A unique calabrese-broccoli which has been developed over a nine year period. Plants produce one large, high quality, rich-green head which is followed three weeks later by a number of secondary florets, similar to sprouting broccoli but tasting like asparagus. A delicious way to enjoy Broccoli. More...
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An extremely useful and easy to grow hardy winter vegetable, providing lots of tasty purple heads (which turn green when cooked) during late winter/early Spring More...
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We are pleased to see this hardy, over-wintering Broccoli back after several years' absence due to seed shortage. Providing all of the variable sized creamy heads are cut each spring then you will enjoy this tasty crop for 2-3 years. Very vigorous so allow at least 90cm (36in) spacing between plants. More...
Per Packet, £2.19
An improvement on traditional forms of purple sprouting. Produces a more vigorous plant with large primary heads along with good sized, secondary shoots for picking over an 8 week period through from March to April. More...
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Created a great deal of interest when grown at the Scottish Horticultural Research Institute, yet it is very widely grown in Northern Italy. The 'spears' can be snapped off individually or all together. It has a taste and texture exceeding the finest broccoli and to really appreciate the flavour it should be cooked and served individually with melted butter. More...
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Developed by Dr. Gray of Wellesbourne. A vast improvement on exisiting strains, cropping 1 week earlier and yielding up to 20% more. Vigorous plants producing tots of vitamin rich, tender flower buds. An extremely useful and easy to grow, hardy winter vegetable, providing lots of tasty purple heads (which turn green when cooked) during late February/March. More...
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A Brussels Sprout of distinction, 'Bosworth' is new from British breeding and gives firm, sweet dark-green buttons, well-spaced on long stems. Trials also show this variety has good tolerance to downy mildew. More...
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A high quality variety with good levels of disease resistance and a vigorous, sturdy growth habit, producing heavy crops of dark-green, sweet buttons. Later mid-season maturity means Christmas harvest, buttons will also hold exceptionally well until February. More...
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Just imagine a Brussels Sprout which you can serve at the dinner table, and the children come back for seconds! Thanks to the work of the breeder, continuously striving for a better, sweeter flavour, your wish can now come true with Trafalgar. This modern hybrid produces a heavy crop of medium sized, firm button sprouts from mid December to late March and they keep their excellent quality over a long period of time. More...
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Have you noticed how difficult it is to buy a SMALL cabbage, or how garden-grown cabbages get wasted because they are ready and you are not? Minicole not only overcomes both these problems (it stands ready for cutting for four months) but it can be grown very close together, is used commercially for coleslaw, and is delicious fresh. More...
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A deliciously sweet tasting summer ball-head Cabbage of exceptional quality, producing compact, round, shiny heads which have good standing and are not prone to splitting. Plants also have good resistance to bolting. Ideal sliced raw in salads and stir-fries as well as a steamed vegetable. More...
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This is a hardy winter cabbage, not even severe frost seems to bother it. The heads are crisp and crunchy with good flavour and the leaf is a conifer-blue colour. More...
A well known variety producing solid 'ball head' cabbage from June to August. Easy and productive. More...
A British bred, good coloured pointed cabbage suitable for use as both greens and hearted greens all the year round. Stands well in condition without bolting. More...
An early maturing, vigorous and uniform Red Cabbage with deep red, solid and compact heads. Their remarkably sweet flavour and high quality make them ideal for cooking as well as pickling. For late summer/autumn cropping. More...
An attractive new Savoy with neatly compact shape. This late summer/early autumn maturing variety of sweet taste also stands well in good condition through the autumn. Shredded adds texture to mixed salads, stir-fries, or use as a steamed vegetable. More...
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Makes extra-large, solid heads, is very early for a Savoy, yet will stand for many weeks without splitting or rotting even under extremely cold conditions. More...
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An excellent new variety suitable for providing both spring greens or small to medium sized hearted spring cabbage and summer cabbage depending on when you sow it. It performs much better than non F1. varieties being more winter hardy and less prone to bursting. From an August sowing will keep well into April. More...
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It has one very big advantage over most other cabbages suitable for autumn sowing. It can withstand the bolting tendency (running to seed with resulting complete loss of crop) which often plagues autumn sown cabbage and it can also be sown very close together 38cm (15in) apart 25cm (10in) between rows. Ideal where space is at a premium. More...
A reliable old favourite producing early maturing pointed hearts of excellent flavour. Compact plants with very few wasted outer leaves. More...
A peculiar vegetable for the garden, the stout stems which carry a crown of 'greens' can be used to make walking sticks. Plants reach up to 2.1m (7ft) from an early spring sowing, and up to 3m (10ft) in the second year! A real talking point. More...
Solid, sweet, crisp heads, ideal for winter salads. High yielding and very hardy and can be picked right through winter. Considered in trials to be the outstanding variety of the decade. More...
Very well known, very winter-hardy dwarf cabbage with beautiful solid heads. Stands ready to harvest for 2 to 3 months. More...
A useful dual Calabrese that produces a good central dome followed by plenty of juicy sideshoots once the main head has been cut. Plant in succession for continual summer/autumn harvesting. Excellent flavour. More...
An impressive variety which produces consistent 350g (12oz) domed heads with medium beads during the late Summer through to Autumn. Also has an outstanding tolerance to heat. More...
A particularly useful variety for summer harvest, producing deep, round, white curds and without the pink tinge which can often occur on summer Cauliflowers. Vigorous habit means this variety will also perform well on less fertile soils. More...
A superb, high quality cauliflower which is totally winter hardy. The deep creamy white curds are compact and freely produced, giving you an outstanding variety which is the result of intense modern breeding. Heavy cropper More...
Large, tight head, holding well. Useful for frame culture and successional sowings. More...
A high yielding summer cauliflower, with unrivalled uniformity, reliability and quality. Quick to mature, the well-protected, solid, deep curds are produced within around 80 days of transplanting. A vigorous, generous cropper. More...
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