Super-reliable and very tolerant of weather extremes, Beetroot Boltardy is a superb choice for early and main crop sowings. Produces heavy crops of delicious, deep purple roots which are perfect for harvesting when just larger than a golf ball. Sow every two weeks for a constant supply of sweet flavoured beetroots throughout the growing season.
The Cot series of Apricot trees have taken the commercial fruit and gardening World by storm in the last 5 or so years, bringing exceptional crop yields and fruit quality. 'Tomcot' is one of the best for the UK climate, suited to our colder climates, where we get less accumulated sunshine, yet we get plenty of Winter chill to set buds.One of the key reasons it works well over here is it is late flowering, so avoids the late frosts that can afflict other Apricots. Yet, it catches up and still yields heavy crops of juicy, deepest orange fruits in the UK - perfect eaten when warmed by the sun straight off the tree, or for cooking and jam making. The tree is grafted onto dwarfing rootstock, a new dwarfing type keeping it short and manageable. To cap it all, 'Tomcot; is even self-fertile, so does not need a partner to produce heavy crops. You will get crops in 2 years of planting; this is a great opportunity to buy a tree of the size normally available only to commercial plantations. 'Tomcot' really will deliver big crops of fresh Apricots here in the UK.
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.
Early harvesting variety, roots are smooth and firm, with deep-red flesh. Ideal for storing and a tasty addition to many dishes throughout the year. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
A true beetroot but white in colour. It means no smudging or bleeding. Beetroot Albina Vereduna is much more acceptable as a vegetable with fish or poultry and adds variety and flavour far exceeding red beetroot available today. The curved and wavy top leaf is a vegetable delicacy like spinach and high in vitamins
The first F1 hybrid cylindrical 'HousewivesChoice Beetroot with the sweetest of flavours. Beetroot Alto F1 has uniform, straight roots which have a smooth rich red skin and flesh colour, free from rings making them easy to prepare. Roots stand proud above the soil, but can be earthed up, and remain in good condition for long periods. Beetroot Alto is an easy to grow, space saving variety
An improved golden beet offering better seedling emergence, vigour and root uniformity. Roots are deliciously sweet and young leaves can be eaten raw, steamed or stir fried.
An excellent resistance to bolting from an early sowing with the colour and the flesh as good as Detroit. Beetroot Boltardy has a sweet fresh flavour.
The best choice for early spring sowings. Reliably producing high quality, tasty, dark-red rounded roots, up to 10cm (4in) across, with crisp, sweet flesh. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
Beetroot Boltardy is one of the best beetroots and a gardeners' favourite. Good quality, round, dark-red, well-flavoured roots up to 10cm (4in) across, with deep red, crisp, sweet flesh.
Beta vulgaris varconditiva. Easy to grow, Beet Cardeal produces golf ball sized, succulent baby beets with very sweet, smooth skinned rich red fleshed roots
Orange-pink on the outside, an appealing 'bullseyecombination of rosy-red and white on the inside, which fades to soft pink when cooked. Beetroot 'Chioggiais sweet, tender and succulent with lustrous dark green leaves and ruby-red stems