There is something deliciously hearty about root vegetables, and we've assembled a collection of the best for you to grow yourself. All of these varieties hold a coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, so you can be sure that these are proven garden performers, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. Full of flavour and so fresh! Beetroot 'Boltardy' fabulously sweet and tender roots, this delicious variety is perfect for cooking - whether roasting or pickling, or for soups and salads. Not only tasty, it is good for you, too, being an excellent source of folate, with good levels of potassium and vitamin C. The green leaves and stems also make good, nutritious eating when harvested young, at about 5-8cm tall. Rich in iron and vitamins, they have a similar flavour to leafy veg such as spinach. 180 Seeds. Carrot 'Flyaway F1' an early cropping variety producing sturdy, blunt-ended roots, typically 12-15cm long, with a smooth skin and deep orange colour. Its deliciously sweet flavour is balanced with a tender but crunchy texture - great for eating raw or in stir-fries, or conventionally boiled, steamed or roasted to make the most of its superior flavour. 350 Seeds. Onion 'White Lisbon' a superb spring onion with a mild flavour and crisp bite when harvested young. Left to mature for a while longer, it will develop a stronger, more pungent flavour - equally delicious whether eaten raw in salads, slaws or potato salads, or added to stir-fries or other savoury dishes during the final stages of cooking. 650 Seeds. Parsnip 'Gladiator F1' a top-quality variety that produces long, wedge-shaped roots with smooth skin and clean white flesh, so they are easy to wash and require minimum peeling. They keep well in the ground to harvest over the growing season as required for the kitchen. Indeed, their fabulously sweet flavour is even better after the first frosts, which turn some of the starch into sugar. 200 Seeds.
Raised for your convenience, the Deep Root Planter is ideal for growing deep rooted vegetables, such as carrots and potatoes with absolute ease. Limiting the need to bend over or stoop, the elevated height is also great for protecting your crop from unwanted pests and is an ideal alternative for growing your own if you don't have space in beds or borders. The planter can hold up to 260 litres of soil (approx.) with its bed depth of 380mm allowing plenty of room for growing. Thinking about growing a wider selection of crops? Thinking about growing a wider selection of crops? The Deep Root Planter is also available in a 1.8m width size. Made from FSC Certified, pressure treated timber, the Deep Root Planter is strong, durable and will stand the test of time, reusable year after year. Assembly Required - This product is 2 person assembly Please note that additional delivery surcharges are applicable to the following postcodes: AB, IV, KW, PA 36 & 38-40, PH 17-26 & 30-41: £14.40PO-Isle of Wight: £18 Northern Ireland: £24 Collection Charges post delivery: £35.00+VAT collection charge will apply to all orders requiring collection
The UK's leading mycorrhizal planting product - as endorsed by the RHS. The completely natural way to look after the secret root system of all plants and trees, each pouch contains hundreds of thousands of naturally occurring beneficial fungi, which help protect roots from disease, and helps take up feed more effectively. Especially beneficial to get bare root plants off to a headstart, it works well for pot grown plants too -and can be used all year long. If you are planting in pots or containers, the natural biological soil bacteria are completely absent, so incoprorating Rootgrow as you plant introduces these natural benefical bacteria, which will colonise the compost, and benefit your plants for many years to come. Similarly if you are planting in poorer soils, or planting a new garden or hedge for the first time, introducing these goodies will help quicker establishment, and better fertiliser uptake in future. Tests have shown they can increase the active root area of plants by 700 times a month after planting. This helps your plants get away quicker and better, makes them, more drought tolerant, use fertiliser more efficiently, and make them more robust. And, because they are a living, evolving community, one application lasts forever. Each 60g pouch is sufficient to plant 3 larger bare root trees, up to 6 roses or shrubs.
Root Boost is the ultimate tree and bush planting aid, containing eighteen natural species of endo and ectomycorrhiza fungi which live on or near the roots, providing increased nutrient and water uptake through the roots. Root Boost also contains microbes for a healthier plant, supressing soil borne diseases. Bio stimulants such as Seaweed also help plants survive in stressful situations such as poor environmental conditions and poor soils. Roots Boost will give gardeners: • Increased root growth and plant vigour means greater plant survivability after planting - especially with bare root • Healthier plants from soon after planting • More efficient use of nutrients and fertiliser in soils and growing media Increased ability to survive in drought or infrequent watering • Improved long term plant health. • Can be used on majority of plant types (excluding brassicas, orchids and some acid loving plants), with either potted or bare root plants at planting. Each Roost Boost 60g pack treats 4 or 5 shrubs or rose bushes or 3 of our fruit trees. Simply apply once only at planting or transplanting, ensuring the Roots Boost granules are in close contact with plant roots to get the best and quickest effect. The fungi will colonise the soil near the roots, and live happily ever after in synergy with your new plants.
The UK's leading mycorrhizal planting product - as endorsed by the RHS. This special formulation is designed for acid loving (ericaceous) plamts only. The completely natural way to look after the secret root system of ericaceous plants and trees, each pouch contains hundreds of thousands of naturally occurring beneficial fungi, which help protect roots from disease, and helps take up feed more effectively. Especially beneficial to get bare root plants off to a headstart, it works well for pot grown plants too -and can be used all year long. If you are planting in pots or containers, the natural biological soil bacteria are completely absent, so incoprorating Rootgrow as you plant introduces these natural benefical bacteria, which will colonise the compost, and benefit your plants for many years to come. Similarly if you are planting in poorer soils, or planting a new garden or hedge for the first time, introducing these goodies will help quicker establishment, and better fertiliser uptake in future. Tests have shown they can increase the active root area of plants by 700 times a month after planting. This helps your plants get away quicker and better, makes them, more drought tolerant, use fertiliser more efficiently, and make them more robust. And, because they are a living, evolving community, one application lasts forever.
