Spring/Summer Plants
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Beetroot – Cylindra
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Unusual, easy to grow and deliciously tasty
This cylindrical beetroot has smooth skin and dark purple-red flesh. We love it for being so easy to slice, and it is perfect for pots too as it really needs very little space to grow. The roots tend to poke above the soil, but they can be earthed up and will remain in good condition for several weeks until you are ready to harvest them. Beetroot is very easy to grow, especially using our organic plug plants which come with a complete growing guide.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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Beetroot – Detroit
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)A classic variety that is easy to grow
This is a super tasty, popular variety of beetroot that produces smooth skinned, dark red, medium to large beetroots to harvest. Perfect for growing in beds or containers, beetroot is incredibly easy to grow, especially using our organic plug plants. You’ll receive a complete growing guide with your plug plants.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.
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British Basil
£7.99
(3 Plants)Resistant to cooler conditions
British Basil has been specifically selected for growing outside in the UK as it is resistant to cooler conditions. It has a bright, green leaf that doesn’t discolour and keeps its recognisable intense flavour.Number of plants: 3
Variety: British (organic*)
Great for protecting your tomatoes, chillies and aubergines!
In the kitchen: Pinch off small sprigs and add to salads, tomato dishes, sauces and vegetables.
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Butternut Squash – Waltham
£5.99
(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 plug plants
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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Carrots – Early Nantes
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Easy to grow, deliciously tasty and a true family favourite
Growing carrots is one of the most rewarding things to do in your kitchen garden…there is just something so satisfying about pulling them up and washing off all the soil so that you can cook them. These Nantes Carrots have a lovely sweet flavour. They’re a bit of a classic in the carrot world, and you can expect to get a size around 6 inches out of them. Growing carrots from plug plants is easy – the plants arrive in tiny biodegradable pots and you can simply plant them into well dug soil or containers. A complete growing guide comes with the plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Early Nantes (organic)
In the kitchen: Carrots can be steamed or are delicious eaten raw in salads. They are also great roasted with some honey.
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Cavolo Nero – Nero di Toscano (Black Kale)
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)An easy to grow, decorative and healthy kale plant
This Italian kale has beautiful dark green leaves and looks really striking in the vegetable patch when it’s fully grown. In fact, many people choose to plant it in borders for exactly that reason. It’s easy to grow (easier than many other brassicas) and will provide you with leaves for several months. The plug plants will arrive with a complete growing guide full of planting advice and tips.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Nero di Toscana (organic*)
In the kitchen: Add Cavolo Nero kale stews, steam it, fry it up with a little garlic butter.
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Chamomile
£7.99
(3 Plants)Fragrant, tasty and so very pretty
Producing pretty daisy like white and yellow flowers, Chamomile is bursting with healthy vitamins and looks wonderful when in full bloom. This is a German variety, growing upright (as opposed to ground cover) to approx 20cm. It’ll self-seed very easily, so cut it back after flowering if you want to keep it in check.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Matricaria Chamomilla (organic)
In the kitchen: Chamomile works wonderfully in herbal teas, cakes and desserts.
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Chives
£7.99
(3 Plants)This herb looks beautiful in your garden and on your plate
A delicious herb that will come back year after year producing long leaves with a light oniony flavour. Chives look beautiful in your garden with its pink flowers (also edible), and is very popular with bees too. It’s a must have for any kitchen garden.Number of plants: 3
Organic*
Great for protecting your carrots, tomatoes, chillies and aubergines!
In the kitchen: The leaves can be chopped finely to add to potatoes and other veg dishes. Or, leave them whole and wilt them down with shredded spinach and chard. The flowers are also edible and look lovely when sprinkled over a summer salad.
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Colleen Seed Potatoes (Organic/First Early)
£4.99
(10 Tubers)Good resistance to diseases
Colleen is a great all-round Irish potato with yellow flesh and skin and has a good disease resistance. If early blight is a problem in your part of the UK, this is a good variety to choose. It is a first early, so you can expect to harvest it in June/July.Number of tubers (seed potatoes): 10
Variety: Colleen (organic)
In the kitchen: This variety of potato is excellent for boiling and frying.
Delivery: We start shipping seed potatoes in February
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Coriander
£7.99
(3 Plants)Oh, Coriander, how we love you!
