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2013

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A Taste of Summer...

Delicous Meditteranean flavours, home-grown herbs, delightfully colouful salads and freshly picked vegetables... What could be better than biting into a aromatic, juicy, sun-warmed tomato straight from the vine and bursting with sweetness, or sitting down to an alfesco salad of baby leaves, crunchy root vegetables and a dash of dressing?

Golden Cherry F1
Delicious golden-orange cherry sized fruits. Outyields, outflavours and outclasses even Sungold, once considered to be the gardeners No. 1 for flavour. Add to that its resistance to cracking - its desire to remain on the vine and its superlative flavour - an absolute outright winner. Cordon. 70-75 days from transplanting.

0327 (12 seeds) 3.25

Brandy Boy Hybrid

Huge, pink beefsteak tomato with a fabulous heirloom flavour. Considered to be the best slicer in 50 years. A Brandywine improvement nobody thought possible. Five times the yield, 10 days earlier and finally a magical flavour in this 14oz fruit. Cordon. 75 days from transplanting.

0462 (15 seeds) 2.50

Kings Of Colour

Introducing the Heavyweights! Probably the biggest tomatoes and certainly the best for flavour and yield. Four separately packed colours will brighten and resurrect any dull old salad.

There are cherries and there are cherries! This one is the latest and greatest and the Japanese breeders claims it is the best red yet. Exceptionally high brix reading (sweetness scale) and if the first years trial is anything to go by, were confident youll grow it again and again. Cordon. 70-80 days from transplanting.

Sun Cherry Premium F1

Chocolate cherry cocktail variety with dark flesh. Excellent flavour and resistant to most common diseases. Looks unusually attractive in a salad mixed with red cherry varieties..

Bombonera F1

0428 (12 seeds) 3.25

0458 (8 seeds) 2.95

0465 (32 seeds) 3.95 2 3

Losetto F1

Tomatoberry Garden

A new semi bush variety tolerant of Blight and the ability to carry a considerable crop of cherry sized tomatoes. Sweet and tangy and pays its way several times over. Grown as a bush it suits a myriad of places - baskets, windowboxes or containers. A real find and thoroughly recommended. Bush/Cordon.

Unique strawberry shaped fruit. Very high yielding and heart-like appearance with a good sweet cherry flavour. Late fruit are slightly more pointed but what a gem. Cordon. 60 days from transplanting.

Rubin Pearl F1

Rich red cherry Tomato with a superlative flavour. A very productive, medium early variety with sweet, aromatic fruits. Resists cracking and can be harvested fruit by fruit. An excellent resistant variety. Cordon. 92 days from transplanting.

0454 (8 seeds) 2.95

0445 (10 seeds) 3.25

0453 (8 seeds) 3.15

Rainbow Plum F1 Mixed

A very exclusive mixture of plum cherries in three distinct colours. All are F1 Hybrids and will provide an enormous crop of Salad Tomatoes fit for eating whole or cut up in a salad. Cordon. 70-80 days from transplanting.

Rainbow Cherry Mixed

Weve gone into the archives and ressurrected a selection of Heirloom Cherries. Flavour is variable but most are superlative and the colours lift a salad to new realms. Cordon.

0396B (12 seeds) 3.25

0396A (30 seeds) 1.95

Big Pink Hybrid

Smooth rosy skinned Tomato, a favourite burger variety as well for sandwiches and salads. Outstanding flavour. 10oz moreish fruit. Cordon. 75 days from transplanting.

Orange Wellington

Big Daddy Hybrid

Bursting with flavour, very nearly seedless and an exceptionally dense meaty flesh. 12ozs of sheer bliss! Cordon. 75 days from transplanting..

Higher yields, improved setting, disease resistant fruit, ideal for indoors or out. Super flavour and a single slice makes a sandwich ! Cordon. 7 5 days from transplanting

0464 (15 seeds) 2.50

0463 (15 seeds) 2.50

0461 (15 seeds) 2.50

Jewel-like colour with masses of mini fruit on a small plant, spineless and perfect for container growing. Add to that the purple flowers and silver foliage and youve got an edible gem.

