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Tomato Cherry Late Blight Resistant (Lycopersicon esculentum) - Koralik

Tomato Cherry Late Blight Resistant (Lycopersicon esculentum) - Koralik


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.

Quote / growing advice from one of our customers - "These toms will have a real place in the future of my allotment as despite their small size they crop late and they crop so profusely that we make soup and other preserves from them. I would like to add some real advice to your customers from past experience. They grow as a bush, needing no after-care at all, but it might be useful to learn from our experience and grow them through plastic sheeting to avoid fruits from being spoiled by the soil. We tried this last year and it was a winner.
They are resistant to disease, surprisingly prolific, what people buy these days in large quantities and they are so versatile. We intend starting them off earlier this year, now that we have cracked their method of growth."


Seeds per packet (approx.): 30

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£1.10

Zucchini (Courgette) Astra (Cucurbita pepo) seed

Zucchini (Courgette) Astra (Cucurbita pepo) seed


Early bushy zucchini variety with dark-green, club-like fruits and tasty flesh, rich in vitamin C.

Seeds per packet (approx.): 15

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£1.10

Broad Bean Witkiem Manita (Vicia faba) seed

Broad Bean Witkiem Manita (Vicia faba) seed


The broad bean is one of the most ancient and also one of the easiest vegetables in cultivation. A bushy, hardy annual plant that can grow to approx. three feet tall with fragrant white-and-black flowers that are followed by short, broad, leathery pods which hold 5–7 white, round or kidney shaped beans. Broad Bean Witkiem Manita is a reliable, tried and tested, early maturing variety, suited to both standard and late spring sowings. Producing excellent yields of well filled pods with delicious white beans, Broad bean Witkiem Manita is quick growing and a an old favourite. Can be sown as early as February and as late as May.

Broad Bean Witkiem Manita holds an Award of Garden Merit.

Seeds per packet (approx.): 30

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£1.10

Tomato Pot Type (Lycopersicon esculentum) - Vilma

Tomato Pot Type (Lycopersicon esculentum) - Vilma


Vilma is a determinate variety, compact and bushy, and specifically bred for growing in pots and containers. The plant grows only 20-24 ins tall and yields heavy crops of small, red, very tasty fruit. The cherry size fruit of Vilma weigh approx. 20gms and can be harvested over a long picking period. A highly ornamental plant recommended by R.H.S. for beginners, Vilma is easy to grow yet it offers the yield and flavour demanded by experts.

*R.H.S. AWARD OF GARDEN MERIT*

Seeds per packet (approx.): 300

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£1.10

Spanish Daisy (Erigeron karvinskianus) seed

Spanish Daisy  (Erigeron karvinskianus) seed


Spanish Daisy is an easy to grow annual plant for hanging baskets, flower beds and rock gardens.
Originally from Central America, it has been growing wild in Southern Europe for many years and is now being hailed as one of the greatest horticultural discoveries of recent years.
The masses of small flowers are pink when they open, rapidly turn white, and finally as they mature change back to rose-red giving the plant an unusual and constant two-tone effect.
This compact jewel is beloved by bees and butterflies and will also make an outstanding contribution in a wildlife garden


Seeds per packet (approx.): 60

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£1.25

Basil (Ocimum basilicum) seed

Basil  (Ocimum basilicum) seed


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

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£1.10

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Glossary of Terms

Alternate: spaced one after the other, as with leaves spaced singly at different heights on opposite sides of the stem.

Anther: the part of the stamen containing the pollen

Awn: a bristle-like appendage found in ornamental grasses

Bisexual: flowers possessing both stamens and pistils

Blade: the main or expanded part of the leaf

Bract: a modified leaf often associated with the flower

Calyx: the sepals or outer portions of the floral parts

Capsule: the dry box, pod or fruit containing the seed

Compound: made up of many parts as in some leaves

Corymb: a short, broad, flat top cluster of flowers

Disk or disc: the central or inner part of ‘daisy-like’ (Composite) flowers

Elongated: stretched out, long as with some leaves

Filament: the stalk supporting the anther

Florets: small individual flowers together making a cluster

Glabrous: smooth with hairs or undulations

Glaucous: of greyish-white appearance, sometimes bluish-green

Hirsute: covered with hairs, as in the case of certain foliage

Imbricated: overlapping in regular order

Inflorescence: the method of flowering, or referring to blooms

Keel: the two lower petals forming a ridge as in sweet peas

Lateral: on or near the side, secondary

Mealy: covered with greyish white powder

Monoceious: with both male and female flowers produced on the same plant

Nectar: the sweet fluid secreted by some flowers

Ovary: the part of the flower which eventually contains the seed

Panicle: a loose flower cluster, made up of little racemes

Pedicel: the stalk of an individual flower in a cluster

Perianth: the calyx and corolla together

Petaloid: resembling a petal

Pistil: the female seed bearing organs – ovary, style and stigma

Pistillate: bearing pistils only, female

Raceme: an indefinite flower cluster

Radiate: spreading out, arrangement of ray florets

Ray: the outer florets of ‘daisy-like’ flowers

Reflexed: bent slightly downwards or backwards

Revolute: with tip or margin rolled back

Rotate: wheel-shaped, used to describe shape of a flower

Rudimentary: imperfectly developed, immature

Sac: a pouch, shape of flower

Scape: leafless stems rising from the ground terminating in a flower

Segment: a single leaf or petal

Sepal: one of the separate parts of the calyx

Sessile: without a stalk, sitting on a leaf

Spike: an elongated indefinite flower cluster

Stamen: the male pollen bearing part of the flower

Striate: marked with fine parallel lines, pencil-like

Tendril: a long twining extension by which a plant climbs

Umbel: inflorescence in which pedicels arise from the same point

Whorl: a circular arrangement of parts around an axis at a node
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