Vegetalis Catalogue 2014

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New Introductions New for 2014

NE

W

Cucumber Peticue VCU102

NE

W

Tomato Pink Charmer VTO405

NE

W

Tomato Big League VTO408

NE

W

Cucumber Petipikel VCU101

NE

W

Tomato Firecracker VTO070

NE

W

Tomato Sugar Gloss VTO404


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Aristotle

Floral Spires

Basil

Basil

Aristotle is a small leaved, highly aromatic and

Floral Spires are compact varieties bred with

highly disease resistant Basil with a very neat

flowering in mind. Plant habit is very uniform

rounded plant habit. Aristotle looks as good

and the foliage resembles a dense, bushy

as it tastes and makes a delightful feature

Thai Basil. Floral Spires make great flowering

plant in pots or containers or even planted

plants but they are also excellent for culinary

into a sunny spot in the garden. Strong stems,

use. The well flavored, aniseed scented leaves

late flowering and good tolerance to poor

are a great alternative to standard Basil.

weather make this variety a very good choice

Floral Spires is an ideal windowsill plant but is

for garden performance.

equally happy in a pot or planted out in the garden. Floral Spires’ strong stems ensure the plants perform very well throughout their production cycle and as a finished plant.

Seed Form

22,250/oz - 780/g

Plant Height

10” (25cm)

Plant Spread

8” (20cm)

An elegant garden plant which is ideal for

Pot Size

6” (15cm)

a number of culinary uses. Both the foliage

Days to Maturity

Seed Form

Natural

Gigantic

Natural

Seed Count

Plug Time

Basil Aristotle VBA003

Basil Floral Spires White VBA005 and Lavender VBA004

Garlic Chive

and the flowers of Chive Gigantic are edible.

21 - 24 days 56 days

Fruit Colour

n/a

Fruit Shape

n/a

Fruit Weight

n/a

Schoville/Brix Rating

n/a

Double the size of a standard garden chive and far more decorative, the elegant arching stems are topped by attractive star shaped flowers. Seed Form

Natural

Seed Count

22,250/oz - 780/g

Seed Count

8,500/oz - 300/g

Plant Height

10” (25cm)

Plant Height

18” (45cm)

Plant Spread

10” (25cm)

Plant Spread

8” (20cm)

Pot Size Plug Time Days to Maturity

6” (15cm)

Pot Size

21 - 24 days

Plug Time

63 days

Days to Maturity

6” (15cm) 21 - 28 days 90 days

Fruit Colour

n/a

Fruit Colour

n/a

Fruit Shape

n/a

Fruit Shape

n/a

Fruit Weight

n/a

Fruit Weight

n/a

Schoville/Brix Rating

n/a

Schoville/Brix Rating

n/a

Chive Gigantic VCH001


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Amethyst

Shown in a 6” pot

Ivory

F1 Eggplant

F1 Eggplant

Shown in a 6” pot

Compact well branching variety with vibrant,

Compact well branching variety with creamy

almost neon, purple fruits averaging around

white fruit averaging around 2.8oz (80g).

2.8oz (80g). Amethyst crops heavily on predominantly spineless plants. Purple

Seed Form

Ivory crops heavily on predominantly

Natural

spineless plants. Purple flowers and silvery

Seed Count

7,370/oz - 260/g

flowers and silvery grey foliage make this an

Plant Height

22” (55cm)

grey foliage make this an attractive plant even

attractive plant even at an early stage. Suited

Plant Spread

18” (45cm)

at an early stage. Suited to containers and

to containers and open ground in a warm

Pot Size

14” (35cm)

open ground in a warm sunny location. Fruit

sunny location.

