What to Sow in February

Aubergine 'White Sausage' is an eye-catching variety producing good yields of slender, creamy-white fruits about 20cm long with thin skins and firm flesh. Early to mature, compact plants which are especially well-suited to growing in pots in the greenhouse. Shows good disease resistance. Height: 75cm. Spread: 60cm. Aubergines can be...

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...

Tomato Micro Cherry is a stunning basket or large container variety, that becomes laden with 'hundreds to thousands' of tiny, super sweet red tomatoes. No side shooting or staking required!Tomato Micro Cherry produces very tasty tomatoes which crop heathily for a couple of months. Sweet tangy bursts with thin skins. Plants...

Artichoke Green Globe is a very popular hardy perennial in France, this plant is grown for its large, edible, globular flower buds. These are soaked in salt water for a couple of hours, rinsed, boiled until tender, and then served with butter. Then, throwing away any pretence of good manners,...

Leek Below Zero is a British bred leek that combines the vigour of an F1 Hybrid with extreme cold tolerance to produce superb quality leeks that can withstand the harshest of weathers. Below Zero produces pure white stems with dark leaves that stand well over a long period without bolting. This...

Catnip (Nepeta caparia), also known as Catmint is a hardy perennial herb, Lemon-scented, it makes a most refreshing tisane or tea which was drunk far more before tea arrived from China.It grows to a height of 3 to 4 feet and has featherlike, light green foliage and small clusters of...

Lemon Mint is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to the southern United States and northern Mexico. Common names include lemon bee balm, lemon mint and lemon bergamot. When crushed, the leaves emit an odour reminiscent of lemons. Lemon Mint (Monarda citriodora) is a short-lived...

Holy Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum or Ocimum sanctum) also called tulsi. This basil with green to purple leaves (the hotter the summer, the deeper the purple) and purple stems that exudes a delicious, sweet, clove-like aroma. It contains high levels of the essential oil eugenol and it has been used in...

Basil Siam Queen is a great strain of Thai basil, very popular in oriental cooking. The dark green leaves and the purple flower spikes make this basil an ideal ornamental herb too. Can be grown in pots in the patio area or in a windowbox. Height 30-40cm.A colourful basil variety...

Tomato Romello F1 is the first hybrid  bred expecially for patio/container growing. It produces grape sized fruit that are blight tolerant. It is a determinate type producing abundant yields of tasty, high quality, bright red, grape-sized fruits. It is a vigorous variety with a compact, uniform trailing habit that can...

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,...

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...

Sweet Pepper Golden Summer Mix is a selection of hybrids for even better greenhouse and garden performance. Sweet Pepper Golden Summer Mix consists of a vibrant mix of yellow, orange, red, and green fruiting blocky pepper varieties. To ensure a good crop, it is best to sow with heat early and...

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Cucumber Bush Champion is a real winner for those with either small spaces or growing in containers and raised beds. Bush Champion produces an abundance of 20cm cucumbers from about a third of the normal space that a traditional cucumber plant takes up. It has a crisp outer skin with...

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...

Tomato Gigantomo (AGM), as the name suggests, this gigantic tomato is an outstanding beefsteak type. The large fruits can weigh more than 1kg each, but big does not mean tasteless because Gigantomo has a superb texture and excellent flavour.  This colossal beefsteak tomato, supposedly the largest variety in the world,...

Onion 'Toughball' F1 is the best over winter Japanese type onion from seed. It is a high yielding, medium early variety, producing good quality, globe shaped bulbs. Toughball has good tolerance of Botrytis and Downy Mildew - essential for overwintered onions. Recommended as a fine, fast growing variety ideal for...

Basil Sweet Thai Herb Seeds are an eastern Basil used in many Thai and oriental dishes and adds a spicy aniseed/basil flavour to food. It can be used raw in salads or tossed into Thai curries just at the end of cooking. Sweet Thai Basil grows to around 30-40cm tall...