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SEED COMPANY

No of seeds

Approx sowing Dates

COMMENTS

Aubergine

Black Beauty

Mr.Fothergill's

?

Jan to Mar

Free seeds Graham doesn't want

Aubergine

Early Long Purple 3

Mr.Fothergill's

?

Jan - April

Free Seeds from Kitchen Garden Magazine (2012)

Basil

Aristotle

Suttons

65

March - June


Basil

Basil Bush

Suttons

250

March - June


Basil

Lemon

Mr.Fothergill's

300

May - July

Free Seeds from Grow Your Own magazine (2012)

Basil

Sweet Genovese

Mr.Fothergill's

?

Jan onwards indoors

Free seeds Graham doesn't want

Beetroot

Boltardy

Mr.Fothergill's

275

Mar to June

Free seeds Graham doesn't want

Beetroot

Boltardy

DT Brown

?

May - July

Free seeds with Kitchen Garden magazine (2012)

Beetroot

Boltardy

Mr.Fothergill's

275

May - July

Free seeds with Grow Your Own (2012)

Beetroot

Detroit 2 (Crimson Globe)

Mr.Fothergill's

275

May - July

Free Seeds

Broad Beans

Bunyards Exhibition

Kings

40

Feb - April

2011 seed not opened

Broad Beans

Crimson Flowered

Plants of Distinction

20

April

Tried & Tested - flowers look good too

Broad Beans

Witkiem Manita

Kings

50

March

matures as early as autumn sown broad beans

Broccoli

Autumn Green Calabrese

Mr.Fothergill's

250

March - May

Free Seeds from Grow Your Own magazine

Broccoli

Green Calabrese

DT Brown

?

Mar - May

2011 seed free with Kitchen Garden Magazine

Broccoli

Red Arrow

Kings

250

April or May

To sow summer to avoid buying autumn brassica plants

Broccoli

White Sprouting Early

Kings

725

April or May

To sow summer to avoid buying autumn brassica plants

Brussels Sprouts

Crispus

Kings

20

April

clubroot resistant - managed sprouts in 2011 - taste good

Brussels Sprouts

Evesham Special

Mr.Fothergill's

500

Feb - March

Free seeds with Grow Your Own (2012)

Cabbage

Golden Acre (Primo II)

DT Brown

?

March - May

Free Seeds from Kitchen Garden Magazine (2012)

Cabbage Autumn

Kilaton

Kings

50

April

buy new seed for 2012- club root resistant

Cabbage Red

Huzaro

Kings

100

April

buy new seed for 2012- tried & tested

Cabbage Spring

Flowers of Spring

Kings

500

Late July or August

buy new seed for 2012 - don't know until spring if okay

Cabbage Summer

Candissa F1

Kings

100

April

something different for 2012

Cabbage Summer

Primo

Kings

350

Feb - May

2011 seed remaining

Cabbage Winter

January King

Kings

500

April or May

2011 seed remaining

Cabbage Winter

Tundra

Kings

125

April or May

buy new seed for 2012 - tried & tested

Calabrese

F1 Marathon

Kings

75

June - Aug

2011 seed remaining

Calabrese

Green Magic

Kings

100

April or May

buy new seed for 2012 - tried & tested

Carrots

Autimn King 2

DT Brown

?

March - July

Free seeds with Kitchen Garden Magazine 2012

Carrots

Autumn King 2

Kings

2000

March - July

buy new seed for 2012 - tried & tested

Carrots

Autumn King 2

Mr.Fothergill's

2000

March - July

Free Seeds with Grow Your Own Magazine 2012

Carrots

Early Nantes 2

Kings

2000

April & late June

buy new seed for 2012 - tried & tested

Carrots

Flakkee

Kings

1000

April

large roots good in storage buy new seed for 2012

Carrots

St Valery

DT Brown

?

April

Free seeds with Kitchen Garden magazine (2012)

Cauliflower

Aalsmeer

Kings

95

May

sharing with Graham. To sow summer to avoid buying autumn brassica plants

Cauliflower

Clapton

Kings

30

April

clubroot resistant - new seed for 2012 - succesful crop in 2011

Celeriac

Giant Prague

Kings

1000

March or early April

To be grown in trial bed in 2012

Celery

Victoria F1

Kings

200

March or early April

To be grown in trial bed in 2012

Chard

White Silver 2

DT Brown

?

