Large, bright golden yellow, round to slightly flattened juicy fruit, have attractively lobed and bulged sections, without splitting. With few seeds and a large core, it has a strong, tangy, slightly acidic-fruity flavour, with a hint of citrus. It is productive for a long time, and matures quite early for such a large tomato, this being one of the better large yellow varieties, and it comes highly recommended.(Cordon) ... Learn More

We crossed Banana Legs tomato with Goldrush Currant tomato and produced thick-skinned, gooseberry-sized fruits, literally bursting with flavour. But what surprise will the seeds from these produce? Do our trials for us and sow some now (Cordon). ... Learn More

Resembling a straight banana with rounded ends, this passion fruit prefers a cooler and less humid environment than others, when it will produce dozens of large, bright yellow fruits which usually hang, hidden, deep within the foliage of the plant, the vines sometimes having the tendency to fall down to the ground with the great weight of the fruit. These are ripe when they are easily pulled from the vine, the interior being a deep, dark orange. Unlike the more common passifloras, this is quite sweet, and when very ripe can be eaten out of hand. It is native to the Andes, and is found wild in Venezuela, Columbia, Peru, and Bolivia at high altitudes up to 5400 to 10,500 feet. In warmer climes the bright pink flowers, which bloom continuously throughout the year, attract hummingbirds, as well as being a favourite food of the butterflies. ... Learn More

"Tongues of fire" is an Italian climbing French bean, with attractive red-purple and green speckled pods. This versatile bean can be cropped young and the pods eaten as flageolets or allowed to mature when the ripe beans can be eaten as haricots. ... Learn More

This Swiss variety of tomato is slightly larger than conventional cherry tomatoes and are rather blocky-ovaloid in shape. The fruit range in size from 10g to 50g and they have a good a ratio of sweetness to acidity with the former prevailing. The tomatoes also store very well. (Cordon) ... Learn More

A dwarf, compact variety of basil which is perfect for a kitchen herb garden or container box as it is one of the easier varieties to grow but also produces attractive, delicate white flowers. With a slightly sweet milder flavour, it is great to use with vegetables, cheese and in salads. ... Learn More

Clusters of starry flowers later become bizarre fruits, which are usually oval in shape and at first green before turning yellow then almost white as they ripen, with a vague resemblance in shape to truffles and with a strong smell and sometimes bitter taste. This unusual tree from the coffee family has a native range extending through south east Asia and Australasia. One of the many uses for Morinda citrifolia is for its medicinal properties, in fact, for many cultures in Burma and Australia this fruit is a vital part of their diet. Polynesian healer used this plant for thousands of years to prepare effective remedies to various health challenges. In addition, the bark produces a brownish-purplish dye for batik-makin dyeing. In a study in Costa Rica, looking at its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects, it reduced inflammation in rats significantly due to the presence of flavonoids, coumarins, iridoids and vitamin C! We cannot guarantee these effects in humans though........ ... Learn More

Somewhat flattened and "cat faced", these huge tomatoes, pink inside, have that great, old-timey, strong tomato taste with low acid, and make the best tomato sandwiches ever with just one slice of tomato needed! Large half kilo fruit appear fairly early in the season, and then the fruit keeps coming larger and larger. They finally get so large that the branches droop even with only one fruit on it! Grow this one to win a biggest tomato competition! (Cordon). ... Learn More

This early-fruiting sweet pepper is an attractive blocky pepper with large,thick-walled, square-shaped fruits. They start off green and turn fiery red and are high yielding. They are suitable for growing in a greenhouse or in a sheltered position outside. ... Learn More

Compact plants produce beautiful, very meaty 8-12 ounce fruit with almost no juice and with a sweet, rich, dark, outstanding, assertive tomato flavour. When you cut it open, what a beautiful pink and green colour! Many tomato experts prefer this port wine coloured beefsteak, with metallic green stripes, to the tomato Cherokee Purple. (Cordon) ... Learn More

This rare old Indian variety, which unfortunately produces very few seeds indeed, was named the world's hottest chilli pepper in 2007. With a rough, dented skin in vibrant shades of orange and red this pepper is perfect for making pickles and adding spice to oriental dishes and is also known for its medicinal value for stomach ailments. ... Learn More

This amazing gourd produces up to fifty wonderfully-coloured fruits per plant! The bi-coloured, pear-shaped fruits are orange and green with a smooth, hard skin and looks incredibly attractive nestled in a harvest basket for autumnal decoration. ... Learn More

A regular-leaved, Russian beefsteak variety, producing attractive, deep reddish-brown fruit with darker shoulders, weighing between 4 and 8 oz. 'Aisberg' means 'Iceberg' in Russian. (Cordon) ... Learn More

Popular and reliable with gardeners since Edwardian times, Black Beauty is an early-medium variety of aubergine. The sturdy plants grow to about 4 feet tall and produce good crops of 4" to 6" long glossy, purple-black, oval fruit. ... Learn More

This heavy cropping variety is everyone's favourite, producing seemingly endless bunches of smallish, ultra-sweet fruits, which resemble dark cherries and which have a very rich flavour. A current favourite in up-market shops. (Cordon) ... Learn More