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 →Heavy 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.
Read moreMohawk 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 moreRed-purple skin, striking colour selection
Read moreAromatic sour cherry.
Read moreA low rosette with strongly curled leaves.
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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.
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