A wonderful collection of some of the most popular garden vegetables, each one chosen to give you a reliable, bumper harvest of scrumptious courgettes, tomatoes and cucumbers over a long season. These are all easy to grow outdoors and they're also happy in a green house. Supplied as 12 plug plants, ready to plant out when the danger of frost has passed, including 4 each of the follow varieties: Courgette 'Defender' - an enduring favourite and holder of a coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, 'Defender' crops early and has a picking season that can be twice as long as other varieties, producing heavy crops of delicious and firm, mid-green courgettes. Harvest time is from July right through to October and the fruits should be picked when they're 10-15cm long. The plants will grow to 45cm high and 90cm wide. Tomato 'Buffalosteak' - a wonderful variety that will give you large and delicious fruit, full of flavour with rich and meaty flesh over a long season. This top-performing cordon tomato has been created using a technique similar to that used with fruit trees for generations - grafting a variety onto a strong, disease resistant rootstock to get the best of both. The result is a bumper crop of tasty, juicy tomatoes! Cropping from July until October, provide a sturdy support as 'Buffalosteak' can grow to 2m tall. Snack Cucumber 'Nimrod' - will produce bright yellow flowers followed by a bountiful harvest of small, delicious snack sized cucumbers that have bumpy deep green skins that are unusually thin, with pale green flesh that is crisp and refreshing to eat. A naturally trailing plant, grow it up a support where it will reach 3m in height. Pick regularly when young and tender between June and October to encourage more fruits over a longer period.
'Beluga Red' is a versatile variety that produces generous yields of deliciously sweet, glossy, bright red peppers. Green initially, they reach the peak of their colouring and nutrition from July until October. These peppers are particularly easy to grow and will happily adapt to almost any growing conditions, giving a reliable succession of flowers and fruit all summer long and into autumn. Best grown in full sun, which will produce the biggest, sweetest peppers that quickly change from green to red, 'Beluga Red' does well in a greenhouse or indoors in a bright, sunny spot and also makes an impressive container plant on the patio. Tasty and packed with vitamins, red peppers are much higher in nutrients than green peppers, particularly vitamins A, C, K and B6 and are incredibly versatile in the kitchen. Perfect added raw to salads or roasted in the oven or added to skewers for barbequing where they have a wonderful, extra-sweet tangy taste if you let them burn a little. They freeze well too, so you can enjoy your home-grown peppers for months after the growing season has ended! Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting after the risk of frost has passed, growing to a height of 1m (3ft) and spread of 50cm (1½ft).
'Madonna' is an extremely popular variety of aubergine, bearing particularly tasty, long oval fruits with wonderfully deep purple, glossy skins all summer from July. As a grafted aubergine that begins to ripen early, 'Madonna' crops heavily and continuously throughout the season whether grown in a greenhouse of a large patio pot. One of the main benefits of grafting is that the plants produce heavier crops over a longer period and have excellent resistance to pests and diseases, making them easy to grow and reliable performers. 'Madonna' will thrive in a greenhouse or on the patio in a warm and sheltered spot with regular watering and feeding. You'll be rewarded with a delicious harvest of aubergines that taste great when fried, grilled or baked and are a rich source of B vitamins and potassium as well as minerals and fibre. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant when the last chance of frost has passed, growing to a height of 70cm (2½ft) and spread of 60cm (2ft).
The delicious sweet flavour of 'Sanvitos Red' and its thick, deep red stalks make this an outstanding rhubarb! A superb early variety, cropping from April and without the need for forcing. The stems look fantastic and their wonderful sweetness and low acidity makes them perfect for cooking. Rhubarb is very easy and incredibly rewarding to grow perfect for gardeners of all abilities. Pick sparingly in the first year to allow your plants to establish, and you'll be rewarded with armfuls of delicious rhubarb to harvest each year for many, many years to come! Perfect for planting in the vegetable garden but also ideal for a large container. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant out for cropping next season.
