Elsoms is the UK’s leading supplier of quality vegetable seed. We offer an impressive range of varieties from our own and our partners’ breeding programmes.
Brassicas
We are delighted to offer the superb range of brassicas from Bejo Zaden, leaders in biennial crop breeding. At Elsoms, we have our own breeding programmes for spring cabbage, sprouting broccoli, and hybrid swede, reflecting a passion for breeding traditional 'British' vegetable crops. We are always looking to improve brassica crops. The catalogue shows a selection of the portfolio and the range is continually reviewed. Contact us for more information.
Select a variety category:
- Borecole
- Broccoli
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cabbage (pointed headed)
- Cauliflower
- Cauliflower Autumn/Winter
- Cauliflower Winter
- Kohlrabi
- Red Cabbage
- Savoy Cabbage
- Swede
- White Cabbage
- Winter Cabbage
- Spring Green
- Sprouting Broccoli
- Turnips
Baby
Bunching
Field Storage
Fresh Market
New
Organic
Processing
SnackSprouting Broccoli
Claret
First hybrid-sprouting broccoli, bred by Elsoms. Very good quality and uniformity. Large vigorous plant producing heavy yields of quality spears.
Claret
- Suitable For Retail, Market
- Harvest Start April to May
- Planting Dates July to August
- Growing Days 260
Burbank
Our first white/gold hybrid, producing a strong, vigorous plant with a high yield of succulent spears.
Burbank
- Suitable For Retail, Market
- Harvest Start April
- Planting Dates July to August
- Growing Days 250
Mendocino
Very uniform hybrid producing good yields of excellent quality spears. Follows Santee and Rioja giving consistently high quality in this 'early maincrop' period.
Mendocino
- Suitable For Retail, Market
- Harvest Start April to May
- Planting Dates July to August
- Growing Days 250
Burgundy
A high quality, single head type, summer PSB with very large yields
Burgundy
- Suitable For Retail, Fresh Market
- Harvest Start June to November
- Planting Dates April to August
- Growing Days 70
Santee
The market leader for summer and autumn harvest. A beautiful, bushy plant which is suited to multiple harvesting from June to early November. Can also be used in the spring.
Santee
- Suitable For Retail, Market
- Harvest Start June - December
- Planting Dates April to August
- Growing Days 90 - 110
Bonarda
Late maturing with good deep purple spears. Strong yielding late variety.
Bonarda
- Suitable For Retail, Market
- Harvest Start April to May
- Planting Dates July to August
- Growing Days 270
Rioja
One of our most recent introductions, Rioja has a very vigorous habit which is suited to early spring harvests.
Rioja
- Suitable For Retail, Market
- Harvest Start April to May
- Planting Dates July to August
- Growing Days 230