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  1. Until recently Cavolo Nero, or 'Tuscan Kale', was one of Italy's best kept secrets.

    Kale, Cavolo Nero 'Nero de Toscana' Organic

    Black Cabbage, Tuscan Kale, Borecole
    Heritage (Italian pre 1879)
    €2.95
    Simply adored, especially in the north of Italy, Cavolo Nero is an extremely cold hardy kale that will tolerate conditions that would make most brassicas keel over. Thank heavens we have finally managed to locate Organic Seeds!
  2. Perpetual Spinach Leaf Beet is one of the easiest and most productive vegetables for a small space

    Leaf Beet, Perpetual Spinach, Organic

    Spinach Beet, Seakale Beet, Wild Spinach
    Heritage variety (In use in 1790)
    €2.45
    'Perpetual Spinach is one of the easiest and most productive vegetables for a small space. Extremely resistant to bolting, it responds particularly well to repeat cutting. With just one sowing you can feast on the succulent leaves the entire summer and through to winter.
  3. Leek 'Musselburgh'

    Leek 'Musselburgh'

    Midseason Leek. Heritage (1834)
    €1.75

    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.

  4. Lettuce 'All Year Round'

    Lettuce 'All Year Round'

    Butterhead Lettuce.
    Heritage variety (pre 1870)
    €1.95

    As its name suggests, this classic butterhead lettuce can be the basis of fresh daily salads throughout the year. This is no 'supermarket' variety, but rather a proper lettuce with an exquisite flavour unavailable from anywhere but from your own vegetable patch.

  5. Lettuce 'Baby Oak Leaf'

    Lettuce 'Baby Oak Leaf'

    Oakleaf Lettuce
    €1.95

    Pretty little lettuces that form dense leafy, rosettes that look like lettuce bouquets.Lettuce 'Baby Oak Leaf' are tender, sweet and succulent. A bolt-resistant variety with a long harvest period, recommended for the planting period from March to the beginning of May. The leaves rarely become bitter, even in hotter climates.

  6. Cocarde is a very adaptable lettuce which can be grown in most climates and seasons.

    Lettuce 'Cocarde', Organic

    Oakleaf Lettuce
    €2.95
    Lettuce Cocarde is a beautiful oak leaf type lettuce. Very adaptable, it can be grown in most climates and seasons and can be picked as required. The smooth deeply lobed, red leaves have a sweet taste and delicate melt-in-your-mouth texture. RHS AGM
  7. Lettuce Crisp Mint is a good sized Cos lettuce which develops dense heads of crisp and succulent leaves.

    Lettuce 'Crisp Mint'

    Romaine or Cos
    Heritage
    €1.95
    Lettuce 'Crisp Mint' is a wonderful old heirloom, the outer leaves which are a particular shade of mint green and slightly ruffled, surrounding a crystal white heart. Crops are bitter-free and delicious eaten fresh in salads and sandwiches. Produces sturdy crops that are heat tolerant and adapted to many soils and conditions.
  8. Lettuce 'New Red Fire' is a popular choice amongst growers for its excellent colour and taste.
    €2.75
    Dark red with a high bolting and weather tolerance. Lettuce 'New Red Fire' is an award winning variety that is popular choice amongst growers for its excellent colour and taste. The attractive frilly-edged, open leaves are crisp and sweet. Light green at the base and deeply flushed in wine red.
  9. Lettuce 'Forellenschluss'

    Lettuce 'Forellenschluss'

    Romaine, Cos Lettuce
    Aka Freckles or Speckled Lettuce
    €2.25

    Lettuce ‘Forellenschluss’ is an Austrian heirloom, a romaine type that has the delicate taste and texture of a butterhead. The leaves have a crisp rib and beautiful red speckles, and while being extremely attractive in the salad bowl, it is the taste really should be emphasised - slightly sweet and very soft and fine in structure, it is absolutely gorgeous.

  10. Nothing can beat Lettuce 'Great Lakes' as a consistent producer of good-sized, crisp, round heads.

    Lettuce 'Great Lakes'

    Iceberg, Crisphead Lettuce
    Heritage (USA 1941)
    €1.75

    Nothing can beat this variety as a consistent producer of good-sized, crisp, round heads. Lettuce 'Great Lakes' is heat and cold tolerant and has a strong resistance to bolting and tip burn. It produces large, glistening, well-rounded heads, well-folded and fine-flavoured leaves with a crisp texture.

  11. “Green Salad Bowl” is a large fast growing rosette lettuce with long, light green, deep cut leaves.

    Lettuce 'Green Salad Bowl'

    Loose Leaf Lettuce
    Heritage variety (Introduced in 1952)
    €2.00
    Salad Bowl lettuce are amply named, one plant fills a salad bowl with no need to add other lettuces. “Green Salad Bowl” is an award winning variety that produces large, slow bolting, non-heading plants with sweet, succulent green leaves. N.I.A.B and RHS AGM.
  12. Lettuce 'Green Salad Bowl' is a large fast growing rosette lettuce with long, light green, deep cut leaves.

    Lettuce 'Green Salad Bowl' Organic

    Loose Leaf Lettuce
    Heritage variety (Introduced in 1952)
    €2.35
    Salad Bowl lettuce are amply named, one plant fills a salad bowl with no need to add other lettuces. “Green Salad Bowl” is an award winning variety that produces large, slow bolting, non-heading plants with sweet, succulent green leaves.
  13. Lettuce 'Gustav's Salad'

    Lettuce 'Gustav's Salad'

    Butterhead Lettuce.
    Heritage variety (1960's)
    €1.95

    Out of stock

    Lettuce 'Gustav's Salad' is an heirloom butterhead variety that is compact and silky soft with a a delicious melt-in-the-mouth flavour. Upright, small and compact this sweet and buttery lettuce is reliable and perfect for growing where space might be limited. A new staple in the salad garden, the eating quality is of the next level.

