Vegetables
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Baby Leaf Mix 'Classic Asian Mix', Organic
Baby Leaf Salad Mix€2.45
Not overwhelming by any means but certainly friskier than the lettuce mixes, this classic Asian Mix contains Taisai, Mizuna, Swiss chard, Chinese cabbage and Red and Green frilly mustards. Sow little and often for continuity. Organic Seeds -
Baby Leaf Mix 'Classic Lettuce Mix', Organic
Baby Leaf Salad Mix€2.45 A Classic mix of lettuce varieties that can be used for both baby leaf or for growing to maturity. Including 'Red Salad Bowl', 'Marvel of Four Seasons' , Lettuce 'Suzan' and 'Little Leprechaun' - Try it, you are bound to be delighted! Organic Seeds -
Bean: Broad Bean 'Eleonora' Organic
Broad Beans, Fava beans or Horse Beans.€3.50 'Broad Bean ‘Eleonora’ is a new improved selection of the popular Express variety. The fast growing plants are not too tall and produce long pods that are well packed with white beans. But it is the beans’ great flavour that makes ‘Eleonora’ stand out. Organic Seeds -
Bean: Broad Bean 'Super Aquadulce' Organic
Broad Beans, Fava beans or Horse Beans.
Heritage (Pre 1913)€3.05 'Super Aquadulce' is highly prolific and easy to grow, and one of the most delicious in terms of flavour and texture. It can be sown anytime from autumn until spring and is universally recognised as being best hardy broad bean for an autumn sowing. 90 days. -
Bean: French Bean 'Blauhilde' Organic
Climbing French Bean, Pole or Tall variety
Heritage (German 1800's)€3.50 Well known, reliable and attractive, 'Blauhilde' is an extremely purple-skinned climbing French bean that has excellent flavour. Sown from April to July, they can be harvested continuously through to late autumn. Organic Seed. -
Bean: French Bean 'Stokkievitsboon' Organic
Climbing French Bean, Pole or Tall variety€3.25 French Bean ‘Stokkievitsboon’ produces very attractive pink speckled beans which resemble eggs of the lapwing bird. The highly ornamental pods look wonderful in the garden, and are stunning chopped into salads. With a creamy taste and a soft nutty consistency, it is quite the most beautiful bean in the world. Organic Seeds. -
Bean: French Bean 'Weinländerin La Vigneronne' Organic
Climbing French Bean, Pole or Tall variety
Heritage (Land race from Switzerland)€3.50 'Weinländerin La Vigneronne' pole beans are a classic from Switzerland, cultivated and preserved by the country women and known as 'Wine country beans' the distinctive pods are marbled and speckled with purple, as if stained by drops of wine. Organic Seed. -
Bean: Runner Bean 'Scarlet Emperor' Organic
Runner Bean
Heritage (Introduced in 1633)€2.95Scarlet 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. -
Beetroot 'Cylindra', Organic
Cylinder Beetroot€2.50Out 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.Organic Seeds. -
Beetroot 'Golden Beetroot' Organic
Maincrop
Heritage (USA 1940's)€2.70 Who 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 'Tonda di Chioggia' Organic
Dolce di Chioggia or Barabietola di Chioggia
Heritage (Italian 1840's)€2.20 Barabietola 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. -
Broccoli 'Early Purple Sprouting' Organic
Sprouting Broccoli€2.35Out of stock
Early Purple Sprouting Broccoli has been selected for its hardiness and flavour, it can be harvested over many weeks. It is one of the most flavoursome of vegetables, standing beside asparagus and globe artichokes. Sweet and delicate, it melts in the mouth. Organic Seeds. -
Broccoli 'Italian Green Sprouting' Organic
Green Sprouting Broccoli
Heritage (1918)€2.35 This 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. -
Broccoli, Calabrese, 'Belstar F1' Organic
Green Broccoli, Heading Broccoli€3.50
Calabrese Broccoli ‘Belstar F1’ is a superb organic variety. The compact plants have round domes, small to medium beads and short flowering stems with a thick main stalk. Ideal for short-stemmed crown cuts or florets they have an excellent flavour. RHS AGM. Organic Seed. -
Broccoli, Purple Sprouting 'Rioja F1' Organic
Purple Sprouting Broccoli€3.50 Bred 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. Organic Seed. -
Broccoli, Purple Sprouting 'Santee F1' Organic
Purple Sprouting Broccoli€3.50 Purple 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. -
Brussels Sprout 'Groninger' Organic
Brussel Sprouts€2.35 Brussels Sprout Groninger is a second early variety noted for its great tasting sprouts. It produces medium sized green sprouts and gives a steady supply through the autumn and into the winter. Harvest October to December - perfect timing for that all important Christmas Dinner. -
Burdock 'Takinogawa', Organic
Burdock Root, Gobo€2.95 Regarded as both a nutritious vegetable and curative medicinal, the Burdock root is widely used in all sorts of cuisines from the classic English summer drink to the classic Japanese 'Kinpira'. Seeds can be also sprouted like bean sprouts; nothing goes to waste with this plant. Organic Seeds -
Cabbage 'Caraflex F1' Organic
York or Sweetheart Cabbage€3.95 When 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 'Famosa F1' Organic
Savoy Cabbage, Winter Savoy€3.95 Cabbage ‘Famosa F1’ is an attractive mid to early variety, that can be planted in late spring to early summer for a late summer harvest, it matures just 70 days after transplanting. Easy to grow and very productive this savoy has a lovely green exterior and a gold-tinted tender interior. Organic Seeds. -
Cabbage 'Filderkraut' Organic
Pointed Headed Cabbage
Heritage (German circa 1700's)€2.35 Cabbage ‘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 'Kalibos' Organic
Late Summer to Autumn€2.75 Cabbage '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 'Paresa F1' Organic
Savoy Cabbage, Winter Savoy€3.95 ‘Paresa F1' is a very late, reliable and frost hardy variety of Savoy Cabbage. With a maturity period from December to March, Cabbage 'Paresa' can be sown as late as the end of July, planted out in August and harvested in March, when greens are so very welcome. Organic Seeds. -
Cabbage 'Red Drumhead' Organic
Autumn / Winter Cabbage
Heritage (1860's)€2.20Out of stock
Cabbage ‘Red Drumhead’ is a popular deep red variety which produces densely packed leafy heads with dark red, solid hearts in late summer through to Christmas. This old hardy heirloom variety is easy to grow, stores well and is remarkably tasty and sweet.
