Beans and Herbs

Organic Vegetable Seed (see separate list for Beans, Peas and Herbs)

ARTICHOKE Imperial Star	Large green heads. Height 1.7m. Excellent eating quality. Large blue flower heads if left to flower. See also Cardoon in Extra List.		£1.25 per packet
AUBERGINE Black Beauty	Dark, glossy, violet coloured. Oval to globe shape. 12cm long. Tips on growing aubergines		£1.25
AUBERGINE Long Purple	Long, dark purple, cylindrical. 20cm		£1.25
BEETROOT Choggia Barbietola	Traditional sweet-tasting Italian beetroot . For salads or as a hot vegetable. Attractive red and white rings inside.		£1.25
BEETROOT Detroit Globe	Maincrop variety. Large and with good flavour.		£1.25
BEET - LEAF Ruby Chard	Bright red leaves and ribs. Can also be used small in baby salad leaf mix.		£1.25
BEET - LEAF Swiss Chard	Dark leaves with white ribs. Ribs also delicious as a separate dish.		£1.25
BROCCOLI Early Purple Sprouting	Prolific yielding variety with excellent uniformity and quality. Ready in March.		£1.25
BROCCOLI Waltham	Green calabrese type that will continue to produce side shoots even after main head has been cut. Autumn maturity.		£1.25
BRUSSELS SPROUT Darkmar	Excellent main crop variety producing large dark green sprouts. For harvesting over a long period. Ready October to December.		£1.69
CABBAGE Cuor di Bue	Large pointed hearts for early autumn maturity. Light green colour. Will stand well when ready.		£1.25
CABBAGE Derby Day	Best summer cabbage. Resistant to bolting. Quick growing. Harvest Jun to Aug.		£1.69
CABBAGE - SPRING GREENS Wintergreen	Heavy yielding spring greens with large dark green leaves. Autumn sowing.		£1.25
CABBAGE Red Drumhead Cabeza	Deep red, tight, ball-head cabbage of about 2kg. Medium early but will stand well when mature.		£1.25
CARDOON Hunchback of Notre Dame	Stunning large indented silvery leaves. Stems blanched for delicate flavour similar to Globe Artichoke.		£1.39
CARROT Berlicum	Late maincrop. Good crisp texture, colour and flavour.		£1.25
CARROT Nantes	Vigorous grower with 16cm cylindrical blunt-ended roots with good flavour. Deep red/orange. For mid season. Good keeper.		£1.25
CAULIFLOWER Snowball	Strong growing variety for sowing April. Maturing in September/October. Solid white heads.		£1.39
CELERIAC Prinz	Suitable for early protected production, and for maincrop. Round roots, slow to bolt. Superbly firm and white inside.		£1.25
CELERY Utah	Tall, smooth sticks with very good flavour. Self-blanching for summer cropping. See also Celery Leaf, Parcel and Celtuce in Herb lists.		£1.39
CELTUCE	See 'Extra Seeds' list
	Growing instructions on packets
CHARD	See BEET - LEAF
CHICORY Grumola Verde	Sow from June to October for salad leaves in summer and delightful rosette heads for spring cutting.		£1.25
CHICORY Palla Rossa	Bright red, round firm heads that are well wrapped with numerous leaves. Cold tolerant. Ribs are white and crisp.		£1.25
CHICORY Pan di Zucchero	Sugar Loaf. Well wrapped with light green leaves, sweet tasting. Tolerant of light frost. Can be moved to polytunnel or glasshouse.		£1.25
CHICORY Witloof	Excellent variety for forcing for winter chicons. For salads or can be steamed.		£1.25
CHOP SUEY GREENS Shungiku	Easy to grow greens with delightful aromatic flavour. Harvested at 10cm and stir fried, cooked like spinach, or eaten raw in salads.		£1.25
	Certified Organic Seed list
CLAYTONIA Miner's Lettuce or Winter Purslane	Sown in late summer for a winter salad crop. Very hardy. Pick the juicy leaves with high vitamin C content.		£1.25
CORN SALAD Vit Lamb's Lettuce	Vigorous variety often grown for picking leaves in winter. Needs free draining soil and sheltered site. Also summer sown in fertile soil.		£1.25
COURGETTE	See SQUASH - SUMMER
Lemon CUCUMBER	Small yellow, lemon shaped cucs also popular with children. Quick growing and prolific. Continues to fruit until first frosts.		£1.39
CUCUMBER Marketmore	Outstanding outdoor ridge slicing type with many dark green fruits 18-20cm long. Strong disease-resistant plants. Tips on growing		£1.39
CUCUMBER Tanja	Long dark green fruits. Can be grown outside or under protection. Tips on growing		£1.39
