List of seeds available updated 1/6/07
Broad Bean, Vicia faba
Crimson Flowered, A beautiful heritage variety, saved from extinction by Rhoda Cutbush who gave 4 seeds to HDRA in 1978. It is not too tall and is therefore wind-tolerant. Average seeds per packet 27.

Bowlands Beauty, Named after George Bowland and sourced from the Heritage seed Library. Has very long pods with up to twelve beans in them.

Runner Bean, Phaseolus coccineus
Muesboni German heritage variety, good stringless bean with red flowers. It climbs to at least 2m and is very prolific.

Painted Lady, `Produces masses of long, fine flavoured beans. The attractive bicolour flowers which make a fine show when trained up supports are a bonus. Average seeds per packet 20.

French Beans, Phaseolus vulgaris.

Kentucky Wonder, Climbs to about 2 metres and must be supported on poles. It is very productive and has green flattened pods. Average seeds per packet 72.

Lazy Housewife, An extremely productive dual-purpose bean originally from Andalucia in Spain. The flat green beans are stringless when young and the beans mature to a creamy white bean for drying and for use in soups, stews and bean dips. Average seeds per packet 35.

Peas, Pisum sativum.
Hurst Green Shaft, Produces pairs of long pods on tidy plants that only grow to about 75 cm. Average seeds per packet 125.

Irish Green Pea, Irish cultivar from the Irish Seed Savers Association. It produces lots of small round peas suitable for drying or eating fresh. Average seeds per packet 119.

Rondo, Carries pairs of large straight pods with large peas about 1m tall. Average seeds per packet 80.

Asparagus Pea, Lotus purpureus An ornamental and useful vegetable with its pretty red flowers and spreading habit. The four winged pods are the edible part tasting slightly of asparagus when steamed. Average seeds per packet 85.

Beetroot: Beta vulgaris.
Chioggia Pink:, A pink skinned beetroot with concentric circles of pink and white flesh inside. Average seeds per packet 250

Boltardy, Popular reliable variety producing smooth round roots with a strong colour and fine sweet flavour. Average seeds per packet 200

Spinach Bloomsdale, Spinacia oleracea A highly productive variety with slightly savoyed leaves. Can be planted in spring for a summer crop or in late summer for an autumn crop. Sow thinly and thin to 15cm. Average seeds per packet 330

Herbs

Sacred Basil, Ocimum sanctum Much better adapted to cool weather than other basils. It has small leaves with a clove scent excellent for salads pesto and herbal tea mixes. Average seeds per packet 500.

Borage Borago officinalis Essential for bees and Pimms. This robust border invader seeds itself all over the place. The pretty blue flowers are edible and decorative.

Chervil, Anthriscus cerefolium Fern-like, aniseed flavoured leaves good in salads and cooking. Average seeds per packet 260.

Dill, Anethum graveolens Feathery foliage flowers and seeds can be used in fish and potato dishes as well as in pickles. Sow from April to June Average seeds per packet 300.

Parsley, Petroselinum crispum Moss Curled, Deep green curled leaves with strong parsley flavour. Average seeds per packet 300

Herb Mix, A mix of Sacred Basil,Chervil, Dill and Parsley.

Lettuce, Lactuca sativa
Angustana A narrow leaved lettuce that bolts quickly and it is the swollen stems that are eaten when they are about 30cm long.

Asparagus lettuce, Another tall narrow leaved lettuce which stands well over winter. It produces thickened stems when it starts to go to seed, which can be blanched and eaten like asparagus. Average seeds per packet 300.

Lettuce, Blonde de Paris A large green Batvian lettuce with frilled leaves and well flavoured hearts.

Cerise, A salad bowl type lettuce which is red, making it more slug proof. Average seeds per packet 300.

Wonder of Four Seasons, A bronze tinged butterhead lettuce. It is a very old variety. Average seeds per packet 300.

Radishes, Raphanus sativus.

Japanese White, Tapered white roots with a nutty flavour. Average seeds per packet 300.

Round Black Radish, A large winter radish with roots the size of tennis balls that keep well. Average seeds per packet 300.

Scarlet Globe, Small salad radish, red with a white tip, quick and easy to grow. Average seeds per packet 300.

Salad Leaves

Lamb's Lettuce, (Corn Salad) Valerianella locusta.This invaluable constituent of winter salads grows as a small rosette of glossy dark leaves. It is very hardy and undemanding. Average seeds per packet 450.

Red Orache, Atriplex hortensis. Mildly flavoured spinach type leaves that can be eaten raw when young or cooked like spinach. Average seeds per packet 180.

Rocket, Eruca sativa. Spicy flavoured leaves for use in salads. This versatile leaf is easy to grow and can be produced all year round with regular sowings. Average seeds per packet 700.

Summer Purslane, Portulaca oleracea. The succulent leaves of this plant add crunch to summer salads. Best grown in mid-summer or with protection. Average seeds per packet 750.

Texsel Greens, Brassica carinata. Vigorous plants producing succulent greens suitable for salads and stir-frying. It is very nutritious and rich in Vitamin C. Average seeds per packet 290.

