This section covers all other veggies not listed anywhere else or which don't have a section of their own. Artichokes from Rome, Cardoons from Turin, Celeriac from Venice and many more delicious offerings. Buon apetito and happy hunting.
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| CHINESE CABBAGE PE -TSAI |
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V15 - Full name of this variety is Kitajsko Zelje Pe-Tsai. About 30cms tall, forms an upright, tightly wrapped head with light green serrated, veined leaves. Can be eaten raw or cooked. 6grams of seed. |
£1.95
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| CIMA DI RAPA 120 RESTAURATEURS PACK |
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An absolute classic from Puglia and highly sought after by restaurateurs. Nearest translation is sprouting turnip tops. Flavour inbetween turnips and broccoli covered in mustard !!! 120 days to maturity. Eat the florets, leaves and stalk, and use to make |
£6.49
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| CIMA DI RAPA 40 (SAVE 46p) |
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V72 - '40 Days'. Very early turnip top, used to make the famous pasta dish 'Orecchiette e Cima di Rapa'. Sow Mar-Sep and harvest May-mid Oct |
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| CIMA DI RAPA 60 |
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V73 - 60 day sprouting turnip top. As above, but takes 60 days. It is said the longer the variety, the better the quality. 6000 seeds. Sow Apr-mid Aug and harvest Jun-mid Oct. |
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| CIMA DI RAPA MACERATESE |
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Mid-Early. upright plant which is easy to grow. Long, slightly serrated leaves which doesn't produce florets - it's utilised for it's tasty leaves which are used in pasta and soups. Sow Apr-Aug. |
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| FENNEL MANTOVANO |
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V29b - Mid-Early variety. Vigorous plant with hollow stem producing a pure white bulb of good dimensions. Crunchy, perfumed, it is sown from spring to the beginning of summer. Sow Mar-Jun. @1260. |
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| FENNEL MONTEBIANCO |
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V28 - 'Montblanc'. Large round bulb. Vigorous plant. @1260. Sow Jun-Aug. |
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| FENNEL OF PARMA SEL.PRADO |
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V29a - Mid/late. Full cane forming round, large, crunchy bulb with tightly wrapped head. Sow Jul and Aug and harvest early winter. @900. £1.99 |
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| FENNEL ROMANESCO (SAVE 46p) |
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V28a - Mid/early. Intense green leaves and full cane forming a crunchy large closed head with strong aniseed flavour yet juicy. Sow Mar-May. @1260. |
£1.49
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| KOHL RABI OF VIENNA |
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V30 - White variety from Austria and a very easy to grow and popular vegetable. Can be eaten raw or cooked. |
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| LEEK CARENTAN |
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V33 - Late variety from France. Medium sized with large leaves and stalk of good dimensions. Resistant to lower temperatures. Dates to about 1880. @1200. Spw Feb-Jun |
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| LEEK OF DELFT |
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V32 - Short, fat variety from Holland. Shorter but fatter than the Gigante d'Inverno. @2200. Sow Feb-Jun |
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| LEEK TORNADO |
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V34 - Ideal for autumn/winter harvests. Large round stalk. Good resistance to low temperatures. This variety is from Franchi's professional range. Sow Feb-Jun and Harvest till Dec |
£2.49
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| MIXED BELL PEPPERS |
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V42A - A mixed pack containing green, yellow and red bell peppers. . Sow Feb - May protected and grow on in a greenhouse. |
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| NETTLES (SAVE 46P) |
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Young nettles are used in the same way as spinach, boiled and served or used with ricotta to make nettle and ricotta ravioli or an excellent risotto. Nettles are seriously good eating. Used since ancient times in the UK to make nettle soup. Pick with glov |
£1.49
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| OKRA |
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V41 - Otherwise known as Lady fingers, this variety is called 'Clemson Spineless'. Not widely used in Italy - mainly by gardeners who may wish to try something different. Sow from Apr-Jul and harvest Jul-end Oct. 9 grams of seed in each p |
£1.95
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| ONION BORRETTANA |