ENDIVE Pancalieri	Frisse type. Self blanching with serrated leaves and creamy white hearts. Crop throughout the year for salads or light cooking.		£1.25
FENNEL Romanesco	Vegetable fennel with big round bulbs of 1/2 to 1kg. Resistant to bolting. Best grown for late crop. Can be steamed or grated raw.		£1.25
GHERKIN Hokus	Suitable for growing outside in a sunny sheltered site. Good for pickling. See Tips on growing cucumbers.		£1.39
GREEN MANURES	Please see separate list for Organic Green Manures	Green Manures
KALE Red Russian	Very attractive pink/green leaves for harvesting young. Good texture raw in baby salad leaf mix or in stir fry dishes. Also steamed.		£1.25
KALE Westland Winter	Large spreading plant habit with curled blue-green leaves. Very winter hardy and high yielding. Crops October to March.		£1.69
KOHL RABI Azur Star	Deep blue/purple roots with tender flesh. Early and maincrop production.		£1.25
KOHL RABI Logo	Quick growing white variety with excellent bolt resistance. Spring to autumn production.		£1.25
LEEK Carenton	Large thick stems with blue-green foliage for cropping November to early January.		£1.39
LEEK Hannibal	Autumn to winter variety with dark green leaves and long straight thick shafts.		£1.39
LETTUCE - COS Blonde Maraichere	Large erect variety with wide pale green leaves. Quick growing for early summer cutting.		£1.25
LETTUCE - COS Little Gem	Mid-green shiny foliage. Dwarf compact habit. Excellent quality crisp leaves.		£1.25
LETTUCE - COS Pinokkio	Medium size with dark green, slightly savoyed leaves. Heads are firm with yellow colour. Crisp hearts. Highly disease resistant.		£1.25
LETTUCE - CRISPHEAD Tiger	Compact 'Iceberg' type with good standing ability. Resistant to leaf rot and very suitable for spring and summer planting.		£1.25
LETTUCE - LOOSELEAF Eraclea	A green oakleaf type. Broad long pale leaves and flattened round heads. For sowing little and often.		£1.25
LETTUCE - LOOSELEAF Green Oak Leaf	Attractive oakleaf-shaped green leaves for cut-and-come-again. Cocarde type.		£1.25
LETTUCE - LOOSELEAF Lolla Rossa	Loose leaf strain with deep red leaves. Strong productive variety and suitable for cropping throughout the year.		£1.25
LETTUCE - LOOSELEAF Red Salad Bowl	Similar to Salad Bowl but with deep red/bronze leaves.		£1.25
LETTUCE - LOOSELEAF Salad Bowl	Large spreading habit with masses of long pale green leaves.		£1.25
LETTUCE - ROUNDHEAD Buttercrunch	Small, slightly upright dense heads of superb crisp and crunchy texture. Stands well without bolting.		£1.25
	Growing instructions on each packet
LETTUCE - ROUNDHEAD Marvel of Four Seasons	Medium sized compact round heads with bronze red leaves.		£1.25
LETTUCE Wintercrop	Large, mid-green butterhead type which will be ready for cutting in early spring from a September sowing.		£1.25
SALADINI	Mix of looseleaf lettuces for picking continually throughout the season	Red Salad Bowl, Salad Bowl, Eraclea, Lollo Rossa, Marvel of Four Seasons	£1.25
MESCLUN	Mix of salad leaves including some lettuces for picking continually throughout the season	Red and green looseleaf lettuces, Red Mustard, Red Russian Kale, Mizuna, Endive, Rocket	£1.25
MANGETOUT	See under PEA in Bean/Pea Catalogue + Heirloom list
MARROW	Long Green Trailing	See 'Extra Seeds' List
	All seed certified Organic
MELON Blenheim Orange	Red fleshed fruits grow on steadily even in cool weather. Highly productive variety. Sweet, very succulent flesh.		£1.39
MELON Hale's Best Jumbo	Oval shaped fruits, finely netted. Creamy yellow colour. Deep orange flesh of very sweet flavour.		£1.39
WATERMELON Sugar Baby	Round fruits, 20cm diam. averaging 4kg in weight. Very dark green when ripe and sweet red flesh inside. Best grown under glass.		£1.39
MUSTARD GREENS Komatsuna	Vigorous variety sown from spring to late autumn. Ready in a month. Excellent dark leaves steamed or in salad. Good winter veg.		£1.25
NAMENIA Turnip Tops	Superb leaf with mild crunchy texture for adding to salads. Sow little and often right through the growing season.		£1.25
OKRA Red	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
ONION	Bloodred Redmate	See 'Extra Seeds' list