Enjoy a wonderful selection of delicious red vegetables with this patio collection! Easy to grow and with a long harvest period, you will be stocked up from the begging of summer all the way through to October! Supplied in this collection: 'Beluga Red' - A versatile variety that produces generous yields of deliciously sweet, glossy, bright red peppers. Green initially, they reach the peak of their colouring and nutrition from July until October. 'Tumbling Tom' - An ideal variety to get started growing your own tomatoes - so easy, they can be grown in hanging baskets, tubs, planters and even window boxes - you will get hundreds of small red cherry tomatoes from just one plant! 'Hot Burrito' - A small and compact plant that best when grown in a pot, positioned in a warm, sunny spot such as a patio or porch. It can also be grown indoors as a houseplant in a bright area. The 'Hot Burrito' will produce wonderful chillies from July that are about 15-25cm long. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant.
An enduring favourite and holder of a coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, 'Defender' crops early and has a picking season that can be twice as long as other varieties, producing heavy crops of delicious and firm, mid-green courgettes. Harvest time is from July right through to October and the fruits should be picked when they're 10-15cm long. The plants will grow to 45cm high and 90cm wide.
Sweet peppers are delicious and versatile, and now you can grow them as a scrumptious snack that's wonderfully sweet and crunchy and can be eaten straight from the plant! The peppers are green initially, before ripening to glossy sunshine yellow. Each weighs just 30-40g, a fraction of the weight of ordinary sweet peppers, and they have thick walls which gives them a wonderfully firm crunch when eaten fresh. They're also ideal in salads and for stuffing and grilling, and a great source of vitamins A and C as well as potassium and iron - a tasty, healthy snack. A high yielding and versatile plant, it can be grown on the patio or in the vegetable garden or greenhouse, and it makes a spectacular looking houseplant in a sunny, warm spot. Position it in full sun to get the biggest, sweetest crops of scrumptious miniature peppers, producing flowers and fruit month after month. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting after the risk of frost has passed, reaching 90cm (3½ft) tall.
The easiest way to grow your own tasty, fresh potatoes even if you don't have a garden. Everything you need to grow a fantastic crop on your patio or balcony, and no digging! These special seed potatoes have been held in cold store until now and will grow rapidly once planted - right up to the end July to give you delicious potatoes through autumn and even up to Christmas. We've included three heavy duty 45 litre grow bags that can be used again and again and fold flat for easy storage when you're not using them, along with a pack of Organic Potato Fertiliser to help your potatoes give you the best possible crops, and it can also be used all around your vegetable garden. Supplied as 18 seed potatoes in three of the best and popular varieties, including six each of: 'Charlotte' - One of the most popular salad potatoes in the UK, the instantly recognisable, oval-shaped tubers can grow much larger than other salad varieties and have a firm yellow waxy flesh. Perfect for potato salads or boiled and dripping in butter. 'Casablanca' - is a first early variety, producing lots of small, tasty potatoes. Ideal for boiling and also for roasting and baking. 'Desiree' - a maincrop potato with creamy-yellow flesh with red skin, great for chips, roasting, jacket potatoes or simply boiling.
The perfect refill kit for filling your 30L black pots, or other growing pots and containers, back up with tasty spuds! This kit contains the ingredients you need to grow your own potatoes on your patio, terrace or even balcony all you need is a pot or container. Perfect with our 30L black pots with grab handles for easy transportation, just add compost and water and you could be harvesting in less than 10 weeks! We have included three popular 'second cropping' varieties: Charlotte, Maris Peer and Nicola, which are all second salad types with very good flavour: Charlotte - One of the most popular salad potatoes in the UK, the instantly recognisable, oval-shaped tubers can grow much larger than other salad varieties and have a firm yellow waxy flesh. Maris Peer - Chosen for its superb flavour, they are best when boiled and maintain a firm texture that does not split. Nicola - Well-shaped, oval potatoes with creamy flesh that are perfect whether hot or cold - one of the tastiest new potatoes. These special seed potatoes have been held in cold store until now and will grow rapidly once planted - right up to the end July to give you 'new' potatoes through autumn and even up to Christmas. This is the perfect way to grow your own potatoes and what's even better is it requires no back-breaking digging whatsoever!
