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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 '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 |
Aubergine 'Prosperosa' - Vita Sementi® Italian SeedsSolanum melongena, Egg Plant Aubergine ‘Prosperosa’ produces spherical, ribbed, pale purple fruits with firm, flavoursome flesh. This Sicilian heritage variety has a mild flavour and no bitter after taste. Ideal for growing in the greenhouse or in a sunny spot outdoors. Height: 70cm (28”). Spread: 60cm (24”). 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 |
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 |
Aubergine 'Pinstripe' F1 Hybrid - Kew Collection SeedsSolanum melongena A compact, virtually spineless variety producing a heavy yield of deep purple fruits with distinctive white stripes. The attractive fruits and compact, dwarf habit make Aubergine ‘Pinstripe’ ideal for a sunny patio or small greenhouses and vegetable plots. Height: 75cm (30”). Spread: 60cm (24”). More info |
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'. More info |
Aubergine 'Calliope' F1 HybridSolanum melongena, Egg Plant The compact, spineless plants of Aubergine ‘Calliope’ produce a heavy crop of attractive cream-streaked, purple fruits. The baby fruits mature to beautiful oval, 10cm (4”) aubergines. This compact variety is ideal for growing in the greenhouse, or in a container on the patio. Height and spread: 60cm (24”). More info |