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Golden Frills: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Golden Frills stands out for its finely cut, fresh green leaves. Its name is not evidence of yellow foliage: the product source describes green. Choose this variety for leaf structure and a pronounced accent among milder vegetables. Compare colour with Purple Frills.

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Purple Frills: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Purple Frills combines strongly divided leaves with deep purple colour. A small amount therefore stands out in a bowl. Choose Purple Frills when leaf colour and fine structure both matter. It is an accent crop, not heading lettuce.

Illustrative species image of Growing Florence fennel: juicy bulbs among fine fennel foliage

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Growing Florence fennel: juicy bulbs among fine fennel foliage

Florence fennel forms a swollen leaf base above the soil. It works well in a summer bed after an early harvest, or as a compact crop in a container. Choose Florence fennel seed: ordinary herb fennel does not automatically produce the same edible bulb.

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Illustrative species image of Growing kohlrabi: a round stem above the soil

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Growing kohlrabi: a round stem above the soil

With kohlrabi, the harvest grows visibly above the soil: a round, swollen stem with leaves around it. Sow small batches for a quick kitchen portion. A bed, raised bed or large pot works as long as the plants have space and consistent moisture.

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Granaat: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Granaat forms an elongated Chinese cabbage head with dark green outer leaves and broad white ribs. Leaves and ribs provide different textures. Choose this variety for a recognisable long head and broad ribs. The shape helps portioning for different preparations.

Illustrative species image of Peas: from soft tendrils to a handful of sweet harvest

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Peas: from soft tendrils to a handful of sweet harvest

With shelling peas, wait for the seeds to fill the pods. A suitable variety and a cool start to the season help you follow their development. Set up the support and picking access in advance: the best pods do not all hang on the side you can see from the path.

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Illustrative species image of Mustard greens

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Mustard greens

Golden Frills stands out for its finely cut, fresh green leaves. Its name is not evidence of yellow foliage: the product source describes green.

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Illustrative species image of Growing squash: choose space, growth habit and harvest aim

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Growing squash: choose space, growth habit and harvest aim

A squash can spread across a bed, hang small fruits from a strong support, or stay compact near the patio. Start with what you want to cook and how much space you have. For winter storage, sound, ripe fruit matters most; a summer harvest serves a different purpose.

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Chiba Green: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Compact soya bean for green, well-filled edamame. Choose Chiba Green for compact, upright plants and concentrated pod set. This needs an organised harvest round when several pods reach the correct green size together.

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Express Eleonora: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Broad bean with long pods for fresh shelling. Choose Express Eleonora for a classic fresh broad bean harvest with long pods. A dedicated row makes shelling for a meal visible from plant to pan.

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Red Epicure: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Broad bean with purplish-red beans that lighten when cooked. Choose Red Epicure for a striking shelled-bean harvest. A short row beside an ordinary broad bean is enough for a colour comparison without changing a whole storage bed.

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Hollandse middelvroege: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Hollandse middelvroege is a named forcing chicory selection for forcing with or without covering soil. Growing consists of a root stage and a forcing stage. Choose this variety if you want to follow the two growing stages and try forcing. A short forcing period is not the total growing time.

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Namen: discover its flavour and how to grow it

This 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.

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Fino: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Florence fennel for sheltered and outdoor growing with sufficient moisture. Fino suits a spring or autumn plan under cover and outdoor growing. Choose it if you can keep the bed evenly moist during growth.

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Ruffec: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Ruffec is curled endive with strongly divided leaves. Fleshy ribs give more structure than fine cutting lettuce. Choose this variety mainly for its strongly curled leaves and described suitability for cooler conditions, not for unproven sweetness.

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Azur Star: discover its flavour and cultivation

Azur Star is an early kohlrabi with a blue-purple exterior and white interior. The slightly flattened swollen stem grows above ground. Choose Azur Star for earliness and a clear outer colour. It is not an underground swollen root.

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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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Doux de Florence: discover its flavour and how to grow it

White, swollen leaf bases with a fresh anise flavour. Choose Doux de Florence if you want classic white bulb fennel. The choice focuses on the edible, swollen leaf bases; ordinary herb fennel gives a different harvest.

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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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Blauwschokker: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Climbing shelling pea with striking purple pods. Choose Blauwschokker for a decorative climber and shelled-pea harvest. Purple pods are easy to distinguish from green leaves while you try different ripening stages.

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Sima: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Low-growing winter shelling pea for a possible early spring harvest. Choose Sima if you want to try winter growing in a sheltered position. This is an experiment aimed at an early harvest, alongside more usual spring sowing.

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Karina: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Low-growing shelling pea with straight, dark green pods. Choose Karina for a dwarf shelling pea with dark, straight pods. The producer describes strong plants that rarely flop, with about eight to nine peas per pod.

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Uchiki Kuri: discover its flavour and how to grow it

A trailing, orange-red Hokkaido squash with fruits more manageable than large French storage squash. Choose Uchiki Kuri for a familiar orange-red culinary squash and a more manageable fruit size.

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Blue Ballet: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Grey-green fruits with firm, orange-yellow flesh: a restrained exterior with a distinctive culinary profile. Choose Blue Ballet for chestnut-like aroma and firm flesh alongside orange kuri squash.