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2. Choose your vegetables


The crops I've selected should grow well in most areas of the UK, but check out my comments on the space each needs, preferred locations, suitability for container or open ground growing, and quantity of plants supplied. They all taste gorgeous!

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Tomato  'Sakura F1' AGM
Tomato 'Sakura F1' AGM
  • Superbly sweet, tasty, heavy-cropping cherry tomato. Containers, garden or greenhouse.
  • Five plants. 45-60cm2 of garden space each.
  • Outdoors and best suited to warmer, southern areas.
 
Calabrese/Broccoli 'Ironman F1'
Calabrese/Broccoli 'Ironman F1'
  • The best broccoli I have ever grown. Wonderfully flavoured, massive heads. Garden/container.
  • Five plants, 45-60cm2 per plant.
  • Easy to please and very hardy.
 
Climbing French Bean 'Cobra' AGM
Climbing French Bean 'Cobra' AGM
  • Stringless, superb-tasting, heavy-cropping. Open ground or 30-45cm3 containers.
  • Ten plants (two 5-cane wig-wans). 2-3m2 needed.
  • Early cropping, relatively weather resistant.
 
Sugarsnap Pea 'Delikett' AGM
Sugarsnap Pea 'Delikett' AGM
  • Gorgeously sweet pods, perfect eaten whole when young. shelling when more mature.
  • Ten plants. Approx 1.5m row.
  • Vigorous, heavy cropper. Support with twiggy sticks.
 
Beetroot 'Boltardy' AGM
Beetroot 'Boltardy' AGM
  • Good taste and texture, with deep red roots. Baby leaves for salads.
  • Fifteen plants, 1.5-2m row, great border edging.
  • A strong grower, open ground or container.
 
Lettuce Collection
Lettuce Collection
  • Selection of delicious, tender-leaved lettuces - long season cropping. Garden/container.
  • 25 plants, five of each.
  • Plant in between sweetcorn to save space.
 
Cucumber 'Bush Champion'
Cucumber 'Bush Champion'
  • Fairly short fruited variety - seriously cucmbery flavour. Great in containers.
  • Five plants, 30cm3 pot each. 45cm2 of soil.
  • Outside in warmer, southerly areas, or greenhouse elsewhere.
 
Courgette 'Midnight', Squash 'Hawk F1'
Courgette 'Midnight', Squash 'Hawk F1'
  • Heavy cropping, tasty courgettes. Sweet, buttery-fleshed squash. Allow squash to scramble.
  • Three courgettes. 75-100cm2 per plant, two squash.
  • Prefer a warm spot. Garden/containers.
 
Sweetcorn 'Swift F1' AGM
Sweetcorn 'Swift F1' AGM
  • Superbly sweet, juicy, tender cobs - earlier than most. Grow together in a block.
  • Sixteen plants. Total area 1.5m2.
  • Choose a sunny, sheltered spot.
 
Sweet Pepper 'Mini Red' & Chilli Pepper 'Etna'
Sweet Pepper 'Mini Red' & Chilli Pepper 'Etna'
  • Medium-sized juicy sweet pepper, elongate hot chilli peppers. Container or warm garden.
  • Three sweet peppers, two chilli peppers.
  • Sunny, warm spot outside or greenhouse in cooler areas.
 
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