Seeds and plants

Sources

I buy my seeds etc from various places:

Kings (via the allotment association)

Suttons (direct and from B&Q)

Mr Fothergill's

Thompson & Morgan (direct and from Grow Your Own Magazine free giveaways)

2008 Planting

Vegetables

Seed	Variety	Supplier	How did it perform?
Broccoli	(Autumn) Beaumont F1	Mr Fothergill's
Broad Bean	Masterpeice Green Longpod	Kings
Dwarf bean	Ferrari	Mr Fothergill's
Dwarf French bean	Maxi	Unwins
Runner bean	Butler	Kings
Beetroot	Crimson King	Kings
Cabbage (Savoy)	Emerald F1 Hybrid	Kings
Carrot	Autumn King	Thompson & Morgan
Carrot	Touchon	Thompson & Morgan
Carrot	Flyaway F1	Kings
Corn Salad	Baval	Thompson & Morgan
Courgette	Defender F1 Hybrid	Thompson & Morgan
Courgette	Zuboda	Thompson & Morgan
Cabbage (Summer)	Copenhagen Market	Thompson & Morgan
Cauliflower	All the Year Round	Kings
Cauliflower	Snowball	Thompson & Morgan
Cucumber	Mini Munch F1 Hybrid	Unwins
Lettuce	All the Year Round	Kings
Lettuce	Lakeland	Mr Fothergill's
Lettuce	Lollo Rossa	Thompson & Morgan
Leek	Hannibal	Sarah Raven's
Leek	Autumn Giant	Thompson & Morgan
Pea	Ronda	Mr Fothergill's
Radish	Cherry Belle	Thompson & Morgan
Radish	Rainbow Mixed	Thompson & Morgan
Swede	Marian	Kings
Sweetcorn	Honey Bantam F1 Hybrid	Unwins
Squash	Jumbo Pink Banana	Unwins
Tomato	Gartenperie	Thompson & Morgan
Tomato	Gardener's Delight	Thompson & Morgan

 

Potatoes

Season	Variety	How did it perform?
First Early	Arran Pilot
Second Early	Kestrel
Second Early	Picasso

 

Onion Sets

Variety	How did it perform?
Red Baron
Centurion