Oriental Vegetable seed Okra, Orach, Vitamin Green, perilla, mustard spinach, Chinese cabbage, salsify seeds, rocket, Scorzonera, Swiss Chard
Salad Leaf / Oriental Vegetable Seeds
Oriental and speciality vegetable leaf
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Hong Vit
Leaf Radish Radish - Raphanus sativus A pink stemmed leaf radish. Fast growing with hairless leaves and pink stems, mild radish flavour. Harvest as baby leaves, baby veg or full sized bunched leaves for soups, salads or stir fries. 1 gram approx 75 seeds £1.40 Av 2 gram pkt
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Radish Daikon
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Saltwort or Okahijiki salsola komarovii Known as 'Okahijiki' or Land seaweed in Japan. A traditional Japanese culinary herb and Oriental Vegetable. Leaves are long and succulent with an appealing crunchy texture. Add tender young leaves to salads and sushi, steam longer stems for healthy side dishes. Rich in vitamins and minerals. Juice is used as a diuretic. Can be harvested at the seedling stage for micro greens or baby leaf stage for adding to salad mixtures. £1.40 Av 100 seeds
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Spinach, New Zealand Tetragonia An alternative to spinach and can be picked throughout the summer and into the autumn, plants do not run to seed during the hot summers. Leaves are used raw or cooked, Young leaves used raw in salads. Sow in trays/pots plant out after last frosts in a sunny position. Or sow in situ in shallow drills 1cm deep, pinch out growing tip to make the plants bush out. 5 gram approx 70 seeds £1.15 Av 5 gram pkt
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Mustard Spinach Tendergreen Brassica rapa var komatsuna Popular salad and stir fry greens from Japan. The leaves are used raw or cooked and having a flavour between cabbage and the oriental mustards. Flowering stems are used raw or cooked. Position in full sun, kept moist, a hardy plant to approx -12 deg C and can be cropped for most of the year, during winter under cover. Sow seed in situ April to September. Thin to 20-30cm apart. £1.00 Av 400 seeds
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| Okra Clemsons Spineless Hibiscus esculentus Gumbo, Ladies Fingers, Bhindi Asian Delicacy, tender annual greenhouse plant grown like a tomato. Small fruits can be used cooked on their own or added to soups, stews and sauces. The fruit should be harvested when young to encourage more production. The seed is made into 'tofu' or 'tempeh' and roasted used as a coffee substitute. Requires a warm sunny sheltered site but is best grown in a greenhouse. Sow early spring onwards @ 15-30 deg C in single pots, plant out June onwards at 45cm apart provide climbing support. £1.10 Av 50 seeds
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Orach(e) Red Plume Atriplex hortensis Mountain Spinach Annual Leaves are used raw or cooked used as spinach, the seed is believed to be a good source of vitamin'A'. Makes an ideal garden ornamental. In the middle ages the plant was used for lung and liver ailments. £1.10 Av 100 seeds
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Vitamin Green
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Perilla Shiso - Green Uses as a colouring, Condiment, Flowers, Leaves, Oil, Seed. Young leaves and seedlings used raw or cooked. Seedlings can be used in salads, leaves are used salted and as a condiment to tofu. flower clusters as garnishes older flowers can be fried. The seed is used as a spice and is one of the ingredients in seven spice, can also be eaten cooked. Prefers a site in full sun in moisture retentive soil. Sow seed on compost surface (can be lightly covered) during spring @ 18-20 deg C prick out into pots and plant out when large enough in early summer. £1.10 Av 500 seeds
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Perilla Shiso - Red Perilla frutescens var crispa Aka Shiso, Beefsteakplant, Ji Soo, Pai Su, Perilla, Tsu Su Red version of Perilla Shiso Green.
