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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.
Sweetcorn 'Swift' F1 HybridZea mays, Sweetcorn 'Extra Tender and Sweet' Tendersweet. Superior in both taste and texture, Sweetcorn Swift F1 is quicker to germinate and has better vigour than other varieties. Produces 2-3, 18cm (7½in) cobs per plant, each with 16-18 rows of bright yellow tender sweet kernels. Flavour guide: rich and sugar-sweet. Sweetcorn Extra Tender & Sweet F1 has long lasting flavour and is easy to grow. Isolation from other sweetcorn varieties not required. More info |
Sweetcorn 'Lark' F1 Hybrid (Tendersweet)Zea mays Customer RatingSweetcorn Lark is a tendersweet variety giving superior sweetness with a softer, less chewy texture than supersweets, making kernels more pleasurable to eat as well as easier to digest. Improved germination adds to the appeal. Sweetcorn Lark can be also grown with other varieties, so there is no need to isolate. Requires a fertile soil in a sunny position. Seeds are in the RHS Vegetable Collection. More info |
Sweetcorn 'Conquerer' F1 Hybrid (Supersweet)Zea mays Customer RatingLater maturing, Sweetcorn Conquerer is well adapted to our indifferent summer weather. Strong growing plants 210cm (7ft) tall, with very few tillers (sideshoots), averaging three, 20cm (8in) long cobs per plant, each with 14-18 rows of kernels full to the tip. Sweetcorn Conquerer has superb eating quality! More info |
Sweetcorn 'Northern Extra Sweet' F1 Hybrid (Supersweet)Zea mays A reliable performer in British summers, Sweetcorn Northern Extra Sweet is especially suited to cooler northern districts. One of the earliest maturing of the 'supersweets', Sweetcorn Northern Extra Sweet produces good quality, well filled cobs up to 20cm (8in) long. Sturdy plants but growing only to 150 to 180cm (5 to 6 feet) tall. More info |
Sweetcorn 'Lapwing'Zea mays Customer RatingNew introduction from the 'Tendersweet' breeding programme and awarded an RHS AGM in the 2009 Wisley trial. Early maturing, producing long cobs with 18 rows of kernels, good tip fill and superb sweetness. More info |
Sweetcorn 'Butterscotch' F1 Hybrid (Supersweet)Zea mays A major new variety of early/mid season maturity, in that not only is it a corn of super sweetness, but Sweetcorn Butterscotch has also been modified by the 'sugar enchance' gene. This ensures a much tenderer, easy to eat, melt-in-the-mouth quality to the grain and a retained sweetness after harvest or freezer storage, significantly better than regular varieties. Height 1.2-1.5m (4-5ft). More info |
Sweetcorn 'Lark' F1 Hybrid (Tendersweet) - Part of the Alan Titchmarsh CollectionZea mays
For the best melt in your mouth flavour, the tasty, soft sweet kernels of Sweetcorn 'Lark' are more pleasurable to eat and easier to digest. Many varieties of Sweetcorn need to be grown in isolation. This variety has the benefit of being able to be grown alongside other varieties. Height: 200cm (79"). Spread: 45cm (18"). More info |
Sweetcorn 'Rising Sun' F1 Hybrid (Supersweet)Zea mays Supersweet. Strong growing plants with a vigorous root system, that are early to cob with good weight cobs averaging two per plant. Sweetcorn Rising Sun is a reliable performer in our often indifferent British summers. Requires a fertile soil in a sunny position. More info |
Sweetcorn 'Mirai 003' F1 HybridZea mays This snack sized sweetcorn is becoming increasingly popular for its 15cm (6”) long cobs with good tip fill and 16 rows of grains. Modern breeding of this RHS AGM variety has produced an extra tender cob with a fabulous taste, whether eaten raw from the plant, barbequed or steamed. With good plant vigour, Sweetcorn ‘Mirai’ is particularly useful in poorer soil conditions. Height: 200cm (79”). Height: 45cm (18”). More info |
Sweetcorn 'Red Strawberry' (Popcorn)Zea mays Customer RatingA fun variety, Sweetcorn Red Strawberry has tiny, red, jewel-like kernels, on compact, strawberry-shaped ears only 5cm (2in) long, 3-4 cobs per plant. To make your own popcorn, simply place the entire cob in the microwave and watch it explode with ready to eat fluffy, white popped corn, or use as a colourful part of your autumn decorations. More info |
Sweetcorn 'Ovation' F1 Hybrid (Supersweet)Zea mays A mid-season supersweet type, Sweetcorn Ovation F1 produces large cobs of 20-23cm (8-9in) long, filled to the tip with 12-14 rows of delicious kernels with a delicious sugar-sweet flavour. Sweetcorn Ovation seeds in the RHS Vegetable Collection are vigorous plants which give impressive crops. More info |
Ornamental Cucumber 'Hedgehog' - RHS Garden Explorers Children's SeedsCucumis dipsaceus These ornamental cucumbers are fun and easy to grow, producing a mixture of inedible, decorative fruits, with smooth patterned and unusual spiky skins. This half hardy annual climber makes an intriguing and decorative border plant for the border or patio containers. Pick the fascinating fruits and use them for autumn decorations indoors where they will last for up to 3 months. Height: 180cm (71”). Spread: 45cm (18”). More info |