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Plants that Grow in Most Soils

If you don’t know what kind of soil you have then you should choose one of the plants on the list below. These plants don’t really care what soil they are growing in - provided they are kept reasonably well fed and watered.

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leek Bleu de Solaise
leek 'Bleu de Solaise'
£2.49
approx 125 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
cucumber Marketmore
cucumber 'Marketmore'
£2.19
approx 50 organic seeds
tomato San Marzano
tomato (plum) 'San Marzano'
£3.99
approx 50 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
tomato Red Alert
tomato (cherry) 'Red Alert'
£2.49
approx 25 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
rocket Salad
rocket - salad
£2.49
approx 1000 seeds
chard Rhubarb Chard
chard 'Rhubarb Chard'
£2.79
approx 100 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
radish French Breakfast 3
radish 'French Breakfast 3'
£2.29
approx 1200 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2 (2)
pumpkin Hundredweight
pumpkin 'Hundredweight'
£2.19
approx 15 seeds
parsnip Tender and True F1
parsnip 'Tender and True' F1
£2.39
approx 800 seeds
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
celery Golden Self-blanching
celery 'Golden Self Blanching'
£2.49
approx 1000 seeds
cauliflower Igloo
cauliflower 'Igloo'
£2.79
approx 65 seeds
carrot Flyaway F1
carrot 'Flyaway' F1
£2.99
approx 500 seeds
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2 (2)
carrot Early Nantes
carrot 'Early Nantes'
£2.29
approx 2000 seeds
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2 (2)
cauliflower Romanesco
cauliflower 'Romanesco'
£2.79
approx 500 seeds
bean (climbing French) Trionfo Violetto
bean (climbing French) 'Trionfo Violetto'
£3.29
approx 120 seeds
0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.3 5 3 (3)
lamon (Venice)
borlotti bean (climbing French), haricot 'Borlotto Lamon'
£3.99
50g packet | approx 50 seeds
cabbage of Mantova
cabbage (savoy) 'Invernale Mantovano'
£3.29
approx 1800 seeds
carrot Nantese of Venice
carrot 'Nantese di Chioggia 2'
£3.29
approx 5400 seeds
courgette Romanesco
courgette 'Romanesco'
From £2.25
approx 15 seeds
approx 45 seeds
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 2 (2)
squash Tromba of Albenga
squash 'Tromba d'Albenga'
£3.29
approx 25 seeds
pumpkin Marina di Chioggia
pumpkin 'Marina di Chioggia'
£3.49
approx 9 seeds
tomato Rio Grande
tomato (plum) 'Rio Grande'
£3.89
approx 450 seeds
rocket wild
rocket - wild
From £3.29
approx 6000 seeds
3 × packets of seeds
rocket cultivated
rocket - cultivated
From £3.29
approx 5000 seeds
Morus alba Pendula
Morus alba 'Pendula'
From £129.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')

20% off

Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
From £39.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m
apple Meridian (PBR)
apple 'Meridian' (PBR)
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Core Blimey
apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman

20% off

Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
Ficus carica Dauphine
fig 'Dauphine'
£19.99
2 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
gage Imperial Gage
gage 'Imperial Gage'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
quince Meech's Prolific
quince 'Meech's Prolific'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 2m
quince Champion
quince 'Champion'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.5m
apple Red Devil
apple 'Red Devil'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Lord Lambourne
apple 'Lord Lambourne'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
apple Howgate Wonder
apple 'Howgate Wonder'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Greensleeves (PBR)
apple 'Greensleeves' (PBR)
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 2.1m
apple Gala
apple 'Gala'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
apple Rosette
apple 'Rosette'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
apple Sunset
apple 'Sunset'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
apple Charles Ross
apple 'Charles Ross'
From £29.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
apple Bountiful
apple 'Bountiful'
From £49.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Blenheim Orange
apple 'Blenheim Orange'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2-1.5m
plum Mirabelle Ruby COLUMNAR (PBR)
mirabelle 'Ruby COLUMNAR'
From £59.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m
Malus Indian Magic

20% off

Malus 'Indian Magic'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Malus Comtesse de Paris

