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Vegetable
Plant List 2007-8
We
have been growing vegetable plants here for over forty years and we
offer an extensive range of varieties selected according to our own
growing experiences. Whether you are an experienced allotment grower
or a novice looking to fill a few pots we believe we can offer a good
service. All our plants are carefully packed and sent by first class
post to reach you in fresh condition. We also have a large selection
of seed potatoes and onion sets on a separate list. All prices include
postage and packing. Beside the description of each variety there is
an availability time for sending the plants out - this is necessarily
approximate and subject to the vagaries of weather and sales, if there
is a problem with your order we will let you know as soon as possible.
Vegetable
Collections
Summer
Vegetable Collection - 48 plants
£9.95 including postage and package.
6 of each of summer/autumn maturing cabbage,
cauliflower, broccoli, sprouts, leeks , onions, lettuce and parsley.
All labelled and ready to plant.
Winter
Vegetable Collection - 48 plants
£9.95 including postage and package.
6 of each of winter maturing cabbage
(2 types), cauliflower, broccoli (2 types), kale, sprouts and leeks.
All labelled and ready to plant.
Lettuce
Collection - 30
plants
£6.50 including postage and package.
6 plants each of 5 different
lettuces including red types and cut and come again.
Greenhouse
Tomato Collection - 6
plants
£5.75 including postage and package.
2 each of 3 varieties to include both
ordinary and cherry types.
Outdoor
Tomato Collection - 6
plants
£5.75 including postage and package.
2 each of 3 varieties to include both
ordinary and cherry types.
Vegetable
plants - sold in sixes
£1.35 per pack,
any 5 packs for £6.50
- All prices include postage and packing.
BRUSSELS
SPROUTS
peer gynt
f1.hybrid
early type, even fruiting, picks right up till
christmas
Available - April-July
warrior
f1.hybrid
late type for harvesting from mid december till
mid-March
Available - May-August
red
bull
red sprouts - a bit different, late type harvesting
from mid December until mid March
Available - May-August
CABBAGE
advantage
F1 htbrid. Deep green leaves, quick maturity.
Available - Aug-Oct
greyhound
traditional spring greens.
Available - Aug-Oct
primo
one of the earliest round headed varieties quick
grower.
Available - Feb-April
hispi
f1.hybrid
early summer cabbage, dark green pointed variety
stonehead
f1.hybrid
solid round heads, stands well in summer, creamy
white heart
Available - April-July
tundra
f1.hybrid
winter hardy cabbage, harvest oct-March
Available - June-August
january
king
old favourite, sweet and crisp, reliable cropper
Available - May-August
red drumhead
excellent flavour, good for pickling or speciality
dishes
Available - Feb-July
SAVOY
CABBAGE
ormskirk
very hardy, dark green heads, long standing harvest
dec-Feb
Available - May-August
BROCCOLI/CALABRESE
arcadia
f1.hybrid
early variety, crops well, harvest late summer
early autumn
Available - March-April
green sprouting
good reliable cropper, harvest autumn early winter
Available - April-June
early
purple sprouting
the bees knees harvest Feb-March, just keep on
cutting
Available - April-July
late purple
sprouting
just stands longer than early purple sprouting
Available - July-August
f1.Claret
vigorous thick purple spears
Available - April-August
white sprouting, white
star
late sprouting, high quality spears
Available - April-August
CAULIFLOWER
mayflower
plant in autumn, matures April/May. High quality
curd.
Available -Aug-Oct
snowball
for early summer cutting, compact very reliable
and easy to grow
Available - March-May
all year
round
good summer variety, will freeze
Available - May -June
wallaby
an australian variety, deep white curds, top autumn
variety
Available - June-August
minaret
a green cauli, something a bit different, summer
harvesting
Available - April-June
graffiti
purple headed summer cauli, again a bit different,
f1 hybrid
Available - April-June
CELERY
celebrity
crisp early and bolt resistant, self blanching
Available - April-June
victoria
f1.hybrid
good later variety easy to grow, self blanching,
quick to mature
Available - May-June
KALE
dwarf green
curled
very hardy and really curly, good flavour, grow
anywhere
Available - May-August
black tuscany
very dark strap like leaf, hardy and well flavoured
Available - May-August
redbor f1 hybrid
very frilly, red leaved, good flavour
Available - May-August
LETTUCE
charita
bright green crispy lettuce, ideal for cold greenhouse
or under cloches
Available - Feb-April
saladin
dark green crispy lettuce for summer harvesting,
slow to bolt
Available - April-June
iceberg
large white hearts, red tinged pale green outer
leaves, summer harvesting
Available - April-June
lollo bionda
open leafed pale green, clip, leave, it will grow
again and again summer type
Available - March-July
lollo rossa
open leafed green/red lettuce just keep on clipping
all summer long
Available - March-July
roxy
large red headed lettuce, slow to bolt, summer
cutting
Available - May-July
attico
cross between a cos and crisphead, long cropping
season
Available - May-July
red salad bowl
long deeply cut brownie red leaves, just cut cut
cut all summer
Available - March-July
cocarde
oak leaf lettuce, green leaves with red edge,
good salad variety
Available - March-June
little gem
small, crispy, crunchy cos lettuce, very good
flavour
Available - March-July
tom thumb
small compact early fast maturing butterhead lettuce,
very popular
Available - March-July
liberty
large red curled leaf dense heart, well flavoured
with attractive leaves
Available - May-July
pandaro
baby cos, deep red leaved, very compact, sweet
flavour
Available - May-July
green salad bowl
long deep cut bright green leaves, cut and come
again type
Available - May-July
can can
frilly bright green leaves - cut and come again
type.
