Autumn Veg Plants
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Sorrel – Red Veined (Autumn)
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Delicious, colourful, full of nutrients and easy to grow
Sorrel is a perennial plant, one of the last to die down for winter and one of the first to appear in spring, so choose a permanent site to plant it. The tangy leaves can be added to salads and are best picked young. It is easy to grow, just pop the plug plants into beds or pots and keep them well watered. Plants arrive in plastic-free packaging and come with a complete growing guide.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Red Veined Sorrel (organic*)
In the kitchen: Sorrel adds colour to salads with a delicious sharp lemon flavoured salad leaf.
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Beetroot – Cylindra (Autumn)
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Unusual, easy to grow and deliciously tasty
This cylindrical beetroot has a very fine, smooth texture with little fibre. The root maintains its sweetness and tenderness over a long growing season and does not get woody. The roots stand proud above the soil, but can be earthed up and will remain in good condition for a long period. Best grown in a greenhouse or polytunnel if planted in autumn.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Cylindra (organic*)
In the kitchen: The roots of this beetroot are sweet with an earthy-caramel taste, especially lovely when roasted. Or you could try boiling the beetroot or sliced up and in salads.
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Endive – Pancalieri (Autumn)
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)A crunchy salad plant for winter growing
A frizzy, frilly feast of a plant! Harvest the young endive leaves as a cut & come again to add a punchy flavour to salads, or wait until the whole head has matured. It’ll withstand a light frost, but cover with fleece if heavy frosts/snow are forecast. This is a great plant to grow if you enjoy a bit of crunch in your salads, and it will produce plenty! The plug plants come with a full growing guide.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Pancalieri (organic*)
In the kitchen: Endive leaves have a slightly more biting flavour than lettuce so works wonderfully well in salads.
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Spinach – Giant Winter (Autumn)
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)The perfect winter spinach
As the name suggests, this variety produces lots of lovely big leaves through the winter months. You should be able to start harvesting from late October, and it’ll keep producing new leaves right through till spring. They’ll need about 30cm between plants so they are best grown in a raised bed or similar.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Giant Winter (organic*)
In the kitchen: You can either cook the spinach leaves making a delicious addition to a wide range of dishes, use the baby leaves in salads or add to smoothies or juice.
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Spinach – Perpetual (Autumn)
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)A brilliant autumn grower
Producing tasty spinach leaves for you throughout the seasons, as it grows simply cut the bigger outer leaves off at the base and it’ll keep producing more and more. As long as the slugs and caterpillars don’t get to it, it’ll carry on for ages. Planted in autumn, you can hope for a harvest from late November onwards depending on the weather. The plug plants come with a full growing guide.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Perpetual (organic*)
In the kitchen: You can either cook the spinach leaves making a delicious addition to a wide range of dishes, use the baby leaves in salads or add to smoothies or juice.
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Mizuna – Kyoto Green (Autumn)
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Delicious salad leaves to enjoy through winter
Mizuna is a cut-and-come-again oriental salad leaf with deeply cut, spicy flavoured leaves. It is easy to grow and well worth having in your veg patch. Harvest the outer leaves regularly so that the plant continues to grow for many weeks. It will tolerate a light frost. Once it starts to produce flowers, you can eat the flowers and broccoli-like florets too. Planted in autumn, you can expect a reasonably quick harvest, and should be able to enjoy the salad leaves right through winter. It is fairly tough and will grow well outside, but will benefit from a cloche or fleece in the coldest frosty/snowy weather. The plants come with a complete growing guide.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Kyoto (organic*)
In the kitchen: Delicious in salads and also great for stir frying.
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Spring Onion – White Lisbon (Autumn)
£6.99
(20 Plug Plants)Plant in autumn for a spring harvest
Loading your veg patch with spring onions is such a good idea. You can really pack them in as they hardly take up any space – you could easily grow them in a window box as long as they get a good dose of sunlight. As the name suggests, they’ll be ready to harvest in early spring. You may have several seedlings per plug – these can be planted together in a clump, no problem. You’ll receive a complete growing guide with you plug plants.Number of plants: 20 plug plants
Variety: White Lisbon (organic*)
In the kitchen: Spring onions are fab chopped up and thrown into a stir fry with some oriental leaves or in a delicious salad.
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Radish – Black Spanish (Autumn)
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Long red radishes
With dark skin and white flesh. Good peppery flavour and really crisp and crunchy. It can easily be grown in between rows of other autumn/winter veggies and you’ll be able to harvest them fairly quickly – get them in the ground in Sept/Oct and harvest by Christmas.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Black Spanish (organic*)
In the kitchen: Great for salads
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Radish – French Breakfast (Autumn)
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Crunchy long radishes, quite mild in flavour
This variety produces long, dark pink radishes with a white tip. They typically reach 6cm in length and have a slightly less peppery flavour than your traditional radish but with all the crispy, crunchy texture. Plant them in well drained soil either in sun or partial shade and water regularly. Refer to the growing guide that comes with the guide for tips on planting and maintaining your radish plants.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: French Breakfast (organic*)
In the kitchen: Perfect for salads but can also be pan roasted for delicious flavour. Don’t forget you can eat the leaves as well – why not be adventurous and try making your own pesto with them.
