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These fascinating little tubers are delicious simply scrubbed and steamed, added to stir fries or eaten raw. With the consistency of water chestnuts, they have a delicate nutty taste.
Has the same taste and texture as the Common Artichoke but the tubers are larger and have a smoother surface, making them much easier to prepare. Eat boiled, baked or roasted.
The highest yielding asparagus we know, it is remarkable not just for the quantity of purple-tipped spears it produces, but also for their very high quality. Ariane begins cropping early in the season and continues for several weeks.
In our book '2000' is the tastiest asparagus of them all. Quite a claim, but we know you will love the slender, purple spears of this outstanding New Zealand-bred variety. Sweeter and more tender than green asparagus, it has a real melt-in-the-mouth appeal whether cooked or served raw in salads.
This New Zealand-bred, purple speared, mid season variety is sweeter, more tender (on account of its low fibre) and higher in antioxidants than green types. It is also high yielding and absolutely delicious. So tender, it can even be eaten raw if desired.
We have selected some of the very best modern varieties to ensure you have an abundant supply of 'greens' from summer through to autumn. All are robust and have hybrid vigour to make really healthy and productive plants.Brussels Sprout Maximus F1 An early yet long lasting variety which gives an abundance of mid green sprouts with an excellent flavour from September through to November. The plants have superb disease resistance.Cabbage Kilaton F1 At last a cabbage which has resistance to club root And what a cabbage! A large, densely hearted ballhead with a lovely texture and flavour. Great cooked or for making delicious coleslaw. Cabbage Traviata F1 This top-notch Savoy is usually ready for cutting from November onwards. We have chosen it for its dark colour, dense heads and, of course, its superb flavour. Very hardy, it is also disease-resistant.Cauliflower Moby Dick F1 One of the finest autumn varieties, 'Moby' produces deep, pure white curds which are well protected by its ample foliage. Usually ready from September onwards, it has a great flavour and has the quality to make it to the show bench.Calabrese Ironman F1 A splendidly vigorous variety which yields high quality, blue-green heads from September through to November.
A top class 'soft neck' strain, being a vigorous grower, high yielder and very good keeper. Originally from south west France (but produced in Britain), it can be autumn- or spring-planted. Autumn planting gives the best green bulbs in June, known as 'wet garlic'. Enjoy its superb flavour raw or cooked in a host of recipes.
This purple 'hard neck' garlic originates from southern Ukraine. It gives strongly flavoured bulbs which are lovely roasted or added to stir fry dishes.
Closer to leeks than to true garlic, you will produce large bulbs up to 4in (10cm) across with jumbo-sized cloves. It has a mild, almost sweet flavour which can be appreciated if cloves are chopped into salads or roasted whole and served as a special vegetable.
The plump, pink cloves of this highly prized variety are arranged around the 'rocamboles' or flowering spikes. A very strong garlic, originally from south west France and central Spain. Considered a real delicacy when pickled.
Originally from northern Provence, this white, 'soft neck' garlic yields bulbs nearly as large as those our Elephant Garlic! It has a lovely, rounded, almost sweet flavour. A most impressive variety, Provence Wight is great in aioli sauce..
A splendid relic from the Samartian civilisation of the Black Sea, this 'hard neck' garlic has large, juicy cloves of fine flavour. It also produces 'rocamboles' to add to pickles and stir-fries.
The best keeping garlic we know, the bulbs can last as long as the following March after lifting them in July. This superb, softneck strain yields large, high quality bulbs with a fragrance which is both long and strong.
Heat treating our onion sets is rather like turbo-charging them! The process takes several months, but the process means they establish and grow very rapidly, giving higher yields - and with virtually no risk of prematurely running to seed or 'bolting'. This totally natural process is not usually complete until late March/early April, and we despatch your sets as soon as they are ready for immediate planting.This onion takes some beating for its all-round performance. It gives heavy yields of attractive, gold skinned bulbs which maintain their good flavour and crispness through the winter and beyond.
Heat treating our onion sets is rather like turbo-charging them! The process takes several months, but the process means they establish and grow very rapidly, giving higher yields - and with virtually no risk of prematurely running to seed or 'bolting'. This totally natural process is not usually complete until late March/early April, and we despatch your sets as soon as they are ready for immediate planting.Hytech This onion takes some beating for its all-round performance. It gives heavy yields of attractive, gold skinned bulbs which maintain their good flavour and crispness through the winter and beyond. Red Baron The best red-skinned variety, the attractive, crimson-skinned bulbs when sliced reveal contrasting red and white rings, making it most attractive on the plate. Red Baron has a lovely, robust flavour and is a remarkably good keeper. The perfect partner for Hytech.
Heat treating our onion sets is rather like turbo-charging them! The process takes several months, but the process means they establish and grow very rapidly, giving higher yields - and with virtually no risk of prematurely running to seed or 'bolting'. This totally natural process is not usually complete until late March/early April, and we despatch your sets as soon as they are ready for immediate planting.The best red-skinned variety, the attractive, crimson-skinned bulbs when sliced reveal contrasting red and white rings, making it most attractive on the plate. Red Baron has a lovely, robust flavour and is a remarkably good keeper. The perfect partner for Hytech.