Winter Purslane, Montia perfoliata also known as Miners� lettuce or Claytonia. This is a great spring salad that can be grown indoors or out. Its succulent triangular leaves and white flowers are both edible. . Average seeds per packet 500

Wild Rocket, Dipsotaxis tenuifolia With a more finely divided leaf than salad rocket this variety is less prone to bolting and has a strong nutty flavour. Average seeds per packet 800.

Oriental vegetables

Mibuna Brassica rapa var. niposinica This Japanese vegetable has strap-like leaves that can be used for salads or cooked. Mibuna can be planted in early spring for early leaves but is probably most useful sown in late summer for a winter crop as it is pretty hardy. It tends to bolt in hot weather. Average seeds per packet 450.

Namenia, Brassica rapa var. niposinica A high yielding tasty salad leaf similar to mizuna but not as hardy. Can be cut several times when small or harvested as a full head. Average seeds per packet 440.

Mustard Greens, Brassica juncea. Hot leaves that add warmth to winter salads. These colourful additions to the winter garden can also be cooked and added to other oriental greens or used as a spicy kick to salads. Average seeds per packet 500.

Pak Choi, Brassica rapa. Canton Dwarf, A compact variety with dark green leaves and white midrib, the crisp leaves are delicious raw or cooked. Average seeds per packet 500.

Salad mixes

Spring salad mix, A mix of Lettuce, Rocket, Mibuna and Texsel Greens for cut and come again salad.

Summer salad mix:, Lettuce, Summer Purslane, Wild Rocket and Orache, for cut and come again salad.

Autumn salad mix, Lettuce, Texsel Greens, Pak Choi, Mibuna, for cut and come again salad.

Winter salad mix, Winter Purslane, Rocket, Lamb's Lettuce, Mustard Greens for cut and come again salad.

Carrots, Daucus carota.

Autumn King, A reliable, heavily cropping variety with tapering roots that store well over winter. Average seeds per packet 250.

Touchon, A French Heritage main crop variety with orange roots. Good sweet flavour. Average seeds per packet 500.

Florence Fennel Foeniculum vulgare var azoricum, Romanesco Crisp aniseed flavoured bulbs with feathery leaves. Likes warm moist conditions. It may bolt if checked by cold or drought so sow from early to mid-summer.

Japanese Burdock, Arctium lappa. This is the cultivated variety of the weed of the same name, the one that produces sticky burrs that stick to you and your dog. The long edible roots are mildly flavoured, and are delicious steamed or stir-fried. . Average seeds per packet 170.

Parsnip, Pastinaca sativa. Tender and True, Creamy white tapered roots with canker resistance. Average seeds per packet 450.

Leeks, Allium porrum

Hannibal, A tender variety with dark leaves that crops over a long period. . Average seeds per packet 225

Blue Solaize A hardy winter variety with attractive blue green leaves in cold weather. . Average seeds per packet 225

Onions, Allium cepa.

Sturon, A round bottomed white onion with strong flavour. It keeps very well. . Average seeds per packet 250

Red Baron, Round bottomed variety that yields and keeps well. It has a mild flavour suitable for salads. . Average seeds per packet 200

Celeriac, Apium graveolens Prinz: Large celery flavoured roots. Average seeds per packet 1300

Celery, Apium graveolens Utah A green self-blanching variety. Average seeds per packet 2,600

Cauliflower, Brassica oleracea Winter Roscoff, This is a giant Irish variety of cauliflower that under good conditions can produce curds two feet across. The curds appear in spring, over a period of about a month. Planted close together they will produce normal sized heads. Average seeds per packet 325.

Swedes
Best of all, Brassica napus. A native cultivar sourced from ISSA. It has a purple top and white skin below. The flesh is yellow. Average seeds per packet 330.

Tipperary turnip, Brassica napus. Another native swede from ISSA with green skin, yellow flesh and a mild favour. Average seeds per packet 340.

Brassicas
Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Brassica oleracea. This is a great spring vegetable that bridges the hungry gap when there is little else in the garden. Average seeds per packet 265.

Asparagus Kale, Brassica oleracea. A heritage kale variety that produces flat kale leaves throughout the winter. In spring the young shoots can be blanched and eaten like asparagus. A late sowing can produce a useful crop of small leaves for stir-frying. Average seeds per packet 280.

Ragged Jack Kale, Brassica oleracea. Frilly purple leaves that look as good as they taste. Stands all winter. Flower shoots can be eaten like broccoli in spring. Average seeds per packet 300.

Calabrese Waltham 29, Brassica oleracea. This is the best open-pollinated calabrese that I have tried. Average seeds per packet 300.

Courgette, Cururbita pepo.

Cocozelle, A long green bush variety that is pre 1885. The fruits are dark green striped with lighter shades. Can be grown on as a marrow.

Yellow Success PMR, A buttery yellow courgette with sweet flesh. It is resistant to powdery mildew.

Winter Squash

Delicata Zeppelin, Cururbita pepo A cylindrical squash with green and yellow striped skin. Delicious yellow flesh, small enough to be eaten in one meal.

