Spring/Summer Plants
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Dwarf French Bean – Purple Queen
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)A real show stopper in the kitchen garden
This variety of bean not only tastes amazing but looks stunning growing in the veg patch. As these form a compact plant, they are great for growing in pots and containers. With deep green foliage, pretty flowers and deep glossy purple pods, these really are eye catching plants. Growing your own beans is incredibly easy using our plug plants and you will receive a complete growing guide with your order.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Purple Queen (organic*)
In the kitchen: Delicious steamed until tender.
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Dwarf Runner Bean – Hestia
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Runner beans for small gardens & containers
This variety is ideal for smaller plots, reaching only 45cm tall. You can plant 4 to 5 in a large pot. They are largely self-supporting, but if grown in a windy spot they would benefit from being grown around a short bamboo wigwam. These plants produce striking red and white flowers that look really lovely in the garden. Plug plants come with a complete growing guide.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Hestia (*organic)
In the kitchen: Steam or boil runner beans until they are just tender. Lovely served with a herby olive oil.
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Endive – Pancalieri
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)A crunchy salad leaf that grows easily
A frizzy, frilly feast of a plant! Harvest the young leaves as a cut-and-come-again to add a punchy flavour and a good crunch to salads, or wait until the whole head has matured. Endives are very easy to grow using our organic plug plants, just follow the advice in the comprehensive growing guide that arrives with your delivery.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Pancalieri (organic*)
In the kitchen: Endives have a slightly more biting flavour than lettuce so the leaves work wonderfully well in salads.
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French Climbing Bean – Blue Lake
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Easy to grow, decorative, and deliciously tasty
This variety of bean plant produces stringless, green pods. The beans inside are pure white and can be used as haricot beans at the end of the season. The plants can reach up to 1.5m in height and will need to climb a support. French Beans are easy to grow from plug plants, just plant in beds or large containers in a sunny vegetable plot or garden. Full planting and growing instructions are provided with the plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Blue Lake (organic)
In the kitchen: Great steamed with a drizzle of olive oil. Slightly sweeter in flavour than other French Beans
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French Climbing Bean – Cosse Violette
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Easy to grow purple beans
Producing lovely pink/purple flowers followed by small green pods that turn purple as they grow, this French climbing bean will crop over many weeks during the summer. The plug plants are very easy to grow and come with a complete growing guide.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Cosse Violette
In the kitchen: Top and tail, place in boiling water or steam and cook until tender. The beautiful deep purple french beans will turn a deep green on cooking.
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Golden Ball Turnip
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)A truly unique, brightly coloured turnip with an exquisite flavour
A lovely, sweet flavoured turnip that’ll store well. Growing from our plug plants is very easy – just pop them in your veg plot when your plants arrive and keep them well watered – a complete growing guide is provided with every plant delivery. Turnips are quick growing – they will be ready to harvest when the roots are about the size of a golf ball. Once harvested, store them in a cool dark place. Perfect for warming winter casseroles and so much tastier than shop bought turnips.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Golden Ball (organic*)
In the kitchen: Great in casseroles and stews or even slow roasted.
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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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Gourmet Bean and Pea Collection
£24.99
(60 Plug Plants)A must have in your kitchen garden
This lovely collection of beans and pea plants will provide you with a plentiful harvest during the summer months. This collection contains Runner Beans, Borlotti Beans, French Beans, Sugar Snap Peas and Mangetout Peas. Please note that contents may vary depending upon the season. Growing from plug plants is very easy – just pop them in your veg plot when your plants arrive and keep them well watered. Our growing guide has plenty of advice and comes free with every order.Number of plants: 60 plug plants
Space required: An area of approx 1m x 5m
In the kitchen: All full of flavour, these plants are so versatile and complement any dish whether it be a Sunday roast, stir-fry, soup or a summery salad.
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Gourmet Brassica Collection
£19.99
(60 Plug Plants)Loads of cabbage, broccoli, kale & cauliflower plants to grow
This collection contains a selection of cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage and kale plug plants for you to grow. The plants can be planted in early spring for an autumn harvest, or in mid to late summer to grow over autumn and harvest in winter. Brassica plants grow particularly well in raised beds – we’d advise growing them all in one or two raised beds together, so that you can cover them with mesh netting to keep pests at bay. There is plenty of growing advice in the growing guide that comes free with the plug plant collection.Number of plants: 60 plug plants
Space required: An area measuring approx 1.5m x 5m
In the kitchen: Packed full of flavour and nutrients, most brassicas are delicious when lightly steamed, roasted or stir-fried until tender. A little melted butter makes them taste all the more luxurious…
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Kale – Red Russian
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)This is one of our favourites!
