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Oak Fire
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A mix of excellently flavoured oak leaved red and purple mustards. Great for salad or bunching greens. Bred by Tim Peters of Peters Seed & Research for more cold hardiness and disease resistance than other red mustards.
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Winter Purslane
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Montia perfoliata also known as Miners' lettuce or Claytonia. This is a great winter and spring salad that can be grown indoors or out. Its succulent triangular leaves and white flowers are both edible. It should be sown in late summer and autumn as it will not germinate until the soil cools below 13C.
Gardener packet 1000 seeds
Grower Packet 10,000 seeds
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Rocket
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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.
Rocket can be sown all year round in a greenhouse or tunnel but is probably best not planted outside until March, then it should be sown regularly to provide a constant supply of leaves. The plants will go to seed when the days are short so planting in early spring and then in August and September is the most useful way to grow it. The flowers are tasty and decorative in salad.
Sow the seeds thinly in rows 20cm apart just covering them with soil, Cut the leaves when 3-6cm long.
The seed can be saved by allowing the pods to mature and then drying the plants. Place the dry plants on a tarp or in a duvet cover to crush the pods and release the seed.
Gardener packet 650 seeds
Grower Packet 6500 seeds
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Red Orache/(mountain) Spinach
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Atriplex hortensis Mildly flavoured spinach type leaves that can be eaten raw when young or cooked like spinach.
Orache can be sown all year round in a greenhouse or tunnel but is probably best not sown outside until March, then it should be sown regularly to provide a constant supply of leaves. The plants will go to seed when the days are short so planting in early spring and then in August and September is the most useful way to grow it. The flowers are tasty and decorative in salad.
Sow the seeds thinly in rows 20cm apart just covering them with soil, Cut the leaves when 5-10cm long.
The seed can be saved by allowing the plants to mature and dry. Rub off the seeds and store in a cool dry place. Average 150 seeds/packet
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Texsel Greens/Ethiopian Kale
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Brassica carinata. Also known as Ethiopian kale. Vigorous plants producing succulent greens suitable for salads and stir-frying. Raw, it has a mild garlic flavour. It is very nutritious and rich in Vitamin C 200 seeds per packet
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Summer Purslane
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Portulaca oleracea The succulent leaves of this plant add crunch to summer salads. Summer Purslane enjoys fine weather or some protection. Sow in March or April under cover or June outdoors. Harvest the succulent leaves when 5cm to 10cm tall. Average 350 seeds
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Burgundy Amaranth
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A tall elegant, variety with burgundy flower plumes that bear plentiful white seeds preferred for grain and flour. The leaves are an intense red and add colour and nutrition to salads. The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. We got this from Carol Deppe. Sow April to June for grain, and anytime for leaves. Average 400 seeds per packet
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Wild Rocket
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Doplotaxis tenuifolia A perennial version of the salad rocket with a nutty mustard flavour, and yellow flowers. Very productive and easy to grow. It can be sown from spring to autumn, and will thrive in most reasonable conditions.
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February Orchid Orychophragmus violaceus
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February Orchid
Orychophragmus violaceus A wild plant from China made popular by Joy Larkcom. This is a brassica for use in salads or as a cooking green. Sown in summer and autumn it provides mild but tasty leaves throughout the winter. Sow directly in the ground or in modules from June to September. The beautiful violet spring flowers are also edible.
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Land Cress
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Also known as Winter Cress, Barbarea verna Provides mineral and vitamin rich leaves which taste like watercress but are smaller. It is easy to grow, and supplies over a long period.
Gardener packet 200 seeds
Grower Packet 2,000 seeds
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