Our garlic seed bulbs are seasonal only, white from Venice and the red is sweeter, from the Abruzzo region. order now for this season or if out of stock, for next season.
We also sell Wild Asparagus - the most superb flavour and you don't have to wait 5 years for it. A hard to find chef and foodie favourite. (UK ONLY). We can also offer white Venetian asparagus, the meaty one you earth up, and the purple of Albenga which is a more traditional variety, very rare and one of exceptional quality and flavour.
Even Pliny in Roman times described asparagus as being a speciality of Ravenna where it was cultivated so widely, they drained a major river to get enough sand and sediment for it's cultivation.
In the 15th century, White asparagus was grown in Venice, Friuli, Venezia Giulia, and Trentino Alto Adige, Piemonte, Emilia Romagna and Tuscany for the green varieties and Liguria for the Purple of Albenga.
UK only - 'Venetian White'. A small-mid sized white garlic with excellent flavour. Stores well. Pack of 3 with attractive packaging. Sow 8 cm apart and 5 cm deep from Oct-Apr, and harvest Jun-end Aug.
UK only (not USA) - A wonderful red garlic from the Abruzzo region for planting from Oct - Apr and harvesting Jun - end Aug. Red garlic tends to be a little sweeter. The pack contains 3 bulbs.
UK ONLY. Special offer - now £4.50. A good storing onion. Strong, flat. Sow now. 1/2kg of onion sets in this value pack normally £5.49 on a first come first served basis.
UK ONLY. By popular demand and in limited quantities, you can buy this onion set for sowing now in a 250g bag for £2.99. The onion has a high sugar content and can be cooked or eaten raw.
Mainland UK only. One of the most popular varieties in Italy, especially in and around the Bologna area where it is just typical. Yellow fleshed variety and a good all rounder. Very good quality, early and productive. 25 Mini tubers per sack.
Mainland UK ONLY. Blister pack of 25 mini tubers enough for a 25sqm area. 2nd early/Main crop. Yellow flesh and prized for its flavour from Messina, Sicily. Ideally suited for salads and frying. Sow Feb-Mar.
Out of stock. Pre-order now for Dec 2008. Mainland UK ONLY. Historic variety from Liguria from at least 1570 when it was described in the book "Dell'arte del Cucinare' by Bartolomeo Scappi but it declined dangerously and went into terrible decline, n
Mainland UK ONLY. 10 crown pack of traditional green asparagus for sowing over winter whilst it's dormant. Very productive producing fat green spears, excellent with eggs, pasta sauces, ravioli filling (with cheese, breadc
£11.99. Mainland UK ONLY. White asparagus from the Venice region is eaten almost exclusivley in the NW of Italy. The cultivation of this asparagus takes place underground, deprived of all light by constantly earthing them up. Gastro
Mainland UK ONLY - NOW OUT OF STOCK. PRE-ORDER FOR JAN/FEB 2009. Wild Asparagus Crowns 'Scaber Montina' - Excellent flavour charactaristics make this hard-to-find variety much sought after by chefs and foodies. 10 crown pack. Thin, tasty asparagus tips fr
