I’ve just started harvesting mine. I planted a giant one and one called jolant.
I have about 70 plants and wishes I’d planted more. They’re delicious!

Leek ‘Autumn Giant 2 – Porvite’ – 1 packet (200 seeds) £2.49
An excellent Leek giving mid green, erect foliage, and heavy, uniform stems. Leek Autumn Giant 2 Porvite also features resistance to bulbiness and bolting, as well as high rust tolerance. Seeds in the RHS Vegetable Collection, this leek also has good standing ability in the garden.

Leek ‘Bandit’ – 30 plugs + 3 planters £14.99
NEW in 2012An outstanding cultivar for harvesting from winter through to spring. The dark leaves of Leek ‘Bandit’ contrast beautifully with delicious, thick, pure white stems. This variety has excellent garden performance and winter hardiness, showing good tolerance against rust and bolting. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 20cm (8”).T&M’s easy starter plants are expertly grown, taking away all of the worry of raising your own. Delivered ready for planting so that you can enjoy bigger, earlier and tastier vegetables. Our quality vegetable plants will be despatched at the correct time for planting.Please note: Delivery is subject to plant size, adverse growing conditions during production may delay despatch schedules.

Leek ‘Below-Zero’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (50 seeds) £2.99
British breeding has combined the vigour of an F1 Hybrid with extreme cold tolerance to produce quality leeks which will withstand the harshest of weathers. Dark leaves, pure white stems with no bulbing, long standing ability and bolting and rust tolerant. Lift fresh superb quality stems from Christmas to May.

Leek ‘Blauwgroene Winter – Bandit’ – 1 packet (250 seeds) £2.49
An outstanding cultivar for harvesting from winter through to spring. The dark leaves of Leek ‘Blauwgroene Winter – Bandit’ contrast beautifully with delicious, thick, pure white stems. This variety has excellent garden performance and winter hardiness, showing good tolerance against rust and bolting. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 20cm (8”).T&M’s easy starter plants are expertly grown, taking away all of the worry of raising your own. Delivered ready for planting so that you can enjoy bigger, earlier and tastier vegetables. Our quality vegetable plants will be despatched at the correct time for planting.Please note: Delivery is subject to plant size, adverse growing conditions during production may delay despatch schedules.

Leek ‘Blauwgroene Winter – Bandit’ – 30 plants £8.99
An outstanding cultivar for harvesting from winter through to spring. The dark leaves of Leek ‘Blauwgroene Winter – Bandit’ contrast beautifully with delicious, thick, pure white stems. This variety has excellent garden performance and winter hardiness, showing good tolerance against rust and bolting. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 20cm (8”).T&M’s easy starter plants are expertly grown, taking away all of the worry of raising your own. Delivered ready for planting so that you can enjoy bigger, earlier and tastier vegetables. Our quality vegetable plants will be despatched at the correct time for planting.Please note: Delivery is subject to plant size, adverse growing conditions during production may delay despatch schedules.

Leek ‘Cairngorm’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (40 seeds) £2.99
Grow this prizewinning show leek individually in pots! The first F1 leek from seed, produced by British breeding from specially selected top prize-winning show leeks, has superb vigour and uniformity as a pot leek. Early autumn maturity makes Cairngorm ideal for the show bench as well as outside in the vegetable plot, where stems will stand until after Christmas.

Leek ‘Kong Richard’ – 1 packet (125 seeds) £2.49
A very early variety. Leek ‘Kong Richard’ produces extra long, slim stems which don’t need earthing up and are ideal for slicing. From earliest sowings it is ready in June-July, and later sowings, August-September, stay ready for use until Christmas. You can also direct sow Leek King Richard without the need to transplant, or grow closer together for delicious, succulent mini leeks.

