Window Box Collection

vegetable plug plant collection

• Position: full sun
• Soil: humus-rich, moisture retentive soil
• Rate of growth: fast
• Hardiness: tender
  
  Here is proof that you can grow vegetables in even the smallest spaces - in fact you dont even need a garden at all! All the plants in this collection will happily grow in pots or containers, so all you need for this space-conscious collection is a few sunny windowsills, a balcony or a itsy-bitsy patio.
  
  Suitable for filling a vegetable patch aproximately 3m², or can be potted up and grown in 4 large windowboxes, troughs, growbags or planters.

  
  The collection contains the following seasonal selection -
  

• 5 x herbs (mixed) - you will receive a selection which will include some of the following.
  Basil - delicious eaten with home-grown tomatoes, and used for making pesto sauce. Parsley - aromatic and tasty leaves, which will keep on coming after cutting. Corriander - commonly used in asian and middle eastern cooking, the leaves have a fresh, citrus taste. Rosemary - the young leaves are great for flavouring roastedvegetables, lamb and pork. Thyme - the aromatic leaves are a useful ingredient in bouquet garni, stuffings and sauces.
  
• 10 x lettuce (mixed) You will receive a selection of lettuce from the following tasty varieties. 'Lilian' - a butternut type with firm heads that are succulent and sweet. 'Pearl' - a little gem lettuce with a delicious, sweet taste. 'Rushmoor' - a red salad, with stunning oak-shaped, deep red leaves.
  
• 20 x spring onions 'Lisbon' - Excellent taste, and essential to enhance any salad. Very slow to bolt.
  
• 4 x tomato 'Tumbler' - an F1 hybrid with very sweet cherry tomatoes. Ideal for tubs, troughs and hanging baskets. Suited for outdoor growing.
  
• 4 x mangetout - deliciously sweet and crunchy sugar snap peas that can be eaten fresh in salads, lightly steamed or stir fried.
  
• 4 x cucumber 'La Diva' This hybrid variety has won awards for its crisp texture and its sweet taste.14- 16cm in length.
  
• 3 x sweet pepper (mixed red, orange & green) - these plants are incredibly versatile and are ideal for salads or stir fries. You will receive 1 of each green, red and orange variety.
  'Californian Wonder' - beautiful bell shaped green fruits with a very sweet crisp taste. 'Long Red Marconi' - masses of long thin fruits are produced from this new Italian variety. They have a particularly mild sweet taste, ideal for salads and stir fry. 'Sweet Banana'- bright yellow long fruits up to 20cm long with a mild taste
  
• 10 x spinach 'Perpetual' - succulent, prolific and very hardy, this spinach will hardly ever run to seed in its first season.
  
• 4 x Nasturtium - a perfect companion plant which is decorative as well as edible. Both the flowers and leaves are edible. The leaves have a peppery taste and the flowers look great as a garnish.
  
  Please note: The contents of this pack may vary slightly depending upon the season.
  
  
• Garden care: Plant them out as soon as they arrive in a sunny spot. Make sure they are kept well watered and feed with a liquid fertiliser that is high in potash throughou throughout the growing season. You may need to provide growing supports for the taller plants.
  
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