This is a tender green leafy herb which is an absolute essential for those who love Asian cooking. Our Coriander plug plants come in sets of 3 in small 8cm biodegradable pots, ready to be planted straight away.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Cilantro (organic*)
In the kitchen: Young leaves are delicious chopped fresh and added to salads. Or use the leaves and stems for some very tasty stir-fries and curries. It works wonderfully as a flavouring alongside lime, chilli and lemon grass.
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Curly Kale (Borecole) – Green Curled Dwarf
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)A space-saving, easy-growing kale
This is a very popular, compact curly kale that is great for pots (and beds, too!) and requires little attention to produce a good crop. It is exceptionally hardy and grows really well through autumn and winter giving you a nice, constant supply of healthy greens from your garden. You can plant curly kale in spring for use in late summer and early autumn, or plant in summer/early autumn for a winter harvest. Cover with mesh netting to protect from pests. You’ll find plenty of advice in the growing guide that comes with the plug plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Green Curled Dwarf (organic*)
In the kitchen: This kale can be steamed, baked or fried with a drizzle of olive oil and sprinkled with seasoning to make delicious kale crisps or even used in smoothies.
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Fernleaf Dill
£7.99
(3 Plants)Quick growing and versatile
Fernleaf Dill is a dwarf variety growing to just 45cm in height. A green herb with wiry, thread-like leaves that grow in clusters, it has a strong, distinctive taste that is like a combination of fennel, anise and celery, with warm, slightly bitter undertones.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Fernleaf (organic*)
Great for protecting your tomatoes, chillies and aubergines!
In the kitchen: Treat dill like bay leaves and let it add flavour to soups and stews, or add to the cooking water when you boil potatoes. Dill can also be used in bread, soups, vegetable dishes, and pickles, salad dressings, or to make dill vinegar. It works well with fish dishes.
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Flat Leaf Parsley
£7.99
(3 Plants)Nutritious and tasty
Also known as Italian parsley, flat leaf parsley has dark green leaves and a pungent, sweet flavour. Harvest it as needed, but fairly regularly so that the plants keep sprouting new stems.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Flat Leaf (organic*)
In the kitchen: Parsley is such a wonderfully versatile and nutritious herb with its clean flavour demanding no restraint on use. It can be the main ingredient in everything from salads to smoothies. Parsley keeps its bright colour and flavour even when pureed. Make it the base of your next pesto, sauce, soup or shower it over meats and seafood to brighten up your dish.
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Garden Mint
£7.99
(3 Plants)Fragrant, fast-growing and a great addition to recipes
Garden Mint is one of the most popular culinary mints, with large leaves and pretty pink, lilac or white flowers appearing in the summer.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Garden (organic*)
Great for protecting your brassicas, tomatoes, chillies and aubergines!
In the kitchen: This variety is ideal for making mint sauce or adding to salads and summer drinks.
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Globe Artichoke – Green Globe
£5.99
(5 Plug Plants)Majestic perennials for your kitchen garden
Producing a tight globe-shaped green and purple head, these plants look fantastic in any garden. Artichokes are reliable croppers and perennials so you will be able to harvest from these plants for about 4-5 years. Leave some space for them to grow as they can get quite large. They are lovely at the back of a border. The plug plants will come with a complete growing guide.Number of plants: 5 plug plants
Variety: Green Globe (organic*)
In the kitchen: Steamed, grilled, roasted, or sautéed, globe artichokes are one of spring’s most delectable treats.
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Golden Beetroot – Boldor
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Incredible golden fleshed beetroots to grow
This variety produces such a wonderful colour of beetroot – it is really striking, and we’d highly recommend growing golden beetroot alongside purple beetroot so that you can mix the two colours in your cooking – they look brilliant together. The flavour is very similar, so if you love beetroot, give this variety a go! Our organic plug plants come in plastic-free packaging and arrive with a complete growing guide.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Boldor (organic*)
In the kitchen: Great for roasting, pickling or try making a golden beetroot soup. Alternatively, you can pick them a little earlier as baby beets and use the leaves in stir-fries or salads.
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Java Seed Potatoes (Maincrop)
£4.99
(10 Tubers)A fantastic potato with excellent blight resistance!