This Patio Potato Growing Kit means that anyone can now grow delicious, fresh potatoes. You don't even need a garden as a patio, balcony or courtyard will do! Just add compost and water and you'll soon be harvesting your first new potatoes. We have included three popular 'second cropping' varieties: Charlotte, Maris Peer and Nicola, which are all second early maturity salad types with very good flavour: 'Charlotte' - One of the most popular salad potatoes in the UK, the instantly recognisable, oval-shaped tubers can grow much larger than other salad varieties and have a firm yellow waxy flesh. Perfect for potato salads or boiled and dripping in butter. 'Pentland Javelin' - An early variety, producing lots of small, tasty potatoes. Ideal for boiling and also for roasting and baking. 'Desiree' - Creamy-yellow flesh with red skin, great for chips, roasting, jacket potatoes or simple boiling. These special seed potatoes have been held in cold store until now and will grow rapidly once planted - right up to the end July to give you 'new' potatoes through autumn and even up to Christmas. This is the perfect way to grow your potatoes - no digging whatsoever! The grow-pods included can be used again and again...
Why not try growing your very own delicious Rhubarb at home? The fabulous pair of Rhubarb plants will give you a delicious crop twice a year of 'Sanvitos Early' and 'Sanvitos Summer'. Rhubarb is very easy and incredibly rewarding to grow and perfect for gardeners of all abilities. 'Sanvitos Early' is an excellent early rhubarb variety and you can expect to pick fresh, juicy sticks from April each year. The dazzling, bright red stems not only look spectacular but have a lovely, balanced flavour that is much less acidic than many varieties, making it ideal for making scrumptious crumbles and jams. 'Sanvitos Summer' is a versatile rhubarb that will produce delicious, juicy sticks in spring, and as a day-neutral variety, there is no summer dormancy. The vivid bright red stems are stringless and wonderfully tender with a delicious, sweet flavour and well-balanced acidity, making it ideal for making tangy pies and preserves. We suggest picking sparingly in the first year to allow your plants to establish, and you'll be rewarded with armfuls of delicious rhubarb to harvest each year for many, many years to come! Ideal in the vegetable garden or grow your rhubarb in a large container. Supplied as 2 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out.
The 'Pentland Javelin' potato is a first early variety that will provide you with delicious crop of soft, yet waxy-textured potatoes that have both white skins and flesh that are perfect for boiling, roasting and crushing. Very easy to grow, they can be planted in either potato pots and planters or straight out in the garden. The 'Pentland Javelin' potato has a great resistance to disease, so you will get consistent crops of delicious spuds Supplied as a 2.5kg pack approx. 35-40 tubers, ready to plant out from March to May.
Quite possibly one of the most unmistakable of all the climbing plants and sure to get your garden noticed, Actinidia kolomikta is a vigorous, deciduous climber with twining stems and leaves that look as though they have been dipped in paint. Beautifully fragrant flowers are also produced in summer, giving you an added bonus. Also known as the kolomikta vine or variegated hardy kiwi, actinidia is grown specifically for its heart-shaped leaves which are splashed with a generous helping of pink and white and make a particularly striking feature when grown against a sunny wall or the side of a house. It's a fast-growing plant, that once established, is easy to grow and look after. Actinidia can be kept compact if needed and is easy to prune as mature branches tend to remain just a few inches thick, therefore maintenance is not a chore. Dr. Szymanowski is a fruit-bearing female form of this variety of ornamental kiwi. its fruits will appear in mid to late august and ripen in September. A good choice for covering ugly fences and walls as this ornamental climber is densely leaved and soon covers the offending structure. Young plants tend not to have the attractive variegation so don't worry if your plant remains green for a few seasons, the colour will eventually develop. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out, growing to a height of 5m in approx. 10 years. *Do bear in mind that young plants need to be protected from cats as they are attracted to the leaves and will quickly decimate them! (just google 'cats and actinidia' and see for yourself!)
