A new range of premium products from Franchi launched in 2006, many of which are exclusive to Seeds of Italy. Products of particular interest, highly selected seed, locally produced seed in some cases. As a result, some of the seed quantities with the chilli's are less than you would normally expect with a regular Franchi pack, but only because the seed is rare because it is only locally produced and hence can only be given in limited quantities. For instance, out of 12 chilli's half are Italian and 9 in total are traditional, genuine European vareities.
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| LE BIZZARRE STRAWBERRY 'DI BOSCO' |
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Woodland strawberry, as opposed to alpine. Prefers half shade or more and typical woodland variety of strawberry producing smaller fruits. |
£2.99
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| LE BIZZARRE TOMATILLO |
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TOMATILLO PHYSALIS IXOCARPA - Typical South American fruit, also known as Husk Tomato, ground cherry or Jamberry. Annual plant, rustic and easy to grow. Bushy and upright, it will produce small yellow flowers with a dark central mark. The medium sized fr |
£3.99
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| LE BIZZARRE TOMATO YELLOW PEAR SHAPED |
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Very unusual variety producing small pear shaped sweet yellow fruits. Sow Feb-May. Ideal gift for the gardener and gourmet and adds colour to the salad bowl. |
£2.99
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| LENTILS - UK ONLY |
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Sow Mar-Jul. Prefer a cool climate and dry soil. Sow 4-5 cm down. Small Italian green lentils. Traditionally eaten at New years with Cotechino (cooking salami) or Zampone (Pigs trotters) - each one you eat will bring you money !!! A much loved ingredie |
£4.99
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| LUPINI BEANS - ON SALE! SAVE £1 (UK ONLY) |
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Lupini beans are a speciality of Puglia and often served with a beer. They are boiled in salted water and have little jackets around them. Squeeze them and out they pop, you eat them, the salt makes you buy more beer ! Like all beans they are very easy |
£3.99
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| MIXED BASIL PACK |
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A specially selected mixture of green and red, from small leaf to large. Sow protected all year or seasonally Feb/Mar-Jul/aug |
£2.49
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| MIXED CHILLI PACK |
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A selection of seeds mixed together of yellow, red and green chillies (5 varieties) of varying shapes and strengths. Sow Feb-Jun. |
£2.49
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| OATS - AVENA |
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UK ONLY. Scatter the seeds in the spring and when they are ready, trash them to release the oats, dry, husk and use to make flour, rolled oats etc. |
£3.99
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| PEANUT SOMALA |
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Annual, mid-early. Plant 50cm tall producing numerous pods each containing 2-3 peanuts. Think of peanuts and I think of the deep America |
£4.99
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| PUMPKIN AMERICANA TONDA GL |
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From Modena. Mid early. Luxurious foliage, productive plant with round,ribbed orange fruits. Consistant wth thin skin with a yellow-orange flesh, del |
£2.49
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| PUMPKIN HALLOWEEN |
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Classic pumpkin for Halloween, right size and shape for cutting. @15. Sow Feb-may |
£2.49
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| PUMPKIN HUBBARD LARGE BLUE |
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Used in the 1800's in New England for making pumpkin pie. American variety, medium sized butternut shaped pumpkin with wrinkly skin. Preserves well and excellent flavour when cooked. Late. Good foliage, luxurious and of good productivity. Medium-sized wri |
£2.49
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| PUMPKIN HUBBARD TRUE GREEN |
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American variety producing elongated squashes. Thick skin and medium sized fruit. Excellent flavour and a good storer. @12. Sow Mar-May. |
£2.49
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| PUMPKIN MUSCADE DE PROVENCE |
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Mid-late. Vigorous plant of good productivity. Medium-sized scallopped fruits. Green skin turning yellow after harvesting. Orange flesh, meaty and very sweet. Very good storer. @20. Sow Feb-Jun. |
£2.49
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| PUMPKIN RED ETAMPES |
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Mid-late. Lush plant of good productivity. Flat/squat fruits, lightly scallopped and with meaty, sweet orange flesh. Available in our ne |
£2.49
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| RYE - SEGALE |
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UK ONLY. Scatter the seed, thrash the ears to release the rye, dry and clean. Use to make Rye bread for eating with salt beef or grind to turn into flour. |
£3.99