20% off

Malus 'Comtesse de Paris'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m
apple Laxton's Superb
apple 'Laxton's Superb'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Katja
apple 'Katja'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
cherry Summer Sun
cherry 'Summer Sun'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8 - 2m
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm
apple Herefordshire Russet (PBR)
apple 'Herefordshire Russet' (PBR)
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 2.1m
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Golden Delicious
apple 'Golden Delicious'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Trinity
apple 'Trinity'
From £59.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 2.4m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
cherry Celeste ('Sumpaca') (PBR)
cherry Celeste ('Sumpaca') (PBR)
£134.99
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm
apple Spartan
apple 'Spartan'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Cox's self Fertile / Fiesta / Hereford Russet
apple 'Cox's self Fertile' / 'Fiesta' / 'Hereford Russet'
From £99.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
whitecurrant Versailles Blanche
whitecurrant 'Versailles Blanche'
From £9.99
3 litre pot
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
apple Eden ('Sjca38r6a74')
apple Eden ('Sjca38r6a74')
From £124.99
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
Malus Roberts Crab

20% off

Malus 'Roberts Crab'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
pear Obelisk
pear 'Obelisk'
From £69.99
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m
Malus Sun Rival

20% off

Malus 'Sun Rival'
From £47.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m
grape Regent (PBR)
grape 'Regent' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
grape Muscat Bleu
grape 'Muscat Bleu'
£24.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Heritage sweet pea seed gift box
Heritage sweet pea seed gift box
£19.99
gift set
Seedballs basil seedbombs
Seedballs basil
£6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube
Seedballs parsley seedbombs
Seedballs parsley
£6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube
Seedballs mint seedbombs
Seedballs mint
£6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube
Seedballs chives seedbombs
Seedballs chives
£6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube
Seedballs wild rocket salad seedbombs
Seedballs wild rocket salad
£6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube
Seedballs edible flowers seedbombs
Seedballs edible flowers
£15.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
Seedballs bee matchboxes seedbombs
Seedballs bee matchboxes
£12.99
set of 3 matchboxes
Seedballs red campion seedbombs
Seedballs red campion
From £6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs forget-me-not seedbombs
Seedballs forget-me-not
From £6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs native annual wildflowers seedbombs
Seedballs native annual wildflowers
From £15.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife - seedbombs
Seedballs native wildflowers for wildlife
From £15.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs native wildflowers for shade -seedbombs
Seedballs native wildflowers for shade
From £15.99
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs make your own native flowers seedbombs kit
Seedballs make your own native flowers seedbombs kit
£12.99
makes 50 - 60 seedballs
Seedballs wildlife collection
Seedballs wildlife collection
£16.99
set of 6
Seedballs artists meadow seedbombs
Seedballs artists meadow
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star (1)
Seedballs poppies seedbombs

15% off

Crocus collection
Seedballs poppies
From £5.94
20 seedballs in gift tube
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs ox-eye daisy seedbombs
Seedballs ox-eye daisy
From £6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs cornflower seedbombs
Seedballs cornflower
From £6.99
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow - seedbombs (URBAN)
Seedballs native wildflowers for a garden meadow
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Seedballs blue meadow seedbombs
Seedballs blue meadow
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs for butterflies seedbombs
Seedballs for butterflies
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Seedballs for bees seedbombs
Seedballs for bees
From £7.99
20 seedballs in gift tin
100 seedballs in gift pouch
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
500 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Evening sky pollinator mini-border collection
Evening sky pollinator mini-border collection
From £57.99
available to order from summer
Hakonechloa macra

Best Seller

Hakonechloa macra
From £11.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (18)
Astrantia major subsp. involucrata Shaggy
Astrantia major subsp. involucrata 'Shaggy'
From £14.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostachys nigra
From £39.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)

Best Seller

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
From £34.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
Daphne × transatlantica Eternal Fragrance ('Blafra') (PBR)
Daphne × transatlantica Eternal Fragrance ('Blafra') (PBR)
From £27.99
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (18)
Helleborus × hybridus

Best Seller

Helleborus × hybridus
From £9.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Polystichum aculeatum

Best Seller

Polystichum aculeatum
From £9.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
Clematis Apple Blossom
Clematis 'Apple Blossom'
From £32.95
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (9)
Anthriscus sylvestris Ravenswing
Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing'
From £11.99
available to order from summer
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (26)
Agapanthus Northern Star (PBR)
Agapanthus 'Northern Star' (PBR)
From £15.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (11)
Astrantia major Claret
Astrantia major 'Claret'
From £12.75
available to order from summer
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (16)
Primula vulgaris

Best Seller

Primula vulgaris
From £2.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (18)
Nepeta Cat's Pajamas
Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas'
From £9.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Anemone Wild Swan ('Macane001') (PBR)
Anemone Wild Swan ('Macane001') (PBR)
From £15.99
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (27)
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