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  • Orinoco Dwarf French Bean

    Dwarf French Bean – Orinoco

    £6.99
    (10 Plug Plants)

    Heavy cropping yellow beans
    These dwarf bean plants will produce a heavy crop of pale yellow beans. Plants typically grow to approx 20-25cm tall, making them perfect for pots and smaller veg patches. Simply pop the plug plants in the ground leaving 20cm between each plant – they are easy to grow and quick to start producing flowers and beans! A full growing guide comes with the plants.

    Number of plants: 10 plug plants

    Variety: Orinoco

    In the kitchen: Can be used as a whole bean or as fine cut beans. Delicious steamed until tender.

    THESE PLANTS WILL BE SHIPPED IN SPRING 2024

    Delivery Info: Please see FAQs for up-to-date delivery info.

    Planting Advice: Plant plugs in full sunshine and keep well watered. Harvesting: You can expect to harvest beans from mid to late summer. If you want to dry and store the beans, allow them to reach maturity on the plants before harvesting in early autumn - dry out thoroughly before storing in airtight jars.

    *Transplants suitable for organic growing.

  • 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.

    THESE PLANTS WILL BE SHIPPED IN SPRING 2024

    Delivery Info: Please see FAQs for up-to-date delivery info.

    Planting Advice: Plant plugs in full sunshine and keep well watered. Harvesting: You can expect to harvest beans from mid to late summer. If you want to dry and store the beans, allow them to reach maturity on the plants before harvesting in early autumn - dry out thoroughly before storing in airtight jars.

    *Transplants suitable for organic growing.

  • onion

    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.

     

    THESE PLANTS WILL BE SHIPPED IN SPRING 2024
  • 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.

    THESE PLANTS WILL BE SHIPPED IN SPRING 2024

    Delivery Info: Please see FAQs for up-to-date delivery info.

    Planting advice: Plant plugs 40cm apart in fertile soil. Firm in well and protect from slugs, butterflies and pigeons! Harvesting: Harvest once heads are firm, from autumn through to winter

    *Transplants suitable for organic growing.

  • Golden Sunrise Tomato

    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.

    THESE PLANTS WILL BE SHIPPED IN SPRING 2024

    Delivery Info: Please see FAQs for up-to-date delivery info.

    When to Harvest: Plant plugs 30-40cm apart. Tomatoes should start ripening in late July through to September, depending on when they are planted out and whether they are grown in a greenhouse or outside.

    *Transplants suitable for organic growing.

  • Aubergine – Black Beauty

    £6.99
    (5 Plug Plants)

    Easy to grow and deliciously tasty
    Homegrown aubergines are an absolute delight. Easy to grow and delicious in flavour, finding these black jewels in your garden at harvest time is always a real treat. Aubergines are best grown in a greenhouse or polytunnel as they need the extra warmth. You could try them on a warm, sunny patio as well. They do well in pots – give them plenty of compost. You’ll receive a full growing guide with the plug plants.

    Number of plants: 5 plug plants

    Variety: Black Beauty (organic*)

    In the kitchen: Try drizzling aubergines with olive oil and grilling over hot charcoal. Perfect with crushed garlic and chilli flakes.

    THESE PLANTS WILL BE SHIPPED IN SPRING 2024

    Delivery Info: Please see FAQs for up-to-date delivery info.

    Planting advice: Best grown in a greenhouse. Plant plugs 30-40cm apart. Keep well watered. Harvesting: Fruits should form soon after flowering as long as they are warm enough. Harvest once they reach full size.

    *Transplants suitable for organic growing.

  • Bulb Fennel – Zefo Fina

    £6.99
    (10 Plants)

    Easy to grow fennel bulbs

    This variety produces small-to- medium sized bulbs to harvest in late summer. The feathery foliage looks lovely in the veg patch, and is useful as a filler for cut flowers too. Bulb fennel is very easy-going – just pop it in the ground in fertile soil, keep it well watered and it should do well.

    Number of plants: 10

    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.

     

    THESE PLANTS WILL BE SHIPPED IN SPRING 2024