What to Sow in January

Aubergine Matti is a disease-resistant Matti Gulla variety. It is very productive and easy to grow. Matti is a village in Karnataka, India famous for this type of aubergine/eggplant. The Matti plant produces small round green-skinned fruits with white stripes that grow to 5cm in diameter. Aubergine Matti is used...

Tomato Chocolate Cherry is a tiny cherry tomato that’s packed full of flavour. It’s not prone to splitting or cracking on the vine and ripens to a rich, deep cocoa with a well-balanced, richly sweet, fruity, and complex flavour. It gives a large crop of small red/brown tomatoes that are very...

Aubergine Moneymaker F1 is an excellent all-rounder producing a crop of about 8 large (about 100g) purple, shiny delicious fruits that don't have a bitter taste that some varieties do. It is an early maturing aubergine. Aubergines can be grown outside in very sheltered sunny sites next to a south...

Beetroot Boltardy is a real winner - a traditional old favourite that has well earned its place as one of our best selling veg seeds. It is easy to grow, very reliable and has rich crimson globe-shaped roots with the wonderful earthy sweet beetroot flavour. Beetroot Boltardy is a 'bolt...

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 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....

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...

Tomato Indigo Apple Is an exciting new series of open pollinated tomato varieties developed by Oregon State University using conventional techniques of cross breeding wild tomatoes from Peru and from the Galapagos Islands with well know standard types. Tomato Indigo Apple's fruit start off purple but will be virtually black when...

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...

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...

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...

Lettuce Freckles is an unusual semi-cos heritage variety that has bright green leaves with splodges of burgundy/red - the red darkens as the lettuce leaf matures. An excellent 'cut & come again' variety - just snip a few leaves at a time to ensure fresh new leaf production. It can...

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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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%...

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...