Vegetable seeds E to L
Vegetables Endive, Fennel, Green Manure, Huckleberry, Kohl Rabi & Leeks
Endive
(Cichorium endivia)
See Also Chicory
Sow
March-June thinly in shallow drills, sow in succession, 30cm between drills
thin to 30cm between plants. Harvest July to October
Ideal mixed with other salad leaves, cooked or added to soup. There are 2 types of Endive Frisee with frilly leaves and Escarole with broad leaves.
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Endive Bubikopf 2 Nummer Vijf 2 1g pkt Av 600 Seeds A broad leaved endive nice crisp and juicy. Runner up in the RHS taste test.
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Endive Tres Fine Maraichere Av 50 Seeds A spring and summer variety producing small, compact very frizzy heads.
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Florence Fennel
(Foeniculum vulgare)
Hardy perennial grown
for its anise flavoured bulbous root use very much the same as you would
celery, a very decorative plant.
Sow thinly 1cm deep April to
July, germinates at 10-30°C
spacing plants 20-30cm apart with 60cm between rows.
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Zefa Fino Av 250 Seeds A high quality variety developed in Switzerland. Produces bulbs of a good size. Resistant to bolting, ideal for summer and autumn production. Sow March to May.
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Rondo F1
Organic Sourced Av 50 seeds A quick growing hybrid variety, producing uniform, round shaped bulbs. Matures approximately 75 days after transplanting £2.15 Add to basket
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Green manure is used to improve the soil fertility, increases the humus content, help to keep down weeds, loosen the soil, a covering for ground when not in use. Ideal to use when ground is not used for a period of 6 weeks or more or used in crop rotation. Large selection of green manure seeds.
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Green manure Winter Field Bean 250g pkt covers approx 10sqm Sow September to late November for turning in spring prior to flowering, deep roots that fix nitrogen, suited to most soil types especially heavy soils. 250 gram pkt £4.25 Add to basket 1 kg pkt £12.75 Add to basket
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Green manure
Forage Rye Sow August to November for turning in early April to May, suited to most soil types. The strong root system is especially suitable to heavy soils 100g pkt £2.55 Add to basket 500g pkt £7.95 Add to basket 1Kg pkt £14.00 Add to basket
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Green manure Winter Tares Jose Nitrogen fixing plant and good for weed control, for sowing July to September for over-wintering or March to May. Not recommended for acidic soils. 250g covers 10+ sqm
250g pkt
£4.25
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Green manure General Mix A mix of green manure products designed to provide a short term green manure mix for use throughout the year. Mix consists of Rye, Minerva Maple Peas and English Early Common Vetch. Sow at 1Kg / 330sqm.
250g pkt
£4.25
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Green manure Winter Mix A mix of green manure products tailored for use in the winter. Mix includes Crimson Clover, Broad Leaf Red Clover and White Tilney Mustard
250g pkt
£4.25
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Green manure Spring Mix A mix of green manure products tailored for use in the spring. Mix includes English Early Common Vetch and White Tilney Mustard. Sow at 1Kg / 330 sqm
250g pkt
£4.25
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Green manure Forage Pea Magnus Nitrogen fixing plant up to 1m tall, sow September to November for over-wintering. Can be spring sown. Sowing depth drill at 7cm deep in rows 15-20cm apart 100g pkt £2.15 Add to basket 500g pkt £7.95 Add to basket 1Kg pkt £14.00 Add to basket
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Green manure Clover
Crimson Trifolium incarnatum Annual Large crimson flowers that are really spectacular and loved by the bees. It is a shame to turn the plants in before they flower. Fixes Nitrogen, vigorous growth, Sow March to August if over wintering sow July to August. Broadcast sow rate 3 gram/sq m. Turn in before flowering. 50 gram £2.15 Add to basket 500 gram £15.00 Add to basket
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Green manure
Clover Red Trifolium pratense Annual This UK native variety, Essex Broad, provides excellent nitrogen fixation performance. Best on good loams. Sow April-August. Sow at 2-3 gram/sqm. 50 gram £2.15 Add to basket
500 gram
£15.00 Add to basket
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Green manure
Clover White Mix Trifolium repens Annual A blend of broad, small and medium varieties, providing a long growth period and good regeneration rate. Sow April-August. Sow up to 2 g/sqm 50 gram £2.15 Add to basket
500 gram
£15.00 Add to basket
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Green manure
Fenugreek Trigonella Hardy annual Leaf and seed is used. An ingredient in curry powder. Seed is cooked or sprouted and eaten raw having quite a strong spicy flavour, also used in pickles and spice mixes. Can be soaked for 12 hours in warm water and then allowed to sprout for 3 - 5 days they can then be used in salads or cooked. Roasted seed used as a coffee substitute. Also a good green manure crop. Sow March to August, sowing rate 250 grams per 55 sq m, turn in before flowering. 50 gram £1.75 Add to basket 500 gram £13.50 Add to basket 1Kg £20.00 Add to basket
