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).
This is an outstanding, all-around performer which has smooth quality skin and a sweet flavour. It is an excellent source of vitamin C, E and folate and keeps in good condition in the ground. High yielding, it also offers a good resistance to canker. Parsnips are ready to be harvested once the tops die down, although it is tradition to wait till after the first frosts as it is said to improve the flavour.
A long-established favourite of the vegetable garden, 'Gladiator F1' is 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. This winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit is winter hardy, canker resistant and a reliably heavy cropper that matures early, so can be lifted from October. 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. As well as being delicious, they are nutritious too, being a good source of vitamin C, folate, potassium and fibre, as well as low in calories. Easy to grow, parsnips prefer a light sandy, fertile soil that has been well worked and deeply dug so is free of stones, as this will ensure full sized, well-shaped roots of exhibition quality. Try growing faster cropping vegetables such as radish and lettuce in between parsnip rows to maximise the productivity of your plot. Supplied as a packet of 200 (approx.) seeds ready to sow outdoors from February to May, 40cm (16in) apart, directly into their cropping position. Harvest from October to February.
An early-maturing variety producing an abundant crop of tender green pods, each holding 7 to 8 delicious peas which freeze well if not used fresh. The dwarf plants (about 60cm/24in) are ideal for containers as well as the kitchen garden.
Dark green, semi leafless plant habit producing pods in pairs, averaging 8 dark green peas per pod. A heavy cropper even in poor growing conditions. Strong root rot tolerance and good powdery mildew resistance. Early maincrop maturity. Ideal for growing in containers. Height 80cm (32in)
Juicy, sweet and stringless, these 10cm (4in) crisp, flat pods are a marvellous way to eat peas. They?re ideal added to stir-fries or for steaming lightly. This variety has good resistance to powdery mildew and gives a good harvest throughout summer. Height: 90cm (35). Spread: 25cm (10).
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).
One of the easiest vegetables to grow at home, offering high yields and superb taste. Plus they can be used in crop rotation. Simply let the roots rot down after the plants have finished cropping and they will release nitrogen back into the soil, which can then be used by the crops that follow. Peas Ambassador is a semi-leafless variety producing high yields of plump juicy peas. Offering a good resistance to mildew, this variety is one of the most popular varieties available.
During winter natural food resources are low and garden birds need a helping hard to survive. With a combination of high energy seeds and grains this mix will provide a variety of garden birds with the energy they need, when they need it most. Explore more of our range, we have a huge variety of products in stock. 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.Features:Essential winter energy for garden birdsWith added Calvita nutrientsHigh fat content for extra energyGreat value for money!
A plant collector's item for decades. Husker's Red is an unusual Penstemon offering maroon-red , occasionally bronze-green foliage when grown from seed. This is coupled with contrasting spikes of blushed pink flowers making useful late summer colour for bordersHeight: 50-75cm (20-30in)
Pentland is one of the finest first early potatoes you can grow at home, producing heavy crops of short, oval, white-skinned tubers with pure white, tasty flesh. A great choice for boiling, chipping, and using for salads, Pentland Javelin also offers a good all-round disease resistance to common scab and blackleg.#html-body [data-pb-style="60599B214008C"]{justify-content: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; background-position: left top; background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: scroll; border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-radius: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px;}#html-body [data-pb-style="60599B214009C"]{border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-radius: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;}