Summer Sowings

Developed from Diva. The endive variety Mascha grows larger than Escariol. Upright growth, early and densely filled, self blanching.

French bean Maxi has an upright growth with pods hanging above the leaves (bell type), easy to harvest. Pod length 18-20 cm. Early ripening and high yielding. Somewhat coarser pods.

Chinese leaves Mizuna is a very quick growing salad plant with a high yield. Forms a thick rosette with finely divided pale green leaves, which can be cut up to five times. Light cabbage flavour.

Moutarde Rouge Metis is a fast growing leaf mustard with intensely red, finely serrated leaves and green stems. Medium sharp mustard flavour.

Mythos is a fresh green, very firm, iceberg lettuce, with stronger jagged surrounding leaves and somewhat smaller heads. Well formed, very compact heads. Mythos has a mild slightly sweet taste. Also available in pelleted form (primed).

Nagels Frühweiß is a very fast growing cabbage with small round heads (ca. 1-1.3 kg) and low growing habit. 60 days to maturity. Very uniform variety well suited for successional sowing and to supply the fresh market. Thrives outdoors all round the y...

Namenia (Stielmus) is a very productive and good tasting leaf stem vegetable, for cooking or for salad. Dense sowing and early cutting allows for two cuts. Relatively frost-hardy. Repeat harvest possible. Cut from a height of ca. 30 cm. Generally sol...

Early/second early carrot Nantaise 2/Fynn with a cylindrical, long root, smooth skin and fine foliage. The root is mid orange and uniformly coloured. Graded very well and uniform. Fynn has a delicate aromatic sweet flavour and fine crisp consistency....

Early Nantes Nantaise 2/Milan is suitable for early production of bunching carrots, for the fresh market as well as for later cultivation for the short term storage. Smooth and glowing orange skin when washed. Bunches can be harvested after 90 days. ...

Slow growing when young. Grows well in light to medium soil (18-60 ground points). Deep root penetration, good nitrogen fixer, improves soil structure. This variety of blue lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) also produces white flowers. Not recommended fo...

Being tested. Seed for trialling. Oberoon (KS-SAK-VB-11811) is a wine red Bativian lettuce with strong, shiny, toothed leaves. Compact growth with a slight tendency towards forming heads. Very healthy and vigorous, for the whole growing season. Aroma...

Odysseus is an early, very quick growing cauliflower. Pure white, solid, somewhat ligther heads. Specially suited for early planting under cover and outdoors as well as for autumn production. Leaves should be folded. Uniform harvest period. 8-10 grad...

Orinoko, developed from Noriko, is a mid-season white outdoor kohlrabi variety for growing in spring, summer and autumn. Large, flattened round, tender stems, long growing stem, upright and strong leaves even in summer. Withstands cold well....

Ostergruß rosa 2 is a traditional, half long radish for bunching with dark pink skin, 20-25 cm long. Suitable for greenhouse cultivation, early and late seaon production outdoors. The dark, compact and strong leaves make for good bunches. When thinne...

Amsterdamse Snij/Felicia is a fine leaved, dark green and very healthy flat leafed parsley. Even development and good after growth. Particularly resistant to downy mildew. Suitable for the fresh market, processing and for tub culture.

Einfache Schnitt 3 is a plain leafed, robust and strong growing parsley. Somewhat shorter growth than Gigante d’Italia, but therefore more bolt resistant. Good, very aromatic flavour. Also available as seed discs.

Gigante d'Italia is a plain leafed parsley with large leaves and strong stalks. Very high yielding, quick and tall growing. Sensitive to bolting in unfavourable conditions.

Parsley Mooskrause 2 has mid to dark green, finely curled leaves with long storks. Strong, upright to semi upright growth. Strong regrowth.

Perennial, very frost hardy and undemanding green manure plant. Tillers strongly and forms a thick root mass, good as winter catch crop, grows quickly even during drought. Sowing depth: 1-2 cm.

Quick growing summer clover, not winter hardy. With its high protein content and good regenerative power, it can be cut several times well into the autumn. The intense honey scented flowers make excellent bee pasture. Sow mid April to mid August. Thr...

Developed from Petrowski, the variety Petterson is a golden yellow, quick growing, flat topped turnip with good healthy leaves and uniform roots. Suited to spring and autumn production. Fine inset crown. Good storage quality.

Produces good soil structure and is a first class food plant for honey bees, bumble bees etc. March sowings come into flower by July, later sowings to the beginning of September produce good green manure and are killed off by the frost. October sowin...

Very quick growing, compact butterhead lettuce Pirat has red brown leaves and is suitable for all year round outdoor cultivation. Fine, slightly blistered leaf. Bolt resistant and withstands downy mildew. Also available in pelleted form (primed)....

Quick growing, green oak leaf lettuce Piro is specially suited for growing under glass or plastic. Compact, densely filled, firm heads with healthy leaves. Also suitable for all year round outdoor cultivation. Crisp-fresh taste. Also available in pel...