Below are listed much-demanded seeds which do not readily fit into our other seed lists. We have not yet been able to find organic varieties of these seeds, or have room to grow them for seed ourselves. However, none of these seeds have had any chemical treatment in the packet. They are untreated seeds and are therefore safe to handle. As with all our seeds, these below are open-pollinated and none are gene-modified.
ASPARAGUS PEA
Unusual winged pods. Picked tender and young for cooking whole. Grown as a regular pea variety. Approx S/C 40
£2.85
BROAD BEAN Crimson Flowered
Heritage variety with deep crimson flowers much loved by bees. Short upright sturdy pods. Produces a good crop of very tasty beans. S/C 40
£2.85
BROAD BEAN Karmarzyn
Unusual pink seeded variety. This compact growing bean will produce a bountiful crop of tasty colourful beans. S/C 40
£2.85
BROAD BEAN Masterpiece Green
Long pods with bright green beans of outstanding flavour. Gives an early and heavy crop. Best green-seeded variety. Grows well in most conditions. Spring sown. S/C 40
£2.85
BROAD BEAN Witkiem
For sowing in early spring and also later. Sturdy growth. Uniform pods. Top quality white beans, 5 to 6 per pod which are good for fresh or freezing. This variety has the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society. Approx SC 40
£2.85
BURDOCK
Variety called Takinogawa. Large rooted selection of this unusual vegetable. Use young roots like parsnip. S/C 25
£3.25
CABBAGE SPRING GREENS Wheelers Imperial
Heavy yielding spring greens with large dark green leaves. Late summer sowing. Approx S/C 200
£3.25
CALALOO
Very decorative dark green leaf overlaid with shades of red. Ideal as alternative to spinach or young leaves for salad mixture. Used in Caribbean and Indian cookery. Approx S/C 100
£3.25
CARROT Chantenay Red Cored
Short wedge shaped roots. Rich colour throughout. Delicious raw or cooked. High yield. Early maincrop. Approx S/C 400
£3.25
CAULIFLOWER Romanesco
CAULIFLOWER Romanesco precole. Excellent pointed green variety producing smallish conical shaped heads. Approx S/C 50
£3.25
CIMA DI RAPA Broccoli
Traditional Italian vegetable, a primitive type of broccoli. Late-sown veg for winter greens.
£3.25
CLIMBING FRENCH BEAN Blue Lake
Well-known variety of excellent flavour and texture. Although called blue, the pods are green! Approx SC 40
£2.85
CLIMBING FRENCH BEAN Vine
Very straight pods of 14cm-16cm. Long pods in clusters. Slight glossy shine like the green 'Vine' snake. Crops over a long period. S/C 40
£2.85
COURGETTE Jaune Vert
Pattypan pattison type of summer squash. High yields of saucer-sized fruits with scalloped edge. Bright yellow with green central patch. Best eaten fresh. Not for storage. S/C 7
£3.25
COURGETTE Tromboncino
Trailing variety of squash used as a courgette. Best trained up wires or trellis for the long fruit to hang down. Can reach a length of 1 metre. S/C 15
£3.25
CUCUMBER La Diva
Small slender, glossy cucumber. Smooth bright green fruits. Superior taste and texture. Crisp and sweet. Non bitter and seedless. S/C 6
£3.25
CUCUMBER Telegraph
Heritage variety. New improved strain of this popular prolific cucumber. S/C 5
£3.25
KALE Cottagers
A fine heritage variety with purple and green leaves. Extremely hardy, providing a tasty supply of leaves throughout the winter. Produces a secondary crop of delicious side shoots up the stems in early spring.
£3.25
KOHL RABI Superschmelz
Tender white to light green giant kohl rabi. Does not become woody. Approx. S/C 200
£3.25
LABLAB BEANS
Also called Hyacinth Beans. Very decorative plant that can grow up to 2 metres. The violet flowers are attractive and the purple pods are flat, blunt and slightly curved. Small young pods can be cooked and eaten whole. Often grown as an ornamental climbing plant up a trellis or over an arch. Lablab purpureus - different species to French bean.