April - July

Free seeds with Kitchen Garden magazine (2012)

Cougettes

Jemmer

Kings

15

End of April & May

buy new seed for 2012 - tried & tested

Cougettes

Tondo di Piacenza

Mr.Fothergill's

20

End of April & May

Free Seeds with Grow Your Own Magazine 2012

Cougettes

Zucchini

Kings

20

End of April & May

buy new seed for 2012 - tried & tested

Cougettes

Zucchini

Mr.Fothergill's

20

End of April & May

Free Seeds from Grow Your Own magazine

Cougettes

Zucchini

DT Brown

?

End of April & May

Free seeds with Kitchen Garden magazine (2012)

Cucumbers

Burpless Tasty Green

Kings

20

End of April & May

buy new seed for 2012 - tried & tested (share with Graham)

Fennel

Di Firenze

Mr.Fothergill's

250

May - July

Free Seeds with Grow Your Own Magazine 2012

French beans

Royalty

Kings

100

May & June

Tried & Tested buy new seed for 2012

French beans

Sungold

Kings

90

May & June

Tried & Tested buy new seed for 2012

French beans

Tendergreen

Kings

150

May & June

Tried & Tested buy new seed for 2012

Kale

Curly Kale Afro

Plants of Distinction

?

May

2011 seed remaining

Kale

Dwarf Green Curled

Mr.Fothergill's

400

March - May

Free Seeds with Grow Your Own Magazine 2012

Kale

Nero Di Toscana

DT Brown

?

April - July

Free seeds with Kitchen Garden magazine (2012)

Kale

Scarlet

Thompson & Morgan

?

March - Aug

2011 seed remaining

Leaf Salad

French Mix

Suttons

1000

All year

To be experimental crop

Leeks

Blue Solaise

Kings

125

March or early April

Tried & Tested buy new seed for 2012

Leeks

Giant Winter

Kings

500

March or early April

Tried & Tested buy new seed for 2012

Leeks

Lyon 2 (Prizetaker)

Mr.Fothergill's

500

Jan - April

Free seeds with Grow Your Own (2012)

Leeks

Musselburgh

DT Brown

?

March or early April

Free seeds with Kitchen Garden magazine (2012)

Lettuce

Little Gem

Kings

1400

March onwards

Tried & Tested buy new seed for 2012

Lettuce

Little Gem

Mr.Fothergill's

1250

March onwards

Free Seeds with Grow Your Own Magazine 2012

Lettuce

Little Gem Dazzle

Plants of Distinction

250

March onwards

New variety to try in 2012

Lettuce

Lollo Rossa

Mr.Fothergill's

750

March onwards

Free seeds with Grow Your Own (2012)

Lettuce

Webbs Wonderful

Kings

1400

March onwards

Tried & Tested buy new seed for 2012

Microgreens

Broccoli Green - Sprouting

Suttons

2500

All year

To be experimental crop

Onions

Fen Early

Marshalls

100

April

Sets will be released from the preparation rooms just as soon as they are ready for planting - normally late March/early April. Fen Early will be ready a little earlier.

Onions

Hyred

Marshalls

100

April

Sets will be released from the preparation rooms just as soon as they are ready for planting - normally late March/early April. Fen Early will be ready a little earlier.

Onions

Hytech

Marshalls

100

April

Sets will be released from the preparation rooms just as soon as they are ready for planting - normally late March/early April. Fen Early will be ready a little earlier.