You get really lovely tones of colour on this kale plant as it grows, making it a very attractive addition to your veg patch and of course, it’s super healthy and easy to grow. We’re sure you will enjoy it just as much as we do! Growing kale is very easy from plug plants – just pop them in the ground and keep them well watered. It is best to net them to protect from birds and butterflies, but full growing advice is in the guide included with your plug plants and makes it super simple.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Red Russian (organic*)
In the kitchen: Red Russian Kale is the sweetest of the kale types. An incredibly nutritious vegetable, it can be enjoyed steamed, baked in a gratin or used in stir-fries, stews or even smoothies.
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Mangetout Peas – Carouby de Mausanne
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Pretty plants that look like sweet peas!
This old French variety of mangetout produces large flat pods. You can expect to pick your own mangetout peas for several weeks once they start cropping. We particularly love growing them for their sweet pea-like flowers – they look great climbing a wigwam. Perfect for pots and beds, and very easy to grow from our plug plants. You’ll receive a full growing guide with your plant delivery.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Carouby de Mausanne
In the kitchen: Mangetout are delicious eaten raw in salads, or add them to a stir-fry. Try steaming with french beans and drizzling with olive oil and freshly chopped herbs for a warm salad.
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Mizuna – Kyoto Green
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Attractive, delicious salad leaves
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 salad patch. Harvest the leaves regularly so that the plant continues to grow for many weeks. If you grow these plants in a slightly shaded spot, they will last even longer without bolting early. Mizuna plug plants make it easy to get going – no fussing with seeds! Just follow the advice in the growing guide when your plants arrive.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Kyoto (organic*)
In the kitchen: Mizuna is delicious in salads, adding a punchy flavour. When it does bolt you can use the broccoli-like florets in stir-fries.
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Onion – Bedfordshire Champion
£6.99
(20 Plug Plants)A must have in the kitchen garden
This onion variety is reliable and well suited to the UK climate with late summer maturity. Bedfordshire Champion produces large, globe shaped, golden-brown skinned bulbs with a lovely mild flavour. Let the skins dry in the sun for a few days after harvesting and they should store well. You will receive a complete growing guide with your onion plug plants.Number of plants: 20 plug plants
Variety: Bedfordshire Champion (organic*)
In the kitchen: Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Gently fry chopped or sliced onion and use as the base to pasta sauces, soups and stews. Or cut into wedges and roast. Alternatively cut into rings, batter and deep fry.
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Pumpkin – Hundredweight
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)Can you grow a record breaker?!
This variety of pumpkin can produce beautiful round deep orange fruits of up to 25kg! To grow these enormous fun fruits, you will need to allow approx. 2m between plants and thin out other fruits as they form. This will allow your larger fruit to obtain all the nutrients and water it needs to grow to this super-size. Growing pumpkins from plug plants is easy – a full growing guide will be provided with your plant delivery.Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Hundredweight (organic*)
In the kitchen: This pumpkin is great for roasting, using in a soup or to make a delicious pumpkin pie.
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Pumpkin – Jack O’Lantern
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)Grow your own pumpkins for Halloween
Producing pumpkins weighing up to 10kg and bright orange in colour, this variety is ideal for your menacing masterpieces at Halloween. Pumpkins are easy to grow, but you will need some space for them to sprawl out, or a sturdy trellis/fence for them to climb. You will receive a complete growing guide with your plants. You can expect to harvest the pumpkins in mid/late October.Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Jack O’Lantern (organic*)
In the kitchen: This pumpkin is great for roasting, using in a soup or to make a delicious pumpkin pie. But of course, you may prefer just to carve it!
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Pumpkin & Squash Patch – Plug Plant Collection
£19.99
(15 Plug Plants)Colourful, decorative, fun and ever so tasty
This is a lovely collection of pumpkins, winter and summer squashes that will provide you with colourful and tasty vegetables throughout the summer and autumn months. Growing pumpkins and squash from our plug plants is very easy – just plant them in a sunny part of the garden, and refer to your growing guide (provided with every plant delivery) for growing advice.Number of plants: 15 plug plants
Space required: If growing on the ground, allow approx 15 metres growing space. If growing vertically, against a trellis or fence, you could pack the plants in a little closer, allowing 10 metres space, or grow them in big containers (15 containers, 1 plant per pot)
In the kitchen: This collection of pumpkins and winter squash are all delicious and are great for stuffing, roasting, using in soups or to make delicious pies.