Available - May - July
triathlon
crisp type, good flavour. leaves are thick and
well bubbled.
Available - May-July
noisette
long deep open crispy heart, savoyed type
Available - May-July
cherokee
red outer leaves with a red/green heart - crispy
type.
Available - May-July
versai
crispy red oak leaves - cut and come again type
Available - May-July
bergamo
large heads bright green leaves, cut and come
again type
Available - May-July
valdor
winter lettuce.Butterhead type can be used outdoors
in early autumn, or for frame or greenhouse during winter.
Available - Aug-Oct
ENDIVE
kentucky
finely curled yellow hearted, compact and self
blanching
Available - April-June
Peas
and Beans - £1.50
per pack, any 5 packs for £7.00
- All prices include postage and packing.
GARDEN
PEAS
hurst greenshaft
sweet flavour, good disease resistance, excellent
for freezing
Available - April-July
SUGAR
PEAS
oregon sugar pod
mangetout, eat young or old, raw or cooked, very
tasty and succulent
Available - April-July
SWEETCORN
miracle
early maturing, good tolerance to cold soil, suitable
for cold greenhouse or under plastic
Available - June-July
minipop
mini sweetcorn, excellent for cooking or eating
raw, very sweet
Available - June-July
BROAD
BEANS
bunyards
exhibition -
long pod
heavy cropper, good flavour, excellent for freezing
Available - Mid Feb-May
RUNNER
BEANS
red rum
long podded exhibition variety and good flavour
Available - May-July
DWARF
FRENCH BEANS
tendergreen
round podded good cropper, almost stringless can
be grown in pots and freezes well
Available - May-July
CLIMBING
FRENCH BEANS - (bobby
beans)
blue lake
stringless mid green pencil shaped pods, pure
white beans, heavy cropper
Available - May-July
Leeks
and Onions - packs of 12 plants - £1.35
per pack, any 5 packs for £6.50 -
All prices include postage and packing.
ailsa craig
very attractive bronze skins, good size, globe
shaped fruits
Available - April-June
red baron
a globe to semi-globe shape, deep blood red colour,
good skins, thin necks
Available - April-June
LEEKS
lyon 2 prizetaker
a real quality early leek, long smooth, white
stems
Available - May-June
winter
giant 3
excellent hardy winter type, heavy yielding, dark
green leaves, long white stems
Available - June-July
Cucumbers, Melons, Courgettes
etc -
any 3 for £4.95, any 10 for £14.00
- All prices include postage and packing.
COURGETTE
zuccini
heavy cropper, must be picked young and often
dark green fruits
Available - May-July
taxi
f1.hybrid
yellow slender fruits, must be picked young and
often for best flavour
Available - May-July
eight
ball f1.hybrid
dark green round fruits, must be picked young
and often for best flavour
Available - May-July
MARROW
long green
trailing
heavy cropper needs a lot of room, dark green
fruits
Available - May-July
green bush
compact plant good cropper, dark green fruit with
light marking
Available - May-July
SQUASH
early butternut
yellow fruit with strong orange flesh, prolific
cropper.
Available - May-July
PUMPKIN
jack of all trades
-orange skin, smooth ribs, large fruits for Halloween
Available - May-July
munchkin
a miniature pumpkin can be eaten like courgettes
or marrows, sweet flavour
Available - May-July
atlantic
giant
a very very large pumpkin with light orange skin
Available - May-July
MELON
f1.major
All female type, heavy early yields of smooth
skinned fruit, very sweet
Available - mid May-mid July
AUBERGINE
f1.moneymaker
early cropping variety, suitable for greenhouse
and tunnel cultivation
Available - mid May-mid July
f1.baby
belle
dwarf compact plant, lots of small jet black fruit
Available - mid May-mid June
f1.mohican
new dwarf variety with medium white fruit
Available - mid May-mid July
CUCUMBERS
F1.femspot
all female variety, high yielder with green uniform
fruit
Available - mid May-mid July
f1.petita
all female half-size cucmbers, very high yielding,
dark green
Available - mid May-mid July
pepinex69
reliable well established variety, can be grown
outside
Available - mid May-mid July
F1.acordia
pickling type of cucumber, high yielding and bitter
free
Available - June/July
Peppers
- any 3 for
£4.95, any 10 for £14.00 -
All prices include postage and packing.
