Vegetable Seeds

Vegetable seeds of reliable, productive and good tasting varieties for the home and allotment gardener.

In our search for the best varieties we run trials on our nursery in West Dorset, where we assess their growing qualities (yield, bolt resistance, etc.), and culinary features such as flavour and general utility.

Broad beans seeds
Chicory and Endive seeds
Aubergine seeds
Beetroot seeds
Cabbage seeds
Calabrese seeds
Carrot seeds
Chard seeds
Chilli seeds (all)
Courgette & marrow seeds
Cucumber seeds
Edible flower seeds
Exotic and unusual vegetable seeds
Fennel seeds
French bean seeds
Herb seeds
Kale seeds
Kohlrabi seeds
Leek seeds
Lettuce seeds
Mustard seeds
Onions and shallot seeds
Oriental leaves seeds
Pea seeds
Physalis (tomatillo & ground cherry) seed
Pumpkin seeds
Radish seeds
Runner bean seeds
Spinach and chard seeds
Swede seeds
Sweet corn seeds
Sweet pepper seeds
Tomato seeds (all)
Turnip seeds
Winter squash and pumpkin seeds
- One seed pack of the five superhot chilli varieties sold by Sea Spring Seeds.
  
  Save £5.00!
- Chilli seeds: superhots
- A collection of five superhot chillies
- £20.00
- A collection of five superhot chillies quantity
- One seed pack of all the habanero chilli varieties sold by Sea Spring Seeds.
  
  Save more than £20!
  
  Note: This offer does not include the superhots.
- Chilli seeds: habaneros
- A collection of habanero chillies
- £50.00
- A collection of habanero chillies quantity
- One seed pack of all the spice-type chilli varieties sold by Sea Spring Seeds.
  
  Save over £40-£50!
- Chilli seeds: spice-types
- A collection of spice chillies
- £70.00
- A collection of spice chillies quantity
- One seed pack of all the vegetable-type chilli varieties sold by Sea Spring Seeds.
  
  Save over £20.00!
- Chilli seeds: vegetable-types
- A collection of veg-type chillies
- £35.00
- A collection of veg-type chillies quantity
- A cucumber relative, achocha produces masses of edible, bladder-shaped fruit on vigorous, low maintenance vines.
- Exotic and unusual vegetable seeds, Vegetable Seeds
- Achocha
- £2.50
- Achocha quantity
- A Turkish cayenne that ripens to a red, medium hot chilli that can be dried or used fresh.
  
  Heat level: medium
  (approx 24,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: spice-types
- Aci Kil
- £2.20
- Aci Kil quantity
- A heritage maincrop onion producing big, mild bulbs that are superb in salads.
- Onions and shallot seeds
- Ailsa Craig
- £2.00
- Ailsa Craig quantity
- Out of Stock
  
  A red-flowered runner bean giving high yields of attractive pods that are tasty and tender.
- Runner bean seeds
- Aintree
- £2.50
- Read more
- An easy-to-grow chilli producing lots of hot fruit with a thick, juicy flesh.
  
  Heat level: hot
  (approx. 37,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: spice-types
- Aji Benito
- £2.20
- Aji Benito quantity
- A medium hot chilli that offers colourful fruit distinguished by a wonderfully fresh aroma and flavour.
  
  Heat level: medium
  (approx. 23,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds (all), Chilli seeds: spice-types
- Aji Crystal
- £2.20
- Aji Crystal quantity
- Glossy fruit display a rich palette of colours that add sparkle to a greenhouse or conservatory.
  
  Heat level: hot
  (approx. 35,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: habaneros
- Aji Limo
- £2.50
- Aji Limo quantity
- Want high yields and tasty fruit? Then this is the tomato for you (as confirmed by RHS and Gardening Which? trials).
  
