Lycopersicon esculentum 'Orange Plum'
Find out how to grow Lycopersicon esculentum 'Orange Plum' Cultivar: 'Orange Plum' 'Orange Plum' has medium-sized, rich orange fruit which are high in vitamin C and A. It produces high yielding tomatoes full of flavour and has good resistance to ... [... more]
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Rubus idaeus 'Joan J'
Find out how to grow Rubus idaeus 'Joan J' Common Name: Autumn-fruiting Raspberry 'Joan J' is an autumn-fruiting, easy-to-grow raspberry that bears heavy crops of bright red-pink berries within the first year of planting. It was bred as a ... [... more]
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Actinidia deliciosa 'Jenny'
A self-fertile female plant, 'Jenny' will produce edible fruits without the need for a male plant. In addition to being a good fruiting variety, the pale yellow flowers and lush foliage add to the appeal of this fruit. Kiwi fruits are vigorous ... [... more]
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Ipomoea batatas
Sweet potato is an easily grown plant, requiring full sun and well drained soil. It is not frost hardy, needing warm temperatures for growth. A scrambling or climbing plant, when the stems lay along the soil they will root and form tubers. Find ... [... more]
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Capsicum annum Longum group 'F1 Joe's Long'
Find out how to grow Capsicum annum Longum group 'F1 Joe's Long' This variety of hot chilli pepper produces large numbers of unusually long fruit - 20-30cm (8-12in), which are medium-hot to eat. Sow the seeds between February and April under ... [... more]
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Prunus domestica 'Majorie's Seedling'
Find out how to grow Prunus domestica 'Majorie's Seedling' Cultivar: 'Majorie's Seedling' 'Marjorie's Seedling' is one of Pippa Greenwood's favourite plums, thanks to its resistance to plum bacterial canker. It produces good crops of large, ... [... more]
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Cucumis sativus 'Petita'
All-female cucumber varieties are an advance on older kinds, which needed careful removal of all male flowers to avoid fertilisation and the resulting bitter fruits. 'Petita' is a popular variety for greenhouse use, tolerant of lower temperatures ... [... more]
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Phaseolus coccineus 'Sunset'
A decorative runner bean, 'Sunset' is worth growing for its pale peach flowers as much as its beans. It's useful for covering arches and pillars, as well as traditional bamboo cane rows and wigwams. Crops can be used in rotation with other ... [... more]
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Lactuca sativa 'Salad Bowl Red'
There is a bewildering diversity of lettuce types, with more appearing all the time. Butterheads are soft loose-hearted varieties, crispheads or icebergs are large dense and crunchy, cos types have upright crisp leaves, and loose-leaf do not make ... [... more]
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Capsicum annuum Longum Group 'Numex Twilight'
Find out how to grow Capsicum annuum Longum Group 'Numex Twilight' Chilli peppers are best grown in a greenhouse or polytunnel, although some success can be had by growing them in a sheltered, sunny position outdoors or on a sunny windowsill. Sow ... [... more]
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Lycopersicon esculentum 'San Marzano'
Tomatoes are a favourite summer crop for greenhouses, and if started early enough in heat, can produce six to eight more trusses of fruit during the summer and autumn. 'San Marzano' is a classic plum/paste type of tomato, borne on intermediate ... [... more]
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Capsicum annuum Longum Group 'Fiesta'
This bushy plant produces masses of upright fruits around 2.5cm (1in) in length which develop from yellow-purple to orange-red. This makes it very valuble as an indoor ornamental plant, suited to growing on a windowsill, although it is equally ... [... more]
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