This bright orange, high yielding heirloom tomato really does seem to glow, producing medium to large fruits up to 110 grams. Fruits are very sweet and meaty, with just a hint of tartness, and make a perfect keeping variety ideal for salads, sandwiches, slicing and gourmet dishes. Winners of the Heirloom Tomato Tasting in the USA! (Cordon) ... Learn More

Famous beefsteak tomato bred in the 30's by West Virginia's "Radiator Charlie" Byles. By selling the plants for a dollar each he paid off his $6000 mortgage in six years. The fruit are solid, mild tasting with few seeds and perfect for sandwiches. (Cordon) ... Learn More

Pink variant of the famous beefsteak tomato bred in the 30's by West Virginia's "Radiator Charlie" Byles. By selling the plants for a dollar each he paid off his $6000 mortgage in six years. The fruit are solid, mild tasting with few seeds and perfect for sandwiches. (Cordon) ... Learn More

This beautiful, tasty and very rare variety bears chocolate/mahogany brown fluted fruits with ruffled olive shoulders. The tall, regular-leaf plants bear heavy trusses of medium to large, slightly flattened, irregular-shaped, beefsteak tomatoes, that have strong, wonderful, fruit-sweet, complex tangy flavours. Plant World proprietor, Mr. Ray Brown says that it is a good slicer making delicious sandwiches. (Cordon) ... Learn More

One of the very newest introductions, this petite climbing Pumpkin will ascend to 2 metres or more before producing a heavy crop of fist-sized fruits - often as many as 14 per plant. It is absolutely brilliant for soups and also after being roasted in the oven, but is also used for decorative purposes. ... Learn More

Used as an ingredient in both savoury and sweet dishes, whole cooked mung beans are generally prepared from dried beans by boiling until they are soft and are light yellow when their skins are removed. Although the whole beans are also used in Indian cuisine, beans without skins are more commonly used. Dehulled mung beans are used in a similar fashion to make sweet soups. Native to the Indian subcontinent it is mainly cultivated in India, China, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Burma, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, also in hot, dry regions of Southern Europe and the Southern United States ... Learn More

This rare and superb French Winter Heirloom variety which grows to between 5 and 15 lbs, has heavily lobed and ribbed orange terra-cotta skin, which later turns a gorgeous deep mahogany, with deep ridges, and sweet and meaty flesh with few seeds, which is exceptionally flavourful and smooth. It is particularly known for lasting in storage throughout the winter. This is probably the finest "Cheese Wheel" type Pumpkin/Squash for eating you will find! ... Learn More

This famous and delicious Scottish 19th century heirloom variety of winter leek has large, very thick stems which have a fantastic sweet yet mild flavour. This variety is winter hardy and is slow to bolt. ... Learn More

With a mild yet tangy flavour and crunchy texture, this superb leaf is perfect for salads, producing deeply serrated leaves in profusion. Very easy and fast to grow, it is ready to eat just a couple of weeks from sowing! It is a very early productive salad for unheated greenhouses and also outdoor use in spring and autumn, making a rosette of lobed leaves with a tangy spinach flavour. ... Learn More

These attractive orange fruits have a refreshing citrus flavour, sometimes described as a combination of rhubarb and lime, and the bright green juice is often used as a drink. Naranjilla are quite delicate plants and need protection from strong winds and direct sunlight, in hot countries growing best in partial shade. The attractive, felted, large green leaves have a warm purply hue, but are covered in sharp prickles, the biggest ones hidden beneath the leaves. Solanum quitoense is native to South America where it is often found at quite high altitudes, but in cultivation, in cooler climes, it likes a sunny location, and to be kept warm during winter with minimum temperature of 7C/45F. ... Learn More

This flat podded vigorous variety produces long straight pods which are renowned for their good flavour and reputation. They are resistant to Halo Blight, Anthracnose, and Bean Common Mosaic virus. They have a high production rate and the high-growing pods make them easy to pick. ... Learn More

This Great Plains heirloom produces clusters of sizeable globes with apricot-golden skin and thick flesh with a wonderful, strong, sweet, well-balanced, tangy taste. The fruits are quite late to mature, but these tough plants adapt well to harsh conditions. In the USA, Nebraskan brides were often given seeds of this valuable food item tomato as a wedding gift! (Cordon) ... Learn More

This very resilient, easy to grow kale is resistant to heat and aphids and is high in fibre, iron and vitamins. The dark, deliciously flavoured, emerald-green loose leaves, which appear an eye-catching black at a distance, are perfect in many cooked dishes, or when small in salads. ... Learn More

This handsome beefsteak is an early outdoor variety which is resistant to a variety of diseases including Blossom End Rot, producing high yields of red, medium sized fruits with excellent sweet flavour and soft meaty flesh which are perfect for salads. (Bush) ... Learn More

Vitamin-filled New Zealand spinach is milder tasting than its distant relation 'true spinach' and does not bolt in dry soils, making a triangular-leaved bush spreading 2-3 feet in all directions. (Discovered by Captain Cook in the 18th century!) ... Learn More