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Purslane Green
Annual Portulaca oleracea Sprawling plant with fleshy stalks and rosettes of leaves on tips. Fresh leaves used in salad and can be cooked like spinach. £0.95 Av 600 seeds
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Purslane, Golden
Annual Purtulaca oleracea The golden counterpart of green Purslane. The red stems contrast well with yellow/golden leaves. stems and leaves can be pickled for winter use. £0.95 Av 300 seeds
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Russian Kale Baby leaf. Grey-green feathery leaves on purple stems add a distinctive shape and texture to the salad bowl and baby leaf salad mixtures. A baby veg that can also be used in stir-frying. Sow thinly late spring 1cm deep. £1.10 Av 50 seeds
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Rape Brassica napus Faster growing than the mustard or cress salad it has larger leaves and slightly milder taste. Rape is often used instead of mustard in the punnets of cress and mustard. Also suitable for use as a green manure. Mix with cress for a spicy flavour. 50g pkt approx 10,000 seeds £1.50 Av 50 gram pkt
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Rocket
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Rocket Hot Wildfire Wild Rocket
Perennial The hottest wild rocket available, use in salads, mixed salad leaves and stir-fry. A very health giving plant aiding digestion, acting as a tonic and purifies the blood. Successional sowing of Rocket wild salad will ensure a continual fresh supply. Ideal baby leaf. £0.95 Av 250 seeds
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Eruca sativa - Rocket Salad, Cultivated Rocket, Italian Cress, Rucola Excellent choice for salads Sow from February to September, successional sowings every few weeks for a constant supply. The young leaves which have a distinctive hot spicy flavour are used in salads. Can be grown in a pot on the windowsill and can be included in a cress and mustard mix. Cut and come again crop. Sow in situ (or pots/trays), thinly 1cm deep, 30cm between rows, thin to 15cm. Very popular for peppery micro greens. £1.00 Av 1,400 seeds
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Hesperis matronalis Dame's Violet, Sweet Rocket, Dame's Rocket, Garden Rocket A mixture of violet and white flowers. The young leaves are used in salads as a cress substitute, it is more pungent than rocket or cress and is used sparingly. Was once used dried on board ship as they are rich in vitamin C. The leaves are picked prior to flowering. It is a short lived perennial and is often grown as a biennial. During summer evenings the flowers give off an intense fragrance. A good attractor for bees, butterflies and moths. Prefers a well drained site in sun or part shade. Sow spring in situ or indoors plant out summer, sow July for planting out the following spring. £0.95 Av 100 seeds
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Eruca vesicaria Av 1,000 seeds Having a stronger flavour than Eruca sativa, a strong peppery flavour and extremely tender, use in salads and stir-fry. A very health giving plant aiding digestion, acting as a tonic and purifies the blood. Successional sowing of wild rocket seeds will ensure a continual fresh supply. Can be sown all year round in milder climates or given some protection in colder areas. Ideal baby leaf. £1.05 Av 1,000 seeds
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Wild Rocket Discovery
Perennial Diplotaxis erucoides Discovery has the serrated dark leaves of wild rocket but with a distinctive tangy peppery flavour. Leaves are more upright and is slower to bolt than the standard wild rocket. Suitable for both normal and baby leaf rocket. 2 gram approx 900 seeds £1.05 Av 2 gram pkt
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Rocket Similar to Salad Rocket but having a slightly darker leaf. Can be added to the mixtures for more variety. Leaves and young stems are used raw or cooked and are an excellent ingrediant to salads, they make an excellent vegetable. Sow early spring in coldframe and transplant early summer or sow in situ spring onwards. £1.05 Av 50 seeds
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Salsify Tragopogon porrifolius Vegetable Oyster or Oyster plant Root is eaten raw or cooked . The young root grated in salads. The older root is cooked and tastes sweet and resembles Oysters. Flowers & young shoots are edible and the seed can be sprouted and used in salads and sandwiches. Sow in situ early Spring thinly to a depth of 1cm, thinning to 15cm and 25cm between rows. The soil should be deeply dug for root cropping. £1.00 Av 85 seeds