Java is a fantastic potato to grow: it is very versatile in the kitchen, perfect for roasting, chipping or baking, and it has good blight resistance which is ideal for growing in the UK. As a maincrop variety, you can expect to harvest in August/September, and they store well.Number of tubers (seed potatoes): 10
Variety: Java
In the kitchen: A real all-rounder in the kitchen making great roasters, bakers and chips.
Delivery: We start shipping seed potatoes in February
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Kale – Cottagers
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)A Brussels sprouts/kale/purple sprouting broccoli cross
This is a fun new addition to our range of brassicas – it’s a cross between sprouts, kale and purple sprouting broccoli! An attractive plant with a mix of purple and green tones, this will give you a good supply of kale-like leaves throughout the winter and then a secondary supply of outer leaves in early spring as well. It is easy to grow and can be planted in sun or semi shaded areas. For hints and tips our plug plants arrive with a handy growing guide.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Cottagers Kale (organic*)
In the kitchen: The best way to retain the amazing health properties of kale is to steam the leaves. However it can also be sauteed, braised, roasted and stir fried making it an extremely versatile vegetable to use.
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Lavender
£7.99
(3 Plants)A beautiful, fragrant herb
Lavender is an easy to grow, evergreen shrub that produces masses of beautifully scented lavender coloured flowers above green foliage. Most commonly known for its relaxing effects on the body.Number of plants: 3
Variety: Hidcote (organic*)
Great for protecting your tomatoes, chillies and aubergines!
In the Kitchen: Lavender adds wonderful flavour to sweet delights such as syllabub, panna cotta, homemade ice-cream, cakes or shortbread biscuits.
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Lemon Grass
£7.99
(3 Plants)A delicious delicacy and essential in Asian inspired recipes
Lemon grass is a perennial, tropical variety of grass with a sweet, lemony scent. It is particularly associated with Thai and South East Asian cooking.Number of plants: 3
Organic
In the kitchen: A delicious delicacy and an essential in Asian inspired recipes. Lemon Grass is a delicious addition to soups, curries, sauces and fish dishes. The woody stems of this refreshing herb are also wonderful for making an invigorating herbal tea. Most of the flavour is in the thicker bulb end, which can be added whole to dishes, or peeled, then crushed or chopped.
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Lettuce – Buttercrunch
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)A firm favourite in the lettuce world
This variety of lettuce is actually somewhere between a butterhead and a crisphead. It has soft outer leaves but with a creamy green heart of a much crispier texture. Buttercrunch will stand well without bolting – a very good option for suntrap gardens. Growing lettuces using our organic plug plants is so simple, and you’ll receive a complete growing guide with your plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Buttercrunch (organic*)
In the kitchen: The best salads often have lettuce as their base to give you background flavours and plenty of crunch.
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Lettuce – Freckles
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Easy to grow, decorative and delicious
Freckles is easy to grow from our lovely young plug plants. It is heat tolerant, crisp and bolt resistant. Freckles is unlike any romaine lettuce you will see. It has bright green leaves that look like someone splattered painted burgundy spots all over them! A lovely variety. Growing lettuces from plug plants is easy – you can grow them in pots or beds – just follow the instructions in the growing guide that you will receive with your plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Freckles (organic*)
In the kitchen: The best salads often have lettuce as their base to give you background flavours and plenty of crunch. The next time you make a Caesar salad use Freckles and create your own work of art.
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Lettuce – Green Salad Bowl
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)A cut & come again favourite
You’ll get a steady supply of frilly, light green leaves from this lettuce. Use it as a cut-and-come-again, harvesting leaves as required without lifting the whole plant. It is very easy to grow, and from just ten plug plants you should have lettuce all summer long (as long as you keep the slugs at bay!) You’ll receive a full growing guide with the lettuce plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Green Salad Bowl (organic*)
In the kitchen: Use this lettuce in all types of salad – it is a real winner.
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Lettuce – Little Gem
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)A crunchy, compact lettuce that takes up little space
Producing small plants, this lettuce forms a small, tight heart – it is quick growing and will do well planted in between rows of other veggies as it doesn’t need much space. Harvest the entire lettuce once the head reaches full size, approx 12-15cm tall. The plug plants arrive in plastic-free packaging together with a complete growing guide.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Little Gem (organic*)
In the kitchen: Wonderfully versatile with so much to offer, this lettuce is deliciously in salads, or braised/sautéed. Try braising it with peas and mint!