Sowing forecast for June

An ornamental chrysanthemum with large, variegated, ringed flowers. Chrysanthemums will grow in all garden soils in a sunny position. A valued cut flower that lasts well in a vase. Ready for cutting as soon as the flower heads open. New shoots grow r...

Well known medicinal herb and preparation plant which can grow up to 1.5 m. The herb requires a sunny position and a soil rich in nutrients. Valerian is particularly decorative in a summer flower border. The scented flowers attract numerous insects....

Valmaine is a classic, upright growing, dark green cos lettuce with crisp, elongated leaves. Medium-sized heads of uniform shape and excellent taste. For early summer and autumn production. Also available in pelleted form (primed).

Low to medium tall growing green perpetual spinach beet Verde da taglio has glistening fine green leaves and tender midribs. Frost hardy, repeated cutting possible. Cut young can be included in Baby Leaf mixes. High yielding. Particularly good flavou...

Vitella is a slightly conical Nantes-type carrot with strong upright and healthy foliage. Early maturing, potentially high yielding and uniform variety. For a Nantes variety it stores well. Smooth skin, easily cleaned. Fine flavour that improves with...

Curly endive Wallonne (Frisée) is a very robust variety for autumn production in the open ground. Vigorous grower, withstands damp weather and the early frosts. Recommended for Baby Leaf production. Selected for a filled centre.

Wasabino is an oriental salad with light green leaves and semi vigorous growth. Leaves broad, feathery and with a prominent tongue-like curl. Relatively bolt-resistant variety. Strong, sharp Wasabi flavour.

Weiße Küttiger is a traditional, white carrot variety from Switzerland. Early to mid-season, fresh market and storage variety with a conical form. Particularly suited for selling in combination with other speciality varieties. Aromatic, slightly bitt...

Westländer Winter is a half tall curly kale variety with fine, crinkly leaves and very uniform in growth. Beautiful, palm-like development, wind resistant and high yielding. The variety has a slightly sweet aromatic flavour.

A low growing white clover variety, well suited for undersowing. Bulks up well and has a rapid regrowth. Minimal winter dieback. Up to 15 cm of fine root growth. For grass leys down for more than one year. Sowing depth: 1-2 cm.

Parsnip White Gem has slim, long, white roots with a good yield and little tendency to bolt. Foliage is somewhat stronger than the Halblange Weiße. Also available in pelleted form (primed).

The tall-growing white flower heads of Reseda alba which originates in the Mediterranean, is only slightly scented but is an attractive source of food for butterflies, wild bees and hover flies. The continuously flowering and beautiful cut flower can...

White Silver/Brilliant is a strong growing swiss chard with very broad white leaf stems and dark green leaves. Well-filled core of the rosette and therefore a high individual plant weight. Relatively resistant to powdery mildew. Also available as cal...

Perennial wild flower mixture which includes many different wild Swiss species for the odd corners of the garden. The plants should be cut twice a year (in June/July and if necessary in September/October). The mixture needs 2-3 years to fully establi...

An annual, inexpensive mix for flowering strips with plants to attract and specially designed with the market gardener in mind. Contains: Buckwheat, phazelie, sunflower, borage, lupin, Egyptian Clover, Persian clover, summer vetch, serradella, mother...

Perennial wild flower mixture which includes many different wild Swiss species for the odd corners of the garden. The plants should be cut twice a year (in June/July and if necessary in September/October). The mixture needs 2-3 years to fully establi...

Perennial wild flower mixture which includes many different wild Swiss species for the odd corners of the garden. The mixture needs 2-3 years to fully establish itself by which time it should be weed-free. Only available in portion size.

Viola tricolor, the small flowered, Wild Pansy or Heartsease likes sandy loam, nutrient-rich garden soils and grows in full sun or half-shade. Violets are grown for autumn planting and thyen flower the following spring. The flowers are edible and mak...

The variety Wilde Rauke is a finely serrated, rosette type wild form of the garden rocket. It grows more slowly. It can be cut time and again and keeps significantly longer than Ruca. Wild Rocket can be cultivated in a cold greenhouse like corn salad...

Yellow turnip Wilhelmsburger with a green top. A well formed, high yielding variety with solid flesh and very good keeping quality. Valuable winter vegetable. Can withstand an average amount of frost if the roots are earthed up.

Round, yellow beet Wintersonne has healthy foliage and upright leaves. The exterior colour is orange, while the interior is yellow with faint white rings. It grows slightly slower than red varieties and has smooth skin. Particularly suited for fresh ...

Very quick growing, undemanding and leafy catch crop. A late flowering variety that copes fairly well with drought. Rapid ground cover plant that suppresses weeds. Should not be grown before Brassica crops. Sowing depth: 1-3 cm.

Zaphito is botanically a squash but can be used as young fruit like a courgette. The skin is edible too. The fruits should be harvested when they are 8-12 cm long and with a pale green colour. The fruits have yellow flesh. The plants are non-trailing...

Non-trailing courgette variety Zuboda has green, slightly marbled, long fruits with a small seed cavity. Early and good cropper.