VEGETABLES

VARIETY

SEED COMPANY

No of seeds

SOWING

COMMENTS

Beetroot

Sunset Mixed  

Plants of Distinction

200

04 April

Tried & Tested

Borecole

Curly Kale Afro

Plants of Distinction

150

03 - March

On trial for 2011

Broad Beans

Bunyards Exhibition  

Kings

50

03 - March

Tried & tested. Pippa recommendation

Broad Beans

Masterpiece Green

Kings

50

03 - March

Tried & Tested

Broad Beans

Witkiem Manita

Kings

50

02 - Feb (under glass)

matures as early as autumn sown broad beans

Broad Beans

Crimson Flowered

Plants of Distinction

50

03 - March

Tried in the past , having another crop as they look good in flower on the plot

Broccoli

Early Purple Sprouting

Thompson & Morgan

05- May

2010 seed

Broccoli

Calabrese

D T Brown  

03 - March/Apri

free seed in 2011

Broccoli

Summer Purple

Marshalls  

03 - March

2010 seed

Broccoli

White Sprouting

Suttons  

04- - Apri

2010 seed

Brussels Sprouts

Crispus

Plants of Distinction

30

03- March/April

Cabbage Autumn

Kilaton

Kings

50

03 - March/April

2010 seed

Cabbage Red

Huzar

Kings

85

03 - March/April

2010 seed

Cabbage Spring

Flowers of Spring

Kings

350

04 - April

Free seed in 2011

Cabbage Summer

Primo

Kings

500

03 - March

use 2010 seed

Cabbage Winter

Tundra

Kings

125

03 - March/April

use 2010 seed

Cabbage Winter

January King

Kings

500

05 - May

2011 new seed

Calabrese

Green Magic

Kings

100

04 - April

use 2010 seed

Calabrese

Marathon

Kings

100

04 - April

use 2010 seed

Carrots

Autumn King 2

Kings

2000

04 - April

Tried & Tested

Carrots

Early Nantes 2

Kings

2000

04 - April

Tried & Tested

Carrots

Early Nantes 2

Thompson & Morgan

1000

04 - April

Free packet of seed

Carrots

Rainbow Mixed

Plants of Distinction

350

04 - April

New seed for this year

Carrots

Flakkee

Kings

700

04 - April

large roots good in storage

Carrots

Yellowstone

Plants of Distinction

04 - April

Complimentary packet

Cauliflower

Kaleidoscope Mixed

Plants of Distinction

60

04 - April

New seed for this year

Cauliflower

Clapton

Plants of Distinction

25

05 - May

clubroot resistant - new seed for 2011

Courgettes

Zucchini

Kings

20

05 - May

Tried & Tested

Courgettes

Jemmer

Kings

15

05 - May

Tried & Tested

Courgettes

All Green Bush

Kings

05 - May

Free seed with Kitchen Garden Magazine

Cucumber

Burpless Tasty Green

Kings

20

04 - April

Tried & Tested

French beans

Tendergreen

Kings

150

05 - May

Tried & Tested

French beans

Royalty

Kings

125

05 - May

Tried & Tested

French beans

Sungold

Kings

125

05 - May

Tried & Tested

Garlic

Elephant Garlic

Marshalls

12

03 - March onwards

1 pack of 12 standard cloves

Kale

Curly Scarlet

Mr Fothergills

03 - March onwards

Free seed with Grow Your Own Magazine

Leeks

Giant Winter

Kings

500

03 - March onwards

Tried & Tested

Leeks

Blue Solaise

Kings

225

03 - March onwards

On trial for 2011

Lettuce

Artic King

Kings

950

2010 seed

Lettuce

Great Lakes

Kings

750

03 - March onwards

2010 seed

Lettuce

Little Gem

Kings

750

03 - March onwards

2010 seed

Lettuce

Mixed

Kings

950

03 - March onwards

2010 seed

Lettuce

Mixed Lettuce Leaves

DT Brown

03 - March onwards

Free seed for 2011

Lettuce

Saladin

Kings

1200

03 - March onwards

On trial for 2011

Lettuce

Red Iceburg

Plants of Distinction

03 - March onwards

On trial for 2011

Lettuce

Rougette Du Midi sub for Parilla Red

Kings

950

03 - March onwards

On trial for 2011

Melon

Noir des Carmes

Plants of Distinction

10

04 - April

Actually produced some tiny fruit on 2010, must try harder this year

Onions  

Fen Early

Marshalls

100

04 - 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

04 - 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 b little earlier.

