Indeterminate Cherry Tomato. Early-mid season: 65-80 days Description Small cherry sized tomatoes that mature from creamy white to yellow when fully ripe. Flavour A warm very unusual fruity flavour not really tomato like and not acid but delicious in its onwn right. Makes a wonderful cocktail with a mixture of coloured cherry tomatoes. Plants Huge [...]
August 25, 2010
Categories: Tomatoes, Variety Files . . Author: Laura . Comments: 1 Comment
I like to keep good records of my favourite varieties; the ones that I grow and save seeds for. It is full-on tomato season here so I thought I should catch up with the tomatoes and write up some of the best varieties. Indeterminate. Mid-early season: Said to be 80 days from transplant, though I [...]
August 25, 2010
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Kale, Borecole or Colwort, Brassica oleracea var. acephala Cruciferae [Brassicaceae] commonly known as the mustard family A Lacinated kale also referred to as Nero di Toscano, Cavolo Nero, palm or dinosaur kale. This is one of my all time favourite winter greens and to my mind one of the best winter greens you can grow. [...]
February 9, 2010
Categories: A-Z Edibles, Brassicas, Variety Files . . Author: Laura . Comments: 9 Comments
Chilli, Capsicum baccatum, Lemon Drop An Aji variety from Brazil or, according to the Chilliman, its origin is Peru where it is known as ‘Kellu Uchu’. Citrus-flavoured hot lemon yellow chilli pepper. Some sources list this variety as C.chinense but Kokopelli list it as C.baccatum which matches its botanical characteristics. Plants Beautiful arching plants grow to [...]
January 23, 2010
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Chilli, Capsicum Annuum, de Arbol also known as Tree Chilli Origin Oaxaca and Jalisco states in Mexico. According to the chilli database these chillis are sometimes called pico de pajaro (bird beak) or cola de rata (rat tail). Plants are extremely vigorous, growing into 5ft tall plants in a single season, hence the name, which in Spanish [...]
January 19, 2010
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A long, sweet tapering pepper, also known as Sweet Spanish Mammoth, an heirloom pepper, which dates back to 1859 according to Thomas Etty. I first grew this pepper in 2006 and it did so well, providing huge crops of delicious sweet peppers, that I have grown it each year since. I usually grow 6-12 plants, [...]
January 12, 2010
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Solanum Melongena. Aubergine var. Szechuan A Chinese aubergine, collected by Joy Larkom in Chengdu, Szechuan province, in 1994. This variety is now kept by the Heritage Seed Library, which is where I got my original seeds from. I first grew this variety of aubergine in 2008 and I was immediately impressed with it. After only one [...]
January 12, 2010
Categories: A-Z Edibles, Aubergines, Variety Files . . Author: Laura . Comments: 2 Comments
Mid season tomato Indeterminate. (70-80 days) Large fleshy tomatoes maturing to a dark red-brown, with green shoulders. Flavour is wonderful; rich, salty and slightly smoky one of my favourite tomatoes. Fruit are 6-10cm round, thin-skinned and juicy. Medium yields on compact bushy plants. Good all rounder for cooking, salads or eating straight from the vine. [...]
January 6, 2010
Categories: Seed Saving, Tomatoes, Variety Files . . Author: Laura . Comments: 1 Comment
A mid to early season beef tomato. Indeterminate. (65-70 days) A really lovely beef tomato, with smooth skin, clean firm flesh and few seeds, Fruit are big and beefy weighing up to 500g. Flavour is good; rich, sweet and slightly tart. Good for slicing, sauces, salsa and chutney. It has the distinction of having twice as [...]
January 6, 2010
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Capsicum Annuum, Jalapeño This is one of the classic chillis I would want on my desert island list. Highly productive, easy to grow and a great all purpose mild chilli. Origin Veracruz state, Mexico Plants are robust and have an upright habit. In the ground they reach 3.5 – 4ft, smaller when grown in pots. Fruit [...]
December 11, 2009
Categories: A-Z Edibles, Capsicum, Variety Files . . Author: Laura . Comments: 1 Comment
