New vegetable seeds ordered ~ cannot wait for them to arrive
These are actually a Mexican Gherkin, tiny watermelon in appearance with a taste of cucumber and a hint of lime. They produce an abundance of fruit and require little care, are drought-tolerant and if roots are lifted before the frosts they can be stored and replanted for earlier fruiting in the following season. Cannot wait to try these, they will be an ideal addition to my children's lunch boxes.
They are white kidney beans also known as Italian white kidney beans or "fasolia beans" medium sized about 1/2 inch long with kidney shaped beans with a tough seed coat. Ideal for soups, pasta and stews and salad dishes. Full of nutrition. The list is huge ; Calcium; Iron; Magnesium; Niacin; Potassium; Riboflavins; Tryptophan (great for well being/depression) to name a few.
A type of Oriental bean, also known as Asparagus Bean.Vigorous climbing habit reaching a height of 2.5 metres. Pods are very long, (up to 45cm) round, thin and stringless, as well as being very tasty. Can be grown outside but best in large poly tunnels or glasshouses.
Solanum pimpinellifolium
This is a cut little bush tomato with currant sized fruit, sweet and juicy and suitable for growing outdoor. An heirloom variety another ideal lunch box staple.
This is an hybrid early yield tangy sweet pink skinned fruit approx 51/2" across. The fruit ripen evenly and share the texture of Brandywine an heirloom tomato. Should be sown indoors and planted out once healthy size.
Very early-maturing plants produce abundant small, dark green, tender fruits. Wonderful in ratatouille, soups and with pasta.
Compact, pink seeded very unusual variety, popular in eastern europe for outstanding flavour and high yields. Best picked and cooked when small these delicious beans can be using in stews, soups and salads. They also benefit from successional sowing ensuring a continuous supply and long harvest period.
Sweet Pea ~ Heaven Scent
Mixed colour pack - looking forward to growing these bee attracting floral wonders, one of my most favorite flowers for display, scent and cutting ability. They have long stems as well as a lovely scent so make ideal cuttings for your home. It has large frilly blooms, just beautiful.
Sweet pepper
These long, slim italian sweet peppers are the choice of the gourmet, they ripen from green to scarlet red and have a mild juicy flavour. They are described as vigorous and productive plants which can be grown on the patio for green peppers but will need extra warmth to produce red fruits so these will have a place in my greenhouse and be added to lovely pasta dishes or baked in the oven stuffed with couscous.
Of course you can never have enough peas, especially for my youngest daughter, could not keep up with her last year so making sure we have plenty this year. Another successional sowing seed too so can ensure plenty to last the summer and early autumn. They have round fleshy, pale green, sweet tasting pods, producing heavy crops.
And finally this delicious plum tomato, ideal for preserving and making ketchup, tomato juices and soups. Flashy and juicy almost seedless fruit which is also ideal for passata and used in pasta dishes. Semi-bush variety with very heavy cropping and a good resistance to verticillium and fusarium wilt. can be grown inside your greenhouse and outside too.
Tip!: try growing French marigolds to deter whitefly and companion planting with Basil, Chives or Mint to deter aphids and other pests.
Phew didn't realise I had got so carried away, going to be busy.
With all these lovely vegetables will need to find some recipes to enjoy them. If you have any recipes to share please leave your comments, links below. I will post more pictures of theses lovelies once they have started to grow and will post updates as they grown and hopefully right through to harvesting and cooking with them too so please share any tips, recipes or your experience of growing any of these as they are all new to me.
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