'Sanvitos Early' is an excellent early rhubarb variety and you can expect to pick fresh, juicy sticks from April each year. The dazzling, bright red stems not only look spectacular but have a lovely, balanced flavour that is much less acidic than many varieties, making it ideal for making scrumptious crumbles and jams. Rhubarb is very easy and incredibly rewarding to grow and perfect for gardeners of all abilities. Pick sparingly in the first year to allow your plants to establish, and you'll be rewarded with armfuls of delicious rhubarb to harvest year after year. Ideal in the vegetable garden, or grow your rhubarb in a large container. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant out for cropping next season.
This heavy cropping, super-sweet, large cherry tomato is a top choice for both the beginner and experienced vegetable grower. An indeterminate variety (needs support), it can be reliably grown in a greenhouse or outdoors, producing and abundance of long trailing vines with 10-14 fruits per truss all summer long - quite literally, a gardener's delight! Cropping from early summer right into October, 'Gardener's Delight' will reward with super-sweet, richly flavoured fruits with red, glossy skins - perfect for salads and sandwiches as well as for cooking. Try roasting whole trusses with fruit still attached for an attractive addition to pizzas and other savoury dishes - the deliciously sweet flavour will intensify as they cook. Easy to grow, plant your jumbo plugs into moist but well-drained, fertile soil or compost in large pots, growbags or border in the greenhouse, or positioned outside in a sunny, sheltered position once the frosts are over. All they need is a sturdy support and some pinching out of sets to encourage a tall, upright central stem. Supplied as 6 x plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out.
'Sweet Red Balconi' is a tasty variety of capsicum pepper that will provide you with generous yields of deliciously sweet, glossy, bright red peppers. An Italian variety of pepper, that have a thick flesh and a mild sweet flavour, perfect for growing in UK gardens, they will be ready to harvest from July until October. Best grown in full sun, in a sheltered position and in fertile soil, this will help produce the biggest, sweetest peppers that quickly change from green to red. 'Sweet Red Balconi' does well in a greenhouse or indoors in a bright, sunny spot and also makes an impressive container plant on a patio or balcony. Tasty and packed with vitamins, red peppers are much higher in nutrients than green peppers, particularly vitamins A, C, K and B6 and are incredibly versatile in the kitchen. Perfect added raw to salads or roasted in the oven or added to skewers for barbequing where they have a wonderful, extra-sweet tangy taste if you let them burn a little. They freeze well too, so you can enjoy your home-grown peppers for months after the growing season has ended. Supplied as 6 x plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out. Growing to a height of 1m (3ft) and spread of 50cm (1½ft).
