Vegetable Seeds

Carrot ‘Paris Market Atlas’ is an improved variety of the 19th century French heirloom, an early Parisian Market-type carrot that feature the traditional globe shape roots. Smooth, round, bite-sized and instantly recognisable, this very flavoursome variety has a deep-crisp refreshing taste. They are ideal for growing in containers and shallow, hard...

Carrot 'Sweet Candle' is the variety to have if you want the best carrots on the allotment or in your garden! They produce an exceptional tasting and high yielding carrot with uniform cylindrical-shaped roots with rounded tips. Rich orange in colour with an extra sweet flavour. Excellent for late summer...

Cauliflower has lost much of its popularity recently which is a shame as it is one of the most successful veg that can grow all year round in Britain. Many chefs are promoting it with new imaginative recipes but 'cauliflower cheese' is still a tasty option just don't overcook it....

Cauliflower Clapton F1 produces good quality white curds carried high off the ground, so is kept very clean. It is also the first cauliflower to be club root resistant. Depending on its sowing time this versatile variety matures from late summer to late autumn, producing large, excellent flavoured, solid, deep white...

Cauliflower Graffiti F1 produces dense, rich deep purple curds that are not only unusual but full of flavour. The heads reach a good size - about 16cm in diameter and they look stunning in the garden or on a dinner plate. Cauliflower Graffiti heads make unusual deep purple raw cruditÌÎÌ__es,...

Cauliflower Romanesco has striking pale lime-green heads with florets that form unusual turrets. For all its striking appearance it does taste very good - a slightly milder taste than cauliflower with the nuttiness of broccoli. Cauliflower Romanesco can be eaten either cooked or raw (lime green florets look stunning as...

Cauliflower Snowball is described as an early cauliflower, Snowball is in fact far more versatile than that and can be used for spring, summer, autumn and winter production. A dwarf compact plant that can be set closer than other cauliflowers.First bred in America in the 1890s there probably still isn't a...

Celeriac Giant Prague is an heirloom variety that was introduced in 1871 and is still perhaps one of the standard cultivars. The roots have a slight taste of celery (which it is related to but is easier to grow) and aniseed. The leaves are celery-like. It has large, white, 5”...

Celery Celebrity is a self blanching type with short stalks. Quick to mature for the earliest outdoor crops, it has consistently high yields of superb quality stalks with a lovely flavour. Has very little stringiness. The wild celery plant - from which cultivated varieties are selected - is found on boggy...

  Chicory Brussels Witloof is a heritage variety of chicory which resembles a cos lettuce. Excellent for forcing and easy to grow, the seed is sown in spring in a shallow drill.  The carrot-like roots are harvested in November and stored in a cool place. 3 or 4 weeks before...

  Chicory Pain de Sucre, also known as Sugarloaf,  is a large, leafy variety of chicory which resembles a cos lettuce. It is a good alternative for late-season salads but it will only stand mild frosts. As the name suggests it has a sweeter taste than most chicories which tend to...

  Chicory Palla Rossa is a traditional Radicchio type. It has firm, cabbage-like hearts with red-maroon and white leaves giving colour and crunchiness to salads. Palla Rossa has probably the best colour of all the radicchio types and can also be grown as baby-leaf for salad mixes. It matures in...

Chicory Variegata di Castelfranco is an ancient Heritage variety developed in the 18th century in the Castelfranco region of Northern Italy. One of the best for eating quality. A very decorative variety that produces attractive, rosette-shaped heads with an appearance is best described as a large, tie-dyed cricket ball, leaves are speckled...

Corn salad is also known as Lambs Lettuce or Mache. It's low growing with small thick dark green leaves that have a delicate nutty flavour. The leaves make a useful addition to a mixed winter salad. Corn salad prefers cool moist conditions and is easy to sow from mid-August to...

Courgette All Green Bush is a very reliable, quick-growing, dark-skinned variety that's compact and so perfect for pots. Courgette All Green Bush is quick to mature and will crop all summer long and with regular harvesting. The abundant, dark-skinned fruits of Courgette 'All green Bush' should be harvested as baby courgettes...

Courgette Chiaro di Nizza is an Italian heritage variety that is easy to grow and very productive. It produces unusual pale green round courgettes that are their very best when about 10cm round cricket ball sized. Courgette Chiaro di Nizza is a compact trailing plant that requires little maintenance other...

Courgette Defender F1 is an excellent variety that produces lots of mid-dark green fruits with lovely firm flesh. It is a very easy to grow, compact plant with an open habit so the courgettes are easy to see & pick. Courgette Defender is a versatile gardeners' favourite because it is...

Courgette Early Gem F1 produces a very early crop of dark green fruits with a lighter green stripe. It is a dual-purpose plant as the fruits can be left to form good shaped marrows. The courgette is probably the most popular form of all the marrow family. Picked young it can...

Courgette Eight Ball F1 seeds germinate quickly, easily and grow to produce unusual top quality round, forest green courgettes that are at their best when picked at about 10cm round. Courgette Eight Ball F1 is a compact bush plant that doesn't sprawl like some courgettes and so does very well...