What to Sow in March

Salad Rocket or Plain Rocket (Arugula) has long dark green serrated leaves and the usual peppery flavour associated with rocket. It is quick to crop and so easy to grow, just regularly pick fresh individual leaves as required to ensure new leaves continue to grow. There is no need for bags...

Tomato Sweet Aperitif this UK bred tomato produces large quantities of red, shiny cherry sized tomatoes with thin skins. The tomatoes are sweet and tangy and set to rival Tomato Sungold F1 in sweet taste tests. Perfect for using fresh in salads or cooked on the vine. Tomato Sweet Aperitif...

Cauliflower has lost much of its popularity recently which is a shame as it is one of the most successful veg that can grow all year round in Britain. Many chefs are promoting it with new imaginative recipes but 'cauliflower cheese' is still a tasty option just don't overcook it....

Tomatillos (pronounced tohm-ah-TEE-oh) are native to Mexico and have a heritage going back centuries to the Aztecs who favoured them to tomatoes. They are still a mainstay of Mexican food today and are used in stews, moles (mo-lehs) and are the main ingredient in 'Salsa Verde' - a green sauce...

Italian Ryegrass is an annual/biennial grass that is winter hardy and can be grown for up to 2 years but it will require cutting during the growing season to encourage new growth and prevent it going to seed in the 2nd year. It is good at suppressing weeds and although...

Radish French Breakfast is an easy to grow and quick to crop veg that can pep up your salad (the leaves can be used in salads too!) It is a long oval type with white tips that have a flavour of medium intensity. Radishes don't need much space and are...

Ring of Fire is very useful everyday chilli that is very productive, producing long thin cayenne type pods that are 1cm wide by 6-7cm long. It's chilli peppers mature from dark green to red and measure 70,000-85,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU's). Ring of Fire is a Capsicum annuum which is...

Mustard (Sinapsis Alba) is fast-growing green manure that can be sown from March to September. It has a growing period of 1-2 months and can reach 60-90cm tall. This half-hardy annual grows on most soil types but particularly likes fertile ones. It may require additional watering in dry periods especially...

Greek Basil has small oval green leaves with a slightly softer sweeter flavour than the more traditional Basil Sweet Genovese. It is easy to grow and will keep producing new fresh leaves if regularly picked through the season. It is such a useful culinary herb for the kitchen. Greek Basil...

Red Trinidad Scorpion chilli pepper is one serious chilli with more than a just sting in its tail - it's an explosion! It is a bumpy shaped red chilli and a number of the pods develop a 'tail' hence the name of 'scorpion'. Red Trinidad Scorpion is Native to Central America...

The Flyaway Carrot is one of the best tasting vegetables to pick fresh from your garden. This variety has some resistance to the dreaded carrot-fly, but sow seed thinly to reduce the need for thinning as carrot-fly are attracted by the sweet smell. It is considered good companion planting to...

An unusual mixture containing the usual bright orange but with various unusual shades of yellows, cream and apricot with chocolate coloured centres. Calendula Art Shades Mixed (also known as English or Pot Marigold) reach a height of 45cm and the large frilled flowers will add great interest to a vase...

Our Vegetable Seed Allotment Pack offers a comprehensive range of 20 seed varieties covering all the essentials and a few 'unusuals' for you to grow throughout the year. New to growing your own? Just got your first allotment? Or just need some help deciding on what to grow? Then our...

Lettuce All Year Round is a butterhead lettuce with lovely compact crisp hearts. As the name suggests, it can be sown all year round - Autumn sown ones will need to be sown under cover but will be ready to harvest in the spring. Can be sown March-August and excellent...

Lime Basil seeds are easy to grow and produce a compact dome shaped plant that looks very stylish growing in terracotta pots. It has small to medium sized mid-green leaves that have a lovely fresh aroma of limes Basil Lime Herb Seeds take around 2 months from sowing to cropping...

Trinidad Perfume chilli peppers have glossy yellow lantern-shaped pods that have virtually no heat or very little heat and only registers a low 50-500SHU. Trinidad Perfume is Native to Central America and grown as a vegetable, Capsicum chinense is a tropical herb that is 70-80 cm tall. C. chinense varieties...

Pak Choi Red Choi F1 is a colourful purple/red leaved variety with bright green stems that looks as attractive in the garden as on a dinner plate. It is easy to grow, slow to bolt and quick to crop, a tasty little leaf with a mild cabbage flavour. Pak choi...