SeedStepsYour vegetable garden, one step at a time.My gardenVegetables, fruit, flowers and herbs. Start with a plant and discover its varieties.
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Discover round, striped, yellow and trailing courgettes, their flavours and ways to grow them.
Discover courgettes →A familiar cucumber variety for a greenhouse or sunny garden position, aimed at regular summer harvesting. Choose Marketmore for a familiar slicing cucumber and regular, usable fruits.
Read moreFairly large, lightly ribbed beefsteak tomatoes on a plant needing support: a classic shape for thick slices. Choose Marmande for a familiar beefsteak tomato without the pronounced heart shape of Coeur de Boeuf.
Read moreA selection with deep reddish-purple to purple cobs, listed separately as Martian Purple Red alongside Martian Purple. Choose this offering for the red-purple cob appearance. The similar name to Martian Purple does not prove an identical selection without further documentation.
Read moreSweetcorn with purplish-red plants and purplish-red kernels, selected from Double Red; colour also shapes the crop's appearance. Choose Martian Purple for colour on both plant and cob. It is a selection from Double Red, without the two therefore being proven synonyms.
Read moreMashua combines a climbing plant with gracefully lobed leaves, late trumpet flowers and edible tubers. Its peppery flavour is a real discovery beside an ordinary potato. Choose an identifiable variety and a sheltered trial space: late tuber formation makes autumn weather important.
Read moreMatador is offered as productive spinach with large leaves. The variety suits a bed where you want to build up a usable portion of leaves. Choose this variety for leaf size and production. Its broad sales calendar is not adopted as an unlimited year-round guarantee.
Read moreUpright plant with green pods above the leaves. Choose Maxi if easy finding and picking matter. Pods grow above the foliage; the source mentions lengths around twenty centimetres, without making this a harvest requirement.
Read moreHeavy cropping, pear-shaped and yellow.
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Green orache is a relatively fast-growing leafy vegetable. The product source compares its development with the slower red colour form.
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A ripe melon from your own garden starts with a warm spot and a variety that fits your season. Let vines run over the ground or grow vertically with separate supports for the fruits. In the Netherlands, a hobby greenhouse generally gives more certainty than an open bed.
Read the growing guide →Early dark cherry; compatible pollinator needed.
Read moreEarly, low-growing shelling pea of about fifty centimetres. Choose this variety for an early harvest without tall climbing supports. A low row makes a manageable bed and can give way to the next crop after harvesting. Kelvedon Wonder names the same variety, not another choice.
Read moreA small patch of their own makes growth visible and gives children a real role. Choose recognisable food crops, manageable tasks and safe agreements, making attention to the garden matter more than a perfect harvest.
Read moreDual purpose.
Read moreSeparate citrus cross; suitable for a pot.
Read moreA second-early Sativa variety prioritising sweetcorn cob quality, with greater sweetness retention after harvest. Choose Mezdi mainly for sweet eating cobs when you cannot take every cob straight from plant to pan.
Read moreSmall purple fruit; relatively early.
Read moreSmall, intensely indigo-blue fruits appear in trusses, sometimes with a green accent and dense flesh. Choose Midnight Select for small, dark fruit; according to the source, its colour is less dependent on direct sunlight than other indigo types.
Read moreWhite turnip with a reddish-coloured shoulder. Choose this variety for two colours and both spring and autumn growing. Relatively quick development makes it useful in a bed that will be replanted later.
Read moreSmall, square sweet peppers of approximately 3–5 cm on a low plant around 40 cm tall: a true miniature. Choose Mini Bell rood for miniature bell shapes and pot growing. Unlike long snack peppers, fruits remain clearly square.
Read moreMedlars show that harvesting and eating can happen at different times. The firm brown fruit turns into a soft treat after picking. Set a few fruits aside to follow that process, comparing their scent, colour and softness each time.
Read moreTall and upright for a sturdy herb structure.
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Mizuna's deeply cut leaves bring an ordinary salad to life. Grow young leaves close together or let individual plants develop into large rosettes. A balcony planter or salad table keeps picking within reach, especially in the cooler parts of the season.
Read the growing guide →Mulberries are an invitation to taste fruit you rarely find in shops. A large tree becomes a long-term garden feature; a compact selection makes the first experiment smaller. When choosing a position, consider soft fruits and stains on the patio.
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