  Fruit type: classic, round
- Tomato seeds (all), Tomatoes – indeterminate (cordon)
- Akron
- £3.00
- Akron quantity
- A good tasting butterhead-type lettuce that produces attractive, soft-textured heads.
- Lettuce seeds
- All The Year Round
- £2.00
- All The Year Round quantity
- A high-yielding, all-female cucumber producing quality mini-fruit on short vines; suitable for small greenhouses.
- Cucumber seeds
- Amadora
- £3.50
- Amadora quantity
- A vegetable-type amaranthus with tender, green leaves growing from its upright green stems.
- Exotic and unusual vegetable seeds
- Amaranthus var Green Giant
- £2.50
- Amaranthus var Green Giant quantity
- A genuine Caribbean spinach (callaloo).
- Exotic and unusual vegetable seeds
- Amaranthus var. Blondie
- £2.00
- Amaranthus var. Blondie quantity
- A vegetable-type, ‘eat-it-all’ amaranthus with beautiful burgandy and green leaves growing on an upright, succulent stem.
- Exotic and unusual vegetable seeds
- Amaranthus var. Passion
- £2.00
- Amaranthus var. Passion quantity
- Very attractive red, cos-type lettuce with compact, well-formed heads.
- Lettuce seeds
- Amaze
- £2.00
- Amaze quantity
- A sweet pepper that produces a remarkable number of cone-shaped fruit that ripen from pastel yellow to orange then red.
- Sweet pepper seeds
- Amy
- £2.20
- Amy quantity
- A flavoursome butterhead lettuce that is good-looking, uniform and stands well in the garden.
- Lettuce seeds
- Analena
- £2.00
- Analena quantity
- A good choice for beginners, Apache is a no-nonsense chilli that is dependable and easy-to-grow.
  
  Heat level: very hot
  (approx. 65,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: spice-types
- Apache
- £2.50
- Apache quantity
- A real multi-tasker, Apero produces great tasting, good looking fruit that are winners on the show bench.
  
  Fruit type: small, slightly oval
- Tomato seeds (all), Tomatoes – indeterminate (cordon)
- Apero
- £4.00
- Apero quantity
- A very mild chilli defined by its thick flesh that is sweet, crunchy and juicy.
  
  Heat level: very mild
  (approx. 400 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: vegetable-types
- Apple Crisp
- £2.20
- Apple Crisp quantity
- A delicately-coloured, very flavourful habanero with practically no heat.
  
  Heat level: very mild
  (approx. 700 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: habaneros
- Apricot
- £2.50
- Apricot quantity
- A mooli radish producing large, elongated roots with a mild taste and a crisp, juicy texture.
- Radish seeds
- April Cross
- £2.20
- April Cross quantity
- A versatile, long-podded variety that can be sown either in November or in the spring.
- Broad beans seeds
- Aquadulce Claudia
- £2.00
- Aquadulce Claudia quantity
- A loose-leafed lettuce with green indented leaves that never seem to go bitter.
- Lettuce seeds
- Ashbrook
- £2.00
- Ashbrook quantity
- An attractive, reliable courgette that produces masses of elongated, bright yellow fruit.
- Courgette & marrow seeds
- Atena Polka
- £2.00
- Atena Polka quantity
- If you’re into growing giant vegetables then this is the variety for you. It is also makes great pumpkin jam!
- Pumpkin seeds, Winter squash and pumpkin seeds
- Atlantic Giant
- £2.00
- Atlantic Giant quantity
- Fun but tasty carrots with roundish roots that are suited to growing in shallow containers or heavy soil.
- Carrot seeds
- Atlas
- £2.00
- Atlas quantity
- A small-fruited, bright orange pumpkin with triple uses; baking, halloween jack o’lantern and edible seeds.
- Pumpkin seeds, Winter squash and pumpkin seeds
- Baby Bear pumpkin
- £2.20
- Baby Bear pumpkin quantity
- A trusted variety that produces decent yields of good quality leeks ready for harvest mid winter to spring.
- Leek seeds
- Bandit
- £2.50
- Bandit quantity
- A small-leaved, compact basil that grows into tidy pompom-shaped plants and a flavour like the classic Italian basil.
- Herb seeds
- Basil var. Aristotle (bush-type)
- £2.50
- Basil var. Aristotle (bush-type) quantity
- The traditional Italian basil with a distinctive clove flavour that is delicious with tomato salad and sauces.
- Herb seeds
- Basil var. Italian Classic
- £2.00
- Basil var. Italian Classic quantity
- A remarkable variety of basil producing huge, blistered leaves with an anise flavour.
- Herb seeds
- Basil var. Lettuce Leaf
- £2.50
- Basil var. Lettuce Leaf quantity
- A colourful, anise-flavoured basil that is essential in Thai cooking.
- Herb seeds
- Basil var. Siam Queen
- £2.00
- Basil var. Siam Queen quantity
- A vegetable type chilli that is both prolific and early.
  
  Heat level: mild
- Chilli seeds: vegetable-types
- Beaver Dam
- £2.00
- Beaver Dam quantity
- A long-serving sweet pepper that produces blocky, thick-fleshed fruit.
- Sweet pepper seeds
- Bell Boy
- £2.00
- Bell Boy quantity
- A deliciously-flavoured, mild habanero known as a ‘seasoning pepper’ in the Caribbean.
  
