiaca (Organic)
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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Celtuce (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2026***
£2.10 Add to basketCeltuce (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2026***
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 -
Stridolo (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2026***
£2.20 Add to basketStridolo (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2026***
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) ***NEW FOR 2026***
£2.50 Read moreShiso – Purple (Organic) ***NEW FOR 2026***
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
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