What to Sow in March

Cucumber 'Merlin' is perfect for the greenhouse or a polytunnel. This all-female variety produces excellent crops of short, smooth skinned fruits measuring up to 15cm, with a mild flavour and no bitter aftertaste. Fruits are produced at every node, every few days so you can be sure of a bumper...

Cucumber Calimbo is a pickle lovers perfect variety for home garden cultivation. Vigorous vining type plants benefit from vertical support on wires in a greenhouse or polytunnel. The all female parthenocarpic plants produce masses of tasty, dark green, non bitter gherkins. When growing cucumbers, harvest regularly to encourage, long continuous production....

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...

Kale Cottagers  was once a staple of the 19th century cottagers’ diet, this ‘perennial’ kale has fallen out of favour simply because the leaves don't store well for sale. Packed with vitamins and minerals, this heritage superfood supplies tasty green leaves with purple stems all through the winter followed by a...

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...

Squash Casperita is known as a 'Munchkin' type pumpkin, the plants produce small and attractive fruits which are a very practical size, measuring roughly 500g (1lb).Exceptionally tasty, fruits have a pale flesh with a sweet flavour. Along with being compact and highly productive, plants also show good resistance to powdery mildew. Summer...

Squash Baked Potato is an attractive Acorn squash type, which is a winter variety with pale orange skins and creamy white flesh. The fruits are produced in abundance, each weighing up to 700g. As the name suggests, they make a delicious alternative to traditional baked potatoes, but can also be...

Squash Galeuse D'Eysines is a French heritage plant from the 1800's that originated in the town of Eysines. A beautiful, unique coloured and rare old French Heirloom squash variety, producing flattened, round 10-15 lb fruit with a gorgeous salmon-peach coloured skin that is covered with warts as the fruit matures....

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...

Garlic Wild Ramsoms is a British native perennial herb, wild relative of Chives. It can be found on the banks of streams and in shaded wooded areas. Carpeting the ground with white flowers and their strong garlic fragrance. Broad spear shaped leaves and most attractive white flower heads composed of tiny...

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...

Herb Hyssop Blue is a hardy, evergreen perennial herb with aromatic flowers and foliage. This herb plant is the perfect addition to containers or pots, creating a stunning display of blue and purple. A great herb for attracting pollinators to your garden, bees love this variety. Herb Hyssop Blue is...

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...