Protein, vitamins and minerals = easy wins. Fresh, tasty and versatile peas and beans are a garden essential and these top varieties will keep you in fresh supplies all summer...

Do tomatoes get anymore distinctive than this? This oxheart variety (named as such given its resemblance to a bull's heart) dazzles with its stripy red-orange appearance and seriously bulky size....

'Tirza' is a biblical name meaning 'delight' and we don't think this cauliflower variety could be any better named! An early cropper, this variety is best planted in the spring...

Abundant small slender courgettes Few spines, easy to harvest Crops right through summer Good resistance to powdery mildew Courgette 'Firenze' crops abundantly, producing masses of small dark green courgettes with...

Tasty white heads, excellent for coleslaw Resistant to early frost damage Long harvest period Grows in a wide range of soils White Cabbage 'Attraction' grows well on a wide range...

Heavy crops of dark green fruits Sets fruit with no need for fertilisation Good flavour Ideal for greenhouse growing Cucumber 'Sherpa' is a parthenocarpic variety producing fruit without the need...

Suitable for outdoor growing Heavy crops of short smooth-skinned cucumbers Good flavour Great for snacks and salads Cucumber 'Green Fingers' is an outdoor variety producing a splendid crop of short,...

Golden-yellow fruits Sweet flavour High levels of beta-carotene Good source of vitamin A Courgette 'Goldline' produces straight, golden-yellow fruits with a sweet flavour. Packed with beta-carotene, they’re a good source...

Unique appearance Vibrant, round, striped fruits Great nutritional benefits Ideal for stuffing This variety of Courgette, 'Summer Holiday', produces beautiful, round courgettes with stunning golden-yellow colour and distinctive white stripes...

Deep purple fruits with creamy white stripes Almost spine-free Compact plants, perfect for pots Aubergine 'Pinstripe' is a very attractive dwarf aubergine, producing a heavy harvest of creamy white-striped deep...

Copes well with cold weather Packed with health-giving vitamins. Bolt resistant Wintergreen is an open-headed cabbage with a lovely spring green flavour. It begins cropping from January onwards, making it...

Heads stay white when mature Superb nutty flavour Mature plants stand well in the ground Slow to bolt Cauliflower 'Andromeda' is a summer/autumn harvesting variety with brilliant white heads that...