ONION White Lisbon	Salad bunching onion. Excellent salad onion with good white length. Slow to bulb. For summer growing.		£1.39
ONION Red Baron	Quality red onion. Good skin colour and crisp texture. Also superb raw in salads. Medium storage.		£1.39
ONION Sturon	Large, round, yellow-tan bulbs for maincrop. Good resistance to bolting and outstanding long storage quality.		£1.39
ONION Stuttgart Giant	Large flat shaped onion. Golden brown skin and pale yellow flesh. Can sow mid August for over-wintering.		£1.39
ORIENTAL GREENS Green in Snow	Dark green jagged leaves with a peppery flavour. Very vigorous and very hardy.		£1.69
ORIENTAL GREENS Pak Choi Tatsoi	Broad, round and smooth dark green leaves with long, tender, broad white stem. Cut often for salads and stir fries.		£1.25
ORIENTAL VEGETABLE Mizuna	Bright green serrated leaves for stir fries, salads. Productive for cutting all season. See also Mibuna and Mitsuba in Herb lists.		£1.25
ORIENTAL VEGETABLE Giant Red Mustard	Leaves for salads / stir fries for peppery taste. Gets hotter with time and growth. Sow often all through the summer. Very winter hardy.		£1.25
ORIENTAL VEGETABLE Mustard Osaka Purple	Sow throughout the summer and early autumn. Tolerates cold weather. Round violet leaves. Strong spicy flavour.		£1.25
ORIENTAL MIX	Wonderful mix of oriental leaves. Add to salads when the leaves are young, or stir fry when a bit older.	Mix of Red Mustards, Mizuna, Mibuna, Komatsuna, Pak choi.
PARSNIP Imperial Crown	High quality parsnip with long roots. Maincrop.		£1.69
PARSLEY	Hamburg	See 'Extra Seeds' list
PEAS	Please see separate Bean and Pea list + Heirloom list
PEPPER Californian Wonder	Tips on growing peppers. Sweet pepper. Green-red. Large fruits of good flavour.		£1.39
PEPPER Corno di Toro	Sweet pepper. Broad medium long tapered fruits for cutting early (green) or red (mature). Sweet flavour. Early into production.		£1.39
PEPPER Early Jalapeno	Hot. Upright plant habit, very prolific grower with long thin, very pungent fruits. Used for cayenne or chilli.		£1.39
PEPPER Hot Habanero	Very hot. Fiery hot chilli and extremely pungent. Small tapering fruits 5cm long. Green to pale orange when ripe. Grow under glass.		£1.39
PEPPER Hungarian Hot Wax	Hot. Vigorous habit with long smooth pointed bright yellow waxy fruits. Will turn red when fully ripe.		£1.39
PEPPER Marconi	Sweet. Mild sweet flavoured pepper with long thin pods that turn deep red when ripe. Highly productive.		£1.39
PEPPER Ring of Fire	Small cone-shaped peppers which start dark green and get hotter as they change colour.		£1.39
PEPPER Sweet Nardello	Long tapered fruits of very sweet flavour when fully ripened to red. 20-25cm long. Fruit produced in abundance on plants of up to 90cm tall.		£1.39
PUMPKIN	See SQUASH - WINTER
RADISH Black Spanish Round	Large round black roots for winter crop. Sow August. Excellent storage quality.		£1.25
RADISH Saxa	Cherry shape and colour. Crisp white flesh. Slow to go pithy. Good mild flavour.		£1.25
RADISH Mooli	Long white roots 15 to 30cm. Crisp texture and mild flavour. For salads, casseroles and stir fries.		£1.39
RADISH pods	Munchen Bier	See 'Extra seeds' list
	Growing instructions on each packet
RADISH Sparkler	Globe shaped roots of deep red with white lower portion. Sow little and often.		£1.25
ROCKET Salad	For flavour and interest to salads, sauces, vegetables. Grow and cut all season. Spicy addition to salads.		£1.25
ROCKET Rucola	Long and leafy. Delicious flavour. Grow all season. See also Wild Rocket and Okahijiki in Herb lists.		£1.25
SCORZONERA Hoffmans Long Black	Long black root vegetable with delicate flavour. Heavy yielding, very uniform with resistance to bolting.		£1.69
SPINACH BEET Erbette	Excellent texture and flavour. Thinner rib than the usual perpetual spinach beet. Cut-and-come-again.		£1.25
SPINACH Matador	An early mid-green variety with large leaves.		£1.25
SPINACH Giant Winter	Large lance-shaped leaves on plants with a spreading habit.		£1.25
