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PeaTutankhamun
Thought to be originally from the garden of Lord Carnarvon at Highclere Castle, Berkshire - who, along with Howard Carter, discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in November 1922. Could this variety be...
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Out of stockPepperCurry
Our donor acquired this sweet red pepper in a package of mixed seed from his daughter and son-in-law in Gostivar, Macedonia (then part of the former Yugoslavia), in 1968. He has grown it ever since...
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PepperMacedonian Sweet
This pepper was among a collection of seeds obtained from the parents of our donor's son-in-law, who had a smallholding near Gostivar, Macedonia. Produces green peppers that turn dark red when matu...
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PepperSkinny
The compact plants of this fairly slow-growing variety are perfect for growing in pots on a windowsill. Produces small (1-1.5cm long), pointed, extremely hot peppers, and care should be taken when ...
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Out of stockRadishChinese
Produces large (golf-ball-sized, and more!), radishes with pink skin and crisp white flesh. The roots have a fresh flavour with just the right amount of heat. Ideal for pickling or eating raw in sa...
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RadishWhite Turnip
The earliest reference we can find for this radish is in Johnson's Gardeners' Dictionary of 1842; it also appeared in John Forbes' Catalogue of Vegetable and Flower Seeds in 1892. Produces slightly...
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Out of stockRunner BeanBob's Black Seeded Beans
This bean has been handed down through our donor's family for three generations, grown originally in Kent, then Sussex and now Cheshire. The 'Bob' this variety is named after grew the beans for 50 ...
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Runner BeanBrooker Beans
Our donor has known of this variety since the 1940s as her family have always grown them, preserving the beans by salting. A robust variety that can be sown in the glasshouse for an early crop, or ...
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Runner BeanChurchfield Black
It's thought many gardeners in the Church Fields area of West Bromwich in the Black Country grew this variety, and saved seeds each year. However, the secretary of the Newton Street Allotment Assoc...
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Out of stockRunner BeanFry
This white-seeded, ex-commercial variety was donated by Warwick Horticulture Research International. It was first offered by Suttons in 1977, which said: “A strong growing, white flowered variety w...
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Runner BeanLubenham
Our donor began developing this variety from Unwins Enorma back in 1971, and it's been grown in the village of Lubenham, Leicestershire, by himself and several other residents, for more than 25 yea...
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Runner BeanMeesha
Donated to HSL in 2000 by Oldrich Misa, who spent 10 years developing this bean during the 1970s. The name 'Meesha' comes from the phonetic transcription of his surname. Produced commercially by As...