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Extra Seed List
Here listed are much-demanded seeds which do not readily fit into our other seed lists. We have not yet been able to find organic varieties of the following seeds. However, none of these seeds have any chemical treatment in the packet. They are untreated seeds and are therefore safe to handle. None are gene-modified. Order
Growing instructions on packets

ASPARAGUS

Connover's Colossal

Early season asparagus.
£1.35
CELTUCE Grown mainly for the crunchy stem for eating raw or stir fried. Known also as Chinese Asparagus or Stem Lettuce. Four times the vitamin C content of usual lettuce. CELTUCE
£1.35
GHERKIN
National 		Suitable for growing outside in a sunny sheltered site. Good for pickling. See Tips on growing cucumbers.  
£1.39
       

KALE

Cavolo Nero

 Long-leaved dark green kale. Produces an abundance of curly leaves from the centre of the plant. KALE Cavolo Nero
£1.35

LEEK

Musselburgh

 Superb variety for maincrop. Harvest December to end of March. LEEK Musselburgh
£1.35

MARROW

Long Green Trailing

 Very large dark green fruits, excellent for stuffing.  
£1.35

ONION

Blood Red Redmate

 Salad bunching onion. Very versatile, not only as a salad onion but also as a bulbing type. ONION Bloodred Redmate
£1.35
OKRA
Clemson's Spineless		 Prolific grower. Known also as Gumbo, Bindi or Lady's Fingers. Used in Caribbean cookery. Best grown under glass or in a polytunnel.  
£1.69
PARCEL Looks like Parsley but takes like Celery  
£1.25

PEA - MANGETOUT

Sugar Snap

 Very sweet fat pods for cooking whole. Can also be left to grow on for shelling out like normal peas. Height 1.85m. SUGAR SNAP
£1.75
       

SPINACH

Bloomsdale
Heavy yielding summer variety. A mass of dark green leaves. Slow to bolt in hot weather.
 SPINACH Bloomsdale
£1.35
TEXEL GREENS These produce an abundance of 'greens' for salads or stir frying. Highly nutritious. Drought tolerant plants that grow very fast and are suitable for successional sowing. Harvest at 15cm. Crop ready after 6 weeks.  
£1.35
SQUASH - WINTER
Cornells Bush Delicata		 Long squash with cream coloured skin with dark green stripes. Sweet taste with nutty flavour. CORNELLS BUSH DELICATA
£1.35
PARSNIP
Imperial Crown		 High quality parsnip with long roots. Maincrop. PARSNIP Tender and True
£1.69
PEA
Douce Provence 		Very early round-seeded pea. Excellent cropper. Can be sown from November to February. Height 45cm.  
£1.75

Butternut
SQUASH
'Butterbush'

 Compact bush habit for containers. Tan coloured fruit with thick cylindrical neck. Sweet flavour, smooth, orange flesh. Bit smaller fruited than usual butternuts. Very prolific.
  
£1.35
SQUASH
Green Kuri		 Trailing plants up to 15cm. Green skin. Orange flesh with excellent taste. Can be stored for a long time.  
£1.35
SQUASH
Long Island Cheese		 Medium large, round flat fruits with a smooth tan coloured skin. Deep orange moderately sweet flesh. Long storage. 3-5 kg.  
£1.35
SQUASH
Pink Banana Jumbo		 Huge pink marrow-shaped fruits. Can reach a weight of 20kg.
  
£1.35
TOMATO
Black Russian		 Very dark red tomato, dark green at shoulders. Large fruit, beefsteak type. Delicious intense taste. Sweet and juicy.  
£1.50
TOMATO
Mascotka 		Tumbling red cherry tomato suitable for hanging baskets Open pollinated variety.  
£1.50
TOMATO
Tigerella 		Red and yellow streaked tomato. very attractive with fantastic flavour. Cordon.  
£1.50
SALAD MIX Provence
 Perfect for sowing in late July/August for picking autumn to winter. French Sorrel and Corn Salad, Lettuce Rougette de Montpelier, Chervil and Endive Cornet de Bordeaux.  
£1.50
SALAD MIX Misticanza Italian salad blend. Sow all season. Mix of Lettuce Catalogna and Marvel of Four Seasons, Chicories Palla Rossa and Variegata di Castelfranco, and Giant Winter Spinach.  
£1.50
MUSTARD SPINACH
Komatsuna		 Vigorous and quick growing Sow spring to late autumn. Ready in one month from sowing. Excellent dark green leaves.
£1.35
PEPPER
Scotch Bonnet		 Very hot chilli. Changes from green to red when ripe. Best grown under glass.  
£1.50