Varieties highlighted in blue are suitable for winter cultivation. @600 = Approximate Seed Quantity.
Vegetables
If you’ve not experienced Franchi seeds before, veg is where we really excel. You’ll find a proper seed quantity and big tasting regional varieties. Franchi are the only seed brand in the UK that are Vegetarian Society Vegan certified or Slow Food UK approved, so we have the pedigree and reputation you’d expect, and we’re ethical too. (varieties highlighted in blue are particularly suitable for winter cultivation)
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Pro5
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V7
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V11
V1 Asparagus of Argenteuil Harvest after 3-4 years. @200. Sow from Mar-Jun. £2.99 Endangered. V2a Artichoke Imperial Star (ex Green Globe) A traditional thornless green heritage variety with meaty leaves. Sow Feb-May & Aug-Sep. £2.99 Pro5 Artichoke Tizio F1 Mid, produces a large number of heads, elongated purple & green streaks. Resistant to hot dry periods. £3.99 V3 Aubergine Violetta Lunga Rustic Italian eggplant. @660. Sow Feb-mid of May. £2.99 V4 Aubergine Black Beauty Large, black, round variety. @660. Sow Feb-end May. »£1.99 V5 Aubergine Prosperosa Large, round, light mauve. @660. Sow Feb-end May. £3.29 V6 Aubergine Linda F1 Hybrid Productive. Long, curved fruits. @25. Sow Feb-Jun. £3.29 V7 Aubergine Tonda Bianca Sfumata Rosa - large white Italian variety. @25 Sow Feb-May. £3.29 V8 Beetroot Detroit 2 Old British quality variety. @480. Sow Mar-end Jun. £2.99 V9 Beetroot of Chioggia (Veneto) Sweet red and white striped flesh. @600. Sow Mar-Jun. £2.99 V10 Beetroot Egitto (aka Mr Crosby’s Egyptian) An heirloom variety over a century old. Earthy, flat, dark, tasty. Force and pick in 8 weeks. @425. Sow Mar-Jun. £2.99 V10a Long Beetroot Cylindra Early. Mid sized cylindrical bulb. Earthy red coloured flesh. Sow Mar-Jun.@480 £2.99 V10b Beetroot Bikores Early. Large, round, smooth skined bulb. The bulb has a smooth thin skin and bright red tender, tasty flesh. Resist bolting!! Sow Mar-Jun. »£1.99 V11 Brussels Sprouts Classic variety to sow in the summer and harvest for the Xmas table. @1800. Sow May - Aug. £2.99
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EP21
V14
V14c
V57
V16
LEB33
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V12 Broccoli of Calabria Good, delicate flavour. @1800. Sow from May-end Jul. £2.99 V12a Broccoli Gentlemen Hybrid F1 Reliable, high quality variety highly prized by our customers. £3.29 V12b Cavolo Nero di Toscana /Kale Used to make “Ribollita Toscana” and Tuscan minestrone. Harvest with cold. @1500. Sow May-Jul. £2.99 EP21/V13 Cavolo Nero di Toscana /Kale Used to make “Ribollita Toscana” and Tuscan minestrone. Harvest with cold. @1500. Sow May-Jul. £2.99 V13a Portuguese Kale - Galega Early. Open head. Produces numerous large, smooth leaves with marked rib.bing. @1500. Sow Mar-Sep. £2.99 V14 Cabbage Cuor di Bue Grosso Sweetheart. Large, upright, conical green head. Summer cabbage. @1500. Sow May-end Jul. £2.99 V14a Cabbage Winter Langedijk Traditional late Dutch cabbage. @1200. Sow May-Jul. Harvest Oct-Feb. £2.99 V14b Cabbage Copenhagen Mid-early, grey-green closed head. Sow May-Jul. @ 1500. »£1.99 V14c Cabbage Golden Acre Early. Mid sized closed head. Light green classic. Sow May-Jul @1500 £2.99 V57 Red Cabbage Testa Nera Frost resistant. Firm, deep red. @1500. Sow May - end Jul. £2.99 V15 Chinese Cabbage Michihil/ Ex Pe-Tsai Upright, mid-sized head. Easy to digest. Sow Mar-end Jun. £2.99 V16 Cardoon Gobbo di Nizza “Hunchback of Nice”. Architectural @105. Sow Mar-Jun. £2.99 Endangered. LEB33 Carrot Rubrovitamina Early. Vivd orange in colour with narrow heart, full of vitamins! Large cilindrical root. High in Carotene and Vitamin B. @3,600 seeds. Ideal for juicing.Sow Mar-Jul. £2.99 TAP14 Carrot Nantese (Tape) Seeds sown onto a biodegradable tape. Sow Mar-Jul. £3.29 LM15 Carrot Nantese (large pkt) Mid-early heartless Venetian carrot. 50g @45,000. Sow Mar-Jul. £9.99 V17 Carrot Nantes Chioggia 2 Mid-early heartless Venetian carrot. @7000. Sow Mar-Jul. £2.99 V18 ‘Grelot’ Carrot Parisier Market Small French “clay” carrots also for containers. @7000. Feb-Jul. £2.99 Endangered. TAP12 Carrot Gigante Flakkee 2(Tape) Seeds sown onto a biodegradable tape. Sow Mar-Jul. £3.29 TAP13 Carrot Berlicum 2 (Tape) Seeds sown onto a biodegradable tape. Sow Mar-Jul. £3.29
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