8/2/2023 0 Comments Vegetable seedlings![]() ![]() Every so often you’ll come across one that is hot, but most are lovely and mild and so tasty. They are simply delicious freshly harvested, stir fried in a generous glug of olive oil with a pinch of Cornish Sea Salt. Padron Peppers are becoming so popular with foodies, and for good reason. Harvesting: Harvest the outer leaves for a cut-and-come again crop, or wait until the lettuce head has formed and harvest the whole plant. Planting advice: Plant plugs approx 15cm apart in full sun or partial shade. The next time you make a Caesar salad use Freckles and create your own work of art. In the kitchen: The best salads often have lettuce as their base to give you background flavours and plenty of crunch. Growing lettuces from plug plants is easy – you can grow them in pots or beds – just follow the instructions in the growing guide that you will receive with your plants. It has bright green leaves that look like someone splattered painted burgundy spots all over them! A lovely variety. Freckles is unlike any romaine lettuce you will see. It is heat tolerant, crisp and bolt resistant. Harvesting: Harvest in late summer/autumn before the plants start bolting (forming flower heads)įreckles is easy to grow from our lovely young plug plants. Use a pencil or small stick to make 5-10cm deep holes 10-15cm apart in the soil, then carefully put a leek seedling in each hole and water well to “puddle in”. Planting Advice: You may find multiple seedlings per plug, these are best separated out carefully. Please see FAQs for up-to-date delivery info. Finely chopping leeks brings out the flavour and texture.ĭelivery Info: Available to order now for delivery from late April 2023 until July 2023. In the kitchen: Leeks are delicious in soups, stews and pies. ![]() It’s easy to grow leeks from plug plants – just follow the instructional leaflet that will arrive with your plug plants. It will be ready for harvesting late summer to early winter. It is reliable, easy to grow, winter hardy, with good disease resistance and an excellent strong flavour. Musselburgh produces huge, handsome leeks with thick stems and dark green leaves. They should start to produce fruits 2-3 weeks after the first flowers form in early summer, as long as it is warm enough and pollination is good. Harvesting: Harvest as soon as the fruits are the right size. ![]() Planting Advice: These plugs will need to be planted at least 60cm apart. You can even eat its beautiful flower, try stuffing it with herbs and cheese and frying it briefly. In the kitchen: A wonderfully versatile vegetable, courgettes can be used in stir-fries, soups, casseroles, salads, pasta dishes, pickled, the list goes on. You will receive a complete growing guide with your plug plants. Growing courgettes from plug plants is very easy – plant in full sunshine, in beds or large pots, and be sure to water well. The fruit are uniform and straight, with a rich dark green colouring and a fine flavour that’s delicate and sweet enough to eat raw, straight off the plant. This is a bush variety of courgette, which means that plants are large, robust and vigorous but stay compact without sprawling. *Transplants suitable for organic growing.Ī high yielding, easy to grow courgette plant Or harvest an entire head of kale once mature in late autumn/winter. Harvesting: Harvest individual kale leaves throughout the season and the plant will keep growing for months. Protect from slugs and cover with insect proof netting to protect from cabbage white butterflies and pigeons. Planting Advice: Plant plugs approx 30-40cm apart. In the kitchen: Add Cavolo Nero kale stews, steam it, fry it up with a little garlic butter.ĭelivery Info: Please see FAQs for up-to-date delivery info. The plug plants will arrive with a complete growing guide full of planting advice and tips. It’s easy to grow (easier than many other brassicas) and will provide you with leaves for several months. In fact, many people choose to plant it in borders for exactly that reason. This Italian kale has beautiful dark green leaves and looks really striking in the vegetable patch when it’s fully grown. An easy to grow, decorative and healthy kale plant ![]()
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