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Our range of salad seeds features many different types of lettuce, plus radishes, cucumbers, celery and tasty salad leaves. Quick-growing salads and radishes can be grown as 'catch crops' between rows of garlic, onions, carrots and other slower growing veg to make the most of the space in your vegetable plot.
RocketEruca vesicaria subsp. sativa, Arugula, Rucola, Roquette, Mediterranean Rocket A little known but very useful salad plant, Rocket can be used raw in salads or cooked lightly when it makes a delicious spinach substitute. Late summer sowings of Rocket will carry on cropping into the winter if the plants are protected by cloches.Culinary note: Rocket flowers are edible. Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Wild RocketDiplotaxis tenuifolia, Arugula, Rucola, Roquette, Mediterranean Rocket, Annual Wall-Rocket An alternative to the usual Rocket, with deep green, serrated foliage that makes an attractive garnish. Wild Rocket has a stronger flavour than standard Rocket, and the young leaves can be picked in succession and are perfect for salads. Easy to grow. Height 15-20cm (6-8in), prostrate habit.Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Rocket 'Skyrocket'Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa, Arugula, Rucola, Roquette, Mediterranean Rocket Combines the speed of Salad Rocket and the flavour of Wild Rocket. Rocket Skyrocket has an upright habit, so keeps the attractive serrated leaves clean and disease free. Pungency increases as the plants develop. Rocket Skyrocket® is best cut as small leaves. Slow to bolt.Try our great value Vase perfect for displaying your cut blooms.Culinary note: Rocket flowers are edible. Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. 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 |
Lettuce 'Tom Thumb' (Butterhead)Lactuca sativa The smallest lettuce. A compact, solid butterhead type with deliciously soft leaves just right for small families or restricted space. Lettuce Butterhead Tom Thumb can be grown as close as 15cm (6in.) apart and makes a useful early crop in a cold frame or cloches. Very fast growing, from an early spring Butterhead Tom Thumb will be the first variety to harvest. More info |
Lettuce Leaves Crunchy BlendLactuca sativa, Cichorium endivia Customer RatingFrom regular summer sowings, this quick growing blend will produce delicious crops of nutritious salad leaves in less than 30 days. Lettuce Leaves ‘Crunchy Blend’ is ideal for growing in containers close to the kitchen door, but can also be grown under cover for a tasty winter crop. Make regular sowings for a constant supply throughout the season. This attractive mix contains a blend of Lettuce ‘Red Cos’, Lettuce ‘Green Cos’, Lettuce ‘Catalogna’ and Endive ‘Romanesco’. Perfect for adding taste and texture to your salads, garnishes and sandwiches. Height and spread: 15cm (6”). More info |
Chinese Radish 'China Rose'Raphanus sativus, Mooli, Daikon, Oriental Radish, Winter Radish Customer RatingA traditional winter hardy variety producing long, tapering roots with attractive rosy pink skins and crisp, pure white flesh. Chinese Radish ‘China Rose’ has a distinctive, slightly pungent taste that adds flavour to winter salads. The leaves can also be added to 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 |
Rocket 'Apollo'Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa, Arugula, Rucola, Roquette, Mediterranean Rocket Rocket Apollo is a fast growing salad rocket with large, rounded, tender leaves, and an excellent peppery taste but no bitterness. Plants are slow to bolt but Rocket Apollo is best harvested as young leaves or as cut and come again salads. A rich source of vitamin C. Flavour guide: Peppery, best eaten when leaves are young. Easy to grow, can be ready to harvest in 25 days.Culinary note: Rocket flowers are edible. Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Lettuce 'Rossa a Foglia Riccia da Tavolo' (Loose-Leaf) - Vita Sementi® Italian SeedsLactuca sativa Customer RatingThe attractive bronze tinged leaves of Lettuce ‘Rossa a Foglia Riccia da Tavolo’ are ideal for adding to salads and sandwiches, or used as a garnish. Sow this tasty Italian loose leaf lettuce all year round for a constant supply of fresh leaves. Harvest the best leaves individually when required to keep this superb lettuce cropping all season long. From summer sowings they can be harvested in as little as 20 days. Height and spread: 15cm (6”). More info |
Rocket Collection BEruca vesicaria subsp. sativa, Diplotaxis tenuifolia, Arugula, Rucola, Roquette, Mediterranean Rocket This hardy annual is widely used for its spicy leaves that add a delicious hot, peppery flavour to salads. Harvesting rocket regularly will ensure a constant supply of tasty leaves throughout the summer and even into winter if protected from frost. Height and spread: 15cm (6").
Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Wild Rocket (Rucola Selvatica) - Vita Sementi® Italian SeedsDiplotaxis tenuifolia, Arugula, Rucola, Roquette, Mediterranean Rocket, Annual Wall-Rocket Slower growing and with a more serrated leaf than Cultivated Rocket but Wild Rucola Selavativca is increasing in popularity to add to Cultivated Rocket as a mixed salad ingredient. More info |
Cultivated Rocket - Vita Sementi® Italian SeedsEruca vesicaria subsp. sativa, Arugula, Rucola, Roquette, Mediterranean Rocket Very quick growing, Rocket Cultivated Rucola Coltivata is a vigorous, robust plant with pungent leaves. Use as a main ingredient of a mixed green salad to add zest and texture.Culinary note: Rocket flowers are edible. Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |