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A
Acetaria: a discourse of sallets 10, 258
Achillea millefolium yarrow
acid soil 188
Aegopodium podograria see ground elder
Agastache foeniculum see anise hyssop
agretti see salsola
aïoli 264
alkaline soil 188
Allaria petiolata see garlic mustard
alleluia see wood sorrel
Allium spp.
A. ampeloprasum see garlic, elephant
A. cepa
A. c. Aggregatum Group see shallots
A. c. Proliferum Group see onion, Egyptian
A. fistulosum see onion, Welsh
A. sativum
A. s. var. ophioscorodon see garlic, hardneck
A. schoenoprasum see chives
A. tuberosum see chives, Chinese
A. ursinum see wild garlic
Althaea rosea see hollyhock
amara see Texsel greens
amaranth, leaf see leaf amaranth
Amaranthus spp. see leaf amaranth
American cress see land cress
Anchusa azurea see anchusa
Anethum graveolens see dill
anise hyssop 157
Anthriscus cerefolium see chervil
leaf 26
root 26
Apium graveolens
A. g. var. dulce see celery, self-blanching; celery, trench
A. g. var. rapaceum see celeriac
apothecary rose 160
apple mint 148
Arctium spp.
A. lappa see burdock
A. minus see burdock, lesser
Armoracia rusticana see horseradish
Artemisia dracunculus see Russian tarragon
artichoke
in salad 267
arugula see rocket
Asian greens see Oriental greens
Asian radish see radish, Asian
Asiatic lettuce see lettuce, stem
asparagus 233
asparagus chicory see chicory: Catalogna
asparagus lettuce see lettuce, stem
Atriplex hortensis see orache
Award of Merit seeds 192
azuki leaves 253
B
bagna cauda 264
Barbarea verna see land cress
barbe de Capucin see chicory, wild
Bartholomew, Mel 215
beans 114
sprouting 248
see also specific beans
bed design 175
bee balm see bergamot, sweet
beet, seakale see Swiss chard
beetroot 139
baby beet 139
novelty 139
Turkish beetroot salad with yogurt 267
belle isle see land cress
Bellis perennis see bellis daisy
bergamot, sweet 160
Beta vulgaris see beetroot
B. v. var. cicia see spinach, perpetual
biodegradable films 215
biological control of pests 228
bistort 166
bitter cress, hairy 164
‘Black Jack’ 185
blanching 245
celery 86
chicory 30
endive 38
leaves for salads 261
bok choy see pak choi
borage 157
Borago officinalis see borage
borecole see kale
Bradley, Richard 235
Brassica spp. 60
B. campestris Rapifera Group see root vegetables, hardy; turnip
B. carinata see Texsel greens
B. juncea see brassicas, flowering; mustard
B. napus see salad rape
B. nigra see mustard, black
B. oleracea
B. o. acephala Group see kale
B. o. capitata Group see cabbage
B. o. Gongylodes Group see kohl rabi
B. o. var. algoglabra see Chinese broccoli
B. rapa
B. r. Pekinensis Group see Chinese cabbage
B. r. Chinensis Group see pak choi
B. r. var. nipposinica see mibuna greens; mizuna
B. r. var. oleifera/utilis see rape, edible oil seed
B. r. var. parachinensis see choy sum
B. r. var. Perividis Group see komatsuna
B. r. var. rosularis see rosette pak choi
flowering 79
oriental 72
sprouting 248
broad beans 114, 115, 115, 161
broccoli, Chinese 81
brooklime see watercress
brushing seedlings 207
buckler-leaved sorrel see sorrel, French
bunching onion see onion, spring
Bunias orientalis see Turkish rocket
burdock 164
lesser 164
C
cabbage 62
Chinese 73
cultivation 63
diseases 65
flowering Chinese see rape, edible oil seed
‘mini’ 64
ornamental 68
palm see cavolo nero
pests 65
protection 218
red 65
round-headed 62
savoy 62
soil and site 63
sowing programme 64
spring 62
summer 231
varieties 64
cabbage root fly 65
calaloo see leaf amaranth
Calendula officinalis see pot marigold
canary creeper 11
Capsella rusticana see shepherd’s purse
Capsicum
C. annuum Grossum Group see sweet
pepper
C. frutescens see chili pepper
Capucin’s beard see chicory, wild
Cardamine spp.
