Vegetable Plug Plants
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Dwarf Runner Bean – Hestia
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Runner beans for small gardens & containers
This variety is ideal for smaller plots, reaching only 45cm tall. You can plant 4 to 5 in a large pot. They are largely self-supporting, but if grown in a windy spot they would benefit from being grown around a short bamboo wigwam. These plants produce striking red and white flowers that look really lovely in the garden. Plug plants come with a complete growing guide.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Hestia (*organic)
In the kitchen: Steam or boil runner beans until they are just tender. Lovely served with a herby olive oil.
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French Climbing Bean – Blue Lake
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Easy to grow, decorative, and deliciously tasty
This variety of bean plant produces stringless, green pods. The beans inside are pure white and can be used as haricot beans at the end of the season. The plants can reach up to 1.5m in height and will need to climb a support. French Beans are easy to grow from plug plants, just plant in beds or large containers in a sunny vegetable plot or garden. Full planting and growing instructions are provided with the plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Blue Lake (organic)
In the kitchen: Great steamed with a drizzle of olive oil. Slightly sweeter in flavour than other French Beans
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French Climbing Bean – Cosse Violette
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Easy to grow purple beans
Producing lovely pink/purple flowers followed by small green pods that turn purple as they grow, this French climbing bean will crop over many weeks during the summer. The plug plants are very easy to grow and come with a complete growing guide.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Cosse Violette
In the kitchen: Top and tail, place in boiling water or steam and cook until tender. The beautiful deep purple french beans will turn a deep green on cooking.
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Frills Mustard
£5.99
(10 Plants)Packs a flavoursome punch!
These leaves have a fab flavour, giving a mustardy punch to salads and other dishes. You can start harvesting as soon as the leaves reach 5-10cm and if you keep picking off the leaves it will keep producing more for you to enjoy right through the summer months and into autumn.
Number of plants: 10
Variety: Frills (organic*)
In the kitchen: The texture is crunchy yet tender with a robust mustard flavour and mildly sweet and spicy pepper-like finish. The young leaves are mild and best used raw in a salad, but more mature leaves stand up well to a light sauté or braise.
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Giant Red Mustard
£5.99
(10 Plants)Easy to grow, decorative and tasty
This is a fabulous plant that grows quite large. It’s great looking. Best used as a cut-and-come-again leaf it has a really punchy, mustardy flavour. Add baby leaves to salads or treat larger leaves like spinach and wilt them down.
Number of plants: 10
Variety: Giant Red (organic*)
In the kitchen: Cut as baby leaf salad or leave to mature to use in stir-fries.
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Grow Your Own Christmas Dinner Plant Collection
£28.99
(80 Plants)The perfect selection to grow for Christmas
All the plants you need to grow your own Christmas veggies, but of course it’s not just for Christmas – you’d be able to harvest these veggies from mid/late autumn through the winter, so it’s a great one to choose to keep your plot going. Includes maincrop seed potatoes which can be harvested in Sep/Oct and stored until Christmas.Number of plants: 80 plug plants + 10 seed potatoes
What’s in the Box?
- Brussels Sprout Plants x 10
- Carrot Plants x 10
- Cauliflower Plants x 10
- Leek Plants x 20
- Parsnip Plants x 10
- Red Cabbage Plants x 10
- Seed Potatoes x 10
In the kitchen: This collection contains all the veg you need to cook up a fabulous holiday roast, and to keep you going with winter veggies for casseroles and other yum comfort food!
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Kohl Rabi – Delicacy Purple
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)An unusual addition to the vegetable garden
Although popular in Europe, Kohl Rabi is not that common a vegetable in the UK. It tastes like a cross between a broccoli stalk and a turnip. Kohl Rabi ‘Delicacy Purple’ is an early maturing purple variety with round shaped stems and good quality, delicate flesh. Harvest once the diameter reaches about 10cm. It is quite easy to grow, and full instructions are included with the plug plants.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Delicacy Purple (organic*)
In the kitchen: Kohl Rabi is a super tasty addition when grated into coleslaw or salads. Also yummy when roasted, steamed or stir-fried.
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Leaf Beet – Bulls Blood
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)A cut and come again crop, nutritious, hardy and easy to grow
Bulls blood not only looks amazing when growing with its dark red leaves but also adds a wonderful sweet flavour to your salads and is very nutritious. Growing from plug plants is very easy, just follow the advice in the growing guide that you’ll receive with the plants!Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Bulls Blood (organic*)
In the kitchen: Delicious raw in salads adding a wonderful sweet taste or can be steamed, boiled or used in a stir fry. If left to mature you can also enjoy the roots which are tender with a great flavour.
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Lettuce – Iceberg 2
£5.99
(10 Plants)A crunchy classic!
This is an easy to grow iceberg lettuce that doesn’t often bolt during the summer, making it a reliable option. It forms a tight head of crunchy lettuce that you can harvest once mature.
