Growing Guides

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  STARBURST

  A most impressively long variety, which not only eats wonderfully well, bit is also well up to the mark for exhibition work too. The stalks are strong, broad and pink-tinged towards the base. A fine future awaits this excellent trench celery.

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  PASSANDRA

  The perfect choice for smaller households, this all-female variety produces a heavy crop of 6in-long mini-cues which are big on flavour and crunch. Easy to manage, the plants have good resistance to mildews and mosaic virus.

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  EDAMAME SUMMER SHELL

  Edamame are the immature pods of soya beans, traditionally eaten whole in Asian cuisine - particularly in Japan where the boiled pods are served as a snack, sprinkled with rock salt and enjoyed with a cold beer! They are packed with protein, essential amino acids, calcium and vitamins. Easy to grow, reaching 60cm/2ft in height they don't require support and each pod will yield 3 seeds on average. DO NOT eat RAW beans or pods.

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  AQUILES

  Can be over-wintered if desired for an extra early crop of top class, tightly domed heads. Aquiles F1 can also be planted closer together than many other varieties, making the most of garden space. Once the central head is cut, delicious smaller side shoots are produced.