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.
A reliable performer and a bigger cropper producing masses of succulent tasty courgettes throughout the summer. Has an open habit allowing for easier harvesting. They can be picked at any stage of maturity, but they do taste the best once they reach 20-cm in length and are covered by thin, tender peel which can be scratched off with a fingernail.
A compact variety producing small, baby-sized dense hearts of sweet and succulent green leaves. Fast growing and due to its size, it’s one of the first to be ready for harvesting. It will be ready for harvesting as soon as a firm heart has formed, you can test this by gently squeezing the top of the plant.
A very tasty, high yielding variety which offers good tolerance to the cold and therefore can be sown slightly earlier in the season than other varieties. Offers excellent uniformity, vigour and good disease resistance, particularly to rust. To harvest, simply pull as and when required by carefully lifting with a fork.
A great mixture of easy-to-grow baby leaves which is an excellent choice for salad growing and perfect for containers. Cut the leaves when they are about 10 - 15 cm long, making sure you only cut only the longest ones, so that your plant will be a ‘cut and come again’ crop.
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 popular and reliable choice of spring onion featuring long white stems with bright green tops and unbeatable flavour. Quick and easy-to-grow, cropping in just 60 days! Sow in monthly batches for a regular supply of fresh salad onions for all your home cooked meals.
<p>Carrots are incredibly easy to grow making them a perfect choice for beginners and children. They are ready for harvest in roughly 3 to 4 months – don’t forget to do several sowings for a succession of tasty carrots throughout the growing season.</p> <p><p><strong>Carrot Autumn King: </strong> One of the best maincrop varieties available producing an abundance of very tasty, long cylindrical red-cored roots. Ideal for storing. </p>#html-body [data-pb-style="60599B21010D8"]{justify-content: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; background-size: cover; background-attachment: scroll; border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px; background-position: left top; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;}#html-body [data-pb-style="60599B21010EA"]{border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;}
<p>Carrots are incredibly easy to grow making them a perfect choice for beginners and children. They are ready for harvest in roughly 3 to 4 months – don’t forget to do several sowings for a succession of tasty carrots throughout the growing season.</p> <p> <strong> Carrot Flyaway F1:</strong> A British bred variety providing masses of succulent and very sweet cylindrical roots with blunt ends. Offers partial resistance to Carrot Fly due to lower levels of chlorogenic acid within the developing roots.</p>#html-body [data-pb-style="60599B2101320"]{justify-content: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; background-size: cover; background-attachment: scroll; border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px; background-position: left top; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;}#html-body [data-pb-style="60599B2101332"]{border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;}
<p>This variety of Cucumber has a rapid growth and is ready for harvesting early on. These plants need heat to get the best results and are better suited to indoor growing in a greenhouse.</p> <p> <strong> Cucumber Femspot F1: </strong>A quick-growing and strong variety producing large crops per plant of bitter-free, long-ribbed cucumbers. This variety is best suited to indoor growing.</p>#html-body [data-pb-style="60599B2101CDC"]{justify-content: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; background-size: cover; background-attachment: scroll; border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px; background-position: left top; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;}#html-body [data-pb-style="60599B2101CEF"]{border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;}
Cucumber Peticue is a fantastic mini Cucumber, producing a large yield of fruit throughout the Summer. Best picked when a length of 6-8ins (15-20cm) is reached. A short-vined variety, full of flavour and ideal for container growing indoors or out. Will produce an abundance of mini cucumbers throughout the growing season.
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.