Growing Guides

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  DURHAM EARLY

  Probably one of the most well known and reliable spring cabbages. Cabbage Durham Early produces firm, pointed, well flavoured hearts on compact plants. This compact variety also be sown or planted closely for delicious 'spring greens' ready to harvest from February.

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  SCARLET EMPEROR

  The variety everyone knows - probably because it is reliable, crops well and produces beans of outstandingly good flavour. There are better strains available, but none which is as well loved or as widely grown as this great old performer.

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  DELIKATES

  A very tasty patty pan squash, which produces plenty of white-skinned fruits that can be treated like courgettes. If left to grow larger, hollow out the seed cavity and stuff with a favourite savoury filling and bake. The plants resist powdery mildew well, so stay productive longer.

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  ALL THE YEAR ROUND

  All The Year Round is a good old standby variety as it is highly reliable. The quality of this vegetable truely is the mark of a good gardener with large curds surrounded by dark green leaves. Sow October in a cold frame, plant out in March, cut in June. Sow February to April, cut late June to September.