Leek ‘Lancelot’ – 1 packet (75 seeds) £1.89
This tasty variety makes a mild-flavoured alternative to spring onions for salads and stir fries. Sown thickly, in open ground or containers, they can be harvested just 3 months later as mini leeks. Leek ‘Lancelot’ can also be grown as mature full sized leeks for autumn and winter cropping. This uniform leek is winter hardy with good virus tolerance. Height: 45cm (18″). Spread: 30cm (12″).

Leek ‘Musselburgh’ – 1 packet (350 seeds) £1.99
Leek Musselburgh is a very hardy and exceptionally fine strain of this popular mid season variety.

Leek ‘Natan’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (70 seeds) £2.49
An outstanding variety for harvesting from winter through to spring with excellent garden performance and winter hardiness.

Leek ‘Nipper’ – 1 packet (250 seeds) £1.99
Fast-growing ‘baby’ leeks specially bred to be ready to pick in just 10 weeks from sowing. Pull them at ‘spring onion size’ for fresh and tasty leeks out of season; with a flavour that’s milder than spring onions, they are delicious in stir fries and salads.

Leek ‘Oarsman’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (40 seeds) £2.99
A superb garden variety. Leek Oarsman has good early vigour, bulking up quickly, with dark, erect foliage and uniform pure white, long stems with no sign of bulbing. Midseason maturity with very good rust and bolting tolerance, keeping in good condition over a long period until required for the kitchen.

Leek ‘Pandora’ – Duchy Originals Organic Seeds – 1 packet (75 seeds) £2.69
Long, pure white stems with dark green leaves. Leek Pandora shows tolerance to leek rust.

Leek ‘Pennine’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (40 seeds) £2.99
From British breeding comes the first – and only – hybrid pot leek. The result of painstaking work in crossing sterile male lines with top prize-winning show leeks, ‘Pennine’ is a much thicker, but shorter blanch with a true pot leek appearance. Ideally grown in individual 25cm (10in) pots or in well-prepared soil in the garden, this is an autumn variety which will withstand adverse conditions until New Year.

Leek ‘Porbella’ – 1 packet (200 seeds) £2.19
An outstanding garden leek variety for harvesting between October and February. Leek Porbella produced sturdy plants with pure white, thick stems and dark green leaves show good rust resistance and have excellent winter hardiness.

Not sure which comfrey to grow?
If you’ve heard of comfrey but can’t decide

which comfrey to grow

then you should consider the following points:

Comfrey ‘Bocking 14’ – 5 root cuttings £8.99
Grow your own soil conditioner! Comfrey ‘Bocking 14’ contains high levels of basic NPK nutrients and because it is a sterile hybrid, it won’t self seed all over your garden. The nutrient rich foliage of comfrey can be used as a compost activator, mulch, or soaked in barrels of water for 3 to 5 weeks to make a useful liquid feed for tomatoes and beans. Scatter the wilted leaves throughout potato trenches just before planting, to fertilise the crop and improve their flavour! Once established, this quick growing plant can be cut 3 or 4 times throughout the growing season, for a constant supply of nutrient rich, organic, comfrey fertiliser. Height: 100cm (40”). Spread: 75cm (30”).

Comfrey – 1 packet (30 seeds) £2.49
Comfrey leaves can be harvested several times a season and used as a compost activator to help breakdown other compost materials. This perennial herb is also used as a mulch, and makes superb liquid manure on tomato and potatoes plants. Height: 120 (47″). Spread: 150cm (59″).

I ordered both of these from Thompson and morgan earlier in the year.

The comfrey roots are bocking 14 and won’t set seed. Every advises to get this version as the seeding version can be a nuisance.
I planted the short pieces of dark root in pots of compost at home and waited. It was exciting to see leaves emerging after a short while and as the plants grew I made sure they were protected from slugs. Although slugs aren’t supposed to eat comfrey leaves – the baby leaves were apparently delicious to slugs. A liberal sprinkling of slug pellets ensured all five grew well. If you don’t like using slug pellets then get some nemotodes as they’ll make a huge difference to your growing and cropping!

