August
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Coriander, Cilantro, 'Calypso'
Chinese, Mexican or Indian Parsley€2.25
Coriander 'Calypso' boasts to be the slowest bolting variety available. Stocky, very well-branched plants deliver almost unbelievable yields of fragrant, delectable leaves. The bulky plants provide a high leaf yield and have an extremely low growing point so can be cut back and allowed to re-grow at least three times throughout summer. -
Coriander, Cilantro, 'Confetti'
Chinese, Mexican or Indian Parsley€2.45 'Confetti' is a unique Coriander producing fine, distinctive, feathery leaves, which are full of the distinctive coriander taste but with increased sweetness. Early to mature and slow to bolt it is ideal for use as cut and come again baby leaf, salad leaf or as a mature plant. -
Coriander, Cilantro, 'Leisure'
Chinese, Mexican or Indian Parsley€1.95Coriander 'Leisure' has been bred specifically for large, flavoursome leaf production, a particularly fine variety of superb quality. Extra slow bolting, it is particularly suited to hot weather regions. It is an excellent herb for slightly shaded areas, is very easy to grow and makes a good window box herb.
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Coriander, Cilantro, 'Santo'
Chinese, Mexican or Indian Parsley€2.20Out of stock
Coriander is not one of the world's favourite flavourings, it's two of them. This dual purpose herb is grown both for its seeds or fresh young leaves. 'Santo' is probably the best variety of coriander for leaf production as the plant combines very slow bolting with an upright habit and excellent flavour.
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Corn Salad, Lamb's Lettuce 'Vit'
Mâche, Lambs Tongue€1.75Vit is an easy to grow, vigorous variety for spring and autumn crops. This French variety is mildew-resistant with long, oval, glossy green leaves which form a heavy bunch, They have a tender, delicate nutty, minty flavour. An excellent winter gap filler, both in the vegetable garden and at the dining table.
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Corn Salad, Lamb's Lettuce 'Vit' Organic
Mâche, Lambs Tongue€2.25
In France this humble plant is called la mâche and enjoys an elevated gourmet status. Vit is an easy to grow, vigorous variety. Mildew-resistant with long, oval, glossy green leaves with a tender, delicate nutty, minty flavour. Organic Seed. -
Corn Salad, Lambs Lettuce 'Verte de Cambrai'
Mâche, Lambs Tongue
Heritage variety (French)€1.50Corn Salad 'Verte de Cambrai' is a traditional old French variety, the compact plants have good colour and small leaf shape. It is among the softest and most tender of all greens, the leaves have a sweet buttery flavour which almost melt in the mouth.
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Cress: Watercress
European watercress.€1.75Out of stock
Watercress has risen to a starring role in elaborate culinary preparations and is as beneficial for the health as much as the palate. This highly nutritious aquatic herb has a lovely mustardy bite most commonly served raw as a garnish or as part of a salad.
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Cress: Watercress, Organic
European watercress.€1.95 Watercress has risen to a starring role in elaborate culinary preparations and is as beneficial for the health as much as the palate. This highly nutritious aquatic herb has a lovely mustardy bite most commonly served raw as a garnish or as part of a salad. Organic Seed. -
Endive, Escarole 'Cornet de Bordeaux'
Broad-leaved endive€1.75'Cornet de Bordeaux' is a very fine old French variety of endive that produces looser, wavier interior foliage that flares into a veritable cornet. The thick, buttery yellow leaves are very succulent and delicious, they have that special thick crunch of Italian endives, but with a sweeter flavour.
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Endive, Frisée 'Pancalieri’
Curly-leaved endive€1.75 Italian Frisée Pancalieri resembles a lettuce that has gone horribly awry. With a pale green explosion of frizzy leaves it adds a frisky note to green salads. The large, loose collective head is dark green with a self-bleaching, creamy white interior. -
Kale 'F1 Oldenbor'
Curly Kale, Scotch Kale, Borecole€2.95Kale 'F1 Oldenbor' is a frost resistant medium-tall variety with beautiful medium-green coloured, finely curled leaves. Disease resistant with uniform plant growth, it is unsurpassed for extra-mild, sweet Kale tang. Ultra-hardy, it is suitable for autumn and winter harvest. 28 days for baby kale; 60 days mature.