Plug Time

18 - 22 days

Days to Maturity

60 - 65 days

matures over a long cropping period and can remain on the plant for a long time before

Fruit Colour

Purple

Fruit Shape

Oval

Seed Count

7,370/oz - 260/g

2.82 oz - 80g

Plant Height

22” (55cm)

n/a

Plant Spread

18” (45cm)

Pot Size

14” (35cm)

Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

Seed Form

Plug Time

18 - 22 days

Days to Maturity

60 - 65 days

Fruit Colour

White

Fruit Shape

Oval

Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

Eggplant Amethyst VAU003

Natural

From Left to Right - Eggplant Pot Black, Pinstripe, Amethyst and Ivory

over maturing.

2.82 oz - 80g n/a

Eggplant Ivory VAU002


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Pot Black

Pinstripe

F1 Eggplant

F1 Eggplant

Prolific cropping variety yielding average

Striking striped purple and white fruit

2.8oz (80g) dark purple fruit over a

weighing around 2.8oz (80g). Compact

long cropping period. Exceptional early

branching plant with silver grey foliage which

establishment and good vigor along with

is spineless in most conditions. Suited to

a compact, spineless and attractive plant

containers and open ground in a warm sunny

make this an ideal garden variety. Suited to

location.

containers and open ground in a warm sunny

Fruit may be picked at a young stage for

location. Fruit can also be harvested small as

baby fruit which can be eaten whole or left

a true baby vegetable.

to mature to larger fruit as required. Pinstripe

Seed Form

Natural

Seed Count

7,370/oz - 260/g

Plant Height

22” (55cm)

Plant Spread

18” (45cm)

Pot Size

Emerald Isle F1 Eggplant

14” (35cm)

A heavy cropping variety with small pale green

Plug Time

18 - 22 days

Days to Maturity

60 - 65 days

fruit with dark green veining. The fruit averages

Fruit Colour

Purple/White Striped

Fruit Shape

Oval

Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

2.82 oz - 80g n/a

1.75oz (50g) and makes a very attractive alternative to the more familiar purple or white colors. Green fruited aubergines are often used in Asian cooking.

crops over a very long period. Shown in a 6” pot Seed Form

Shown in a 6” pot

7,370/oz - 260/g

Plant Height

22” (55cm)

Plant Spread

18” (45cm)

Pot Size Plug Time Days to Maturity Fruit Colour Fruit Shape

Shown in a 6” pot

Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

Seed Form

Natural

Seed Count

7,370/oz - 260/g

Plant Height

22” (55cm)

Plant Spread

18” (45cm)

Pot Size

14” (35cm)

Plug Time

18 - 22 days

Days to Maturity

58 - 62 days

Fruit Colour Fruit Shape Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

Black Oval 2.82 oz - 80g n/a Eggplant Pot Black VAU009

Eggplant Pinstripe VAU004

Natural

Seed Count

Eggplant Emerald Isle VAU012

14” (35cm) 18 - 22 days 58 - 62 days Green/White Striped Oval 1.75 oz - 50g n/a


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Little Lanterns

Green Fingers

Physalis

Okra

Little Lanterns makes a compact productive

A compact Spineless Okra with deep, glossy

plant with good weather tolerance. The pale

green leaves which produces an abundant

green, sweet fruit mature to a golden yellow inside a paper-like husk that dries to a golden color when ripe. Little Lanterns is great to plant in the open ground or in containers. Its compact, neat habit also makes it a surefire choice for mixed flower and vegetable planters.

Seed Form Seed Count

1,456/oz - 52/g

Plant Height

12” (30cm)

Plant Spread

24” (60cm)

Pot Size

10” (25cm)

Plug Time Days to Maturity

heat of Summer on free draining soil. A novel Okra which will produce fruit when only 15in (38cm) tall. Ideal for production in a protected space or in the heat of Summer.