Mini Amethyst

British bred globe shaped green stripy Courgette. Produces an abundance of fruit which can also be allowed to mature into small round Marrows Highly recommended.

Piccolo F1

0107B (10 seeds) 2.25

Royal Purple Mavras

After completing its long cropping life you will almost certainly decide it was cheap. Maturing to a dark chocolate colour with good thick walls and exceptionally juicy. Still recognised today as one of the best..

Gusto Purple

Medium hot Pepper for cropping indoors or outdoors. Finally matures from purple through to red and trials show great promise in our moderate climate, possibly the first opportunity to try outdoors.

Brand new variety sporting the suggestion of a white stripe down each fruit and the unusual ability to produce fruit in multiples. Pick regularly when young.

Siesta

The compact and erect habit makes this attractive ribbed Courgette both novel after cooking and hardly recognizable raw in a green salad. Harvest with the flower still attached and serve whole

Romanesco Latino

0138C (10 seeds) 2.35

0140B (10 seeds) 2.50

A new early variety for any type of soil bearing light green and dark green stripes. Very compact plants. Just 55 days to maturity.

0141C (8 seeds) 2.90

New compact bush variety. Young delicious yellow/orange round Courgettes can be left to mature into deep orange Pumpkins.

0262 (10 seeds) 2.95

0266D (10 seeds) 2.35

Lemon Drop

Green Tiger

Summer Ball F1

Peruvian seasoning pepper. Bright yellow, long conical crinkly fruit with very few seeds and an intensely hot citrus flavour. Plants are 2 high and equally wide with dozens of fruit. Very productive.

0284 (25 seeds) 1.95

0142D (8 seeds) 2.75

0139A (10 seeds) 2.35

Brand new mid season red bulb variety. Exceptional appearance, yield and storage potential. Almost the perfect Onion

Red Top F1

Very thick juicy walled variety starting off green, ready for eating and finishing off red if you prefer. Particularly sweet and very early for unheated greenhouses and with huge 4x4 Peppers.

Modern variety combining earliness with exceptional storage ability. Solid globe shaped bulbs with a thin neck Highly recommended

Hybound F1

Red Tide

0260 (10 seeds) 2.95 6

0223C (250 seeds) 2.05

0223B (250 seeds) 2.25 7

Lillia

Brilliant red shanks at the scallion stage which really light up a green salad. By using the thinnings first the remaining Onions will produce mighty healthy bulbs.

Slender Star

A rigidly straight bunching Onion with next to no bulbing and particularly useful for salads or garnishes. Leaves remain fresh and deep green.

0226A (250 seeds) 1.80

Red Head

Viola

0226B (250 seeds) 1.80

White or ivory base, cherry belle shape and nicely kissed with a feminine pink top. Charming radish ideal for todays palate.

A slow growing radish for outdoor cropping and which rarely bolts or splits. Roots are round, bright violet with snowhite flesh which can be decoratively presented in a salad.

0299H (250 seeds) 1.75

0298I (350 seeds) 1.75

Cherry Belle

Silor

A brand new Salad Rocket with a very attractive Oak Leaf shape. Very vigorous , a great flavour which combines an unusual sweetness with a Wild Rocket kick. British bred good performance in cooler climate..

Sweet Oak Leaf Rocket

Our very special mixture of seven mixed leaf rockets. Add a couple of Tomatoes, a sprinkle of pine nuts and a couple of slices of orange, with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and there you have it, insalata siciliana!

Sicilian Rocket Salad Mix

0203B (500 seeds) 1.85

0214C (1000 seeds) 1.95

Brilliant red skin with a pure white flesh. An old timer which has survived numerous challenges and still remains the Gardeners Favourite..

All Female Mini Cucumber. Fruit are just 6 long with a gorgeous taste and silky smooth. Grow both indoors or out in a favourable position.

0298D (350 seeds) 1.65

Iznik

Mini, snack-size cucumber, in a greenhouse or in containers on a sunny patio. An astonishing variety, quite happy in a 7-9 pot.