C. hirsutus see bitter cress, hairy
C. pratensis see lady’s smock
carnation 159
carosello 106
baby 137
carrot, avocado and wakame seaweed salad 265
mixed with pak choi 233
novelty 138
varieties 138
cavolo nero 66
celeriac 89
rémoulade 265
celery 84
cultivation 85
cutting celery see celery, leaf
leaf celery 85
pests and diseases 85
soup celery see celery, leaf
trench 88
turnip-rooted see celeriac
celery fly 85
celery leaf miner 85
celery leaf spot 85
celery mustard see pak choi
cellars for blanching 247
celtuce see Lettuce: stem
Centranthus ruber see valerian, red
chard
silver see Swiss chard
with sour cream dressing 267
charts see growing charts
Chenopodium spp.
C. album see fat hen
C. giganteum see tree spinach
chequered film 217
Chevalier, Jamie 44
Belgian see chicory: ‘Witloof’
Catalogna 33
cultivation 29
forcing 247
‘Misuglio’ 29
types 27
varieties 32
with orange salad 265
with piquant mayonnaise 265
see also endive
in salad 267
Chinese broccoli 81
flowering see rape, edible oil seed
protection 218
Chinese chives 125, 126, 127, 245
Chinese leaves see Chinese cabbage
Chinese parsley see coriander
Chinese spinach see leaf amaranth
Chinese violet cress see February orchid
chitted seed 195
chop suey greens see chrysanthemum
greens
choy sum 79
chrysanthemum greens 50, 51, 159
Chrysanthemum spp.
C. coronarium see chrysanthemum greens
C. leucanthemum see ox-eye daisy
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium see saxifrage,
golden
Cichorium spp.
C. endivia see endive
C. intybus see chicory
cilantro see coriander
Cirsium palustre see marsh thistle
clary sage 160
claytonia see winter purslane
Claytonia perfoliata see winter purslane
climate 270
climbers 11
climbing vegetables, undercropping 233
cloche, mini- 199
colour in salad leaves 13
coloured film 217
compost 179
garden 183
for seeds 203
see also manure
containers 240
choice of 240
for cut and come again leaves 235
drainage 241
fertility and feeding 242
growing medium 241
for seeds 200
siting 241
size 240
sowing and planting 242
supports in 242
watering 242
what to grow 244
why use them? 240
couch grass 208
cover crops 186
cowslip 160
Crambe maritima see sea kale
Creative vegetable gardening 11
Chinese violet see February orchid
mustard and cress 58
see also field penny cress; garden cress; land cress; watercress
Crithmum maritimum see samphire, rock
crop protection 218
cropping plans 177
crudités 258
Cryptotaenia japonica see mitsuba
cuckoo flower see lady’s smock
cucumber 104
all female 105
in containers 107
dill-pickled 265
heirloom 106
Japanese 105
outdoor ridge 105
pests and diseases 107
plant raising 106
protection 218
soil and site 106
supports 107
types 105
varieties 108
Cucumis sativus see cucumber
Curcubita spp. see courgette/marrow/
squash/pumpkin
cut and come again leaves 9, 234
alfalfa 45
celery 86
chart 236
Chinese cabbage 73
in containers 244
corn salad 49
cultivating seedling crops 237
decorative patterns 239
endive 38
February orchid 47
iceplant 46
kale 67
komatsuna 76
land cress 51
mizuna 76
mustard 78
oriental 72
protection 218
regrowth in mature plants 239
rocket 52
salad rape 44
salsola 57
seeding crops 235
sorrel 57
spinach 39
summer purslane 48
where and when to sow seedlings 235
winter purslane 46
D
daikon see radish, Asian
daisy
ox-eye 164
Damask rose 160
damping down 219
dandelion 58, 59, 163, 167, 208
salad 265
Daucus carota see carrot
day length 270
