Winter veg
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Broccoli – Fiolaro di Creazzo (Organic)
£2.20 Add to basketBroccoli – Fiolaro di Creazzo (Organic)
A traditional Italian type of broccoli sown in summer and harvested in autumn and winter. Broccoli Fiolaro di Creazzo has been cultivated for many centuries in Italy and is on the Slow Food Ark of Taste list which is a living catalogue of delicious and distinctive foods facing extinction.
It is sown in July through to early September and harvested November to March.
It does not grow a large central head, but produces side shoots – “fiois” – from its stem which are harvested and cooked with the leaves – not too dissimilar to Kalettes.
(Approximately 70 seeds / packet)
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Asian Greens – Kizuna Mix (Organic)
£1.85 Add to basketAsian Greens – Kizuna Mix (Organic)
We are really excited about this one!
This is a diverse breeding population derived from a cross between Dazzling Blue Kale and Beni Houshi Mizuna. We found the first individual of this cross between where the two parents had been flowering. These seeds are from the F2 generation which means the second generation after the original cross happened. There is a beautifully diverse mix of quite round leaves, and very feathery and frilly leaves and everything in between.
The texture is somewhere in between Red Russian kale and Pak Choy so the leaves have a bit of body to them but are also very soft and are delicious both raw and cooked like spinach.
(Approximate seed count = 200)
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Kale – Nero di Toscana (Organic)
£2.50 – £3.50 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageKale – Nero di Toscana (Organic)
Upright plants producing lots of heavily savoyed dark green leaves. Surely this is the king of kales! We always grow masses of Nero di Toscana, we cant get enough of it. It has been a staple of Italian cuisine for centuries and heavily features in the iconic ‘Ribollita’ Tuscan bean stew.
Although usually steamed or stir-fried, kale leaves can also be massaged raw with a little olive oil, salt and lemon juice and made into a salad. Well worth a try if you haven’t already!
(Approximate seed count – 150)£2.50 – £3.50 -
Chard – Five colours (Organic)
£2.90 – £4.20 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageChard – Five colours (Organic)
A beautiful chard mix of red, pink, orange, yellow and white stalks with contrasting green and maroon leaves. Harvested as baby leaf in less than 6 weeks. Both the tender leaves and stalks are easy to fry, steam, blanch or add to an omelette. This variety of chard is less hardy and doesn’t handle frost as well, so best not relied on as your only winter green.
(Approximate seed count – 130)£2.90 – £4.20 -
Parsnip – Tender and True (Organic)
£1.90 Add to basketParsnip – Tender and True (Organic)
A classic French variety with very tasty long white roots. Tender and True is one of the best tasting parsnips you will find. If left in the ground until after the first frosts, the starch will turn into sugars and make this parsnip even sweeter.
The shoots and leaves of parsnip must be handled with care, as its sap contains furanocoumarins, chemicals that can cause burns on the skin when exposed to sunlight.
(Approximate seed count – 500)
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Spring onion – White Lisbon (Organic)
£2.10 – £3.95 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageSpring onion – White Lisbon (Organic)
The classic spring onion. Long white stems with bright green tops, suitable for both spring/summer cultivation as well as over-wintering. This is traditionally the most popular variety of spring onion, and an essential addition to the veg patch. Quick, hardy and easy to grow. Its speed of growth makes it ideal for catch-cropping and year-round cultivation, with its small size meaning it can be easily squeezed into unused corners of the garden.
Spring onions are an extremely versatile culinary ingredient. Delicious both cooked and raw, they are a staple of our diet!
(Approximate seed count – 300)£2.10 – £3.95 -
Spinach – Matador (Organic)
£2.30 Add to basketSpinach – Matador (Organic)
Reliable medium-early variety for autumn, spring and winter cultivation. Robust, flavoursome and productive. Matador is ‘the’ tried and tested variety for your garden with large and tender leaves, bolt- and frost-hardy. It was Ronja’s first spinach trial in her mum’s raised beds that was a huge success. In spring when the spinach bolts and produces seed, you can easily save it and sow it again for your next crop.
(Approximate seed count – 460)£2.30 -
Asian Greens – Mizuna – “Beni Houshi” (Organic)
£1.90 – £3.90 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAsian Greens – Mizuna – “Beni Houshi” (Organic)
A striking variety of mizuna with lime green leaves and purple stems. This beautiful new mizuna variety is apparently taking the Japanese foody-scene by storm! It’s similar in taste to green mizuna and is delicious raw in salads or cooked in stir-fries.
With its contrasting colour scheme it’s a real head-turner and is certain to impress.
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Leek – Giant winter (Organic)
£2.25 Add to basketLeek – Giant winter (Organic)
A variety with thick heavy stems – harvested from January onwards. This is a leek of outstanding flavour which will sit even through the bleakest of winter weather, providing you with a delicious ingredient to add to your wholesome winter stews and soups. Eating large amounts of leeks is one of the things that makes the winter months bearable and we are always sad when they come to an end in spring.
(Approximate seed count – 300)£2.25 -
Leek – Pandora (Organic)
£2.50 Add to basketLeek – Pandora (Organic)
Early summer leek. Delicious and uniform with long white stems. Pandora is a quick maturing summer leek that can be harvested from late summer onwards. It’s delicious and uniform and makes long tender white stems and a dark blue-green foliage.
You shouldn’t really be eating leeks in August, but if you sow Pandora in time you’ll find that it is possible!
(Approximate seed count – 300)£2.50 -
Brussels sprouts – Groninger (Organic)
£2.35 Add to basketBrussels sprouts – Groninger (Organic)
An excellent, reliable variety, steadily producing from November up until the end of January. Groninger is a great-tasting Brussel sprout variety, with improving flavour as the cold draws in. It is an ideal choice for your garden, giving a steady supply of small to medium sized sprouts with tight heads just in time for Christmas dinner.
This variety has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit and is tried and tested, sturdy and reliable.
(Approximate seed count – 100)£2.35 -
Coriander – Filtro (Organic)
£2.30 – £4.00 Add to basket This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageCoriander – Filtro (Organic)
A refreshing herb typically used in South Asian and South American cooking. This high-yielding variety is excellent for flavouring curries, stews, rice dishes and as a garnish for soup and in salsa. All parts of the soft, light stems and leaves can be used. The flowers grow in pretty umbels, and if left to seed, the small seed heads can be used fresh or dried and used in cooking for added flavour and texture.
(Approximate seed count – 300)£2.30 – £4.00
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