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Radish – Rosa (Autumn)
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Long red radishes
This variety produces a fun, tapered root similar in shape to carrot or parsnip. It can easily be grown in between rows of other autumn/winter veggies and you’ll be able to harvest them fairly quickly – get them in the ground in Sept/Oct and harvest by Christmas.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Rosa (organic*)
In the kitchen: Great for Autumn/Winter salads
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Radish – Sparkler (Autumn)
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Classic radishes that stay crunchy for longer
With red skin and white tips, and crisp white flesh. Very flavoursome, and they stay crunchy as they mature (rather than becoming woody). It can easily be grown in between rows of other autumn/winter veggies and you’ll be able to harvest them fairly quickly – get them in the ground in Sept/Oct and harvest by Christmas.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Sparkler (organic*)
In the kitchen: Great for salads
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Chinese Mustard – Green In Snow (Autumn)
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Hardy mustard leaves for winter growing
These are a useful winter leaf to grow, as they are brilliantly frost-hardy (hence the name – Green In Snow!) and provide a great source of baby leaf for salads. While the leaves are still young, the flavour is quite mild, getting hotter as they grow and mature. If you love a strong dose of mustardy heat, wait until the leaves are nice and big before you harvest them – you won’t be disappointed!Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Green in Snow (organic*)
In the kitchen: Chinese mustard can be used as a baby leaf crop for salads or harvest larger leaves for stir fries/braising.
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Pak Choi – Red Lady (Autumn)
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Brilliant for baby leaf salad
Pak Choi grows best when planted in early autumn, as it is less prone to bolting at this time of year when it is cooler. This red leaf variety is excellent harvested as baby leaf to add to winter salads. Protect it well from slugs, plant in a sunny spot and you should be able to harvest a few as early as November if the weather is good. You will receive a full growing guide along with your plug plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Red Lady (organic*)
In the kitchen: Pak Choi can be grown and used as baby leafs in salads or stir fries. These plants can also be grown on to produce mature pak choi for steaming as a whole plant, which is really yummy.
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Pak Choi – Shanghai Green (Autumn)
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Mild, tender green leaves perfect for stir-fries
These oriental leaves are very similar to Pak Choi but have a delicate, mild flavour. Plant in rows 15cm apart and you will need to protect these plants from slugs too. You will receive a full growing guide along with your plug plants.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Shanghai Green (organic*)
In the kitchen: Perfect when used as baby leaves in salads or stir fries.
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Swede – Marian (Autumn)
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Easy to grow, hardy and great for winter stews
Swede is a hardy root vegetable that is easy to grow in autumn and winter. It has a globe shape with purple skin colour and yellow flesh. Planted in autumn you can expect to harvest from late winter onwards. It is great for raised beds. You’ll receive a full growing guide with your delivery of plug plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Marian (organic)
In the kitchen: Swede is delicious mashed with melted butter, roasted, or slow cooked in stews or casseroles. Great for Cornish pasties too.
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Leeks – Musselburgh (Autumn)
£6.99
(20 Plug Plants)A tried and tested traditional variety
Musselburgh produces huge, handsome leeks with thick stems and dark green leaves. It is reliable, easy to grow, winter hardy, with good disease resistance and an excellent strong flavour. Planted out in autumn, it will overwinter and you can expect to harvest in late spring when there is not much else coming out of the veg garden. It’s easy to grow leeks from plug plants – just follow the instructional leaflet that will arrive with your plug plants.Number of plants: 20 plug plants
Variety: Musselburgh (organic)
In the kitchen: Leeks are delicious in soups, stews and pies. You can steam, fry or boil. Finely chopping leeks brings out the flavour and texture.
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Beetroot – Chioggia (Autumn)
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Super tasty and trusty variety
This traditional Italian beetroot has beautiful, decorative white rings when sliced. It is very tender with a delicious flavour when cooked. They need a little warmth so will do best grown in a polytunnel or greenhouse over the autumn months.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Chioggia Italian (organic*)
In the kitchen: This variety of beetroot is great for roasting or you can pick them a little earlier as baby beets and use the leaves in stir-fries or salads. Delicious!
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Beetroot – Detroit (Autumn)
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Super tasty and trusty variety
This is a super tasty, popular variety of beetroot that produces smooth skinned, dark red, large vegetables. They are best grown in a polytunnel or greenhouse when planted in the autumn, for the extra warmth.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Detroit (organic*)
In the kitchen: This variety of beetroot is great for roasting or you can pick them a little earlier as baby beets and use the leaves in stir-fries or salads. Delicious!
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Giant Winter Leeks (Autumn)
£6.99
(20 Plug Plants)The gardener’s choice of leek
Giant Winter is an excellent late variety producing thick leeks that will hold well in the ground for a long time and are winter hardy. Planted out in autumn, it will overwinter and you can expect to harvest in late spring when there is not much else coming out of the veg garden. You will find more than one leek growing in most of your plug plants, so you will get plenty of leeks to harvest! You can either tease them apart to plant each leek separately, or plant together without separating. There is plenty of growing advice in the growing guide that arrives with the plug plants.Number of plants: 20 plug plants (although you are likely to receive two or three seedlings in each plug)
Variety: Giant Winter (organic*)
In the kitchen: Leeks are delicious in soups, stews and pies. You can steam, fry or boil. Finely chopping leeks brings out their flavour and texture.
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Bulb Fennel – Zefo Fina (Autumn)
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Easy to grow fennel bulbs
This variety produces small-to-medium sized bulbs. A good option for planting early in September if you can, ideally in a greenhouse or polytunnel, otherwise in a sheltered and sunny spot. Bulb fennel is very easy-going – just pop it in the ground in fertile soil, keep it well watered and it should do well. You may need to harvest them small if the weather turns too cold and they are grown outdoors, but if it stays mild you could hope to harvest in November.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Zefo Fina (organic*)
In the kitchen: Great for gratins, or chopped finely and added to bean salads and other green veggies. Try roasting them too.