Growing, preparing, enjoying, sharing. Local produce and more..
Do you grow strawberries? Now’s the time to get those runners rooted to make new plants. See “Propagation” section towards the end of this article from the RHS.
Please consider sharing new plants with friends, neighbours and the Grow Community.
Advertise them locally, drop off at the stall at 71 Leyland Avenue, or join our plant share and swap events next year.
Let’s #growtogether
Grow Community – Sopwell’s annual pop-up seedling stalls are here again this Bank Holiday weekend, May 26-29.
Fruit and veggie seedlings will be available for you to pick up and #HaveAGrow with.
Help yourself to what you need and consider leaving some for others.
Use the map (click here) to find your nearest stall or why not host one yourself?
Simply pop any spare fruit or veggie plants in a box outside your house with a sign, and let the neighbours know!
Let’s #GetGrowing and #GrowTogether
Online donations welcome but not essential.
Here’s what you might find in our boxes.
Herbs & Salads
Basil (green / purple)
Chives – Mild onion flavour. Harvest leaves from spring to autumn. Comes back every year.
Dill – Feathery leaves, which have a mild aniseed-like flavour, similar to fennel. Good for pollinators.
Korean Liquorice Mint (Agastache rugosa) – Not a mint! Use as a herb or a really tasty tea. Flavour between mint and basil and a bit of aniseed. Has a place in your beds and borders. Gorgeous flowers and bees love it!
Parsley – Nutritious tasty leaves through summer and autumn. Use in salads, sauces and to garnish. Comes back the year after and sets seed that you can save.
Sorrel ‘Belleville‘ – Easy to grow. Lemon-flavoured leaves great to add to salads or use in soups and sauces. Comes back every year.
Brassicas
Brussels sprouts ‘Evesham Special’ – Classic winter vegetable, providing fresh, nutritious harvests in even the coldest weather. Needs protection from garden wildlife.
Purple Sprouting Broccoli – Produces repeated harvests of tasty purple or white florets for up to two months., in winter/early spring. Needs protection from garden wildlife.
Legumes (Peas & Beans)
Runner beans ‘Emergo’- – Ideal for beginners. Need support to climb. Protect young plants from slugs and snails.
Climbing French Beans – Ideal for beginners. Need support to climb. Protect young plants from slugs and snails.
Dwarf French Beans– Ideal for beginners. Protect young plants from slugs and snails.
Borlotti beans – grown for drying, to eat the beans later in soups and stews etc. Grow as for climbing French beans.
Broad Beans ‘ The Sutton’ – Easy. Early harvests. Also known as fava beans
Peas – Easy and delicious crop.
Alliums
Leeks – Delicious, sweet onion flavour. Easy to grow.
Spring onion – Fast-growing. Great for salads.
Squash and Others
Butternut squash ‘Harrier’ and various other – Need plenty of space. Good for winter storage.
Chilli ‘Cottonmill’ – Grows well in pots. Spicy! Original plant donated to us from someone from the local Bengali community. We save seeds and have named it ‘Cottonmill’ until we identify it’s true name!
Cucumber ‘Bush Champion’
Tomato ‘House‘- Dwarf tomato plant that has been bred for growing in pots on a windowsill. Grown from saved seeds.
Tomato ‘Tumbling Tom‘ – Cherry tomato, suitable for containers.
Fruit
Strawberry – Various varieties.
Flowers (Herbal, wildlife-friendly or companion plants)
Chamomile (German) – Great for herbal teas.
Cornflower – Cornflowers are easy to grow wild flowers.
Marigold (calendula) – Easy-to-grow, with edible petals.
Comfrey ‘Bocking 14’ – Soak the leaves in water for a few weeks to make an excellent (but stink!) plant feed. The flowers are great for pollinators. This variety does not self-seed.
The stall is stocked with loads of new seedlings now, including beans, tomatoes, chillies, French marigolds, basil and strawberries.
