Heritage Varieties
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Leek 'Musselburgh'
Midseason Leek. Heritage (1834)€1.75Leek 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.
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Lettuce 'All Year Round'
Butterhead Lettuce.
Heritage variety (pre 1870)€2.00As 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.
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Lettuce 'Cocarde', Organic
Oakleaf Lettuce€2.95Out of stock
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 -
Lettuce 'Forellenschluss'
Romaine, Cos Lettuce
Aka Freckles or Speckled Lettuce€2.25Out of stock
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. -
Lettuce 'Great Lakes'
Iceberg, Crisphead Lettuce
Heritage (USA 1941)€1.75Nothing 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.
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Lettuce 'Green Salad Bowl'
Loose Leaf Lettuce
Heritage variety (Introduced in 1952)€2.00Salad 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. -
Lettuce 'Green Salad Bowl' Organic
Loose Leaf Lettuce
Heritage variety (Introduced in 1952)€2.35Salad 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. -
Lettuce 'Henderson's Black Seeded Simpson' Organic
Loose Leaf Lettuce
Heritage variety (pre 1879)€2.00Out of stock
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. -
Lettuce 'Iceberg'
Iceberg, Crisphead Lettuce
Heritage (1894)€2.00Icebergs 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.
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Lettuce 'Little Gem'
Romaine, Cos, Semi-Cos
Heritage (1880's)€2.00Little 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. -
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.
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Lettuce 'Marvel of Four Seasons' Organic
'Merveille des Quatre Saisons' Butterhead Lettuce.
Heritage variety (French 1885)€2.20Also 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. -
Lettuce 'Parris Island'
Romaine or Cos
Heritage (USA 1950)€2.00Parris 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. -
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. -
Lettuce 'Red Salad Bowl' Organic
Loose Leaf Lettuce
Heritage variety (Introduced in 1955)€2.35Out of stock
“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. -
Lettuce 'Rougette de Montpellier'
Mini Butterhead, aka Rougette Du Midi
Heritage (France)€2.00Out of stock
Rougette de Montpellier, a mini butterhead with perfect rosette shaped heads, has the soft, tender, butter-textured leaves with sweet, succulent flavour typical of Butterhead lettuces. Very hardy and resistant to frost, the loosely formed leaves are deep green kissed with ruby red accents at the leaf tips.
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Lettuce, 'Gustav's Salad'
Butterhead Lettuce.
Heritage variety (1960's)€2.10Lettuce '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.
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Melon 'Ogen'
Desert Melon, aka Ha'Ogen
Heritage (Israel 1950's)€2.75With 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. -
Melon 'Sweet Ananas'
Pineapple Melon, Sharlyn Melon (Heritage France 1824)€2.45Today 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.
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Nasturtium 'Blue Pepe'
Nasturtium€2.45Out of stock
Nasturtium 'Blue Pepe' is a unique variety from Europe. A culinary variety, originally bred for the edible blue-green leaves and vivid dark red flowers. The flowers dress up a plate and pair sweetness and spice while the leaves deliver peppery punches.
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Okra 'Clemson Spineless'
Lady's Fingers. Heritage (1939 USA)€1.95Originally 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. -
Onion 'Ailsa Craig Prizewinner', Organic
White Bulbing, Exhibition Onion.
Heritage (English 1887)€2.45With outstanding quality and excellent keeping qualities, Ailsa Craig Prizewinner is much loved by both home gardeners and exhibitors producing weighty onions perfect for the kitchen or show bench. A heritage variety and great all-rounder, Ailsa Craig still takes some beating. Organic Seeds. -
Onion 'Cipolle di Tropea', Sweet Red Onion of Tropea
Maincrop, Red Onion
Heritage (Italian 1500's)€2.00Italy boasts many varieties of onion, but perhaps the most famous is Cipolla di Tropea. It can be sown in either autumn, September to October or in spring, late February to early April. The shape of its bulbs, the deep purple colour, its extraordinary sweetness, and its refined taste, make it one of the most interesting products in the entire Italian agriculture.
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Onion 'Long de Florence Simane'
Maincrop, Continental Red Onion
Rossa Lunga di Firenze, Heritage (Italian 1800's)€1.75A splendid carmine-red onion Long de Florence Simane is an old continental variety that is very popular in Europe. Elongated in shape, this maincrop variety can be picked still small and used raw sliced into salads or grown to maturity, they can be baked or roasted on skewers to retain their unusual 'bottle' shape.