What to Sow in December
Below is our full range of seeds, suitable for sowing in December. The added benefit of winter sowing is that you’ll get a much better succession of harvests later on, compared to the fewer you’d get from spring sowings. Our top 5 ideas for vegetable seeds to sow in December are: Broad Beans, Onions, Mustard, Corn Salad (Lambs Lettuce), Microgreens
Even in the depths of winter, you can keep sowing and growing. To boost your chances of success, consider investing in a heated propagator. If sowing in a greenhouse, ensure it’s well-insulated and consider using a heater to stop the temperature from dropping too low.
Mustard Golden Streaks has fine feathery foliage with a mild peppery taste that will add flavour to any mixed salad. The seeds are easy and quick to germinate and leaves can be ready to eat in as little as 6 weeks. They can even be used at the seedling stage...
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Mustard Red Giant, also known as Japanese Red Mustard, is a traditional mustard with broad, blistered leaves highlighted in red. Left to grow, the leaves become big and bold and are a tasty addition to stir fries. They are also ideal for salads when harvested at a smaller, and more tender,...
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Mustard Red Frills is a red mustard variety which looks good with its serrated red leaves and a mild fiery mustard flavour.You can sow these oriental red mustards little and often and eat them as mini micro greens, or let them grow on a few centimetres in leaf size and use...
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Mustard Ruby Streaks has vibrant dark purple feathery foliage so will pep up your homegrown salad with mild mustard flavour and add colour to your dinner plate. Mustard Ruby Streaks seeds are easy and quick to germinate and leaves can be ready to eat in as little as 6 weeks....
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Mustard White microgreens have a wonderful spicy warm flavour, some say it tastes like a mild version of horseradish. Mustard is a very quick growing crop and can be ready to harvest in as little as 7 days. White Mustard is a rich source of Kaempferol and Apigenin, plant compounds...
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Mustard Black microgreens have a wonderful sweet hot mustard flavour from its lacy lime green leaves, some say it tastes like a mild version of horseradish. Mustard is a very quick growing crop and can be ready to harvest in as little as 7 days. Black Mustard is a rich...
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