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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

Sunflowers

Species: Helianthus annuus

Family: Compositae

Common name: Sunflower

Height: from 45cm (18 inches) to 3m (10 feet)

Grow as: annual

Flowering period: July to September

Use packetseeds.com Tall Single variety.

The sunflower is an annual herb used for agricultural and ornamental purposes. Depending on variety, tall types can be used in the back of a border, dwarf types used as pot plants or as cut flowers.

Seeds are large, off-white with black stripes.

Growing: Grow for ‘competition’ to see how tall plants will grow, as a pot plant, a display plant or for cut flowers.

Plants thrive in any garden soil in a warm, sunny situation. They are intolerant of wet and cold soil and require ample nutrients to grow and flower well. Fertiliser should be applied several times during the growing period until the flowers appear. Water must also be applied in drought periods. Tall forms should be sown in situations sheltered from the wind and if necessary tied to a stake for support.

Leave plants in place in the early autumn, birds will enjoy eating the seeds.

Sowing: Seeds may be sown outdoors late April or early May, in their final position at a depth of 2cm (1 inch). For earlier flowering sow under glass in March or April for planting out in May, germination temperature 21°C (70°F).

The sunflower is a native of North America. Seeds were brought to Spain in 1510, and thereafter spread throughout Europe.

The annual Helianthus annuus has numerous forms divided into groups according to height and shape of flower. The flowering period lasts from mid-July until autumn. Originally cultivated as a food crop with edible seeds or as an oil crop. The oil from the seeds is of high quality used in cooking.

Sunflowers are planted separately or in small clumps in mixed beds of tall plants, as solitary subjects or as a hedge, to mask walls and fences, and to demarcate or separate large areas. They are also good as cut flowers. For garden display choose a more compact variety The name sunflower is derived from the way the flower turns throughout to day to keep facing the sun, a phenomenon known as phototropism.

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