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Vegetable Seed Review 2007  

Vegetable Seed Review 2007
 

GARDENACTION TOP THREE REVIEW 2007
TOMATOES

Variety

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Gardeners Delight

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go to Thompson and Morgan
and order 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

Fantasio F1

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and order 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

Sungold

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and order 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

 

GARDENACTION TOP THREE REVIEW 2007
LETTUCE

Variety

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Tom Thumb

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and order 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

Lobjoits Green Cos

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and order 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

Dickinson

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and order 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

 

GARDENACTION TOP THREE REVIEW 2007
ONION SEED

Variety

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Comments

Kamal F1

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and order 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

Rijnsburger

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to order 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

Brunswick

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to order 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

 

GARDENACTION TOP THREE REVIEW 2007
ONION SETS

Variety

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Comments

Centurion

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and order 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

Orion

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to order 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

Red Supreme

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and order Red Supreme is great for salads with it's shiny skin and deeply red-veined white flesh.
227 grams  for �2.65

 

GARDENACTION TOP TWO REVIEW 2007
MAINCROP BROCCOLI SEED

Variety

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Comments

Arcadia F1

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and order 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

Hydra

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and order 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


 

GARDENACTION TOP THREE REVIEW 2007
CARROT SEED

Variety

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Comments

Autumn King 2

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and order 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

Parano

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to order 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

Flyaway

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to order 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

 
 

GARDENACTION TOP THREE REVIEW 2007
SWEET CORN SEED

Variety

Rating and Buy Link

Comments

Lark

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& Morgan
and order 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

Sundance

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and order 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

Minipop

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and order 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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