|
VEGETABLES |
VARIETY |
SEED COMPANY |
No of seeds |
Approx sowing Dates |
COMMENTS |
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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 |
|
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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) |
