March
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Basil, Thai Basil, Organic
Bai Horapa€2.25
Thai Basil is commonly used in the cuisines of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. It has has a stronger taste and an identifiable liquorice flavour which is more stable under high or extended cooking temperatures than that of sweet basil. Organic Seed. -
Basil: Holy Basil, Tulsi, Sacred Basil
Shyama Tulsi, Krishna Tulsi, Dark TulsiStarting at: €1.50
Out of stock
Holy basil, also called Tulsi or Sacred Basil is an ancient variety. It has highly aromatic, narrow oval leaves and pink flowers with a perfumed fragrance. This reddish-purple tinted plant exudes a delicious, sweet, clove-like aroma. The hotter the summer, the deeper the purple.
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Bean: 'Yin Yang Bean'
'Orka Bean' or 'Calypso Bean'€3.75The ' Yin Yang Bean', also known as the Orca or Calypso bean. This bean is a reminder to stay zen with your gardening, with its distinctive black and white symbol on the seed. A great soup or baked bean, this compact variety grows to a height of around 45cm producing loads of beans with a mild delicious flavour. -
Bean: Broad Bean 'Aquadulce'
Broad Beans, Fava beans or Horse Beans.
Heritage (Pre 1913)€2.70
Aquadulce is highly prolific and easy to grow, and remains 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. RHS AGM -
Bean: Broad Bean 'Grano Violetto'
Aka 'Extra precoce a Grano Violetto'
Heritage (Italian)€2.35Grano Violetto is a unique and colourful early maturing broad bean. This hardy variety is suitable for sowing from October. The plants grow to 90cm tall and are highly productive even at the lower parts of the plant. Harvested while still green, the purple coloration appears once the beans are dried. -
Bean: Broad Bean 'Witkiem'
Broad Beans, Fava or Horse Beans.€1.95 Broad Bean 'Witkiem' is the most versatile of vegetables and, as Hannibal Lector says it also goes perfectly with a glass of Chianti. Early to mature, it produces a good crop of plump, well filled pods with big tasty beans. Ready to harvest from June into September. -
Bean: French Bean 'Blauhilde'
Climbing French Bean, Pole or Tall variety
Heritage (German 1800's)€2.85French Bean 'Blauhilde' well known German heritage variety that produces attractive purple-skinned pods that have excellent flavour. The entire plant is pretty, purple flowers and purple stems, they produce myriads of flowers from which large, long 20 to 25cm (8 to 10in), fleshy and stringless pods develop.
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Bean: French Bean 'Blauhilde' Organic
Climbing French Bean, Pole or Tall variety
Heritage (German 1800's)€3.40 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 'Blue Lake Stringless'
Climbing French Bean, Pole or Tall variety
Heritage (1885)€2.25Blue Lake is a classic choice for early beans of highest quality eating. A wonderfully prolific French climbing bean that does well even in adverse weather, the dark green pods remain stringless and fibreless at all stages of growth. They are tender and rich, and filled with white seeds that are of incomparable flavour.
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Bean: French Bean 'Red Swan'
Dwarf French Bean, Bush variety€3.95French Bean 'Red Swan' is an heirloom stringless bean with burgundy red pods. The plants grow up to around 50cm tall and are highly productive, with good flavour the beans mature in just 50 to 60 days. For a regular and steady supply of beautiful beans, sow a few seeds every couple of weeks, from April to July.
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Bean: French Bean Dwarf 'Gordonia'
Extra Fine, Dwarf French or Bush Bean.€2.35French Bean 'Gordonia' is a beautiful extra fine, dwarf or Bush Bean that produces slender, dark green pods that have good texture and taste and are tender enough to eat raw. They mature just 8 to 10 weeks from sowing, are very easy to grow and give superb yields for a small amount of space, outlay and effort.
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Bean: French Bean Dwarf 'Maxi'
French Bean, Dwarf French Bean€2.80 This French Bean may be dwarf but , oh la la – do they taste good! 'Maxi' is an outstanding variety producing high yields of long, slender pods that are stringless and full of flavour. Very easy to grow they give superb yields for a small amount of space, outlay and effort. -
Bean: French Bean Dwarf 'Purple Queen'
French Bean, Dwarf Bean€2.45‘Purple Queen’ French beans are the sort of fun, sassy crop every stylish gardener wants to grow in their good-looking veg plot. They race up their supports, burst into shocking magenta flower, and then produce hundreds of gorgeous regal purple beans which are a pure pleasure to eat.
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Bean: French Bean Dwarf 'Tendergreen'
French Bean, Dwarf French Bean€2.45Very reliable even in variable conditions, Dwarf French Bean seeds 'Tendergreen' is a medium long pencil podded type that produces good yields of medium sized, 15cm pods that have good texture and taste. Very easy to grow, they give superb yields for a small amount of space, outlay and effort.
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Bean: French Climbing 'Cobra'
Climbing French Bean.€3.30 Cobra is one of the most reliable French beans around. This prolific cropper produces heavy yields of long, straight sweetly-flavoured beans over a long period. The stringless pods grow up to 20cm long. RHS AGM. -
Beetroot 'Bikores'
Red Bikores€2.25Beetroot Bikores produces smooth-skinned red roots with dark-red flesh, it is a fairly sweet beetroot with a full and rounded flavour and has consistently been one of the highest ranking beetroot in taste tests. It is resistant to bolting and suitable for early sowing under cloches and for maincrop use. -
Beetroot 'Boston'
Maincrop€2.55Beetroot 'Boston' is an excellent improved Boltardy selection. The round roots have a smooth skin and good internal colour and texture. Slow bolting, it is ideal for early sowings, this maincrop variety can be sown from early March right through to late August.
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Beetroot 'Cylindra'
Cylinder Beetroot€1.75Beetroot 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. -
Beetroot 'Detroit 2 Crimson Globe'
Beetroot
Heritage (USA 1892)€2.25Detroit 2 Crimson Globe or Rote Ruben is a popular improved Detroit globe beetroot. It is a classic, main-crop beetroot which produces excellent quality, smooth skinned beets with strong skin and ox-blood flesh colour. It is recommended as a good cultivar to use for succession sowings. -
Beetroot 'Flat of Egypt'
Early / Maincrop
Heritage (1800's)€2.25“The old Egyptian turnip or flat-rooted beetroot has the best flavour but is scarce.” Bob Flowerdew. Beetroot 'Flat of Egypt’ is a very old heritage variety that produces smooth skinned roots, often heart-shaped, with a deep red, tender and flavoursome flesh.
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Beetroot 'Forono' Organic
Cylinder Beetroot€2.95
Beetroot 'Forono' is a popular and productive cylindrical variety that forms a uniform, elongated, dark-red root. With a fine, smooth texture with little fibre, the root maintains its sweetness and tenderness over a long growing season. Awarded the RHS AGM. 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 'Pablo F1'
Baby Beetroot, Baby Leaf, Micro Leaf.€2.75It is not without reason that Pablo F1 is a winner of the RHS AGM. These exceptionally uniform, smooth skinned, perfectly round beets have a wonderfully attractive rich red colouration and excellent skin quality. A great choice for baby beetroot or it can be left to mature. -
Beetroot 'Tonda di Chioggia'
Dolce di Chioggia or Barabietola di Chioggia
Heritage (Italian 1840's)€2.25Chioggia or Barabietola di Chioggia is a globe-shaped heirloom Italian variety. With a rosy orange-pink outer skin and a distinctive dartboard pattern when cut, it is sometimes known as Bull’s Eye Beet or Candy Stripe Beet. Bands of white flesh alternate with bands of pink or rosy red.