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Green manure
Mustard White
Tilney Sinapsis Alba Annual A quality Mustard variety which develops a high level of green matter and residual fibre. For sowing early March-September at 3g/sqm. Quick growing, to a height of 60-90cm, good standing ability. Turn in before flowering. 50 gram £2.15 Add to basket 500 gram £15.00 Add to basket
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Green manure Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) 50g pkt Av 23,000 seeds Beautiful mauve flowers, very attractive plant with fern like foliage and masses of flowers, loved by the bees. Quite dense foliage, takes approx 8 weeks to flower during growing season, Sow March to September, Broadcast sow, rate 3 grams/sq m. Turn in before flowers open. 50g pkt £1.70 Add to basket 500g pkt £12.50 Add to basket
1Kg pkt
£19.50 Add to basket
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Chichiquelite Huckleberry Av 75 seeds Solanum nigrum Sweet purple berries are great fresh or cooked. They are much like Wonderberry but are larger in size and give heavier yields. Very easy cultivation taste similar to blueberry, grow just like pepper plants, just 75 days to harvest. £1.40 Add to basket
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Jicama (Yam Bean)
Pachyrhizus erosus
Kale see Borecole
Kohl Rabi
Kohl Rabi, Kohlrabi; An interesting vegetable well worth growing, a real
delicacy, can be eaten raw or cooked, it grows on top of the ground making it
easy to cultivate and harvest.
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Kohl Rabi Logo Av 75 seeds Organically Sourced. Pale green edible roots that can be harvested from quite a small size. Bolt resistant variety producing flat round tender bulbs. Sow from February to July early sowings raise indoors. A spring to autumn vegetable for the outdoor garden. £1.65 Add to basket
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Kohl Rabi Quickstar F1 Av 50 seeds A very versatile hybrid green-skinned variety can also be produced under glass for extra early sowings. Very little pithy tissue, flat round bulbs, slow bolting quick to mature . Under glass Sow January to August for harvesting mid March to November. Outdoors sow March to August for harvesting May to October. For normal size veg space 10x40cm, ideally suited to high density sowing for baby veg, space plants 3 cm apart. £1.65 Add to basket
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Rabi Delicacy White Av 250 seeds Much improved over the previous Vienna varieties, pale green semi globe roots with a crisp white flesh. £1.25 Add to basket
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Rabi Delicacy Purple Av 250 seeds A little later to mature than the white variety but slightly more tender and stronger flavoured. £1.25 Add to basket
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Leek
Allium porrum
Sow indoors winter, outdoors early spring on. Sow thinly 1.25 cm deep in
drills 30cm between rows. When seedlings are about 20cm high transplant using
dibber into prepared ground 15cm deep and 15-25cm apart dependant on variety.
Plant out 12 weeks after sowing. Harvest September to March dependant on
variety.
Organic Sourced Leek Seeds
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Leek Volta F1 Av 50 seeds Baby Leek. An early, high yielding Hybrid variety with very erect, medium dark foliage. Good length shafts with minimal bulbing. Suitable for both module raised and direct sown crops. Used for Baby Vegetables.
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Leek Tornado Av 200 seeds A very high yielding variety with long shanks and good cold tolerance. Erect, medium green foliage. Some rust resistance. Suitable for baby leeks.
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Leek Tadorna Blauwgroene Herfst Tadorna Av 250 Seeds An excellent variety suited for January to May harvest. Dark green flags with a medium to long shaft. Good winter hardiness tolerant of yellow leaf stripe and leaf spot.
Organic Leeks see below |
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Leek Zermatt Av 200 seeds An early Swiss Giant variety with long shaft and erect foliage. Good for storage. Suitable for baby leeks. £1.55 Add to basket
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Leek Musselburgh An old established and very popular variety with medium long shanks and good blanche. It is winter hardy and crops from October onwards.
£0.65 approx 150 seeds
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Leek Winter Giant 3 Av 200 Seeds A high performing variety with thick medium length shafts with dark green erect foliage. Very good winter hardiness. £1.25 Add to basket
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ORGANIC SOURCED LEEK SEEDS
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The cultural
information should be used as a guide only, I have found a number of different
sowing techniques for the same seed from different sources there does not seem
to be a standard. With this in mind you should use this website as a guide
only, you probably already have a tried and tested way of sowing different
seeds. As a rule of thumb the larger the seed size the more cover it requires,
and fine seed like Lobelia Begonia etc requires no cover.
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