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Our Product Range
Herbs
Our potted herbs are currently grown at both our sites in West Sussex. Annually we grow about 18 million pots of herbs. The growing process for planting the first seed to sending the fully-grown product to the customer takes between 19 and 55 days depending on the variety and the time of year.
Cress
The cress and seedling products are grown at our West End Nursery in West Sussex. The formats we grow are punnets, catering and cut. We grow about 16 million punnets of cress, 350,000 boxes of catering cress and 69,000 kgs of cut cress annually.
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Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Lamiaceae
(Sweet Basil, Genovese Basil)
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Erect, much branched, aromatic annual, with narrowly ovate, bright green leaves.
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Chive
Allium tuberosum
Alliaceae
(cuchay, garlic chive)
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Perennial, bulbous plant with cylindrical, grass-like leaves. Colour varies from mid to dark green. A mild, sweet onion-garlic flavour.
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Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
Apiaceae
(Chinese Parsley, Cilantro)
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Upright hardy annual with a distinct, spicy aroma. Leaves are similar to parsley in
appearance. Dislikes humid conditions.
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Dill
Anethum graveolens
Apiaceae
(Dillweed)
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Grey-green feathery leaves have a strong parsley-caraway scent. Resembles fennel in appearance but has a matte finish rather than glossy.
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Lemon Basil
Ocimum x citriodorum
Lamiaceae
(kemangi)
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Bushy annual with thin, oval leaves. Slightly grey-green in colour. Natural hybrid between O. americanum and O. basilicum. Has a strong lemon-basil flavour.
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Mint
Mentha x piperata
Lamiaceae
(peppermint)
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A natural hybrid between watermint (M. aquatica) and spearmint (M. spicata).
Bright green, lance shaped leaves with strongly marked veins and toothed edges.
Prefers some shade and to be kept just moist.
The most popular flavouring plant in the world.
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Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Apiaceae
(Curly Parsley, Persil, Petersylinge)
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A clump forming biennial with bright green, segmented pinnate leaves with variably curled margins.
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Purple Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Lamiaceae
(Red Basil)
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Erect, aromatic annual, with dark red leaves. A purple leaved variety of the sweet basil.
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Sage
Salvia officinalis
Lamiaceae
(Common or Broad-leaved Sage)
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Shrubby evergreen perennial, with much branched stems and wrinkled, velvety grey-green leaves. Dislikes damp conditions and low light in winter.
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Thyme
Thymus vulgare
Lamiaceae
(common thyme)
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A sub shrub that becomes woody as it matures. Small, dark, oval leaves with a purple underside. Dislikes wet conditions.
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