Dianthus see carnation/pinks/sweet
William
dill-pickled cucumber 265
dinosaur kale see cavolo nero
Diplotaxis tenuifolia see wild rocket
Directions for the gardiner at Says Court 10
diseases 226
dock
broad-leaved 208
red-veined see sorrel, red-veined
double cropping 232
downy mildew 26
E
earthworms 179
edible flowers see flowers, edible; weeds;
wild plants
egg boxes for seed sowing 201
Egyptian onion see onion, Egyptian
elephant garlic 129
endive 36
cultivation 37
protection 218
sowing 37
types 37
varieties 38
Envirofleece 228
environmental friendly growing 226
equidistant spacing 230
Eruca versicaria subsp. sativa see rocket
evening primrose 165
F
F1 hybrid seeds 192
farmyard manure 180
fennel 151
fennel, avocado and pink grapefruit salad 265
Florence see Florence fennel
fenugreek 59
sprouting 253
ferric phosphate slug pellets 228
fertilier 180
liquid 185
field poppy 165
films
for crop covers 224
for mulching 215
for polytunnels 221
finocchio see Florence fennel
fish blood and bone 180
flageolets 114
chicory 27
Chinese chives 126
chrysanthemum greens 51
in containers 244
dandelion 58
gathering 156
flowers for mixed planting 233
Foeniculum vulgare dulce see Florence fennel
forcing
blanching in 246
Italian salad 266
with lemon and parmesan 266
French tarragon 155
frost protection 219
G
gai laan see Chinese broccoli
garden compost 183
garland chrysanthemum see chrysanthemum greens
garlic 128
hardneck 128
wild 162
garlic chives see chives, Chinese
garlic mustard 162
garlic rust 129
ginger mint 148
ginger and sesame salad 263
salad 266
Glebionis coronarium see garland
chrysanthemum
globe artichokes, in salad 267
gluts 178
grains, sprouting 248
green manures 186
green salad with lardons 267
greenhouse 218, 219, 220, 221, 226, 228, 229
blanching in 247
grey mould 26
growing charts
cut and come again leaves 236
sprouting seeds 249
year-round saladini 272
H
Halimione portulacoides see purslane, sea
Hamburg parsley 145
hanging baskets 244
hardiness 270
haricot beans 115
hay compost 181
Helianthus spp.
H. annuum see sunflower
H. tuberosus see Jerusalem artichoke
Henry Doubleday Research Association 14
herb patience 57
herba stella see buck’s horn plantain
herbs 148
in containers 244
storage 149
heritage seeds 9
hoeing 209
holiday watering 211
holy thistle 167
honewort, Japanese see mitsuba
hoof and horn fertilizer 180
horseradish 144, 144, 163, 164
Horticulture Research International 24
anise 157
I
with raspberry vinegar 266
Indian mustard 79
insect-proof nets 225
insecticidal soaps 228
guidelines 234
in-row 232
planting between rows and plants 232
sowing between rows and around plants 232
irrigation methods 212
Isatis tinctoria see woad
Italian French bean salad 266
J
Jack-by-the-hedge see garlic mustard
Jacob’s ladder 160
Japanese bunching onion see onion,
Oriental bunching
Japanese honewort see mitsuba
Japanese parsley see mitsuba
Japanese salsola see salsola, Japanese
K
kale 67
Chinese see Chinese broccoli
cultivation 67
fine-leaved 236
with ginger and sesame dressing 266
kale, avocado and orange salad 266
ornamental 68
sea kale see sea kale
varieties 67
Kenya beans 115
kidney beans see French beans
kyona see mizuna
L
Lactuca sativa see lettuce
lady’s smock 164
lamb’s lettuce see corn salad
lamb’s quarters see fat hen
Langley, Batty 10
Lavandula see lavender
lawn mowings 213
leaf beet 40
leaf celery 85
leaf lettuce 24
leaf mould 185
mild-flavoured 42
strong-flavoured 50
leeks 13
