Selected varieties for hobby gardening

Traditional, medium early mangetout Ambrosia produces a good yield. Mid green pods. Grows up to 70 cm. Very sturdy, so a support is not necessary.

Arola is a mixed flowering slender cucumber for the greenhouse with long, mid to dark green fruits, which are slightly prickly. It has a thicker skin than most slender cucumbers but can be also eat with its skin. Arola is a very resilient cucumber sh...

Parsnips Aromata was developed from a gene bank variety using an intensive process of sensorial selection. Aromata has slim butter coloured roots. The special sweetness and well developed aroma of its firm and juicy roots make it highly suitable for ...

Kohlrabi Azur Star is the earliest and most beautiful blue outdoor variety. Suitable for growing in a heated or cold greenhouse, under plastic as well as for using throughout the outdoor growing season. Without a tendancy to become woody, very bolt r...

Basil, large leaved from Genoan type is a basil variety with a large leaved form, strong growth, very good flavour. Excellent for selling in bunches and for processing. Planting distance ca. 30 x 25 cm apart. Also available as seed discs.

This vigorous mix contains many colourful cottage garden flower classics: corncockle (white and purple), coreopsis, annual chrysanthemum, cosmos, cornflower and dill. Provides nectar and pollen for many insects. Regular cutting for flower arrangement...This vigorous mix contains many colourful cottage garden flower classics: corncockle (white and purple), coreopsis, annual chrysanthemum, cosmos, cornflower and dill. Provides nectar and pollen for many insects. Regular cutting for flower arrangement...

Berner Rose is a delicious beef tomato with large fruits, ideal as a specialty for market gardeners. Very attractive and distinctive, with a slightly pink fruit color and thin fruit skin.

Medium sized, very compact oak leaf lettuce Bijella has a red brown colour with a fresh green heart. Medium-fast development time. For planting in spring and autumn. Relatively upright growth and therefore less susceptible to rot on the underside. Ke...

Black Cherry is a heavy yielding and vigorous cherry tomato with dark purple fruits. Good flavour and very healthy. Good for bowls of `cherry mix´.

Blanc globe a collet violet is a large, round turnip for growing throughout the year. White with a puple neck. Very quick growing with vigorous leaves. Quickest variety on offer. Bolt resistant and also suitable for early cropping. Good storage quali...

The leek variety Blaugrüner Winter belongs to the Avano line, wich is characterised by an improved stem length and narrower leaf placements. The leaves have a strong blue green leaf colour, an erect leaf arrangement, and demonstrate good frost resist...

Very heavy yielding, early maturing pea Blauwschokker growing up to 1.8 m with prolific, branching leaf growth. Deep purple blooms and similarly coloured pods of great ornamental value. The peas are green. Pods are highly uniform and keep well....

A classic salad herb that is always used fresh. Borage is an annual plant that grows up to 80 cm in height. The young leaves can be harvested all year-round. The beautiful blue flowers are edible and provide a valuable food source for insects. Can be...

Developed from Blauhilde of the (Neckarkönigin) wax pod type, pole bean Brunhilde has blue, long, oval shaped, thick fleshy pods which turn green when cooked. Very productive and healthy. Suitable for greenhouse and outdoor cultivation. A commercial ...

The bush-type squash Bush Delicata has only a slight trailing tendency. It has small, long-shaped fruits that grow close to the main stem like courgettes. Beige-green striped edible skin and light orange flesh. Healthy, vigorous plants with a high yi...The bush-type, slightly trailing squash Bush Delicata (Cucurbita pepo) produces small, elongated fruits (0.5-0.7 kg) that grow closely around the main stem similar to zucchinis. They have a beige-green striped, edible skin and light orange flesh. Hea...

The variety Calinaro is a short growing broccoli plant with (for open pollinated broccoli) relatively large and heavy heads (350 g). Dark green and somewhat blunt shoots. Grows rapidly and matures in about 50 days. Long harvesting window. Suitable fo...

Chervil 'Commun' is an annual kitchen herb for soups and salads, grows about 30 cm tall. Flowering is repressed when sown later than June. Several cuts are possible. It can also overwinter if sown from end of July to end of August.

The medium large chive variety Schmitt is vigorous, with medium strong, stiff haulms. Good regenerative capacity.

Cocozelle von Tripolis is an undemanding courgette variety with vigorous growth. Long, green, striped fruits. Potential for high yields. Very good taste. Speciality for amateur gardeners.

Annual coriander 'Konrad' is suitable as fresh green for soups; for meat dishes or the seeds can be used for vegetables especially beetroot. Height 40-60 cm. Prefers light and loose soil. Sow direct from March/April. Selection of leaf coriander. Rela...

De Barbentane is a very vigorous and healthy outdoor aubergine variety from France, with upright growth. Support is recommended. The fruits grow to around 20-25 cm long, have a long barrel shape and are dark to black in colour with a smooth, shiny sk...