Number of plants: 10
Variety: Iceberg 2 (organic*)
In the kitchen: The best salads often have lettuce as their base to give you background flavours and plenty of crunch.
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Mangetout Pea – Shiraz
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)British bred purple mangetout peas
Add some colour to your veg patch this summer with purple mangetout peas. With its deep purple pods and beautiful two colour flowers, this plant looks as good as it tastes. It produces sweet, crunchy pods perfect for cooking or eating raw. They will need pea sticks or netting to scramble up as they grow. Be sure to water well when the flowers appear to ensure a good healthy crop. Your plug plants will arrive with a helpful growing guide. In late summer – plant in a greenhouse.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Shiraz (*organic)
In the kitchen: This variety of Mangetout can be eaten raw in salads or taste delicious added to your favourite stir fry recipe. The purple colour may fade to green when cooked.
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Mangetout Peas – Carouby de Mausanne
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Pretty plants that look like sweet peas!
This old French variety of mangetout produces large flat pods. You can expect to pick your own mangetout peas for several weeks once they start cropping. We particularly love growing them for their sweet pea-like flowers – they look great climbing a wigwam. Perfect for pots and beds, and very easy to grow from our plug plants. You’ll receive a full growing guide with your plant delivery. In late summer – plant in a greenhouse.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Carouby de Mausanne
In the kitchen: Mangetout are delicious eaten raw in salads, or add them to a stir-fry. Try steaming with french beans and drizzling with olive oil and freshly chopped herbs for a warm salad.
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Mizuna – Red Knight
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Attractive and easy to grow, a tasty addition to your veg patch
Mizuna is an attractive and delicious cut-and-come-again salad leaf with deeply cut spicy flavoured leaves. It is easy to grow and well worth having in your veg patch. Growing from our plug plants is very easy – just pop them in your veg plot when your plants arrive and keep them well watered – a complete growing guide is provided with every plant delivery.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Red Knight (organic*)
In the kitchen: Delicious in salads and also great for stir-frying.
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Red Onion – Red Baron
£6.99
(20 Plug Plants)A must have in the kitchen garden
This onion variety will produce firm, flattish-round bulbs with dark purple skin and red-tinged flesh. You can expect to harvest in late summer – if you dry the skins well (by drying in the sun for several days) the onions will store well. Try planting your onion plants next to carrots as this will help to deter carrot fly from the carrots. Growing onions from plug plants is just as easy as growing onions from sets. A full growing guide is provided with the plants.Number of plants: 20 plug plants
Variety: Red Baron (organic)
In the kitchen: Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Red onions are an attractive, milder, sweeter alternative to the yellow onion. Good for salads, marinades, salsas and roasts.
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Root Veg Collection
£21.99
(60 Plug Plants)The perfect selection of colourful, fun and tasty root vegetables
If you can’t decide which roots to grow this spring, then why not try this collection of plug plants? Containing a great selection of different root vegetables that can be used in all sorts of dishes, from casseroles and soups to slaws and salads. Root vegetables are easy to grow from plug plants – just choose a sunny site and make sure it is well dug over before planting. You’ll receive a full growing guide with your plants, so no experience is necessary!Number of plants: 60 plug plants
Space required: An area measuring approx 1m x 4m, or 2m x 2m
In the kitchen: This collection contains all the root veg you need to cook up a hearty casserole, stew or spruce up your Sunday roasts.
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Summer Squash – Custard White
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)A Patty-Pan Variety of Summer Squash
This interesting and very attractive patty pan bush type variety of summer squash produces creamy white flat fruits with scalloped edge and a very fine flavour. They have a delicate white skin (which is tender like a courgette rather than tough like winter squash). The plants are fairly compact so a good option for growing in large pots or beds alike. Your plug plants will come with a complete growing guide.Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Custard White (organic*)
In the kitchen: Roast these squashes whole or grill slices on the bbq, or lightly fry. Chilli, lime and garlic work really well with it.
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White Cabbage – Golden Acre
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)A classic variety of firm, white cabbage
This cabbage variety will give you crisp thick leaves, with a crunchy texture when shredded. Firm the plants in really well when you plant the cabbage plug plants, and keep the plants well protected from slugs, pigeons and butterflies. Keep them well watered during dry spells as they will produce better cabbages if kept cool. The plug plants will come with complete growing guide to help get you started.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Golden Acre (organic*)
In the kitchen: A versatile vegetable, white cabbage can be enjoyed steamed, boiled, braised, stir-fries or eaten raw in a salad.
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Winter Squash – Marina di Chioggia
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)Decorative and deliciously tasty
We like this one for a Hallowe’en display with its brilliant knobbly skin! Don’t carve it though as it is a great storer and best eaten in the winter months long after harvesting. The fruits are quite big (around 4-5kg) with vivid orange flesh that roasts well. Cut into chunky wedges and roast with the skin on, then peel when cooked.
Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Marina di Chioggia (organic*)
In the kitchen: For a simple and delicious side dish, try baking this winter squash until the flesh is soft. Also brilliant and tasty in soups. Top tip – cut into big chunks and roast – then peel afterwards, it is much easier!