70 days Golden Yellow

Fruit Shape

Round

Schoville/Brix Rating

fruit. Okra Green Fingers grows best in the

21 - 24 days

Fruit Colour Fruit Weight

crop of 3-4in (7-10cm), upward pointing

Natural

0.18 oz - 5g n/a

Seed Form

480/oz - 17/g

Plant Height

35” (90cm)

Plant Spread

17” (44cm)

Pot Size

14” (35cm)

Plug Time

18 - 22 days

Days to Maturity

50 -55 days

Fruit Colour

Green

Fruit Shape

Pointed

Fruit Weight Physalis Little Lanterns PHY100

Natural

Seed Count

Schoville/Brix Rating

2.82 oz - 80g n/a

Okra Green Fingers VOK001


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Peticue

Petipikel

Cucumber

W NE

Peticue is a short vining/bush slicing

W NE

Cucumber

Petipikel is a short vining/bush pickling

cucumber bred to stay compact with the

cucumber. Petipikel has been bred to stay

vines using only ⅓ of the space of a standard

compact with the vines using only ⅓ of the

variety. Plants mature in just 45 days. Pick the

space of a standard variety. Plants mature in

green fruit at 7 - 9” (18 - 23cm) for the best

just 45 days. Pick the green striped, spined

tasting, crunchy-sweet cues. Harvest regularly

fruit at 3 - 5” (8 - 13cm) for the best results.

to increase the yield.

Harvest regularly to increase the yield. Best

Seed Form Seed Count

6” (15cm)

Plant Spread

24” (60cm)

Pot Size

10” (25cm)

Days to Maturity

10 - 14 days 45 days

Fruit Colour

Green

Fruit Shape

Smooth 7 - 9”

Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

long and used fresh.

980/oz - 35/g

Plant Height

Plug Time

used for pickling, but fruit can be left until 7”

Natural

pick at 7 - 9” long n/a

Cucumber Peticue VCU102

Cucumber Petipikel VCU101

Seed Form Seed Count

Natural 980/oz - 35/g

Plant Height

6” (15cm)

Plant Spread

24” (60cm)

Pot Size

10” (25cm)

Plug Time Days to Maturity

10 - 14 days 45 days

Fruit Colour

Green

Fruit Shape

Gherkin 3 - 5”

Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

pick at 3 - 5” long n/a


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Balmoral

Buckingham

Squash

Windsor

Zucchini

Pumpkin

A compact summer squash with a neat

A compact Zucchini with a strong plant frame

Seed Form

growth habit producing white scalloped

and attractive foliage producing lots of bright

Seed Count

170/oz - 6/g

fruit throughout the season. The plant has

yellow fruit through the season. Ideal for pot

Plant Height

20” (50cm)

decorative orange fruit that have a dense

a relatively open habit and large leaves and

and container production or open ground.

Plant Spread

36” (90cm)

internal flesh with a sweet, nutty flavour.

is quick to establish in pots and containers.

Picked young, the fruit are suitable for use “en

Pack/Pot Size

16” (40cm)

Suitable for pots and containers as well as the

Balmoral is also an ideal product for open

fleur”. The large yellow flowers are also ideal

Plug Time

10 - 14 days

ground production and will thrive in most soil

for use as edible flowers or for stuffing etc.

Days to Maturity

85 - 90 days

types. Fruit can be harvested young, when they are about 3-4in (7-10cm) for uses similar

Natural

Seed Form

Flattened globe

Natural

Seed Count

368/oz - 13/g

Seed Count

368/oz - 13/g

Plant Height

20” (50cm)

Plant Height

18” (45cm)

Plant Spread

36” (90cm)

Plant Spread

36” (90cm)

Pot Size

16” (40cm)

Pot Size

16” (40cm)

Plug Time

10 - 14 days

Plug Time

10 - 14 days

Days to Maturity

40 - 45 days

Days to Maturity

40 - 45 days

Fruit Colour

Pale Green

Fruit Colour

Yellow

Fruit Shape

Scalloped

Fruit Shape

Long cylindrical

Schoville/Brix Rating

Fruit Shape

Zucchini Buckingham VZU001

Squash Balmoral VSQ001

Fruit Weight

Orange

Schoville/Brix Rating

squash.

