Since 1903, Unwins has been a well-known and highly respected name amongst gardeners. Originally specialising in flower seed, Unwins continues to be a leader in the development of varieties of sweet pea but has also now diversified into vegetable seed, providing our customers with a flavoursome choice to grow year after year.
A salad simply is not a salad without spring onions! White Lisbon is deservedly the most popular of all, yielding succulent stems with that characteristic ‘bite’. Gardener’s favourite. Quick growing.
Perhaps the fastest-growing radish of all- so great to grow with your children too�as they can help to sow and see results in just weeks. Ideal for tasty summer salads, this traditional, classic variety has long scarlet roots with a white tip and a mild flavour.
Flat, stringless pods from plants which do best in a warm spot sheltered from winds. The flowers set readily to give a heavy crop of delicious pods easy for slicing. Sow: April to June. Harvest: August to September
Unwins Organic Brussels Sprout Nautic F1 Seeds are great to grow for an early season harvest. With good disease resistance, these tasty organic Brussels sprouts are brilliant for roasting, boiling or sautéing with pancetta or chestnuts. This high-yielding variety has an excellent flavour and texture and is a good a source of vitamins and antioxidants.
Unwins Cherry Tomato Orange Paruche F1 Seeds create bright orange cherry fruits. With an excellent, sweet and tangy flavour, these tomatoes are quick growing and simply delicious in salads. This early-cropping variety is also rich in vitamins and antioxidants and shows good disease resistance.
Land cress is the next best thing to watercress, but does not need running water to produce a delicious crop. It is best in a shady spot, so is good for inter-cropping with taller vegetables. It thrives with plenty of moisture in the soil and the leaves can be picked all year round to add a ‘zing’ to salads. High yielding. Yellow fruit. Sow Date: Mar-Sep. Harvest: All Year Round
Very tasty - and pretty enough for the flower border. Very tasty - and pretty enough for the flower border. Use the leaves as spinach and the stalks (chards) chopped in stir fries. The young "baby leaves" are delicious in salads.
This carrot is an F1 variety meaning it has excellent disease resistance and also as the name suggests resists again carrot root fly. Expect the crops to be large, smooth and cylindrical with excellent flavour.
The new Brokali Apollo F1 Seeds by Unwins are of a trendy tender-stem style that not only tastes great, but looks unique and even more delicious on any plate than your average broccoli. The great Apollo variety of broccoli hosts a high yield of side shoots over a long cropping period, and with especially sweet and tasty stems, what's not to love.
Unwins Organic Beetroot Detroit 2 Seeds are a reliable favourite with gardeners. Yielding fine-flavoured, colourful roots, this is a brilliant choice for gardeners looking for a traditional, organic beetroot to grow. This quick to grow variety produces a high yield of beets with smooth skins with great colour
A 'must grow' carrot! This 'Nantes' type Carrot is an exceptionally healthy variety, producing high yields of strong, smooth roots of the highest quality. Performing well in all soil types Norwich has an excellent flavour and can be grown either as an early or maincrop. High quality roots. Nantes' type. Sow:Mar-Jun. Blooms: Jul-Oct.
Choose this unique combination for a natural and vibrant mixture of different coloured roots, from white, yellow and orange through to a rich red. These sweet, juicy and tender carrots are ideal to brighten up salads, soups and stir-fries. Delicious.