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| SOYA BEAN 100g BOX UK ONLY |
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Mid Mid-Early. Vigorous plant with green leaves, producing pods which contain about 3 medium sized beans. These nutritious beans have many culinary uses, but especially to produce flour. The plants should be harvested when all the lea |
£3.50
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| SQUASH MAMOUTH |
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Mid-Late. Luxurious plant of good productivity. Medium sized scallopped fruits. Round fruits flattend at their edges. Slightly wrinkled skin with meaty, sweet, yellow flesh. @ |
£2.49
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| SQUASH SERPENTE DI SICILIA GL |
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Mid-early. Climbing variety variety also known as ‘Cuccuzz’. Produces good numbers of large, irregular grey-green fruits. Can be eaten a |
£2.49
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| SQUASH VEGETABLE SPAGHETTI GL |
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Mid-early. The ripe fruits can be boiled until a sqewer will go through. Cut it in half and scoop out the flesh with a fork which will instantly seperate into strands of spaghetti. Dress with olive oil and parmesan, or with a simple pasta sauce. A great w |
£2.49
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| STRONG PIZZA FLOUR WHEAT - GRANO PER PIZZA |
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UK ONLY. Scatter the seeds, when ready just thrash to release the grains, dry and clean and then grind to make the strong white flour traditionally used in Italy to make Pizza. |
£2.99
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| STRONG WHITE BREAD FLOUR WHEAT UK ONLY |
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Broadcast the seed and when it is fully mature, thrash, dry and clean before grinding into flour to make Italian loaves like the Campagnola, Ciabatta, Foccaccia etc. |
£2.99
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| SWEETCORN MAIS BOX (UK ONLY) |
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Mid-Early. Plant 150-180cms tall, vigorous and of good production. Produces sweet eating cobs about 20cm in length which should be harvested when fully mature. Boil and serve with a knob of butter. 100g pack. |
£3.49
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| THE PET RANGE - BUDGIE |
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Very easy to cultivate, you need to cultivate the ears leaving 30cm of stem underneath and dry in the sun or dry warm place. Once dried, |
£2.49
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| THE PET RANGE - CAT |
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Rustic plant which is easy to grow with intense green leaves, serrated along the margins. Ideal to grow in containers. Commonly called ‘Cat Grass’ or’ ‘Catnip’, the cats are attracted by the intense perfume of the plant and it’s thought the plant could |
£2.49
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| THE PET RANGE - DOG |
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A mixture of seeds for sowing which has been specially formulated to supplement the diet and suit the natural and nutritional needs of d |
£2.49
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| THE PET RANGE - GUINEA PIG |
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A mixture of seeds for sowing as ‘living pet food’ which has been specially formulated to supplement the diet and suit the natural and n |
£2.49
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| THE PET RANGE - HAMSTER |
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A mixture of seeds for sowing as ‘living pet food’ which has been specially formulated to supplement the diet and suit the natural and nutritional needs of Hamsters. The seeds can be sown periodically in containers or outside and the animal can feed direc |
£2.49
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| THE PET RANGE - PARROT (ON SALE - SAVE 50P) |
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A mixture of seeds for sowing as ‘living pet food’ which has been specially formulated to supplement the diet and suit the natural and nutritional needs of Parrots. The seeds can be sown periodically in containers or beds and the animal can feed direct |
£2.25
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| THE PET RANGE - RABBIT |
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A mixture of seeds for sowing as ‘living pet food’ which has been specially formulated to supplement the diet and suit the natural and nutritional needs of rabbits. The seeds can be sown in containers or in the ground and the rabbit can eat the plants dir |
£2.49
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| THE PET RANGE - SQUIRREL (ON SALE - SAVE 50P) |
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A mixture of seeds for sowing as ‘living pet food’ which has been specially formulated to supplement the diet and suit the natural and nutritional needs of Squirrels. This mix is very useful in the diet of Squirrels and contains good quantities of fibre a |
£2.25
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| THE PET RANGE - TORTOISE |
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PET9. A mixture of seeds for sowing as ‘living pet food’ which has been specially formulated to supplement the diet and suit the natural and n |
£2.49
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