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Koralik is a determinate bush variety with high yields of small fruit.
Late maturing, Koralik has exceptionally high tolerance to blight.
Fruits weigh 12-15 gms, are an appealing bright red colour with a sweet flavour and all tomatoes on a truss ripen together.
Koralik will thrive outside in wet seasons where other varieties fail.
Grow in a container on the patio or in open beds. Use for salads or chutney.

Annual plant with aromatic leaves for cucumber souring. Dried leaves are good for salads, cottage cheese, fish, roast meat and sauces.
Basil came originally from India where it was used to cleanse and protect Hindu houses and temples.
The flavour is sweet but slightly peppery. It is used extensively in Mediterranean and Greek cooking, blending particularly well with tomato dishes, soups, pasta, risottos and eggs. It also goes well with pork and cheese dishes.

Seeds per packet (approx.): 325

Carrot Amsterdam 2 is a very early variety with slender, juicy, cylindrical, orange-red roots.
Superbly sweet, Amsterdam 2 has a great colour and is virtually coreless, especially when picked as young finger carrots. The firm foliage of this carrot holds well and does not produce oversized roots even when harvested late.
Plant this sweet tasting carrot from early spring until mid-summer in open ground, thin out if necessary. Given time, the carrots will grow to a respectable size. A very versatile variety Carrot Amsterdam 2 has a long season and is an excellent source of vitamin A and antioxidants. When steamed and buttered an Amsterdam 2 carrot turns a meal into a feast.

Seeds per packet (approx.): 1400

Abutilon

Species: Abutilon hybridum

Family: Malvaceae

Common names: Flowering maple, Chinese bellflower

Height: 100cm (40 inches) but variable

Grow as: annual, or conservatory plant

Flowering period: June to September

Use packetseeds.com flowering maple mixture for pots and containers.

Abutilon hybridum includes many hybrids of abutilon species with flowers varying from white to shades of yellow, orange and red. It is a tender perennial and can be grown through the winter if protected from frost. Best suited to pot and container growing.

Growing: Do not allow plants to dry out - leaves will drop off if plants wilt. Plants are tender and will not survive exposure to frost, so place outside after risk of frost has passed. Flowers can be up to 8cm (3 inches) across.

Grow in pots or containers outside in a sunny position, or Use in a flower bed in a sunny, sheltered position with wellprepared soil, or Grow indoors as a conservatory plant. Shape and control the plant by pruning in autumn and again in the early spring before new seasons growth starts.

Sowing: Sow March to April. Germinate at 22—24°C (72 –75°F), seedlings should emerge quickly. Seed should be covered. Prick out as soon as large enough and grow on ideally at 15—18°C (60—65°F). Pot on as needed. Moderate fertilizer needs.

Pinch at the 10 leaf stage to encourage branching.

The genus Abutilon is a genus of numerous species composed of deciduous, tender shrubs and trees which belong chiefly to the tropical regions of the Old and the New World. They have handsome foliage and attractive large flowers.

The origin of A. hybridum is unknown, but includes a variable complex of species with A. striatum, A. darwinii and others. The leaves may be unlobed but can be three- or occasionally five-lobed. The margins are serrate to dentate and the leaves may be smooth or softly hairy underneath. The drooping bell-shaped flowers are held in axillary flower stems. The coloured blooms are often obviously veined. In some plants, the sepals are darker than the petals and add an extra ornamental aspect.

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