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(Circa 1887) An exhibition variety from 1887 introduced by gardener (D. Murray) for the Marquis of Ailsa. The Onion was named after a small unusual shaped island off the coast in the firth of Clyde. – Nice-flavoured variety; large, solid, with small neck. It offers excellent keeping qualities. Try growing onions with mint to confuse and deter onion fly. Height: 45cm (18″). Spread: 10cm (4″).
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(Circa 1887) An exhibition variety from 1887 introduced by gardener (D. Murray) for the Marquis of Ailsa. The Onion was named after a small unusual shaped island off the coast in the firth of Clyde. – Nice-flavoured variety; large, solid, with small neck. It offers excellent keeping qualities. Try growing onions with mint to confuse and deter onion fly. Height: 45cm (18″). Spread: 10cm (4″).
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In cultivation by 1633. A traditional, beautiful large bean, usually purple with mottled black but can often be lavender, yet was named for its beautiful scarlet flowers. Pick when young when both pod and bean can be eaten, or grow on for kidney beans. Runner beans are a good source of Vitamin C, folate and iron, and have a high fibre content. Try growing runner beans with sweet peas to attract pollinating insects to the flowers. Allow 22-25cm between plants. Crop from July onwards. Height 300cm.
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This top performing calabrese offers the longest cropping period from late May through to October, producing tasty, uniform blue-green domed heads. A quick-cropper, Ironman F1 shows good tolerance to hollow stem and resistance to bolting. Suitable for closer spacing for baby head production, or simply because growing space is tight. Height and spread 40cm (16″). Harvest: June-November.
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Very high quality with a long harvest period. Long, round pods which remain very straight and have a bright green, smooth surface. This attractive mauve flowered bean makes a delightful addition to the flower border as well as the vegetable plot Especially developed for the fresh market, pods are 20cm, the variety is black-seeded with very good vigour. Stringless. RHS award. Height Up to 180cm (70.9in) Spread Up to 30cm (11.8in).
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Each fruit is the size of a small apple, hence this commonly being known as the ‘Apple Cucumber’ – but as its fruit is a pale yellow in colour when ready to eat it’s actually called ‘Crystal Lemon’. Reputed to be more digestible than many other cucumbers, this has a mild sweet flavour and is very juicy – just make sure the cucumbers don’t get too large or take on a more golden colour as the skins will become bitter. This is also an excellent variety for pickling also. The habit of the plant can be quite sprawling but they can be tied into a trellis or something similar. There is no need to remove male flowers on this variety. Recommended by the RHS to be an excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects. Plant two per growbag.
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