Tomato Seeds
Heritage to F1, cherry to beefsteak. Starting from seed opens up variety options that plug plants never offer. I sow these in January under glass.
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Courgette Seeds
One of the fastest and most productive crops on the plot. Sowing your own means timing transplanting precisely — which matters when you're working around the frost guide.
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See this productKale Seeds
Cavolo Nero, Red Russian, Curly Scotch. The winter crop I rely on most — harvesting October through March when almost nothing else is producing.
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See this productCut-and-Come-Again Salad Mix
Sow every three weeks from March for a continuous harvest. Works in any container or window box — the crop I recommend to every beginner.
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See this productRunner Bean Seeds
Scarlet Emperor — the classic. They fix nitrogen, produce heavily, and the flowers are worth growing for the look alone. Sow direct from late May.
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See this productLiquid Seaweed Concentrate
Cold-pressed Atlantic seaweed. Dilute 1:200, apply every two weeks from transplant. The all-round organic feed referenced throughout the site.
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See this productSeaweed Meal
Dried and ground for direct soil incorporation. I use this when setting up a new raised bed — slow-release trace elements that complement the liquid programme.
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See this productCoir Compost 9L Block
Compressed brick — add water, expands to 9L of airy, peat-free growing medium. The base I use for all container mixes. RHS approved.
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See this productCoco Grow+ — Coir & Perlite
80/20 coir and perlite, pre-blended. What I use for tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers in containers — the perlite fraction stops roots sitting in water.
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See this productCoir Compost Bulk Pack (54L)
Six bricks, 54 litres total. I use these to fill grow bags and large containers — easier to store than pre-mixed bags, hydrate each brick when needed.
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See this productCoco Dots Seed Pellets
50-pack biodegradable coir pellets for seed starting. Roots grow straight through the net at transplant. What I use for tomatoes, peppers, and chillies from January.
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See this productSlug Nematodes (Nemaslug)
The organic slug control that actually works. Nematodes applied to damp soil target slugs underground before they surface. Apply April onwards, soil above 5°C. Covers 40m².
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See this productVine Weevil Nematodes
Container strawberries and pot plants are the main targets. Vine weevil larvae destroy root systems over winter — apply in late August or September before the damage is done.
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See this productFruit & Veg Nematode Pack
A combined pack covering slugs, leatherjackets, and chafer grubs — the three most damaging soil-dwelling pests on the vegetable plot.
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