Growing Guides

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  TOM THUMB

  A much-loved lettuce producing delicious little butter-heads on fast growing plants. Grow under cloches for an extra early crop. It is also an excellent summer lettuce as it tolerates high temperatures and resists bolting better than larger varieties.

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  COUNTESS

  The sweetest parsnip, it is high yielding and disease-tolerant, it gives a fine crop of uniform, smooth skinned pure white roots. Reliable in a variety of soils and seasons and has a very good taste and texture. Maturing time approximately 32-36 weeks from sowing.

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  EXCEL

  The sweetest flavoured spring cabbage, its small heads are quite delicious. The flavour is perhaps better still when harvested as really young spring greens.

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  RED ACE

  Red Ace is early to medium maturing hybrid red beetroot, suitable for all-year-round production. Red Ace's wide adaptability and excellent yield potential have made it an industry leader. Red Ace is renowned for its smooth, uniform, deep red, globe-shaped roots, high yields and consistent performance.