Distinctive dark green leaves are highly nutritious and offer a pleasant peppery taste. This variety is great in mixed salads during summer, and as fresh greens for winter cooking. Height: 90cm (35). Spread: 60cm (24).
The fully grown plants of Kale Nero di Toscana have attractive dark green, deeply savoyed, strap-like leaves with traditional winter hardiness, making this a useful winter to spring vegetable at a time when fresh garden produce is scarce. Kale Nero di Toscana can also be grown as a baby salad leaf ingredient adding texture and a peppery taste to mixed salads
Sophisticated climber, masses of 1.5in indigo to violet blue, pink or pure white flowers. Quick to bloom from an early sowing. Ideal for the cold greenhouse or conservatory. One of the longest flowering annuals, in bloom untill Christmas if there is no hard frost or in the greenhouse during winter. Climbs to 120-240cm (4-8ft)
Quick forming clumps of fleshy sword-like foliage and a succession of clustered blue, lilac and mauve flowers. Very hardy and trouble-free in the border
A favourite for healthy eating and a balanced diet, Kale is rich in vitamins and flavour. Traditional variety with outstanding dark grey-green, strappy leaves. Very winter hardy, can also be used for 'cut and come again' baby leaves.A healthy patch of leafy greens in your garden is both wonderful to look at and helps maintain a healthy lifestyle. Eating a diet rich in leafy greens such as lettuce, spinach, cabbage, cauliflower, kale and broccoli helps keep a balanced diet thanks to their significant amounts of vitamins A and C and several minerals. Quick to grow and versatile in the kitchen, you can enjoy a plentiful harvest throughout the seasons. Characteristics:When to Sow: March-SeptemberWhen to Harvest: June-MarchSoil Type: Rich, well drained soilAdvice: Acclimatise to outside conditions before transplantingPacket Contents: Average 400 seedsLatin name: Brassica oleracea AcephalaTransplanting: If sowing indoors will need transplanting outdoorsJohnsons' premium ranges of flower and vegetable packet seeds feature captivating flowers and authentic vegetables from around the world. No matter what the size of your growing space, either a spacious garden or a limited patio, the high quality of Johnsons' seeds cater for any needs.Explore more of our horticultural range; we have a wide selection of gardening essentials available from compost to plant pots Have a query or can't find something you're looking for? We receive new deliveries every week, so if the item you wish to purchase is currently out of stock, please contact our Customer Services Team and we may be able to reserve the items you require.Please note: Plants and seeds are classed as perishable goods and are excluded from our returns policy. This does not affect your statutory rights. See our Cancellation & Returns page for further details. In the unlikely event that you receive your goods damaged or you have been sent the incorrect item, please report your issues to our customer service team as soon as possible. Perishable goods cannot be returned unless we have sent the wrong item, or they are damaged.
Known for its versatility and impressive nutritional benefits, Kale 'Nero di Toscana' provides a fantastic autumn and winter harvest of tasty leaves, suitable for steaming, adding to recipes or used as a baby leaf to add a peppery taste to mixed salads. The deep green long savoy-like crinkled leaves are flavoursome and well textured.
These seeds produce a very large crop of deliciously dark fruits with firm flesh and an excellent flavour. They have very few spines making them easier to pick. Also resistant to powdery mildew. Fruit vegetables including tomatoes, courgettes, cucumbers, pumpkins and sweet corn are key elements of a healthy diet, bringing us closer to a Mediterranean lifestyle. Investing in some seeds, soil and a few containers is an economical way to grow your own kitchen garden. Whether you have a small patio or a vast growing space, you can enjoy fresh produce readily available for salads, garnishes and healthy snacks. If you end up with an abundance of crop, you can share them with friends and family.Characteristics:When To Sow: Indoors March-May, outdoors May When To Harvest: July-October Soil Type: Fertile, moisture retentive Advice: Pick regularly to encourage cropping Packet Contents: Average 10 seedsLatin name: Cucubria pepoTransplanting: Will need transplanting Johnsons' premium ranges of flower and vegetable packet seeds feature captivating flowers and authentic vegetables from around the world. No matter what the size of your growing space, either a spacious garden or a limited patio, the high quality of Johnsons' seeds cater for any needs.Explore more of our horticultural range; we have a wide selection of gardening essentials available from compost to plant pots Have a query or can't find something you're looking for? We receive new deliveries every week, so if the item you wish to purchase is currently out of stock, please contact our Customer Services Team and we may be able to reserve the items you require.Please note: Plants and seeds are classed as perishable goods and are excluded from our returns policy. This does not affect your statutory rights. See our Cancellation & Returns page for further details. In the unlikely event that you receive your goods damaged or you have been sent the incorrect item, please report your issues to our customer service team as soon as possible. Perishable goods cannot be returned unless we have sent the wrong item, or they are damaged.
These tasty Cavolo Nero microgreens have a sweet and mild Kale flavour. The pale shoots make the perfect flavoursome garnish for salad, wraps and sandwiches.
A spectacular climbing plant for the summer garden or the conservatory. This very choice creamy white form of Cathedral Bells or The Cup and Saucer Plant comes from Mexico and quickly grows to cover unsightly areas or a wall outdoors, where it can be treated as a summer annual. Alternatively it may be grown in the heated conservatory or greenhouse, where it will continue to flower for many years. Flowers summer. Climbing Height 3-6 metres (10-20ft)
A showy climber for the cool greenhouse, conservatory, and also forming a very decorative screen on trellis or south facing wall in milder areas. The large bell shaped 'cup and saucerflowers are often 6cm (2.5 in) across. Flowers late summer. Climber
Create a statement in your garden with this terracotta-effect, Tuscan-style Mediterranean planter. Reproducing a classic Tuscan pattern, this UV and weather resistant pot is the perfect alternative to expensive, heavy clay. This elegant, stylish pot makes a great contemporary feature and is a great investment - it really does help to show off your specimen plants to their full effect. Brilliant value, we supply 1 x 6.8L 25cm (10in) Plastic Planter with a terracotta finish.
This stylish 'Tuscany' planter is ideal for finishing off displays, from colourful summer bedding and patio plants, to shrubs and small trees - whatever you decided to plant in it, it'll certainly add a touch of Mediterranean class to your home and garden! This weather resistant, plastic planter is UV stable and will really last the test of time meaning you can use it year in, year out. A far cheaper alternative to expensive ceramic or metal pots, it's lightweight and easy to transport around the garden while still providing a tough and durable container for plants. Finished off in a metallic paint it'll shine in the sun and help to provide spectacular garden displays for years to come!