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Months for planting each in Africa Land preparation is the most vital requirement and I would appreciate advice on these subjects for publication here please. initially call me Robin on 07977 400 522 Thank you |
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Onion Sets Sturon (200g)Round, medium-sized onionsA well known, flavorsome variety which produces round, straw-colored, medium-sized onions just right for the kitchen. Being quite thin-necked they keep extremely well through the winter, remaining in good condition right through until February-March. Award of Garden Merit. |
Cress American (Land) SeedsA tasty alternative to Watercress!Delicious in sandwiches and salads, and decorative as a garnish. |
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Aubergine F1 Moneymaker SeedsHeavy crops, heavy yields!F1 hybrid vigour produces fruit earlier and in greater quantities than ordinary types. Good-sized fruits can be picked when they are a uniform deep purple. |
Beetroot Boltardy SeedsAt last, a beetroot that's resistant to bolting.Smooth-skinned roots of fine colour, ideal for exhibition. Resistant to bolting and recommended for early sowing. (Globe or Round type.) |
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Bean (Broad Bean) Aquadulce Claudia SeedsCrops early with longer pods.Long podded, tasty and early to mature, this variety is recommended for autumn sowings throughout the U.K. for the earliest crops the following spring. |
Broccoli Autumn Spear SeedsPlenty of spears!An abundance of delicious green spears from September to November. |
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Brussels Sprouts Bedford - Fillbasket SeedsProduces a very good crop over a long periodStrong plants producing large, dark green, solid sprouts from autumn into the new year. Late variety. |
Carrot F1 Maestro SeedsResistant to Carrot Fly - ideal for organic growing.This superior variety also has excellent disease tolerance (including Cavity Spot and Alternaria). Actually bred for root quality and reliability of crop, it has good foliage health and vigour, and is ideal for organic production. |
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Cauliflower F1 Concept SeedsDrought and heat tolerant!An excellent variety, which produces dense, solid curds containing a neat arrangement of tasty florets. Delicious raw or cooked. Sow February-April for harvest July-September. Recommended for deep freezing. |
Celery Golden Self-Blanching 3 SeedsAn early variety!Very early for use from August. |
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Chicory F1 Witloof Zoom SeedsExcellent quality!Tightly packed, well filled chicons of excellent quality. |
Chilli Peppers Chilli De Cayenne SeedsSlender and spicy!A great variety, producing good crops of slender chilli peppers that will certainly spice up your culinary life! |
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Courgette F1 Defender SeedsCompact and heavy cropping!A British bred variety with resistance to Cucumber Mosaic Virus which so often decimates Marrow plants in our gardens. Defender produces a heavy yield of mid-green, slightly speckled fruits, and is best if cut regularly. Ideal for small spaces. |
Cucumber F1 Prima Top SeedsMini Cucumber!For greenhouse or outdoor use, this excellent, disease-resistant variety remains fairly compact and produces high yields of 20-22cm (8-9") long, bitter-free fruits of fine flavor, throughout summer. Ideal for small families |
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Garlic IllicoA good crop of tasty bulbsA superb, very early-maturing hardneck variety, producing a good crop of tasty bulbs that are mainly white with some pale purple colouring. 2 Bulbs (9-10 cloves per bulb). |
Herb Seeds - MintA very useful herbPerennial, and can be grown successfully from seed. Useful in sauces and jellies, and with peas, beans, carrots, beetroot, potatoes and spinach. |
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Herb Seeds - Parsley EnvyGood plants with dark green leavesA 'must' for the herb garden, producing strong growing plants with dark green densely curled foliage. Ideal for pot growing as well as in the garden. |
Leek F1 Carlton SeedsProduces excellent cropsOf exceptional taste, vigour and quality, producing early crops with little waste and no bulbing, that require minimal cleaning. Germination is high and rapid and yields are large. The stems themselves are long, straight, smooth and delicious! |
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Lettuce Little Gem SeedsCan be container grown!Quick to mature, dwarf and compact, producing crisp, sweet, medium-sized hearts with few outside leaves. Resistant to root aphid. Suited to sowing March-July outdoors, and also good under cloches. |
Marrow F1 Tiger Cross SeedsNo room for courgettes or marrows?Tiger Cross is an early maturing type producing tasty courgettes or delicious marrows with attractive green, striped fruits of good length. Recommended for both table and exhibition purposes. Resistant to Cucumber Mosaic Virus, so often a problem with Marrow crops. |