£2.85
LEEK Musselburgh
Strong growing habit. Very winter hardy. Thick stems ready from December onwards. Approx S/C 100 ORGANIC SEED
£3.25
LETTUCE Buttercrunch
Light green heads with tender tasty leaves. Spring, early summer and autumn cropping. Good disease resistance. Approx S/C 400
£3.25
LETTUCE COS Little Gem
Mid-green shiny foliage. Dwarf compact habit. Excellent quality crisp leaves. This variety has the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Approx S/C 300
£3.25
LETTUCE Freckles
A unique romaine type and very tasty. Early open pollinated lettuce with glossy green leaves with maroon splotches. Mature heads hold extremely well. Good for early or for late season sowing. Approx S/C 300
£3.25
LETTUCE Green Oak Leaf
Attractive oak-leaf shaped green leaves for cut-and-come-again. Cocarde type. Approx S/C 400
£3.25
LETTUCE Winter Density
Semi-cos type with dark green very crisp foliage. Ideal for late summer sowing. This variety has the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Approx S/C 200
£3.25
MARROW Long Green Bush
Large dark green fruits with pale stripe. Not a trailing type. Excellent for stuffing. S/C 10
£3.25
ONION North Holland Blood Red
Rich crimson outer skins with round generous bulbs. Very versatile onion - can be used young as a salad onion or left longer to bulb. Approx S/C 400
£3.25
ONION Spring Onion White Lisbon Winter Hardy
Salad bunching onion. Excellent salad onion with good white length. Slow to bulb. For spring/summer growing. Autumn to winter harvest. This variety has the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Approx S/C 400
£3.25
PEA Douce Provence
Very early round seeded pea. Excellent cropper. Can be sown from November to April. Height 45cm. Approx S/C 100
£2.85
PEA Ne Plus Ultra
Heritage variety dating from 1847. Very prolific dark pods for shelling out. Sweet and delicious peas, raw or cooked. Tall variety at 2m. S/C 100
£2.85
PEA PETIT POIS Provencal
Produces small very sweet-tasting peas. Heavy cropper. Pods 7-9cm long usually with 7-8 peas in each. Approx S/C 300
£2.85
PEA SHOOTS Serge
A vining variety of pea that is semi-leafless and ideal for sweet tasting pea shoots. Grows fast in a seedtray on the windowsill. Cut at 12cm for adding to salads, sandwiches or soups. Approx S/C 100
£2.85
PEPPER Hot Lemon
CHILLI PEPPER. Vigorous and very productive. Has a pronounced lemon flavour. One of the hottest baccatum varieties. S/C 15
£3.25
PEPPER Padron
Succulent peppers traditionally eaten green fried in olive oil and eaten warm with sea salt. They get a bit hotter if left to turn red. S/C 6
£3.25
PEPPER Scotch Bonnet
CHILLI PEPPER. Looks like a small scotch bonnet - hence the name! Very hot chilli. From green to red when ripe. Best grown under glass. S/C 15
£3.25
PUMPKIN Small Sugar
Enough for 4 people, or soup the following day! Sweet flavoured bright orange meaty flesh. Good ripening and very long storage. S/C 10
£3.25
RUNNER BEAN Firestorm
Sweeter and more tender than other runner bean varieties. Does well in good or poor summer! Best red-flowered runner bean and good for pollinators. Has the RHS Award of Garden Merit. S/C 35
£2.85
RUNNER BEAN Painted Lady
Old variety with top quality beans. Attractive red and white flowers. S/C 30
£2.85
SQUASH Guatemalan Blue Banana
Heirloom variety with long blue squashes up to 50cm in length. Smooth sweet orange flesh, perfect for baking or roasting. Very productive. S/C 6
£3.25
SQUASH Little Gem
Cricket ball size fruits with dark green skin. Wonderful flavoured flesh. Mature by mid August. Very prolific. Trailing habit. S/C 10
£3.25
SQUASH Queensland Blue
Australian heirloom. Vigorous trailing variety. 3-5kg steel blue ribbed squashes. Bright orange sweet flesh. Good storage. S/C 5
£3.25
SWEDE Marian
Globe shaped with purple skin colour and yellow flesh. Sow May/June for lifting February to April. This variety has the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Approx S/C 150
£3.25
TOMATO Ailsa Craig
Greenback type with exceptional flavour. Early maturing. Medium size. Reliable heritage variety. S/C 30
£3.25
TOMATO Alicante
Early cropper with smooth skin and fleshy fruits. Cordon type. Very productive. This variety has the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. S/C 30
£3.25
TOMATO Garden Pearl
Delicious rosy-red, cherry-size fruits. Ideal to grow in hanging baskets. Early to crop and continues all season. S/C 20
£3.25
TOMATO Malea
Very large red segmented tomato. Does very well under glass or in polytunnel. S/C 20
£3.25
TOMATO Moneymaker
Good quality standard variety producing a heavy crop of firm round fruit. Medium to large. Excellent flavour. Approx S/C 30
£3.25
TOMATO Red Alert
Bush growing variety for outdoors or unheated greenhouse. Early cropping with small very tasty red tomatoes. S/C 20
£3.25
TOMATO Roma
Red plum type for soup and pasta sauce. Few seeds so good for pasta sauce. Determinate type. Quick maturing. Approx S/C 30
£3.25
TOMATO Tumbling Tom
A determinate trailing bush variety for indoors or outdoors. Produces an abundance of delicious cherry tomatoes. Ideal for tubs and baskets. S/C 10
£3.25
TOMATO Yellow Pear
Pear-shaped, small yellow fruits on tall-growing plants. Large trusses of sweet flavoured fruits. S/C 30
£3.25
YARD LONG BEANS
Very vigorous bean of a different type to French or runner beans. Best grown in a glasshouse or polytunnel as warmth is needed all season for this bean to do well. Produces very long thin pods that are stringless and very tasty. S/C 40
£2.85