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Red Cabbage – Red Drumhead
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)An easy to grow red cabbage
This variety will produce a good sized red cabbage that you can feel very proud of having grown yourself! The leaves have a lovely blue tinge, but the hearts themselves are a deep cabbage red. They are great-looking plants in the vegetable garden. Firm them in well when planting and try to keep them cool by watering frequently. There’s loads more advice in the growing guide that comes with the plug plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Red Drumhead (organic*)
In the kitchen: Try red cabbage braised with spices to make a rich and warming accompaniment to your Sunday roast. Shred finely to add to salads for extra crunch and deep purples!
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Rhubarb Chard
£4.99
(10 Plug Plants)Colourful, nutrient-rich and delicious
This is a leaf beet chard that will add a nice splash of colour to the garden. It’s a nice one to grow in borders and pots as well. Treat it like spinach or pick the leaves while they are young for salads. Growing rhubarb chard from plug plants is easy – just follow the instructions in the growing guide that is provided with the plants.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Rhubarb Red (organic*)
In the kitchen: The rhubarb chard leaves are lovely wilted with a bit of garlic butter, and the stalks are great chopped up and thrown into paellas and risottos.
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Savoy Cabbage – Vertus
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Easy to grow, hardy and delicious
This variety of savoy cabbage has rounded heads of dark green ruffled leaves that have a more subtle flavour compared to other savoy cabbages, slightly less bitter. It’s a very hardy variety and stands well without splitting. Best grown in beds, but it can be grown in large pots too. Growing from our organic plug plants is easy – follow the advice in the comprehensive growing guide that you will receive with the plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Vertus (organic*)
In the kitchen: Shred or cut savoy cabbage into wedges with the hard core discarded. Steam, boil, braise or stir-fry. It especially delicious braised with pancetta and garlic.
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Tomato – Golden Sunrise
£6.99
(5 Plug Plants)Considered by many to be the best flavoured tomato
This is a cordon variety of tomato, producing lovely medium sized tomatoes which are beautifully golden yellow in colour. Very juicy. Tomatoes are easy to grow from plug plants – complete growing instructions come free with the plug plants.Number of plants: 5 plug plants
Variety: Golden Sunrise (organic*)
In the kitchen: These tomatoes have a deliciously sweet fruity flavour and add an eye catching dash of colour to any summer salad. These are delicious eaten raw, roasted or cooked in Mediterranean dishes.
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Tomato – Moneymaker
£6.99
(5 Plug Plants)Produces loads of fruits
This variety produces a good crop, hence its name, ‘moneymaker’. It is a good choice for outdoor growing as long as you plant it out well after last frosts. It produces a medium sized tomato, usually towards the end of July/early August.
Number of plants: 5 plug plants
Variety: Moneymaker (organic*)
In the kitchen: Chop up tomatoes and throw in a handful of fresh basil leaves, a drizzle of olive oil and in an instant, you’ll have a delicious colourful summer salad. These are delicious eaten raw, roasted or used in preserves.
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Tomato – Outdoor Girl
£6.99
(5 Plug Plants)No greenhouse? No worries!
As the name suggests, this variety grows well outdoors. It’s a good option for those living in cooler parts of the UK, and it crops quite early too. The tomatoes are a small/medium size, and a tasty option for salad lovers.
Number of plants: 5 plug plants
Variety: Outdoor Girl (organic*)
In the kitchen: Chop up tomatoes and throw in a handful of fresh basil leaves, a drizzle of olive oil and in an instant, you’ll have a delicious colourful summer salad. These are delicious eaten raw, roasted or used in preserves.
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Tomato – Roma Plum
£6.99
(5 Plug Plants)Super for sauces, soups and salad!
A lovely plum tomato variety that has few seeds, making them an excellent choice if you want to make tomato sauces and soups. They are good for salads too.
Number of plants: 5 plug plants
Variety: Roma (organic*)
In the kitchen: Chop up tomatoes and throw in a handful of fresh basil leaves, a drizzle of olive oil and in an instant, you’ll have a delicious colourful summer salad. These are delicious eaten raw, roasted or used in preserves.
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Tomato – Rubinka Cherry
£6.99
(5 Plug Plants)Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine
Rubinka is an early maturing variety that produces tasty cherry tomatoes. You can get up to 30 cherry tomatoes on a single truss, making them very pleasing at harvest time! They’ll do reasonably well outdoors as well as in a greenhouse or polytunnel, and the skins tend not to crack as easily as other varieties.
Number of plants: 5 plug plants
Variety: Rubinka (organic*)
In the kitchen: Chop up tomatoes and throw in a handful of fresh basil leaves, a drizzle of olive oil and in an instant, you’ll have a delicious colourful summer salad. These are delicious eaten raw, roasted or used in preserves.