New British breeding of this increasingly popular subject, to ensure good performance in a cooler climate. Attractive oak leaved with a flavour combining sweetness with a pungent Wild Rocket kick.

Sow April to September outdoors, October to March indoors. Sow seed thinly direct outside or in a pot on the windowsill at regular intervals, 13mm (½in) deep, in drills 38cm (15in) apart.

Thin seedlings to 23cm (9in) apart, or leave unthinned as baby salad leaves.

Keep well watered during dry weather.

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One of the finest finger carrots producing early, cylindrical, blunt-ended rich orange skinned and fleshed, coreless roots. Outstanding taste just pulled, washed and eaten, or as a cooked vegetable. Ideal for containers on the patio.

Sow seed March to July thinly direct outside or in containers, 13mm (½in) deep.

Thin as necessary to 13-25mm (½in-1in) apart.

Keep well watered during dry weather.

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A patio edible, ornamental as well as productive in containers, or planted in growbags in the greenhouse. Compact, dwarf habit. virtually spineless plants producing a good crop of small, deeper round, purple fruits with white striping.

Sow seed February to April on the surface of free-draining sowing mix and cover with about 6mm (¼in) of sowing mix. Place in a propagator at 18-21C (65-70F) until germination, about 10-14 days.

Transplant when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots and maintain temperature at 15C (6F). Plant into containers, growbags, or acclimatise plants for a few days if planting outdoors in a sunny, fertile garden once frost risk has passed. Allow 4 Aftercare Info

Feed weekly with a high potash tomato feed once first fruits have set. It is not necessary to pinch out growth or to side shoot.

A delightful salad plant either by itself or tossed with other salad ingredients and delicious with cheese sandwiches or with a cheese dip - it even makes superb cold soups. The dark green peppery flavoured leaves of Water Cress are rich in vitamins and minerals including vitamin C and iron. Although usually grown commercially in water it can be grown in the garden soil provided it is given plenty of water and will crop from early summer till around Christmas if protected with cloches etc. You can also grow it in a container stood in a saucer of water.

Sow seeds in mid spring when the soil has warmed up in very shallow drills spread 7.5cm (3in) apart, and cover with a light covering of soil. As regular watering is necessary you may wish to have your drill at the bottom of a small trench approximately 8-10cm (3-4in) deep for easier watering.

To grow in a container, plant 3-4 to a 30cm (12in) tub or pot and stand in a container with about 2-3in of water, in the shade. Keep the water constantly topped up to this level.

Thin out the seedlings finally to 1cm (4in) apart and water regularly and copiously throughout the season.

Keep weed free and harvest once the plants have become well developed by trimming off tops of the shoots with sharp scissors. Don't cut too low down in order to allow the stems to produce side shoots.

Raphanus sativus. Shiny purple skinned round roots with crisp white flesh. The roots of Radish Amethyst are slow to go pithy and have strong tops for easier pulling. Ideal for containers.

Sow regularly for continuous succulent roots throughout the summer.

Sow seeds from March to August. Sow seeds thinly direct outside or in containers, 13mm (½in) deep.

Thin as necessary to form plump, succulent roots.

Keep well watered during dry weather.