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A spectacular annual shrub like plant best treated as an annual in the UK. Huge 6” hibiscus like yellow blooms with a maroon central blotch. They do need heat to get going but a 6ft Abelmoschus plant with side shoots covered in these gorgeous blooms is achievable in a single season from seed. Very fast growing in heat, the large, attractive leaves can be used in salads, stir-fries, soups or other dishes.  A single leaf can cover a slice of bread in a sandwich and is used like lettuce.  The leaves are tender when raw but turn slimy if overcooked.  They are very high in nutrition.

Edible Amaranth are a fast growing vegetable that can be harvested 30 days after sowing in warm conditions, by the cut-and-grow-again method. Seeds are very small and will germinate best at temperature above 20°C under dark conditions. Thin the growing plants if necessary and thinnings can be eaten. Edible young leaves and stems are cooked like spinach. Soft texture and tender leaves are excellent for stir-frys and soups.

This delicious medium sized artichoke develops rich/violet purple headed globes on thistle like plants that prefers a rich heavy soil. Plants produce for at least three years. Sow from March to August and harvest between May and July. This is one of the most traditional of Italian vegetables.

An open pollinated variety producing a good crop of purple spears. A leading variety giving a high yield with a very even grade-out. Excellent, sweet flavour and must be worth a try. Cropping will take 1 year longer than purchasing and planting crowns.

Orach is a bright red leafy annual grown much like spinach. It tolerates moderate frosts so a first april sowing in the UK is possible. Sow every three or four weeks to insure a continuous supply of young, tender leaves, easier to grow than spinach and a great annual for the edible flower bed with 6ft tall deep red to purple foliage.

An early maturing hybrid with a 30% to 50% higher yield than normal varieties. Fruits are near black in colour with a mild flavour. A 60 day transplanting to maturity time frame can be expected given warm conditions. Harvest them at 6” long for tender, succulent flavour. Yields are also improved with this variety through a good resistance to disease. Needs to be sown under glass in January to February and eventually planted in pots in the greenhouse or in a sheltered sunny position out side in early June. Height 30”.

A 2005 AAS winner, this is a compact growing variety, great for containers, with highly attractive lavender flowers. Height and width 18”. Early to mature, approximately 50 days from transplanting, it produces many slim, lavender-purple fruits with white stripes and a bitter-free flavour. Best harvested when the fruit is about 4” long. Needs to be sown under glass in January to February and eventually planted in pots in the greenhouse or in a sheltered sunny position out side in early June.

A truly white beetroot that does not bleed when cut. Excellent flavour and texture  The wavy topped leaves can also be used like spinach.

These plants produce a good yield of large bright golden beetroots. Best when harvested when small, but they will not become fibrous when large. They were a colour breakthrough when Burpee introduced them, excellent for those who want a beetroot with a sweeter, milder flavour, and for others who love the inviting gold colour. Smaller roots to 2" across. The light green leaves can also be steamed or used raw in mixed salads.

This globed shaped Italian beetroot has dark green leaves and deep red stems. When the beetroot is sliced unusual red and white rings are exposed, adding an attractive element to salads. It has a sweet taste and useful for salads or as a hot vegetable. Jamie Oliver has been seen using these on one of his TV programs.

A globe variety fast growing with very smooth roots and a deep red internal colour, suited to both early and late crops.

An unusual selection of four top quality varieties to provide continuous cropping of purple spears from mid Feb to mid May. One of our favourite early crops from the vegetable patch.

This excellent variety has a long harvesting period October to December. Producing dark green, tasty, medium sized sprouts that are ideal for boiling, steaming or microwaving. Often producing the largest, most solid sprouts and heaviest yields.

An unusual purple or red Brussel Sprout with a slightly milder taste than the green type and the red colour is enhanced with the first light frosts. The colouring is similar to the red cabbage colour if you are familiar with these.

Our choice for a Red Cabbage, this one has very uniform, solid dark red heads on neat plants with few outside leaves. Stores extremely well. Suitable for close planting if space is limited. Crops from late September to October from a Spring sowing.

One of the best selling Calabrese varieties around with deep green well formed heads, suitable for sowing early and late as well as for a main crop. Tolerant to downy mildew.

This maincrop carrot is a beautiful scarlet colour that gets brighter when cooked. It gets its hue from a high content of the healthy antioxidant Lypocene, a precursor to beta carotene credited for helping prevent several types of cancer.

