Set this compact, early-flowering pepper on a sunny patio or border after the last frost, to enjoy an abundance of successional flowers, leading to a big crop of creamy-lime coloured fruits. The thick-fleshed fruits ripen to red and each weigh around 100g on maturity.
We didn't think we could do any better than Summer Salad, but we've re-assessed this selection of hybrids for even better greenhouse and garden performance. 'Summer Salad Improved Mix' retains all your favourite colourful varieties, but promises even better yields of both thick and thin walled fruits to suit stuffing, roasting, stir-frying and salad use.
Simply stunning as an 'ornamental edible'; fruits ripen from purple to yellow to orange to red, providing colour as well as hundreds of small, upright 20mm (0.75in) peppers. Superb in a container on the patio, the attractive dark leaves will show off the vivid colours of the fruits
Carrot 'Sweet Imperator Mix' is the perfect choice for growing in a deep patio container. These colourful F1 hybrids produce slender, tapering roots up to 25cm (10) long if sown quite thickly. The sweet, flavoursome roots are crisp and juicy in a fabulous array of colours that will really liven up your dinner plate. This striking mix will also provide a wide range of nutrients, vitamins and anti-oxidants produced by the different colour variations. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
Fast-growing 'baby' leeks specially bred to be ready to pick in just 10 weeks from sowing. Pull them at 'spring onion size' for fresh and tasty leeks out of season; with a flavour that's milder than spring onions, they are delicious in stir fries and salads
Traditional blocky green pepper with fruit that turns to red.
Sweet Pepper 'Bontempi is a vigorous variety that offers early crops, and high yields. Cropping well, even in cooler summers, it makes an excellent choice for UK gardeners. The thick-walled fruits ripen from dark green to bright red, but can be harvested at any stage.
Easy to grow and with a fantastically long cropping season, ?Spangles? provides summer-long crop of sweet, mild chillies in four colours, suitable for multiple culinary dishes.
Tasty and vibrant Sweet Pepper ?Etiuda? adds colour and flavour to hot or cold dishes, enjoy a summer-long harvest!
Whether your gardening style is tropical, contemporary or low maintenance, Cordyline ?Superstar? will become a firm favourite! This new introduction boasts broad, glossy, strap-like foliage in a deep mahogany red colour ? perfect for bringing colour and structure to planting schemes.
Fruits of this early-to-set, heavy-cropping pepper will start green and then turn an attractive deep purple as they ripen. Long fruits - 25cm (10in) - are delicious stuffed, roasted or grilled.