BRASSICAS

Greens, brassicas, whatever you prefer to call them the cabbages, cauliflowers, brussels and their relations are the mainstay of the vegetable garden.

With a little planning and the use of cloches, the can be had for the table 12 months of the year.

We grow a wide selection of young brassicas starting with early season packs of summer cabbage, cauliflower and early brussels

followed by our "Veg Frame" where customers can "pull their own" by the score or half score. This is the most cost effective way of buying and is popular with the allotment growers requiring larger quantities but of course they need to be planted straight away

Cabbage Derby Day

GREYHOUND Pointed type, few green leaves and good heart. For early summer and late summer use depending on planting time. Available in packs and vegframe.

DERBY DAY Early round type with good bolt resistance. Early to late summer depending on when planted. Available in packs and vegframe.

STONEHEAD F1Late summer to October ball cabbage with dense heads that stand without splitting. Vegframe Only

TUNDRA F1. Late season, winter hardy ball cabbage ready from October through to March standing well whatever the weather

Vegframe Only

RUBY PERFECTION F1. Red cabbage. High yielding , deep, dark red coloured heads for autumn cropping. Vegframe Only

WIROSA F1(Savoy Type) typically crinkled leaves and solid dark green heads that crop in mid to late winter

JANUARY KING

Cropping Nov- early Jan.

Flat, round and purple green colour

Vegframe Only

ALL YEAR ROUND. Despite the name, best suited to early and late summer cropping from a May/June planting. Available in packs and vegframe.

AVIRON F1 Brilliant white curds well protected by the leaves. Expect to crop August to October from our sowings. Vegframe Only

LUNDY F1 Cropping the following March/April from a June/July planting date, this is the over wintering type requiring space to allow for the large plants. Deep white curds, well protected. Vegframe and late summer in packs

BRILLIANT F1 early season Sept-Oct. excellent disease tolerance, high quality buttons that hold well.

Available in packs and vegframe

CASCADE F1. mid Nov. to mid Jan.. Good quality sprouts, holding well with great flavour. High mildew resistance. Vegframe Only

WELLINGTON F1. Late Dec to march for very late crops. High quality Bedfordshire type and very winter hardy. Vegframe Only

DARKMAR Open pollinated type for mid to late season. Vegframe Only

Spears are harvested over several weeks in early spring from a summer planting the year before

Vegframe and late summer in packs

SPRING CABBAGE "SPRING HERO"

Available in late August through to October in packs only. This is a unique ball headed variety planted in autumn for cropping the following spring