Brassicas

Kale '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.

Until 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.

'Delicacy Purple' is much improved over the previous Vienna varieties, producing a crop that is slightly more tender and with more flavour, it has good standing ability, is low growing and matures quickly, progressing from sowing to harvesting in a couple of months.

'Delicacy White' is much improved over the previous Vienna varieties, producing pale green globe shaped roots with a crisp white flesh.Sow from late February to the end of August for a continuous supply. “Delicacy White” is an ideal companion to “Delicacy Purple” as it matures a little earlier.

Dwarf Canton White is a short and squat variety, often known as Baby or Squat Pak Choi. Tender and delicious, with a compact habit, this fast growing vegetable can be harvested at any stage, for 'baby leaf or left to mature to thick succulent white stems.

Pak Choi "F1 Hanakan" is an outstanding green stem hybrid for babyleaf or for miniveg (straight to wok) specification. Dwarf, hourglass shaped heads, with lovely broad based green stems. The flavour is sweet with a hint of mustard. Not only tasty, but good for you. Whatever next?!?

Pak Choi 'F1 Red Wizard' is a dark red variety that produce crops that have consistent colour even with summer temperatures. This vigorous variety has good heat and cold tolerance and a mild, sweet flavour. They look as attractive in the garden as they do on the plate.

Pak Choi 'Rubi' is very quick to crop, easy to grow and slow to bolt. This purple/red leaved variety is perfect for adding colour to baby leaf mixes, it be used as a babyleaf veg or as whole head shredded into stir-fries. It looks as attractive in the garden as on the plate.

F1 Yuushou is a vigorous, green leaved variety of Pak Choi which is slow to bolt and suitable for all year round cropping. China's most popular vegetable is used raw or cooked from any stage from seedling to mature plant and can be used as a “cut and come again” vegetable.

Pak Choi 'Shanghai' is a special green stem variety with glossy, dark green leaves, thick green petioles and an attractive hourglass shape. Tender and very delicious, this new 'celebrity' vegetable tolerates both cold and heat and can be sown in succession for crops nearly all season long.

Swede is one of the easiest vegetables to grow and well-suited to the novice gardener, few other crops are quite so straightforward. A favorite with growers, Swede 'Best of All' is an old variety that produced globe shaped roots with purple tops and yellow flesh, it is very hardy and reliable with good storing qualities.

Tatsoi or Rosette Pak Choi is among the most popular of oriental greens and one of the best vegetables to grow in a cool climate. The spoon-shaped, evenly spaced leaves form a plant worthy to be grown for its decorative value alone. Given enough room the plants will form beautiful wide rosettes of regular, concentric circles.

Turnip ‘Goldana’ is an improved version of the popular turnip Golden Ball. A maincrop variety that produces uniform round golden roots with tender creamy-yellow flesh. They are much sweeter than regular turnips with an excellent flavour. They can be harvested as a mini-veg or left to mature.

Purple Top Milan is a classic Italian heirloom variety and is still as popular as ever. Highly ornamental, it has smooth creamy-white flat roots with bright purple shoulders and pure white flesh. A strap-leaved variety, quick to mature and early cropping, it is an ideal 'catch crop' between slower growing vegetables.