October
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Brussels Sprouts 'Bedford Darkmar 21'
Brussel Sprouts€1.74Fresh Brussels sprouts, properly cooked, are deliciously delicate in flavour. Bedford Darkmar 21 is an open pollinated, mid to late season variety, Darkmar gives heavy crops of medium sized, dark green sprouts with a fine flavour. Harvest from December so ideal for Christmas.
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Brussels Sprouts 'Evesham Special'
Early Variety. Brussel Sprouts€1.74Brussel Sprouts 'Evesham Special' has become a real old favourite for its generous crops which are ready particularly early in the season. They will give harvests over a long period from September till Christmas. Growing to only 60cm in height, a good choice for exposed sites and smaller gardens.
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Brussels Sprouts 'Red Bull'
Aka 'Red Ball'.€2.34‘Red Bull’ is a specialist sprout variety from Europe, it offers smaller yields of dark red sprouts, but has a milder, delicate, nuttier flavour than standard green types. The red colour is enhanced with the first light frosts. The resulting sprouts are small and tasty, and look gorgeous in the pan and on the plate.
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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 '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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Cauliflower 'All Year Round'
Successional, Summer Cauliflower€2.04It is very uplifting to go to the garden on a cold December day to harvest a perfect, intricately woven, beautiful white head of cauliflower. “All Year Round” produces good quality white heads and is an excellent all-purpose variety for successional sowing.
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Cauliflower 'Romanesco'
Romanesco broccoli, Calabrese romanesco, Broccoflower.
Heritage (Northern Italy)€1.74One of the most beautiful vegetables and a true Objet d'Art. Each complex, symmetrical head features whorls of chartreuse green florets, in a complex, bewitching design, an amazing example of phyllotaxis - the fractal patterning that appears in nature.
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Chervil, Plain Leaf 'Massa'
Brusseler Winter€1.50Out of stock
Chervil 'Massa' has a sophisticated yet gentle, aniseedy warmth. It is a dark green selection with smooth leaves and good plant vigour, it has better cold tolerance than standard Chervil and is used for autumn sowings, it also bolts much later.
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Chicory, Belgian Endive 'Brussels Witloof'
Perle du Nord.
Heritage (Belgium 18th C.)€1.74Famous for the forced, blanched heads or ‘chichons’ that are loved by gourmets Chicory 'Brussels Witloof' is the traditional finely-textured variety used for forcing. With a delicious, tangy, unique flavour, it is very easy to grow and produces one of the finest tasting winter vegetables.
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Chicory, Radicchio 'Palla Rossa 3'
Chicory / Radicchio€1.50 As low as: €1.20Italian Chicory, or Radicchio 'Palla Rosso' from Chioggia in Italy is a reliable radicchio that forms a gorgeous, firm, round, dark-red and white head which appears like a jewel when you pull aside the tattered clump of outside green leaves.
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Chicory, Radicchio 'Palla Rossa 3' Organic
Chicory / Radicchio€1.98'Palla Rossa 3' from Chioggia in Italy, is known for its compactness, size and flavour. A very reliable radicchio, it is fairly easy to grow in that it consistently forms nice heads, yet can also be forced. It has probably the greatest colour contrast of the red radicchios.
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Chicory, Radicchio 'Rossa di Treviso'
Chicory / Radicchio, Early variety.
Heritage (Italian 18th C.)€1.74Out of stock
The classic tall Italian radicchio. Upright with red and white striped leaves with large pure white stems. Highly prized, this flavoursome early variety is grown in the Treviso area in winter and is eaten, root and all, simply pan fried or grilled. It has high resistance to cold.
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Chicory, Radicchio 'Variegata di Castelfranco'
Chicory / Radicchio, Late variety.
Heritage (Italian 18th C.)€1.74‘Variegata di Castelfranco’ has a beautiful form with wavy leaves that are flecked with purple. It is one of the hardiest and easiest to grow at any time in the year. Traditionally sown in mid to late summer, the harvest begins in December and lasts well into winter.
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Comfrey, Symphytum officinale
Knitbone, Bruisewort, Healing herb, Miracle herb.€1.74To the organic gardener, Comfrey is invaluable. It’s easy to grow, easy to use and incredibly beneficial to the garden. Leaves can be used as a top dressing or chopped and mixed with leaf mould to make a base for potting compost. You can make your own organic liquid feed or use as a compost activator.
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Corn Salad, Lamb's Lettuce 'Vit'
Mâche, Lambs Tongue€1.74Out of stock
Vit 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€2.34Out of stock
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.
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Corn Salad, Lambs Lettuce 'Coquille de Louvier'
Mâche, Lambs Tongue€1.38Out of stock
Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit, 'Coquille de Louvier' is an especially cold tolerant refined French cultivar. The long, oval, green leaves are never bitter, with a unique, nutty, delicate, sweet buttery flavour which compliments stronger, tart greens in salad mixes.
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Corn Salad, Lambs Lettuce 'Verte de Cambrai'
Mâche, Lambs Tongue
Heritage variety (French)€1.50Out of stock
Corn 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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Crambe maritima 'Lilywhite'
Seakale, Wildflower of Britain and Ireland
Ancient Crop.€2.58Out of stock
Crambe maritima is a lovely dual purpose plant. This delicacy from the olden days has a unique delicate flavour, forced Seakale is a real delicacy. In the garden, it can be grown as an eye-catching and fragrant border plant. It has perhaps the most beautiful of all large glaucous leaves.
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Cress: Watercress
European watercress.€1.50Watercress 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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Crithmum maritimum ‘Rock Samphire’
True Samphire, Sea Fennel€2.94Out of stock
For centuries, Samphire was food for the poor, free to those who picked it, usually ordinary people living by the sea. It is ironic that today it is regarded as a specialty food and is often served with an accompanying price tag. Somewhere between asparagus and seaweed in flavour, Rock Samphire has the thrill of a mermaid’s kiss.
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Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale
Dandelion, Clockflower, Tell-The-Time, Blowball, Puffball, Priests Crown€1.50Dandelion is reviled by lawn manicurists yet, like Burdock, it is one of the most esteemed herbs in healing, the benefits are endless. The young raw leaves can be used in salads or cooked as a vegetable, the leaves contain more iron than spinach and are a excellent source of vitamins.
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Good King Henry
Chenopodium bonus-henricus (An Ancient Crop)
Poor-man's Asparagus, Lincolnshire Spinach.€1.98Good King Henry has been used as a vegetable for centuries and was once a common sight in every garden. Good King Henry may have lost his court and become something of a rarity today, but this unique herb has much to offer to the home or cottage gardener.
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Good King Henry, Organic
Chenopodium bonus-henricus (An Ancient Crop)
Poor-man's Asparagus, Lincolnshire Spinach.€2.70Good King Henry has been used as a vegetable for centuries and was once a common sight in every garden. Good King Henry may have lost his court and become something of a rarity today, but this unique herb has much to offer to the home or cottage gardener. Organic Seed.