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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.
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. Companion planting: Try growing radishes with mint to deter flea beetles, which chew irregular holes in the leaves. Useful links: 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Aubergine 'Patio Mixed' F1 HybridSolanum melongena, Egg Plant Well-branched, virtually spineless plants that produce an average of 15-20 fruits per plant. This colourful mix contains an attractive colour combination of shiny white, purple with white stripes, and deep purple fruits. The 'baby' aubergines will grow to tennis ball-size fruits if left to mature. This compact mix is perfect for growing in containers on a sunny patio. Height: 75cm (30”). Spread: 60cm (24”). More info |
Aubergine 'Viserba' - Vita Sementi® Italian SeedsSolanum melongena, Egg Plant Aubergine ‘Viserba’ produces long, cylindrical, glossy purple skinned fruits that have no bitter aftertaste. This compact varity is ideal for growing in a greenhouse or in containers in a sunny spot outdoors. Height and spread: 60cm (24”). 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 |
Aubergine 'Florida High Bush'Solanum melongena, Egg Plant Customer RatingThis vigorous variety produces large, shiny, purple-skinned, pear-shaped fruits on well branched plants. Bred for commercial production in the 1940’s, Aubergine ‘Florida High Bush’ has an upright habit, and carries its fruit well off of the ground. The white flesh is delicious grilled, baked or fried. Height and spread: 60cm (24”). 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 |