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).
High quality variety of double-podded crops that provide an excellent pea. Long, straight pods contain around 10 peas that are plump and delicious to taste, especially steamed or boiled with a little mint. Ideal for successional sowings to provide harvests all summer. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 25cm (10).
A mixture of quick growing lettuce, tasty and nutritional, and ready to eat in as little as 6 weeks. Ideal for growing on a windowsill, for a contstant supply of baby leaves all year. Height: 20cm (8). Spread: 25cm (10).
Superb variety of ?baby corn? with an earlier cropping time and a delicious sweet and crunchy taste. Easy-to-grow and great in oriental dishes, stir-fries, casseroles and salads. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 45cm (18).
Bred in the UK especially for summer harvesting, plants need no vernalisation (winter chill) to produce the tasty purple spears. Good tolerance to heat. Height: 90cm (35). Spread: 60cm (24).
Easy-to-grow in the garden or in very moist planters, this luxurious salad crop is tasty with its peppery flavour, making a healthy addition to salads, dips, soups and sandwiches. Height and spread: 20cm (8).
Easy-to-grow in virtually all soils, this flavoursome variety boasts a medium-length smooth root, long cropping period and good canker resistance. Ideal for baking and roasting. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12).
Evergreen shrub with highly aromatic needle-like foliage and mauve flowers. This herb adds a superb flavour to roast poultry and meat dishes, not to mention roast potatoes. Height: and spread 150cm (59).Culinary information: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Click here for more details about edible flowers.
A very pretty herb with vivid sky-blue blooms throughout summer. Both leaf and flower are edible and taste similar to cucumber, use flowers in salads, or to top cakes and drinks. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 45cm (18).
Easy-to-grow, white turnip that offers, sweet, crisp roots, full of favour and low in calories. Cropping from early autumn through winter, they are a really useful vegetable. Height: 25cm (10). Spread: 25cm (10).
Harvest within 10-12 days! Cress is an all-year-round, nutritious and tasty addition to salads, sandwiches and garnishes, ideal for children to enjoy growing on a windowsill. Height: 5cm (2). Spread: 1cm (0.5).