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You'll find a wide range of seeds here, including sweetcorn, turnips, swede, aubergines, salsify and scorzonera, each with comprehensive sowing and growing information to help you get the best from your vegetable crops.
Turnip 'Sweetbell' F1 HybridBrassica rapa (Rapifera Group) Turning the idea of the traditionally dull root vegetable on its head, here's a truly outstanding tasting 'salad turnip'! The attractive purple-topped roots have a succulent white flesh and are delicious cooked or simply grated raw in salads. There's no bitter aftertaste however you eat it. And you can eat the leaves too as they are hairless! Add them to a salad or steam them like spinach - this is a real 'eat all' vegetable. Companion planting: Try growing turnips with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: More info |
Swede 'Tweed'Brassica napus (Napobrassica Group), Rutabaga
British bred for hybrid vigour and uniformity, Swede ‘Tweed’ grows particularly well in less fertile soil making it the perfect choice for the home gardener. The globe-shaped roots have attractive purple shoulders, and tasty cream coloured flesh of a fine texture. This superb variety is ideal for a late autumn harvest. Height: 30cm (12”). Spread: 25cm (10”). Companion planting: Try growing swede with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: More info |
Swede 'Magres'Brassica napus (Napobrassica Group), Rutabaga Customer RatingExcellent coloured and shaped, purple topped roots with fine grained, good flavoured, yellow flesh, free from bitterness. Swede Magres is an excellent culinary swede, fully winter hardy, with mildew resistant foliage. Companion planting: Try growing swede with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: More info |
Turnip 'Oasis'Brassica rapa (Rapifera Group)
Companion planting: Try growing turnips with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: More info |
Swede 'Virtue'Brassica napus (Napobrassica Group), Rutabaga Swede Virtue was bred as a culinary swede for its attractive red skin and fine grained, sweet yellow flesh. Much improved in root quality and taste than older varieties. Swede Virtue is fully winter hardy. Companion planting: Try growing swede with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: More info |
Swede 'Brora'Brassica napus (Napobrassica Group), Rutabaga Bred as a culinary swede. Swede Brora has attractive reddish-purple shiny skin and cream base, with fine grained, well-flavoured, creamy yellow flesh, free from any bitterness. Swede Brora is best harvested late autumn up to New Year. Excellent storage qualities. Prefers a rich, well manured soil. Seeds are in the RHS Vegetable Collection. Companion planting: Try growing swede with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: More info |
Turnip 'Snowball'Brassica rapa (Rapifera Group) A first-class white, globe turnip. Turnip Snowball is early, juicy and sweet flavoured, will yield a good supply from early summer to early winter, and the tops make most nutritious and tasty 'greens'. Companion planting: Try growing turnips with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: More info |
Turnip 'Primera' F1 HybridBrassica rapa (Rapifera Group) Mini Vegetable. Turnip Primera F1 produces succulent, pure white 'ping pong' ball sized roots full of flavour especially grated raw in salads or as a steamed vegetable. Use tender tops of Turnip Primera F1 in salads, stir fries or steamed. Companion planting: Try growing turnips with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: More info |
Swede 'Helenor' - Duchy Originals Organic SeedsBrassica napus (Napobrassica Group), Rutabaga Globe shaped roots with deep yellow flesh. Swede Helenor has a smooth texture and sweet flavour. Companion planting: Try growing swede with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: More info |
Turnip 'Atlantic'Brassica rapa (Rapifera Group) Brassica rapa var. rapa. Flatter, globe-shaped roots with purple crowns and white bases, ideal as baby turnips when the taste is sweet and succulent. Dark green, erect leaves are ideal steamed as 'greens'. Turnip Atlantic is ideal for growing in containers. Companion planting: Try growing turnips with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: More info |
Swede 'Tyne' F1 Hybrid - SowStrong® CollectionBrassica napus (Napobrassica Group), Rutabaga
This British bred Swede benefits from hybrid vigour, performing well in the vegetable plot, even on less fertile soils. The round, uniform roots of Swede ‘Tyne’ have attractive colouring with a cream base and deep purple top. The cream coloured flesh has a fine texture and very good flavour. Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 25cm (10"). Companion planting: Try growing swede with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: Companion Planting |
Turnip 'Manchester Market' - HeritageBrassica rapa (Rapifera Group) Globe shaped, white roots with solid but tender green crown. Best pulled at tennis ball size when the white flesh will be solid but tender. Best sown in July, sowings in August to early September will give smaller roots and a flush of nutritious ‘greens’. Excellent in stews and casseroles. Leaves from later sowings steamed as nutritious 'greens'. Companion planting: Try growing turnips with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: More info |