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Showing "L-P" products from "Fruit & Vegetable Catalogue 2009"
Don't forget to order a pack or two of these, as there is nothing more frustrating than unlabelled seed trays or plant rows.
Dense spires of double blooms which range from white to pink through light blue to deep mauve. Easy to grow for beds and borders.
Harmful if eaten. So easy to grow, this is a wonderful border and cut flower. Large, double blooms.
Very popular container and hanging basket plant. The feathery foliage becomes covered in a dome of star shaped blue flowers. Also known as lsotoma or Solenopsis.
A wonderful mixture of pink shades and pure white. Quick and easy to grow forming neat, free-flowering plants.
Uniform, bushy plants produce well-filled spikes of white flowers. Delightfully fragrant. Their long flowering season makes them perfect for borders, low hedging and containers.
Makes a good compact plant so is ideal for a low hedge or for edging borders. Flowers stand out well against the grey-green foliage.
Grow our two varieties of leeks for up to eight months' supply of this delicious and versatile vegetable. Both Carlton F1 and Sultan F1 will stand in good condition for many weeks, needing only to be lifted as required. They are outstanding varieties, which we thoroughly recommend.Why not order an extra pack to lift young in summer as extra succulent and tasty baby leeks? They are superb for adding to stir fry dishes, salads or steamed for a few minutes and served with a cheese sauce.Carlton F1 This early variety is ready from August, but will stand until October if required. The stems are long, with a good length of white. There is little waste and no 'bulbing' with this excellent hybrid.Sultan F1 Takes over from Carlton F1 in November and its slender, dense shanks can be pulled right through to March. High yielding and with a fine flavour, the plants have white tip and rust resistance.
The first blue-green F1 hybrid bred specifically to give first class yields of very high quality uniform leeks. Quick to establish, the plants show a good level of rust-tolerance.
Has a very long season of use thanks to its hardiness. Long, white stems and dark green flags.
Can be picked as baby leeks from late summer or left to mature into long white shanks with healthy, dark green foliage. Has good resistance to bulbing.
A superb late summer/autumn selection with medium long shanks of top quality and good flavour. Plants are resistant to bulbing and to bolting.
Stands up well to winter weather to give a good crop of large, tasty leeks from autumn onwards.
May not improve your brain power, but you'll love this tasty leek which is perfect for high density production of 'baby' leeks or for a normal spacing of good, long shanks. Always very slow to bolt.
The latest leek. Stands harsh winters to provide a tasty harvest from February through to May. Resists rust and white tip.
The tastiest leek? It's a favourite in our kitchens. A late maincrop which produces thick, solid stems.
Well named for it has very long shanks, which are ready in October, but will stand in good condition until the following March. So useful in the kitchen and a good one for exhibition work.
Introduced in the 1880s and still going strong on the show bench and in the kitchen. The long, thick, delicious shanks are very cold hardy, staying in good condition in the garden for months.
An excellent choice for organic and low fertiliser regimes, this quick maturing autumn cropper holds its condition right through the winter, giving broad, heavy shanks of fine flavour. A first rate modern variety.
A splendid Victorian variety which is still a great favourite with many of our customers. A mid season leek with thick, rather short stems of very good flavour. Very hardy and totally reliable.
