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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

Chinese Vegetables

packetseeds.com has sourced several vegetable varieties from China: Chinese cabbage, Chinese radish, and pumpkins in bright orange or near black colours.

We hope that you find them interesting for your garden or allotment.

Please note that we have not trialled these varieties ourselves fully yet, they are offered sight unseen – but from the variety descriptions and pictures they look very interesting. Names given are directly from the Chinese.

Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa pekinensis)

This leaf vegetable is well known in Europe.

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Chinese radish (Raphanus sativus)

Chinese radishes are larger and have distinct colours compared to their European cousins. A pair are offered here, one red skinned and the other red fleshed.

Dragon: F1 hybrid. Cylindrical shape, skin red in colour with white flesh, 14cm long, 3cm diameter, weight 125g, a light, sweet taste. Maturity 8 – 9 weeks.

Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima)

Most pumpkins are orange. Here we offer a pair of pumpkins, one orange the other nearly black. The traditional colours for Halloween are orange and black, so why not grow both varieties and use them for displays in October?

Variety Hongxingli: F1 hybrid, red-orange fruit, 12 – 14 weeks to maturity, each plant bears 2 – 3 fruits, each fruit weighs 1 – 1.5kg. Flesh thick, sweet and of good quality.

Variety Heixingli: F1 hybrid, very dark green (‘black’) fruit with yellow-green flesh. Each plant bears 2 – 3 fruits, each fruit weighs 1.5 – 2kg. Pinching at the 5 – 6 leaf stage will give two main stems for easier cultivation. Tolerant to drought and low temperature.

Sprouting Mix - Beansprouts

Good raw or for stir fry.

Pak Choi (Brassica rapa chinensis) - White Stem

Can be used as a 'baby' leaf, or left to mature with succulent white stems.

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