  14. This legendary lettuce was first introduced by Peter Henderson & Co. of New York around 1879

    Lettuce 'Henderson's Black Seeded Simpson' Organic

    Loose Leaf Lettuce
    Heritage variety (pre 1879)
    €2.45
    Bright green and crumpled, with very crunchy leaves and an excellent sweet taste, ‘Henderson's Black Seeded Simpson’ is regarded by many as one of the best tasting loose-leaf lettuce varieties available. Fast growing and slow to bolt, it withstands heat, drought, and frost. Harvest for babyleaf or grow to maturity in just 45 days. Organic Seeds.
  15. There is little comparison between a shop bought Iceberg, and a home grown one. The flavour of  home grown makes it exceptional.

    Lettuce 'Iceberg'

    Iceberg, Crisphead Lettuce
    Heritage (1894)
    €2.00

    Icebergs are one of the most popular lettuces in the world. There is little comparison however, between a shop bought Iceberg, and a home grown one. Both retain that beautiful thick crispness of leaf, but it is the flavour of the home grown makes it exceptional. Fresh, crisp and ever so slightly sweet.

  16. Little Gem is a popular choice, and no wonder! It is dwarf and compact, producing sweet crisp, small-sized hearts with few outside leaves.

    Lettuce 'Little Gem'

    Romaine, Cos, Semi-Cos
    Heritage (1880's)
    €2.00
    Little Gem is a popular choice, and no wonder! It produces sweet crisp, small-sized hearts with few outside leaves. Quick to mature, dwarf and compact. It will tolerate hot weather and resists bolting and root aphid. It has also received an Accreditation from the NIAB.
  17. Marvel of Four Seasons is as tasty as it is beautiful, and it is a truly beautiful lettuce.

    Lettuce 'Marvel of Four Seasons'

    'Merveille des Quatre Saisons' Butterhead Lettuce.
    Heritage variety (French 1885)

    Starting at: €1.75

    This French butter-head lettuce is famous for its signature butter-head shape boasting the appearance of a bibb-type rosette with an array of beautiful colours ranging in bronze, gold, red and green. The “Four Seasons” will thrive in a range of climates and its texture always remains crisp and its taste unforgettable.

  18. With its ability to be harvested in extended seasons the “four seasons” will thrive in a range of climates.

    Lettuce 'Marvel of Four Seasons' Organic

    'Merveille des Quatre Saisons' Butterhead Lettuce.
    Heritage variety (French 1885)
    €2.20
    Also known as Merveille des Quatre Saisons this is a butter-head lettuce that is a true delight. With ruby toned leaves that encompass tightly folded green hearts it is as tasty as it is beautiful, and it is a truly beautiful lettuce. Organic Seed.
  19. Packed with tender, deep green leaves ‘Parris Island’ is more nutritious than other lettuce and a gourmet favorite.

    Lettuce 'Parris Island'

    Romaine or Cos
    Heritage (USA 1950)
    €2.00
    Parris Island produces an upright head of strong leaves with a distinctive crisp white midrib. Heat tolerant with fair bolt resistance, you can grow successive crops in spring and autumn and in mild coastal areas it can be grown year-round.
  20.  Red Salad Bowl is a large fast growing rosette lettuce with very pretty burgundy-green crimped leaves.

    Lettuce 'Red Salad Bowl'

    Loose Leaf Lettuce
    Heritage variety (Introduced in 1955)
    €2.00
    “Red Salad Bowl” is a large fast growing rosette lettuce with very pretty burgundy-red crimped leaves.This award winning variety produces large, slow bolting, non-heading plants with sweet, succulent leaves. Sow successionally from March to August for harvesting April to October.
  21. Red Salad Bowl is a large fast growing rosette lettuce with very pretty burgundy-green crimped leaves.

    Lettuce 'Red Salad Bowl' Organic

    Loose Leaf Lettuce
    Heritage variety (Introduced in 1955)
    €2.45
    “Red Salad Bowl” is a large fast growing rosette lettuce with very pretty leaves.This award winning variety produces large, slow bolting, non-heading plants with sweet, succulent red leaves. Sow successionally from March to August for harvesting April to October.
  22. The Ogen Melon has a longstory of devoted connoisseurs.

    Melon 'Ogen'

    Desert Melon, aka Ha'Ogen
    Heritage (Israel 1950's)
    €2.75
    With intoxicating aroma and flavour, the Ogen Melon has a long history of devoted connoisseurs. The plant delivers high yields of small, broad, oval fruits,15cm in diameter. Extremely juicy the fruits have an incredible, almost tropical flavour. RHS AGM.
  23. Sweet Anans Melon produces oval shaped, slightly netted fruits with beige rind and apricot interior when mature.

    Melon 'Sweet Ananas'

    Pineapple Melon, Sharlyn Melon (Heritage France 1824)
    €2.50

    Today Ananas melons are grown for specialty markets in Europe and America and are somewhat rare to find. Extremely juicy the tropical flavours are followed by a faint, caramel-like aftertaste. Wonderful but rarely available, this variety is well worth growing at home. Sow from February to May for harvesting July to September.

  24. Okra 'Clemson Spineless' produces compact, strong plants that produce exceptional yields of tender, less fibrous pods over a longer season.

    Okra 'Clemson Spineless'

    Lady's Fingers. Heritage (1939 USA)
    €1.95

    Originally developed Clemson University, Okra 'Clemson Spineless' produces compact, strong plants that produce exceptional yields of tender, less fibrous pods over a longer season. This spineless variety is still the market standard today.

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