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Kale 'F1 Redbor', Organic
Curly Kale, Scotch Kale, Borecole€3.95
Kale ‘F1 Redbor’ is a red Winterbor variety that produces generous heads of purple deeply-crinkled leaves. A fine plant for the winter veg garden, shrugging off frosts it produces its delicious young leaves right through the coldest months. The statuesque plants look good enough for the ornamental border. Organic Seeds -
Kale 'F1 Winterbor'
Curly Kale, Scotch Kale, Borecole€3.75 Kale 'F1 Winterbor' is a very frost resistant medium-tall variety with dark blue-green finely curled leaves. It is unsurpassed for extra-mild, sweet Kale tang. Ultra-hardy, it is suitable for autumn and winter harvest. 28 days for baby kale; 60 days mature. -
Kale 'Red Russian'
Russian or Siberian Kale, Ragged Jack
Heritage variety (Pre 1885, reintroduced 1977)€1.85With deeply cut, slate green oak-like leaves ‘Red Russian’ is one of the tenderest and sweetest kales available. Sow under cover in autumn for baby leaves after four to six weeks, or directly outdoors for over-wintering. This hardy crop can provide nutritious leaves even in the depths of winter.
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Kale 'Red Russian', Organic
Russian or Siberian Kale, Ragged Jack
Heritage variety (Pre 1885, reintroduced 1977)€2.65 One of the tenderest kales available, with a sweeter taste than most traditional varieties, 'Red Russian' is delicious raw in salads and excellent used in stir-frying. It will grow to baby leaf in only 25 days, add to lettuces to make your own mesclun mix, Organic Seeds. -
Kale 'Scarlet Curled'
Curly Kale, Scotch Kale, Borecole€1.95Some years ago, we knew kale as a hearty winter meal, suddenly its popularity soared and ‘Kale Madness’ erupted. Now available in all manner of shapes, sizes and colours. 'Scarlet Curled' Kale is a highly attractive and ultra-hardy variety, the leaves intensify in colour turning to violet-red after a few frosts.
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Kale 'Scarlet Curled' Organic
Curly Kale, Scotch Kale, Borecole€2.95Out of stock
'Scarlet Curled' Kale is a highly attractive and ultra-hardy variety, the curly, blistered violet-green leaves intensify in colour turning to violet-red after a few frosts. When harvested regularly it produces generous yields of large sturdy and tightly, heavily curled leaves on 90cm tall plants. Organic Seeds -
Kale 'Westland Winter', Organic
Curly Kale, Scotch Kale, Borecole€2.35 One of the least problematic and hardiest plants in the Brassica tribe, Kale 'Westland Winter' is a medium early variety that typically grows 40 to 60cm tall, which makes it ideal for more exposed production areas. Organic Seeds. -
Kale, Cavolo Nero 'Black Magic'
Black Cabbage, Tuscan Kale, Borecole
Heritage (Italian pre 1879)€3.25Kale 'Black Magic' is an improved Italian Black Kale, bred to be more tender with better flavour. The winter hardy plants more cold tolerant, vigorous and slower-to-bolt than other Italian kales. They form an easy-to-harvest rosette of very dark, savoyed leaves with a flavour that is rich and mild.
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Kale, Cavolo Nero 'Nero de Toscana'
Black Cabbage, Tuscan Kale, Borecole
Heritage (Italian pre 1879)€1.75Until recently Cavolo Nero, or 'Tuscan Kale', was one of Italy's best kept secrets. Simply adored, especially in the north of Italy, it has been an essential fare of traditional dishes for centuries. Cavolo Nero can now be found in garden markets, specialist greengrocers and trendy restaurants throughout Europe.
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Kale, Cavolo Nero 'Nero de Toscana' Organic
Black Cabbage, Tuscan Kale, Borecole
Heritage (Italian pre 1879)€2.95Out of stock
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! -
Kohl Rabi 'Azure Star' Organic
Purple Kohlrabi€2.70 ‘Azure Star’ is a highly regarded purple kohlrabi from Europe, considered to be one of the finest. It is the earliest blue-leaved, purple Kohlrabi and is also the most delicious. Raw or cooked, it is superb eating, Azure Star sets a new standard for excellence. Organic Seed. -
Kohl Rabi 'Noriko' Organic
White or Green Kohlrabi€2.45Out of stock
Kohl Rabi 'Noriko' is a pale green skinned variety of Kohl Rabi. This bolt resistant variety produces uniform plants of high quality for May to October production. Logo can be harvested when small for use as a baby vegetable or grated on salads. The leaves are also edible. Organic Seed.
