Tuckers Seeds

So Christmas is behind us for another year, and 2016 is just around the corner! Thank you to all of our customers for your valued custom this year. We hope you have an enjoyable time however you are spending New Years Eve, and wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year!

Just in case you hadn't heard, it's Christmas Eve! We are lucky enough to have a half day here, so we'll be closed from 1pm, and will open again on 29th December. All of us at Tuckers Seeds would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas (easy on the sprouts mind!)

Another web exclusive, this time, Stereo Broad Bean. Stereo is a small podded type containing about 5 quality and flavoursome beans. (We'll spare you the broad bean joke this week). http://www.tuckers-countrystores.com/pk-b ean-broad-stereo/

Organic Cinnamon Basil, a lovely variety which as it's name suggests has an aromatic scent, reminiscent of cinnamon. New for 2016, these are now available online, and in our Ashburton shop! http://www.tuckers-countrystores.com/pk-b asil-cinnamon-org…/

We are also pleased to offer another web exclusive - Arax Pak Choi which has intense red coloured leaves. http://www.tuckers-countrystores.com/pk-p ak-arax/

Tiny cucumber or cute watermelon look-a-like? We can't decide here but do agree that a Cucamelon wouldn't look out of place speared with a toothpick and popped into a Martini :) Another exclusive to our website, Cucamelon produces grape sized fruits which taste like cucumber, with a hint of lime! http://www.tuckers-countrystores.com/pk-c ucumber-cucamelon/

**Bad joke alert* Why did the carrot win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field!! - We did warn you! On a carrot related note, we are pleased to offer a new variety; Purple Sun F1 Hybrid. A purple Nante's type, which doesn't lose its colour when cooked, and is sweet when eaten raw! Exclusive to our website via: http://www.tuckers-countrystores.com/pk-c arrot-purple-sun-…/

We have some exciting new additions to our 2016 range, exclusive to our website, coming over the next few days :)

Last posting dates before Christmas! .Perishable items via Royal Mail - 17th December .Seed orders via Royal Mail & UK Mail - 21st December (Normal posting resumes 4th January 2016)
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Congratulations to Ulrich Loening who has won this months photo competition, with these lovely pictures of Patriot Cauliflower. A £5 gift voucher will be on it's way :) If you'd like to enter next months photo competition, simply send in a photo of produce grown from Tuckers Seeds to seeds@edwintucker.com, and you'll be in with a chance!

Our 2016 catalogue will be ready to be posted out soon. Here's a sneak preview of the cover! If you're not already on the mailing list please e-mail seeds@edwintucker.com or call 01364 652233 and we'll add you to the list :)

Many thanks to Dr Loening for sending in these excellent pictures of Patriot Cauliflower. Dr Loening said: "Seed was sown in East Lothian, Scotland, outside in mid-May 2014 and seedlings planted out end of June to early July. The crop was at its best after other varieties of winter hardy cauliflowers, end of May into June. These are three out of a row of 8." These photos have gone into our September photo competition, with the winner being drawn at the end of the month. If you have any produce grown from Tuckers Seeds - send in your pictures of them for your chance to win!!

Our price list for Autumn 2015 garlic, onions and shallots is now available; and we have some exciting new additions! If you would like a copy, simply request one by e-mailing: seeds@edwintucker.com

Its Friday for us here at Tuckers Seeds! We'll be closed on Good Friday, (over the weekend as usual), and Easter Monday, opening again on Tuesday 7th April. If you have any questions during that time, e-mail seeds@edwintucker.com or leave a message on 01364 652233, and we will get back to you as soon as we can on Tuesday. All of us at Tuckers Seeds hope you enjoy the bank holiday weekend whatever you may be doing! :)

With the Easter break approaching, now is probably a good time to tell you that our last day for posting heavy items via UK Mail is tomorrow (1st April), and Royal Mail will be 2nd April. All will return to 'normal' on 7th April :)

For people who have already registered, information on this years Tuckers Testers has been e-mailed/posted out over the last week. If you haven't registered and would be interested in becoming a Tuckers Tester, please e-mail seeds@edwintucker.com with your name and address, and we will send you the relevant information. Alternatively, you can call us on 01364 652233.

Tim at Westbank Friends has sent in some great photos of produce grown from end of season seed that we recently donated. He says: "These seeds proved an enormous help to us. Staff members took some and propagated them for us and returned the seedlings; young people from Ellen Tinkham Special School, Exeter and Oakwood Court, Dawlish (a college for students with learning and behavioural difficulties) have helped in the general maintenance and development of the allotment; children from the after school club developed their own key-hole garden. And all with the seeds provided by Tuckers. Thank you for that."

Congratulations to Fen Marshall, who is December's winner of our monthly photo competition, with a lovely photo of Toledo leek. A £5.00 voucher will be on its way to him very soon! To be in with a chance of winning this month, simply send in a picture of produce grown from Tuckers Seeds! T's&C's apply.