The easy way to sow. Simply roll out the seed tapes in a prepared moist seed drill.
Stunning on the plate or in the salad bowl, this carrot variety sports purple skin and bright orange coreless flesh. Tapering 18cm (7in) roots are tender and delicious whether eaten raw or cooked. Sowings in May and June will produce roots for storing over winter. Roots are easy to lift thanks to their strong foliage.
Commercially assessed in mainland Europe, the roots are intense in colour and sweetness and contain high levels of healthy antioxidents, making Purple Sun a suitable variety for juicing. Breeding developments mean that this variety has stronger disease resistance, and more uniform roots than older purple carrot varieties.Purple carrots have long been a favourite with Prince Charles in the garden at Highgrove, so join the royals and add some Purple Sun to your garden in 2015!
As the name suggests, Carrot 'Eskimo' is one of the most cold tolerant varieties available, coping with winter weather down to -10C when grown on lighter soils. The rich orange, cylindrical roots can be lifted late in the season or even over wintered in free draining conditions.
This fast maturing selection is ideal for early sowings under glass in late winter for your first crop of the year. Carrot 'Nantes 2' produces blunt tipped, medium length roots of about 15cm (6) long.
This colourful mixture of carrot varieties is sure to liven up your dinner plate! Carrot 'Sweet Imperator Mix' includes five different carrot F1 hybrids to provide you with a varied, reliable and flavoursome harvest. The long, uniform, tapered roots which can reach up to 25cm (10?), have a crisp texture and sweet flavour, perfect for snacking, adding to salads, roasting and adding to cooked dishes.
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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.
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Protect your crops from frosts and animal pests with these robust garden cloches. Easy to set up, the thick, rigid walls provide protection for seedlings and young plants, whilst the integral rainwater collection reservoirs mean that plants can also enjoy natural rainwater.
Beautiful shell pink double lily flowers fade to a soft white at their centre with pretty cerise pink freckles. The amazing large blooms of Tree Lily 'Monet' last twice as long as standard tree lilies.
Hardy, vigorous and late flowering, these cottage garden favourites are perfect for adding colour to beds in late summer and autumn. With their naturally spreading habit, these perennial asters (or Michaelmas Daisies as they are often called), will quickly spread to fill the front of borders, at a time when many other flowers are beginning to fade!
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This super sweet carrot is a taste sensation! Carrot 'Sugarsnax 54' has a superb flavour whether it is cooked or eaten raw. The long, tapered, 25cm (10) roots contain high levels of beta carotene giving them a rich orange colour that will brighten any plate. The uniform roots are delicious eaten fresh but will also store well over winter. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6)
Heavy yields of high quality, large cylindrical roots make Carrot 'Bangor' one of the best maincrop varieties for the gardener. The large roots have a good core colour and excellent flavour, reaching up to 25cm in length. This RHS AGM variety resists greening and cracking. Carrot 'Bangor' will store well after harvesting in late summer and autumn. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
The first genuine autumn sowing carrot! Highly regarded for its exceptionally early crops and superb cold resistance, Carrot 'Nantes Fruhbund' is a massive breakthrough in autumn sowing vegetables. Be the first to harvest carrots in spring when most people are only just sowing their first crop of the year. Best sown outdoors under cloches. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
An RHS AGM variety producing splendid, long roots up to 30cm (12) long, with a deep rich red colour inside. Carrot 'Autumn King 2' can be harvested from late summer or left in the ground throughout winter without fear of splitting. These magnificent roots do particularly well in heavyweight classes at local shows. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
This fast maturing selection is ideal for early sowings under glass in January - February for your first crop of the year. Carrot 'Nantes 2' produces blunt tipped, medium length roots of about 15cm (6) long. This virtually coreless variety has a rich orange colour and sweet crunchy taste. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).