Thursday, 20 February 2014

Latest purchases / plantings

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Tomato F1 Sungold - Suttons: I bought a couple of young Sungold plants early last year, they fruited prolifically and were the tastiest cherry tomato I had ever eaten so I thought I'd try to grow from seed this year.

Pepper Gusto Purple F1 - Mr Fothergill's : I've not yet grown a chili pepper so I thought I'd start with this medium hot variety. The chili peppers start a deep purple before maturing to a red.

Mustard (Oriental Colour & Bite) salad leaves - Mr Fothergill's : I grew this successfully last year and would recommend to all for its unique mustard flavour with a sweet (almost honey like) note to it that livened up many salads.

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Radish Bright Lights - Mr Fothergill's : I grew a couple of varieties of radish last year but these just looked fun. Little balls of various bright colours should liven up meal times!

Tomato Green Zebra - Mr Fothergill's : I enjoyed some tasty green toms in a mixed tub of toms from the supermarket and so thought I'd give these a go when I stumbled across them. Toms start out pale green with stiped green skin, they mature to a yellow/green but maintain the dark green stripes

Strawberry Toscana F1 - Mr Fothergill's : Large cone-shaped berries that grow on dense plants that send out few runners. Before the fruit arrive you get to admire a unique deep pink flower.

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Carrot Paris Market 5 Atlas - Mr Fothergill's : I tried a couple of varieties of carrots in deep containers last year but with no success. I thought I'd try these small, round carrots.

Pepper Colour Spectrum - Johnsons : I bought these last year but too late to plant. The packet promises the full range of coloured sweet peppers (green, yellow, orange, red, purple, white and black). I hope these work out as I'm looking forward to seeing the added colour in my garden!

Pepper Orange Baby - Mr Fothergill's : These were purchased last year too. A high yielding compact plant that produces plenty of mini orange sweet peppers, perfect for pots on the patio.

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