Crystal Apple

0171 (6 seeds) 3.95

Five professional Salad Bag varieties unique in habit and shape. Simply cut off the root and the whole head obligingly falls apart with equal sized fancy leaves. Decidely crisp and sweet, perfect for the Salad Bowl and even better for Salad Beds. A Chefs Choice!.

Multi Leaf Mixed

0210B (300 seeds) 2.25

First introduced in 1894. Easy to digest and used primarily in salads as a pickled Cucumber. Heritage variety..

All the attributes of Little Gem but with red tipped outer leaves. Cut open to reveal a pale green interior giving a very natural leaf blend. Recommended.

Little Gem Dazzle

0169 (6 seeds) 3.95 8

0180 (20 seeds) 1.65

0216E (250 seeds) 2.05 9

Baby Salad Leaves

Easy to grow and far less expensive than prefilled bags. Six specifically bred, curiously shaped lettuce in several colours should ensure a regular cut and come again supply..

Salad Bowl Lettuce

Tuscany Salad Mix

A beautifully balanced mixture of red, green, speckled and purple Lettuce all ideally suited for salad leaves and repeat cutting.

Matching the Italians weve included Chicory Italico Rosso, Rocket Dentellata, Lettuce Lollo Rosso, Lettuce Catalogna Cerbiatta and Kale Nero di Toscana. Delicious to say the least..

A touch of France. Sorrel de Belleville, Corn Salad Verte de Cambrai, Chervil and Lettuce Rougette de Montpelier. Add Spring Onions, chopped Garlic and a squeeze of lemon.

Provence Salad Mix

Baby Leaf Bulls Blood

Red Leaf Cos

Remarkable sweet leaved variety used primarily as a border plant for the leaves are nigh on black.

Deep cherry red leaf blades have a slightly savoyed texture which makes for a real crunchy sound and flavour. Whats more it is mildew resistant and will go on for ages.

0215A (500 seeds) 1.95

0217A (500 seeds) 1.90

0215B (500 seeds) 1.90

0215C (500 seeds) 1.90

0119B (150 seeds) 1.90

0217C (400 seeds) 1.80

Very curly and frilly leaves retaining their dark red colour even in hot weather. Looseleaf type. 65 days .

Mascara

Ideal variety for autumn and winter. This variety has wide spoon shaped leaves almost round and deep green in colour and has a remarkable yield from the smallish foliage..

Corn Salad Valentin

Red stems and veins, dazzling green leaves, sharp tangy flavour. Best grown in a tunnel or greenhouse. Very different..

Red Veined Sorrel

Sweet little soul of the Little Gem tribe with distinct resistance to aphids and suitable for spring, summer or autumn production. Remarkably sweet and rarely runs to seed.

Tan Tan

Multi-purpose, multi-coloured ancient Yugoslavian variety which when cut open exposes a further bright greeny yellow centre.

Yugoslavian Red

An all year round Mini Romaine Lettuce grown primarily for its winter standing ability. Recommended.

Xanadu

0212 (250 seeds) 1.95

0213D (400 seeds) 1.75 10

0205C (250 seeds) 1.75

0216B (250 seeds) 2.05

0217 (250 seeds) 1.85 11

0209C (100 seeds) 2.25

An exciting new introduction, Rhonda is about 10 days later than the standard maturing varieties. Sow from mid April and you will enjoy high quality round, smooth skinned roots with an unusually high sugar level

Beetroot Rhonda

A new introduction making Beetroot a popular hot vegetable and long past the pickling only era. Delicious flavour and a very attractive orange-yellow flesh which brightens up the plate as the colour is retained after cooking.

Beetroot Boldor

Medium round deep red roots with a fine flavour and texture and almost no rings. Ideal for winter storage. Use very young leaves for Mixed Salads and the small roots are delicious whole as hot vegetables..

