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Until a few years ago you would never have seen wild garlic on a menu, but these days is definitely a chefs' favourite. The whole plant is edible. The flavour is softer, more pleasant than cloves from garlic bulbs. The leaves have a vibrant colour that brings food to life.
‘Fine-leaved’ chives have a delicious, mild onion flavour. They keep their slender shape and do not get course or tough with age. The narrow linear leaves are snipped and used primarily fresh, stirred into uncooked foods, such as soft cheeses or salads.
These easy to grow chives are one of the famous fines herbes (fine herbs) of French cuisine. They are perennial bulbs that spread to form neat tufted clumps, ideal for edging beds and paths. They are particularly attractive when in flower and are a favourite of bees and other pollinating insects.
The organic version of the easy to grow chives. These are one of the famous fines herbes (fine herbs) of French cuisine. They are a good source of vitamins A and C, and are also said to stimulate the appetite and strengthen the stomach. A relatively new vegetable in the English-speaking world but well-known in Asian cuisine, the flavour of garlic chives is more like garlic than chives, though much milder. Both leaves and the stalks of the flowers are used a stir fry ingredient. The flowers may also be used as a spice.
Leek “Atlanta” is a Blue Green Winter type with an upright form, medium shaft length and minimal bulbing. With good frost tolerance; it is an ideal late variety for harvesting late December through to May. A great crop for harvesting over a long period. Organic seeds.
Hannibal is one of the best selections of the Autumn Mammoth type. It gives excellent yields of thick, medium long, white shanks with dark green erect leaves.From the earliest sowings they can be ready for harvesting as early as July to August. Organic seeds.
Leek F1 Oarsman is one of the best hybrid leek varieties currently available. With good early vigour, bulking up quickly, with dark, erect foliage and uniform pure white, long stems with no sign of bulbing. Sow March through to May, it can be harvested from November through to March. RHS AGMGros Long d’Ete is a remarkable, long stemmed leek that comes from France and an excellent choice for short season climates. It is an early variety, a summer leek with long, slender white stems, topped with erect, mid green leaves.
Leek Longbow is a reliable, trusted and well know variety with good long shanks and medium green leaves. Harvest from September it will stay in good condition in the soil into the new year when the serious frosts set in. RHS AGMThe English heirloom “Lyon 2 Prizetaker” was introduced in the 1880s and is still going strong on the show bench and in the kitchen. This venerable classic is also known simply as “The Lyon” is a very tall leek, with thick solid pure-white stalks which retain their tenderness and mild flavour.
Leek Musselburgh is named for a coastal market town on the Firth of Forth. Introduced in 1834, it has remained popular ever since. It is extremely hardy and can be picked over winter from December to April when there is little else in the garden. A very hardy leek and a very dependable performer.
Toledo is a good, strong, reliable late season leek with medium to long, smooth clean shanks. With very good winter hardiness it can be harvested from October through to March. Grow leeks of exhibition quality by sowing under glass from February. Leek Tornado is a very high yielding, open pollinated variety. Carefully chosen to give excellent uniformity, vigour and good disease resistance, particularly to rust. The plants are erect with long shanks and medium green foliage. Ideal for harvesting September to January, after the mid season varieties.
Leek Winter Giant 3 is an extremely hardy leek, it will put up with blistering gales and frost without a pause. Harvest from October to March. The solid, long white stems are exhibition quality with an outstanding flavour. | Items 1 to 15 of 39 total | Page: | Show per page |
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