T&M reveals new vegetable seeds in the shape of heart-shaped cherry tomatoes, black-coloured peppers and super-sized basil for 2024. Also being introduced are fast-growing chillies and sweeter-tasting broccoli. Read about Thompson & Morgan’s introductions for 2023 and 2022.
Tomato Heartbreakers Vita F1
This Bush/Determinate variety carries beautiful heart-shaped fruit. The shape is fully revealed when the cherry-sized fruits are halved for salads and garnishes. Each productive little bush plant variety has excellent vigour. The juicy fruits have tender skins and a great, sweet taste rating 8 on the Brix scale.
Reaching a height of just 50cm x 35cm, this petite plant is perfect for growing in patios, pots, window boxes and in the greenhouse on staging. Sow February to April, harvest July to October. Six seeds for £3.49.
T&M reveals new vegetable seeds – Chilli Pepper Quick Fire F1
A hot chilli with a Scoville Rating of 40,000 SHU, Quick Fire is the fastest-growing UK variety available, maturing in as little as 65 days from sowing. Quick Fire looks ornamental, bearing conical chillies that grow with an upward habit as they mature from green to red. Fruiting can continue for up to three months.
This compact chilli is great for growing in smaller spaces, especially containers and on small windowsills. It’s ideal for year-round growing indoors in a sunny spot or in a heated glasshouse – sow successionally from January to June. Plant May-June, harvest July to October, height and spread 15cm, six seeds £3.99.
Sweet Pepper Mamba Sweet F1 Seeds
Upright and bushy, pepper Mamba Sweet forms attractive plants for growing in large containers or in the greenhouse. The unusual black peppers ripen to bright red. Easy to see and pick, plants produce masses of sweet and crunchy peppers that point downwards when they ripen.
Sow March to April, harvest July to October, height: 80cm x 50cm, six seeds £3.49.
T&M reveals new vegetable seeds – Broccoli (Easy Floret) Skytree F1
A cross between calabrese and stem broccoli, Skytree F1 has a sweeter flavour, with well-segmented heads that are easy to divide into florets. Skytree is a quick maturing variety, ready to harvest 65-75 days after sowing.
Easy to harvest, a large head rises above a strong, mostly leafless stem for quick picking. Heads are uniform, with a minimal yellow halo on the florets compared to other varieties. Sow March to June, harvest July to November. Height and spread 60cm, 15 seeds £3.99.
Basil (Lettuce Leaved) Sally
Basil Sally boasts big leaves with the same soft texture and intense, clove-like flavour as their smaller cousins. Their large size makes them perfect for wrapping around meat, fish or veg before barbecuing or roasting.
A lovely addition to the herb garden or summer containers, this large ‘lettuce-leaved’ variety produces softly crinkled leaves flushed with dark purple. The fragrant foliage looks great growing alongside hot-coloured annuals like Calendula.
Sow February to June, harvest June to October. Height 45cm x 30cm. 150 Seeds £1.99.
For more details on seeds, visit www.thompson-morgan.com.
