around £10
Basil Genovese
£1.95
Basil Genovese
Classic Genovese style basil
£1.95
Easy to grow Genovese style basil seeds to sow in pots. Lasts through the summer. Sow Mar - mid July.
Mixed Lettuce Misticanza
£1.95
Mixed Lettuce Misticanza
Pick and come again mixed lettuce
£1.95
Traditionally, ‘Misticanza’ is a Roman feature going back over 2000 years. In the 15th century, Borrage, Mint, Chicory barba di Frate and Rocket were also included, but this pack has 13 varieties of lettuce all mixed together.
Sow in succession for a continuous harvest.
Everything you need for the salad bowl in one pack.
approx 6000 seeds.
Sow Mar-end Sep.
Courgette Striato
£1.95
Courgette Striato
Courgettes amongst our favourite vegetables to grow in the garden - the sheer productivity of a courgette has to be seen to be believed.
£1.95
The classic striped Italian Zucchini. A productive, bushy plant with medium sized fruits, producing upto 5kg of fruit per plant.
approx 54 seeds.
Sow mid Mar-Aug.
Featured by Carol Klein on ‘Grow your own veg’ BBC2
Flat Leafed Parsley
£1.95
Flat Leafed Parsley
A large flat leaf variety from Naples.
£1.95
Really tasty. Will grow again after cutting. 6600 seeds. Sow Mar-end Sep.
Pumpkin Marina of Chioggia
£1.95
Pumpkin Marina of Chioggia
Very old, rustic pumpkin from near Venice.
£1.95
Thick, knobbly skin and sweet yellow/orange flesh. Rich in Vitamin A which helps keep eyes and skin healthy. Also contains mineral salts (Calcium & Phosphorous). c9. Sow Mar-end Jun and harvest till the end of November.
Beetroot of Chioggia
£1.95
Beetroot of Chioggia
A wonderful variety from the Venice region.
£1.95
Round red root with alternate white and red stripes on the inside. Sow from March - end June. c600 seeds.
Cauliflower Romanesco
£1.95
Cauliflower Romanesco
Green cauliflower from Rome with unusual spiral patterns over each floret forming an unusual head.
£1.95
c1800 seeds Sow May-end July.
Pepper Corno Rosso
£1.95
Pepper Corno Rosso
Also known as Bulls Horns in Italy due to their shape or Corno di Toro.
£1.95
Sweet, red, fleshy, tapering fruits.
Absolutely great cooked on a griddle or BBQ.
c300 seeds.
Sow February - end May.
c65 days to maturity green and 75-85 days to red.
Swiss Chard Costa Bianca
£1.95
Swiss Chard Costa Bianca
Fry the stalks in butter, eat the leaves like spinach
£1.95
Easy to grow - sow directly into the ground from March- end July.
Wild Rocket
£1.95
Wild Rocket
like an interesting man... hot, wild and Italian!
£1.95
Garden quality wild rocket. Stronger flavour than the cultivated variety (some say a better flavour), with a smaller leaf area. A must have, and great value as there are 6000 seeds. Cut and come again (2-3 times). Sow Mar-May and Aug-Sep.
Borlotto Bean Lamon
£2.25
Borlotto Bean Lamon
We are so used to eating Borlotti beans out of tins or seeing them dried. Why not grow them and eat fresh beans instead?
£2.25
Variegated bean, pinkish red splodges on white. The plants are 180-190cms tall. 6-7 beans per pod. High iron and fibre content. 50g. Sow April - June.
WORM TOP TIPS
If you’ve had trouble with beans sown directly outside because of poor germination or slug problems, try sowing them in early May in pots under a cold frame or similar covering. Healthy young plants will be ready to plant out within about 5 weeks and then growing away far quicker than your outdoor sowings.
Why not also use the Borlotti ‘Lamon’ for making the famous Venetian dish of ‘Pasta e Fagioli’ and Borlotti beans freeze brilliantly.
Chilli Pepper - Red Cherry
£2.50
Chilli Pepper - Red Cherry
'Piccante Calabrese' or hot of Calabria.
£2.50
These chillies are round, hot and can be stuffed with tuna and arranged into jars of olive oil. Also great for stuffing as they will lose half their heat when cooked but have an excellent flavour of the fruit itself rather than just being all heat. Sow February - June.
