Price reductions at Thompson & Morgan
by John - July 11th, 2009.Filed under: Price Reductions, Thompson and Morgan.
Reduced products at Thompson & Morgan
Bean : Broad Bean : Violetta 1 packet was £1.59 now £0.78
The normal green pods of Broad Bean Violetta contain succulent green beans when picked young, beans change to a violet-purple colour if left to mature and harvested as a dried bean.
Vita Sementi Italian Seeds : Chicory : Cicoria variegata de Chioggia 1 packet was £1.69 now £0.84
Round headed, greenish leaves turning a reddish and white variegated as colder weather beckons and the heart formation becomes more noticeable. Chicory Cicoria variegata de Chioggia has good winter hardiness. Boil leaves to remove bitterness, fresh chicory leaves add zest to a mixed salad.
Vita Sementi Italian Seeds : Courgette : Zucchino Striato d'Italia 1 packet was £1.69 now £0.84
Darkish green, smooth, cylindrical fruits with pale green stripes. Courgette Zucchino Striato d'Italia is very productive fruiting variety throughout the summer if picked regularly.
Celeriac : Monarch 1 packet was £1.99 now £0.98
An autumn/early winter vegetable. Celeriac Monarch is an excellent, high quality variety which has very smooth, easily washable, creamy coloured roots. Easier to grow than celery and can be grated raw over salads, cut into slices and boiled, or into strips which are fried. T&M's illustration shows Celeriac cubed and served with a walnut butter. An exciting dish which you too can create by using the FREE recipe, sent with each packet.
Vegetable Spaghetti : Hasta La Pasta F1 Hybrid 1 packet was £1.99 now £0.98
A major improvement on the old spaghetti squash, Squash Hasta La Pasta offers appealing, deep orange flesh with a sweeter flavour. Extract the 'spaghetti' flesh from each boiled fruit to experience a very unusual vegetable. Squash Hasta La Pasta produces generous yields of pale orange-skinned fruits of up to 1kg (2.2lbs).
Pepper : Sweet : Big Banana F1 1 packet was £1.99 now £0.98
With a flavour so juicy, crisp and clean you'll eat them right ofl the plant! Sweet Pepper Big Banana produces fruits up to 25cm (10in) long and 5cm (2in) wide mature to a deep shiny scarlet. Amazing yield – up to 50 full-sized fruits per plant.
Pepino (Melon Pear) 1 packet was £2.29 now £1.14
Tomato Relative – Bush. Unusual round to egg-shaped fruits are cream skinned with purple streaks. The deliciously sweet and juicy flesh of the Melon Pear has a taste and aroma similar to melon, and can be eaten in a similar way. Pepino is ideal for growing in the greenhouse or in a sheltered sunny spot outdoors in a container, as the plants need warmth to flower and fruit successfully.
Pea : Garden : Dorian (Mr Big) 1 packet was £2.49 now £1.24
Maincrop.The eye-catching, long, broad and straight pods of Pea Dorian are filled with 8 to 10 large, tasty peas hence often known as 'Mr Big'. Pea Dorian is superb for the showbench, as well as the kitchen, producing a good crop of pods for picking over a long period. Prefers well-drained, moist, rich conditions. Height 75cm (30in). RHS AGM winner.Good source of Vitamins A, C, B1 and folic acid. Peas also contain soluble fibre, useful in removing harmful cholesterol.
Brussels Sprout : Topline 1 packet was £2.69 now £1.34
September-December. A mid season variety, Brussels Sprout Topline produces large sprouts on tall plants over several weeks. The crop stands well keeping its quality and flavour.
Runner Bean : Rotbluhende (Teenie Beanie) 1 packet was £2.69 now £1.34
Pepper : Sweet : Summer Salad F1 1 packet was £2.99 now £1.48
Cauliflower : Avalanche F1 Hybrid (Summer/Autumn) 1 packet was £2.99 now £1.48