Summer Sowings

Winter hardy green manure/fodder mixture of rye and vetch. Stops winter soil leaching, strongly surpresses weeds. Sowing depth: 2-3 cm.

Sage 'Salvador' pairs well with other intense flavours in the kitchen or can be used as tea. It prefers warm, sheltered locations with soils that are rich in calcium. Is drought-tolerant and winters well. Young plants grow slowly. Grows to a height o...

Saladin is a traditional iceberg variety for growing throughout the season, specially suited to summer production. Bolt resistant and with long harvest season. Compact and uniform growth with well finished undersides. Fresh spicy taste.

Being tested. Seed for trialling. Sampo is a thick-fleshed fennel variety for autumn production with beautiful, ball-shaped, very heavy bulbs and strong leaf stems. Very slow growing variety but with a good yield and fine appearance. Plant at the beg...The thick-fleshed fennel Sampo is exclusively suitable for autumn cultivation. It produces beautiful, ball-shaped, very heavy bulbs.Very slow growing variety but with a good yield and fine appearance. It has upright foliage and few side shoots. Well ...

Sanguigno 2 is a vigorous dwarf French bean with broad, pale green, red-speckled pods that turn green when cooked. Healthy, strong and drought-resistant plants that have a tendency to trail. Can be used fresh as pods, half-ripe for podding or as full...

Saragossa is a red leaved Batavia lettuce with a fresh colour. Heavy compact plants without head formation. Robust plant with sealed underleaf. For use throughout the outdoor growing season. Also available in pelleted form (primed).

French bean Saxa is an old proven variety with medium length, light green pods. Very early and good yielding. Germinates well and hence is suitable for growing under exposed conditions. Pod length 12-13 cm. Rich flavour.

Selma is a fast growing, fine, white Florence fennel with a flattened round form. Strongly bolt-resistant and with a high yielding potential. Less susceptible to peripheral leaf browning. For the entire outdoor growing season. Recommended alternati...

Serradella is a robust, white-pink flowering legume often grown before a heavy feeding crop. It is slow to start growing, sensitive to lime and prefers sour, loamy sandy soils. It is not winter hardy but does grow at low temperatures and can resist u...

Round winter onion sets, with a good formation, firm skin and a consistently high yield. Also suitable for short term storage.

Conical carrot Soletta has violet outer skin and a playful range of yellow, orange and violet tones inside. A somewhat broader and courser crown but with a uniformity of form. Fast development (ca. 100 days). Do not sow too early, since violet carrot...

Variety Sora is a firm fleshed, crimson radish with a beautiful, round shape, medium long leaved. Sora remains crisp and tender for a long time even when it grows bigger. The best rooty taste.

Visually appealing mix of the Asian lettuces Mizuna, Red Giant, Moutarde Rouge Metis and Green in Snow. This mix is ideal for one to two harvests.

The annual summer savory Saturn has a height up to 50 cm. Tall growing, direct sowing possible, harvest just before flowering. A second crop from a July sowing also possible. Also available as seed discs.

Small seeded, rapid growing green manure and protein rich fodder plant. Strong weed suppression with its large amount of green mass, strong root penetration, good soil structure, high level of nitrogen fixing. Not winter hardy. Sowing depth: 2-5 cm....

Superschmelz is a butter soft, white to light green coloured giant kohlrabi which can grow to weights of up to 8 kg without becoming woody. Grows slowly and is bolt resistant. Planted at the beginning of July it produces stems weighing 1-1.5 kg. Keep...Superschmelz is a tender, buttery, white to light green giant kohlrabi that does not become woody. This storage kohlrabi grows slowly and is resistant to bolting. Planted at the beginning of July it produces stems weighing 1-1.5 kg and can be stored ...

Sweet Alyssum is a low-maintenance plant for filling out borders that also thrives at dry sites. Noticeable for its scent reminiscent of honey. Particularly attractive to hoverflies. After the first flush of bloom, cutting back the plants by half can...Sweet Alyssum is a low-maintenance plant for filling out borders that also thrives at dry sites. Noticeable for its scent reminiscent of honey. Particularly attractive to hoverflies. After the first flush of bloom, cutting back the plants by half can...

Wonderful, sturdy cottage garden variety with an extended flowering period and long lasting as a cut flower. The deep red flowers with white eyes release a carnation-like scent. Sweet Williams flower in their second year and thrive in half-shady cond...

Sweet William is a specially good long-lasting, free-flowering cut flower. In the right place Sweet Williams will flower several years in succession. After flowering the plants can be split up and re-planted. As soon as the first flowers have opened ...

Cauliflower Tabiro is a vigorous, very late autumn variety. Resistant and self covering. The medium sized yet heavy flower heads are creamy coloured, firm and of very good quality. Special, mild, aromatic flavour.

The rich red tinted Batavian variety Tarengo has glistening slightly bubbly leaves. Forms large rosettes with a loose head. Quick growth. For use throughout the season. High resistance to Rhizoctonia.

Early autumn garlic with white, bluish-purple veined cloves. High yielding robust variety. Ideal for the fresh market, medium storage ability.

Improved Matador. Thorin is a high yielding, second early spinach variety with large, tender leaves. For spring or autumn cultivation and for overwintering. Late to shoot. Slower growing than 'Butterflay'.