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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

Antirrhinum majus - Snapdragon

Species: Antirrhinum majus

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Common name: Snapdragon

Height: 20-90cm (8 to 36 in.)

Grow as: annual

Flowering period: June to September

Snapdragons are popular plants grown as bedding plants or for cut flowers, in a wide range of bright colours.

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or tall mixture offered at 95 pence per packet.

Antirrhinum majus is native to southern Europe and Asia Minor, where it grows as a perennial but is not completely frostresistant.
Currently available varieties are treated as annuals, even though in mild winters they will grow in one site for a number of years. The stems are thickly covered with glossy, entire leaves. The individual flowers on short stems are arranged in dense or thinner spikes and bloom in succession.

The name comes from the Greek meaning nose flower or more literally, snout flower, in reference to the shape of the flowers which have several common titles including Snapdragon or Dragon’s Mouth.
Breeding has yielded a great number of varieties of many different colours and two of the more important are A. majus maximum and A. majus grandiflorum; both are good for cutting.
The plants are 70-90cm (30– 36 inches) high, of branching habit, with dense spikes of medium-sized flowers.
Suitable as bedding plants and for planting in boxes and bowls are the intermediate varieties of antirrhinum. In most forms the main and lateral stems develop at the same rate and attain practically the same height – 40-60cm (16 to 24 inches). The spikes of fairly large flowers are quite long and often quite dense.

Varieties of the A. majus pumilum (dwarf) group are of branching habit, only 10-15cm (6 to 8 in.) high, with short spikes of small flowers.
Snapdragons thrive in most soils with good drainage and in a sunny site; tall forms should be provided with protection against winds.

Sowing: seed should be sown under protection in early March to early April. Hardened-off seedlings may be planted out as early as mid-April, spaced 25-35cm (10 to 14 in.) apart. Germination temperature 18°C (65°F).

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