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Cruiser: growing coriander

Compact, large leaves and relatively slow to flower.

Illustrative species image of Growing Cucurbita maxima: choose a trailing or compact type

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Growing Cucurbita maxima: choose a trailing or compact type

Hokkaido-type culinary squash and giant pumpkins can both belong to Cucurbita maxima, but need very different plans. Choose deliberately by fruit size and growth habit. A trailing type needs ground space; a demonstrably compact type can make a smaller garden project without needing a large climbing frame.

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Choosing Cucurbita pepo: courgette, pattypan or storage squash

One botanical species can produce very different harvests. With courgettes and pattypans, you pick young, tender fruit; suitable winter types are left to ripen for storage. This comparison helps you choose a growing form, with space for a compact bush or a small-fruited vine.

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Cusco Market: growing ulluco

Bright yellow, relatively substantial elongated tubers

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Cylindra: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Narrow, half-long beetroot for even, round slices. Choose Cylindra if you enjoy slicing beetroot for platters or jars. The narrow roots are also manageable in a row and give a recognisably different harvest shape.

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Czar: flavour and growing

Dark purple, compact tree; mainly for cooking.

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Cœur de Bœuf Blauw: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Large, heart-shaped beefsteak tomatoes develop a blue-purple ripening colour that turns further towards red: a colour variation on the oxheart shape. Choose this selection if the familiar oxheart shape with a dark colour accent appeals.

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Dahlia: varieties, growing and uses

Dahlias can make the same garden romantic, bold or airy. The giant cream flower of Cafe au Lait, a star-shaped Honka and dark foliage with red flowers offer very different experiences. Choose a flower you enjoy seeing and a plant for which you can arrange watering, support and winter storage.

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Daikon: give a long, white root space

Beneath rough green leaves, daikon can form a strikingly long, crisp root. Give it soil that roots can penetrate deeply and choose a variety for your sowing time. A short row lets you discover its space needs and harvest timing before reserving a whole bed for large roots.

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Damascus Steel: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Round, dark purple to almost black fruits with red stripes: a late colour accent on an indeterminate plant. Choose Damascus Steel for dark, round, striped fruits and a rich, sweet flavour, provided your season is long enough.

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Dancing With The Smurfs: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Small, round cherry tomatoes develop blue-purple colouring on the sunny side and red underneath: two colours in one fruit. Choose this variety for a dark cherry tomato with a described fruity profile, rather than just blue shoulders on a large beefsteak tomato.

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Darkmar: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Darkmar is also called Darkmar 21 in the description. The source emphasises a sturdy plant with medium-sized, even sprouts. Choose Darkmar when a more even sprout size is wanted. The two listings are linked here as a name and a descriptive alias.

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David Howard: growing dahlias

Bronze-orange double flowers and dark foliage.

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Growing Defender: from an open plant to regular courgette harvests

With Defender, variety choice, care and harvesting follow each other. Read what the source confirms about the variety and discover how flowers, soil and young fruit guide your garden round.

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Growing Delikata: a taller climber with crisp, green pods

Delikata has a British variety profile describing long, crisp pods and a taller climbing habit. Give the plant support, follow the young harvest and understand the difference between a long picking period and a fixed calendar.

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Delikatess blauw: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Delikatess blauw has a blue swollen stem and purple-green leaves. The source describes later development than Delikatess wit. Choose the blue selection when its colour and slightly later development fit your plans. Compare it with its white counterpart.

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Delikatess wit: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Delikatess wit is pale kohlrabi with edible swelling above soil. The source emphasises tender material. Choose this selection for a pale swollen stem and comparison with Delikatess blauw. The colour does not name a root crop.

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Desire Red: growing sunflower

A named annual Helianthus annuus selection from the RHS list.

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Di Galatina: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Di Galatina is grown for a compact leafy head with firm, light green inner shoots. This harvested part distinguishes puntarelle from ordinary head lettuce. Choose this variety to discover a different chicory harvest. Puntarelle is botanically neither a new lettuce nor asparagus species.

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Dickinson Moschata: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Large, round, lightly ribbed fruits with ochre skin and orange flesh: a squash for many portions at once. Choose Dickinson Moschata for plenty of usable flesh per fruit. Honeynut is handier for one small meal.

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Dill: varieties, growing and uses

Dill adds an airy layer above low-growing vegetables: fine green foliage, then yellow flower umbels and finally seeds. A compact variety fits in a deep pot; let a vigorous form grow taller. Plan some for leaves and some for flowers.

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Growing Dior: yellow pods on a manageable, low plant

Dior is a low-growing wax bean with yellow, straight pods. Follow the variety from a warm start to first picking and discover how pod position helps your harvest round.

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Disco Yellow: growing french marigold

Low, single-flowered and bright yellow: the edging stays airy.

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Discovery: flavour and growing

Early red dessert apple.