Heritage Varieties
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Carrot 'Berlicum'
Second Early & Maincrop
Heritage (1927)€1.95Famously named after the town in the Netherlands from where it originated, Carrot Berlicum is a long, cylindrical shaped, stump rooted type of carrot, suitable for maincrop production. It has good colour and texture, a high sugar content, fine carrot flavour and a crisp tenderness. -
Cabbage 'Vertus' Organic
Savoy Cabbage, Winter Savoy€3.25Savoy cabbage ‘Vertus’ produces heads of finely blistered, dark green ruffled leaves that have a sweet, subtle flavour. This mid-late, frost hardy variety produces cabbages that have the ability to withstand even severe cold weather. Sow April to early June, harvest October to February. Organic Seeds. -
Cabbage 'Vertus'
Savoy Cabbage, Winter Savoy€2.45Savoy cabbage ‘Vertus’ produces heads of finely blistered, dark green ruffled leaves that have a sweet, subtle flavour. This mid-late, frost hardy variety produces cabbages that have the ability to withstand even severe cold weather. Sow April to early June, harvest October to February.
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Cabbage 'Red Drumhead'
Autumn / Winter Cabbage
Heritage (1860's)€1.95Cabbage ‘Red Drumhead’ is a popular deep red heirloom variety which produces densely packed leafy heads with dark red, solid hearts in late summer through to Christmas. This old hardy variety from the 1860s is easy to grow, stores well and is remarkably tasty and sweet.
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Cabbage 'Kalibos' Organic
Late Summer to Autumn€2.95Cabbage 'Kalibos' is a pointed cabbage variety with distinctive red leaves. For late summer and autumn cutting. A delicious cabbage that has a high sugar content, making it the perfect variety for shredding raw into salads for superb sweetness, crunch and colour. Organic Seeds. -
Cabbage 'Kalibos'
Late Summer to Autumn€2.45Cabbage 'Kalibos' is a pointed cabbage variety with distinctive red leaves. For late summer and autumn cutting. A delicious cabbage that has a high sugar content, making it the perfect variety for shredding raw into salads for superb sweetness, crunch and colour.
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Cabbage 'Glory of Enkhuizen'
Autumn / Winter Cabbage
Heritage (Dutch, bred in 1899)€1.75A traditional autumn maturity variety, Cabbage ‘Glory of Enkhuizen’ is an excellent variety that was originally bred in 1899. The medium-large, hard round heads are light green in colour, used in slaws, salads, soups and stir fries, it is a good keeper, ideal for storage, and for kraut.
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Cabbage 'Filderkraut' Organic
Pointed Headed Cabbage
Heritage (German circa 1700's)€2.35Cabbage ‘Filderkraut’ it is a medium-late pointed cabbage. The point is coreless, making it very easy to cut fine shreds and it has a smooth and somewhat sweeter taste in comparison to other varieties, making it one of the very best sauerkraut or coleslaw cabbages there is. Organic Seeds. -
Cabbage 'Cuor di Bue Grosso'
Early Autumn. Sweetheart Cabbage ‘Ox Heart’
Heritage (Italian)€1.75Not all cabbages have the round shape that we usually find on the market. Cuor di Bue Grosso, literally translated means ‘Large Heart of the Ox’, a cultivar with a beautiful conical shape, large, firm, pointed hearts and sweet compact heart, and looking at its glorious shape ‘Ox Heart’ is the perfect name for it
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Cabbage 'Caraflex F1' Organic
York or Sweetheart Cabbage€3.95When every little sprout and leaf seemingly has its 15 minutes in the spotlight, the possibility that cabbage is being recognised for its deliciousness, instead of its health benefits or affordability, is unexpected, to say the least. Exceptionally sweet and tender. Cabbage ‘Caraflex F1’ is unique. RHS AGM. Organic Seed. -
Cabbage 'Caraflex F1'
