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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.
Swede 'Tweed'Brassica napus (Napobrassica Group), Rutabaga
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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 |
Chinese Radish 'Dragon' F1 HybridRaphanus sativus, Winter Radish Quicker maturing and with a slightly milder taste than Radish ‘China Rose’. Earliest sowings of Radish ‘Dragon’ are ready in 50 days whilst later sowings provide delicious ‘winter radishes’. Fully winter hardy, producing smooth, pinky-red skinned roots that are superb sliced in salads and stir fries. Height and spread: 15cm (6").Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. 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. 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'. More info |
Mooli Radish 'Neptune' F1 HybridRaphanus sativus Increasingly popular for their pure white roots with a crisp, mild flavour that won't go pithy. The pure white, crisp fleshed, mild flavoured roots of Mooli Radish ‘Neptune’, grow up to 25cm (10") long. Fully winter hardy, this mooli radish is best grown for autumn and winter production. Roots remain in perfect condition over a long period, and they can be lifted and stored the same as other root crops. This tasty variety also shows excellent resistance to bolting. Height: 45cm (18"). Spread: 30cm (12").Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Scorzonera hispanicaBlack Salsify Outstanding flavour and held in high regard by French chefs. Often used as a companion plant as it is thought to repel Carrot Fly. A good source of Vitamin C and potassium. 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. More info |
Salsify 'Scorzobianca' - Vita Sementi® Italian SeedsTragopogon porrifolius, Vegetable Oyster Often called the 'vegetable oyster' because of its flavour. Salsify Scorzobianca produces slender, parsnip-like roots, white skinned and fleshed. Ideal for lifting in the autumn for storing, or can be left in the ground and lifted as required. In the spring the tender shoots of Salsify Scorzobianca make an appetising green vegetable.Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. 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)
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 |