Slower growing and with a more serrated leaf than Cultivated Rocket but Wild Rucola Selavativca is increasing in popularity to add to Cultivated Rocket as a mixed salad ingredient
BushDeterminateEgg sized, deeper than round plum fruits. Tomato Pomodoro Principe Borghese has a characteristic sharp taste as 'vine ripenedfruits for salad and ideal as a sun dried variety. A huge cropping tomato over the season.
Each pale creamy yellow pod contains 6 or 7 large white cannellini beans that are delicious when added to soups and casseroles. Dwarf Bean 'Impero Bianco' is compact and late maturing - harvest the fully mature seeds autumn for the largest, tastiest cannellini beans. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12)
A loose leaf 'picking lettuce', Lattuga Rossa a Foglia Riccia da Tavolo produces abundant bronzed leaves to add to salads, and sandwiches, or used as a garnish. Lettuce is very suitable for inter-cropping between taller, long-standing vegetables, such as beans, tomatoes, peppers, etc. Lettuces require rich, moisture retentive soil free of weeds
A green fruited, Biscayne type turning bright red with long, broad shouldered slightly tapering fruits with thick flesh, ideal for grilling. Peperone Rubens will produce an abundant crop over a long season if picked regularly
Essential for authentic Italian cuisine, this sweet basil is one of the most popular varieties, with a strong scent and distinctive fresh flavour. Try growing Basil on the kitchen windowsill or in convenient containers outside the back door. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12)
A delicious blend of lettuce which, from regular sowings give tasty salad leaves all the year round and is a well-balanced mixture of young, fresh and tender leaves. It will provide a continuous harvest of salad leaves all the year round if successionally sown in pots on the windowsill, or sown outdoors from March to September. It is easy to grow with minimum maintenance. Salad Leaves Mixture Misticanza D'Insalate contains: Lettuce Bionda a Foglia Liscia, Bionda a Foglia Riccia, Verde a Foglia Riccia, Meraviglia Delle 4 Stagioni and Biscia Rossa.
A strong growing flat-leaved or Italian parsley, with good winter hardiness and dark green leaves that stand well, in good condition, without yellowing. Like all flat leaved varieties this hardy biennial has a stronger flavour than curled leaved varieties making it indispensible in for a wide range of culinary uses. Try growing parsley indoors on a bright kitchen windowsill, where Parsley 'Prezzemolo Gigante d'Italia' will produce fresh leaves virtually all year round. Height and spread: 30cm (12)
CordonTomato 'Il Pantano Romanescois a typical Italian variety producing large, flattened, ribbed fruits. The ripe beefsteak tomatoes show a slightly greener crown and have a superb meaty texture. This versatile, flavoursome variety is ideal for slicing into salads as well as using in cooked dishes. Suitable for growing as a cordon under glass or outdoors. Height: 200cm (79). Spread: 50cm (20)
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)
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)
Forms a round mound of pale green, frilled edged leaves. Lattuga Lollo Bionda does not produce a firm heart. Cut the entire plant or just pick leaves as required. Makes an attractive complement to Lollo Rossa. Lettuce is very suitable for inter-cropping between taller, long-standing vegetables, such as beans, tomatoes, peppers, etc. Lettuces require rich, moisture retentive soil free of weeds