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Winter Squash – Bush Baby
Original price was: £5.99.£4.19Current price is: £4.19.
(3 Plug Plants)Small plants, big squashes!
If you’re looking for a winter squash to grow in a small space, but would like to harvest slightly larger fruits weighing up to 4kg, then this is the right variety for you! A bush variety, Bush Baby Winter Squash stays quite compact and can easily be grown in large containers. You’ll probably get 3 or 4 fruits per plant, but they’ll grow quite large for a bush plant, especially if you give the plants a fortnightly liquid feed once it starts fruiting.
Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Bush Baby (organic*)
In the kitchen: Winter squash is great for roasting, and for using in soups and stews/tagines
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Winter Squash – Blue Kuri
Original price was: £5.99.£4.19Current price is: £4.19.
(3 Plug Plants)Ripens nice and early!
If you’ve ever grown Crown Prince (which is a reasonably well known squash variety) then think of Blue Kuri as its smaller sibling. A similar grey-blue skin, deep orange flesh and good nutty qualities. It is a trailing variety and should produce several small squashes weighing around 1kg on each plant. One of its best traits is that it matures early, making it a particularly good option for anyone growing in northern areas of the country where summer might come to an end a little earlier than down here in Cornwall!
Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Blue Kuri (organic*)
In the kitchen: Roasted in chunks, whizzed up in soups, cooked up in tagines and stews
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Winter Squash – Gold Nugget
Original price was: £5.99.£4.19Current price is: £4.19.
(3 Plug Plants)A brilliant squash for growing in pots
If you love Uchiki Kuri, you’ll also love Gold Nugget, which is very similar. The main difference, aside from skin colour, is that Gold Nugget is a bush variety, meaning that the plant stays fairly compact rather than trailing. It can be planted with 80-90cm spacing, and it is a perfect option for growing in a larger container. The squashes themselves are small-medium, weighing in at around 1kg (think butternut squash kind of size, but round in shape!) and both nutty and buttery in flavour.
Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Gold Nugget (organic*)
In the kitchen: Great for roasting and using in soups, stews etc.
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Winter Squash – Little Gem
Original price was: £5.99.£4.19Current price is: £4.19.
(3 Plug Plants)Perfect size for 1-2 people
This trailing winter squash produces mini, acorn-shaped fruits measuring approximately 10cm. It is a good choice for smaller plots if you want a squash that will easily climb a trellis. They tend to be easy to peel, and they are the perfect size to stuff and roast whole. Great if you’re cooking for yourself or just one other.
Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Little Gem (organic*)
In the kitchen: This winter squash can be deseeded and stuffed before baking whole. Otherwise, you can chop into chunks and roast.
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Winter Squash – Marina di Chioggia
Original price was: £5.99.£4.19Current price is: £4.19.
(3 Plug Plants)Decorative and deliciously tasty
We like this one for a Hallowe’en display with its brilliant knobbly skin! Don’t carve it though as it is a great storer and best eaten in the winter months long after harvesting. The fruits are quite big (around 4-5kg) with vivid orange flesh that roasts well. Cut into chunky wedges and roast with the skin on, then peel when cooked.
Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Marina di Chioggia (organic*)
In the kitchen: For a simple and delicious side dish, try baking this winter squash until the flesh is soft. Also brilliant and tasty in soups. Top tip – cut into big chunks and roast – then peel afterwards, it is much easier!
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Winter Squash – Uchiki Kuri
Original price was: £5.99.£4.19Current price is: £4.19.
(3 Plug Plants)Very early to ripen – great for UK growing!
A lovely looking winter squash, each plant forms three to five small pumpkin-like fruits averaging 1.5kg. The fruits are an intense orange/red colour with golden flesh and have a sweet nutty flavour. We really love this variety – it is very pretty, and a popular one amongst foodies and chefs. It ripens early making it a safe bet if you’re planting late, or if autumn comes sooner in your neck of the woods. Winter Squash is easy to grow using plug plants and full growing guide is provided with the plants.Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Uchiki Kuri (organic*)
In the kitchen: For a simple and delicious side dish, try roasting this squash with garlic cloves and seasoning. Also brilliant and tasty in soups.
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Winter Squash – Cornells Bush Delicata
Original price was: £5.99.£4.19Current price is: £4.19.
(3 Plug Plants)A fun alternative to butternut squash
Produces narrow squash with cream/yellow coloured skin and dark green stripes. It looks great in the vegetable garden! We like it as the flavour is not dissimilar to butternut squash – sweet and nutty – but it is a little quicker to mature and ripen. If you’ve struggled to get butternut to ripen, then give this a go instead. Winter squash are easy to grow – they like lots of compost and plenty of water, sunshine and warmth. This is a compact variety, suitable for beds or large pots, and it doesn’t need space to climb/sprawl. You’ll receive a growing guide with your plug plants.Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Cornells Bush Delicata (organic*)
In the kitchen: For a simple and delicious side dish, try roasting this winter squash with a drizzle of olive oil and season well. Also brilliant and tasty in soups and risotto.
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Winter Squash – Queensland Blue
Original price was: £5.99.£4.19Current price is: £4.19.
(3 Plug Plants)Decorative and deliciously tasty
This is an Australian variety of squash that produces bluish-green, deep ribbed fruits that taste almost like treacle when roasted. These fruits can grow pretty big, weighing as much as 4.5kg! They store brilliantly, so are great to use over the course of late winter when other crops are scarce. You can expect to get 3 or 4 large squashes from each plant, so enjoy all those yummy stews and soups! Winter squash is very easy to grow from our organic plug plants – there is loads of advice in our comprehensive growing guide that you will receive with your plants.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Queensland Blue (organic)
In the kitchen: For a simple and delicious side dish, try baking this winter squash until the flesh is soft. Also brilliant and tasty in soups. Top tip – cut into big chunks and roast – then peel afterwards, it is much easier!