legumes 186
sprouting 248
lemon spinach see herb patience
lentils 253
Lepidum sativum see garden cress
for colour 25
colour arrangements 13
American Iceberg 20
‘Batavian’ 20
‘Iceberg’ 19
cultivation 21
for decoration 25
diseases 26
for flavour 25
gathering/cutting varieties see lettuce:
loose-leaf
Lollo 13
‘Marvel of Four Seasons’ 23
mulching 215
pests 26
seedling crops 24
semi-cos: ‘Little Gem’ 19, 21, 23, 25
sowing programme 22
types 19
undercropping with 233
varieties 24
watering 22
Levisticum officinale see lovage
lucerne see alfafa
Lycopersicon esculentum see tomato
M
mâche see corn salad
‘Magentaspreen’ see tree spinach
mangetout 113
manuring 179
marguerite see ox-eye daisy
marigold
French: Gem series 14, 15, 161
marjoram 152
pot 152
sweet/knotted 152
marrow 159
marsh samphire see glasswort
marsh thistle 165
mayonnaises 264
Medicago sativa see alfafa
medick, purple see alfafa
Melissa officinalis see lemon balm
Melothria scabra see cucamelon
Mentha spp. see mint
Mertensia maritima see oyster plant
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum see iceplant
methi see fenugreek
mezze 256
microgreens 254
mildews 121
see also specific mildews
milfoil see yarrow
milk thistle 167
Mina lobata see Ipomoea tricolor
miner’s lettuce see winter purslane
minutina see buck’s horn plantain
mitsuba 154
mixed planting 233
Monarda didyma see bergamot, sweet
month/seasons conversion chart 270
Montia perfoliata see winter purslane
mooli see radish, Japanese mooli
mountain spinach see orache
mulching 213
containers 242
covered crops 219
films 215
types of mulches 213
when and how to mulch 215
municipal waste 181
mushroom compost, spent 181
mustard 78, 80, 186, 236, 240, 254
black 58
common/Indian 79
giant-leaved 78
protection 218
mustard spinach see komatsuna
mustards for salads 262
Myrrhis odorata see sweet cicely
N
Napa cabbage see Chinese cabbage
Nasturtium officinale see watercress
nematodes 228
netting 228
nettle manure 185
New improvements of planting and gardening 235
New principles of gardening 10
nitrogen 179
O
Ocinum see basil
Oenothera spp. see evening primrose
oils 262
Okanijiki see salsola, Japanese
bulb 118
cultivation 119
soil and site 119
green 124
harvesting and storing 120
Japanese bunching see onion, Oriental bunching
Oriental bunching 124
pests and diseases 121
red 118
varieties 121
weeding and watering 120
onion fly 121
orache 43
organic control measures 228
organic gardening 14
for covered crops 219
types 213
organic seed 195
Oriental bunching onion see onion, Oriental bunching
protection 218
salad 266
Oriental saladini 81
origanum 152
Origanum
O. heracleoticum see marjoram, winter
O. majorana see marjoram, knotted
O. onites see marjoram, pot
O. vulgare ‘Aureum’ see marjoram, gold
see also origanum
Orychophragmus violaceus see February orchid
Oswego tea see bergamot, sweet
ox-eye daisy 164
Oxalis acetosella see wood sorrel
oyster plant 165
see also salsify
P
flowering see choy sum
protection 218
palm cabbage see cavolo nero
Papaver rhoeas see field poppy
broad-leaved 148
Chinese see coriander
curly 148
Hamburg 145
Japanese see mitsuba
parsnip 145
Pastinaca sativa see parsnip
peas 113
shoots 248
pelleted seeds 195
pepper cress see garden cress
pepper, sweet see sweet pepper
permeable black fabric 216
pests 226
under cover 219
Petroselinum crispum see parsley
P. c. var. tuberosum see Hamburg parsley
Phacelia tanacetifolia 186
Phaseolus spp.
