Welcome to our seed selection
A few vegetables are better grown from seed rather than transplants. These include tap-rooted crops such as parsnip and carrot. True spinach (as opposed to perpetual spinach or leaf beet) also grows better from seed. |
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Broad Bean Seeds
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 | Broad Bean Masterpiece Green Longpod
A favourite variety, superb flavour, heavy yields, excellent for freezing or cooking whole young pods.
Maincrop green seeded 120 - 150 cm.
Average sowing conditions provide 40 plants.
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Price: £1.45
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 | Broad Bean 'Super Aquadulce' (organic seed)
Extremely hardy variety for sowing late Autumn. Long podded and white seeded, with white ‘eye’; very good for freezing; less susceptible to blackfly because of earliness.
approx. 40 seeds per packet.
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Price: £2.10 |
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Carrot Seeds
The ideal soil for carrots is light, deep, fertile, stone-free and well-drained. If you are adding manure or compost it must be incorporated several months before sowing or the roots will be 'fangy'. Sow in March and again at the end of May to avoid the peak carrot-fly egg laying period or grow under mesh. 'Flyaway' is far less attractive to carrot fly than standard varieties. You can also plant rows of annual flowers between the carrots e.g. cornflower to confuse the carrot flies. |
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 | Carrot ''Autumn King 2'' (organic seed)
A firm favourite for many years. Large stump rooted Carrots with good colour and can be left in the ground in most Winters.
Maincrop. Average sowing conditions provide 700 plants.
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Price: £1.30 |
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 | Carrot ''James' Scarlet Intermediate''
Reliable old favourite for maincrop & exhibition. Broad-shouldered, deep orange, tapered roots with a great flavour. Average sowing conditions provide 750 plants.
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Price: £1.00 |
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 | Carrot ''Flyaway F1'' (organic seed)
The first variety to have tolerance to carrot fly. Untreated seed. The number of plants expected from a packet of seed under normal growing condition is approximately 375.
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Price: £2.00 |
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 | Carrot Early Nantes (organic seed)
The favourite for successional sowing; vigorous grower with 16cm (6") long, cylindrical with blunt-ended roots with superb flavour and colour for mid-season use.
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Price: £1.30 |
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 | Carrot ''Rainbow Mixed''
Cylindrical roots in shades of orange and yellow through to white; very vigorous with strong foliage; sweet-tasting; approx 400 plants under normal conditions.
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Price: £2.10 |
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Seeds for sprouting
On blotting paper or paper towel
Turn your kitchen windowsill into a source of food with these two easy to grow and great flavoured mustard and salad cress varieties. |
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 | Salad Cress (Organic Seed)
Ready approximately 10 days after sowing. Length 4-5cm.
50g
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Price: £1.95 |
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Parsnip seeds
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 | Parsnip Gladiator F1 AGM
Smooth, white skin & canker resistant. Untreated seed.
The number of plants expected from a packet of seed under normal growing condition is approximately 500.
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Price: £1.65 |
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Pea seeds
Peas are worth growing for the superior taste alone. On the farm where I worked as a teenager they never got cooked because we used to pick them and eat them like sweets. Peas are surprisingly hardy - the early crops are the best to grow - they avoid most pest and disease problems. For a succession of crops, plant 'Kelvedon Wonder' plants and 'Onward' seed in March, followed by 'Greenshaft' in April and May. Pea ''Kelvedon Wonder'' is available as a plug in the March Delivery (NEW for 2008) ~ Pea ''Kelvedon Wonder'' . |
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 | Pea ''Onward''
The heavy crops of blunt ended pods contain superb sweet flavoured peas, making it rightly the most popular variety.
Maincrop. Average sowing conditions provide 300 plants.
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Price: £1.30 |
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 | Pea ''Greenshaft''
An exceptional variety, long pointed pods containing up to 10 Peas.
Good flavour and good disease resistance.
Early Maincrop. Average sowing conditions provide 300 plants.
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Price: £1.50 |
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 | Pea ''SugarSnap''
These peas are easy to grow and favoured by many box scheme producers. They can be eaten whole when young, raw or cooked, or later can be shelled like ordinary peas. They keep in good condition longer than normal peas. Height 2m, so need support.
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Price: £2.00 |
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Radish seeds
Radishes can be grown most of the year and mature very quickly (20-30 days). They prefer light, well-drained soils which should be kept moist. They need reasonable fertility but as with all root crops don't apply manure directly before sowing. Choose a sunny position for Spring and Autumn sowings but in Summer light shade may stop them bolting (going to seed). They can be sown in between other slower growing crops if space is short. My father grows them in between his parsnips (see 'Fred said' on the Toolshed page). |
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 | Radishes ~ ''Cherry Belle'' (organic seed)
Cherry-shaped and cherry coloured; crisp pure-white flesh which is slow to go pithy or woody; mild flavour - suitable for children. 500 seeds.
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Price: £1.30 |
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 | Radishes ~ ''China Rose'' (organic seed)
hardy Winter variety; medium large oblong-shaped roots (up to 50cm); rose-pink skin and pure white flesh; good flavour - use fresh or stored - grate or slice raw or cook like turnips; produce edible seed pods in the second season. 250 seeds.
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Price: £1.45 |
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 | Radishes ~ ''French Breakfast'' (organic seed)
One of the most famous varieties. Long red roots with a white tip.
Approx 750 plants can be expected from each packet.
Untreated seed
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Price: £1.45 |
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Spinach seeds
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 | Spinach Giant Winter (organic seed)
Large, lance-shaped leaves of good flavour. Very hardy; stands for a long time when ready.
A winterleaf vegetable for the outdoor plot.
Seed count per packet 250.
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Price: £1.45 |
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 | Spinach Matador (organic seed)
Suitable for early use. Organic seed.
Seed count per packet 250.
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Price: £1.45 |
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Sunflower seeds
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 | Sunflower "Giant Single"
The variety children love to grow. Tall strong stems topped with bright yellow flowers that follow the sun during the day. Height 200 cm plus.
Untreated seed.
35 seeds in a packet.
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Price: £1.18 (Including VAT at 17.5%) |
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