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V35 - Famous small flat 'Cipolline' pickling onion with sweet, white flesh. 840 seeds. Sow Feb-May. |
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| ONION DORATA DI PARMA |
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V38a - Mid/late. Large round golden bulb with white flesh. Good storer. Goes well with other ingredients from Parma such as Parmesan cheese and Parma ham. Sow Mar-May and Jul-Sep. |
£1.95
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| ONION GIUGNESE |
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V40 - Italian white mid sized salad onion with semi flat bulb with pure white flesh. Tender and tasty - ideal for eating raw. @900. Sow in spring or summer. |
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| ONION MUSONA |
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V36 - A white Spanish style cooking onion. Good sized bulb. @1400. Sow Feb-Mar and Jul-Aug. |
£1.95
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| ONION PIATTA DI BERGAMO (SAVE 46p) |
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V37 - A local onion from the home of Franchi Seeds - Bergamo. This is a flat, white onion which stores well too. @1400. Sow Feb-Mar |
£1.49
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| ONION RAMATA DI MILANO |
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V38 - Very big golden onion from fashionable Milan. Neither round nor long, but 'Egg' shaped. Stores well. @1400. Sow Feb-Mar. |
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| ONION VALENCIANA TARDIVA |
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V81 - Spanish onions are some of the best in the world, and the best ones in Spain are from Valencia. Late, golden Spanish onion ideal for cooking. @1000. |
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| PAC CHOY JOY CHOI |
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V75 - Vigorous, uniform with intense green leaves with large white stalks. Plants of good dimension. Edible raw or cooked. |
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| PEPPER CARMAGNOLA (SAVE 46p) |
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V48 - Vigorous plant of good production from Piemonte in the Alpine north of Italy. Large fruits with 3-4 'lobes' and sweet meaty flesh. @375. Sow from Feb-end May. |
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| PEPPER CORNO GIALLO |
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V44 - Yellow 'Bulls Horns'. Sweet yellow, long tapering peppers. Available from mid Jan only. @260 seeds. Sow Feb-May. |
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| PEPPER CORNO ROSSO |
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V43 - Also known as Bulls Horns in Italy due to their shape or Corno di Toro. Sweet, red, fleshy, tapering fruits. Absolutely great cooked on a griddle or B-B-Q. @300 seeds. Sow Feb-end May. |
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| PEPPER DOLCE DI BERGAMO |
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V49 - Tall, vigorous plant with slim, long, sweet fruits, starting green and maturing red. Ideal for 'sottoaceto' pickling. @260. Sow from Feb-end May. |
£1.95
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| PEPPER DULCE ITALIA |
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V55 - New for 2006 - a meaty, bulls horn type pepper used widley all over Italy - a good allrounder also known as Corno di Toro. @150. Sow Feb-May. |
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| PEPPER FRIGITELLO (FRIARIELLO) |
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V54 - RHS 'AGM' AWARD WINNER. Friariello Peppers Famous Neapolitan/Southern Italian pepper which is grilled or fried whole and are probably the most well known by Italians of all the Italian peppers. Long, bull horn type peppers. Sow Feb-May. |
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| PEPPER GIALLO OF ASTI |
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V50 - Classic square yellow pepper from Piemonte in Northern Italy. Large, meaty, sweet flesh and considered to be one of the finest Italian peppers. @300. Sow Feb-Jun. |
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| PEPPER OF LOMBARDIA |
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V45 - Very long, thin sweet green peppers native to the Lombardia region of Italy. Usually cooked whole. @225 seeds. Sow Feb-end May. |
£1.95
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| PEPPER ROSSO OF ASTI |
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V52 - The most prestigous capsicums in Italy come from the Asti region in Piemonte. This variety is a large, squared red pepper with sweet, thick flesh. @300 seeds. Sow Feb-May and harvest mid Jul-Oct. |
£1.95
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| PEPPER TOPEPO |
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V47 - RHS 'AGM' AWARD WINNER. We are really excited about this small sweet pepper which looks like a small beef tomato. Verticle scalloping makes this pepper ideal to stuff with mozzarella and anchovies or a meat filling and the peppers have a great flavo |
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