Growing your own fruit and veg couldn't be easier and you can Enjoy an abundance of tasty and tangy tomatoes all summer long with this collection. These tasty fruits can be picked and eaten straight from the plant or used in your cooking. A fantastic source of vitamin C and antioxidants, what is better that home-grown, healthy tomatoes? Tomato Shirley: A cordon variety, they are a home-grower's favourite and a fantastic, versatile all-rounder, that will see you get bountiful crops of medium-sized, bright red, juicy fruits. Produced on large trusses, tomato Shirley will fruit most prolifically when side shoots are pinched out as this will encourage them to have an upright central stem. Whether grown in an unheated greenhouse or outdoors, your fruits will ripen from July onwards to give a continuous crop. Easy to grow and with excellent disease resistance, 'Shirley' has a lovely sweet, rich flavour perfect for salads, sandwiches, and sauces. Tomato Gardeners Delight: A cropping, super-sweet, large cherry tomato is a top choice for both the beginner and experienced vegetable grower. An indeterminate variety (needs support), it can be reliably grown in a greenhouse or outdoors, producing and abundance of long trailing vines that will be ready for cropping from early summer right into October. 'Gardener's Delight' will reward with super-sweet, richly flavoured fruits with red, glossy skins - perfect for salads and sandwiches as well as for cooking. Easy to grow, all they need is a sturdy support and some pinching out of sets to encourage a tall, upright central stem. Tomato Moneymaker: An extremely popular variety of tomato, 'Money Maker' is a favourite amongst home-grower's, producing heavy crops delicious, bright red, medium-sized fruits. Another cordon variety, they will also grow at their best when side shoots are pinched out. Each plant will then produce a succession of fruit-laden trusses that ripen from July to October providing a continuous crop. Easy to grow and with excellent disease resistance, they can be grown in either an unheated greenhouse or outdoors. 'Money Maker' is a great variety to grow and is very popular thanks to its heavy cropping, delicious flavour and uniformed fruits, a great choice for adding to your favourite dishes. Supplied as 12 x Plug Plants (4 of each variety), ready to grow on before planting out, reaching a height of 2m.
An extremely popular variety of tomato, 'Moneymaker' is a favourite amongst home-grower's, producing heavy crops delicious, bright red, medium-sized fruits. A cordon variety, it will fruit most prolifically when side shoots are pinched out to encourage an upright central stem that requires a support. Each plant will then produce a succession of fruit-laden trusses that ripen from July to October providing a continuous crop. Easy to grow and with excellent disease resistance, they can be grown in either an unheated greenhouse or outdoors. 'Money Maker' is a great variety to grow and is very popular thanks to its heavy cropping, delicious flavour and uniformed fruits, a great choice for adding to salads, sandwiches, and sauces. Supplied as 6 x plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out. Reaching a height of 2m and spread of 50cm.
'Nimrod' is a delicious variety of mini cucumber that will provide you with small, delicious snack-sized, crisp, and refreshing fruits. Perfect for picking on a warm day in the garden! An all-female variety, 'Nimrod' will produce bright yellow flowers followed by a bountiful harvest of small, delicious snack sized cucumbers that have bumpy deep green skins that are unusually thin, with pale green flesh that is crisp and refreshing to eat. Perfect in salads and sandwiches, or sliced lengthways for crudités and dips, and of course plucked straight from the plant and eaten straight away, these are amazing cucumbers, and you'll love growing them as much as eating them. Pick often to encourage further fruiting and any surplus will be great for pickling. These little beauties are packed with nutrients and antioxidants - low in calories and a good source of vitamins A and C, as well as minerals and antioxidants. This variety is perfect for growing in a greenhouse and is a naturally trailing plant. Grow it up a support where it will reach approximately 3m in height and pick the tasty snack sized fruits regularly when they are young and tender. Ready to harvest June and October, picking regularly will help to encourage more fruits over a longer period. Supplied as 6 x plug plants, ready to grow on before planting out. Reaching a height of 3m and spread of 45cm.
Capsicum 'Bell Boy' is a delicious variety of bell pepper that will produce tasty fruits that are wonderfully sweet and crunchy and can be eaten straight from the plant! The peppers are green initially, before ripening to a gorgeous, glossy rich red colour and they have thick walls which gives them a wonderfully firm crunch when eaten fresh. They're also ideal in salads and for stuffing and grilling, and a great source of vitamins A and C as well as potassium and iron - a perfect, healthy snack. A versatile plant, it can be grown on the patio or in the vegetable garden or greenhouse, and it makes a spectacular looking houseplant in a sunny, warm spot. Position it in full sun to get the biggest, sweetest crops of scrumptious miniature peppers, producing flowers and fruit month after month. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting after the risk of frost has passed, growing to 90cm (3½ft) tall.