Very productive traditional variety with long creamy white roots and broad shoulders. Has a good, sweet flavour and stores well. Parsnips can be cooked in a variety of ways to create a dish by themselves such as parsnip soup or as a healthy addition to other dishes. Grow your own delicious produce in any sized garden with a selection of Country Value vegetable seeds. Producing your own food is easy and provides a sustainable way to eat well and enjoy healthy eating. Whether you are looking for herbs, runner beans or seed potatoes, we have everything you need to create a vibrant and varied kitchen garden.Characteristics:When To Sow: February-May When To Harvest: October-February Soil Type: Light stone free soil, which has not been recently manured Advice: Plant other quick growing crops between the rows 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 Molluscs 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.
Good for cooking and for exhibiting, this popular variety has excellent flavour and shows some resistance to canker.Root vegetables boast a host of colours and flavours and include carrots, radish, horseradish, sweet potato, turnip and beetroot. Their low rate of metabolism allows for a relatively long postharvest life. Thanks to their high water content, they are key ingredients for a low fat diet. This wholefood is well suited for all cooking options: grilling, mashing, roasting, frying and even in soups. Don't skimp on sunshine when growing them! Characteristics:When To Sow: February-MayWhen To Harvest: October-FebruarySoil Type: Light stone free soilAdvice: Plant quick growing crops between the rowsPacket Contents: Average 500 seedsLatin name: Pastinaca sativaJohnsons' 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.
Very productive traditional variety with long creamy white roots and broad shoulders Has a good, sweet flavour and stores well Parsnips can be cooked in a variety of ways to create a dish by themselves such as parsnip soup or as a healthy addition to other dishes . Requires very little thinning. Root vegetables boast a host of colours and flavours and include carrots, radish, horseradish, sweet potato, turnip and beetroot. Their low rate of metabolism allows for a relatively long postharvest life. Thanks to their high water content, they are key ingredients for a low fat diet. This wholefood is well suited for all cooking options: grilling, mashing, roasting, frying and even in soups. Don't skimp on sunshine when growing them! Characteristics:When To Sow: February-MayWhen To Harvest: October-FebruarySoil Type: Well drained Advice: Plant quick growing crops between rows to make the best use of spacePacket Contents: Average 6 metres of tape Latin name: Pastinaca sativaJohnsons' 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.
With uniform roots of exhibition quality, this is a high yielding vigorous hybrid which shows good resistance to canker and has an excellent sweet flavour. Protection of early sowings with cloches is advisable if soil is cold and wet. For a longer harvest season make both an early and late sowing and leave roots in the ground as flavour is improved by frost. Storage of undamaged roots is recommended in a dry frost-free area. Easy to grow and well suited to roasting or using in soups and stews. Root vegetables boast a host of colours and flavours and include carrots, radish, horseradish, sweet potato, turnip and beetroot. Their low rate of metabolism allows for a relatively long postharvest life. Thanks to their high water content, they are key ingredients for a low fat diet. This wholefood is well suited for all cooking options: grilling, mashing, roasting, frying and even in soups. Don't skimp on sunshine when growing them! Characteristics:When To Sow: February-MayWhen To Harvest: October-FebruarySoil Type: Light stone free soilAdvice: Plant quick growing crops between the rowsPacket Contents: Average 200 seedsLatin Name: Pastinaca sativaJohnsons' 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.
British bred vigorous hybrid with long wedge shaped roots of exhibition quality. Shows good resistance to canker and has great flavour, perfect for roasting. Root vegetables boast a host of colours and flavours and include carrots, radish, horseradish, sweet potato, turnip and beetroot. Their low rate of metabolism allows for a relatively long postharvest life. Thanks to their high water content, they are key ingredients for a low fat diet. This wholefood is well suited for all cooking options: grilling, mashing, roasting, frying and even in soups. Don't skimp on sunshine when growing them! Characteristics:When to Sow: February-MayWhen To Harvest: October-FebruarySoil Type: Light stone free soilAdvice: Plant quick growing crops between the rowsPacket Contents: Average 200 seedsLatin name: Pastinaca sativa 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.
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.
These handy pocket sized garden snips are great for cutting flowers for the house or for deadheading your summer annuals.
50m Snip and Twist Plastic Covered Wire Ties is perfect for general garden use. The convenient dispenser card packaging has a built in cutter to enable you to cut the wire to required length of tie for the job in hand. An ideal solution for all types of garden jobs. An ideal accessory for arts and crafts subjects too!Approximate dimensions: 50m x 3.5mm.As designs change from time to time, occasionally the packaging may vary slightly.
Lightweight & pocket sized for general light pruning, these handy snips are suitable for cutting through thin stems and stalks, and are perfect for fine, delicate pruning, such as bonsai, or wherever you need to be able to work with precision. Make light work of collecting fruit such as grapes and currants or use them for cutting flowers for indoor displays - their slim handle and blades make them extremely easy to use. The tips of the curved blades are rounded to avoid damaging nearby flowers or fruit so you can use them with ease and be safe in the knowledge that you are only snipping what you need to! Incorporating a simple and effective safety catch, the non-slip, rubberised handle protectors provide a comfortable grip and are easy to use - ergonomically designed to sit perfectly in your hand. Made from high Carbon Tool Steel, the precision ground blades are coated for improved rust resistance and are easily sharpened when necessary.
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 essential addition to every toolbox, these tin snips produce a straight, accurate cut every time! The spring-loaded handles make it even easier for you to cut through varied thicknesses of metal, and the vinyl handles ensure you have a safe, firm grip.Approximate dimensions: 4cm x 10cm x 3cmExplore 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.Please note: Only 1 x product listed is supplied, lifestyle images are for illustration purposes only.
A reliable variety with excellent canker resistance, Parsnip ?White Gem? produces a uniform crop of smooth-skinned, flavoursome roots in virtually any soil types. Cropping over a generously long season, sow successively and you can enjoy harvesting fresh parsnips throughout autumn and most of winter.