Rhubarb

Ideal for planting in Autumn and Winter as bare root crowns. This year our crowns are bigger and better than ever (huge) and we have many different varieties.

Rhubarb Varieties

Albert  Good for forcing but can also be grown for prolonged cropping. Long pale crimson sticks. Introduced in 1840.

Brandy Carr Scarlet  Bred in West Yorkshire. Good for northern gardens. Good flavour. Later variety for late spring and summer cropping.

Cawood Delight  Originally bred near our nursery. Unsuitable for forcing. Most suited to growing outdoors where it produces high quality sticks of deep red colour. Recommended for use in pies. An early cropper. (Sorry but Cawood Delight is not currently available.)

Fenton’s Special Mid season variety. Good for forcing. Deep red colour. High yield. Upright growth.

Red Champagne  Beautiful deep red colour. Mid season variety. Price includes 2 crowns. (Sorry, only available as plants this season.)

Stockbridge Arrow  Bred near us at Cawood.  Named for the the shape of its leaf.    Produces long  thick stems of good quality. Upright habit. Suitable for forcing but not as early as Timperney Early.

Timperley Early  Good for forcing. Long, even thin stems of excellent deep colour.  An early cropper.

Victoria  Broader stems, ready for cropping in late spring. Gives a highyield of good quality sticks.  Introduced in 1837.

 Growing Guidelines

Usually easy to grow

An open sunny site

Well manured soil

Moist but not waterlogged soil

Mulch with manure every year

Remove flowers as stalk appears

Crop 1 year after planting

Price: 3 large crowns for £19.50 including postage and packing.
 

Grow your own Garlic

Albigensian - from SW France, large cloves in June.

Elephant Garlic - Large cloves. Superb mild taste, good roasted. Sold as a pair.

Iberian - harvest June for large juicy wet bulbs.

Lautrec - Creamy smooth taste.

Mediterranean - Early variety, large tasty juicy bulbs.

Moldovian - Unusual old variety. Large juicy easy peeling. Makes good garlic bread.

Purple - Harvest June. Keeps for 2-3 months.

Solent Wight - Good all rounder. Harvest mid July. Stores well.

All bulbs are sent packaged with growing guidelines

All varieties 3 for £7.50 including postage and packing.
 

Garlic Chives

Blue Garlic Chives - Allium Nutans, hardy perennial. Height 40cm, purple flowers in summer. Long flat leaves taste of garlic, use in salads. Unusual.

Garlic Chives - Allium Tuberosum, perennial. Height 30cm. Long flat leaves taste of garlic, Use in salads and stir fry. White flowers in midsummer.

All plants £3.00 each for 9cm plant including postage and packing.

Wild Garlic known as Ramsons - Allium Ursinum, perennial bulb. Height 40cm. Clump forming. White pom-pom flowers in early spring, with strong garlic scent. Native wildflower. Prefers moist rich soil in part shade. Use in salads and soups.

10 for £3.50 including postage and packing.

For delivery outside UK mainland please contact us for rates.

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