This is one of the largest of carrots and last to mature, however we grow these sown thinly in a wide 6” row and use the younger plants early on and through the season. This way we do not need to thin the carrots other than by regular cropping. This is a very healthy and vigorous carrot with the potential to be the highest yielding of all. “Autumn King Vita Longa” is the best variety. Can also be left in the ground without splitting through the winter.

An award winning purple carrot. The 10” to 12” smooth purple carrots taper to a point and reveal a bright orange centre when cut. Colourful and sweetly flavoured raw, their colour though will become diffused when cooked. Apparently this carrot was named after the Jimmy Hendrix song!

This strain produces a colourful mix of red, white, yellow and orange carrots, each with a distinctive flavour. Rich in vitamins and minerals, nutritious and sweet . Another excellent but practical novelty. Rainbow is not a mix of varieties! It’s the first-ever Carrot to naturally produce every shade from white to red.

An ideal summer harvest carrot which produces long roots that taper to a point. They have a noticeable redder skin and sweet, pink-tinged flesh. A real novelty that will add colour to the table.

The first yellow, F1 Hybrid Carrot, Yellowstone has rich, canary yellow, smooth skin along with a succulent, sweet crunchy taste. Excellent for adding another colour to the dinner plate.

This stunning purple coloured cauliflower is a great improvement on the older purple types. The colour intensifies with exposure to light, so this eliminates the need to protect the curds. A sweet distinct flavour and stunning as a raw crudite, stir-fried or steamed. The purple colour is due to Anthocyanins - a good source of antioxidants. This cauliflower earned the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

A high quality variety with extra white deep curds. Also a vigorous hybrid even in cooler climates and useful for extended autumn crops. Sow Feb for cutting July to November. Remember the trick with cauliflowers is a really rich heavily manured vegetable plot as they will not do well on poor soil.

A Romanesco cauliflower producing a uniform crop of dark green, turreted curds with no bracts. It is a vigorous variety with good holding properties and was recently featured in the RHS magazine.

One of the first orange varieties to become available. Performs best when used for September and October harvesting. Colour most pronounced when used for ‘baby’ selection, but the colour is still vibrant in full size heads. Small, compact cauliflower plant.

A superb, attractive and unusual lime green cauliflower produced on strong, uniform plants with a semi-prostrate habit. Again excellent for crudites and a good contrast if mixed with Graffiti on the table.

Slightly quicker to mature than some varieties and very little stringiness. Planting closer together will encourage paler green or white stems.

A member of the goosefoot family and a native of Europe this plant is known for the red fruits that form at maturity. These are pleasantly sweet, but insipid alongside a real berry. The real crop comes from the spinach-green, triangular, and bite-sized leaves with toothed margins, borne in an open rosette. A warm position, fast growing plant for summer salads and a beautiful curiosity in fruit.

A vigorous attractive and valuable annual for borders, with purple and lush green foliage. Young leaves can be cooked and eaten tasting of spinach or eaten raw. Excellent as a spot plant or centre piece. This is a tall plant to 6ft, giving a colourful display, with smooth stems striped red and green, producing large leaves of a brilliant magenta colour, covered when young with a red crystalline powder, and bearing long spikes of tiny reddish flowers.

Red Giant is a Japanese leafy mustard. with high yields of red to dark purple tinted leaves that can be harvested as baby or full leaf. Lovely mixed with other salad leaves as it has a very mild mustard flavour or used in stir frys and is highly prized in Oriental cooking. On mature plants the large savoy leaves are deep purplish red with white mid ribs. Plants are very vigorous and grow best in mild/cool climates. Seed sown from April to autumn in succession to provide a continuous crop, to prevent the plants from bolting delay sowing until June. Sow in shallow drills.

Very popular in South China and Hong Kong, this vegetable is used in various stir-fry dishes. Whole plants are harvested prior to the flower buds beginning to blossom. The Red Hybrid belongs to the Hon Tsai Tai type. An early to medium tasty variety, it has good heat and cold tolerance and is disease resistance. The stem is red purple with green leaves adding an ornamental element to the plants and salad crop. Prefers cool conditions and ideal for an English summer crop, after the risk of frost has passed. Our Green selection ‘Golden 49’ is also a quick maturing crop with both heat and cold resistance, good for both summer and autumn crops.

Germination -- Easy ■ Moderate ■ and Challenging ■

Backlog for Fresh Seed ♦

Hardiness - To -5°C җ To -10°C җҗ Fully Hardy җҗҗ

Needs Shady Position ☻ Sunny Position ☻ Water Loving ♥