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Saltwort salsola komarovii Known as 'Okahijiki' or Land seaweed in Japan. A traditional Japanese culinary herb. Leaves are long and succulent with an appealing crunchy texture. Add tender young leaves to salads and sushi, steam longer stems for healthy side dishes. Rich in vitamins and minerals. Juice is used as a diuretic. Can be harvested at the seedling stage for micro greens or baby leaf stage for adding to salad mixtures. £1.40 Av 100 seeds
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| Scorzonera Scorzonera hispanica Black Salsify, Escorzonera, Kara Iskorcina The root is cooked, or roasted and used as a coffee substitute. The leaves and petals used in salads. Prefers a light soil, Sow in situ early Spring water in well, thinly to a depth of 1cm, thinning to 15cm and 25cm between rows. Can be sown in situ during august. £1.20Av 75 seeds
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| Seakale Lilywhite Crambe maritima Hardy perennial of beaches and coastal sites. A delicacy from the olden days, young leaves and flowers can be eaten raw or lightly cooked, young shoots are boiled and eaten like asparagus plants are forced after the 3rd year. Relative of the Brassica family. To sow remove outer seed casing to speed up germination, sow in pots, trays, direct sow or nursery bed from May to June. Transplant into final position following May 1m apart, thin direct sown plants at fourth leaf stage. Av 15 seeds £1.75
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Swiss Chard
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Swiss Chard Fantasia Orange Striking orange stalks and veins contrasting against dark green semi savoy type leaves. Great to mix with other chards or to add colour to a salad. Broad stems are thick and crispy with a great chard flavour. Fantasia Orange has good bolt tolerance but a slightly slower growing habit, maturity 65 days. Very popular baby leaf and micro greens. 3 gram approx 100 seeds
£0.69 AV 30 seeds
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Swiss Chard Red Rhubarb Chard Intense Rhubarb chard Intense has a Rounder leaf than standard rhubarb chards, and has intense red veining. Very popular for adding to salads and stir fry. Intense has fewer green off types. Very popular for baby leaf and micro greens. 2 gram approx 150 seeds £1.10 Av 2 gram pkt
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Swiss Chard Lucillus Pale green petioles with deeply savoyed leaves. Very early. Sow as other Chard. RHS Award of Garden Merit 4 gram approx 140 to 180 seeds £1.10 Av 4 gram pkt
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Swiss Chard Yellow Yellow Midrib. Ideal baby leaf in salads when used at young leaf stage. As with all chards make excellent border and container plants. Very popular for micro greens.
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Swiss Chard
Bright Lights Stems of many colours including gold, pink, orange, purple, red and white, with bright and pastel variations. Lightly savoy coloured green or bronze leaves. Stunning bunched, and baby leaves are a natural salad mix. The taste is milder than ordinary chard, with each colour a bit different. Colourful bedding and other ornamental possibilities abound. If grown from plug trays rather than direct sown, individual colours can be separated out. Suitable for production year round, but somewhat less frost hardy than normal chard. Enough seed for a 80ft row with a plant spacing of 1ft (30cm). Very popular for micro greens. RHS Award of Garden Merit £0.69 Av 35 seeds
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Rhubarb Chard Charlotte (Red) Magnificent red petioles with a dark green waxy leaf for ornamental or culinary use. Harvested small at the baby leaf stage for salads or left to mature. Very popular for micro greens. Sow late spring onwards 1 cm deep, 35 cm between rows. Very popular for micro greens. RHS Award of Garden Merit. 3 gram approx 160 seeds seed count varies as seed is not uniform. £1.20 Av 3 gram pkt
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Swiss
Chard White Silver 2 Harvest leaf and stems, stalks have a celery flavour, spinach like leaves, ideal for summer and autumn harvest. 2 gram approx 110 seeds £1.20 Av 2 gram pkt
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