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Snapdragon: varieties, growing and uses

Snapdragon flowers look like little mouths up close. A low, warm-brown type suits a container, soft pink stems add height, and a white scented selection belongs in a cutting corner. These different growth habits matter at least as much as colour when arranging a limited vegetable-growing space.

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Lemon: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Round to oval, yellow cucumbers resemble lemons but remain botanically ordinary cucumbers. Choose Lemon for yellow, round fruits and a surprising harvest basket to contrast with long, green cucumbers.

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Leveller: flavour and growing

Large yellow dessert berries.

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Liberty Classic Light Pink: growing snapdragon

Taller spikes in soft pink for a cutting border.

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Growing lima beans: a warm position for large shelling beans

Lima beans are large shelling beans with a soft texture when cooked. The climbing Christmas selection adds a distinctive marbled harvest. Warmth is the challenge in a Dutch garden: start small, choose a sheltered spot and see whether the pods have enough time to fill during your season.

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Lime Balm: growing lemon balm

A different citrus scent to taste alongside the basic form.

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Growing limes: a garden full of flavour

Compare an almost seedless Bearss with the smaller, aromatic Key lime type.

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Growing lentils: from delicate plant to small, dry seed

Lentils show how a small pulse grows from sowing to a stored crop. Beluga produces black seeds; a marbled type sold commercially has brown-black markings. Start with a small bed or a roomy trial pot. Collecting, drying and threshing take care, while the final harvest by weight may be modest in a garden.

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Listada de Gandia: discover its flavour and how to grow it

White and purple stripes make this traditional Spanish aubergine an eye-catcher even on the plant. Choose Listada de Gandia for a variety that adds visual interest to the garden and harvest basket while fitting familiar aubergine dishes.

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Growing Little Gem: small lettuce heads for beds and pots

Little Gem forms compact heads with a crisp, sweet heart. Discover how to sow this cos lettuce, provide enough space and harvest in time, with attention to moisture and warmth.

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Livia: flavour and growing

Red-blue; elongated, muscat.

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Loch Ness: flavour and growing

Compact, thornless.

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Loch Tay: flavour and growing

Compact, semi-upright thornless shoots.

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Growing loganberries: a garden full of flavour

Loganberry combines a blackberry-like plant with long red fruit. A thornless selection makes picking more pleasant.

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Lollo Rossa: discover its flavour and cultivation

Lollo Rossa produces finely curled leaves in green, brown and red shades. The loose, airy structure makes a portion look larger. Choose Lollo Rossa for pronounced curling and colour variation. Compare butterhead or cos lettuce for smoother leaves.

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Lombardo: discover its flavour and how to grow it

A second-early variety with long, slender, pointed fruits, light green turning bright red, on a heavily branched plant. Choose Lombardo for long, relatively mild chillies and productive branching without a small ornamental chilli's compactness.

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Long Turga: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Even, long roots of approximately 25–30 centimetres. Choose this variety if you have a deep, loose bed and want long roots. A shorter root type is easier to accommodate in a shallow container.

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Long Yellow: growing ulluco

Pale yellow slender tubers; also offered as Yellow Banana

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Long des Landes: discover its flavour and how to grow it

An early, old Basque variety with fleshy, elongated, red fruits around 15 cm. Choose Long des Landes for early, elongated, sweet peppers. Earliness combined with fleshy fruit makes it practical.

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Longor: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Long shallot with copper-red skin and a pink-purple core. Longor suits a storage supply and elongated shape. The coloured core distinguishes it from round, red shallots.

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Longue de Dourga: discover its flavour and how to grow it

A modern, productive variety with long, ivory fruits: white fruit with a different shape from Casper. Choose Longue de Dourga for white aubergines that are easy to cut into long slices.

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Lord Napier: flavour and growing

Pale yellow skin with a red blush.

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Lorient: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Lorient forms large, flat heads with lightly blistered leaves and purple-green shades. The source emphasises a firm structure. Choose Lorient for a larger cabbage and uses welcoming firm leaves. Consider available space and portions.

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Lucid Gem: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Yellow-to-red beefsteak tomatoes with indigo accents give a vigorous selection a striking, warm colour display. Choose Lucid Gem for a described fruity-sweet beefsteak profile and indigo accents, with few seeds in each portion.