WINTER SALE
Revitalising your outdoor space
by Franchi
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Whatever your view of the rights and wrongs of Brexit (and if you would like our view, do please ask), the good people at Seeds of Italy have come up with the perfect solution, whatever happens. Franchi Seeds are popular with our customers because of the high seed count and great germination rate.
Plant them yourself, or give as a gift to a friend in need of light relief (and let's face it, we all need some!)
Includes a 'cut-out and keep' guide to planting your seed selection.
Pack includes the following 12 vegetable and salad seeds; see specification for key variety features, and when to plant..
• Short Carrot • Lambs Lettuce (Corn Salad) • Spinach • Broad Beans • Cut-and-come-again Lettuce • Broccoletti • Kale • Pea Dwarf • Borlotto Bean Dwarf • French Bean • Bush Tomato • Pumpkin
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Short Carrot – Easy to grow even in heavy soil. Stagger sowing. Eat fresh, freeze, juice. High in fibre and Vit K, Potassium and antioxidants. Sow Mar – Jul 1cm depth Harvest till Sep
• Lambs Lettuce (Corn Salad) – Easy to grow, resists the cold. Nutritional. Good source of beta carotene and Vit A. Sow Feb-May and Jul to Sep 1cm depth Harvest May- Aug and Sep to Dec
• Spinach – 4 harvests possible per year. Full of Iron, minerals, Vit C and K. Sow Feb- May and Aug to Oct 2cm depth Harvest May-Jul and Sep to Dec
• Broad Beans – 2 Harvests per year. Dry or eat fresh. no saturated fat or cholesterol and contain a high concentration of thiamine, vitamin K, vitamin B-6, potassium, copper, selenium, zinc and magnesium.. Sow Feb-May and Sep to Nov 2cm depth Harvest in Summer and Spring respectively
• Cut-and-come-again Lettuce – sow every 3 weeks for continuous harvest till first frosts. Calcium, potassium, Vit C and folate. Sow Mar – Sep 1cm depth Harvest May till Nov
• Broccoletti – fast growing brocoletti, healthy and easy to grow. Vit K and C, folic acid and fibre. Sow May-Aug 1cm depth Harvest late Summer and Autumn
• Kale – Completely winter hardy. Steam, boil, use in stews or soups. Contains calcium, Vit K, antioxidants and calcium. Sow May to Jul 1cm depth Harvest through the winter
• Pea Dwarf – Two harvests, nutritional, can be dried or frozen. As a source of vitamin K, manganese, thiamine, copper, vitamin C, phosphorous, and folate, green peas offer a remarkable nutrition profile. Sow Feb-Apr and Sep-Nov 2cm depth Harvest late Summer and Spring respectively
• Borlotto bean Dwarf – Shell, and either dry or freeze. Use in stews, soups, casseroles. Very high potassium content. Sow Mar-Jun 2cm depth Harvest late Summer
• French bean – Easy to grow. Beans mature at same time at same length so ideal for freezing. vitamins C and A, and minerals including iron, calcium and magnesium. Sow Mar-Jun 2cm depth Harvest late Summer
• Bush Tomato - Source of vitamins and antioxidants. Can be dried or frozen or made in to sauces. Sow Spring 1cm depth Harvest Summer
• Pumpkin – Can be stored through winter. Small culinary variety. The edible flowers are delicious in omelettes once the crown has been removed. Contains Vit A and antioxidants. Sow Mar-Jun Harvest Summer and Autumn
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PLEASE NOTE - Due to Brexit related restrictions on certain items, unfortunately, we cannot at present send our seeds or kits containing seeds outside of mainland UK, (including Northern Ireland) without incurring huge additional costs. Whilst items can be added to the basket, if there is a location we cannot send to you will be advised at the basket stage when your delivery location is identified. The situation regarding Northern Ireland may improve in September 2024 following the implementation of the Windsor Protocol. Don't blame us we didn't vote for it!
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