Waltham Butternut, Cururbita moschata. This winter squash produced ochre coloured fruit swollen at one end. The flesh is apricot coloured and has a fine and not too sweet flavour. Keeps well.

Ushiki Kuri, Cururbita maxima. Bright orange inside and out this is a very productive winter squash indoors and out.

Bottle Gourd Lagenaria siceraria The bottle gourd is a vigorous, annual, running or climbing vinethat procuces fruit that dru to usful hard containers. Fun to make into musical instruments, nest boxes and scoops. Needs plenty of heat and water. 10 seeds per packet

Cucumber, Cucumis sativus

Crystal Apple, A pale yellow variety with spherical fruits about the size of an apple. They are sweet and crisp. Originally a Chinese variety, it is quite hardy and can be grown under cover or in a sheltered spot outside.

Marketmore, The standard outdoor cucumber for these climes. A reliable and prolific cropper of dark green cylindrical fruit.

Tamra, A small, thin skinned �English type� cucumber with crisp delicious flesh. It has no bitterness and does not need its male flowers removed. Best under cover as more tender than others.

Melon, Cucumus melo.

Delicious 51 PMR A powdery mildew resistant variety bred by Cornell University from an old open pollinated variety. Fruit ripened in early September 2006 in our polytunnel. Flavour excellent.

Tomatoes, Lycopersicon esculentum.

Alicante, This is a great variety producing masses of well flavoured, medium size red tomatoes in a polytunnel or green house.

Black Crimea, A large redbrown/red tomato that produces a heavy crop early in the season. It has a rich sweet flavour.

Black Russian, Large red/brown tomatoes with an intense sweet flavour. Similar to Black Crimea, but with hollow navels.

Brown Berry, Prolific cherry tomatoes produced over a long season. Rich sweet flavour.

Caro Rich, Large Orange Yellow fruit with sweet flavour and thick flesh with few seeds.

Dzeltenais Gigantis, A Latvian variety, this produces giant yellow beefsteak tomatoes.

Gardeners Delight, A sweet red cherry tomato. It is a particular favourite with children.

Gobstopper, A large yellow/green cherry carried on interesting double trusses.

Green Zebra, An exotic green-striped round tomato that adds interest to salads and makes great chutney.

Harbinger, This is a traditional variety. Highly productive over a long period, it produces medium-sized fruit, thin-skinned and of very good flavour. Does well under glass but suitable for outdoor use particulaly as the fruit ripens reliably ,off the plant.

Mavritanskite, A purple Latvian variety with great flavour.

Moneymaker, A tasty and prolific early variety.

Orange Muscat, Orange/green fruit a bit larger than a cherry. It has thin skins and sweet tasty flesh. Crops over a long season.

Polen, An Eastern European heritage variety, with numerous small yellow fruits per truss. Suitable for containers

Persimmon, An heirloom variety producing large, sweet, orange fruit.

Purple Prince, A dark plum-shaped tomato with a sweet flavour. It makes a rich dark tomato paste.

Red Cherry, What it says on the tin. Prolific producer of sweet tasty fruit.

Rose de Berne Large Pink tomatoes with excellent flavour.

San Marzano Oblong paste tomato with very high dry matter.

St. Pierre Early high flavour salad tomato.

Tangella Prolific yellow medium sized tomato. Sweet taste and low acid content.

Rigas Zemie, This is a Latvian variety that fruits well outdoors even in West Cork.

Tigerella, Prolific, early, striped tomato full of flavour. Medium sized fruits.

White Wonder, An almost white fruit that is slightly flattened and ribbed with firm sweet tasting flesh.

Zapotec Pleated, A large almost seedless variety, with deeply folded flesh. It produces a late but heavy crop. Tomatoes, Lycopersicon esculentum.

Zloty Ozarowski Medium late variety with large orange fruit..

Heritage mix, A few seeds each of Tigerella, Polen, Black Crimea, White Wonder and Persimmon.

Cape Gooseberry, Physalis edulus. This tomato related plant produces cherry sized orange fruit in a 'chinese lantern'. Grow like a tomato. A sweet fruit, eat raw or in jams etc. Average 25 seeds per packet.

Corn, Zea mays.

Sweet corn, Golden Bantam, An early variety with yellow kernels that produces well in Irish conditions. Average 100 seeds per packet.

Painted Mountain, One of the most widely adapted and genetically diverse corns available today. Painted Mountain contains every shade of color known to corn. The 4-5 foot stalks bear up to 2 narrow, 7 inch long cobs. Can be eaten fresh or used for meal. Average 30 seeds per packet.

Peppers/Chilli, Capiscum anuum.

Sunnybrook, A sweet and early pepper ripening to red. The flesh is thick and the plants grow to about 60 cm. Average 25 seed

Firecracker, A mighty hot chilli, Fruit vary in shape and ripen from yellow or green through purple to red. Very early and reliable. Handle with care! Average 25 seeds.

Fish, Beautiful plants with variegated leaves and striped fruit. Average 25 seeds.

Aubergine, Solanum melongena

Black Beauty, A popular old variety that produces large glossy fruit. Average 25 seeds.