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Category Archives: Vegetables

Tomatoes

Posted in: Salad, Vegetables | April 7, 2016 at 12:31 , by Downside Nurseries

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There have been several warnings in the press recently about the tomato variety “Gardeners’ Delight” having broken down. As far as we can tell, this is due to just one batch of bad seed from a generally rather unreliable supplier. So far we have had no trouble with our tomatoes....

Sugar Peas, Bedding, Tomatoes, Hydrangeas

Posted in: Bedding, Pruning Tips, Vegetables | October 18, 2015 at 11:31 , by Downside Nurseries

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Image of Pea Sugar Snap for web, image taken in May

Sugar Peas for the Spring Lorraine has sown some sugar peas which are great to over winter in cold glass. Then, you can put them outside in the Spring when you need the room, and harvest them in April. These should be ready for you at the Nursery from mid-October....

Tomatoes

Posted in: Vegetables | April 23, 2015 at 15:05 , by Downside Nurseries

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13 of our 14 varieties of tomato are ready for you, but again they’ll need to be protected from cold/frost for another few weeks yet. There’s nothing more delicious than home-grown tomatoes in your salad. Even if you don’t have space for vegetables generally, you can use some large containers...

Good selection of late outdoor vegetables still available

Posted in: Vegetables | July 15, 2013 at 09:51 , by Downside Nurseries

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If you’ve munched your way through your early-bought vegetables, just pop along and replenish!...

Vegetables at Downside

Posted in: Vegetables | March 30, 2013 at 12:00 , by Downside Nurseries

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We stock a large variety of vegetables from asparagus to zucchini, sweet and hot peppers and fennel, to name but a few – see our website for a full list. Maskotka is one of our dozen varieties of tomato and the one which will give you fruit the earliest; this year we’re trialling a new...