World Kitchen Seeds

This heirloom from Thailand is becoming popular with gourmet chefs. A prolific producer of long, pale green eggplants that are perfect for Thai dishes. The mild tender flesh absorbs spicy flavours making this the perfect addition to curries.How to Sow...

Also known by its Italian name Finocchio, Florence Fennel has heavy flattened bulbs with a delicious aniseed-like flavour. Bulbs and stems can be used raw or cooked, and the fine feathery foliage can also be used as a garnish.How to Sow SeedsGrowing...

These climbing plants produce masses of grape size fruit that resemble tiny watermelons and have a fresh flavour, like cucumber with a twist of citrus. Native to Mexico and Central America these perennial plants are very drought tolerant and easy to grow...

Grow your own superfood with Goji Berry (Wolfberry) seeds from Mr Fothergill’s. This shrub, native to China, produces tiny berries packed with nutrients. It can grow up to 2.5m tall and wide, perfect for sunny garden spots. Easy to care for, it just...

Indigenous to South America these bright glossy berries, with a mouthwatering ‘fruit salad’ flavour, develop within unusual papery husks. Serve intact on top of salads or on the side of desserts, or use them to make delicious jams and jellies, in pies...

Kale or borecole has become a modern favourite due to its extremely high nutritional content. This variety is particularly potent with antioxidants - evident in the purple-red tint that intensifies with colder weather.How to Sow SeedsGrowing notes: Sow...

Bring a taste of Italy to your garden with our Kale Nero di Toscana seeds. This much-loved heirloom vegetable variety, also known as Cavolo Nero or Black Cabbage, is an Italian classic that has been at the heart of traditional country cooking for...

Immature fruits are popular in Asian cuisine. They have a similar flavour to cucumber or zucchini. The vigorous climbing vine produce large gourds, which when left to mature can be harvested dry. The fibrous inner core is used to make natural sponges for...

A warm climate vine that originates from South India and is widely used in many Asian cuisines. This Indian style Gourd is quite narrow and short with pointed ends, with cucumber-like crunchy flesh but bitter taste and edible skin with jagged ridges.How...

Honeydew melons are a summertime classic, with creamy, smooth rind and succulent, lime-green flesh-and now you can grow your own, with Mr Fothergill’s Honeydew melon seeds. These generously sized fruits can weigh up to 2.5kg, and their delicate sweetness...

These small softball sized round melons from Japan are very sweet with a high sugar content. Oriental varieties open a whole new dimension to melons as they are amazingly different with their crisp, crunchy texture and edible skins. Perfect for fruit...

The succulent long white roots have a crisp texture and mildly tangy flavour. In Japan, Daikon is often served as a crunchy accompaniment to rice. It’s a great addition to salads and sushi, or made into crudités to serve with dip. Also excellent when...