  Heat level: very mild
  (approx. 700 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: habaneros
- Bellaforma
- £2.00
- Bellaforma quantity
- A prolific superhot chilli with fruit that have an unusual ‘bubble-gum’ flavour.
  
  Heat level: superhot
  (approx. 923,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: superhots
- Bengle Naga
- £5.00
- Bengle Naga quantity
- A small-fruited Brazilian beauty producing an abundance of teardrop-shaped fruit with almost no heat.
  
  Heat level: very mild
  (approx. 50 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: habaneros
- Biquinho Red
- £2.50
- Biquinho Red quantity
- Bright yellow, teardrop-shaped fruit with a full habanero flavour but very little heat.
  
  Heat level: very mild
  (approx. 400 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: habaneros
- Biquinho Yellow
- £2.50
- Biquinho Yellow quantity
- A red cherry tomato producing trusses weighed down with very sweet, very juicy fruit with a very tender skin.
  
  Fruit type: small, round
- Tomato seeds (all), Tomatoes – indeterminate (cordon)
- Bite Size
- £2.50
- Bite Size quantity
- Out of Stock
  
  A Thai-style bitter melon (or gourd) that can also be used in Chinese and Asian cuisine.
- Exotic and unusual vegetable seeds
- Bitter Melon (Thai-type)
- £2.50
- Read more
- A vigorous cherry tomato with juicy, flavourful fruit that look almost black.
  
  Fruit type: small, round
- Tomato seeds (all), Tomatoes – indeterminate (cordon)
- Black Cherry
- £2.00
- Black Cherry quantity
- Coming from Tuscany, Italy, this kale has dark green, elongated leaves with a blistered texture.
- Kale seeds
- Black Tuscany
- £2.00
- Black Tuscany quantity
- A vintage dual-purpose climbing French bean with ‘full’ flavour pods.
  
  Climbing growth habit
- French bean seeds
- Blue Lake
- £2.20
- Blue Lake quantity
- A short, bushy chilli that is very hot and stunningly beautiful.
  
  Heat level: very hot
  (approx. 62,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: spice-types
- Bolivian Rainbow
- £2.20
- Bolivian Rainbow quantity
- A reliable, bolt-resistant variety of beetroot that is easy to grow producing round, deep burgundy roots.
- Beetroot seeds
- Boltardy
- £2.00
- Boltardy quantity
- A winter squash whose bright orange flesh is distinguished by its superb eating quality.
- Winter squash and pumpkin seeds
- Bonbon
- £3.00
- Bonbon quantity
- A high yielding variety producing attractive, dark purple fruit.
- Aubergine seeds
- Bonica
- £2.00
- Bonica quantity
- A versatile and beautiful multi-coloured rainbow chard.
- Chard seeds, Spinach and chard seeds
- Bright Lights
- £2.00
- Bright Lights quantity
- Out of Stock
  
  A beefsteak tomato that produces large, red fruit that can weigh more than 500g each.
  
  Fruit type: beefsteak
- Tomatoes – indeterminate (cordon)
- Brutus
- £2.20
- Read more
- A traditional Bulgarian variety producing very mild fruit that are both crispy and sweet.
  
  Heat level: very mild
  (approx. 900 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: vegetable-types
- Bulgarian Fish
- £2.20
- Bulgarian Fish quantity
- A prolific and early yielding chilli with hot, thick-fleshed fruit.
  
  Heat level: hot
  (approx. 35,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: vegetable-types
- Bullet
- £2.20
- Bullet quantity
- A bold chilli with elongated, hot, bright red fruit that grow bunched together at the tip of the branches.
  
  Heat level: hot
- Chilli seeds: spice-types
- Bunch
- £2.20
- Bunch quantity
- An indoor or outdoor cucumber that has a superb flavour and crunchy texture – and is genuinely “burpless”.
- Cucumber seeds
- Burpless Tasty Green
- £2.00
- Burpless Tasty Green quantity
- A British-bred marrow that doubles up as a courgette.
- Courgette & marrow seeds
- Bush Baby
- £2.50
- Bush Baby quantity
- A vibrant chilli with variegated leaves of green, purple, pink and white.
  
  Heat level: Very hot
  (approx. 70,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: spice-types
- Calico
- £2.50
- Calico quantity
- A non-heading lettuce with green, deeply lobed leaves with crinkled edges.
- Lettuce seeds
- Cancan
- £2.20
- Cancan quantity
- A Romanian tomato producing large, heart-shaped fruit that are delicious fresh or cooked.
  