P. coccineus see runner beans
P. vulgaris see French beans
phosphorus 179
pickling 260
pigeon manure 181
pineapple mint 148
pineapple sage 160
pinks 159
Pisum sativus see peas
Plantago coronopus see buck’s horn plantain
plantain, buck’s horn 166, 236
through film 216
Polemonium caeruleum see Jacob’s ladder
Polygonum spp.
P. bistort see bistort
P. persicaria see redshank
polypropylene films 215
perforated 224
blanching in 247
poppy
field 165
red-horned 165
Portulaca oleracea see summer purslane
pot strips, fibre 201
potassium 179
potassium bicarbonate 228
in containers 142
cultivation 142
salad varieties 141
varieties 143
potherb mustard see mizuna
pots for seed sowing 201
potting bench 191
potting compost 203
poultry manure 181
powdery mildew 108
primed seed 195
primrose 160
Primula spp.
P. veris see cowslip
P. vulgaris see primrose
propagators 203
uses for 218
pumpkin 159
purple medick see alfafa
purslane
sea 165
summer see summer purslane
winter see winter purslane
pyrethrum 228
Pyrola minor see wintergreen, common
R
rabbit manure 181
baby leaf 135
cultivation 134
harvesting seed 192
seedlings 135
soil and site 133
storage 135
types 133
varieties 136
ramsons see wild garlic
rape, salad see salad rape
Raphanus sativus see radish
raripila mint 148
Recipes 262
dressings 262
salads 265
recycled waste 181
red leg see redshank
red orache see orache, red
red spider mite 108
redshank 166
rock samphire 165
Turkish 54
root flies 229
root vegetables 130
in containers 244
hardy 144
Rosa spp. see rose
roscano see salsola
rose 160
wild 158
rots 121
Rumex spp.
R. acetosa subsp. vineatus see sorrel,
red-leaved
R. obtusifolius 208
R. sanguineus var. sanguineus see sorrel,
red-veined
R. scutatus see sorrel, French
R. x patienta see herb patience
S
salad dressings 263
aïoli 264
bagna cauda 264
blue cheese 264
ginger and sesame 263
mayonnsaises 263
rémoulade 264
sauce ravigote 263
sauce verte 263
skordalia 264
sour cream 264
tahini 264
vinaigrettes 263
yogurt 264
salad making 256
blanching 261
cleaning and drying leaves 261
composé salads 260
gathering ingredients 261
hot dressing and hot salads 260
keeping salads fresh 261
mixed salads 259
recipes 262
saladini 259
simple 258
stir-frying 261
salad onion see onion, spring
salad techniques 230
Salicornia europaea see glasswort
Salsola spp.
S. komariva see salsola, Japanese
saltwort see salsola
Salvia spp. see sage
samphire
marsh/sea see glasswort
rock 165
Satureja spp.