Seed Form

Fruit Colour Fruit Weight

to Zucchini or left to grow larger for use as a

1.76 oz - 50g n/a

Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

2.65 oz - 75g n/a

Natural

Pumpkin Windsor VPU001

3 lbs - 1,500g n/a

A compact pumpkin with a neat habit easily grown in a container. Windsor produces very

open ground. Once harvested the fruit will store in a dry airy location, if kept away from direct sunlight, for up to four months without degrading.


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Redskin

Mohawk

Sweet Pepper

Sweet Pepper

Redskin is a compact Sweet Pepper with an

A compact Sweet Pepper which has a

elegant arching habit that is highly suited to

spreading, cascading habit that is good

small pots or hanging baskets if unstaked. The

for hanging baskets and patio planters.

fruit mature from dark green to a bright red

Compact 20in (50cm) tall, dwarf plants are

three to four block fruit. Easy to pick and a

a perfect choice for small space gardens.

crisp sweet flavour.

Pepper Mohawk produces a huge crop of

Seed Form

small, block-shaped green fruit which ripen

Seed Count

5,700/oz - 200/g

to a bright orange standing out amongst the

Plant Height

12” (30cm)

glossy dark-green leaves.

Plant Spread

20” (50cm)

Shown in a 4” pot

Pot Size

Seed Form

5,700/oz - 200/g

Plant Height

18” (45cm)

Plant Spread

12” (30cm)

Pot Size

10” (25cm)

Plug Time

24 - 28 days

Days to Maturity

75 - 80 days

Fruit Colour

Red

Fruit Shape

Long block

Fruit Weight Sweet Pepper Redskin VPE075

Natural

Seed Count

Schoville/Brix Rating

1.75 oz - 50g n/a

Sweet Pepper Mohawk VPE077

10” (25cm)

Plug Time

24 - 28 days

Days to Maturity

75 - 80 days

Fruit Colour

Orange

Fruit Shape

Tapered block

Fruit Weight

1.41 oz - 40g

Schoville/Brix Rating

Shown in a 4” pot

Natural

n/a


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Basket of Fire

Cayennetta

Hot Pepper

Shown in a 4” pot

Hot Pepper

A prolific fruiting variety which is dripping

Cayennetta is a compact branching cayenne

with small hot fruit on a compact semi-trailing

type chilli. It has a very neat, attractive habit

plant. The fruits mature from deep purple

and produces a large crop of bright red 4 inch

through cream and orange to finish a bright

tapered fruit underneath the attractive leaf

red. Basket of Fire’s unique plant habit makes

canopy. The fruit are mild in heat reaching

it a perfect choice for hanging baskets and

around 20,000 Shu (Scoville heat units).

containers. The plants have a good tolerance

Cayenetta has tolerance to both very hot and

to cooler weather lasting well into the Fall.

Shown in a 4” pot

cold seasons and fruits are resistant to sun

Harvested fruit are easy to dry as well as

scorch, making it a good all round performer

being ideal for fresh use. Schoville heat rating

in any garden.

approx. 80,000shu.

Seed Form

6,200/oz - 220/g

Plant Height

10” (25cm)

Plant Spread

22” (55cm)

Pot Size Plug Time Days to Maturity Fruit Colour Fruit Shape Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

Seed Form

Natural

Seed Count

6,200/oz - 220/g

Plant Height

12” (30cm)

Plant Spread

24” (60cm)

Pot Size

12” (30cm)

Plug Time

24 - 28 days

Days to Maturity

90 - 95 days

Fruit Colour Fruit Shape Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

Yellow/orange/red Small thin 0.18 oz - 5g 80,000 shu

Hot Pepper Basket of Fire VPE033

Hot Pepper Cayennetta VPE034

Natural

Seed Count

10” (25cm) 24 - 28 days 90 days Green/red Long taper 0.53 oz - 15g 20,000 shu


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Chenzo

Loco

Hot Pepper

Seed Form

Compact well branching plants that form

Natural

Seed Count

6,200/oz - 220/g

Plant Height

22” (55cm)

Hot Pepper

Compact, lower growing plants that carry

Seed Form

Natural

Seed Count

6,200/oz - 220/g

Plant Height

18” (45cm)

Plant Spread

24” (60cm)

Plant Spread

20” (50cm)

a heavy yield of oval fruit which ripen from

maturing to bright red and crop heavily.

