Premier Seeds/Charles Dowding

Premier Seeds are collaborating with Charles Dowding to sell monthly seed collections, based on CD's recommendations for each month's sowing.
There are 8 collections as some months are paired  and some unfortunate months have no recommended sowings. 
If you bought all of them, it would cost a few pence less than £129.

https://premierseedsdirect.com/?post_typ...es+dowding

A good idea for anyone  who's unsure about what to sow when - and you don't have to buy the Collections, just use the contents list and choose what you like to grow. 
For example, January/February is one collection, with 9 packets of seeds. (£12.99) :-
Artichoke – Gros Vert De Laon (80 seeds)
 Asparagus – Mary Washington (150 seeds)
 Aubergine – Long Purple (2gm)
 Broad Bean – Aquadulce Claudia (75gm)
 Hot Pepper – Lemon Drop (20 seeds)
Sweet Pepper – Tangerine Dream (20 seeds)
 Sweet Pepper – Asti Yellow (50 seeds)
 Pea – Maple Leaf (40gm)
 Spinach – Medania (6gm)


No point me buying this as I don't want to grow peppers, aubergines, artichokes and asparagus, but I could sown Broad beans, peas and spinach. That's £12.99 I've saved myself.

March seeds- the biggest collection (£22.99)
• Broad Bean – Masterpiece Green (75gm)
• Beetroot – Boltardy (500 seeds)
• Broccoli – Green Sprouting (1000 seeds)
• Cabbage – Caraflex F1 (30 seeds)
• Carrot – Amsterdam Forcing Early (4gm)
• Cauliflower – Igloo (3gm)
• Celeriac – Giant Prague (2.5gm)
• Lettuce – Charles’ Mix (5gm)
• Melon – Malaga F1 (20 seeds)
• Onion – Sturon (4gm)
• Pea – Sugar Bon (250 seeds)
• Radish – French Breakfast 2 (10gm)
• Spring Onion – White Lisbon (5gm)
• Spinach – Helios F1 (7gm)
• Tomato – Sakura F1 (10 seeds)
• Turnip – Tokyo Cross F1 (500 seeds)

April - £17.99

• Carrot – Tendersweet (4gm)
• Celery – Golden Self Blanching (2gm)
• Swiss Chard – Rainbow Mix (8gm)
• Courgette – Cocozelle (30 seeds)
• Cucumber – Carmen F1 (5 seeds)
• Leek – Jolant (50 seeds)
• Marigold – Legion D’Onore (1000 seeds)
• Melon – Temptation (80 seeds)
• Pea – Rondo (250 seeds)
• Squash – Uchiki Kuri (40 seeds)
• Sweetcorn – Earlibird F1 (70 seeds)
• Tomato – Crimson Crush F1 (10 seeds)
• Watermelon – Crimson Sweet (60 seeds)

May - £17.99

• French Bean – Slenderette (150 seeds)
• Climbing Bean – Kentucky Wonder (125 seeds)
• Beetroot – Burpees Golden (300 seeds)
• Brussel Sprout – Trafalgar F1 (30 seeds)
• Cabbage – Rococo F1 (50 seeds)
• Carrot – Sweet Candle F1 (220 seeds)
• Cucumber – La Diva F1 (30 seeds)
• Kale – Black Tuscan (4.5gm)
• Leek – D’Inverno (5.5gm)
• Lettuce – Maravilla (1gm)
• Parsnip – Gladiator F1 (350 seeds)
• Swede – American Purple Top (3000 seeds)

June £17.99

• Beetroot – Robuschka (4gm)
• Broccoli – Stromboli F1 (50 seeds)
• Broccoli – Claret F1 (50 seeds)
• Cabbage – Elisa F1 (30 seeds)
• Carrot – Berlicum (4gm)
• Cauliflower – White Excel F1 (30 seeds)
• Celery – Victoria F1 (60 seeds)
• Lettuce – Gourmet Mix (1500 seeds)
• Pea – Terrain (75gm)
• Spring Onion – White Lisbon (5gm)

July £12.99

• Broccoli – Rudolph (100 seeds)
• Cabbage – Savoy Vertus (2.5gm)
• Cabbage – Wong Bok (4gm)
• Cauliflower – Romanesco (4.5gm)
• Swiss Chard – Orange Glory (4gm)
• Chicory – Radicchio 506TT (3gm)
• Chicory – Treviso 206TT (5gm)
• Fennel – Florence (4gm)
• Kale – Red Russian (4.5gm)

August £12.99

• Cabbage – Durham Early (10gm)
• Chervil (5gm)
• Coriander (750 seeds)
• Dill (3000 seeds)
• Endive – Fine Maraichere (1gm)
• Mustard – Tatsoi & Tatsoi Red Mix (5gm)
• Onion – Lisbon Winter Hardy (5gm)
• Radish – Daikon F1 (500 seeds)
• Spinach – Matador (700 seeds)

Sept -October £12.99

• Broad Bean – Aquadulce Claudia (75gm)
• Corn Salad (800 seeds)
• Claytonia – Winter Purslane (1.5gm)
• Green Manure – Sinapis Alba (100gm)
• Radish – French Breakfast 2 (10gm)
• Rocket – Cultivated (6000 seeds)
• Rocket – Wild (2.1gm)
• Salad – Greenhouse Mix (5gm)

Noticed the prices at Premier Seeds have been creeping up since they changed ownership in 2023. Some of it will be due to inflation etc. of course, but some of those packets would have cost 99p a few years ago and are now £1.29.

Noticed the prices at Premier Seeds have been creeping up since they changed ownership in 2023. Some of it will be due to inflation etc. of course, but some of those packets would have cost 99p a few years ago and are now £1.29.

Agreed. They used to be my go to seed supplier. Now I shop around since they were bought out.