Sowing forecast for May

Larkspur forms long, lace-like, and beautiful flower spikes in blue, white or pink tones. It grows on sunny and half shaded sites. Shorten to 10-15 cm after it has flowered to produce a second flush. Particularly loved by bumble bees. Note: All parts...

The Lauenauer Active Humus is a tried and tested, legume-rich mixed summer flower seeds to boost soil health and nitrogen fixation. Small legumes and phacelia help to ensure weed suppression, while larger legumes help to create an optimal tilth. Attr...Tried and tested, legume-rich mixed summer flower seeds to boost soil health and nitrogen fixation. Small legumes and phacelia help to ensure weed suppression, while larger legumes help to create an optimal tilth. Attracts lots of insects. Ingredient...

Laurin is an early to second early, medium sized, white forcing radish with high uniformity, ca. 25 cm long. Classic single roots. Suitable for early and late seaon production outdoors. Without a tendancy to become stringy. Compact leaf with slightly...

Lavender 'Provence' is a perennial, dwarf bush, 50-80 cm high, best raised inside, prefers dry, lime rich, light places, also at altitude; Medicinal and scent plant. Alternating temperatures help germination (20-30 °C). Slow young plant development; ...

Lemon balm 'Mia' is a medicinal and seasoning herb. Perennial up to 90 cm high. Direct sowing not recommended. Germinates in light. Autumn planting until mid September. Likes rich fertile soil, not too dry and warm. Favours sunny or half shade condit...

Lerchenzungen is a medium tall curly kale variety with finely curled, narrow, slightly drooping leaves and very frost hardy. Speciality of North Germany with a good flavour.

Liefje is a visually appealing, mixed flowering cucumber for processing with harmonious, somewhat stocky fruit with a strong shine, dark peel and few prickles. Also great for snacking. The variety is productive till the end of the season after a some...

Compact growing wild rocket Lola has fresh green, round shaped, indented leaves. Very upright leaf form. Late bolting and good resistance to downy mildew. Develops rapidly. Ideal for protected cropping. Pleasantly sweet with a mild spiciness. Multi ...The compact-growing wild rocket Lola has good tolerance to downy mildew and a quick development time. This wild form of arugula is winter-hardy in our regions and can be continuously harvested. The fresh green leaves have a subtly bitter, moderately ...

Leaf lettuce Lollo Bionda is like Lollo Rossa except that its leaves are light green. For all year round outdoor cultivation. Can also be grown in a cold greenhouse. Also available in pelleted form (primed).

The variety Lollo Rossa is a red, strongly curled Leaf lettuce with medium sized ball-shaped plants. Keeps well and makes a colourful salad. For all year round outdoor cultivation. Also recommended for Baby Leaf production. Also available in pellete...

Lotta is a green, loose headed lettuce with smooth, somewhat fine leaves. Particularly resistant to downy mildew. Good for cutting, sealed underside. Bolt resistant, for the entire growing season. Aromatic, slightly bitter-sweet taste. Also availabl...

Lovage 'Lydia' is a perennial plant which can grow up to 200 cm high, best to sow indoors, direct sowing possible. Sow from March, plant out in April. Can be harvested 3-4 years. Likes moist, humus-rich, deep and fertile soil.

Fast growing, feathery summer flower with sky blue blossoms and finely divided leaves. Outdoor cultivation is straight forward and it is avoided by slugs. After flowering it develops pretty seed capsules. Ideal for cut flower growers.

Delicate yet robust cut flowers with large, elegant, pure white blossoms with a dark centre which enjoy a warm growing site. The seed capsules are likewise attractive in dry flower arrangements. Ideal for cut flower growers.

Perrennial mixture. Since lucerne (65 %) is frequently slow to establish, some red clover (15 %) is included. The grasses (perennial ryegrass 15 %, red fescue 5 %) help to repress weeds. From the second year on the deep and powerful lucerne roots wil...

Compact open ground butterhead lettuce Lucinde has a quick development and medium heavy heads. Recommended for all year round outdoor cultivation. Well closed underside and fresh light green colour, very bolt resistant. The variety is mildly aromatic...

Lucullus is a perpetual spinach beet with a fresh, pale green colour and fine, slightly curled leaves. Exceptional flavour.

This annual lupin variety is very easy to grow and its strong jasmine-scented flowers make it a rich addition to the summer flower garden. Each flower appears in purple, white and yellow. As a legume this plant is an excellent soil improver....

The high yielding chicory variety Macun for commercial production, suitable for forcing in soil or water. Uniform chicons that are compact and firm. For mid season forcing (mid November to end of January). Moderately vigorous leaves.

Spinach variety Malabarspinat is a red stemmed, decorative climbing plant with fleshy leaves that can be either cooked or eaten raw. Leaves the size of a small plate can be harvested individually. A frost sensitive, warmth-loving plant for growing in...

Being tested. Seed for trialling. Malachita is a low, open-growing courgette with light green striped fruits that can be easily harvested by twisting off the plant. Early maturing and relatively homogeneous. Pretty fruit shape, quite compact, smooth-...Being tested. Seed for trialling. Malachita is a delicate and low-growing courgette with light green striped fruits that can be easily harvested by twisting off the plant. The fruits are very pretty, short, slightly stout with smooth skin. The...