Fantastic is a new, large round eggplant which can be grown successfully in the open garden in cooler parts of the country. I plant 2 seeds in a 7.5cm pots on bottom heat during early to mid-September thinning to one plant after germination. Read more about Eggplant ‘Fantastic’ F1
Mini Lebanese eggplant 65 days from transplant This outstanding variety produces straight elongated fruit with glossy purple-black skin. A strong upright habit which is super productive even
A heat tolerant variety with pale yellow almost blond, cut and fringed leaves and mixes well with ‘Clodia’. It has a sweet, mildly spicy flavour. Plant from late winter until mid-autumn for year round crops.
A beautiful frisee endive with fine green leaves which are soft yellow in the centre. I plant seed from September until February and get a crop for much of the year as it is very slow to bolt.
A new French variety of mini fennel which if grown well resists running up to seed and so can be sown from late August until December for harvesting from December until April. Makes delicious round white bulbs Read more about Fennel, Early Baby ‘Tauro’ F1 (Foeniculum vulgare)
This new hybrid fennel is a better proposition than open pollinated varieties as it resists running up to seed. Sow seeds during January and February for a crop of large bulbs from May until August. Read more about Florence Fennel ‘Leonardo’ F1 (Foeniculum vulgare)
‘Gold Fields’ is a selection of Genovese basil, the one used for pesto, that is more tolerant of cold weather than traditional varieties. A strong plant with dark green leaves it has all the flavour of older types but can be sown a month or two earlier. Read more about Herbs Basil 'Goldfields Early Wonder' (Ocimum basilicum)
Easier to grow than ordinary celery and can be picked over a long period just as you would parsley. Plant in a drill straight into the vegetable garden in late spring or summer, thin to 15cm apart. Or germinate in a glass house or polyhouse and plant out when big enough. Read more about Herbs, Celery, Cutting ‘Par-Cel’
Vertissimo is a slow bolting deliciously flavoured chervil. It can be used in salads, as a micro green or a garnish. Plant seed in drills in the garden in spring and again in autumn.
A premier variety of flat-leaf parsley with large thick glossy dark green leaves and delicious aromatic flavour. Vigorous, upright habit and very high yielding. Sow seed on bottom heat during early spring and in situ during late spring, summer and early autumn. Read more about Herbs, Flat-Leaf Parsley ‘Midori' (Petroselinum crispum)
A new improved variety boasting a high yield from a uniform plant with sturdy stems.I plant seed on bottom heat early in the spring and outside in the garden after mid-November. Parsley will sometime bolt if seed is planted in soil which is too cold.
Winterbor is the most productive Kale currently available growing up to 90cm tall. The vigorous plants will continue producing fresh leaves as lower ones are harvested. Sow seeds from early November (best) to early January for harvesting during autumn and winter. Read more about Kale 'Winterbor' F1 (Brassica oleracea)
One of the best kale varieties for baby leaf and also good full size. The tender leaves can be used in salads and also cooked. They need less cooking than other kale types. Sow from August until April.
I sell the true strain of this very early leek. From an early November planting I was digging decent leeks by March. In fact Criss and I served fifty people with Leeks a la Grecque at a charity lunch here one March a couple of years ago. Read more about Leek ‘King Richard’ (Allium porrum)
Salanova lettuce have the flavour and texture of full grown lettuce but in the home garden individual leaves are harvested as needed. Salanova lettuce are slow to bolt and can be harvested over a long period. Sow seed from August until May for year round salads. Read more about Lettuce Salanova® Green Butterhead (Lactuca sativa)
Suited to winter and early spring ‘Janero’ is an outstanding traditional green variety for winter and early spring harvest in the cool regions. A broad elevated base makes it easy to harvest and good vigour means that it resists tipburn effectively. Read more about Lettuce, Butterhead ‘Janero’ (Lactuca sativa)
‘Claudius’ is a crisp, dark green, golden hearted medium sized cos suited to cropping year round in mild areas and all seasons except winter in colder areas.
