A selection of different kales, tried & tested in the UK climate, offering a wide culinary use. The major benefit to gardeners is providing delicious, highly nutritious greens when the weather is far too cold for other vegetables. Mix contains the varieties: Black Magic, Scarlet, Dwarf Green Curled. ...
A much admired Italian kale, whose leaves darken to dark green, almost black as the cooler temperatures of autumn arrive. Boil, steam or stir-fry, picking the leaves as required. Harvest September-January. ...
Rob says: This heritage kale forms 60-90cm plants with green/grey leaves in the shape of giant oak leaves. As the colder weather arrives, the leaves begin to take on a red tinge (pretty enough for a winter border) & the flavour sweetens. Kale has recently been classed as a super food. But gardeners have been eating this tasty crop for centuries before anyone else jumped on the band wagon. Try making kale crisps, simply snip bite-size pieces from the leaves, wash & dry. Then drizzle with oil, sprinkle with salt & bake at 175 degrees for 10-15 minutes. They taste great & get kids eating veg! ...
Enjoy an abundant harvest of delicious, deeply curled, crimson/violet leaves, which can be eaten with salads, cooked or used as an ingredient in soups. Suitable for freezing. Resistant to very bad winter conditions. ...
The first F1 Cavolo Nero style kale which is a more compact variety, with heavily crinkled leaves ideal for smaller spaces. The uniform dark green/blue leaves don't yellow, allowing leaves to be picked from the bottom of the plant. More mildew resistant than other kales. Harvest from summer to spring! ...
Kalmia latifolia is an evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves & clusters of pale pink flowers opening from deep pink buds in late spring & early summer. It needs a moist, acidic soil, & will grow in full sun provided the soil remains moist. Height 150-200cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot. ...
Kalmia latifolia is an evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves & clusters of pale pink flowers opening from deep pink buds in late spring & early summer. It needs a moist, acidic soil, & will grow in full sun provided the soil remains moist. Height 150-200cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot. ...
Keep Cropping Our Veg Selection The amazing collection of our very best keep cropping varieties! Make the most of your empty beds with our ' Keep Cropping' range of vegetables. Perfect to grow in the garden (with cloche protection) or an empty tunnel or greenhouse. Plants will grow & crop during spring to give you tasty leaves to be used in salads, stir-fry or any other way you like. Supplied in 9cm pots. The collection will contain a mix of these possible varieties: Swiss Chard Plants - Bright Lights RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner.A delicious yet ornamental alternative to spinach. Great in salads & garnishes all through the year.; Spinach Plants - Perpetual Spinach - Perpetual will grow tasty, nutritious leaves throughout winter & spring! These Kale plants are very hardy & deal well under stressful situations. Ideal to pick as baby leaves or mature plants.; Kale Plants - Dwarf Green Curled An all-round excellent kale plant producing delicious kale leaves! The dwarf variety of kale is very compact in habit. This Kale plant will produce kale leaves all winter. Kale Plants - Black Magic Contains & abundance of possible Cancer suppressing compounds! Tastes & looks amazing grown in allotments & vegetable patches.; Cold tolerant & bred to perform well in UK climates Cabbage Plants - Winterjewel Allow the Cabbage- Winter jewel to produce delicious cabbages all through spring Produces beautiful dark green leaves as a tasty spring green If allowed to mature they will produce compact loose heads Cauliflower Plants - Sapporo Plant Sapporo in autumn for a late spring crop Look forward to a harvest of tasty cauliflower This variety is extremely productive with excellent disease resistance.; ...
Keep Cropping Cabbage Plants - Winterjewel Nutritious & just as visually superb! Make the most of your empty beds with our ' Keep ...
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Kale Seeds - Starbor F1
An extremely winter hardy variety with compact, attractive plants that can be grown closer together than normal.Produces lots of highly crinkled leaves that can be harvested for up to 7 months of the year.
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An extremely winter hardy variety with compact, attractive plants that can be grown closer together than normal. Produces lots of highly crinkled leaves that can be harvested for up to 7 months of the year.
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Seeds - A small embryonic plant within a casing. Used to grow plants
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Dobies is a gardener's dream come true! Since 1880, Dobies has been supplying UK gardeners with the seeds, plants, and supplies that they need in order to help their gardens grow. In recent years they have been consistently rated as one of the best garden suppliers in the UK. Dobies does not sell seed varieties which are the result of genetic modification, choosing to sell non-modified varieties of seeds, bulbs, and plants. They also offer a variety of vegetable seeds and plants in their annual catalogue, making Dobies a smart choice for those looking to begin working on their own allotment. Dobies also offers a wide range of garden equipment so that gardeners can properly take care of their plants. Priding themselves on their history as an indispensable asset to gardeners, Dobies of Devon has more than earned a reputation as one of the best gardening suppliers in the UK.
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