What to Sow in March

Beetroot Burpees Golden is an unusual beetroot in that the roots are orange/yellow in colour unlike normal red beetroot. It does not stain or bleed like the red ones and it goes a golden colour when cooked. Burpees Golden has a sweet flavour and good texture when picked at golf...

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....

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....

Tomatillos (pronounced tohm-ah-TEE-oh) are native to Mexico and have a heritage going back centuries to the Aztecs who favoured them to tomatoes. They are still a mainstay of Mexican food today and are used in stews, moles (mo-lehs) and are the main ingredient in 'Salsa Verde' - a green sauce...

Radish French Breakfast is an easy to grow and quick to crop veg that can pep up your salad (the leaves can be used in salads too!) It is a long oval type with white tips that have a flavour of medium intensity. Radishes don't need much space and are...

Lettuce All Year Round is a butterhead lettuce with lovely compact crisp hearts. As the name suggests, it can be sown all year round - Autumn sown ones will need to be sown under cover but will be ready to harvest in the spring. Can be sown March-August and excellent...

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...

Kale 'Red Ruble' has been specially bred for the salad leaf market and makes a quick growing colourful tasty salad leaf with its' wine-red serrated foliage. Although it can be grown to mature leaf size it is not as suited to large leaf production as it loses its intense colour...

Lettuce Marvel of Four Seasons is also sometimes listed as 'Merville de Quatre Saison' as it originates from France. It is an easy to grow heritage variety (1885) that can be harvested nearly all year round. Lettuce Marvel of Four Seasons produces medium/large butterhead type lettuces with deep crimson outer...

Corn salad is also known as Lambs Lettuce or Mache. It's low growing with small thick dark green leaves that have a delicate nutty flavour. The leaves make a useful addition to a mixed winter salad. Corn salad prefers cool moist conditions and is easy to sow from mid-August to...

Lettuce Winter density is a compact semi-cos variety. It has dark green hearts with crisps leaves with a very sweet flavour. It has excellent winter hardiness and should be sown outside in September to crop the following March to April. It is also suitable for sowing March to July for...

Pea Carouby de Maussanne is a very attractive large mangetout pea that has flowers so pretty they could be grown in the garden borders! Pea Carouby de Maussanne is a tall variety (75cm) that produces bicoloured deep pink/mauve flowers followed by large flat pods that grow in pairs. The pods...

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...

Radish Malaga has a dark purple exterior that contrasts really well against the clean white inner making an attractive veg to perk up the salad bowl. Radish Malaga Violet produces crisp, peppery roots that are ready to eat about 4-6 weeks. Radish Malaga Violet are at their best picked when...