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  • 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.

  • 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.

     

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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.

     

  • 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.