A while ago I noticed that Thompson & Morgan had teamed up with Tesco for a Clubcard Boost offer, my wife kindly permitted so I exchanged £10 of vouchers into £30 for their website.
After a lengthy browse I had collected a number of interesting varieties worthy of a spot in my garden next year. I made my purchase of seeds along with a Pinkberry variety Blueberry plant - expected Nov 2014.
They arrived a few days later:
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Cucumber Long White
Instantly eye-catching, this white variety was the first thing that made my shopping basket! I'm not yet a confident cucumber grower but these have got to be worth a go!
Clockwise from Top left:
Strawberry Mignonette
This red alpine strawberry was recommended as the greatest strawberry going. I'm growing around 8 varieties this year. I need no excuse to give these ago next year!
Tomato Black Cherry
A small cherry tomato variety that ripens to a blackish-purple colour with a "complex, exceptionally sweet and juicy flavour".
Tomato Green Envy
This year I am growing Green Zebra toms because I like the idea of a ripe green tomato but even Green Zebras end up prodomently yellow. These grape-sized Green Envy end up entirely green but fully ripe and promise a sweet flavour.
Golden Berry Pineapple
I've taken pity on my indestructible Inca Berry plant. He's here for a 2nd season, has 8-10 little laterns already and is still putting out flowers, which is far more than it did last year! My next selection is Golden Berries (another name for the Inca Berries), I thought I'd give them a proper go next year. This variety is called Pineapple, promising a flavour that warrants the name!
Mooli Neptune
I've been interested in trying to grow moolis for a while now so this was the perfect moment to grab some seeds. This variety produces long, crisp white roots. There's still time to sow these so I may give them a go this year.
Rocket Wildfire
I'm hoping that its peppery flavour will make rocket unappealing to slugs and snails in the same way that my Mustard Bite leaves does. Again, this can been sown until September so hopefully we'll enjoy this in some salads later in the year.
Radish Amethyst
There were purple radishes in the Bright Lights mix that I enjoyed so I thought I would try this purple-only variety.
Radish Chinese Dragon
I quite like growing and eating radishes and these look like they will be a very interesting variety. With a vivid pink/red skin and full bodied flavour, they are suggested as a great addition to stir frys - yum!
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