Oriental Vegetable seed Okra, Orach, Vitamin Green, perilla, mustard spinach, Chinese cabbage, salsify seeds, rocket, Scorzonera, Swiss Chard
Salad Leaf / Oriental Vegetable Seeds
Oriental and speciality vegetable leaf
Index / Page 1 / Page 2 / Page 3 / Pak Choi
|
|
Hong Vit
Leaf Radish
2g pkt Av 150 seeds £1.40
Radish - Raphanus sativus A pink stemmed leaf radish. Fast growing with hairless leaves and pink stems, mild radish flavour. Harvest as baby leaves, baby veg or full sized bunched leaves for soups, salads or stir fries. Add to basket
|
|
Radish Daikon
|
|
|
Saltwort or Okahijiki Av
100 seeds £1.25 salsola komarovii Known as 'Okahijiki' or Land seaweed in Japan. A traditional Japanese culinary herb and Oriental Vegetable. Leaves are long and succulent with an appealing crunchy texture. Add tender young leaves to salads and sushi, steam longer stems for healthy side dishes. Rich in vitamins and minerals. Juice is used as a diuretic. Can be harvested at the seedling stage for micro greens or baby leaf stage for adding to salad mixtures. Add to basket
|
|
Spinach, New Zealand
5 gram pkt Av 70 seeds
£1.15 Tetragonia An alternative to spinach and can be picked throughout the summer and into the autumn, plants do not run to seed during the hot summers. Leaves are used raw or cooked, Young leaves used raw in salads. Sow in trays/pots plant out after last frosts in a sunny position. Or sow in situ in shallow drills 1cm deep, pinch out growing tip to make the plants bush out. Add to basket
|
|
Mustard Spinach Tendergreen
Av 400 seeds £1.00 Brassica rapa var komatsuna Popular salad and stir fry greens from Japan. The leaves are used raw or cooked and having a flavour between cabbage and the oriental mustards. Flowering stems are used raw or cooked. Position in full sun, kept moist, a hardy plant to approx -12 deg C and can be cropped for most of the year, during winter under cover. Sow seed in situ April to September. Thin to 20-30cm apart. Add to basket
|
| Okra ,
Clemsons Spineless
Av 50 seeds £1.10 Hibiscus esculentus Gumbo, Ladies Fingers, Bhindi Asian Delicacy, tender annual greenhouse plant grown like a tomato. Small fruits can be used cooked on their own or added to soups, stews and sauces. The fruit should be harvested when young to encourage more production. The seed is made into 'tofu' or 'tempeh' and roasted used as a coffee substitute. Requires a warm sunny sheltered site but is best grown in a greenhouse. Sow early spring onwards @ 15-30 deg C in single pots, plant out June onwards at 45cm apart provide climbing support. Add to basket
|
|
Orach(e) Red Plume
Av 50 seeds
£1.00 Atriplex hortensis Mountain Spinach Annual Leaves are used raw or cooked used as spinach, the seed is believed to be a good source of vitamin'A'. Makes an ideal garden ornamental. In the middle ages the plant was used for lung and liver ailments. Add to basket
|
|
Vitamin Green
Av 250 seeds
£1.65
|
|
|
Perilla Shiso - Green
Av 500 seeds £1.10 Uses as a colouring, Condiment, Flowers, Leaves, Oil, Seed. Young leaves and seedlings used raw or cooked. Seedlings can be used in salads, leaves are used salted and as a condiment to tofu. flower clusters as garnishes older flowers can be fried. The seed is used as a spice and is one of the ingredients in seven spice, can also be eaten cooked. Prefers a site in full sun in moisture retentive soil. Sow seed on compost surface (can be lightly covered) during spring @ 18-20 deg C prick out into pots and plant out when large enough in early summer. Add to basket
|
|
Perilla Shiso - Red
Av 650 seeds
£1.10 Perilla frutescens var crispa Aka Shiso, Beefsteakplant, Ji Soo, Pai Su, Perilla, Tsu Su Red version of above.
