What to Sow in January

The Essential Veg Seed Collection consists of 12 varieties of vegetables that are not only the top sellers but also the absolute essentials for every veg patch and allotment.   12 PACKETS FOR £9.95 = 83p per packet! SAVE OVER 40% versus buying individual packets! We have specially selected the...

The Essential Container Veg Seed Collection consists of 12 varieties of vegetables that are not only the top sellers but also the absolute essentials for anyone that wants to grow in containers or has a small veg patch.   12 PACKETS FOR £9.95 = 83p per packet! SAVE OVER 40%...

Pea Shoots microgreens produce delicious sweet-tasting, crunchy pea tips. Their twisted tendrils and leaf tips make a fabulous looking garnish to top off a dish like a Masterchef Pro. They are as easy to grow and can be grown all year round indoors or under glass. Pea Shoots can be...

Jalapeño is pronounced 'halapeno' and originates from Xalapa in Mexico (which it was named after). It is a green bullet shaped fruit of medium length 5-9cm by 2.5cm. It grows to a height of 75-90cm and continuously sets fruit from August onwards. Jalapeño is a Capsicum annuum which is a species...

Broccoli Calabrese seed is an excellent quality seed and produces a wonderfully large, juicy and peppery tasting sprout, with a good yield. Broccoli Calabrese has been shown to contain high levels of glucoraphanin, the precursor to sulforaphane. If you are looking to increase your sulforaphane consumption, this is the seed...

Scotch Bonnet Red is one of the best known and popular chillies and certainly rates as our top seller. It gets its name from the Scottish 'tam o' shanter' hat it resembles. Scotch Bonnet Red is Native to Central America and grown as a vegetable, Capsicum chinense is a tropical herb...

Tomato Alicante not only produces wonderful tasting tomatoes but is AGM approved too! Another benefit is that they mature early in the season.  Alicante produces an above-average large crop of medium-sized red tomatoes that are full of homegrown tomato flavour...when you think of the taste and aroma of a traditional...

Tomato Ailsa Craig is renowned for its exceptional flavour and being an early-season ripener. Tomato Ailsa Craig produces a large crop of medium-sized uniform deep red tomatoes that are very sweet & full of homegrown tomato flavour. It crops ever so well over a long period so a good one if you...

Tomato Black Cherry is an unusual cherry variety producing fruits of a very dark red with black hues that have a complex sweet and juicy flavour. Incredibly prolific and will add a talking point to any salad! Black Cherry is an indeterminate (cordon) variety so will need pinching out &...

Tomato Moneymaker is probably the most famous variety of tomato. Well known for its heavy crops of medium size, red fruit, it is a very reliable variety to grow. This variety first became popular in the 60's and 70's for its exceptional flavour and uniformity and has been a much-loved variety by...

Tomato Outdoor Girl is renowned for its ability to produce fruit early in the season despite what the English weather can throw at it! No surprise that it is AGM rated for its reliability and performance. It gives a large crop of small-medium red tomatoes that are very sweet & full...

Tomato Roma VF produces fleshy, juicy, almost seedless fruits with a deliciously different flavour which makes it an excellent variety for eating fresh too. This semi-bush variety is very heavy medium-late cropping and has good resistance to verticillium and fusarium wilt. Roma is a specially bred plum tomato that is ideal for preserving...

Tomato Tigerella AGM is so because its a very distinct variety having red fruits with orange-yellow stripes like a tiger. This variety produces a fine flavour that complements how beautiful they are visually and is heavy yielding. The finest of the preferred supermarket sized tomatoes. Completely greenback free, Tomato 'Tigerella' crops heavily...

  Biquinho Chilli Peppers originate from Brazil and are pronounced 'bee-kee-nyo' which means 'little beak' and refers to the small pointed protrusion from the pepper. Biquinho Chilli Peppers are Native to Central America and grown as a vegetable, Capsicum chinense is a tropical herb that is 70-80 cm tall. C....

Parsley Plain Leaf Herb is also known as French Parsley and has serrated fine leaves that are generally regarded to have a slightly better flavour and texture than curly parsley. It is the one that the continentals grow and use and is the 'true Parsley variety'. Parsley is one of...

This trendy Wasabi Rocket actually has the punchy flavour of Wasabi - a Japanese vegetable much like horseradish. Real Wasabi is a root veg that is very difficult to grow in the UK climate so this little leaf helps fill a gap and companies like Wagamama use it to flavour...

Alfalfa, Arabic for 'father of all foods' which is very appropriate as it is packed full of lots of different vitamins & nutrients. Alfalfa is a bean sprout and looks a little bit like Cress. It's great for adding a crunch to salads and is mild in flavour. Best eaten...

Beetroot Bull's Blood microgreens are very tasty little shoots that add the perfect finishing touch to salads, soups, sandwiches and many other meals with their slightly earthy beetroot flavour and fabulous red coloured leaves. How to grow Beetroot Microgreen Seeds: Beetroot is best grown as a Microgreen: Plant 2-3 teaspoons...

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....