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Vegetable Seed Review 2007
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GARDENACTION
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An established favourite tomato seed which produces very sweet, tasty bite-sized
tomatoes. This is the most reliable tomato I know and I always buy
a pack of seeds for the allotment. RHS Award of Garden merit. Grows well in
large pots or grow bags. 140 seeds for £1.65 |
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New from Suttons in 2006, this tomato has been bred for it's good
resistance to many diseases but especially blight. I'm definitely
giving it a try! Tasty, early fruiting and ideal for outdoors or a cool greenhouse. 20 seeds for £2.89 |
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Bite sized golden tomatoes that are the sweetest you ever tasted.
Very reliable heavy cropper. Grow outdoors or in a greenhouse.
Good for grow bags. No disease problems. Absolutely our favourite. 10 seeds for £2.55 |
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One of the earliest maturing lettuce, dense heads. This lettuce is
good for both outside and and under cover. A Butterhead variety of
proven performance we rate Tom Thumb as a a lettuce seed of the
highest quality. 1100 seeds for £1.09 |
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Our favourite lettuce seed for many years and it still is for
2007. An RHS Award of Garden Merit winner, this cos lettuce
produces a crisp heart. Can also be sown in Autumn 1300 seeds for £1.19 |
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An iceberg type lettuce with a crisp crunch heart. Bred by Dobies
this a great lettuce. Award of Garden Merit in 2004. 220 seeds for £1.10 |
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Superb red colour and a great taste as well. Kamal produces firm
regular shaped onions which are good for salads and cooking. 220 seeds for £1.75 |
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A great all rounder which produces largish onions which still keep
for a long time. The onions are gold to straw coloured, in the
traditional globe shape and have firm, pure white flesh. Medium
strength flavour. 200 seeds for £1.99 |
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Brunswick is a great choice from seed or set. A lovely red colour
with a sweetish onion flavour, this is not over-powering. 350 seeds for £1.50 |
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Award of Garden merit for this superb onion from onion sets.
Centurion is early maturing so will produce a reliable crop in
most parts of the UK. Tasty, good colour and evenly sized bulbs.
Also available at Mr Fothergill's but they are more expensive than
Suttons. 227 grams for £1.65 |
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Relatively new onion set which keeps into the New Year. The onions
produced medium to large and resistant to many common diseases.
Also available at Suttons 250 grams for £2.75 |
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Red Supreme is great for salads with it's shiny skin and deeply
red-veined white flesh. 227 grams for £2.65 |
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GARDENACTION TOP TWO REVIEW
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Arcadia is a reliable and easy to grow broccoli variety. It
matures quickly and will produce a crop in June in many parts of
the country. The heads are firm and dense and will stay firm after
cooking. A great variety 60 seeds for £3.25 |
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Aptly named after the ancient monster, cut the heads off this
variety of broccoli and more smaller heads will be continuously be
produced. A great variety. 60 seeds for £3.25 |
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GARDENACTION TOP THREE REVIEW
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RHS
Award of Garden Merit and for good reason. A carrot with a lovely
red colour, even shape and good size. Autumn King 2 is the best
carrot for keeping into the autumn. 1,000 seeds for £1.29 |
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Parano |
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One of the best early carrots, a great combination with Autumn
King 2 above. Good carrot fly resistance and very tender and sweet
to eat. Packet £2.42 |
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Flyaway |
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Given a 5 star rating specially for those of us who have problems
with carrot fly. This is the most resistant variety but the
carrots remain delicious to eat. Packet £2.50 |
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RHS Award of Garden Merit for this Tendersweet variety. Reliable
germination, very sweet flavour and great texture make this one of
the best sweet corn. 30 seeds for £1.69 |
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A very tasty sweet corn variety that has been bred for the cooler
UK weather. Recommended by NIAB. Our number one choice. 35 seeds for £1.85 |
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Try something different this year, grow baby corn. Harvest as soon
as the tassels begin to show, these will be ready a month or so
earlier than full sized sweet corn. Eat raw in salads or steamed /
stir fried in your favourite chinese recipe. 35 seeds for £1.75 |
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