The five pots of root were soon big enough to plant out. I planted them in a row in the middle of one of the beds on my allotment. I figured next to a path was a good idea so I could harvest the first cut of leaves next year without clambering over planted ground.
The plants were only small when I put them out but they rapidly grew.
They’re now pretty big and I’ve not cut it back at all this year. I am letting the plant get established. It’s also flowered and the bees have absolutely loved the beautiful bell like flowers.
You can apparently shovel manure on to comfrey and it’ll love it. It is a good idea to feed comfrey although its roots will go far down you’ll find all plants benefit frmo feeding. but well rotted manure is great for this – just throw it on.
You propogate bocking 14 comfrey by root cuttings so I am considering digging a plant up next spring and dividing it up. This should provide me with many more plants to plant across the borders in the allotment site to provide other people with this valuable resource.

I have also grow comfrey from seed. This variety will also grow from the seed it sets itself. The plants are small but I suspect next year they will be bigger. The seeds obviously take a longer time to be ready to plant out.
If comfrey setting seed and creating new plants will be a problem then stick to the bocking 14 variety as this is the best option for limited space. If you’ve got lots of garden you’d like to fill with a useful plant then get the seeded version.
Of course if this comfrey self sows you can move the plants. Just try to get all the root as it will also grow from root. In theory this should be an easy way of getting enough comfrey plants to put in the shade corners of the allotment site to create some lovely flowers for the bees.
I will write again about the comfrey next year – both how it grows and how I use it. It can be cut down four times a year which makes it a great resource for plant food. WHere can you plant it? Both prefer full or partial sun so pick a position where it has plenty of room and with good soil that is rich and moist. Remember you can enrich soil in autumn by emptying a bucket load of muck on them.

Buy now and get planting spring bulbs. Create an easy display that will come back year after year. Bulbs are a great choice for a border or if you don’t mind leaving the mowing – in grass!

Bulb ‘Extra Special Mix’ – 70 bulbs £14.99
Mix of tulips, elegant species narcissus, pretty corydalis, sweetly scented short iris, and much more. Plant them in drifts for a colourful display in borders, rockeries, containers and woodland gardens. Supplied as a mixture – contents may vary. Maximum height: 45cm (18”). Maximum spread: 15cm (6”).

Bulb ‘Extra Special Mix’ – 140 bulbs £21.99
Create a beautiful spring display. This connoisseur’s mixed bulb collection includes diminutive tulips, elegant species narcissus, pretty corydalis, sweetly scented short iris, and much more. Plant them in drifts for a colourful display in borders, rockeries, containers and woodland gardens. Supplied as a mixture – contents may vary. Maximum height: 45cm (18”). Maximum spread: 15cm (6”).

Flowering Period:March, April, May
Position:sun or semi shade

from seed, plug plants or large plants.

Lavender ‘Hidcote’ – 1 packet (50 seeds) £1.49

Lavender (Fernleaf) – 1 packet (100 seeds) £1.49

Lavender ‘Munstead’ – 1 packet (110 seeds) £2.49

Lavender ‘Ellagance Sky’ – 1 packet (20 seeds) £2.79

Lavender (French) – 1 packet (50 seeds) £2.99

Lavender Duo – 18 plugs £3.99
Add fragrance and beauty to your garden with this fabulous collection of English Lavenders. The fragrant flowers are highly attractive to bees, and excellent for cutting and drying. Perfect for fragrant patio containers or try growing Lavender as a low hedge or path edging where the perfume can be appreciated as you brush past the aromatic evergreen foliage. Collection comprises: Lavender angustifolia ‘Hidcote’ (12 plugs) – With its compact habit and dark purple flower spikes, this is one of the nation’s best known varieties. Lavender ‘Munstead’ (6 plugs) – This neat, compact variety of English lavender bears masses of dark purple-blue flower spikes.

