The Ultimate Winter Vegetable Collection
vegetable plug plant collection
£32.99
- size:
- 120 plug plants
- available within:
- to order from spring 2011
- Position: full sun
- Soil: humus-rich, moisture retentive soil
- Rate of growth: fast
- Hardiness: hardy
No need to stop producing a bountiful crop of vegetables after the temperatures drop. This collection of vegetables can be harvested throughout winter and added to hearty stews and roast dinners. Yum!
Suitable for filling a well prepared vegetable patch aproximately 10m².
The collection contains the following seasonal selection - - 10 x cauliflower (autumn & winter). Spread the harvest season with both autumn and winter-ready cauliflowers. You may receive 5 x 'Skywalker' - an outstanding hybrid, which makes excellent eating from October, and 5 x 'Cendis' - which is ready to eat in December.
- 10 x novelty cauliflower. Some more unusual varieties, which could include 5 x 'Navona' - a romanesco type which is architecturally stunning and has a fresh, nutty taste, and 5 x 'Graffiti' - a purple cauliflower with a delicious, sweet taste.
- 10 x cabbage (mixed) A lovely mix of varieties will be heading your way. Some of the varieties may include; 'Rodon' - eye catching, large red headed cabbage with excellent resistance to frost. 'Duchy' a fast growing 'hispi' type that has a sweet taste. Excellent in stir fries or salads. 'Tundra' - late maturing savoy cabbage cross Dutch white variety with fantastic winter hardiness.
- 10 x broccoli (mixed) A couple of unusual varieties make up this selection. You may receive 5 x 'Ironman' - a superb, vigorous broccoli with tasty, dome-shaped, deep green heads and 5 x 'Bordeaux' - a very early cropping, purple sprouting variety, that can be harvested as cut and come again.
- 10 x swede 'Helenor' - a main crop, high yielding swede with a good globe-shaped bulb and sweet, light orange flesh.
- 10 x Brussel sprouts (mixed early mid & late) We will send 3 or 4 of each variety to make up the 10 plants, and they may include -'Maximus' - ready to harvest from September, these are sturdy plants with tasty sprouts. 'Helemus' - ready to eat from late autumn to Christmas, this variety will produce a bumper crop. 'Millenium' - a first class, late variety with delicious, sweet tasting sprouts.
- 10 x kale (mixed red, black & green) Three different varieties of Kale, which could include 'Cavalo Nero'- crinkled, greeny-black, upright leaves which are useful in Italian cooking. 'Red Kale' - as the temperatures drop the colour intensifies on this decorative variety. 'Dwarf Green Curled' - a tasty, old variety which is very cold hardy so good for open and exposed gardens.
- 10 x radicchio 'Rossa di Treviso Precoce' - an Italian favourite and a member of the chicory family. It has a spicy taste and is often used to add colour and zest to salads.
- 40 x leek 'Kenton' - a late variety with high yields and good uniformity to the medium shanks and dark green foliage.
- 1 x pack of pak choi Seeds - pick early for baby leaf which can be used in salads, or leave to mature and add to stir fries.
Please note: The contents of this pack may vary slightly depending upon the season. - Garden care: Remove the packs from their box upon arrival.If left in a bright spot they can stay in their sealed bags for up to a weekbefore planting. After planting make sure they are kept well watered and feed with a liquid fertiliser that is high in potash throughout. the growing season. You may need to provide growing supports for the taller plants.