  Fruit type: beefsteak
- Tomatoes – indeterminate (cordon)
- Captain Beefheart
- £2.50
- Captain Beefheart quantity
- An exciting chilli that yields lots of mildly-hot fruit on short trailing plants.
  
  Heat level: mild
  (approx. 3,500 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: spice-types
- Cardiff Queen
- £2.50
- Cardiff Queen quantity
- An eye-catching blocky pepper whose young fruit have a dark purple skin covering a green flesh, which then ripen to a red.
- Sweet pepper seeds
- Cardinal
- £2.50
- Cardinal quantity
- A high quality, very productive all-female, long fruited F1 cucumber. You can’t do better than this!
- Cucumber seeds
- Carmen
- £3.50
- Carmen quantity
- A single fruit measured at 2.2 million SHU made this variety the Guiness World Record holder until beaten by Pepper X. In our tests, the crop average heat level was 1.65 million SHU.
  
  Heat level: superhot
  (1,650,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: superhots
- Carolina Reaper
- £5.00
- Carolina Reaper quantity
- A productive mangetout pea with beautiful purple flowers and particularly large, edible pods.
  
  Mangetout pea / tall plants
- Pea seeds
- Carouby de Maussane
- £2.00
- Carouby de Maussane quantity
- A bushy, dependable chilli that produces plenty of medium heat fruit.
  
  Heat level: medium
  (approx. 20,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: spice-types
- Cayennetta
- £3.00
- Cayennetta quantity
- A sprawling, determinate tomato producing large yields of good tasting, small, plum-shaped fruit.
  
  Friut size: small, plum-shaped
- Tomatoes – blight resistant, Tomatoes – determinate (bush)
- Celano
- £2.50
- Celano quantity
- A bold, easy-to-grow carrot that produces uniform, wedge-shaped roots with strong tops. Performs well on heavier soils.
- Carrot seeds
- Chantenay Royal
- £2.00
- Chantenay Royal quantity
- A colourful chilli with yellowish green leaves and fruit that ripen from yellow to orange and finally red.
  
  Heat level: very hot
  (approx 60,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: spice-types
- Charleston Hot
- £2.00
- Charleston Hot quantity
- A bold cos lettuce that produces tall, dense heads and with leaves have a crisp, crunchy texture.
- Lettuce seeds
- Chatsworth
- £2.00
- Chatsworth quantity
- A traditional habanero from Ghana, whose small, very hot fruit are normally used green.
  
  Heat level: very hot
  (approx. 70,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: habaneros
- Cheeky
- £2.00
- Cheeky quantity
- A quick growing summer radish with round, red-skinned roots and a white, firm-textured flesh.
- Radish seeds
- Cherry Belle
- £2.20
- Cherry Belle quantity
- A valuable bush tomato that is compact and extremely early, so good for growing outdoors and in small spaces.
  
  Fruit type: very small, round
- Tomato seeds (all), Tomatoes – determinate (bush)
- Cherry Falls
- £2.50
- Cherry Falls quantity
- A Chinese cabbage that produces firm heads with a nicely blanched centre. Bolt resistant.
- Oriental leaves seeds
- Chinese Cabbage var. Yuki
- £2.20
- Chinese Cabbage var. Yuki quantity
- A mild-flavoured beetroot with beautiful concentric rings that alternate between red and white.
- Beetroot seeds
- Chioggia Barbietola
- £2.00
- Chioggia Barbietola quantity
- Bushy plants producing small, fruity-flavoured teardrop-shaped fruit on gracefully spreading branches.
  
  Heat level: hot
  (approx. 27,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: habaneros
- Chupetinho
- £2.00
- Chupetinho quantity
- Out of Stock
  
  A classic – but small – orange pumpkin with a perfect uniform shape.
- Pumpkin seeds, Winter squash and pumpkin seeds
- Cinnamon Girl pumpkin
- £2.50
- Read more
- A courgette that produces bulb-shaped fruit ideal for stuffing. Good for Turkish and Lebanese dishes.
- Courgette & marrow seeds
- Clarion
- £2.20
- Clarion quantity
- A high yielding, good tasting French bean with mauve flowers and round, green, stringless pods.
  
  Climbing growth habit
- French bean seeds
- Cobra
- £2.50
- Cobra quantity
- A red-fruited, indeterminate tomato with good blight resistance. Fruit are slightly flattened averaging about 45mm in diameter.
  
  Fruit type: cocktail
- Tomatoes – blight resistant, Tomatoes – indeterminate (cordon)
- Cocktail Crush
- £2.50
- Cocktail Crush quantity
- Reflecting their habanero background, the small, roundish fruit are very hot and aromatic.
  
