Franchi Seeds of Italy 2018 pdf catalogue

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New for 2018 Professional Range

Golden Line

LB22

LB23

LB24

LB25

LB22 Purple Pepper ‘Oda’ Bell pepper that produces beautiful mauve fruits at full maturity. Good greenhouse variety. Sow Feb-May.£2.99 LB23 Daikon Radish Mino Early A winter radish, mild with overtones of watercress. Can be eaten raw, cooked or pickled. Sow all year, protected when cold. 55-60 days to maturity. £2.99 LB24 Hanging Strawberry Attila Alpine strawberry producing runners up to 1.5m so ideal for hanging down baskets. Fruits till Autumn. £2.99 LB25 Red Brussels Sprouts Mid late. 110 days to harvest. Good storer. Sow May-Aug and harvest for Christmas lunch and beyond. £2.99 H38 Common Purslane (Portulaca Oleracea) grows like a weed, the meaty leaves are eaten in salads or used like spinach. Slightly sour/salty flavour. £2.45 MH13 Roman Mentuccia Calamita Nepita Rustic perennial, easy to grow. 50cm tall. Used in cooking and tisanes. Mint-like. Resists low temperatures and drought. £2.79

H38

Pro1

Beekeepers Range

Pro2

Pro3

TB1

MH13

Pro1 Portuguese Tomato F1 - rustic scalloped toms for market of 3-400g. Resists common diseases. £3.99 Pro2 Cucumber Montebello F1 Early. Resists common diseases and is very productive. M&F flowers. Fruits 18-22cm in length. 50 Seeds. £3.99 Pro3 Sorrentino Frying Pepper F1 Early. A good producer of conical sweet Peppers which resist common diseases. Season adn fry. £3.99 Beneficial to bees and for honey production, sow near hives or allotments to attract bees. Large 500g tin £14.99 We do not use Neonicotinoids. TB1 Phacelia Plant is 30cm tall with blue flowers. TB2 Common Sainfoin (Onobrychis Viciifolia Scop.) Enough for 100sqm coverage. TB3 Sweet Melilot or Yellow Sweet Clover (Melilotus officinialis) Sufficient for 150-200sqm coverage TB4 French Honeysuckle, Cock’s Head or Italian Sainfoin (Hedysarum Coronarium) Sufficient for 150-200 sqm coverage.

TB3

TB2

TB4

Olive Trees Tuscan Olive Trees Olea Europaea Frangivento *Mainland UK Only* Directly from Pistoia, we are really pleased to offer you some cracking olive trees ‘Olea Europaea Frangivento’ which are hardy enough to stay outside in a sheltered UK garden (frangivento means wind break!) due to thier provenance, subjected to bitter winters from the surrounding Apennine mountains. The trees are from an 80 year old professional grower and have been fully virus checked. At the moment we offer 3 sizes but we’re happy to quote for larger trees and also Tuscan Citrus. OTS1 5 litre small £15. Approx 80cm tall OTM2 Mini standard £35. Approx 1.10m tall OTL3 Large Standard £399 over 2m high, Larger trees available on request.

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