Onions

Setton

Unwins

50

Mar - April

High yielding - long storage variety

Onions

Snowball

Unwins

50

Mar - April

Mild flavour - stores well

Oregano

Greek Oregano

Kings


Any time

New seed for 2012

Parsnips

Gladiator

Kings

500

April

Tried & Tested buy new seed for 2012

Parsnips

White King

Kings

800

April

Tried & Tested buy new seed for 2012

Peas

Carouby de Maussane

Kings

250

April

Not successful in 2011 but trying again in 2012

Peas

Feltham First

Kings

350

April & June

Tried & Tested buy new seed for 2012

Peas

Onward

Kings

350

April & June

Tried & Tested buy new seed for 2012

Peas

Progress No 9

Kings

300

April & June

Tried & Tested buy new seed for 2012

Peas

Twinkle

Thompson & Morgan

250

Feb - April

To be grown as experimental pea shoots

Peppers

Jimmy Nardellos's

Plants of Distinction

25

April

Tried & Tested buy new seed for 2012

Peppers

Palladio

Plants of Distinction

10

April

Trial for 2012 (share with Graham)

Peppers

Planet F1

Plants of Distinction

10

April

Trial for 2012 (share with Graham)

Potatoes

Casablanca

Unwins

6

Feb - April

On trial for 2012 - First Early, new variety - delicious flavour

Potatoes

Charlotte

Alan Romans


April

Tried & Tested variety - banker potato first on teamsheet

Potatoes

Juliette

Alan Romans


April

Tried & Tested but not grown last couple of years

Potatoes

Marilyn

Unwins

10

Mar - May

On trial for 2012 - Salad, exclusive - superb flavour

Potatoes

Nicola

Alan Romans


April

Tried & Tested - another banker potato

Potatoes

Premiere

Alan Romans


April

Not grown before - ontrial for 2012

Potatoes

Swift

Alan Romans


April

Not grown before - ontrial for 2012

Potatoes

Vales Emerald

Unwins

10

Feb - April

On trial for 2012 - First Early, great flavour - good disease resistance

Potatoes

Winston

Alan Romans


April

Excellent crop in 2011 which was first time grown - hoping for repeat performance

Radish

Sparkler 3

Mr.Fothergill's

1000

March September

Free Seeds with Grow Your Own Magazine 2012

Rocket

Rocket

Mr.Fothergill's

1000

April - Aug

Free Seeds with Grow Your Own Magazine 2012

Runner Beans

Enorma

Kings

55

May

Tried & Tested buy new seed for 2012

Runner Beans

Lady Di

Kings

45

May

Tried & Tested buy new seed for 2012

Runner Beans

Painted Lady

Kings

45

May

Tried & Tested buy new seed for 2012

Shallots

Picasso

Marshalls

25

April

usually crops ok

Shallots

Pikant

Marshalls

25

April

usually crops ok

Spinach Beet

Perpetual Spinach

DT Brown

?

March - July

Free seeds with Kitchen Garden Magazine 2012

Spring Onions

White Lisbon

Mr.Fothergill's

650

April onwards

Free seeds Graham doesn't want

Spring Onions

White Lisbon

DT Brown

?

April onwards

Free seeds with Kitchen Garden Magazine 2012

Squash

Autumn Crown

Plants of Distinction

8

April - start of May

Cropped okay in 2011 hoping for better in 2012

Squash

Crown Prince

Plants of Distinction

8

April - start of May

Tried & Tested

Swede

Marian

Kings

400

May or June

Tried & Tested - must sow earlier in 2012

Sweet Corn

Sweet Nugget

Kings

50

May

Tried & Tested

Tomatoes

Alicante

Kings

75

April

Good crop 2010  (share seeds/plants with Graham)

Tomatoes

Amish Gold

Plants of Distinction

20

April

Excellent in 2010  (share seeds/plants with Graham)

Tomatoes

Gardeners Delight

Plants of Distinction


April

Free with order from Plants of Distinction  share seeds/plants with Graham

Tomatoes

Jakarta F1

Plants of Distinction

8

April

Trial for 2012 packet each only 8 seeds (Share with Graham)

Tomatoes

Maskotka

Thompson & Morgan

?

April

Free seeds with Gardeners World Magazine 2012

Tomatoes

Moneymaker

Kings

75

April

Tried & Tested Share seeds/plants with Graham

Tomatoes

Moneymaker

Mr.Fothergill's

50

April

Free Seeds from Grow Your Own magazine (2012)

Tomatoes

San Marzano

DT Brown

75?

April

Free seeds with Kitchen Garden Magazine Try some outside  (Share seeds/plants with Graham)

Turnip

Purple Top Milan

Mr.Fothergill's

1750

March - July

Free Seeds from Grow Your Own magazine (2012)

 

 

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