Seedlings
Sorrel ‘Belleville‘ – Easy to grow. Lemon-flavoured leaves great to add to salads or use in soups and sauces. Perennial – comes back every year.
Purple Sprouting Broccoli – Produces repeated harvests of tasty purple or white florets for up to two months., in winter/early spring. Needs protection from garden wildlife.
Kale ‘Red Ursa’: Pretty, frilled variety. Particularly good for winter and spring harvests. Leaves dry well for later use.
Cornflower: Wildflower, great for pollinators.
Comfrey ‘Bocking 14’: Wonderful for pollinators. Deep rooted, pulls up minerals most other plants can’t reach. Leaves concentrate these nutrients and makes a great fertiliser for fruiting plants. Doesn’t self-seed, so non-invasive.
Basil: Needs warmth and sunshine. Best indoors or in a greenhouse.
Tomato ‘Tumbling Tom‘ – Pot-luck, lots of varieties donated from the Grow Community
Chilli ‘Cottonmill‘: Spicy! This variety was given to us by someone from the Bengali community. We don’t know the variety, so we call it ‘Cottonmill’. Easy to save seed.
French Marigold: Colourful and easy to grow great. A great companion plant for tomatoes.
Squashes coming soon!
Indoor Only
‘House’ Tomato‘: Specially bred to grow happily on a windowsill. Does not like being outside, even in a greenhouse!
Seed box
Still plenty of seeds in our seed box for you to #haveagrow with.
Our Stall
Our stall is located at 71 Leyland Avenue
Please walk or cycle if you can.
If you do need to come by car, please respect our neighbours when parking up and please turn off your engine. Thank you!
Grow Community – Sopwell’s annual pop-up seedling stalls will pop up over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, May 26-29.
Fruit and veggie seedlings will be available for you to pick up and #HaveAGrow with.
Help yourself to what you need and consider leaving some for others.
Use the map (click here) to find your nearest stall or why not host one yourself.
Simply pop any spare fruit or veggie plants in a box outside your house with a sign, and let the neighbours know!
Let’s #GetGrowing and #GrowTogether
#HaveAGrow this Bank holiday weekend! More seedlings out on our stall for you, including ‘House’ tomatoes, French marigolds and basil.
Final few – last chance!
Seed potatoes ‘Swift‘: Easy to grow, fast cropping. Keep well watered. Ideal for containers.
Seedlings
Sorrel ‘Belleville‘ – Easy to grow. Lemon-flavoured leaves great to add to salads or use in soups and sauces. Perennial – comes back every year.
Purple Sprouting Broccoli – Produces repeated harvests of tasty purple or white florets for up to two months., in winter/early spring. Needs protection from garden wildlife.
Kale ‘Red Ursa’: Pretty, frilled variety. Particularly good for winter and spring harvests. Leaves dry well for later use.
Cornflower: Wildflower, great for pollinators.
Comfrey ‘Bocking 14’: Wonderful for pollinators. Deep rooted, pulls up minerals most other plants can’t reach. Leaves concentrate these nutrients and makes a great fertiliser for fruiting plants. Doesn’t self-seed, so non-invasive.
Ones to protect from frost!
Basil: Needs warmth and sunshine. Best indoors or in a greenhouse.
Tomato ‘Tumbling Tom‘ – ideal for hanging baskets and containers.
Chilli ‘Cottonmill‘: Spicy! This variety was given to us by someone from the Bengali community. We don’t know the variety, so we call it ‘Cottonmill’. Easy to save seed.
Squash and beans coming soon!
Indoor Only
‘House’ Tomato‘: Specially bred to grow happily on a windowsill. Does not like being outside, even in a greenhouse!
French Marigold: Colourful and easy to grow great. A great companion plant for tomatoes.
Seed box
Still plenty of seeds in our seed box for you to #haveagrow with.
Our Stall
Our stall is located at 71 Leyland Avenue
Please walk or cycle if you can.
If you do need to come by car, please respect our neighbours when parking up and please turn off your engine. Thank you!
Grow Community - Sopwell 
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