3 crops to start now

Carrot ‘Adelaide’

This is an early-maturing RHS AGM variety, ideal for growing in cold frames and cloches. How to Prepare two 5l pots by filling them with compost and watering thoroughly. Scatter a few seeds per pot. Sieve a 1cm layer of compost over them. Once germinated, thin out seedlings to 5cm between each one in all directions. Start cropping from the ninth week.

Broad Bean ‘Aquadulce Claudia’

A very cold-tolerant, semi-compact plant with high yields of pods containing approx. 6-7 beans each. How to In warmer locations sow directly in double rows, 20cm apart, with a gap of 60cm between each double row. Sow at a depth of 5cm. Provide support in spring and pinch off tips when the first pods appear.

Rocket ‘Wasabi’

A quick growing salad that makes excellent baby leaf/microgreens. Allow to grow larger to give an extra kick to stirfries. How to Can be grown on cotton wool in an egg cup on a kitchen windowsill or direct in a pot in a sunny spot. Grow as a cut-and-come-again lettuce that will produce three to four pickings.