SWEET
PEPPERS
bendigo
a heavy cropper which sets its green/red fruit
easily with a compact open habit
Available - May-July
ariane
a green/orange pepper good size fruit of a open
habit
Available - May-July
luteus
very early free setting - the fruits mature to
a light yellow orange
Available - May-July
bianca
very early, free setting, the fruits mature from
ivory white to light red
Available - May-July
sweet banana
compact plant habit, producing green to yellow
peppers reaching 8 ins long
Available - May-July
mavras
shiny purple fruit turning dark red when mature,
large, thick walled fruit
Available - May-July
redskin
a true dwarf bell pepper, ideal for pots and tubs,
early fruiting, excellent yield
Available - May-July
mohawk
a true dwarf sweet pepper, orange medium fruit,
ideal for pots, good yield
Available - May-July
saigon
bright orange fruits on compact plants, good setter
Available - May - July
CHILI
PEPPERS
habanero
a very hot pepper, extremely pungent, tall growing
Available - May-July
apache
a dwarf chili pepper, compact habit, high yielding,
medium hot
Available - May-July
volcano
hungarian type, very high yielding, compact hot
chili pepper
Available - May-July
cheyenne
orange compact chili pepper, ideal for a window
sill
Available - May-July
jalapeno
extremely hot chili pepper, try it if
you dare !
Available - May-July
cayenne
a hot pungent pepper with long thin fruits, maturing
green into red
Available - May-July
tepin
said to be the hottest pepper ! Small round red
fruit can be grown for 2 years.
Available - May-July
tabasco
as used in the sauce with long flat hot
fruit maturing green to red
Available - May-July
aji
rojo
a tall type big fruit, mild flavour when brown,
hot fruits when red.
Available - May-July
Tomatoes
- any
3 for £4.00, any 10 for £12.00
- All prices include postage and packing.
TOMATOES
cossack
produces heavy crops of fine fruit, keeps well
has a long cropping period.
Available - May-June
vanessa
highly recommended for late heated or coldhouse
growing, good flavour
Available - May-June
f1.hybrid
shirley
very early, probably the best tomato for cold
greenhouses
Available - March-May
f1.hybrid
bigboy
beef type, perfectly smooth, deep globe fruits,
thick walled, scarlet red skins
Available - May-June
f1.hybrid
santa
plum type oblong shaped fruit are brilliant red,
and have a delicious flavour
Available - May-June
ailsa craig
well known variety, heavy cropper, good flavour
Available - April-June
alicante
very popular variety, heavy cropper, good flavour
and non greenback
Available - April-June
first in the field
dwarf bush outdoor type, good quality medium fruits
Available - June-July
golden sunrise
sunny yellow fruit, really sweet medium fruity
flavour
Available - May-June
moneymaker
the gardeners favourite long trusses, easy to
grow best for flavour
Available - April-June
super
marmande
outdoor beef type, large ribbed red fruit with
a fine flavour
Available - June-July
gardeners
delight
one of the best small fruiting types, masses of
delicious sweet fruit
Available - May-July
supersweet
100
up to 100 fruits per truss, like bright sweet
cherries, high in vitamin C
Available - June-July
sunbelle
a yellow mini plum type heavy cropper, a real
taster for cold greenhouses
Available - May-June
red alert
small fruiting outdoor dwarf variety, good flavour
quick maturing
Available - June-July
sungold
one of the sweetest, small fruiting types, golden
orange colour, masses of fruit
Available - June-July
totem
dwarf, do not remove side shoots, good in tubs,
window boxs, inside or out
Available - June-July
tumbler
a basket type, masses of small sweet fruit produced
throughout the season
Available - April-July
garden pearl
basket or patio tub variety, excellent cascading
habit, abundance of cherry fruits
Available - June-July
tumbling tom yellow
cascading highly productive variety for baskets,
sweetly flavoured cherry fruits
Available - June-July
micro tom
very small growing variety will produce about
40 cherry fruits - perfect in pots
Available - June-July
roma
a highly productive variety with delicious pear
shaped fruit - may need some support.
Available - May - June
f1.tropical ruby
very sweet oblong shaped fruits with high sugar
content bright red in colour.
Available - May - June
jolly
produces stunning peach shaped fruit with protuberant
navel and delicious flavour.
Available - May - June
f1.golden shine
a yellow orange type heavy cropper, a real taste
for cold greenhouses
Available - May - June
f1 summer sweet
an early cropping type with good flavour and crisp
texture, high yielding
Available - May - June
f1 mini charm
a grape size baby plum type, extremely sweet with
an open habit.
Available - May - June
HERBS - £1.35
per pack, any 5 packs for £6.50
- All prices include postage and packing.
Parsley bravour
- long stemmed, vigorous, curl leaved plants
Parsley - plain leaved -
large flat leaves, excellent in cooking
Basil
- sweet
green variety - very fragrant, useful in
cooking
- cinnamon
- distinct flavour
- greek
- compact strain with tiny leaves
- green ruffles
- fragrant, rich, green curly leaves
- purple ruffles
-fragrant and dramatic dark opal leaved version
of the above
Coriander -
useful culinary herb, large leaves, slow to bolt
Borage - a
famous ‘bee’ plant, used in cordials
Dill - used
in fish dishes and in pickling
Herb rocket
- very useful in mixed salads, quick maturing
f1 hybrid usually means
a top quality modern variety
with disease resistance, good flavour and heavy cropping.
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