Beetroot Crimson King

0112A (150 seeds) 2.15

0112B (100 seeds) 1.95

0111B (150 seeds) 1.95

Striking, brilliant red carrots, delicious healthy and an unexpected dash of colour to salads and stir-fries. Main crop variety with long tapered bright red roots. Slow cooking will enhance the colour even more until they are brilliant red.

Atomic Red

Another Flakkee type suitable for early sowing and an exceptional colour to be proud of. There are about 124 days from sowing to harvest and professional growers have not been disappointed yet. Absolutely delicious.

Flakkee Bastia F1

A decidedly sweet root with a canary yellow colour and appreciated just as much raw as when cooked. Long smooth roots hold their colour throughout the cooking process .

Yellowstone

0135D (350 seeds) 1.95

0132D (650 seeds) 2.35

0133C (350 seeds) 1.95

Very strong roots, vigorous strong tops all

Eskimo

add up to less splitting and breakage and whats more its frost tolerant needing little or no covering with straw in the late autumn. Beautiful colour and delicious flavour.

Yellow, White, Purple, Scarlet and Orange Carrots. Refreshingly different for main meals and we invite you to give them a whirl although we have to add, they are no more beneficial to the eye-sight than the orange ones!.

Rainbow Mix

Youll certainly fall in love with this variety! Mid early type for harvest right into the Autumn and then the No 1 Storage Carrot. Deep orange colour, very sweet and resists cracking. Could you ask for more?

Romance

0133E (650 seeds) 2.35

0135 (350 seeds) 2.15 12

0132C (650 seeds) 2.35 13

Vada

Dwarf dark green Pea and a reliable year on year cropper. 4 pods are firm and easy to pick and this Pea is usually the first to be sown. Expect a crop in 90 days..

Dates back to the 1800s when there were many varieties. Very good cold tolerance Marvellous for cold frame production but really novel for pot production.

Half Pint

Dwarf Bean Jazz

0235B (250 seeds) 2.05

0234 (30 seeds) 1.65

Dark green glossy and stringless producing a bumper crop in just 56 days. Resistant to the common bean disorders and definitely a dinner party candidate..

Dwarf Bean Speedy

The quickest growing bean on earth! Sow and grow in 50-60 days. Especially suitable for very early sowing it will produce 6 pods of fleshy green beans in no time.

Blauhilde Climbing Bean Nectargold Climbing

Delicious bunches of rich purple pods 11-12 in length look fascinating with Barlotta Beans and both are stringless..

0185A (75 seeds) 2.15

0186B (75 seeds) 2.20

A lemon-yellow cousin of Blauhilde and equally as tasty and very attractive grown together. Stringless.

Bingo Climbing Bean

0183C (50 seeds) 2.05

0183D (50 seeds) 2.05

Sugar Flash

A unique Pea in that it not only grows The Peas are green but the pods are purple. Attractive purple and white flowers and tastes good too. in pairs but is also dual purpose. Picked when just beginning to swell 0232C (100 seeds) 2.05 for Mangetout or allowed to grow Norli on to produce stringless Snap Peas. A very sweet juicy Pea ready for harvest A really sweet gourmet Pea with excellent flavour and amongst in 10 weeks the fastest growing Peas ever. Grows well in a container

Purple Podded Pea

Probably the prettiest of the Climbing Beans, a marbled shell and strikingly bright Beans which can be used for drying or eating fresh. True continental flavour easily grown in our climate.

Witkiem Major

Broad bean. Suitable for sowing in the Autumn or Spring, can be frozen for later use and altogether a very attractive bean. Sow successively for a prolonged crop. 3-4.

0184G (50 seeds) 1.95

0122D (25 seeds) 1.50

Broad Bean Monica

Early high yielding variety packed with flavour, a high proportion of beans on the same plant mature together, a meal can be had from one or two plants only.

Mushy Pea Bean

Distinct Mushy Pea texture and flavour. Delicious and tender even after the beans have past maturity, climbing bean. A Soup Bean for winter use.

0237 (150 seeds) 2.25

0235A (150 seeds) 1.95 14

0122B (25 seeds) 1.50

0184I (50 seeds) 1.95 15

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