Info: Squash Sweet Mama is a popular variety in the USA and Japan. Sweet Mama is a flat round squash of the Hokkaido type, but with a dark green skin, slightly ribbed and a firm, strong yellow flesh. It has a good, nutty taste and...

Info: The Turkish honeydew melon is a farmer`s variety from Turkey with a bright yellow colour and about 15 cm in diameter. The plants need a protected location and grow best in the greenhouse. They have a compact growth and can...

Info: Lettuce Iceberg produces forms large, loose heads with beautiful bright green outer leaves. A popular iceberg variety amongst amateur gardeners as it is slow to bolt even in hot conditions, and performs reliably whether the...

Info: Halloween pumpkins are a classic fall crop essential and the traditional pumpkin to be used for carving for Halloween festivities. It has flattened ribbed small round medium orange fruits, the skin is golden orange and the...

Info: This bright orange pumpkin from Japan has become one of the most popular pumpkins in Mid Europe. Since its slightly ribbed skin softens when cooked, you do not have to peel it. The pulp is dark yellow, thick-bodied and has an...

Info: If you like spinach and you like chard, you should grow Erbette, a cross between the two. Erbette looks like swiss chard, but has narrower leaves and midribs. It is highly recommended if you long for spinach in the summer....

Info: `Sunset` is an attractive loose-leafed vivid lettuce with crinkled red leaves, that will remind you of a sunset`s intense red colours. It has very good flavour with nice texture and is the favorite of many gardeners. It is a...

Info: Lettuce `Romaine Jericho` was developed in Israel and has brilliant green leaves that remain sweet even through the heat of summer. Additionally, it is tolerant to powdery mildew and downy mildew as well as it has excellent...

Info: `Red Cimmaron Romaine` is a beautiful red Romaine that produces up to 30 cm heads of bronze-red with a green heart. It is a heirloom dating back to the 1700s and good for spring, summer and fall planting as it`s cold-hardy...

Info: The Lettuce `Black Seeded Simpson` is one of the earliest and the hardiest of all lettuce varieties. In addition, it was named the tastiest lettuce in the UK by the newspaper Daily Telegraph in 2006. It is suitable for...

Info: Birra Di Monaco is also known as "Münchner Bier Rettich" or "Münchner Radi". The traditional, German radish is, as the name suggests, served to beer and farmhouse bread and is a classic, Bavarian beer garden court....

Info: Okra Blondy is a dwarf, creamy white-podded okra with a flower similar to a small hibiscus bloom. It is an early producing okra, mature in just 50 days, and well-suited for mid-european gardeners. Originally, Okra (also...

Info: The carrot `Purple Sun` is a new breed of purple Haze and has an even darker deeper purple tone. Some roots are also bright inside. The carrots have a good, sweet aroma and are suitable for raw and cooked consumption. In...

Info: Chicory `Red Ball Averto` is a select strain from Italy known for its beautiful red heads and excellent flavour. Usually, this variety is summer sown for autumn to winter harvesting. The outer leaves are peeled away to find...

Info: Aubergine `White Casper` is an attractive pure white French heirloom with an excellent taste. They are a reliable, but slow producer of 15 cm long glossy white eggplants. They prefer a cooler climate in comparison to most...

Info: Aubergine `Turkish Orange` is an African species (the purple and white varieties we are more familiar with are Asian) with a beautiful orange colour with stripes, shape and size of tennis balls and an incredibly rich,...

Info: The aubergine `Rotonda Bianca Sfumata di Rosa` comes from Italy and has beautiful, oval-round, bright fruits, which get a pink-violet flamed pattern at maturity. The fruits have a firm pulp with few seeds and an excellent...

Info: The aubergine `Listada de Gandia` is a beautiful Spanish variety with smooth, purole-white striped fruits that can get up to 15 cm long. The plants are of rather small growth and produce a variety of excellent tasting fruits...

Mediterranian flair in your garden Info: The artichoke Gros Vert de Laon is a French heirloom with very pretty purple-green heads and silver-gray-green foliage . They are perennial plants and will produce more heads with each...

Info: Crimson Giant is a high yielding, crimson spring radish. The up to 4cm large, spherical round, decorative tubers are delicate in consistency and mild spicy in the taste. The pulp is white and very aromatic. Ideal as raw...

Info: Candela Di Fuoco is an, Italian radish heirloom. It produces red, elongated roots with firm, white flesh. The mild-spicy, slightly sweet roots are up to 16 cm long and are ideal as a crispy addition to salads. Even as raw...

Info: A true rarity! This old Czech radish variety is named after the Greek god of the sun. This special year-round radish forms tender tubers with ocher-yellow skin. The juicy flesh is white and has a slightly sweet taste. Ideal...

Info: The oriental radish Mooli Minowase is also known as the Japanese Minowase or Deacon Minowase. This high-yielding variety makes 30cm long, smooth, pure white roots with a mild-spicy taste and juicy flesh. In Japan, Minowase...

Info: The traditional Radish sort Saxa 2 is a special breed for a particularly early outdoor cultivation. This fast-growing, high-yielding variety makes crisp, round radishs with short foliage. The bright red tubers have a mild...

