Page 47 - Simply Vegetables Spring 2021

Cultivars Suitable for Potager Gardens
Globe Artichokes
Purple de Provence – purple buds, silvery foliage...................................................... (D) Violet de Provence – violet buds, silvery foliage possible the same as the above... (M) Green Globe – silvery foliage
Asparagus
Pacific Purple F1 – purple spears............ (M) Gijnlim F1 – green foliage........................ (M) Portlim F1 – green foliage ....................... (M) Asparagus Pea – red flowers
Broad bean – crimson flowered .... (M)(SS)(B)
Brussels sprouts
Red Rubine – red purple colour ............... (B) Red Ball – red sprouts
Kalettes - purple streaked leaves.......(K)(SS)
Climbing French beans
Golden Gate – yellow pods......................(D) Neckergold – yellow pods.................(D)(OG) Multi-coloured mixed – green, purple, yellow pods........................................................ (D) Barlotta Lingua di Fuoco – pods splashed with white..........................................(K)(SS) Sunshine – yellow pods ........................... (K) Blauhide – purple beans ....................... (OG) Cosse Violette – dark purple pods.........(SS)
Dwarf French beans
Purple tepee – pink flower and purple beans ...................................................(D)(OG)(SS) Mistik – purple flowers and beans ............ (S) Purple Queen – purple pods ............... (S)(M) Amethyst – purple pods
Dior – yellow pods ......................(K)(OG)(SS) Red Swan – red / purple flowers...........(OG) Capitano – yellow pods .................... (M)(SS) Tinorette – red/white pods a Borlotto type(M)
Runner beans
Mergoles – white flowers ......................... (D) Sunset – pink flower ................................ (D) St. George – bicoloured flowers...............(D) Self-pollinating types (the new hybrids between the runner and French beans) Snowstorm – white flowers
Firestorm – red flowers
Tenderstar – pink and red flowers Also available as mixed flower colours
Dwarf Beans
Hestia – red and white flowers
Solitaire – white flowers .......................... (M) Queen of Hearts – red flowers ................ (M) Sweepstake – red / white flowers ........... (M)
Beetroot
Bulls blood – red foliage...........................(B)
Cabbage
January King 3 – red tinge to
foliage especially in winter.
Tinty – red pointed cabbage
Red Jewel F1 – red foliage
Kalibos – red foliage ........................... (M)(B) Lodero F1 – red foliage
Rodima – red foliage Robin F1 – purple in winter
Carrots
Most cultivars
Cauliflowers
Look fine for a short time before harvesting but leave a gap afterwards. Celio F1 – green
Chedder F1 – orange
Celery
Red soup – red stems (petioles)
Chard
Peppermint – pink stalks (petioles).......(D)(B) Rainbow chard – mixed colours.........(SS)(B) Bright lights – mixed colours....................(B) Giallo – yellow ribbed foliage..................(SS) Red Magic F1 – red stems.......................(B) Bright Yellow – yellow veins ..................... (B)
Courgettes
Goldmine F1 – yellow fruits......................(D) Orelia – yellow fruits.................................(D) Golden Zucchini – yellow fruits
One Ball – round yellow fruits................... (K) Sunstripe – yellow fruit.............................(K)
Endive
Pancalieri – white leaf midribs .................. (K)
Fennel
Zeta Fino – fine foliage.............................(D) Finale – fine foliage
Rondo F1 – fine foliage ........................... (M) Bronze herb – bronze foliage ................... (B)
Green manures
Buckwheat – white flowers Phacelia – lilac flowers Clovers – red, white
Kale
Oldenboer F1 – curled green foliage ........ (D) Redbor F1 – red curled foliage.................(D) Starbor F1 – green curled foliage.............(D) Nero di Toscana – very dark green foliage (D) Red Russian – grey green foliage a hint of red during the winter..............................(SS) Buttonhole Starmaker – pink veined leaves.. ................................................................ (S) Peacock White – frizzled white foliage...... (S) Black Magic – dark green leaves ........ (S)(M) Blue Scotch Curled – blue green curled foliage................................................... (OG) Midnight Sun - pink midribs .................... (M) Emerald Ice – white centre on leaves ...... (M) Jugallo Magic – deeply indented blue green foliage..................................................... (M) Black Tuscany – dark green foliage ......... (M)
Kohlrabi
Kolibri – purple stem................................(D) Azur Star – dark purple stems ............ (M)(B)
Leeks
Northern lights – blue green in the summer, purple in the winter..................................(D) Bandit – blue green foliage ......................(D) Blue Solaise – blue purple foliage................. (K)(SS) highly rated by which
Saint Victor – blue purple foliage...........(OG)
Lettuce
Edox – red green foliage..........................(D) Grenadine – purple spotting.....................(D) Lollo Rossa – red foliage
Outredgeous – red foliage........................ (S) Red Salad bowl – red foliage
Dixter – bronzed foliage ........................... (S) Roxy – red foliage.................................(OG) Little Leprechaun – reddish foliage........(OG) Senorita – red foliage ....................... (OG)(M) Intred – red foliage cos type.................. (OG) Marvel of Four Seasons – red outer leaves... ............................................................. (OG)
Oakleaf Navara – red foliage ............ (OG)(M) Oakus – red foliage............................... (OG) Pigale pills – red foliage......................... (OG) Moonred – dark red foliage, a little gem type ............................................................... (M) Ezra – curled dark purple foliage............. (M)
Mizuna
Red Empire F1 – red foliage..................... (S) Red Knight F1 – purple red foliage.........(SS)
Mustard
Giant red – deep purple foliage..............(SS) Red Frills – red frilly foliage.....................(SS)
Onions
Red Baron – red bulbs
Red Pearl F1 – red bulbs
Kamel F1 – red bulbs.......................... (S)(M)
Salad onions
North Holland Blood Red – Redmate lower stems red ........................................... (D)(M) White Lisbon – white!!
Pompeii – white
Apache – red stems ................................ (S) Purplette – purple stems.......................... (S) Entita – dark green erect foliage.............. (M)
Autumn planted onions
Electric – red Senshyu yellow
Pak Choi
Rubi F1 – purple red leaves ..................... (D) Red Lady – red foliage......................(M)(SS)
Peas
Spring Blush – bicoloured purple pink flowers with rose blushed pods, mangetout type ......................................................... (D) Blauwschokker – purple flowers
and dark purple pods
Golden Sweet – yellow pods, violet flowers and red leaf nodes................................ (OG) Griljs – red flowers ................................ (OG) Purple Magnolia Snap – purple pods and purple bicoloured flowers................. (OG)(M) Shiraz – purple pods and bicoloured flowers ........................................................ (OG)(M)
Radicchio
Palla Rossa 3 – red leaves white veins .... (M)
Spinach
Rubino F1 – red veined........................... (M)
Sorrel
Red Veined – red veins ........................... (M)
Sweet Corn
Ornamental Fiesta – multi-coloured grains ... ............................................................... (M)
KEY
D = Dobies
S = Suttons
K = Kings Seeds
OG = Organic Gardening
M = Moles seeds
B = D.T. Browns
SS = Simpsons Seeds
Many of the cultivars are available from other seed suppliers and some are available from more than one of the above.
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