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Bean: French Climbing 'Blue Lake Stringless'
Climbing French Bean.
Heritage (1885)€1.74Out of stock
Blue Lake is a classic choice for early beans of highest quality eating. A wonderfully prolific French climbing bean that does well even in adverse weather, the dark green pods remain stringless and fibreless at all stages of growth. They are tender and rich, and filled with white seeds that are of incomparable flavour.
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Bean: French Climbing 'Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco'
Climbing French Bean, ‘Tongue of Fire’
Heritage (Italian 1880's)€1.98Loved for their excellent flavour, colour and versatility, Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco, whose pink-stippled beauty makes one dream of summer days, sitting on a shaded terrace shelling them ready for a quick supper, knowing they need nothing but a quick boil and lick of olive oil; a pure fast pleasure when fresh.
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Bean: French Climbing 'Cobra'
Climbing French Bean.€2.22Cobra is one of the most reliable French beans around. This prolific cropper produces heavy yields of long, straight sweetly-flavoured beans over a long period. The stringless pods grow up to 20cm long. RHS AGM.
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Bean: French Climbing 'Cobra' Organic
Climbing French Bean.€2.46A prolific cropper, French Bean 'Cobra' is a black-seeded variety that produces beans ahead of most other varieties. With lovely pale violet flowers, this vegetable is pretty enough to grow in the ornamental garden, too. RHS AGM. Organic Seed.
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Bean: French Climbing 'Hunter'
Climbing French Bean.€2.22Out of stock
'Hunter' is classic variety of French Bean. Heavy-yielding with a wide, flattened pod, they combine the tenderness and reliability of a French bean and the good, meaty harvest from a Runner. Suitable for use as an early or maincrop, for protected and outdoor production. RHS AGM.
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Bean: Runner Bean 'Firestorm'
Runner Bean€3.18With fewer bees and drier summers, runner bean crops have been recently been unpredictable. Runner Bean 'Firestorm' is the first self-fertile scarlet-flowered runner bean. They set well even in poor weather or high temperatures and produce prolific, smooth pods that are tender and stringless.
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Bean: Runner Bean 'Lady Di'
Runner Bean€2.34Runner bean 'Lady Di' is an exceptional variety that produces long pods of exceptional quality. The long, slender beans are slow to develop seeds, meaning the pods can stay on the plant for longer before they become tough, giving you more time to harvest them.
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Bean: Runner Bean 'Polestar'
Runner Bean€2.34When I was young and idle, I’d dream of a self-refilling pint of cider. Now I’m older I dream of the slightly more realistic horticultural equivalent: beans and plenty of them. Bred for high yields and reliability, ‘Polestar’ gives heavy yields of fantastic tasty stringless pods giving you effortless food for weeks.
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Bean: Runner Bean 'Scarlet Emperor'
Runner Bean
Heritage (Introduced in 1633)€2.70Scarlet Emperor has been a favourite for decades, which is no surprise, it produces heavy crops of long, smooth textured dark-green, pods of excellent flavour. With a richer, more savory flavor than snap beans, the taste of Scarlet Emperor is as sweet as a bean gets.
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Bean: Runner Bean 'Scarlet Emperor' Organic
Runner Bean
Heritage (Introduced in 1633)€3.30Scarlet Emperor is grown both for the flowers and the sweet pods. It produces large sprays of brilliant red flowers that contrast against deep green foliage. This easy-to-grow bean needs little tending to produce 38cm long, plump, juicy pods. Organic Seed.
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Bean: Runner Bean 'White Emergo' Organic
Runner Bean, aka 'Sweet White Runner Bean'€3.30White Emergo is a vigorous runner bean variety that is better able to withstand adverse weather conditions, producing prolific yields of long, slender pods. The beans are similar to a cannellini beans with a shape almost like a half moon, creamy white and deliciously plump.
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Bean: Runner Bean, Dwarf 'Hestia'
Dwarf Runner Bean€1.74Hestia is a superb variety with all the best characteristics of modern runner beans, but on dwarf plants. Very disease resistant and easy to grow, Grow in containers on balconies or patio, or as a border plant in small gardens. Hestia is the runner bean for gardeners with limited space and a love of bright colour!