Lavender ‘Munstead’ – 6 plugs £5.99
This neat, compact variety of English lavender bears masses of dark purple-blue flower spikes. The fragrant stems of Lavender ‘Munstead’ are ideal for cutting or drying, and the nectar-rich flowers are particularly attractive to bees. Lavender makes an excellent low hedge or path edging where the perfume can be appreciated as you brush past the aromatic evergreen foliage. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 60cm (24”).

Lavender ‘Munstead’ – 12 plugs £7.99
This neat, compact variety of English lavender bears masses of dark purple-blue flower spikes. The fragrant stems of Lavender ‘Munstead’ are ideal for cutting or drying, and the nectar-rich flowers are particularly attractive to bees. Lavender makes an excellent low hedge or path edging where the perfume can be appreciated as you brush past the aromatic evergreen foliage. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 60cm (24”).

Lavender ‘Munstead’ – 24 plugs £9.99
This neat, compact variety of English lavender bears masses of dark purple-blue flower spikes. The fragrant stems of Lavender ‘Munstead’ are ideal for cutting or drying, and the nectar-rich flowers are particularly attractive to bees. Lavender makes an excellent low hedge or path edging where the perfume can be appreciated as you brush past the aromatic evergreen foliage. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 60cm (24”).

Lavender ‘Munstead’ – 36 plugs £11.99
This neat, compact variety of English lavender bears masses of dark purple-blue flower spikes. The fragrant stems of Lavender ‘Munstead’ are ideal for cutting or drying, and the nectar-rich flowers are particularly attractive to bees. Lavender makes an excellent low hedge or path edging where the perfume can be appreciated as you brush past the aromatic evergreen foliage. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 60cm (24”). Culinary note: Lavender flowers are edible.

Lavender ‘Little Lady’ – 5 jumbo plugs £11.99
Create a tapestry of colour and fragrance with this variety of lavender. Plant alongside varieties ‘Hidcote’ and ‘Little Lady’ for a beautiful mixed hedge.

Lavender ‘Rosea’ – 5 jumbo plugs £11.99
Create a tapestry of colour and fragrance with this variety of lavender. Plant alongside varieties ‘Hidcote’ and ‘Little Lady’ for a beautiful mixed hedge.

Lavender ‘Hidcote’ – Part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection – 5 jumbo plugs £13.99
The Crème de la Crème in the Lavender world, these plants are grown by cuttings from true ‘Hidcote’ stocks. Introduced in 1950 after being cultivated at Hidcote Manor, Gloucestershire, this is one of the best-known lavenders for the garden today. It holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit, meaning it comes highly recommend by a panel of experts for garden use. Height and spread: 60cm (24”).

Lavender ‘Hidcote’ – Part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection – 10 jumbo plugs £14.99
The Crème de la Crème in the Lavender world, these plants are grown by cuttings from true ‘Hidcote’ stocks. Introduced in 1950 after being cultivated at Hidcote Manor, Gloucestershire, this is one of the best-known lavenders for the garden today. It holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit, meaning it comes highly recommend by a panel of experts for garden use. Height and spread: 60cm (24”).

Lavender ‘Munstead’ – 72 plugs £18.99
This neat, compact variety of English lavender bears masses of dark purple-blue flower spikes. The fragrant stems of Lavender ‘Munstead’ are ideal for cutting or drying, and the nectar-rich flowers are particularly attractive to bees. Lavender makes an excellent low hedge or path edging where the perfume can be appreciated as you brush past the aromatic evergreen foliage. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 60cm (24”). Culinary note: Lavender flowers are edible.

Lavender Collection – 15 jumbo plugs – 5 of each variety £23.99
Create a tapestry of colour and fragrance with our exclusive Lavender Collection. Harmonious in colour and form, these three varieties can be planted singly or together, which make a great mixed hedge. Collection includes the varieties ‘Hidcote’, ‘Rosea’ and ‘Little Lady’.

Tons of great deals at Thompson and Morgan

Plant sale up to 60% off – over 20 varieties to pick from.

