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

With a great fruity tang, and it's not too hot, this rare little beauty originates from South America. It is named from its winged shape resembling the flaps on a Bishop's Crown, which are milder and fruitier than the main medium heat part of the chilli (5,000-15,000 SHU). Ripening from light green to apple red, this beautiful ornamental variety crops and ripens later than the majority of other chillies, hence its nickname ‘Christmas Bell’. ... 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

One of the favourite fruits of the temperate world, blackcurrants produce numerous clumps of sweet, juicy, black fruits, heavily laden with vitamin C and countless other good vitamins, which are unbeatable for jams and juices. These ready-stratified seeds were harvested from some of the best cultivars in the world. Habits will vary a little but all plants will produce several kilograms of fruit when established. The dried leaves are sometimes used to make tea. These valuable plants are also amazingly hardy, surviving to below minus 40 F which coincidentally is minus 40 C, with little problem. Their main competitor for vitamin C production, the lemon tree, is long dead at this temperature. Prune very old wood back occasionally and these plants will give fruit for very many years. ... Learn More

This dark green, flat-round, kabocha type winter squash, averages 3-4 lb and has deep orange flesh which is medium dry and sweet. It is popular for its strong yet sweet, moist, fluffy texture, which bears a remarkable resemblance to chestnuts. ... Learn More

Whilst this deep reddish-brown Russian beefsteak variety is not as dark as some other "black" tomatoes, where it really scores is on taste which is strong, rich and sweetly-sharp (!!) with a hint of smokiness. (Cordon) ... Learn More

A rare black Japanese squash. The fruit are round with a flattened top and have heavy ribbing. The black of the mature fruit turns a rich chestnut colour while in storage. The flesh is golden and has the rich taste of hazelnuts. ... Learn More

Originally from the island of Krim in the Black Sea this famous black tomato produces large, deep-mahogany beefsteak fruit with green shoulders and a very distinctive flavour with juicy fruit. Perfect for salads and cooking. (Cordon) ... Learn More

This Russian gem gives a good crop of even-sized, juicy fruits with deep mahogany skin and greenish-pink flesh. Our taste-testing result sheet said 'lemony flavour...very refreshing!'. (Cordon) ... Learn More