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 →Mohawk is a compact sweet pepper for pots in a sunny position. Follow it from raising to harvest and discover why the sources give no unambiguous answer on ripening colour.
Read moreVigorous, rounded swollen root for autumn and winter. Choose Monarch for a traditional storage root. The source describes roots mainly beneath the rounded bulb, helping you clean a usable kitchen piece.
Read moreMoneymaker produces medium-sized red tomatoes and grows as a cordon. Learn what this growth habit needs, how to choose a growing location and what details to record about your own harvest.
Read moreDouble pink flowers with paler pink inner petals.
Read moreRed-purple skin, striking colour selection
Read moreAromatic sour cherry.
Read moreA low rosette with strongly curled leaves.
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This image was created with AI from described plant characteristics and growing advice. It shows a possible situation and is not a photograph of a verified cultivar.
This selection is intended as fast-growing ground cover. The aim is an occupied bed and green plant material, rather than a collection of cabbage heads.
Read the growing guide →White; the nursery mentions a peach aroma.
Read moreLemon scent alongside the classic pesto herb.
Read moreA covering can retain moisture, limit unwanted growth and protect soil. Choose material and timing for your soil and plants; a thick layer is not a universal solution.
Read moreA named annual Helianthus annuus selection from the RHS list.
Read moreWith mint, you can create a whole scent tasting in just a few square metres. Spearmint, peppermint and apple mint each offer a different experience; a variegated form adds visible contrast too. Keep each choice in its own pot so you know what you are harvesting.
Read moreWhite; small berries, strong muscat character.
Read moreDark, large berries; muscat aroma.
Read moreMuscat; outdoor growing, later ripening.
Read moreA large, flat French squash with orange-brown skin: a traditional centrepiece for the autumn kitchen. Choose this selection for large, flat squash with a described soft, nutty culinary profile and sufficient garden space.
Read moreA bushy variety with elongated, cylindrical, dark green, glossy fruits: a neat shape for everyday kitchen use. Choose Mutabile for a productive bush and uniformly shaped green fruits with little need for a climbing structure.
Read moreFor jam and pies.
Read moreEarly, plump edible pods on a plant sixty to eighty centimetres tall. Choose Nairobi for an early sugar snap harvest on a low to medium support. The supplier describes almost stringless young pods and resistance to powdery mildew.
Read moreThis old Belgian selection forms a full curly endive rosette. The heart becomes paler than the outer leaves as it develops. Choose Namen for regional endive with a full heart and an emphasis on summer and autumn growing.
Read moreLow English lavender with white flowers.
Read moreSweet summer carrot for fresh harvesting. Choose Nantes 2 for classic carrots, fresh by the meal or later stored. According to the European variety register, Nantaise 2 and Nantaise améliorée 2 name the same variety; another packet name is no separate flavour choice.
Read moreNashi is a good discovery if you enjoy a crisp apple but also want the juiciness of a pear. Compare round brown fruits with a greener pear-shaped form. Put an ordinary dessert pear alongside them for a tasting; the texture makes the difference clear.
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