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Brussels Sprouts, broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower are just a few of the vegetables classed as brassica and there are plenty to choose from in our online range. Be sure to cover young plants with fine netting to deter birds and other pests.
Kale 'Nero di Toscana'Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group), Borecole Customer RatingThe fully grown plants of Kale 'Nero di Toscana' have attractive dark green, deeply savoyed, strap-like leaves. Excellent winter hardiness makes kale a useful winter to spring vegetable at a time when fresh garden produce is scarce. Kale ‘Nero di Toscana’ can also be used as a baby salad leaf ingredient adding texture and a peppery taste to mixed salads. Height: 90cm (60”). Spread: 60cm (24”). More info |
Cabbage 'Tourmaline' (Winter Savoy)Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) You will be harvesting Savoy Cabbage ‘Tourmaline’ throughout the winter and well into spring thanks to its excellent cold weather tolerance. Replacing the ever-popular but now discontinued Cabbage ‘Tarvoy’, this attractive, deeply savoyed, dark green cabbage produces compact, delicious heads. Plants also show a high resistance to xanthemonas (black rot). Height: 30cm (12”). Spread: 60cm (24”). More info |
Broccoli 'Summer Purple' (Purple Sprouting)Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) Sprouting Broccoli ‘Summer Purple’ is specially bred for summer cropping, with good heat tolerance and no need for winter chilling (vernalisation) to produce its tasty purple spears. This robust, British bred variety produces high yields with regular picking, and crops from July to November if sown at regular intervals. Height: 90cm (35”). Spread: 60cm (24”). More info |
Cabbage 'Caramba' F1 Hybrid (Summer/ Winter Sweetheart Type)Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) Sweetheart cabbages have become increasingly popular in supermarkets from late summer to winter. Now you can grow your own! Cabbage ‘Caramba’ has tender, sweet, pointed mid-green hearts, which are ideal shredded raw in salads and coleslaws, and equally delicious as a steamed vegetable. Height: 30cm (12”). Spread: 40cm (16”). More info |
Kohl Rabi 'Kolibri' F1 HybridBrassica oleracea (Gongylodes Group) Customer RatingAttractive, purple-skinned roots with pure white, succulent flesh, best eaten when golf ball size, although the flesh still remains succulent and bitter free when roots are larger. Easy to grow, quick to mature in under 8 weeks from sowing. Plants have a neat, compact growth making them ideal for early sowings under cloches or fleece.Prefers well-drained, moist, rich soil in full sun. A rich source of the provitamin A, vitamins C and K and folate as well as the antioxidant carotenoids b-carotene and lutein. Companion planting: Try growing Kohl rabi with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: More info |
Cabbage 'Hispi' F1 Hybrid (Summer)Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) Customer RatingVersatile Summer Cabbage ‘Hispi’ can be grown at virtually any season of the year and comes to maturity faster than cabbages bred for specific seasons. Even autumn sown, it will beat the earliest of the spring cabbages and a Jan/Feb sowing will also fill the late spring gap in cropping. This RHS AGM variety is a strong and uniform pointed type, with a beautifully sweet flavour. Cabbage ‘Hispi’ has good bolt resistance and needs little growing space so it is ideal for growing in small gardens where space is at a premium. Height: 40cm (16”). Spread: 60cm (24”). Andrew Tokely says: "I always sow this cabbage in early March, and I harvest the first sweet and tender hearts by mid June. This is far quicker than traditional spring cabbage sown in the autumn and the flavour is miles better too." Companion planting: Try growing cabbages with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: More info |
Cabbage 'Minicole' F1 Hybrid (Autumn)Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) Have you noticed how difficult it is to buy a small cabbage, or how garden-grown cabbages get wasted because they are ready and you are not? Cabbage ‘Minicole’ overcomes both these problems, standing ready for cutting for four months if necessary, and can also be grown very close together – ideal where space is at a premium. This RHS AGM variety, is used commercially for coleslaw, and is delicious eaten freshly cut from the garden. Height: 30cm (12”). Spread: 45cm (18”). Companion planting: Try growing cabbages with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: More info |
Broccoli 'Brokali Apollo' F1 Hybrid (Calabrese, Chinese Kale)Brassica oleracea, Kailaan A nutritious cross between selections of broccoli and kailaan (Chinese kale) has produced Broccoli ‘Brakali Apollo’. This superb oriental brassica bears soft and tender stems and flower buds with a delicious and distinctive flavour. The main or central head should be cut first to encourage plenty of tasty side-shoots. Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 75cm (30"). More info |
Cabbage 'Greyhound' (Summer/Autumn )Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) Customer RatingA reliable old favourite, Cabbage ‘Greyhound’ produces early maturing, pointed hearts in summer and autumn. This flavoursome cabbage has little core and very few wasted outer leaves. This RHS AGM variety is neat and compact - ideal where space is at a premium. Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 40cm (16"). Companion planting: Try growing cabbages with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: More info |
Cabbage 'Surprise' F1 Hybrid (Summer/Autumn)Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) Cabbage ‘Surprise’ is ideal for successional sowing for summer and autumn harvests, standing well over a long period before splitting. This summer cabbage produces round, shiny, mid-green heads with a sweet flavour that are ideal shredded raw in salads, for stir fries, coleslaw or as a cooked vegetable. Height: 30cm (12”). Spread: 40cm (16”). More info |
Broccoli 'Aquiles' F1 Hybrid (Calabrese)Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) A multi-purpose variety of Calabrese that is primarily used for early sowings and summer cropping, producing smooth, fine-domed heads in just 65 days from transplanting. Broccoli ‘Aquiles’ can also be sown in autumn Late sowings can also be overwintered to produce superb quality heads in late spring. Height: 60cm (24”). Spread: 75cm (30”). More info |
Cabbage 'Pyramid' F1 Hybrid (Spring/Summer/Autumn)Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) A versatile British bred, pointed cabbage for sowing and harvesting all year round. Cabbage ‘Pyramid’ is ideal for use as 'greens' or 'hearted cabbages with very good colour. This RHS AGM variety stands very well, staying in good condition without bolting. Height: 30cm (12”). Spread: 40cm (16”). Companion planting: Try growing cabbages with Nasturtiums to draw cabbage white butterflies away from your crop, and mint to help deter flea beetles. Useful links: More info |