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Winter Squash – Queensland Blue
£5.99
(3 Plug Plants)Decorative and deliciously tasty
This is an Australian variety of squash that produces bluish-green, deep ribbed fruits that taste almost like treacle when roasted. These fruits can grow pretty big, weighing as much as 4.5kg! They store brilliantly, so are great to use over the course of late winter when other crops are scarce. You can expect to get 3 or 4 large squashes from each plant, so enjoy all those yummy stews and soups! Winter squash is very easy to grow from our organic plug plants – there is loads of advice in our comprehensive growing guide that you will receive with your plants.Number of plants: 3 plug plants
Variety: Queensland Blue (organic*)
In the kitchen: For a simple and delicious side dish, try baking this winter squash until the flesh is soft. Also brilliant and tasty in soups. Top tip – cut into big chunks and roast – then peel afterwards, it is much easier!
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Amaranth – Red Army
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Gorgeous reds for your garden
We’re excited to offer Amaranth Red Army as plug plants this year. You can enjoy the red leaves as micro leaves, cutting them very young to add a splash of colour to salad. Or you can wait a little longer and harvest larger leaves individually, or, and arguably the best option, wait until it reaches full height and produces striking flower spikes for cutting.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Amaranth Red Army (organic*)
In the kitchen: Great as part of any baby-leaf salad when small however larger leaves can be sauteed or steamed similar to spinach.
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Borlotti Bean – Barlotta Lingua di Fuoco
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Grow borlotti beans to store for stews
These beans add a splash of fun and colour into your garden. This variety of borlotti beans is perfectly suited to our cooler climate. The canes will climb to about 2 metres, so plant at the base of a wigwam or bamboo support. You can harvest young while the pods are green to use as runner beans, or wait until the end of the season when they’ve turned purple if you’d like to pod the beans to store for stews and casseroles. You’ll find plenty of advice in the growing guide that comes with the plug plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Barlotta Lingua di Fuoco (organic)
In the kitchen: You can eat these vibrant pods when small and tender (and mostly green) or allow them to reach full size and store the beans inside once the pods have dried and turned a deep purple. With a sweetish flavour and smooth creamy texture, these beans work well in a salad or in a hearty soup or casserole.
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Bulb Fennel – Zefo Fina
£6.99
(10 Plants)Easy to grow fennel bulbs
This variety produces small-to- medium sized bulbs to harvest in late summer. The feathery foliage looks lovely in the veg patch, and is useful as a filler for cut flowers too. Bulb fennel is very easy-going – just pop it in the ground in fertile soil, keep it well watered and it should do well.
Number of plants: 10
Variety: Zefo Fina (organic*)
In the kitchen: Great for gratins, or chopped finely and added to bean salads and other green veggies. Try roasting them too.
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Celeriac – Giant Prague
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Celeriac plug plants make it easy to grow
If you love celeriac, then you have to try growing it! Suitable for raised beds and traditional plots – dig in plenty of compost when planting. The key to growing celeriac is to keep the plants well watered throughout the growing season, as this will help the root to swell so that you have a decent size celeriac to pull up over the winter months. Our organic plug plants arrive in plastic-free packaging and come with a complete growing guide to help you get the most from your vegetable plants.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Giant Prague (organic*)
In the kitchen: With its celery-like flavour with nutty overtones, celeriac is great mashed, boiled or roasted. Use it in slow cooked dishes or make a deliciously hearty soup.
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Gourmet Brassica Collection
£21.99
(60 Plug Plants)Loads of cabbage, broccoli, kale & cauliflower plants to grow
This collection contains a selection of cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage and kale plug plants for you to grow. The plants can be planted in early spring for an autumn harvest, or in mid to late summer to grow over autumn and harvest in winter. Brassica plants grow particularly well in raised beds – we’d advise growing them all in one or two raised beds together, so that you can cover them with mesh netting to keep pests at bay. There is plenty of growing advice in the growing guide that comes free with the plug plant collection.Number of plants: 60 plug plants
Space required: An area measuring approx 1.5m x 5m
In the kitchen: Packed full of flavour and nutrients, most brassicas are delicious when lightly steamed, roasted or stir-fried until tender. A little melted butter makes them taste all the more luxurious…
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Onion – Bedfordshire Champion
£6.99
(20 Plug Plants)A must have in the kitchen garden
This onion variety is reliable and well suited to the UK climate with late summer maturity. Bedfordshire Champion produces large, globe shaped, golden-brown skinned bulbs with a lovely mild flavour. Let the skins dry in the sun for a few days after harvesting and they should store well. You will receive a complete growing guide with your onion plug plants.Number of plants: 20 plug plants
Variety: Bedfordshire Champion (organic*)
In the kitchen: Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Gently fry chopped or sliced onion and use as the base to pasta sauces, soups and stews. Or cut into wedges and roast. Alternatively cut into rings, batter and deep fry.