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Winter Squash – Turks Turban
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(3 Plug Plants)Decorative and delicious
This is an unusual looking squash that looks very attractive in the garden. It is often considered to be a very ornamental fruit. This is a trailing plant, the fruits of which can grow to approximately 2kg.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Turks Turban (organic)
In the kitchen: This squash is great for stuffing. You can also try baking it or using it in a tasty soup.
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Winter Squash – Sweet Dumpling
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(3 Plug Plants)A striking addition to your squash patch
Sweet Dumpling is a very versatile squash as it is perfect for cooking whole, or stuffing and roasting to use as an individual portion. It has a beautifully sweet flavour. With its unusual skin colouring of light and dark green stripes and its creamy orange flesh, this squash makes a striking addition to your squash patch. It is incredibly easy to grow squash from plug plants – this variety will grow well in large containers or in beds – it just needs a little space to sprawl out or a trellis to climb.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Sweet Dumpling (organic)
In the kitchen: For a simple and delicious side dish, try baking this sweet winter squash until the flesh is soft. Perfect for making pumpkin pie and muffins!
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Summer Squash – Custard White
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(3 Plug Plants)A Patty-Pan Variety of Summer Squash
This interesting and very attractive patty pan bush type variety of summer squash produces creamy white flat fruits with scalloped edge and a very fine flavour. They have a delicate white skin (which is tender like a courgette rather than tough like winter squash). The plants are fairly compact so a good option for growing in large pots or beds alike. Your plug plants will come with a complete growing guide.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Custard White (organic)
In the kitchen: Roast these squashes whole or grill slices on the bbq, or lightly fry. Chilli, lime and garlic work really well with it.
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Winter Squash – Musquee de Provence
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(3 Plug Plants)Produces large, pumpkin-like fruits
These winter squashes can weigh up to 10kg! The skin turns from green to golden as it matures and the flesh is a rich orange colour with an almost nutmeg-like flavour. We love this variety as an alternative to traditional Jack O-Lantern Pumpkins, as it is easy to carve, and the flesh is a little more enjoyable too. Great for pumpkin pies and soups. Growing winter squash from plug plants is easy – just plant in a bed in a sunny site and keep them well watered. You’ll need a bit of space for them to sprawl, or a sturdy trellis for them to climb. Full growing instructions come with the plug plants.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Musquee de Provence (organic)
In the kitchen: For a simple and delicious side dish, try baking this winter squash until the flesh is soft. Also brilliant and tasty in soups. Ideal for pumpkin pie.
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Butternut Squash – Waltham
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(3 Plug Plants)Delicious and easy to grow
Produces sweet flavoured butternut squash of a light tan-colour, with smooth orange flesh. These fruits are uniformed in shape and can grow up to 20cm long. Stores well after harvesting. A good variety for UK growing. Butternut Squash plug plants make it easy, too – just plant them in a sunny spot and follow the advice in the growing guide that comes with the plants.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Waltham Butternut (organic)
In the kitchen: This squash is great for roasting, using in a soup or to make a delicious pie.
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Ornamental Gourd – Improved Ornamental Mix
Original price was: £5.99.£4.19Current price is: £4.19.
(3 Plug Plants)For a fabulous autumn display
These fun, brightly coloured non-edible gourds will add that rustic, natural touch to autumn displays. Best grown up a trellis or support to keep plants off the ground to produce better fruits. They will need full sunshine, and will do well grown in a polytunnel/greenhouse. The mix provides a range of shapes, sizes and colours for harvesting in October. They’ll look great on windowsills and as table decorations.
Please note: These ornamental squashes are not edible. If you grow these alongside other pumpkins/squashes, DO NOT collect seed at the end of the season as cross-pollination can occur.
Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Improved Ornamental Mix (organic*)
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Purple Sage
Original price was: £8.99.£6.74Current price is: £6.74.
3 Plants (8.5cm bio-pots)Gorgeous shades of purple and green
This is such a beautiful variety of sage that looks fab growing in a herb bed or in the borders, providing purple and green foliage all year round. The bees will love the flowers that come out in summer. Great for stuffings, paired with squash, and to flavour nut roasts. Our Purple Sage plug plants are ready to be planted straight away.
Number of plants: 3 (8.5cm biodegradable fibre pots)
Variety: Purple (organic*)
In the kitchen: Sage is traditionally used with pork, cheese and mushroom dishes and will make wonderful stuffings. The flowers are edible too and can be used to dress summer salads.
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Courgette -Tromboncino Albenga
Original price was: £5.99.£4.19Current price is: £4.19.
(3 Plug Plants)Gives an exceptionally good crop right through the season
This is a fantastic climbing squash – You can either eat the fruits like courgettes whilst they are still small – they taste quite similar – or leave them to grow and further ripen before storing them in much the same way as winter squash. When used as a winter squash, they have a milder flavour than butternut. You’ll find you get loads from just one plant! As a climber, you’ll need to have space for it to sprawl along the ground (a dedicated raised bed is perfect) or a sturdy trellis/fence for the plants to climb. Growing from plug plants is easy, just follow the advice in the growing guide.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Tromboncino Albenga (organic)
In the kitchen: A wonderfully versatile vegetable, this can be used as a courgette in stir fries, soups, risotto, pasta dishes, etc or wait until it is mature like a winter squash and roast it up for stews and soups.