Vegetable Seeds

Whether for your garden, allotment or smallholding we have a range of vegetable seeds to please (please note we have now moved our ever increasing range of vegetable plants to a separate section - Vegetable Plants. Everything in our vegetable seed section we personally grow and eat ourselves so we genuinely know the growing characteristics and flavour of what we sell.

The greater part of our range is made up of traditional, older, non-hybrid varieties as from our own experience these are better suited for both home growing and for growing organically - put simply they are tried, tested and reliable. That said we are not afraid to embrace 'the new' and each year we trial many many new varieties of vegetables and so you will find one or two newer and Hybrid (F1) varieties in our listings.

The important factor in all vegetable growing is flavour and, as we have already said, we grow and eat everything we sell so we know the flavour of all; none of our chosen varieties will disappoint either in the garden or once they have been harvested and made it onto your plate. What you will not find in our listings is variety after variety of the same vegetable (with the exception of say tomatoes) and in many cases we limit to just one or maybe two - there is good reason for this - we think we have chosen the best. All our vegetable seeds are naturally produced (make sure you read Are We Organic?); we do not sell treated seed and certainly none are genetically modified!

And if you don't have a garden or allotment, don't forget many vegetables can be grown in containers - yes on concrete, gravel or perhaps even your flat roof! Beans, tomatoes, carrots, peas, lettuce and potatoes are just a few subjects that can be grown in tubs or similar and you will find books on container vegetable growing as well as conventional vegetable growing in our book section.

Further general information on our seeds, seed counts and our seed packets can be found here - Our Seed, Seed Counts & Seed Packets

A Note On Our Seed, Seed Counts & Our Seed Packets

After harvesting much of our vegetable seed is cleaned by hand using traditional methods and so occasionally you will find seed husk or similar in with your seeds; this is in no way detrimental. All our seed is measured and packeted by hand and to this end our seed counts are intended as a helpful guide only and should be accepted as approximate. In some seasons seed can vary marginally in size so you may find a few more or less. Cluster seeds, like say Beetroot seed, each contain several seeds so obviously you will thin out.

All seed is viable and harvest fresh at packing time. We pack our seed in small batches on a weekly basis in traditional paper seed packets which must be kept in a cool, dark and dry place prior to sowing as excessive moisture and temperature could adversely affect germination. Seed can be kept in the cold section of a domestic fridge, ie where milk, cheese etc is kept cool. For this purpose place the packet or packets in a polythene bag folded over and sealed with tape to prevent the ingress of moisture; on no account place in a deep freeze!

Our seed packets do not have cultural guidance on the individual packets. Full sowing and growing instructions for all our seeds can be found here on our website; additionally all vegetable seed orders are accompanied by our 'Kitchen Garden' leaflet which has cultural guidance for all subjects (and is easier to read in the garden shed - or perhaps in bed!).

All seed is covered by our Golden Harvest Guarantee - If our seed fails to germinate given the correct growing conditions we undertake to replace free of charge at our expense, provided the empty packet is returned to us within 12 months of purchase; to claim under our guarantee you will also need to supply your order receipt number if purchased by mail order or your till sales receipt if purchased from the nursery.

DEFRA Registered Seed Packer. Registration Number 1067