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Now becoming more popular in the kitchen, celeriac is normally grown for its celery tasting knobbly roots which are grated and added to salads. It can be used as a celery substitute and is easier t...

Get the very best, freshest lettuce by growing your own from the wide range of types and varieties that are available to gardeners these days. And by choosing a selection of varieties and having...

We have also included radicchio types here. Both are grown for their large lettuce-like heads ready for harvesting from the autumn for use in mixed leaf salads. Some chicory varieties are also grow...

Celery can need a little care, although the newer self-blanching varieties make life easier. The soil must be moisture retentive and never dry out. As a result it is often better to grow in a trenc...

Onions are one of the most versatile vegetables and are quite easy to grow. Many people grow bulbing onions from sets - immature bulbs - although seed is a good and straightforward starting point; ...

A stalwart winter vegetable which has many uses. Thinnings make excellent salad vegetables. Young plants are raised in a seed bed and then transplanted to their final growing positions, possibly wh...

Modern varieties will give good results in our climate and Sweet Corn is another one of those vegetables that tastes so much better picked and cooked immediately. Sweet Corn must be grown in a su...

An easy crop to grow and to judge by our sales, one of the nation’s favourite vegetables! The roots are best picked when young and cooked fresh. Pickling is another option. If roots are stored in w...