Info: The red cabbage "Mammoth Red Rock" is a traditional, very popular, winter hardy type of cabbage from the year 1889. It forms large, up to 3kg heavy, densely leafy heads with dark red, firm hearts. The colorful, vitamin-rich...

Info: Grano Violetto Winter Hardy is a unique, early maturing, Italian broad bean. It is a very winter hardy variety and therefore ideal for a culture in the cold months. The high-yielding plants form 24cm long pods containing up...

Info: Armenian Yard Long is a rare and very unusual snake cucumber. Where the term "cucumber" refers only to the visual appearance, because actually this is a melon. The light green striped, slightly ribbed fruits are very mild...

Info: The Beetroot Detroit Dark Red was, as the name suggests, 1892 in Michigan, USA bred. It is one of the most popular varieties for home gardeners around the world. This particularly high-yielding beetroot stands out with its...

Info: Beth Alpha is a Mediterranean snake cucumber with a very thin skin. The mid-early variety is characterized by a high yield with a very aromatic, sweet taste. The individual, dark green fruits grow up to 13cm long. This...

Info: The runner bean Slenderette is a fine, very robust fillet bean and is an indispensable part of Italian cuisine. The buttery pods of this variety are 13 cm long and have a wonderful, aromatic taste. They are ideal as...

Info: Do you want to plant something extraordinary? Then try the runner bean Yard Long Un Metro Ramp. The strain originating from Southeast Asia is also known as "Chinese Long" or "Asparagus bean". The fast-growing and...

Info: Cannellino Lingot is a traditional, Italian, runner bean. It is valued by gardeners worldwide for their resilience and high yield. The species makes green, slender pods with white grain. It is mid-early and threadless....

Info: The runner bean Dubbele Witte is a new, improved breed of the well-known "Double Dutch Princess". The variety makes green, 14cm long, slender pods. It is mid-early and threadless. The delicate pods have an excellent,...

Info: Ferrari is an ancient pole bean from the highlands of Mexico. First mentions of this variety are dated to 6000 years before Christ. At the end of the 16th century she was brought to Europe. It is also known as "Fisole"....

Info: Haricot Bean Cocco Bianco is a classic Italian runner bean. The extraordinarily productive plants produce long, green, threadless pods with up to 15 white beans per pod. Ideal as a delicious salad, in soups or as a side...

Info: The traditional American runner bean Kentucky Wonder is also known as "Old Homestead" or "Texas Pole". It forms threadless, up to 20cm long, green, fleshy pods with excellent aroma and brown grain. The high-yielding...

Info: Kentucky Wonder Wax is a medium-early, high-yielding and extremely tender runner bean. This variety makes uniform, rich yellow and fleshy beans with excellent flavor and white grain. It is ideal for fresh consumption,...

Info: Kinghorn Wax is a medium-early and very tender runner bean. It is also known as "Roi Des Beurres". This variety makes uniform, yellow and fleshy beans with an excellent aroma. Due to its long maturation periods, it ensures...

Info: The yellow, slightly curved bean of the Neckargold makes tasty, meaty pods with a length of 25cm. It is a mid-early, threadless traditional variety. Because of its versatility and its high resistance to the bean mosaic virus,...

Info: The classic runner bean Neckarkönigin forms up to 28cm long, threadless and very aromatic pods. The extremely robust, medium-late variety thrives excellently even in bad weather conditions and ensures a fruitful...

Info: Saxa is a long-standing, traditional, high-yielded runner bean. She is known for her extraordinary resistance. It is extremely cold-resistant and therefore suitable for almost any weather conditions. The high tolerance to...

Info: The soft yellow, slightly curved runner bean Yellow French Berggold makes tasty pods with a length of 12-14cm. It is a mid-early, threadless, traditional french variety. Due to its versatility it is appreciated by amateur...

Info: The small, reliable watermelon Petite Yellow has been proven worldwide for many decades. The bright yellow, juicy pulp consists to a large extent of water. Therefore, the ideal snack to delicately refresh yourself on warm...

Info: Primo is a high-yielding variety with flat, medium sized and solid heads, which are characterized by a fine leaf quality. It is rich in fiber and vitamins B and C. The plants are very frost-tolerant. The taste is particularly...

Info: Italian Flat Borettana is a traditional Italian onion from the Emilia-Romagna region. This delicious specialty owes its name to the small town of Boretto. This onion became famous as an appetizer in balsamic vinegar. The...

Info: Celtuce is a non-hearting relative of the lettuce, originating from southern China. It forms celery-like stalks and lettuce-like leaves. Although some find a celery-like taste when raw the flavour is milder and more delicate....

Info: Chopsuey Green Shungiku is a fast-growing annual spice and ornamental chrysanthemum plant from Asia whose leaves, flowers and buds are edible. They have an intense spicy taste with notes of carrot, parsley and celery. In East...

Info: Leek `Blue de Solaise` is a French heirloom that is extremely hardy. It produces thick, white stems with blueish-grey leaves. The plants can witstand cold weather and even temperatures below 0°C and can be kept on the plot...