36 Polyanthus and primrose plants free – just pay postage

20% off autumn asparagus and rhubarb ends midnight tonight (26th Sept)

Seed sale 10 favourites on offer only 49p

Pumpkin ‘Summer Ball’ is ideal if you can’t decide whether you want to eat them or look at them! Can be grown as a courgette and picked or left to mature for large pumpkins! Sounds like the perfect pumpkin! Eat them until you’re sick of them (and the neighbours are sick of them) and then let them grow on!

Pumpkin ‘Summer Ball’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (8 seeds) £2.29
A first for British breeding! This unique ‘dual-purpose’ variety, Summer Ball can be grown as a courgette or as a pumpkin! Compact, bushy plants produce bright-yellow, round fruits which can be cut early as courgettes or left to mature to larger 1kg (2lbs) summer pumpkins. Pumpkin Summer Ball is ideal for growing in containers. Seeds are in the RHS Vegetable Collection.

Pumpkin ‘Paton Twins Giant’ – 1 packet (2 seeds) £9.99
Beat the records! With seed taken from a record-breaking pumpkin weighing over 1200lb, you’ll be in with a chance. Ian Paton and his twin brother Stuart currently hold the record for the heaviest pumpkin grown in the UK with a fruit weighing in at an amazing 1,504lb. So why not try and grow a whopper with these special seeds? Maybe you’ll smash the British, European or even the World record!

Pumpkin ‘Dill’s Atlantic Giant’ – 1 packet (8 seeds) £3.69
Trailing. Using Pumpkin Dill’s Atlantic Giant growers have produced monster pumpkins weighing over 600 lbs, and it holds the Canadian and American records for size and weight. Even if you don’t want to produce a ‘record breaker’, Pumpkin Dill’s Atlantic Giant is excellent for delicious long standing pumpkins for pies, carving Jack O’Lanterns, etc.

Squash ‘Potimarron’ (Winter) – 1 packet (10 seeds) £2.19
Trailing. A famous French heirloom, the name of Squash Potimarron derives from potiron (pumpkin) and marron (chestnut). Squash Potimarron is one of the very best for baking and roasting, fruits reach 1.25-1.75 kilos (3-4lbs) in weight with an aromatic chestnut like taste. Good for storage.

Pumpkin ‘Jack of All Trades’ – 1 packet (10 seeds) £1.99
Perfect for Halloween carving, as each fruit of Pumpkin Jack of All Trades weighs approximately 4kgs (9lbs). Pumpkin Jack of All Trades produces fruits which have a flat base but rounded shape, with a rich orange skin and flesh, making superb pumpkin pie and a host of culinary dishes.

Pumpkin ‘Mars’ F1 Hybrid – RHS Garden Explorers Children’s Seeds – 1 packet (5 seeds) £1.49
I am a small pumpkin ideal for Halloween carving but my flesh is rich orange and is very tasty and ideal for pumpkin pies. So you can eat the inside of me and then carve me into a scary lantern. I will weigh about 2.5kg when grown and good for storing through winter.Ask An Adult for Help- Carve a scary face in the pumpkin and put outside your house on Halloween.FACT: Pumpkins are 90% water. You will notice your pumpkin lantern starts to shrivel as it dries out.