Pot Size

12” (30cm)

purple to bright red. The upright fruit appear

Pot Size

Chenzo has a good resistance to cool

Plug Time

24 - 28 days

above the foliage and at maturity present a

Plug Time

24 - 28 days

temperatures. Suitable for fresh chilli use or

Days to Maturity

82 - 85 days

colorful display. Schoville heat rating approx.

Days to Maturity

82 - 85 days

for drying. Chenzo is very well suited to pots,

Fruit Colour

Black

24,000shu.

Fruit Colour

containers and window boxes. Schoville heat

Fruit Shape

Medium tapered

an attractive, neat dome. Fruits are black

rating approx. 45,000shu.

Shown in a 4” pot

Hot Pepper Chenzo VPE026

Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

Fruit Shape Fruit Weight

0.35 oz - 10g

Schoville/Brix Rating

45,000 shu

Shown in a 4” pot

Hot Pepper Loco VPE027

10” (25cm)

Purple/red Small oval 0.35 oz - 10g 24,000 shu


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Apache

Cheyenne

Hot Pepper

Hot Pepper

A very attractive compact Chilli Pepper producing masses of super-hot, bright red

Seed Form

Natural

Plant Height

12” (30cm)

12” (30cm)

medium-hot fruit that contrast well against

Plant Spread

20” (50cm)

10” (25cm)

the bright green foliage. Eyecatching in

Pot Size

24 - 28 days

the garden. Schoville heat rating approx.

Plug Time

24 - 28 days

90 - 95 days

40,000shu.

Days to Maturity

90 - 95 days

Plant Height

14” (35cm)

will grow happily in most container sizes.

Plant Spread

Apache can also be kept very compact for

Pot Size

use as a Bonzai plant. Schoville heat rating

Plug Time Days to Maturity Fruit Colour

Red

Fruit Shape

Medium tapered 0.70 oz - 20g

Shown in a 4” pot

Hot Pepper Cheyenne VPE079

12” (30cm)

Fruit Colour

Orange

Fruit Shape

Large tapered

Fruit Weight

0.88 oz - 25g

Schoville/Brix Rating

80,000 shu

Shown in a 4” pot

Hot Pepper Apache VPE025

Natural

hanging baskets if unstaked. Bright orange

fruit. Apache is a very adaptable plant that

Schoville/Brix Rating

Seed Form

6,200/oz - 220/g

6,600/oz - 220/g

Fruit Weight

arching habit highly suitable for use in

Seed Count

Seed Count

approx. 80,000shu.

A compact Chilli Pepper with an elegant

40,000 shu


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Big League

NE

Tomato

Totem

W

Tomato

A unique new determinate tomato with

A compact Tomato that will produce a

very large 14 - 21oz (400-600g) beefsteak

mass of small bright red fruit throughout

fruits. Big League is perfect for a large

the season. A very heavy cropping variety,

patio container, reaching a final height of

Totem may need to be supported as the fruit

approximatley 48” (120cm), and produces the

matures to ensure the plant does not suffer

largest fruit of any true container type to date.

Shown in a 6” pot

Because of the sheer weight of the fruit, Big League will require support. Seed Form

Natural 11,300/oz - 404/g

Plant Height

48” (120cm)

Plant Spread

28” (70cm)

Pot Size

16” (40cm)

Plug Time

21 - 24 days

Days to Maturity

47 days

Fruit Colour

Red

Fruit Shape

Beefsteak 14 - 21 oz - 400 - 600g

Schoville/Brix Rating

NE

robust plant that performs well even in a poor season.