SPROUTING SEEDS	Seeds for sprouting fast in the kitchen, such as Mung and Adzuki beans, Pumpkin, Fenugreek, Red Clover, Broccoletti, Sunflower, Wheat, Radish, Alfalfa, etc.	We have a separate list for these - Sprouting Seeds	See also our top quality two-tier Sprouter
SQUASH - SUMMER Nero di Milano	Medium early, dark green courgette type of about 18-20cm in length. Erect open plant makes picking easy. Tips on growing courgettes		£1.25
SQUASH - SUMMER Rondo de Nice	Small round fruits, smooth mid-green. Harvest at cricket-ball size and cook as courgettes.		£1.25
SQUASH - SUMMER Straightneck Yellow	Quick growing courgette with light yellow skin. Creamy yellow flesh. Fruits slightly tapered. Picked at 15cm long.		£1.25
SQUASH - SUMMER Zucchini Goldy	Courgette with a bright yellow skin.Different flavour to green varieties and with a crisper texture.		£1.25
SQUASH - WINTER Buttercup	15-20cm in diameter round dark green fruits with pale green stripes. Orange flesh with good sweet flavour. Stores well. Up to 3kg.		£1.25
SQUASH - WINTER Cinderella	A bush variety of Halloween pumpkin producing fruits of 25cm in diameter. 5 to 7kg.	Recipe booklet PUMPKIN and SQUASH SURPISES	£1.25
SQUASH - WINTER Ghostrider	The widest grown open pollinated Halloween pumpkin. Dark orange. Deep round shape with strong handles. 6 to 10kg.	Tips on growing pumpkins	£1.25
SQUASH - WINTER Hokkaido	Traditional Japanese variety. Small tasty orange pumpkins which store exceptionally well.		£1.39
SQUASH - WINTER Hungarian Blue	Trailing plant habit with greeny-blue coloured fruits. Orange flesh. The fruits weigh from 5 to 10kg.		£1.39
SQUASH - WINTER Jack O' Lantern	Our largest pumpkin, weighing up to 10kg. Bright orange colour. Ideal for Halloween. Excellent storage.		£1.25
SQUASH - WINTER Marina di Chioggia	Medium sized fruits with knobbly grey-green skin. Flesh is yellow-orange. Excellent flavour & storage.		£1.25
SQUASH - WINTER Musquee de Provence	Large semi-flat scalloped fruits up to 10kg. Golden brown skin, and deep orange flesh with excellent flavour. Very long storage.		£1.25
SQUASH - WINTER Small Sugar	Our smallest pumpkin but still enough for 4 people. Sweet flavoured bright orange meaty flesh. Late autumn maturing.		£1.25
SQUASH - WINTER Sweet Dumpling	Many flattened fruits about 10cm in diameter. Green with dark green segmented markings. Tender and very sweet orange flesh.		£1.25
SQUASH - WINTER Tom Fox	A well ribbed deep orange coloured pumpkin. Medium-size halloween type. Grows on long vines.		£1.25
SQUASH - WINTER Uchiki Kuri	Bright orange skin and orange flesh with nutty flavour. Early maturing. Will store a few months. Tips on growing squashes		£1.25
SQUASH - WINTER Waltham Butternut	Sweet flavoured, smooth orange flesh. Very uniform fruits up to 20cm long, weighing about 2kg. Long storage quality.		£1.25
SQUASH - WINTER Early Butternut	A bush variety, quick maturing in about 75 days. Rich orange flesh and good keeping qualities.		£1.25
SWEDE Magres	Globe shaped with purple skin colour and yellow flesh. Sow May/June for lifting February to April.		£1.39
SWEET CORN True Gold	Produces large bright yellow cobs of approximately 25-30 cm length. Buttery flavour.		£1.39
TEXEL GREENS	Please see	See 'Extra Seed' list

TOMATO Beefsteak	Large fleshy fruits weighing up to 500g. Vigorous growing type. Cordon. Tips on growing tomatoes		£1.25
TOMATO Chadwick	Cherry type with medium sized fruits with good tangy flavour. Vigorous. Highly productive and disease resistant. Cordon.		£1.69
TOMATO Cherry Fox	Cherry type producing a high yield of small , sweet-tasting fruit. Disease resistant. Cordon.		£1.39
TOMATO Gardener's Delight	This heirloom favourite has red cherry tomatoes of very sweet flavour. It is a consistently prolific producer. Tall cordon.		£1.25
TOMATO Matina	Vigorous growing robust plants with bright red superb tasting fruits. Very early maturing. Cordon.		£1.69
TOMATO Moneymaker	Good quality standard variety producing a heavy crop of firm round fruit. Medium to large. Excellent flavour.		£1.25
TOMATO San Marzano	Red plum type for soup and pasta sauce.		£1.25
TOMATO Yellow Brandy Wine Brandy Wine	Big yellow fruit. Rich, delicious flavour. Cordon. As above but Red.		£1.25 £1.25
TOMATO Yellow Pear

£1.25