Vegetable seeds Borecole, Broccoli and Broccoli Raab



 

Beetroot

Borecole/Kale
(Brassica oleracea)

Sow thinly late spring at a depth of approx 1cm. Plant out when approx 12cm high 50-60cm between plants and 60cm between rows. Harvest from autumn onwards. A harvest of fresh greens when most other vegetables are unavailable, the cold improves the crop, an excellent source for Vitamin A, is normally served cooked.



Dwarf Green Curled
Av 500 Seeds
Curly Kale or Borecole. Hardy dwarf variety kale with dense curly tender green leaves. The best of the open pollinated varieties.

£1.10 Add to basket

 

 




Palm Tree Kale or Dinosaur Kale Height up to 2m
Av 50 Seeds
Brassica oleracea var acephala
Palm tree kale can grow up to 2m and have leaves nearly 1m long, finely crimped and dark green. The plant resembles a miniature palm tree. Leaves harvested young can be cooked like spinach and have an excellent flavour.

£1.20 Add to basket

 


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Red Russian Kale    Baby Leaf
Av 50 seeds
Grey-green feathery leaves on purple stems with a sweet flavour, add a distinctive shape and texture to the salad bowl. Can also be used in stir-frying. Sow thinly late spring 1cm deep harvest young for baby leaf.

£1.10 Add to basket

 


 Nero De Toscana

Cavolo Nero
Nero De Toscana
BLACK CABBAGE. An unusual leaf picking variety with rich, dark green blistered leaves. A well known Italian vegetable, it can be used to add texture to salads or boiled/steamed in the usual way. Stands normal winter conditions and can be harvested September to January.
Sow:- April to May Harvest September to January

£0.75 approx 75 seeds

£1.60 approx 200 seeds

 


Black Tuscany

Black Tuscany
Av 200 Seeds
Black Cabbage / Kale. Large very dark strap like coloured leaves, also known as palm cabbage, full flavoured hardy plant.

£1.60 Add to basket

 


  Borecole Westland Winter     Organic Sourced
Approx 50 seeds
Sow May to July Harvest November onwards
A winter vegetable for the outdoor plot. A large spreading plant habit with curled blue-green leaves. Winter hardy and high yielding.

£1.59 Add to basket

 

 

 


Broccoli
(Brassica oleracea)
White sprouting sow early spring, Purple sprouting sow mid to late spring in drills 1cm deep, space 30cm apart. Transplant to 75 x 75cm apart into their growing position when they are 8cm high during June to July. Harvest February to April. Ideal for Micro Greens.

 

Broccoli Red Admiral F1     NEW
Av 50 Seeds
An excellent hybrid sprouting variety, producing high yields of good quality purple spears from November to February.

£1.45 Add to basket

 



Broccoli Tender Green  seeds Tendergreen

Broccoli/Calabrese Tender Green      NEW
Av 50 Seeds
Broccoli/Calabrese Tender Green a hybrid of broccoli and Chinese kale. This variety produces green broccoli spears on edible stems, which taste similar to asparagus. Proven to be high in Vitamins A & C, plus many other vitamins and minerals. During production it is important to pinch out the first head at an early stage as this encourages the side shoots to develop. Transplant March to June, crops from June to October. Uses stir fry, steam or lightly boil.

£2.55 Add to basket

 


 

Broccoli Summer Purple seeds

Broccoli Summer Purple
Summer cropping variety, requires no cold winters to initiate flowering. Excellent colour and well formed spears.
Sow spring harvest late June to October. Sown early can produce a crop late June dependant on the weather, sowing date and location.

£0.75 approx 50 seeds

£1.75 approx 150 seeds

 


  Broccoli Bordeaux F1      Organic Sourced
Av 30 Seeds
Broccoli Bordeaux, requires no winter cold to initiate flower spears, this means you can harvest months earlier than normal broccoli.  Can be harvested as cut and come again. Sow spring, harvest broccoli spears from June to November.

£2.15 Add to basket

 


Broccoli Claret F1 seed

Broccoli Claret F1
Av 50 Seeds
Broccoli Claret, maturing from April, this is the first hybrid spouting broccoli available. Large vigorous plant, producing thick tasty spears with good quality and colour.

£1.55 Add to basket

 


  Purple Sprouting Broccoli Early
Ready from February. An abundance of fine side shoots. Hardy and high yielding.
 Ideal for Micro Greens.

£0.59 approx 150 seeds

£1.20 approx 400 seeds

 


 


Purple Sprouting Broccoli Late

Purple Sprouting Broccoli Late
Ready for harvest from late April. High yields of quality broccoli.  Ideal for Micro Greens.

£0.59 approx 150 seeds

£1.20 approx 400 seeds

 


  White Sprouting Broccoli Early
Av 400 Seeds
Ready in February and March, prolific and very early.

£1.20 Add to basket

 

 


Broccoli Raab or Rapini
Brassica rapa (ruvo)

Grow something new and tasty for the vegetable garden, a popular European vegetable.
Sow early spring onwards when the ground warms up, in mild climates can be autumn sown and over wintered
 

Broccoli Spring Raab seeds

Broccoli Spring Raab
Av 1,000 Seeds
A versatile slow bolting variety for growing throughout the season. Harvest spring and summer can be overwintered in mild climates.

£1.35 Add to basket

 


 

Broccoli Rapini
Av 750 Seeds
60 day
Flowering stems and leaves have pleasant bitter flavour when cooked, steamed or sauteed. Popular Italian appetizer served with garlic and olive oil. Sown in early spring for harvest before hot weather or in mid-to-late summer for autumn harvest. A broccoli Raab from a different supplier may be the same as above.

£1.35 Add to basket


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Vegetable Seeds, Broccoli Bordeaux, Broccoli purple and white sprouting, Tender Green, Summer Purple, Broccoli Spring Raab, Broccoli Rapini, Black Cabbage, Kale Boreocole Starbor

The cultural information should be used as a guide only, I have found a number of different sowing techniques for the same seed from different sources there does not seem to be a standard. With this in mind you should use this website as a guide only, you probably already have a tried and tested way of sowing different seeds. As a rule of thumb the larger the seed size the more cover it requires, and fine seed like Lobelia Begonia etc requires no cover.
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