Massive selection

Autumn Garlic Collection (Autumn Planting) – 3 bulbs + 5 cloves £9.99

Elephant Garlic (Autumn Planting) – 12 cloves £9.99

Elephant Garlic (Autumn Planting) – 5 cloves £5.99

Elephant Garlic (Spring Planting) – 12 cloves £8.99

Garlic ‘Albigensian Wight’ (Autumn Planting) – 1 large bulb £3.99

Garlic ‘Albigensian Wight’ (Autumn Planting) – 2 large bulbs £5.99

Garlic ‘Bella Italiano’ (Autumn Planting) – 1 bulb £3.99

Garlic ‘Bella Italiano’ (Autumn Planting) – 2 bulbs £5.99

Garlic ‘Carcassonne Wight’ (Autumn Planting) – 1 bulb £3.99

Garlic ‘Carcassonne Wight’ (Autumn Planting) – 2 bulbs £5.99

Garlic ‘Chesnok Red’ (Autumn Planting) – 1 large bulb £3.99

Garlic ‘Chesnok Red’ (Autumn Planting) – 2 large bulbs £5.99

Garlic ‘Cledor’ (Spring Planting) – 3 bulbs £4.49

Garlic ‘Early Purple Wight’ (Autumn Planting) – 1 large bulb £3.99

Garlic ‘Early Purple Wight’ (Autumn Planting) – 2 large bulbs £5.99

Garlic ‘Edenrose’ (Autumn Planting) – 1 bulb £3.99

Garlic ‘Edenrose’ (Autumn Planting) – 3 bulbs £5.99

Garlic ‘Edenrose’ (Spring Planting) – 3 bulbs £4.49

Garlic ‘Flavor’ (Spring Planting) – 3 bulbs £4.49

Garlic ‘Germidour’ (Autumn Planting) – 1 bulb £3.99

Garlic ‘Germidour’ (Autumn Planting) – 2 bulbs £5.99

Garlic ‘Grow Your Own Collection’ (Autumn Planting) – 12 bulbs + 5 cloves £29.99

Garlic ‘Iberian Wight’ (Autumn Planting) – 1 large bulb £3.99

Garlic ‘Iberian Wight’ (Autumn Planting) – 2 large bulbs £5.99

Garlic ‘Lautrec Wight’ (Autumn Planting) – 1 large bulb £3.99

Garlic ‘Lautrec Wight’ (Autumn Planting) – 2 large bulbs £5.99

Garlic ‘Messidrome’ (Autumn Planting) – 1 bulb £3.99

Garlic ‘Messidrome’ (Autumn Planting) – 2 bulbs £5.99

Garlic ‘Picardy Wight’ (Spring Planting) – 3 bulbs £4.49

Garlic ‘Solent Wight’ (Autumn Planting) – 1 bulbs £3.99

Garlic ‘Solent Wight’ (Autumn Planting) – 2 bulbs £5.99

Garlic ‘T&M’s Choice’ (Spring Planting) – 4 bulbs £5.49

Garlic ‘Wight Cristo’ (Autumn Planting) – 1 large bulb £3.99

Garlic ‘Wight Cristo’ (Autumn Planting) – 2 large bulbs £5.99

Garlic ‘Wight Cristo’ (Spring Planting) – 2 large bulbs £4.49

Onion & Garlic Collection for Larger Gardens/Allotments – 6 packs – 1 of each variety £19.99

SSpecial offers at Thomposna dn morgan now on!

Plants, Seeds, Fruit and Potato Special Offers from Thompson & Morgan
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When to plant shallots? The general advice is autumn! I’ve read it’s anytime from September to mid-March – depending I expect on where you are and what soil you have. If your soil is likely to be sodden over Christmas then leave it until later to plant.

You want to plant them in a nice fine soil bed, so dig, rake and leave to settle and then cull any sneaky weeds that pop up again! If the soil is very soggy then think about using a raised bed. Don’t plant in fresh muck but if you have some very well rotted stuff then dig some of that in a few weeks before hand.

Round here it’s useful to cover with chicken wire to stop the birds pulling them out. As you plant them so the tip is showing then you’ll find the birds think this is something edible for them and they’ll pull it out.

Harvest them when the leaves are all folding down – usually Harvesting: June – July, or August. The bulb you plant turns into several bulbs. Many people save some of their own grown shallots for replanting. My dad told me they were very easy to grow and he was right! They’re good for cooking with or using as pickling onions.

When to plant shallots? Read the packet you bought them in – or go with your gut instinct. They do need some cold to get started growing so don’t be in too much of a rush!

Whilst you’re growing these you can add some specialised onion fertiliser, or just use normal fertiliser – a general purpose one. Some people like to buy specific ones for specific crops but a general purpose one is cheaper as you can use it on everything. Don’t forget to weed though – they need light and air around them. A dense coverage of weeds will limit their growth.