Raised for your convenience, the Deep Root Planter is ideal for growing deep rooted vegetables, such as carrots and potatoes with absolute ease. Limiting the need to bend over or stoop, the elevated height is also great for protecting your crop from unwanted pests and is an ideal alternative for growing your own if you don't have space in beds or borders. The Deep Root Planter makes growing deep rooted vegetables, such as carrots and potatoes incredibly easy. Raised off the ground, the planter minimises the need for bending, whilst protecting your crop from unwanted pests. The planter can hold up to 500 litres of soil (approx.) with its bed depth of 380mm (approx.). Smaller garden? The Deep Root Planter is also available in a compact 1m width size. Assembly Required - This product is 2 person assembly Please note that additional delivery surcharges are applicable to the following postcodes: AB, IV, KW, PA 36 & 38-40, PH 17-26 & 30-41: £14.40PO-Isle of Wight: £18 Northern Ireland: £42 Collection Charges post delivery: £35.00+VAT collection charge will apply to all orders requiring collection
The completely natural way to look after the secret root system of all bare rooted plants and trees. Each pouch contains hundreds of thousands of naturally occurring beneficial fungi, which help protect roots from disease, and helps take up feed more effectively. Tests have shown they can increase the active root area of plants by 700 times a month after planting. This helps your plants get away quicker and better, makes them, more drought tolerant, use fertiliser more efficiently, and make them more robust. And, because they are a living, evolving community, one application lasts forever. The fungi will colonise your soil, and benefit roots of all plants for many years to come. Each 60g pouch is sufficient to plant 3 larger bare root trees, up to 6 roses or shrubs.
From Spring through to winter, bulbs offer all gardeners a wonderful chance to brighten up their garden with a beautiful display of colourful, fragrant and delicate flowers. If planted correctly bulbs will produce stunning blooms with very little effort. Bulb Starter is the perfect way to get the absolute best from your bulbs. All our starter products contain rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi as the primary function. These special fungi form a relationship with the root of plants creating a vast secondary root system which acts to provide plants with water and nutrients. All starter products should be put into direct contact with the roots of plants so that the fungi can form this valuable relationship as quickly as possible. One pack of BULB STARTER can treat up to 50 medium sized bulbs. Step 1 Use 5 - 10g for small bulbs or corms, 10 - 20 for large bulbs or tubers. - One palm is approcimatelly 10g Step 2 Place Bulb Starter into the base of the planting hole. Step 3 Plant directly onto product, backfill and water.
The pefect kick-start for all softwood, semi-ripe and hardwood cuttings, this rooting powder promotes callusing at the base of the cut end of the cutting, initiating rooting much more quickly than normal meaning quicker rooting and fewer losses.
Bamboos can sometimes have a thuggish reputation for aggressive underground root (rhizome) spreading, which can undermine surfaces. This rightly puts some people off growing some forms, but now with this new Bamboo Control Barrier, this need not be a worry any more. Made from tough, yet flexible plastic, simply surround the area you wish to contain the bamboo roots in with our purpose built barrier membrane, and it will control the spread of bamboo rhizomes perfectly. If inserted at a slight angle, it will even enhance growth, as the new rhizome shoot in spring is persuaded upwards, and not outwards. Directs bamboo growth into a specific area Enhances bamboo growth by focusing it that area Controls by acting as a tough physical barrier to growth outside that area Perfect for all spreading bamboos to protect driveway edges, fences, patios and from invasive spreading into neighbours' areas. Easy to use when planting a new bamboo, or for encircling larger and established specimens to prevent further clump expansion. With a problem like this solved now anyone can grow all bamboos.
Cut through weed roots with ease with this handy tool. A specially designed tool ideal for removing individual weeds from the garden, paving stones and patios - anywhere that they appear! With a plastic handle for extra comfort and featuring a P.T.F.E. coated carbon steel blade, it can be used on all types of weed roots. Specifically made for cutting into weed roots and stems, the weeder cuts into the weed as you push it down into the soil - ideal if you garden organically and can't use weed killers. Perfect for spot weeding where space is tight between other plants.
'Boro' is a robust and reliable beetroot variety and an award winning favourite that will produce a plentiful harvest of delicious, deep red, smooth skinned rounded roots. Resistant to bolt and disease, this is a first class beetroot! This sweet and delicious variety is perfect for cooking - whether roasting or pickling, or for soups and salads. Not only tasty, it's good for you too, being an excellent source of folate, with good levels of potassium and vitamin C. Young roots can be harvested as wonderfully tasty baby beets when they're about 7.5cm across, or leave them to mature into standard beets. These lager roots can be stored over winter in dry sand in a cool position. The green leaves and stems also make good, nutritious eating when harvested young at about 5 to 8cm tall. Rich in iron and vitamins, they have a similar flavour to leafy veg such as spinach, kale or Swiss chard - delicious when steamed, sautéed or added to soups or stews, or raw in a salad. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant 'Boro' with confidence, and look forward to a wonderful harvest. Supplied as 12 plug plants, ready to grow on or plant out when the risk of frost has passed for harvesting from June to October.