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    Runner Bean

    Montacute Runners

    Named after the village in Somerset, it's thought this variety has been grown in the county since the late 19th century. Seed Guardian Adam Alexander describes this as “a very fine bean; heavy crop...

  • Organic
    Sorrel

    Noon's Close

    This variety was given to our donor by the owner of the house once owned by the late Professor Tutin, University of Leicester Botanist and contributor to The Concise Flora of the British Isles. The...

  • Organic
    Spinach

    King Of Denmark

    A Danish, early summer variety originating in the early 20th century and thought not to run to seed as freely as some other spinach. Produces substantial plants with arrow-shaped leaves, which are ...

  • Organic
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    Squash

    Lady Godiva

    (Cucurbita pepo) Named for its 'naked', hulless seed, rather than any connections with Coventry, this variety had been available commercially for many years but failed to make it onto the UK Nation...

  • Organic
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    Squash

    Long White Trailing

    (C. pepo) This heritage variety from the early 20th century produces healthy trailing plants and 35-45cm white or very pale yellow fruits that gradually become darker in colour as they mature. The ...

  • Organic
    Out of stock
    Squash

    New England Sugar Pie

    (C. pepo) Syn. Small Sugar. The original small sugar pumpkin of New England, USA, first described by Fearing Burr in The Field and Garden Vegetables of America (1863). Trailing plants produce orang...

  • Organic
    Squash

    White Serpent

    (C. pepo) This vigorous vine is a prolific producer of long, pale green squashes that turn yellow as they ripen. Looking more like a cucumber, it has delicious, sweet flesh. Can be picked at courge...

  • Organic
    Tomato

    Baby Gazzi

    Indeterminate. Cordon. Donated by Italian tomato breeder Suzanne Arregger Perini, this variety produces yellow, golf-ball-sized tomatoes with an attractive orange blush to the base. Best glasshouse...

  • Organic
    Tomato

    Belhomme's Fortuna Potato Leaf

    Semi-determinate. This potato-leaved variety produces a uniform crop of round, pinkish-red fruits around 5cm in diameter. They have thin skins and sweet, juicy flesh (slice them over a dish!) and h...

  • Organic
    Tomato

    Buffalo Horn

    Indeterminate. Cordon. Our donor was given this tomato by an Italian friend who acquired them while travelling in Provence. Produces vigorous, strong, healthy vines and large, red, horn-shaped frui...

  • Organic
    Tomato

    Burbank Bush

    Determinate. Bush. This American heirloom was developed by the American plant breeder Luther Burbank in 1914. It cropped well in our tunnels, producing round, deep red, sweet and juicy fruits. The ...

  • Organic
    Tomato

    Burpees Matchless

    Determinate. Bush. Dating back to around 1889, this is another variety from American seed house W Atlee Burpee & Co. The seed company were so proud of this variety it celebrated its 25th anniversar...