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 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
£2.75
BARLOTTO Lingua di Fuoco
Beautiful red stripy pods. For pod stage and for shelling. Prolific harvest. S/C 40
£2.75
BEETROOT Golden
Golden beetroot that does not ‘bleed’. Very tender and good flavour. Grow as usual varieties. Approx S/C 120
£3.25
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
£2.75
BROAD BEAN Karmarzyn
Unusual pink seeded variety. This compact growing bean will produce a bountiful crop of tasty colourful beans. S/C 40
£2.75
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
£2.75
BURDOCK
Variety called Takinogawa. Large rooted selection of this unusual vegetable. Use young roots like parsnip. S/C 25
£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
CAPE GOOSEBERRY
Grown in the same way as outdoor tomatoes. Easy to grow. Delicious fruits are extremely nutritious and full of vitamins. Picked when bright orange and really ripe. Eaten raw or can be stewed or made into jam. They store well in their husks. S/C 35
£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
Excellent pointed green variety producing small conical shaped heads. Approx S/C 50
£3.25
CELTUCE
Stem lettuce bred for the thick fleshy stem. It can be peeled and eaten raw or cooked into stir-fry or soup. Approx S/C 100
£3.25
COURGETTE Custard White
Patty Pan bush type. Fine flavoured creamy white fruits with scalloped edges. Pick when young for best results. S/C 15
£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
CUCAMELON
Vigorous climber/trailer. Pest and drought resistant. Small cucumbers that have a watermelon flavour with a tinge of lime. Much easier to grow than ordinary cucumber. S/C 15
£3.25
CUCUMBER Lemon
Small yellow, lemon shaped cucs also popular with children. Quick growing and prolific. Continues to fruit until first frosts. S/C 25
£3.25
CUCUMBER Telegraph
Heritage variety. New improved strain of this popular prolific cucumber. S/C 5
£3.25
Dwarf French Bean ORINOCO
Yellow podded wax bean with pencil pods 13cm long. Early to medium maturity. Excellent variety. Very prolific and easy to pick. Disease resistant. Approx SC 40 ORGANIC SEED
£2.75
French Bean Climbing PYTHON
Produces long dark green glossy beans. Pods are 15-17cm long. Exceptional yield. Pods are carried in generous clusters, full of flavour, and over a long cropping time. S/C 40
£2.75
French Bean Dwarf PURPLE TEPEE
Pods form at the top of the plants so easy picking. Superb flavour. Very prolific. Can be sown early and again at end July for a late crop. Approx S/C 75
£2.75
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.
£2.75
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 Rougette de Montpelier
Green romaine type with a red tinge. Sow early or late season. Approx S/C 300
£3.25
LETTUCE Winter Density
Semi-cos type with dark green very crisp foliage. Ideal for late summer sowing. Approx S/C 200
£3.25
MANGETOUT Carouby de Maussane
Tall growing mangetout with attractive purple flowers. Large pods with good sweet flavour that do not go stringy. Height 150cm. Approx S/C 170 ORGANIC SEED
£2.75
MARROW Long Green Bush
Large dark green fruits with pale stripe. Not a trailing type. Excellent for stuffing. S/C 10
£3.25
MUSTARD Red Frills
Attractive feathery red frilled leaves. Mustard flavour for spicy addition to salads or stir fries. Annual. Approx S/C 600
£2.75
MUSTARD SPINACH Komatsuna
Vigorous and quick growing Sow spring to late autumn. Ready in one month from sowing. Excellent dark green leaves. Approx S/C 250
£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
ORIENTAL GREENS Green in Snow
Dark green jagged leaves with a peppery flavour. Very vigorous and very hardy. Sow in August and eat in winter. Approx S/C 200
£3.25
PEA Alderman
Maincrop variety with very high yields. Tall growing pea with large pods harvested over a long period. Height up to 2m. Excellent quality and flavour. Approx SC 150
£2.75
PEA BEAN
A multi-purpose bean. Pick pods when young and tender and cook whole. Or leave to swell and then shell out like peas. Or can leave seeds to dry in the pods and shell out for storing for use in winter casseroles.
£2.75
PEA BEAN
A multi-purpose bean. Pick pods when young and tender and cook whole. Or leave to swell and then shell out like peas. Or can leave seeds to dry in the pods and shell out for storing for use in winter casseroles. Approx SC 26 ORGANIC SEED
£2.75
PEA Douce Provence
Very early round seeded pea. Excellent cropper. Can be sown from November to April. Height 45cm. Approx S/C 100
£2.75
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. Approx S/C 100
£2.75
PEA PETIT POIS Provencal
Traditional French Petit Pois variety that produces very sweet small peas. Plants grow up to 50cm. Pods 7-9cm long usually with 7-8 peas in each. Cropping can be as quick as 55 days after sowing. Approx S/C 300
£2.75
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
£2.75
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 40
£2.75
RUNNER BEAN Painted Lady
Old variety with top quality beans. Attractive red and white flowers. S/C 30
£2.75
SCORZONERA Maxima
Long black root vegetable with delicate flavour. Heavy yielding, very uniform with resistance to bolting. Approx S/C 40
£3.25
SEA KALE
Young leaf stalks and flowering stems are cooked rather like asparagus. Can be picked regularly from established plants. Sometimes blanched in early spring. Silvery blue-green leaves. Also ornamental with white flowerhead up to 1 metre. Needs good drainage. Perennial. S/C 8
£3.25
SPINACH New Zealand
Ideal variety for hot dry soils. Nutritious dark green triangular leaves. Trailing habit. Approx S/C 50
£3.25
SQUASH Cornell’s Bush Delicata
Long squash with cream coloured skin with dark green stripes. Sweet taste with nutty flavour. S/C 10
£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 Marina di Chioggia
Medium sized fruits with knobbly grey-green skin. Flesh is yellow-orange. Excellent flavour and storage. S/C 10
£3.25
SQUASH Turks Turban
Brightly coloured squash often grown as an ornamental but very tasty when picked young and stuffed with rice. S/C 10
£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
£2.75