Seed Count

Fruit Weight

with the weight of fruit. Totem is a strong

6.5 Brix

Tomato Big League VTO408

W Shown in a 10” pot Seed Form

9,400/oz - 330/g

Plant Height

18” (45cm)

Plant Spread

10” (25cm)

Pot Size Plug Time Days to Maturity

55 days Red

Fruit Shape

Oblate

Schoville/Brix Rating Tomato Totem VTO050

10” (25cm) 21 - 24 days

Fruit Colour Fruit Weight Tomato Big League VTO408

Natural

Seed Count

1.59 oz - 45g 5 Brix


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Little Sun

Sweet ‘n’ Neat

Tomato

Tomato

A neat companion to Totem, just slightly more

The Sweet ‘n’ Neat series is an extra compact type suitable for use in a small container or even

compact and with bright yellow fruit. Like

on a kitchen window sill. The very neat, compact plants are easy to retail showing green fruit.

Totem, Little Sun may need support when

Production time is very short and the plant adapts itself readily to different pot sizes. Available

fruit begins to mature. The bright yellow

in three colors - Cherry Red, Yellow and Scarlet.

fruit contrast well with the green foliage, and provides a very good yield for a compact type.

Shown in a 6” pot

Seed Form

Natural

Seed Count

9,400/oz - 330/g

Plant Height

10” (25cm)

Plant Spread

14” (35cm)

Pot Size Plug Time Days to Maturity Fruit Colour Fruit Shape Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

10” (25cm) 21 - 24 days 50 days Yellow Round

Tomato Sweet’n’Neat Scarlet VTO058 Seed Form

Natural

0.88 oz - 25g

Seed Count

9,400/oz - 330/g

6 Brix

Plant Height

10” (25cm)

Plant Spread

8” (20cm)

Pot Size Plug Time Days to Maturity

8” (20cm) 21 - 24 days 48 days

Fruit Colour

Yellow

Fruit Shape

Cherry

Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

Tomato Little Sun VTO057

Tomato Sweet’n’Neat Cherry Red VTO053

0.56 oz - 16g 7 Brix

Tomato Sweet’n’Neat Yellow VTO052


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Megabite

Tumbling Tom

Tomato

Tomato

A compact Tomato similar to Totem but

A vigorous trailing Tomato in Red or Yellow

producing larger fruit. The bright red fruit are

that will easily fill a large basket. Produces

larger than Totem and also more beefsteak

masses of fruit through the season. Very

in shape. Megabite has a very strong stem

adaptable to various pot sizes. Good flavor

which supports the plant the but may require

and texture.

some staking to aid the large amount of

Seed Form

fruit. The fruit are multi lobed with a high

Seed Count

percentage of flesh. Even though the plant has very large fruit for its type the plant has a good resistance to fruit falling off the plant.

Shown in a 6” pot

Natural 9,400/oz - 330/g

Plant Height

6” (15cm)

Plant Spread

40” (100cm)

Pot Size Plug Time Days to Maturity Fruit Colour Fruit Shape Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating Tomato Tumbling Tom Yellow VTO102

Tomato Mega Bite VTO059 Seed Form Seed Count

9,400/oz - 330/g

Plant Height

16” (40cm)

Plant Spread

12” (30cm)

Pot Size

10” (25cm)

Plug Time Days to Maturity

21 - 24 days 70 days

Fruit Colour

Red

Fruit Shape

Oblate

Fruit Weight Tomato Mega Bite VTO059

Natural,

Schoville/Brix Rating

Shown in a 6” pot

2.50 oz - 70g 5.5 Brix

Tomato Tumbling Tom Red VTO101

12” (30cm) 21 - 24 days 63 days Red or Yellow Round 0.53 oz - 15g 7 Brix


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Cherry Falls

Firecracker

Tomato

Tomato

A very vigorous variety so more suited to

Very bright and showy, with unusual

large baskets and containers. Cherry Red fruit

elongated red-orange fruit with golden yellow

crop exremely heavily over a long harvest

stripes. Strong trailing habit, ideal for baskets

period. One of the best trailing varieties for

Seed Form

flavor and yield. Seed Form

Natural

Seed Count

9,400/oz - 330/g

Natural

Plant Height

14” (35cm)

Seed Count

9,400/oz - 330/g

Plant Spread

36” (90cm)

Plant Height

6” (15cm)

Plant Spread

40” (100cm)

Pot Size Plug Time Days to Maturity Fruit Colour Fruit Shape Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

Pot Size Plug Time

12” (30cm)

Days to Maturity

21 - 24 days

Fruit Colour

60 days

Fruit Shape

Red

Fruit Weight

Round

Schoville/Brix Rating

0.88 oz - 25g

with good flavor, 7% Brix rating.

