Paris Silverskin is an easy to grow, dual purpose onion grown mainly for pickling. Fast maturing and producing good crops of small, sweet and crisp silvery white onions which can be pulled young to add zing to salads, or, if left to mature to small onions, are ideal for pickling or using whole in casseroles. Can be grown in pots and containers. ... Learn More

A medium to large German variety of dark red onion with blood-red skin and white, spicy flesh with a flattened top that stores very well. It is best planted in spring, harvested in autumn and doesn't mind being planted closely together. ... Learn More

This excellent Dutch variety has uniform-sized, large, globe-shaped bulbs with thin necks, which have a firm straw coloured skin, pure white flesh and good flavour. They have excellent quality, high yields and very good storage life, and from an August harvest, they keep well throughout winter until March. ... Learn More

A Rijnsburger type that is one of the first varieties to be resistant to downy mildew. Globe shaped bulbs with good quality coppery, golden skin. Fast maturing but slow to bolt, providing early and maincrop harvests with firm flesh that store well. ... Learn More

Red skinned variety which produces elongated pinky red bulbs with an outstanding sweet flavour. Continental type very popular in France and Southern Europe. Perfect as a raw slicer. Treated seed ... Learn More

A high yielding variety with very upright leaves and dark green foliage suitable for both spring and autumn sowings. Can be harvested as they begin to bulb or leave them longer to form pure white almost spherical bulbs. Good cold tolerance. Suitable for salads or cooking, their delicious tang increases over time. ... Learn More

A high yielding, medium early variety, producing good quality, uniform, globe shaped bulbs. With firm flesh and deep golden brown skins that do not split easily, it is a fine, fast growing variety ideal for the Exhibition market. High yielding and resistant to bolting, it also has a good tolerance of Botrytis and Downy Mildew. ... 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

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

An early to mature variety, slightly larger than standard type, Gladiator F1 has long wedge-shaped roots with smooth white skin. It is canker resistant making it ideal for exhibiting. The high quality roots have a deliciously sweet, earthy flavour. Parsnips become sweeter after a cold frost as freezing turns some of the starch into more sugar. An essential part of your roast dinner! ... Learn More

This British variety has long, smooth roots with an enviable taste and texture. The crown is much smaller than is normal for this type of parsnip and makes the roots easier to wash. Its uniformity makes it an ideal candidate for displaying at exhibitions. ... Learn More

First introduced in 1897 this parsnip, with a good resistance to canker, has long, tapered, smooth-skinned roots from a broad 3" shoulder. The flesh is fine-grained and sweet-tasting with very little core. ... Learn More

This variety has established the gold standard by which to judge good rhubarb! Large, fat stems, a bright red skin, lack of stringiness, and finally a tart, apple-gooseberry flavour with a hint of lemon or grapefruit. The creator of this famous heirloom rhubarb in the 1830s was Joseph Myatt of Manor Farm in Deptford, England. The two physical characteristics of ‘Victoria’ that really made it stand out from other varieties were its bright red colour and large stems. ... Learn More

Hotter than the spicy mix this combination of baby leaf varieties includes Red Giant Mustard, Green Giant mustard, Green Pak Choi, White Pak Choi, Mizuna and Tatsoi Tah Tsai. ... Learn More

An attractive perennial herb, the leaves of red veined sorrel have a velvet texture and are light green with a strong blood red colouration of the veins and stem. Small amounts added to salads add colour whilst also adding a touch of bitterness. The herb is also suited for cooking with eggs or as part of stuffings and soups. ... Learn More