October
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Onion, Bunching 'Ishikura', Organic
Japanese Bunching Onion, Naga Negi€2.55Vigorous and quick to mature, onion 'Ishikura' is a traditional Japanese type of bunching onion. This perennial variety is extremely versatile with a long harvesting period. It is one vegetable that you would never regret growing – no matter where you are in the world. Organic Seed. -
Onion, Bunching 'Ishikura'
Japanese Bunching Onion, Naga Negi€1.95Out of stock
Bunching onion “Ishikura” is a outstanding variety of that does not bulb but forms long white stalks. It is a perennial variety that is cold hardy, very adaptable to various climates and resistant to pink root and botrytis leaf blight. It is suitable for later crops and for overwintering. -
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. -
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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€1.60
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The Stinging Nettle is a very valuable plant, used for food and medicine by traditional cultures for hundreds of years. This wild herb is one of the most useful plants we have. Most useful to the organic gardener they can be used to make nitrogen-rich liquid feed for your plants.
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Nepeta x faassenii
Faassen's Catmint, Dwarf Catnip€2.10Out of stock
Nepeta faassenii is a dwarf catmint with slender spikes of lavender-blue summer flowers. This clump-forming perennial will form open drifts of hazy blue flowers for weeks and makes a lovely informal edging plant for paths and borders. -
Nepeta cataria
Catnip, Catmint€1.75Veteran gardeners are probably already aware of nepeta’s versatility in the garden. From its popular partnering with roses to the softening effect it has on hard edges. Nepeta is an ideal perennial for new gardeners and, of course, cats adore it.
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Mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort€2.00Mugwort has been known since ancient times, with a multitude of medicinal uses. This amazing shrub is closely allied to the Artemisia absinthe and botanically related to tarragon. It has a mellow sage-like aroma. it repels insects and is employed as a natural dye and an aromatic culinary herb.
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Monarda fistulosa 'Bergamot'
Bee Balm, Oswego Tea, Horsemint€2.30Monarda fistulosa, also known as Bergamot is famed for its medicinal qualities. While in the perennial border these lovely plants produce a mass of mauve-purple blooms (even in their first year from an early sowing) and have uniquely scented foliage. Highly attractive to bees and butterflies.
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Minutina, 'Erba Stella'
Herba Stella, Bucks Horn€2.35Minutina, also known as Erba Stella is a unique, cold weather salad green prized in Italy for its mild nutty flavour and crunchy texture. This perennial can be grown all winter in temperate climates. With a mild nutty flavour and crunchy texture it is a great addition to salad mixes or for stir-frying.
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Mint, 'Peppermint' Mentha x piperita
Brandy or Balm mint.€1.75Peppermint is a perennial favorite for many people, it has high menthol content and its refreshing taste is uplifting and cleansing. Popular for infusions and a favourite among herbal tea drinkers, it is one of the easiest herbs to grow yourself. Get creative and include in Schnapps, Mint Juleps or Mojitos!
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Marjoram, Sweet Marjoram, Organic
Summer Marjoram€2.00Out of stock
Sweet Marjoram is an essential culinary herb and fresh or dried, no cook should ever be without it. It is wonderfully aromatic with a mild oregano flavour with a hint of balsam. Fresh or dried, it is good with veal, beef, lamb, roast poultry and fish. Organic Seed. -
Marjoram, Sweet Marjoram
Summer Marjoram€1.70Out of stock
Members of the oregano family are an essential plant for a well-stocked, sunny herb garden. Fragrant and very decorative, Sweet Marjoram is an essential culinary herb, good with veal, beef, lamb, roast poultry and fish. The leaves are best used fresh, as their flavour is sweeter and milder.
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Marjoram, Pot Marjoram, Organic
Winter Marjoram€2.00Out of stock
Fresh marjoram leaves smell a little like basil while in flavour they are rather like thyme, but sweeter and more scented. The leaves have a mild flavour and are most often used in recipes of French or English origin. It is also an excellent herb for drying. Organic Seed. -
Lovage, Levisticum officinale, Organic
Love Parsley, Mountain Celery€1.95Out of stock
Lovage is one of the most intriguing and versatile of herbs. Cook with it once and you will not consider missing it again. This perennial herb has a savory character, a wonderful way to anchor a dish with deep, verdant flavour, like adding a bass line to a piece of music. Organic Seed. -
Lovage, Levisticum officinale
Love Parsley, Mountain CeleryRegular Price: €1.65
Special Price €0.90
If you haven’t cooked with lovage before then you have missed out on a very flavourful herb. The flavour is distinct and greatly appreciated by food aficionados. Even though some like to compare lovage to celery, it is almost like saying that an apricot tastes like a small peach.
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Liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Organic
European Liquorice or Licorice (U.S.)€2.92Out of stock
The liquorice plant has a very long history of use both as a medicine and as flavouring. The soft and pliable roots have an aroma strongly reminiscent of anise or fennel. The taste is dominantly sweet, warm and medical. Organic Seed. -
Liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra
European Liquorice or Licorice (U.S.)€2.00Out of stock
Liquorice has been grown in England since the Dark Ages. The fresh root is bright yellowish brown, soft and pliable, it is harvested in the autumn and is dried for later use. The aroma is strongly reminiscent of anise or fennel. The taste is dominantly sweet, warm and medical.
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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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Lettuce 'Suzan', Organic
Butterhead Lettuce. Summer Lettuce variety€2.85Lettuce 'Suzan' is a traditional butterhead, the heads are tightly-packed and the hearts are fleshy and tasty. This very reliable variety can be sown from February and throughout the summer. It holds well in warmer temperatures without bolting so there is a long window of opportunity for harvesting. Organic Seed. -
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 'Meraviglia d'Inverno'
Marvel of Winter, Butterhead, Winter variety.Starting at: €1.75
Lettuce Meraviglia d'Inverno is truly a ‘Marvel of Winter’, it is from one of the coldest regions of Italy and is hardy to around minus 10°C (14°F). Compact and tender, it will stand in perfect condition right through winter and can be harvested from September right through to March.
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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 '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.