What to Sow in September

Daikon Radish, also known as Mooli is a long, large white radish with a sweet, light peppery taste similar to turnip crossed with radish. It is a root vegetable that grows to about 30cm long by 10cm wide and is very easy and quick to grow, taking 4-6 weeks from...

Sweet Clover 'Yellow Blossom' is an aggressive green manure that grows rapidly and has very strong roots that penetrate hard compacted soils that helps to improve drainage. It also produces lots of leafy foliage that adds good organic matter to the soil when dug in which improves soil structure. It...

Broad Bean Crimson Flowered is a gorgeous heritage variety that dates back to 1777. It produces beautiful crimson flowers that will brighten up any ornamental edible garden and produces a good quantity of tasty broad beans too! Broad Bean Crimson Flowered produces upright, short pods with 3-4 beans per pod...

Our Spring mix includes Mustard, Tares and Italian Ryegrass which make an excellent combination to grow especially in early spring as they germinate at low temperatures. Mustard Mustard is quick growing and can be sown from March - September for a period of 2-4 months. It suits most soils and...

Limnanthes douglassi (poached egg plant) has lovely white flowers with bright yellow centres and is a very easy to grow hardy annual. It is relatively low growing as only reaches a height of between 20-30cm making it an ideal plant for front of borders, rockeries or even containers. Limnanthes douglassi...

Lemon Basil has aromatic small ovate green leaves with a lovely lemony basil flavour. It is a very versatile herb and perfect to use with fish, chicken, Oriental style dishes or as a fresh leaf torn into a summer salad, baked with cakes, infused with vinegar or even an ingredient...

Mibuna is very similar to Mizuna but the leaves have a milder mustard flavour & are strap like with rounded ends. Mibuna seeds are very quick & easy to grow. It's young leaves are great for baby-leaf production & used raw in mixed salads or left to grow on for...

Not so long ago Cress was as near as we got to a microgreen and although little Cress shoots still pack a peppery punch to an egg sandwich or salad, the advent of TV shows like MasterChef have shown how easy it is to pimp up our dinner time with...

Our Cornfield Annuals wildflower seed mix requires a sunny site to flower in the first year. It's a beautiful colourful mixture which includes yellow, blue, pink and white flowers. The classically-charming Chamomile, the distinct and beautiful blue petals of the Cornflower, bright Marigold petals and rich red Poppies make for...

Lettuce Black Seeded Simpson is a wonderful heritage variety that can be traced back to the 1850's. It is a tall, large crisphead type that has light green wrinkled, crunchy leaves and so makes a perfect lettuce for those who like a bit of bite to their salad leaves. It...

The flowers in the Bees & Butterfly Wildflower Meadow seed mix will help you create a flower-rich meadow with a particular emphasis on species that are known to be important as sources of nectar for bees, butterflies and other insects. If you ever wondered what beekeepers sow to attract the...

Herbs are the unsung heroes of the dinner table – a pot of herbs growing by your kitchen door where it is easily accessible will mean your just a couple of snips away from a bunch of fresh home-grown fragrant herbs that will jazz up and transform a meal. We have...

The Woodland/Heavy Shade Wildflower Meadow seed mix has been specially selected with 19 varieties that have been particularly found to be ideal in partial and dense shade. Once established, from year 2 onwards, the aim is to have different species of height, colour, and appearance from May through to August. This...

The flowers in the Hedgerow/Light Shade Wildflower Meadow seed mix are the perfect solution if you're not sure what to do with a shady area or a piece of ground near shrubs or trees. The Hedgerow/Light Shade Wildflower Meadow seed mix contains 17 varieties that are suitable and can thrive in light shaded...

The Pond Edge & Wetland Wildflower Seed Mix meadow seed mix contains 17 varieties that are suitable and can thrive in and around the pond edge and/or wetland areas. Once established, from year 2 onwards, the aim is to have different species of height, colour, and appearance from May through to...

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...

Salad Bunching/Onion Ramrod is a distinct salad onion that has proved itself in the marketplace. Very versatile, being used for both spring and autumn production. Ramrod is winter hardy, making it a good variety for drilling in the autumn. The plants have long white stems, green tops and a mild, sweet...

This Sow Chilli Seed Collection contains 12-star performers that have been carefully selected for heat, colour and flavour to give the best all-around chilli experience. Growing homegrown chillies is a rapidly expanding hobby, as the trend for growing your own and the awareness that chillies are not just generic red...

Mung Beansprouts Sprouting Seeds are the worlds most consumed sprouts! ...nutritious and delicious of all sprouting seeds. Mung Bean sprouts are very tasty, with a hearty, meaty flavour. Mung Bean sprouts are what people typically think of when you mention Chinese food. The sprouts you grow from these seeds are...