York or Sweetheart Cabbage€3.55When every little sprout and leaf seemingly has its 15 minutes in the spotlight, the possibility that cabbage is being recognised for its deliciousness, instead of its health benefits or affordability, is unexpected, to say the least. Exceptionally sweet and tender. Cabbage ‘Caraflex F1’ is unique. RHS AGM. -
Cabbage 'Cape Horn F1'
York or Sweetheart Cabbage€3.55Cabbage ‘Cape Horn F1’ is an excellent pointed cabbage variety that produces exemplary heads and begins and ends the cabbage season. Not commonly available, it has been developed for cultivation during spring, summer and early autumn. RHS AGM. -
Broccoli, Purple Sprouting 'Santee F1' Organic
Purple Sprouting Broccoli€3.50Purple Sprouting Broccoli ‘Santee F1’ produces spears from June through to November. It does not require exposure to cold as some of the later varieties do and consequently it will crop in the same year it is planted. Organic Seed. -
Broccoli, Purple Sprouting 'Rioja F1'
Purple Sprouting Broccoli€2.95Bred for its prowess at overwintering, Purple Sprouting Broccoli ‘Rioja F1’ is a compact, very productive plant with a bushy habit, which produces very high quality, brightly-coloured spears. It will give an early spring crop from mid-February if transplanted in July and August.
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Broccoli raab, Rapini, Cima di Rapa
Broccoli rabe Sessantina
Heritage (Italian 1930's)€1.95Flourishing famously in Mediterranean and Chinese cultures, elsewhere Raab is still a bit of a curiosity. Easy and fast growing, it can be useful as it comes ready when ordinary broccoli isn't available, but this isn't just a replacement for broccoli, it is a great vegetable in its own right.
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Broccoli 'Italian Green Sprouting'
Green Sprouting Broccoli
Heritage (1918)€1.95This lovely, old fashioned Broccoli variety is a very disease resistant, very hardy and very prolific producer of large dark green heads. Italian Green Sprouting Broccoli is very easy to grow and will produce a number of good-size side shoots once the initial head is harvested.
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Beetroot 'Tonda di Chioggia' Organic
Dolce di Chioggia or Barabietola di Chioggia
Heritage (Italian 1840's)€2.20Barabietola di Chioggia is a globe-shaped heirloom Italian variety, grown today mainly for its unusual colouring, but it has a mild and sweet flavour. It can be sown from very early in the season until late and can be grown in raised beds or containers all year round. -
Beetroot 'Tonda di Chioggia'
Dolce di Chioggia or Barabietola di Chioggia
Heritage (Italian 1840's)€2.25Chioggia or Barabietola di Chioggia is a globe-shaped heirloom Italian variety. With a rosy orange-pink outer skin and a distinctive dartboard pattern when cut, it is sometimes known as Bull’s Eye Beet or Candy Stripe Beet. Bands of white flesh alternate with bands of pink or rosy red.
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Beetroot 'Golden Beetroot' Organic
Maincrop
Heritage (USA 1940's)€2.75Who 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. -
Beetroot 'Flat of Egypt'
Early / Maincrop
Heritage (1800's)€2.25“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 'Detroit 2 Crimson Globe'
Beetroot
Heritage (USA 1892)€2.25Detroit 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. -
Bean: Runner Bean 'Sunset'
Runner Bean€4.50Runner beans are all attractive enough for flower gardens or patios, but the 'Sunset Runner Bean' is in a class by itself. The luminous peach to shell-pink blossoms are absolutely beautiful and will look equally at home in your vegetable plot or your flower borders. The pods are fleshy, straight, smooth, and almost stringless when young.
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Bean: Runner Bean 'Scarlet Emperor' Organic
Runner Bean
Heritage (Introduced in 1633)€3.95Scarlet 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. -
Bean: French Bean, Climbing 'Blue Lake Stringless'
Climbing French Bean, Pole or Tall variety
Heritage (1885)€2.25Blue 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.