Grow Your Own Food Seeds, Seedlings Plants & Trees
Grow your own Fruit and Vegetables from seeds and plants plus fertilisers, plant foods and compost from top stores like Plant Me Know and Wilkinsons
Tomato Red Alert
Sowing Space the seeds 2cm (½”) apart in trays or two to a cell in modules under glass at 20-21°C. Cover lightly with compost, and cover with glass to retain humidity. Planting Remove glass as soon as seedlings appear. Prick off tray seedlings, as soon as the leaves have formed, into 9cm (3”) pots. Thin module seedlings to one per cell. Harden off plants for outdoor planting. When first truss of flowers appears, transplant to growing site spacing 45-60cm (18-24”) apart. Other Instructions Pick as soon as fruit is ripe to encourage more to develop. Feed with a tomato fertilizer as soon as first trusses appear.
Asparagus Pea Seeds
Flavour is believed to be similar to asparagus. Pods are ready for harvest when approx. 2.5cm long. Deep red flowers are followed by masses of 4 winged pods.
Cucumber Chinese Slangen Seeds
These long slender cucumbers grow up to 50cm in length with some spines. Very sweet with few seeds and are great in the garden and in growing bags outside. Good source of vitamin C and vitamin A.
Cabbage Bloemendaalse Gele Seeds
Historic variety still grown for its excellent flavour and texture. Large, open savoy with slightly pointed and very thin leaves. Excellent source of vitamin C and antioxidants.
Broccoli Raab 60 days seeds
Broccoli-like tender shoots produced on dwarf plants. Italian speciality, can be grown over a long season. Source of vitamin C and A, and antioxidants.
Cucumber Burpless Tasty Green
A vast improvement on the old ridge cucumbers, superb flavour but with no bitterness. Crisp, digestible fruit. Sowing Sow four or five seeds in a 9cm (3.5”) pot under glass at a minimum of 18°C. Temperature must be maintained at night. As soon as the seedlings have produced three true leaves, prick off into individual pots. About four weeks later, plant out in the growing site 60cm (24”) apart. Water thoroughly and regularly. The fruits are at their best when about 20cm (9”) long. Do not leave older fruits on the vine.
Cauliflower Maystar
Sowing Sow the seeds thinly in a well prepared seed bed outside, 2cm (3/4”) deep with 15cm (6”) between rows. Planting As soon as possible, thin the seedlings to 10cm (4”) apart. When the seedlings have formed 5 or 6 leaves, transplant, taking as much soil as possible, into the growing site 60cm (24”) apart and rows 75cm (30”) apart. Other Instructions Cauliflower plants dislike any check in growth, never allow root area to dry out.
Wilko Tub & Basket Moisture Retaining Compost 15ltr
A perfectly balanced, peat reduced formula based compost containing all the nutrients essential for strong, healthy blooms. Specially formulated to store maximum moisture by the inclusion of water retaining granules.
Cucumber La Diva
All-American selections winner. Extra sweet, crisp, non-bitter fruit with smooth thin skin. Sowing Sow four of five seeds in a 9cm pot under glass at a minimum of 18°C. Temperature must be maintained at night. As soon as seedlings have produced three true leaves, prick off into individual pots. About four weeks later, plant out in the growing site 45cm apart when all fears of frost have past. Water thoroughly and regularly. Pick fruit on the small side, 10-12cm. High yields can be obtained by regular picking.
Lambs Lettuce Gala Seeds
Lambs Lettuce Gala is a vigorous plants with large, semi-rounded leaves in loose rosettes. They have a soft texture and delicate, distinctive flavour, generally eaten in salads and a tasty substitute to spinach in recipes.
Pea Blauwschokker Seeds
Tall plants producing good yields of succulent bright green peas. An abundance of red and violet flowers are followed by deep purple pods, very attractive. Excellent source of folate, vitamin A and vitamin C.
Radish Daikon Mooli Minowase Nr 2 Seeds
Radish Daikon Mooli Minowase is easy to grow, large Oriential radish. The succulent white roots 30cm (12in) long or more, have a crisp texture and mild flavour. Traditionally used in stir-fries, and pickled, it is also great in salads.
Radish Hilds roter Neckarruhm Seeds
Radish Hilds roter Neckarruhm is are easy to grow, tapering roots to 30cm (12in) long have a lovely mild, spicy flavour and crunchy texture. Served as a snack with beer in Germany, they are simply sliced and rubbed with salt.
Cabbage Filderkraut Seeds
Cabbage Filderkraut is a traditional German sauerkraut variety. The thin and tender leaves are just perfect for shredding in salads and coleslaw too. Large pointed heads can weigh up to 4.5kg (10lbs)!
Broccoli Romanesco natalino Seeds
Beetroot Monorubra produce unusual, bright lime-green spiral' florets with a distinctive almost nutty flavour. Steam whole heads to retain their shape or eat raw to maximise its sweet distinct flavour and crunchy texture.
Radish Amethyst Seeds
Radish amethyst seeds produce vividly coloured roots with a deliciously fresh and tangy flavour. When sliced, the intensely coloured skins contrast beautifully against the pure white flesh and with their fresh lively flavour they add lots of character to any dish. Easy to grow.
Cucumber Telegraph Improved
Sowing Sow the seeds individually in 9cm (3”) pots under glass at 21°C. Push the seed edgewise into the compost 1cm (1/2”) deep. Planting As soon as seedlings have produced 3 true leaves, transplant into 15cm (6”) pots. When the plants are about 10cm (4”) tall, plant out in the growing site, maintaining 21°C. Care Tips Water regularly and often water the ground to increase humidity but give good ventilation to avoid disease.
Marigold Naughty Marietta
Sowing Sow into pots or trays in a good compost under glass at 22-24°C. Cover the seeds lightly with sifted compost. Planting When the seedlings are large enough to handle, prick off into trays 5cm (2”) apart. Grow on and gradually harden off before planting in the flowering site 25cm (10”) apart from late May. Other Instructions The scent of Marigolds is thought to deter white fly, and plants are often placed with tomatoes where this is a problem.