What can I sow in August?

Leafy, long lasting leguminous plant with glowing yellow flowers growing up to 20-30 cm tall. Undemanding, deep rooting and suitable for flower mixes on dryer sites. Likes limestone soils. Very good insect pasture specially attractive to butterflies...

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...

Slow growing when young. Grows well on light to medium soil (18-60 points). Deep root penetration, good nitrogen fixer, improves soil structure. Eating is not recommended due to its bitterness. Sowing depth: 3-4 cm.

Quick growing, ground covering, bee plant. Rotation neutral and dry conditions. Compact growth and relatively sturdy variety, killed off in the winter. Grows to 80 cm high. Sow till end of August. Sowing depth: 1-2 cm.

Perennial burnet can grow up to 50 cm, tea and seasoning plant, good addition to salad. Harvest into the autumn. Prefers sunny, dry, lime rich situations. Sow direct from March.

The spinach variety Butterflay is suitable for spring and autumn cultivation; also for overwintering. Very robust, fastest variety on offer. Strong, round-oval leaves, fresh green coloured.

Favourite mixture of single unfilled flowers in yellow and orange tones. An uncomplicated and undemanding free flowering cut flower. After the first flowering the seed heads should be cut off, then they will continue flowering until well into the aut...

This pot marigold selection which is high in flavenoids, is good as a cut flower and as a medicinal plant. The orange coloured and generally filled flowers, bloom freely from June to October. They should be cut back after their first flowering and th...

The name Chamomile originates from the Greek and means 'earth apple' after the smell of its flowers. It is a medicinal and preparation plant that presents few demands on the soil. It does grow slowly though in the early stages.

Radish Cherry Belle is short leaved, cherry red and quick growing. For open ground production in spring and early summer and autumn. Sow outdoors direct from end of March. Speciality for amateur gardeners.

Chop suey greens is a species of annual chrysanthemum with shoots of up to 100 cm. The 10-20 cm long shoots can be used fresh in salad or steamed as a vegetable. Cut young can be included in Baby Leaf mixes. The buds and flowers are also edible....

Mixture contains 25 % red clover, 40 % perennial rye grass, 35 % Italian rye grass (the mix may vary). Sowing depth: ca. 1 cm.

Annual coriander 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. Relatively sl...

Cornflower with radiant blue, filled blooms that attract bees. Easy, undemanding summer flower. Seeds can even be sown in autumn, the first flowers will then already appear in May. Ready for cutting as soon as the uppermost flower has opened....

A one or two year clover variety with low demands on the soil. Fast growing with a very ramified root complex. Grows up to 50 cm high. Good nectar plant. Excellent winter cover crop when sown in August and September. Only one cut is generally possibl...

Pascal celery Gewöhnlicher Schnitt has a luxuriant growth. The very aromatic dark green leaves are used for seasoning either fresh or dried. Can be used fresh or for processing, can also be frozen for a winter supply. In favourable mild areas with li...

Salad variety Di Vino is a Lollo Rossa type with deep wine red, glistening leaves, particularly suited to Baby Leaf production. Good leaf texture, upright growing. Slow development, liable to shoot in high summer. Robust, rarely susceptible to diseas...

Edward is a white radish for the open ground with a slim, slightly round shape and feathery leaves. Smooth surface with minimal side root growth. Strong crown with ca. 30 cm long leaves. Roots 25 cm long. Medium length growing period, for the entire ...

Several cuts possible, suitable for one year clover grass ley, quick early development, rapid soil coverage, nitrogen fixer. Sow till end of July. Sowing depth: 1-2 cm.

Quick growing ordinary type Einfache Kresse for all year round production under glass; also suitable for outdoor sowing. Its finely divided leaves make it ideal for tray production.

The variety Eiszapfen is a cylindrical, white, short leaved, 10-12 cm long radish. Quick growing and robust. Mildly spicy flavour.

Elan is a very quick growing corn salad, for growing both under protection and on open ground. Compact, smoothleaved plants that have a high individual weight. Resistant to downy mildew. Tendancy for curling when sown early, hence not suitable for th...

Green manure plant that cleanses soil of nematodes. Very vigorous, strong roots. Sowing depth: 3-4 cm.

French Breakfast 2 is a medium long, cylindrical, red radish with white tip. Healthy tops that are not too erect. Grows rapidly, relatively short harvesting window. Mildly spicy flavour.

French sorrel is a perennial, winter hardy herbaceous plant with large, slightly wavy leaves. Leaves should be harvested from the outside so that a succession of leaves can develop. The young leaves are excellent used fresh in salads, in soups and as...

Garlic chives is a perennial allium, whose flattish round leaves can be harvested continuously like chives. Very strong and resistant to rust. Blooms from the second year with attractive, white ball blossoms. Taste is mildly aromatic between chives a...

This Kultursaat-selection Glatter Silber 3 is a classic swiss chard with broad silvery white stems and dark green leaf. Robust, tall growing variety with good yields. With protection can also be overwintered. A particularly bolt resistant selection. ...