NE

W

21 - 24 days 63 days Red & Gold stripe Roma 1.24 oz - 35g 7 Brix Tomato Firecracker VTO070

7 Brix

NE

W

Tomato Cherry Falls VTO104

Tomato Cherry Falls VTO104

12” (30cm)

or window boxes. 1¼oz (35g) fruit weight

Tomato Firecracker VTO070


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Red Profusion

Rambling Red Stripe

Tomato

Red Profusion is a modern F1 Hybrid trailing tomato with exceptional earliness, a very

Tomato Seed Form

Natural

A more vigorous trailing variety suitable for large baskets. Very attractive, larger, rounded

Seed Form

9,400/oz - 330/g

Plant Height

14” (35cm)

Plant Spread

36” (90cm)

Seed Count

9,400/oz - 330/g

well branched habit and good weather

Plant Height

6” (15cm)

heritage-style striped red fruit. Good flavour

Pot Size

tolerance. Highly suitable for a large basket

Plant Spread

22” (55cm)

balance of acidity and sweetness. Red Stripe

Plug Time

or container, the earliness makes it easier to

Pot Size

10” (25cm)

can produce huge amounts of fruit right

Days to Maturity

sell with coloured fruit. As the name suggests

Plug Time

through the season and is bound to be a

Fruit Colour

talking point in the garden or at the dinner

Fruit Shape

it produces an abundance of scarlet 1 inch fruit all over the plant. Unlike some trailing varieties Red Profusion has a neat habit in a plug or 4 inch pot but will grow vigorously to fill a large container with 360° branching.

Tomato Red Profusion VTO071

Days to Maturity

21 - 24 days 47 days

Fruit Colour

Red

Fruit Shape

Round

Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

table.

0.71 oz - 20g 7 Brix

Tomato Rambling Red Stripe VTO062

Natural

Seed Count

Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

12” (30cm) 21 - 24 days 60 days Red/green stripes Round 0.71 oz - 20g 8 Brix


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Tumbling Tiger

Seed Form

Tomato

A compact trailing variety with red and green striped fruit and very dark green foliage. Plants are very neat in habit and useful for planting in mixed baskets and containers. Fruit are protected by the foliage which is useful to protect from scorch in very high light levels

Seed Count

9,400/oz - 330/g

Plant Height

10” (25cm)

Plant Spread

16” (40cm)

Pot Size

10” (25cm)

Plug Time Seed Form

Natural

Seed Count

9,400/oz - 330/g

Plant Height

6” (15cm)

Plant Spread

20” (50cm)

Pot Size

10” (25cm)

Plug Time Days to Maturity Fruit Colour Fruit Shape Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

Days to Maturity

21 - 24 days 55 days

Fruit Colour

Yellow

Fruit Shape

Pear shaped

Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

21 - 24 days 55 days Scarlet/green stripes Round 0.71 oz - 20g 7 Brix

Shown in a 6” pot

Tomato Tumbling Tiger VTO055

Natural

Tomato Peardrops VTO060

0.53 oz - 15g 6 Brix

Peardrops Tomato

A very versatile, yellow fruited semi-trailing variety with highly attractive pear shaped fruit and a delicious flavour. Peardrops is a traditional green shouldered variety that has a good flavour balance of sweetness and acidity. Plants are useful for planting in mixed baskets and containers.