|
|
Purslane Green
Annual Av 600 seeds 0.2g
£0.85 Portulaca oleracea Sprawling plant with fleshy stalks and rosettes of leaves on tips. Fresh leaves used in salad and can be cooked like spinach. Add to basket
|
|
Purslane, Golden
Annual Av 300 seeds 0.1g
£0.85 Purtulaca oleracea The golden counterpart of green Purslane. The red stems contrast well with yellow/golden leaves. stems and leaves can be pickled for winter use. Add to basket
|
| Red
Russian Kale
Av 50 seeds
£1.10
IMAGE Grey-green feathery leaves on purple stems add a distinctive shape and texture to the salad bowl. Can also be used in stir-frying. Sow thinly late spring 1cm deep. Add to basket
|
| Salad
Rape
50g pkt
Av 10,000 seeds Brassica napus Faster growing than the mustard or cress salad it has larger leaves and slightly milder taste. Rape is often used instead of mustard in the punnets of cress and mustard. Also suitable for use as a green manure. Mix with cress for a spicy flavour. 50g pkt Av 10,000 seeds 50 gram £1.50 Add to basket 500 gram £11.00 Add to basket 1Kg £19.50 Add to basket
|
Rocket
| Rocket
Salad
Av 1,400 seeds £0.85
Eruca sativa Rocket Salad, Italian Cress, Rucola Excellent choice for salads Sow from February to September, successional sowings every few weeks for a constant supply. The young leaves which have a distinctive hot spicy flavour are used in salads. Can be grown in a pot on the windowsill and can be included in a cress and mustard mix. Cut and come again crop. Sow in situ (or pots/trays), thinly 1cm deep, 30cm between rows, thin to 15cm. Add to basket
|
|
Turkish Rocket
Av 50 seeds £1.05 Similar to Salad Rocket but having a slightly darker leaf. Can be added to the mixtures for more variety. Leaves and young stems are used raw or cooked and are an excellent ingrediant to salads, they make an excellent vegetable. Sow early spring in coldframe and transplant early summer or sow in situ spring onwards. Add to basket
|
| Wild
Rocket
Av 1,000 seeds
£0.85
Eruca sativa A more intense flavour than salad rocket. Add to basket
|
|
|
Rocket Sky Rocket
Annual Av 1,000 Seeds £0.85
Eruca sativa A well lobed salad rocket type, quick growing and ready to cut in 25-30 days with a succulent rocket flavour. Bred for the flavour of Wild Rocket and the growing habit of rocket, a slow bolter and slow to stress.
|
|
Salsify
Av 85 seeds
£1.00 Tragopogon porrifolius Vegetable Oyster or Oyster plant Root is eaten raw or cooked . The young root grated in salads. The older root is cooked and tastes sweet and resembles Oysters. Flowers & young shoots are edible and the seed can be sprouted and used in salads and sandwiches. Sow in situ early Spring thinly to a depth of 1cm, thinning to 15cm and 25cm between rows. The soil should be deeply dug for root cropping. Add to basket
|
|
|
Saltwort Av
100 seeds £1.25 salsola komarovii Known as 'Okahijiki' or Land seaweed in Japan. A traditional Japanese culinary herb. Leaves are long and succulent with an appealing crunchy texture. Add tender young leaves to salads and sushi, steam longer stems for healthy side dishes. Rich in vitamins and minerals. Juice is used as a diuretic. Can be harvested at the seedling stage for micro greens or baby leaf stage for adding to salad mixtures. Add to basket
|
| Scorzonera
Av 75 seeds
£1.00 Scorzonera hispanica Black Salsify, Escorzonera, Kara Iskorcina The root is cooked, or roasted and used as a coffee substitute. The leaves and petals used in salads. Prefers a light soil, Sow in situ early Spring water in well, thinly to a depth of 1cm, thinning to 15cm and 25cm between rows. Can be sown in situ during august. Add to basket
|
Swiss Chard
|
Swiss Chard Lucillus 4 gram (
Av 140-180 seeds) £1.10 Pale green petioles with deeply savoyed leaves. Very early. Sow as other Chard Add to basket
|
|
Swiss Chard Yellow
Av 100 seeds
£1.00 Yellow Midrib. Ideal baby leaf in salads when used at young leaf stage. As with all chards make excellent border and container plants.
|
|
Swiss Chard Bright Lights
Av 100 Seeds
£0.95 More Information Stems of many colours including gold, pink, orange, purple, red and white, with bright and pastel variations. Lightly savoyed green or bronze leaves. Stunning bunched, and baby leaves are a natural salad mix. The taste is milder than ordinary chard, with each colour a bit different. Colourful bedding and other ornamental possibilities abound. If grown from plug trays rather than direct sown, individual colours can be separated out. Suitable for production year round, but somewhat less frost hardy than normal chard.
|
|
|
Rhubarb Chard Charlotte (Red) 3 gram (approx 160 seeds) seed count varies as seed is not uniform. Magnificent red petioles with a dark green waxy leaf for ornamental or culinary use. Harvested small at the baby leaf stage for salads or left to mature. Sow late spring onwards 1 cm deep, 35 cm between rows. £1.20 Add to basket
|
|
|
Swiss
Chard White Silver 2
Av 120-140 seeds £1.20 Harvest leaf and stems, stalks have a celery flavour, spinach like leaves, ideal for summer and autumn harvest. Add to basket
|
Index / Page 1 / Page 2 / Page 3 / Pak Choi
All information should be used as a guide only, as climatic conditions vary.
© 2000
-2008 Nicky's Nursery, all rights reserved.