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Melon - Watermelon F1 Red Star SeedsMouth-watering fruit!A very good watermelon for our climate, which is early to mature (especially if grown through black plastic), producing large, round, dark green-skinned fruit with sweet red flesh. |
Mushroom Button Grain Spawn (100g)Grow your own delicious, pure white button mushrooms throughout the year!Grow your own at a
fraction of the cost of buying them. |
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Mustard White SeedsReady to eat in just 4-6 days!Delicious for salads and sandwiches. Sow two days after cress for maturing together. |
Onion Bedfordshire Champion SeedThis variety keeps wellGlobe-shaped main crop for spring sowing. A solid Onion which keeps well. Bulb onion variety. |
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Onion (Salad) Shimonita SeedProduces thicker stems and tubular leavesA unique, sweetly flavoured Japanese Salad Onion. Sown at wider spacings it produces thicker stems (almost like mini leeks!) and pungent tubular leaves. |
Parsnip Tender and True SeedsSpecially recommendedExcellent for exhibition and for culinary purposes. Long, smooth-skinned roots with considerable resistance to canker. |
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Pea Avola SeedsPods producing up to 8 peas in each.An outstanding variety, with excellent colour and flavor, producing up to 8 peas to each pod. Moderate tolerance to Downy Mildew. Height 60cm (2'). Early Variety. |
Pea Hurst Greenshaft SeedsGood crop of peas which have a resistance to diseaseMedium green pointed pods in pairs, each containing 9-11 peas. Resistant to downy mildew and Fusarium Wilt; recommended for exhibition. RHS 'Award of Garden Merit' winner. Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany. Second-Early/Main crop Variety. Height 75cm (30"). |
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Pepper (Capsicum) Corno di toro rosso SeedsProlific-cropping varietyTasty, tapering red peppers up to 20cm (8") long, which can be harvested either green or red. |
Pumpkin F1 Becky SeedsBeautiful orange fruits!An outstanding variety, producing excellent yields of delicious, medium-sized orange fruit. Great for cooking! |
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Radish Mixed SeedsAll shapes and colours!A special mixture selected to give a good range of shapes and colours to add interest to salad dishes. Names of varieties are printed on the packet. |
Radish Munchen Bier SeedProvides a good crop of tasty white rootsNot only will this excellent variety provide a good crop of tasty white roots (which can be as large as Turnips!), the edible pale green pods will add a spicy touch to salads. Roots store well for winter use. Summer Variety. |
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Spinach Bordeaux SeedsUnique colour and shape!Unique Christmas tree-shaped leaves with vibrant red veins and a lovely sweet taste. Bred specially for baby leaf growing, it's easy to grow and has good mildew resistance. |
Squash F1 Cobnut SeedsTasty fruits!The earliest maturing butternut-type Squash available, producing a good crop of full-flavoured fruits (each up to 1kg in weight) that are excellent roasted. |
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Swede Invitation SeedsStrong-growing and improved winter-hardinessA breeding breakthrough, Invitation is a strong-growing, Clubroot resistant variety which also benefits from Powdery Mildew resistance and improved winter hardiness over other varieties. |
Sweet Corn F1 Sundance SeedsReliable cropper countrywide!Considered as the best variety for early maturing in our indifferent British summers and recommended by the Northern Horticultural Society. The cobs are often 18cm (7") long, packed with sweet creamy-yellow kernels. |
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Strawberry F1 Sarian SeedsFruit produced all summer long!A fantastic variety that, with repeated sowings, will produce a good crop of sweet, succulent, delicious berries throughout summer. The fruit is packed with vitamin C, and the plants look great down on the patio as well as in borders. Dessert Type. |
Tomato F1 Tomatoberry Garden SeedsStrawberry-shaped fruit!A unique variety producing strawberry-shaped fruit with a super sweet flavour! Early to ripen, it shows good resistance to blight. Provide support and remove sideshoots to maximise yields. |
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Turnip Purple Top Milan SeedsGrows well under clochesFlat-topped roots, white with purple crown. Quick maturing, useful in frames and under cloches. Popular in Northern areas. |
Cabbage (Savoy) Ormskirk (1) - Rearguard SeedsUse from Christmas!Medium-sized round heads. Very hardy, and a favorite for use from Christmas. |
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Cress - Watercress Aqua SeedsCrisp and tastyA crisp-textured variety with a delicious pungent flavor. High in vitamin C. Grows well in wet soil. |
Beetroot Yellow Cylindrical SeedsDelicious as purple beetroot but no fear of staining!High quality, cylindrical roots with yellow skin and tasty, crisp white flesh. |
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