If you hoe shallots you have to be very careful not to accidentally displace the bulbs. Hand weeding is more tedious but can be safer if you’re a bit clumsy with the hoe. If you know you’d rather hoe then make sure the bulbs are well spaced so it’s easier to get in between the rows. working from one side and then at 90 degrees means you can go between rows and do straight lines of hoeing which should make life easier.

Planting shallots is hard work. You just press the bulbs in carefully. Many people suggest you work from a board when planting so that you don’t treat on the soil and create footprint shaped condensed patches of soil.
Don’t force shallots in to very hard soil. Rake to get a fine tilth first so that they go in easily. The delicate root plate under the shallot needs to go in without being scraped. Its from here that the roots grow after you’ve planted the shallot bulbs. Plant them so the tops just peep out of the soil.

Plant them about 6″ apart in rows about twice that apart. Make sure you can get in between to hoe easily so you can help keep the weeds down.

They are very easy to grow – need little fuss once you’ve put them in. If they start to produce flowers just cut them off but they dn’t do this as much as onions do!

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Chempak® Onion Fertiliser – 12 x 1.2kg packs £60.00

Brimstone Rapide – 1 x 600g pack £9.99

Chempak® Onion Fertiliser – 1 x 1.2kg pack £7.99

Onion Fertiliser – 6kg bag – for 300 planting sets £6.99

Onion Fertiliser – 3kg bag – for 150 planting sets £4.99

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Shallot ‘Banana’ – 1 packet (200 seeds) £2.69
Long, banana-shaped shallots from seed, as used by many celebrity chefs. Banana Shallot produces attractive, shiny, copper brown-skinned bulbs with crisp white flesh and a very distinct flavour. Sowing densities will determine the size of bulbs you harvest. Stores well for winter use in the kitchen.

Shallot ‘Camelot’ F1 Hybrid – 1 packet (60 seeds) £2.89
You’ll love this visually stunning shallot – the darkest red-skinned variety available from seed. Shallots have become increasingly popular for their culinary uses as they have such a distinctive flavour, offering an interesting alternative to onions. Each seed produces an individual small, whitefleshed bulb which stores extremely well for use throughout late autumn and winter.

Shallot ‘French Longor’ – 1kg pack £8.99
This French version of ‘Jersey Long’ has been awarded an RHS Award of garden merit for its extremely long bulbs and robust flavour. Shallots have a much sweeter flavour than onions and can be used in stews and casseroles for a more delicate taste. This variety is a particular favourite with exhibition growers, and can be stored over a long period.

Shallot ‘Jermor’ (Autumn Planting) – 1 pack £6.99
Autumn Planting. Often referred to as ‘banana’ shallots by chefs and foodies, Jermor is from French production of Jersey ‘half long’ type shallots with long, rather than round bulbs. Highly rated for their flavour and increasingly sought after for gourmet recipes due to their superb sweet taste. The shiny copper-skinned bulbs with crisp, pink-tinged flesh make Jermor a favourite with exhibitors. Good storage potential.

Shallot ‘Red Sun’ – 1 pack £4.99
Spring planting.Gaining in popularity due to its attractive red tinged skin, Shallot ‘Red Sun’ is arguably the best of the red shallots. Producing good yields of crisp, white fleshed bulbs of excellent flavour for cooking, salads or for pickling. Bulbs have long storage potential. Pack size: Approx 500g, approx 15-20 sets. Height: 35cm (14”). Spread: 15cm (6”).

Shallot ‘Springfield’ – 1 pack £4.99
Spring planting.These high yielding, shiny bronzed-skinned shallots have good bolting resistance. The reddish tinted flesh of Shallot ‘Springfield’ has a strong flavour so is ideal for pickling/stews and casseroles. Bulbs store very well. Pack size: Approx 500g, approx 15-20 sets. Height: 35cm (14”). Spread: 15cm (6”).