A mainstay of the winter vegetable cropping programme, used for processing and fresh market either loose or on the stalk; ideal for roadside sales.
Approximately. 250 seeds per gram. Sow early varieties mid February into modules under cold glass. Sow main season varieties late March to end of April. Germinates between 10 and 25°C. Seed requirement approx. 500g per hectare, with plant population of around 27,000 per hectare. Spacing 60 x 60cm. Harvest from mid August to mid March.

Can be grown over a long season, often succeeding where other brassicas fail. Suitable for fresh sales and prepack, also once the main heads are removed, small sideshoots form, which are ideal for florets.
250-400 seeds per gram. Sow March-July, sowing rate 500g per acre. Germinates between 7 and 30°C. Plant out April-July at around 23 x 30cm, for harvesting June-December. Later maturity is possible in milder climates. Stated maturity times are from transplant to harvest.

Can be grown over a long season, often succeeding where other brassicas fail. Suitable for fresh sales and prepack, also once the main heads are removed, small sideshoots form, which are ideal for florets.
250-400 seeds per gram. Sow March-July, sowing rate 500g per acre. Germinates between 7 and 30°C. Plant out April-July at around 23 x 30cm, for harvesting June-December. Later maturity is possible in milder climates. Stated maturity times are from transplant to harvest.

Tender Perennial grown as annual. Cover lightly with vermiculite. Keep soil moisture high until radicle emergence, then reduce moisture levels. Plug development is faster with drier plug culture.Germinate at 21-24°C, sow January onwards. Self branching
Sell in: 9-10cm pots, mixed hanging baskets.
End Use: Hanging baskets, Containers.

Perennial, 2-3 weeks at 20-23°C, sow February-April, cover with vermiculite. Grow on at 16-18°C, and transplant into the flowering position at 25 x 100cm. For seed count, see variety descriptions.
Sell in: 10cm to 2 litre pots, generally in flower in Spring.
End Use: Borders, containers.

High value crop for the greenhouse or under plastic, also well suited for plant sales for the home gardener. High yielding over a long period. Becoming increasingly popular.
120-200 seeds per gram. Germinates between 25 and 30°C. Sow early December-January, or for maincrop March- April. Seed rate 400-425g per hectare. Spacing 30-60cm x 45-90cm. Grow on at 16-23°C. Harvest from early April/May, or maincrop from July.
Please note that germination can be slow and erratic on some open pollinated hot peppers.

Impatiens require great care, particularly in the early stages, to get the best from the seed. Modern F1 hybrids are produced to yield 90-100% germination given favourable conditions during raising.
Sow January-March. For first 5 days: 22-24°C, cover seed with vermiculite but do not exclude light, make sure well watered, low nutrient compost pH 6.2-6.8. For following 10 days, 22-24°C, medium moisture, ideally provide supplementary light above seedlings, give one weak strength feed. For following 10 days, reduce temperature to 20-22°C, one moderate strength feed. For next 7 days, temperature now 17-18°C, one moderate strength feed. At the end of this stage, strong seedlings should be ready for planting on into packs/pots as required.
Impatiens Downy Mildew is a potential problem for producers and users of this important bedding plant. We recommend taking professional advice regarding routine spray programmes when producing this crop. New Guinea Impatiens does not appear to be affected. Approx. 1000-2500 seeds per gram.

Leeks are another mainstay of the winter cropping programme. Plant sales is a popular market for this product. Early varieties are the most suitable for baby leek production. The later blue-green types are also used as a dot plant in bedding schemes. A good crop for harvesting over a long period, with good shelf life performance.
320-480 seeds per gram. Sow mid March-May, at 1.1-1.9kg per hectare (transplanted) or 1.9-3.4kg per hectare (direct drilled). Space 5-15cm x 30-90cm.

Annual, sow on the compost surface from February-April, germinates in 7-10 days at 20°C. Prick out after 4 weeks into packs or pots as required. Grow on at 12-15°C; growth regulators can be used, according to the manufacturers’ guidelines. Sowing to flowering takes around 12 weeks. 9,000 seeds per gram.
Note-Star and Picotee types: Care must be taken when growing these types to avoid high temperatures, high light levels and high soil fertility, as this will increase the proportion of white. Conversely low temperatures, low light and low soil fertility will result in a decrease in the proportion of white.
Sell in: 6-packs (basket & ground cover varieties in 9-10cm pots).
End Use: Baskets, containers and borders.

Grandifloras produce fewer, but larger, flowers than the multifloras.However, flower size is not the only difference between Grandifloras and Multifloras. Multifloras generally grow faster, have more branches and flowers, hence providing more masses of colour. Other differences are smaller, thinner leaves, and flowers are usually not as ruffled or fringed. They also have greater disease resistance and weather tolerance.

We offer a wide range of varieties designed to meet most growers' requirements. While the old established favourites are still popular, the recent hybrid introductions have resulted in plants which not only perform better but taste better, an important characteristic in any tomato variety. New hybrid varieties with more unusual fruit shapes, colours and sizes are proving very popular both with fresh market sales and retail plant sales. Young tomato plants remain the best seller for vegetable plant sales to the public.
For varietal fruit shape, size, colour and suitability please see technical table and individual product descriptions.

Treat as biennial. For technical details see Pansy. 750-1000 seeds per gram.
Sell in: 6-packs, 8cm pots 1L pots 3 plants per pot.
End Use: Containers, baskets, borders.
Freckles
Perennial, best sown October-February, 2-3 days at 12-15°C, then cold frame, 600 seeds per gram.
Viola Odorata
Perennial, sow October-November, 2-3 days at 12-15oC then cold frame. 225 seeds per gram.