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Start off in March

by Diane - March 22nd, 2012.
Filed under: Thompson and Morgan.

A fab hint I’ve just read today is to dig the trenches where your potatoes are going to go and leave them open for a few days. This allows the sunshine to get to the bottom of the ground and warm it up a bit. I don’t know how effective this is – and equally if you have a frost then the frost would get to the bottom of the soil too.

Get your purple sprouting broccoli seeds in now too. Or order your plants from T&M now.
New items at Thompson & Morgan

Broccoli 'Rudolph' (Extra Early Purple Sprouting) - 15 plants

Broccoli ‘Rudolph’ (Extra Early Purple Sprouting) – 15 plants £5.99
One of the earliest varieties producing large, high quality, rich purple spears with an excellent flavour. The tender spears of Purple sprouting broccoli ‘Rudolph’ can be harvested from early autumn, but are at their best from November onwards, making a great addition to your Christmas dinner. These large framed plants are super hardy and will provide an excellent yield in the coldest months. Height: 90cm (36″). Spread: 60cm (24″).Please note: Delivery is subject to plant size, and adverse growing conditions during production may delay despatch schedules.

Broccoli 'Summer Purple' (Purple Sprouting) - 15 plants

Broccoli ‘Summer Purple’ (Purple Sprouting) – 15 plants £5.49
Specially bred for summer cropping, Sprouting Broccoli ‘Summer Purple’ produces high yields of delicious spears from June to October. Sprouting broccoli is one of the hardiest crops, withstanding winter temperatures down to -12C (10F). This slow growing crop will stay in the ground for a year or more, but is well worth the wait Height: 90cm (36”). Spread: 60cm (24”).Please note: Delivery is subject to plant size, and adverse growing conditions during production may delay despatch schedules.

Broccoli 'All Year Round Collection' (Purple Sprouting) - 3 packets - 1 of each variety (425 seeds in total)

Broccoli ‘All Year Round Collection’ (Purple Sprouting) – 3 packets – 1 of each variety (425 seeds in total) £4.99
Enjoy freshly picked shoots of sprouting broccoli that can be harvested all year round. Height: 90cm (36″). Spread: 60cm (24″). Collection comprises 1 packet each of the following varieties: Purple Sprouting Broccoli ‘Summer Purple’ (Harvest Aug-Oct) – British bred for good heat tolerance making an ideal variety for summer cropping. Broccoli ‘Apollo’ (Harvest Jun-Nov) – A cross between selections of sprouting broccoli and kailaan (Chinese kale) to give deliciously flavoured, soft and tender, nutrient-rich stems and flower buds. The main or central head must be cut to encourage plenty of side-shoots.Choice Selection (Harvest Dec-May) – A choice mix of three British bred Purple Sprouting Broccoli varieties, Red Admiral F1 hybrid, Rudolph and Cardinal.

Broccoli 'Sprouting Collection' - 2 packets - 1 of each variety (600 seeds in total)

Broccoli ‘Sprouting Collection’ – 2 packets – 1 of each variety (600 seeds in total) £2.99
Collection comprises one packet each of:Late Purple Sprouting BroccoliEarly White Sprouting White Eye Broccoli Late Purple Sprouting: Very easy and hardy. Follows on from Early Sprouting. Early White Sprouting White Eye: Be one of the first in the year to eat deliciously fresh, tender sprouting broccoli, by growing this very early, uniform variety which produces a prolific crop of snow white spears.

Broccoli Collection (Purple Sprouting) - 3 packets - 1 of each variety (750 seeds in total)

Broccoli Collection (Purple Sprouting) – 3 packets – 1 of each variety (750 seeds in total) £2.89
Collection includes 1 packet each of;Broccoli: Redhead (150 seeds) – An improvement on traditional forms of purple sprouting. Broccoli Redhead are seeds in the RHS Vegetable Collection and produce a more vigorous plant with large primary heads along with good sized, secondary shoots for picking over an 8 week period through from March to AprilBroccoli: Late Purple Sprouting (400 seeds) – Very easy and hardy. Late Purple Sprouting Broccoli follows on from Early Sprouting.Broccoli: Summer Purple (200 seeds) – British breeding especially for summer cropping as needs no vernalisation (winter chill) to produce tasty purple spears. Robust plants will produce high yields if picked regularly to promote fresh flushes of spears. Broccoli Summer Purple has good heat tolerance. Crops from July to November if sown at regular intervals.

Broccoli 'Red Arrow' (Early Purple Sprouting) - 1 packet (100 seeds)

Broccoli ‘Red Arrow’ (Early Purple Sprouting) – 1 packet (100 seeds) £2.49
Developed by Dr. Gray of Wellesbourne. A vast improvement on exisiting strains, cropping 1 week earlier and yielding up to 20% more. Sprouting Early Purple Red Arrow Broccoli produces vigorous vitamin rich plants with lots of tender flower buds. An extremely useful and easy to grow, hardy winter vegetable, providing lots of tasty purple heads (which turn green when cooked) during late February/March.

Broccoli 'Redhead' (Purple Sprouting) - 1 packet (150 seeds)

Broccoli ‘Redhead’ (Purple Sprouting) – 1 packet (150 seeds) £2.19
An improvement on traditional forms of purple sprouting. Broccoli Redhead are seeds in the RHS Vegetable Collection and produce a more vigorous plant with large primary heads along with good sized, secondary shoots for picking over an 8 week period through from March to April.

Broccoli 'Summer Purple' (Purple Sprouting) - 1 packet (200 seeds)

Broccoli ‘Summer Purple’ (Purple Sprouting) – 1 packet (200 seeds) £2.09
British breeding especially for summer cropping as needs no vernalisation (winter chill) to produce tasty purple spears. Robust plants will produce high yields if picked regularly to promote fresh flushes of spears. Broccoli Summer Purple has good heat tolerance. Crops from July to November if sown at regular intervals.

Broccoli 'Rudolph' (Purple Sprouting) - 1 packet (100 seeds)

Broccoli ‘Rudolph’ (Purple Sprouting) – 1 packet (100 seeds) £1.99
One of the earliest, Broccoli Early Sprouting Rudolph produces tasty large spears. If you live in a colder climate then you can still expect early harvests from mid February.