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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.
There's really nothing like the taste of tangy, homemade horseradish sauce! Establishing your own crop is so easy by planting our specially-prepared, thongs.
A superb culinary onion and favoured showbench variety, plus a regular award winner - what more could you ask? The Kelsae has a lovely sweet flavour, even at a large size. Your plants will be module grown from true 'raisers stock' and sown over the Christmas period, the traditional sowing time. We will then manage all stages of production up until the transplanting stage, when they will be delivered to you around mid April 2009.