Onions  

Hytech

Marshalls

100

04 - 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 c little earlier.

Onions  

Stuttgarter Stanfield

Marshalls

100

04 - 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 c little earlier.

Parsnips

Gladiator

Kings

500

03 - March

usually crops ok

Parsnips

White King

Kings

800

03 - March

On trial for 2011

Peas

Feltham First

Kings

350

03 - March

On trial for 2011

Peas

Onward

Kings

350

04 - April

Tried & Tested

Peas

Progress No 9

Kings

350

04 - April

Tried & Tested

Peas

Carouby de Maussane

Kings

250

04 - April

On trial for 2011

Peppers

Jimmy Nardellos's

Plants of Distinction

25

04 - April

Good in 2010

Peppers

Tequila Sunrise

Plants of Distinction

25

04 - April

Good in 2010

Potatoes

Charlotte

Alan Romans

04 - April

3kg bags of Second Earlies (crop ok from 2010)

Potatoes

International Kidney

Alan Romans

04 - April

1kg bags of Early Maincrop (crop ok from 2010)

Potatoes

Lady Christl

Alan Romans

04 - April

1kg bags of First Earlies (crop ok from 2010)

Potatoes

Maris Bard

Alan Romans

02 - Feb part

1kg bags of Early Maincrop (crop ok from 2010) (greenhouse & planting)

Potatoes

Nadine

Alan Romans

04 - April

1kg bags of Second Earlies (crop ok from 2010)

Potatoes

Nicola

Alan Romans

04 - April

3kg bags of Early main crop (crop ok from 2010)

Potatoes

Red Duke of York

Alan Romans

04 - April

1kg bags of First Earlies (crop ok from 2010)

Potatoes

Winston

Alan Romans

02 - Feb part

1kg bags of First Earlies (greenhouse & planting)

Radish

Mixed

Kings

1000

03 - March onwards

Tried & Tested

Radish

Candela di fuoco

Mr Fothergills

03 - March onwards

Free seeds 2011

Rocket

Rocket

Mr Fothergills

1000

04 - April onwards

Free seeds 2011

Runner Beans

Desiree

Kings

35

05 - May

Tried & Tested

Runner Beans

Lady Di

Kings

45

05 - May

Tried & Tested

Runner Beans

Enorma

Kings

55

05 - May

Tried & Tested

Runner Beans

Painted Lady

Kings

45

05 - May

Tried & Tested

Shallots

Ambition

Marshalls

4.5m row

03 - March/April

Trial from seed for 2011

Shallots

Pikant

Marshalls

25

04 - April

usually crops ok

Shallots

Picasso

Marshalls

25

04 - April

usually crops ok

Spinach

El Grinta

Unwins

50

03 - March

Free with Gardeners World

Spring Onions

Crimson Forest

Kings

500

03 - March/April

Trial for 2011

Squash

Crown Prince

Plants of Distinction

8

04 - April

Tried & Tested

Squash

Autumn Crown

Plants of Distinction

8

04 - April

New variety for 2011

Swede  

Marian

Kings

700

05 - May

2010 seed

Sweet Corn  

Sweet Nugget

Kings

50

05 - May

Tried & Tested

Sweet Corn

Tasty Gold

Kings

50

04 - April

Tried & Tested

Tomatoes

Amish Gold

Plants of Distinction

20

04 - April

Excellent in 2010

Tomatoes

Blondkopfchen

Plants of Distinction

20

04 - April

Trial for 2011

Tomatoes

Gardeners Delight

Kings

04 - April

Free seeds 2011

Tomatoes

German Red Strawberry

Plants of Distinction

20

04 - April

Trial for 2011

Tomatoes

Marizol Gold

Plants of Distinction

20

04 - April

Trial for 2011

Tomatoes

Moneymaker

Kings

75

04 - April

Tried & Tested

Tomatoes

Red Cherry

DT Brown

04 - April

Free seeds 2011

Tomatoes

Tumbling Tom Red

Kings

30

04 - April

Good crop 2010

Tomatoes

Tumbling Tom Yellow

Kings

25

04 - April

Trial for 2011

Tomatoes

Yellow Perfection

Kings

04 - April

2009 Seed