July
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Broccoli 'Italian Green Sprouting' Organic
Green Sprouting Broccoli
Heritage (1918)€2.10This 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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Broccoli Kailan 'Kichi'
Chinese Broccoli, Hon Tsai Tai€1.80Kailan is a fantastic vegetable chimera - the florets of broccoli, the stems of asparagus, and leaves like tender collard greens. 'Kichi' is a uniform variety with large blue green waxy leaves and excellent stem and bud eating quality. It has a mild flavour and, best of all can be harvested in only eight weeks.
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Broccoli, Calabrese, 'Marathon F1'
Green Broccoli, Heading Broccoli€2.34Out of stock
Calabrese 'Marathon F1' has really set the standard for performance, yield and quality. It produces medium size, uniform, dense heads of bluish-green 'beads' on sturdy plants that will grow well in almost any soil and under any conditions. This versatile variety can be used for both summer and autumn crops.
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Broccoli, Calabrese, 'Waltham' Organic
Green Broccoli, Heading Broccoli
Heritage (1950)€1.86Developed to withstand the cold of autumn and launched in 1950 ‘Waltham’ has been a favourite ever since. This green Calabrese type produces high yields on compact plants over a long autumn cropping period. Waltham is well known for its fine dark blue-green main head, but also for its exceptional side shoots. Organic Seed.
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Broccoli, Calabrese, 'Zen F1'
Green Broccoli, Heading Broccoli€2.28Calabrese ‘F1 Zen’ is a popular variety that produces well structured, high domed, dark green heads which shed rain well. This midseason variety has some downy mildew resistance. It matures after approximately 90 to 100 days and crops best in autumn after planting out in June.
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Burdock 'Takinogawa', Organic
Burdock Root, Gobo€1.98Out of stock
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
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Burdock Takinogawa 'Gobo'
Burdock Root, Gobo€1.50Regarded 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.
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Cabbage 'Durham Early'
Early Spring. York or Sweetheart Cabbage
Heritage (English circa 1850)€1.56Probably one of the most well known and reliable spring cabbages, Cabbage Durham Early produces dark green, medium-sized conical heads with good texture and tasty flavour. You can start harvesting particularly early in the season, and for delicious tender 'spring greens'.
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Cabbage 'F1 Advantage'
Sweetheart Cabbage€2.34Out of stock
Cabbage ‘Advantage F1’ is an enormously versatile new variety, suitable for providing both spring greens or hearted spring cabbage and summer cabbage. Sow March to September for summer and autumn crops, and October to overwinter.
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Cabbage 'Filderkraut' Organic
Pointed Cabbage
Heritage (German circa 1700's)€2.34Cabbage ‘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.
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Cabbage 'Greyhound'
Summer. Pointed, York or Sweetheart Cabbage€1.86Appropriately named, Greyhound is one of the earliest summer cabbages and a reliable old favorite. Very fast growing with a yield of mild flavoured tender juicy hearts. Well suited to successional sowing. Sow from February to July, crops will be ready for cutting from June to October.
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Cabbage 'Ormskirk'
Savoy Cabbage, Winter Savoy
Heritage (England 1899)€1.74Savoy cabbage ‘Ormskirk’ is a very old heritage variety, it gives a fine head of cabbage, solid in the centre with deep blue-green outer crinkly leaves and a pale green centre. It matures from November and can be harvested through to March and beyond.
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Cabbage 'Vertus' Organic
Savoy Cabbage, Winter Savoy€2.34Savoy 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.
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Cabbage 'Violaceo di Verona'
Savoy and white cabbage cross.
Heritage (Italy 1900's)€1.74Cabbage 'Violaceo di Verona' is a winter Savoy cabbage from Northern Italy. A cross between a savoy and a white cabbage, with dark green and violet leaves. Frost hardy and and long standing it can be harvested from July until mid-winter with successional sowings.
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Cabbage 'Wheelers Imperial'
Spring. York or Sweetheart Cabbage
Heritage (English circa 1844)€1.98Cabbage ‘Wheelers Imperial’ is a traditional heritage variety that produces solidly pointed layers of dark green leaves which form compact, heart shaped heads. Although a Victorian variety, it remains one of the best varieties for autumn sowing to stand the winter for harvesting in spring.
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Carrot 'Autumn King'
Maincrop / Late variety€1.98Unless you have tasted the stunning sweetness of a carrot pulled from your own garden in the dead of winter you haven’t really tasted a carrot. This favourite of home gardeners can be grown as a maincrop or late variety and is an excellent variety for storing.
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Carrot 'Autumn King' Organic
Maincrop / Late variety€2.22Autumn King is one of the best main crop carrot varieties, with a deep red colouring and long conical roots. A vigorous carrot with the potential to be the highest yielding of all, it resists greening and splitting so stores well left in the ground and is an excellent variety for storing.
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Carrot 'F1 Eskimo'
Maincrop / Late variety€2.70Carrot F1 Eskimo is perfect for those carrot-lovers who know that the tastiest carrots are harvested in the autumn and early winter. It is one of the most cold tolerant varieties available. Recommended by the N.I.A.B. and RHS AGM.
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Carrot 'F1 Flyaway' Organic
Second Early & Maincrop€2.94'F1 Flyaway' is an excellent carrot fly resistant variety with cylindrical roots and a good blunt end. Perhaps most importantly, they are naturally succulent and sweet, with good skin and flesh colour. Crops early summer through to autumn. Organic seed now available.
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Carrot 'F1 Red Samurai'
Second Early & Maincrop€2.22Carrot F1 Red Samurai is a distinctive and beautiful carrot, with long tapered roots and uniform bright red skin. Juicy, crisp and flavourful, Samurai produces conical roots that will grow to 28 to 35cm long. Sow successionally from March to July for harvesting June to September
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Carrot 'F1 Resistafly'
Maincrop / Late variety€1.74Recent carrot breeding has concentrated on root fly resistance, Carrot 'F1 Resistafly' is the newest variety. The hybrid is unique in its high carotene concentration. Growing 16 to 18cm in length, it is excellent maincrop to late season variety. Sweet and juicy the taste qualities are astonishing.
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Carrot 'Nantes 2'
Second Early & Maincrop
Heritage (1927)€1.62Early Nantes 2 An excellent variety for early and successional crops producing uniform blunt-ended cylindrical roots. With good carrot fly resistance, it matures in 110 days in a warm climate and reaches an average size of 15cm. Ideal for freezing. Sow February to August, harvest in June to October .Carrot 'Nantes 2' Organic
Second Early & Maincrop
Heritage (1927)€2.10Originating from Nantes in France, Nantes 2 is an excellent variety for early and successional crops producing uniform blunt-ended cylindrical roots. With good carrot fly resistance, it is virtually coreless with a tender texture and sweet flavour.
Carrot 'Purple Dragon'
Maincrop€2.70Launched in 2005, Purple carrots caused a great stir at grower's and farmers markets. With compelling health benefits and a thumbs-up from taste testers they have quickly established themselves as an interesting choice of many home growers. 'Purple Dragon' has a beautiful purple skin, the deep velvety exterior gives way to a starburst of brilliant orange at the core.