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Pink Charmer Tomato

Seed Form

Natural

Seed Count

11,300/oz - 404/g

Plant Height

Indeterminate

Plant Spread

24” (60cm)

An new indeterminate variety with high

Pot Size

16” (40cm)

yielding trusses and deep rosy-pink fruit

Plug Time

weighing ¾oz (20-25g). Very good flavor, with a 10% Brix rating and high yielding with up to 40 fruit per truss.

Days to Maturity

W

Tomato Pink Charmer VTO405

47 days

Fruit Colour

Pink

Fruit Shape

Round

Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

NE

21 - 24 days

0.71 oz - 20g 10 Brix

Sugar Gloss Tomato

Seed Form

11,300/oz - 404/g

Plant Height

Indeterminate

Plant Spread

24” (60cm)

An new indeterminate variety with high

Pot Size

yielding trusses and very visually attractive

Plug Time

glossy red fruits. The bright red cherry fruit weigh approximately ¾oz (20-25g). They also have a very good flavor with a 12% Brix rating. High yielding with up to 60 fruit on the long, elegant trusses.

NE

W

Tomato Sugar Gloss VTO404

Natural

Seed Count

Days to Maturity

16” (40cm) 21 - 24 days 50 days

Fruit Colour

Red

Fruit Shape

Grape plum

Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

0.71 oz - 20g 12 Brix


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Apricot Dream Tomato Seed Form

Tomato Apricot Dream is an F1 Hybrid indeterminate variety with a mass of very

Seed Count

11,300/oz - 404/g

Plant Height

Indeterminate

Plant Spread

24� (60cm)

color. Apricot Dream will produce 20-30 fruit

Pot Size

16� (40cm)

per truss with a very high Brix rating of 11.5

Plug Time

21 - 24 days

Days to Maturity

46 days

Fruit Colour

Orange

Fruit Shape

Grape

Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

Tomato Apricot Dream VTO401

Natural

Tomato Apricot Dream VTO401

0.35 oz - 10g 11.5 Brix

sweet fruit in a delightful apricot/orange

giving a candy-like sweetness! Indeterminate but with a controlled habit making it very useable in a patio container.


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Temptation

Mignonette

Strawberry

Strawberry

A delicious ‘traditional’ Strawberry with

A delightful Woodland Strawberry with tiny,

medium sized fruit produced on plants

highly fragrant fruit produced in abundance.

with very few runners. Temptation is an

Fruit mature throughout the summer.

everbearing type cropping over a very long period.

Strawberries Temptation & Mignonette are ideal varieties to be raised as young plants for sale to home gardeners. Temptation & Mignonette perform well if planted outdoors in a sheltered, sunny or partial shaded position and can provide fruit in June from an early sowing. Ideal for pots, containers and hanging baskets. Temptation is an everbearing variety that will produce a steady supply of fruit throughout the growing season on a very well presented plant that is suited to pots and containers as well as open ground production. Strawberry Mignonette is a woodland or alpine strawberry and renowned for its intense aroma and flavor. An everbearing type, Mignonette will continue to produce attractive, small red fruit over a long harvest period. Woodland strawberries are often referred to as gourmet strawberries and are used by many top chefs.

Seed Form

Natural, Elitech

56,700/oz - 2,000/g

Seed Count

85,000/oz - 3,000/g

Plant Height

12” (30cm)

Plant Height

10” (15cm)

Plant Spread

16” (40cm)

Plant Spread

16” (40cm)

Pot Size Plug Time Days to Maturity

Pot Size

6” (15cm) 28 - 42 days 86 days

6” (15cm)

Plug Time

28 - 42 days

Days to Maturity

86 - 90 days

Fruit Colour

Red

Fruit Colour

Red

Fruit Shape

Heart shape

Fruit Shape

Heart shape

Fruit Weight

0.18 oz - 5g

Fruit Weight Schoville/Brix Rating

Strawberry Temptation STR201

Seed Form

Natural, Elitech

Seed Count

0.53 oz - 15g

Schoville/Brix Rating

n/a

Strawberry Mignonette STR450

n/a


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