  Heat level: very hot
  (approx. 77,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: habaneros
- Coffee Bean
- £2.00
- Coffee Bean quantity
- A good tasting, productive and early tomato that shows some blight resistance.
  
  Fruit type: small classic
- Tomato seeds (all), Tomatoes – blight resistant, Tomatoes – indeterminate (cordon)
- Consuelo
- £2.50
- Consuelo quantity
- A coriander variety that is considerably more bolt-resistant than all other coriander varieties we have trialled.
- Herb seeds
- Coriander var. Calypso
- £2.50
- Coriander var. Calypso quantity
- A variety that is full of flavour and seems to be more bolt-resistant than other coriander varieties.
- Herb seeds
- Coriander var. Santos
- £2.00
- Coriander var. Santos quantity
- A superb Italian sweet pepper producing high yields of delicious, elongated fruit.
- Sweet pepper seeds
- Corno de Toro Red
- £2.20
- Corno de Toro Red quantity
- A superb sweet pepper capable of producing very high yields of delicious fruit.
- Sweet pepper seeds
- Corno de Toro Yellow
- £2.20
- Corno de Toro Yellow quantity
- A climbing French bean producing good yields of tasty purple pods
  
  Climbing growth habit
- French bean seeds
- Cosse Violette
- £2.00
- Cosse Violette quantity
- Tall plants with frilly leaves coloured with a mix of purple and green.
- Kale seeds
- Cottagers Kale
- £2.20
- Cottagers Kale quantity
- An indeterminate classic tomato with very good blight resistance.
  
  Fruit size: classic
- Tomatoes – blight resistant, Tomatoes – indeterminate (cordon)
- Crimson Crush
- £2.50
- Crimson Crush quantity
- An eye-catching blocky pepper whose young fruit have a dark purple skin covering a green flesh, which then ripen to a red.
- Sweet pepper seeds
- Crispy
- £2.50
- Crispy quantity
- One of the best tasting, most useful winter squashes there is.
  
  Highly recommended.
- Winter squash and pumpkin seeds
- Crown Prince
- £2.00
- Crown Prince quantity
- An unusual outdoor cucumber that produces high yields of round, ivory-coloured fruit.
- Cucumber seeds
- Crystal Lemon
- £2.20
- Crystal Lemon quantity
- An early-maturing chilli producing good yields of medium heat, cone-shaped fruit.
  Approx. 20 seeds
  
  Heat level: medium
  (approx. 13,500 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: vegetable-types
- Cyklon
- £2.50
- Cyklon quantity
- Out of Stock
  
  A very hot cayenne that turns from green to red as it ripens.
  
  Heat level: very hot
  (approx. 55,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: spice-types
- Damian
- £2.20
- Read more
- Short, bushy plants producing masses of colourful fruit that grow upright above the foliage.
  
  Heat level: hot
  (approx. 50,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: spice-types
- Dawn
- £2.20
- Dawn quantity
- A high yielding courgette producing high yields of elongated green fruit.
- Courgette & marrow seeds
- Defender
- £2.50
- Defender quantity
- A high yielding, dwarf sugar snap pea producing masses of uniform, dark green, slender pods.
  
  Sugarsnap / dwarf plants
- Pea seeds
- Delikett
- £2.00
- Delikett quantity
- A bushy and very prolific chilli producing tiny, elongated, pointed fruit that are very hot when ripe.
  
  Heat level: very hot
  (approx. 194,000 SHU)
- Chilli seeds: spice-types
- Demon Red
- £2.20
- Demon Red quantity
- A fast growing, short-lived annual herb with attractive, feathery leaves.
- Herb seeds
- Dill var. Super Dukat
- £2.00
- Dill var. Super Dukat quantity

Broad beans seeds

Chicory and Endive seeds

Aubergine seeds

Beetroot seeds

Cabbage seeds

Calabrese seeds

Carrot seeds

Chard seeds

Chilli seeds (all)

Courgette & marrow seeds

Cucumber seeds

Edible flower seeds

Exotic and unusual vegetable seeds

Fennel seeds

French bean seeds

Herb seeds

Kale seeds

Kohlrabi seeds

Leek seeds

Lettuce seeds

Mustard seeds

Onions and shallot seeds

Oriental leaves seeds

Pea seeds

Physalis (tomatillo & ground cherry) seed

Pumpkin seeds

Radish seeds

Runner bean seeds

Spinach and chard seeds

Swede seeds

Sweet corn seeds

Sweet pepper seeds

Tomato seeds (all)

Turnip seeds

Winter squash and pumpkin seeds