'Waltham' is an improved earlier version of the common Butternut squash with very little seed cavity which stores very well too. The rich nutty-flavoured, orange flesh stays firm when cooked. Nothing beats the rich, sweet flavour of winter squash. ... Learn More

A traditional English favourite, this reliable iceberg lettuce has large crumpled outer leaves and a robust centre of crisp white leaf. Stands well in hot weather, is slow to bolt, and copes well whether the summer is wet or dry. ... Learn More

The Welsh Onion (Allium fistulosum) is normally grown as a scallion onion as it does not form bulbs even when mature and has clumps of tube-like distinctive hollow leaves. It is an easy plant to look after in the vegetable garden and its yellow flowers also give the plant and extra use as an ornamental feature. It is widely used in Japanese cuisine. ... Learn More

Although a Victorian variety, this still remains one of the best varieties for autumn sowing to stand the winter. Forms compact plants which produce solid pointed hearts. Can also be sown in spring for autumn cropping. ... Learn More

This prolific-fruiting sport of the red currant (Ribes rubrum), produces heavy trusses of fruit in summer. It differs from the red currant mainly in the strong, fruity, tangy flavour, and when completely ripe is an amazing translucent pearl-white . Making a striking addition to fresh fruit salads, it is an easy-to-grow, long-lived bush, fruiting and improving yearly with little care other than an occasional removal of very old stems. ... Learn More

This quick-growing, award-winning salad onion produces crisp succulent stems with a characteristic 'bite' to them. Seed can be sown in succession for a continuous crop all spring, summer and autumn. ... Learn More

A popular Chinese variety producing striking, clean white stalks holding fabulous, rich, dark green leaves which can be eaten raw when young in salads, or left to mature and then cooked. The compact plants are resistant to weather changes and are slow to bolt. ... Learn More

A Patty Pan heirloom summer squash. First grown by the native Americans and depicted by European settlers as far back to 1591. A very attractive flat fruit with scalloped edges, this is still one of the best tasting and yielding varieties around today! Great fried or baked. ... Learn More

Spice up your salads with wild rocket: its deep green, serrated foliage has a similar distinctive flavour as its standard namesake, but is more intense. Wild Rocket is perfect for 'cut and come again', growing right through the year with protection. Its peppery taste is sharper and cleaner than salad rocket. ... Learn More

A silvery-blue skinned variety with bright orange flesh, that contrasts extremely well. Weighing on average 3- 4kg, the round, flat shaped fruits have a sweet, rich, nutty flavour. Delicious when roasted or made into soup. Crown Prince is also excellent for long term storage over the winter. ... Learn More

Thick-skinned, dark green, flattened globe-shaped fruits with paler green stripes that reach approximately 1kg in weight. The orange flesh sweetens with age and has a rich chestnut flavour. The flesh is dry so perfect for roasting or adding to soups. Good storage performance. ... Learn More

A high sugar ‘Acorn’ squash (50% more than the competitive acorns). Dark green heart shaped fruits with ribs on the outside and thick sweet orange flesh on the inside. Powdery Mildew tolerant. Allow the fruit to ripen in the autumn before storing. ... Learn More

A very reliable and fast-maturing spring-sown broad bean, Witkiem gives heavy crops and tolerates cold weather well. It can be sown from February to May and the sturdy 3 foot high plants produce top quality, strong-flavoured white beans (usually five in a pod) which are well-suited to freezing. ... Learn More

A superb newcomer, resembling the garden huckleberry, but with a far superior taste, and should NOT be eaten green. Quick and easy to grow in a container, garden or green house, producing thousands of small, sweet, unusual-flavoured, blackcurrant-like fruits, which can be eaten straight from the plant, but also cooked when they make a very good jam/jelly/preserve. Young plants can fruit in as little as 10 weeks. The leaves of this plant are narcotic and are sometimes smoked as a canabis legal-drug substitute and we DO NOT recommend this practice. ... Learn More

Large barrel shaped heads, with crisp light green leaves grow typically up to 2.5kg. Fast growing and ready for harvest in 10 weeks, this versatile vegetable adds crunch to salads, coleslaws and flavour to stir fries, and is a useful steamed veg. ... Learn More