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Beetroot 'Albina Ice'
Maincrop. Also called 'Blankoma' or 'White Albino'
Heritage (Dutch)€1.98Beetroot ‘Albino Ice’ is an old Dutch variety that has with ivory white flesh and a particularly sweet and delicate flavour. Sweeter and less earthy than red beetroot with a firmer texture, it is particularly good variety for salads, for roasting and for pickling it is also good for freezing. -
Beetroot 'Bikores'
Red Bikores€1.80Out of stock
Beetroot Bikores produces smooth-skinned red roots with dark-red flesh, it is a fairly sweet beetroot with a full and rounded flavour and has consistently been one of the highest ranking beetroot in taste tests. It is resistant to bolting and suitable for early sowing under cloches and for maincrop use. -
Beetroot 'Boltardy'
Globe Beetroot (Introduced in the early 1960s)€2.34Boltardy is a very popular and reliable globe-shaped beetroot. A tried-and-tested cultivar, used as a yardstick against which other beetroot are measured. Due to its excellent resistance to bolting, it is recommended for early sowing, NIAB and RHS AGM.
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Beetroot 'Bona'
Mid to late season variety€2.22Beetroot 'Bona' is a mid to late season variety that produces fabulous smooth, round roots with a dark skin and intense red flesh. This top quality variety has a deliciously sweet flavour that can be enjoyed as mature roots or as tasty ‘baby beets’. Delicious whether they are eaten hot or cold, cooked or pickled.
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Beetroot 'Boston'
Maincrop€1.98Beetroot 'Boston' is an excellent improved Boltardy selection. The round roots have a smooth skin and good internal colour and texture. Slow bolting, it is ideal for early sowings, this maincrop variety can be sown from early March right through to late August.
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Beetroot 'Cylindra'
Cylinder Beetroot€1.74Out of stock
Beetroot Cylindra is a dark red, cylindrical root. This unique variety has a fine, smooth texture with little fibre, the root maintains its sweetness and tenderness over a long growing season. With an earthy-caramel taste, they are especially lovely when roasted.
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Beetroot 'Cylindra', Organic
Cylinder Beetroot€2.52Beetroot Cylindra is a dark red, cylindrical root. This unique variety has a fine, smooth texture with little fibre, the root maintains its sweetness and tenderness over a long growing season. With an earthy-caramel taste, they are especially lovely when roasted.Organic Seeds.
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Beetroot 'Detroit 2 Bolivar' Organic
Beetroot
Heritage (USA 1892)€2.22Out of stock
Detroit 2 Bolivar is a classic, main-crop globe beetroot which produces excellent quality, smooth skinned globe beets with strong skin and flesh colour. It is a high yielding variety with good internal colouring and excellent taste.
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Beetroot 'Detroit 2 Crimson Globe'
Beetroot
Heritage (USA 1892)€1.98Detroit 2 Crimson Globe or Rote Ruben is a popular improved Detroit globe beetroot. It is a classic, main-crop beetroot which produces excellent quality, smooth skinned beets with strong skin and ox-blood flesh colour. It is recommended as a good cultivar to use for succession sowings. -
Beetroot 'Flat of Egypt'
Early / Maincrop
Heritage (1800's)€1.98Out of stock
“The old Egyptian turnip or flat-rooted beetroot has the best flavour but is scarce.” Bob Flowerdew. Beetroot 'Flat of Egypt’ is a very old heritage variety that produces smooth skinned roots, often heart-shaped, with a deep red, tender and flavoursome flesh.
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Beetroot 'Golden Beetroot'
Maincrop
Heritage (USA 1940's)€2.46Golden Beetroots have a great mild taste and a slightly honeyed taste. They can be lifted young or left to mature. Sown March to July for harvesting June to December, they don’t dye other ingredients or stain the dishes, after all, at the end of a long work day, the last thing you want to do is get your hands dirty.
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Beetroot 'Golden Beetroot' Organic
Maincrop
Heritage (USA 1940's)€2.70Who would have thought that peeling and caramelising a few roots in the oven, would glorify this humble root vegetable to new heights? These golden beauties are an absolute delight, with a slightly honeyed taste. Use them baked sautéed, steamed or in soups. Organic Seed.