This is the smallest of the lettuces which makes it ideal for small spaces. A good plant for the budding urban gardener. It is a butterhead type with green crumpled outer leaves and buttery yellow inner 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 - July When To Harvest: May-October Soil Type: Rich, well drained Advice: For maximum 'freshness' cut lettuces in the morning or eveningPacket Contents: Average 1500 seedsLatin name: Lactuca 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.
Tasty Italian plum tomato with meaty flesh and few seeds best grown outdoors and excellent for sauces. A semi-determinate type that may need support.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: January-AprilWhen To Harvest: June-October Soil Type: Fertile soil or grow bagsAdvice: When fruit trusses have set, apply a liquid feed every 2-3 weeksPacket Contents: Enough for 75 plantsLatin Name: Solanum lycopersicumJohnsons' 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.
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Don't be put off by their colour, you'll love their taste! With a delicate, sweet, lingering flavour, the colouring of these striking green tomatoes become slightly translucent when fruits are ripe. Abundant clusters of grape-sized, 30g (1oz) fruits are produced throughout the summer.
Basket/ ContainerThis sweet and juicy cherry tomato is so prolific that each plant can produce up to 700 small, 8-10g ( 1/2oz), juicy red fruits. With crops of that size there will be plenty of delicious tomatoes for snacking on, as well as adding to salads and other culinary dishes. Tomato 'Bajaja' is a versatile variety as its size can be controlled by the size of the container in which it is planted. This makes it ideal for an early tomato crop in patio containers, and this compact bush variety won't require side shooting, making it particularly easy to grow. Height and spread: 35cm (14)
The large, cylinidrical fruits of cordon Tomato 'Il San Marzano Lungo 2' have deep red skins and dry, meaty flesh, making them superb for cooking, and unsurpassable for making sauces. This flavoursome plum tomato is early to ripen and crops well over a long season. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 50cm (20)
Tomato 'Ferline' F1 Hybrid is a full-flavoured, F1 cultivar, producing heavy crops of deep red fruits up to 150g (5oz) in weight. A popular choice for growing under glass, Tomato 'Ferline' may also be grown outdoors, and has good resistance to verticillum and fusarium wilt. For the best crop, grow this vigorous, indeterminate variety in the greenhouse. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 50cm (20). Companion planting: Try growing tomatoes with French marigolds to deter whitefly, and basil, chives or mint to deter aphids and other pests.
An 'Oxheart typewith a distinctive, ribbed, heart shape that produces large, meaty beefsteak tomatoes, each weighing up to 200gm. The fruits of Tomato 'Cuore di Bue' are late maturing and ripen to an attractive orangey-red colour. The creamy flesh has a superb flavour and is ideal for adding to salads or eating with slices of fresh mozzarella cheese. This cordon tomato is suitable for growing in the greenhouse or outdoors. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 50cm (20)
CordonA heritage selection of 'Ailsa Craig', with a similarly renowned flavour. The round, deep red fruits are non-greenback (free of darker green shoulders) and around 5cm (2) diameter. Grow these indeterminate plants as cordons either under glass or outdoors, to produce heavy crops with a very good flavour. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 50cm (20)
CordonThis cordon variety produces blocky, firm, thick walled fruits with yellow stripes, each weighing up to 200g (7oz). The central core is easily removed making this one of the best beefsteak tomato varieties for stuffing and baking. Fruits of Tomato 'Striped Stuffer' will keep up to 4 weeks in the refrigerator. An outstanding variety that is well suited to both indoor and outdoor cultivation. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 50cm (20)
A fabulous tiny Butterhead lettuce that is perfectly proportioned for individual salads. Remarkably quick maturing, Lettuce 'Tom Thumb' produces solid heads of deliciously soft and juicy leaves that can be grown just 15cm (6) apart. Its tiny size and good vigour make this an ideal variety for early crops under cloches for the earliest harvests. Sow successively for an ongoing supply throughout summer. Height and spread: 15cm (6)
Very wide colour range, excellent in small spaces, tubs, window boxes. Slightly later flowering