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Climbing French Bean plants
French beans are one of our favourite crops to grow. They're a good source of protein and vitamins (particularly C and K) and minerals. You only need a few plants to enjoy heavy crops for small households.
All our bean plants are sold in individual pots allowing you to plant out at the base of your support structure easily. We usually plant in pairs next to each bamboo cane. Check YouTube videos on different structures you can make with tall canes and string.
We will deliver your bean plants in individual 1 litre pots allowing you to position them against your supports easily.
£3 per plant or 5 plants for £12.
We will deliver by end of April
Borlotti bean (organic)
A truly beautiful bean inside and out. The pods turn pink to maroon with white and green striations and the beans themselves reverse the theme.
They're commonly collected from the dried pods toward the end of the season in one effort, but we like taking them intermittently when they're fat and raw to throw in a salad, or to freeze for a winter stew.
Lazy Housewife pole bean
This is a heritage, haricot type that's slow to get going - blame a 19th Century cultivator for the name. We first grew it last year. We were getting impatient when all of a sudden we were overrun with pods late in the season. We recommend combining your order with an earlier cropping type. Real Seeds say:
'A prolific bean introduced by W. Atlee Burpee and Co in 1885 - from their original description: the pods are green, entirely stringless, of extra fine flavor, exceedingly rich and buttery when cooked.'
Cobra bean (organic)
We've grown this RHS Award of Garden Merit winner many years for its sheer reliability and productivity. Vital Seeds say:
'It’s got everything you’ll want from a bean. It produces an early crop of stringless round green pods that have the most delicious flavour. The showy violet-purple flowers will stand out in your garden and you’ll be surprised at how long your beans will keep coming.'
Strawberry Plants
4 seasonal varieties we brought back from Suffolk one year and that have established really well here in Leyton.
We recommend starting your strawberry patch with at least three plants.
£1.50 per plant
Ram's Horn Sweet Pepper Plants
Very early sweet Czech variety. The peppers ripen to a bright deep red with a pronounced shine. This variety is very popular in East Europe for pickling and preserving as whole fruits.
£4 to £5 per plant depending on size, 1.5L to 2L pots.
Courgette and Squash plants
A couple of plants can keep a family supplied with plenty of fruits over the summer. Ideally allow a square metre of space in your garden beds in a sunny location for courgettes, but they can also be grown in large pots. We usually have so many courgettes we use them to make healthier chocolate cake. These trailing squash plants may want to roam five feet alomg the ground but you can also grow them vertically on a trellis.
Our courgette and squash plants will be delivered in individual pots 16cm (w) 13cm (h) holding 1.5 litres of organic compost.
Organic plants: £4.50 each or 3 plants for £11.
F1 plants: £4 each or 3 plants for £10.
We will deliver by first week of May
Striato di Napoli Courgette
A very productive medium early variety with dark green stripes, excellent flavour and firm flesh. A bushy habit that doesn't trail overly. Fruits are best harvested at 10-25 cm.
Summer Squash – Lemon (Organic)
Vital Seeds say:
'A trailing summer squash variety producing an abundance of lemon-sized and shaped fruits. This is a very interesting variety of summer squash which sits somewhere between a patty pan and a courgette. Its flesh is slightly denser than a typical courgette and is extremely tasty. A definite star of the veg patch and will keep on producing until the last frosts.'
Hokkaido Squash
Hokkaido squash, also known as red kuri or chestnut squash, is a winter squash variety from Japan favoured by chefs, with a mild, sweet, and nutty flavour. Its firm, orange flesh is delicious roasted with olive oil, garlic and herbs and it can be eaten with the skin on.
Pinch out the main growing stem when the vine is 2-3 feet long and a few fruits have set to make sure they reach full size (1-2kg). They store very well - we've eaten them months after harvesting.
Cucumbers
Easy to grow and abundant in the right conditions homegrown cucumbers have a much stronger flavour than the clingfilm-clad supermarket varieties.
Plant out when the soil has noticeably warmed up in May. Water frequently below the foliage to prevent downy mildew and allow for plenty of sun - six hours plus per day. We like growing them vertically onto a trellis in copper-taped pots (to protect against slugs and snails) with enlarged holes so they develop big root systems going down into the soil. The more you pick, the more plentifully they produce. When we have a glut we grate them for tsatsiki or add them to large jugs of water with lemon and mint.
Our cucumber plants will be delivered in individual pots (w) 13cm (h) holding 1.5 litres of organic compost.
Organic plants: £5 each or 3 plants for £12.
F1 plants: £4.50 each or 3 plants for £11.
We will deliver by mid-May
Superstar Cucumber (F1) - 1 plant left
Produces long (25-30cm), smooth fruits without bitterness, mild and crisp, prized for salads and sandwiches. Superstar F1 is an all-female flowering, reliable and robust cucumber. The dark green slender fruits grow to between 25 and 30cm with slight ribs and are not bitter. Ideal for smaller spaces or containers with some support like a small trellis or canes.
Cheer Cucumber (F1)
This is an American variety of slicing cucumber very popular in eastern Europe. Known for its exceptionally quick harvest and shiny, dark green, firm-skinned fruits (15-20cm). Unlike Saladin (above) it's bee-pollinated. Cheer cucumbers are compact and bushy, requiring less space than other vining cucumber varieties.
Herbs
Planting certain herbs alongside your tomatoes will attract beneficial insects and deter pests, whilst also improving fruit flavour and vigour.
We have basil, parsley and dill available for pre-orders. Our herbs are £2-3 per pot dependent on pot size.
Kale
Kale is extremely easy to grow, incredibly cost-effective, and an excellent source of vitamins and minerals: namely, vitamin C, K, A, and folate. It's also rich in calcium, iron, and potassium. We recommend buying Enviromesh® to cover your kale plants and weighing it down at the sides with a few bricks or anything heavy enough to stop the wind taking it. Without it we shared a lot of our kale with the larvae of the white cabbage butterfly. You can reuse the mesh year on year.
Plant out after the last frost (late April/early May) after hardening off, but kale is hardy and happy in soil temperatures above 7°C. Bring the soil level right up to the two smallest (initial) leaves to ensure stable plants.
Our kale plants will be delivered in pots holding 0.8 litre of organic compost, allowing you to space them out easily at planting stage.
£2.50 per plant or 5 for £10.
We will deliver by the end of April
Dwarf Green Kale (organic)
Compact, space-saving variety that is perfect for smaller gardens, containers, or raised beds. Its deep green, frilly leaves are more tender than larger kale type and it typically grows 30-45cm tall. Vital Seeds say:
'It is extremely hardy and withstands frosts in the winter when no other brassica stays standing while also producing well when sown in spring for a summer harvest. It is a Scottish heritage kale dating back to the 19th century, originally known as ‘Dwarf Curlies’ or ‘Scotch’ kale.'
Nero di Toscana Kale (organic) - SOLD OUT
Our favourite kale, a traditional variety from Tuscany with various culinary uses. The dark green leaves are the 'savoyed' type and grow 60-90cm tall.
Real Seeds say:
'Normally used as a cooked vegetable, but this has such a nice flavour that we eat the thinnings and baby leaves raw in salad. When it finally bolts, the flower shoots are a gourmet treat raw or cooked.'
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