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)
Ideal for early sowings as they mature quickly, Beetroot Bietola da Orto Paonazza d'Egitto producies unusual flatter roots with deep red flesh and a sweet flavour
A ready made hanging basket full of Busy Lizzie 'Vitara Mixed', perfect for adding instant colour to your garden, or front entrance. Simply hang up, then water.
Unique red hearted 'chinese leaves' upright cylindrical habit. Best grown as an autumn crop for optimum quality. Sow late June to early August. Ready to harvest from 75 days.
A Cayenne type of hot pepper, Peperone Fuego has 15cm long, tapering fruits, which turn from green to fiery red. The compact, upright plant habit of Peperone Fuego produces fruits in abundance on short internodes. Pick regularly throughout the summer.
Outdoor typeCucumber 'Cetriolo Marketer' produces prolific crops of medium length, dark green cucumbers with short, white spines. The climbing variety is best grown outdoors against a support. Height: 3m (9'). Spread: 45cm (18)
Very quick growing, Rocket Cultivated Rucola Coltivata is a vigorous, robust plant with pungent leaves. Use as a main ingredient of a mixed green salad to add zest and texture
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 mixture of different tastes, colours and leaf shapes, from light to dark green outer leaves and white to gold centres, plus deep green salad endive with upright irregular shaped leaves. Ideal for summer and autumn cultivationEndive Indivia Mixed contains Endive Romanesca da Taglio, Fijne Krul Geel (Sempre Bianca), Pancalieri a Costa Bianca, Riccia a Cuore d'Oro
Busy Lizzies are one of the most popular summer bedding flowers and it's not hard to see why. Combining a tough, weather resistant bloom with the beauty and floral pizazz of the most delicate of flowers, the 'Vitara' hanging baskets are instantly striking! In a mix of stunningly vibrant deep orange, magenta and white, busy lizzies sit against a backdrop of tough deep-green leaves that frames the floral display to perfection. Although they may look beautiful and delicate, 'Vitara' are strong and vigorous growers that will withstand the UK's unpredictable summer weather, from wet and cold or dry and hot, these Impatiens will continue to provide you with stunning displays all summer long, right up until the first autumn frosts. Resistant to downy mildew, which can otherwise cause the leaves to turn yellow and fall. Supplied as a pair of ready-planted green 25cm baskets for display.
This is an excellent early cropping variety with long flat, tender and stringless pods which are ready to pick before the runner bean harvests start. The productive plants have resistance to common mosaic virus and Anthracnose.Easy to grow and versatile, peas and beans make a delicious and nutritious addition to any meal. As well as being a traditional side, legumes also provide a terrific source of protein for a vegan diet. Peas and broad beans prefer cool conditions but need to be grown in full sun or partial shade. Short on space? Many varieties are well suited to growing in plant pots. Ideally you do not want to overcook either peas or beans, keeping just a touch of crispness.Characteristics:When to Sow: April-JulyWhen to Harvest: July-OctoberSoil Type: Cultivated soilHeight: Up to 75cmAdvice: Pick regularly to encourage further croppingTrain up poles or nettingPacket Contents: Average 50 seedsDisease Resistant: Common Mosaic Virus and AnthracnoseLatin name: Phaseolus vulgarisTransplanting: If sowing indoors will need transplanting outdoorsJohnsons' 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.
Increasingly popular, Cavolo Palmizio Senza Testa can be used as a 'baby salad leafto add colour, texture and taste to mixed salads. The mature plant of Kale Cavolo Palmizio Senza Testa can also be used as a winter hardy vegetable when fresh produce is in short supply.