What to Sow in February

Sweet Pepper Topepo Rosso is an Italian heritage variety (Topepo means 'tomato-pepper' in Italian). The semi-round fruits have slightly ribbed tops and are typically 7-8cm in diameter. The flesh is thick and crisp, with a very sweet flavour. Highly productive, compact plants. Traditionally stuffed with cheese or meat. Matures from green to...

Lettuce Black Seeded Simpson is a wonderful heritage variety that can be traced back to the 1850's. It is a tall, large crisphead type that has light green wrinkled, crunchy leaves and so makes a perfect lettuce for those who like a bit of bite to their salad leaves. It...

It's fascinating to think that many of the vegetable varieties we grow today are over 100 years old and have stood the test of time for flavour and reliability. Heritage (Heirloom) vegetable seeds are growing in popularity and a topic of much debate as to what a 'heritage' variety is....

Peter is a very interesting little chilli that makes a great conversation piece in the garden or in the kitchen due to its distinctively phallic shape, hence its name. The green juvenile fruits mature to an orange or bright red and have a mildly hot flavour. Preferring partial shade and...

Tomato Costoluto Fiorentino is an old Italian heirloom tomato. A meaty beefsteak tomato that is ideal for all types of Mediterranean-style recipes. The red flesh is firm and sweet, juicy and fragrantly delicious. This variety also copes well with British weather and it is easier to grow than most larger...

Tomato 'Cuore di Bue' is an ox-heart variety that produces orange-red fruit that can weigh up to 200gr. It is a strain of an old Italian heirloom tomato famed in Liguria, Northern Italy. A meaty beefsteak tomato that is ideal for all types of Mediterranean style recipes. Tomato Cuore Di Bue...

Tomato Artisan Tiger Stripe Mix is an American Heritage cherry tomato that is sure to create excitement with its extraordinary beauty and superb flavour. Fruits are blush, green and tiger pink striped. Well suited for growing in a greenhouse or outside, they will set heavy crops of 2-3cm pear shaped fruits...

Tomato 'Cherokee Purple' is a Heritage variety that is at least 100 years old and was originally grown by the Cherokee Indians in America. A meaty classic tomato that produces enormous 350gr fruit which have a pink colour and turn to purple on the shoulders as they ripen. The fruit have...

Okra 'Clemson Spineless' is a spineless heritage variety that was developed by the horticultural research department of Clemson University in South Carolina. It was introduced in 1939 and immediately won the AAS award in that same year. Originally, Okra comes from northern Africa, where it still grows wild. This unusual...

Cabbage Greyhound is an old English Heritage favourite and the earliest pointed cabbage for early spring sowing and harvesting during summer and early autumn. Produces firm hearts of excellent flavour Cabbage Greyhound is a flavoursome cabbage that has little core and very few wasted outer leaves. Plants are more narrow in...

Broad Bean Aquadulce Claudia is a reliable 'old favourite' variety with gardeners and highly rated with the RHS who gave it a well earned AGM in 1995 and reconfirmed its status in 2011 trials for its performance & high yields. Broad Bean Aquadulce Claudia produces glossy plump bean pods that...

Carrots are one of the best tasting veg to pick fresh from your garden. Carrot Early Nantes 2 will not disappoint as it has a lovely sweet flavour with very little core and is a blunt end variety that can reach a length of 15cm. It is a 2nd early/maincrop...

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...

Parsnip Tender and True is a Heritage variety introduced in 1887, top-quality, reliable veg that consistently produces bumper crops of long wedge-shaped roots with the classic sweet parsnip taste. Parsnip Tender and True roots are white and have a very smooth skin that is easy to clean and peel, and...

Endive Encornet de Bordeaux Seeds are the fine old French heirloom variety with large broad leaves. Extremely hardy, making it particularly suitable for early spring sowing directly into the ground, and lasting well for picking into autumn and winter. It's a fantastic addition to any salad and you may find other...

The Leek 'Musselburgh' is a reliable old favourite that tastes excellent. Leek Seeds 'Musselburgh' produces solid white stems and is the main stay of vegetable production through the lean winter period. It is a very heavy cropper. Leek Seeds 'Musselburgh' Information Seed Quantity: Approx 200 seeds per pack. Site: Any...

Leek Hannibal is a reliable variety that crops heavily & early from mid July to mid October. It has long thick white shafts and dark green leaves. Grow close together and harvest early as an excellent baby leek. Leeks are an excellent crop for winter and add flavour to many...