S. hortensis see summer savory
S. montana see winter savory
sauce ravigote 263
sauce verte 263
savory
summer 155
saxifrage, golden 164
scallion see onion, spring
sea purslane 165
sea samphire see glasswort
seakale beet see Swiss chard
seasons 270
seasons/month conversion chart 270
seaweed, organic matter source 181, 184
liquid 185
Sedum reflexum see stonecrop, reflexed
seed tray 201
seedlings
crops from 231
needs 205
stroking/brushing 207
see also cut and come again leaves
seed 191
broadcasting 198
buying 191
collection 9
under fleece/film 199
forms 195
harvesting 192
heritage 9
how to sow 197
in containers 203
large 199
multi-sowing 205
saving 192
seed bank 9
sowing
for good crops 226
lettuce 21
staggering crops 178
sprouting 248
with ginger and sesame dressing 266
storing 191
tapes 195
tapes/sheets/mats 195
when to sow 196
where to sow 195
sewage sludge compost 181
shelter 172
shokassai see February orchid
shungiku see chrysanthemum greens
signet marigold see marigold, French
silver chard see Swiss chard
Silybum marianum see thistle, milk/holy
Sinapsis alba see mustard, white
Sinclair Rohde, Eleanour 149
skordalia 264
slugs 26, 65, 85, 108, 228, 229
smallage see wild celery
Smyrnium olusatrum see alexanders
society garlic see garlic, society
acidity 188
fertility 179
incorporating manure into 186
‘sickness’ in greenhouse 220
Solanum tuberosum see potato
Sonchus
S. arvensis see thistle, sow: perennial
S. asper see thistle, sow: prickly
S. oleraceus see thistle, sow: smooth
red-leaved 57
wood 165
soup celery see celery, leaf
sour cream dressing 264
sow thistle see thistle, sow
sowing compost 203
sowing containers 200
space-saving systems 230
spacing crops as a tool 230
spent mushroom compost 181
Spinacea oleracea see spinach
Chinese see leaf amaranth
cultivation 39
lemon see herb patience
‘Magentaspreen’ see tree spinach
mountain see orache
sowing programme 40
tree see tree spinach
varieties 40
spring beauty see winter purslane
spring onion see onion, spring
Stachys affinis see Chinese artichoke
staggering crops 178
stalks 82
Stellaria media see chickweed
stems and stalks 82
stir-frying 261
stonecrop, reflexed 167
straw compost 181
stroking seedlings 207
sugar peas 113
and flowers in salad 266
summer savory 155
sunflower 159
supports 97
sweet corn 15
sweet fennel see Florence fennel
sweet pepper 109
bell 109
bonnet 109
cultivation 109
marinated 267
pests and diseases 110
plant raising 110
protection 218
varieties 110
sweet William 159
sweetcorn 232
Sylvetta see wild rocket
Symphytum x uplandicum see comfrey
T
ta tsoi see rosette pak choi
Tagetes see marigold, French
tah tsai see rosette pak choi
tahini 264
Taraxacum officinale see dandelion
tarragon
French 155
thinning 200
thistle
marsh 165
milk/holy 167
sow, perennial 167
prickly 163
smooth 163
Thlaspi arvense see field penny cress
Thymus spp. see thyme
blight-resistance 103
cultivation 101
in containers 102
cultivation 99
indoor 101
outdoor 100
dwarf 98
cultivation 101
varieties 103
flavour 98
growth habit 97
heirloom 103
oxheart 97
pests and diseases 103
plant raising 100
plum, Italian 96
protection 172
soil and site 99
tall (indeterminate) 97
cultivation 100
types 97
varieties 103
‘top cropping’ 232
Tragopogon porrifolius see salsify
tree onion see Egyptian onion
tree spinach ‘Magentaspreen’ 44
trench celery 88
trench drains 171
Trigonella foenum-graecum see fenugreek
Tropaeolum spp.
T. majus see nasturtium
T. peregrinum see canary creeper
Tulbhaghia violacea see garlic, society
Turkish beetroot salad with yogurt 267
Turkish rocket 54
turnip 140
turnip-rooted celery see celeriac
Tuscan kale see cavolo nero
U
undercropping 232
upland cress see land cress
V
valerian, red 164
Valerianella lucusta see corn salad
varieties of salad plants 14
see also specific salad plants
vegetable oils as pesticide 228
vegetables
in containers 244
storage 228
see also leafy salad plants
ventilation of covered crops 219, 221, 223
Verey, Rosemary 233
Veronica beccabunga 165
Vicia faba see broad beans
vinaigrettes 263
vinegars 262
Viola odorata see violet, sweet
violet, sweet 161
viper’s grass see scorzonera
W
water conservation 210
water supply 171
wild 165
covered crops 219
equipment 212
weeding 208
weeds, edible 162
Welsh onion see onion, Welsh
wild celery 164
wild garlic 162
wild plants, edible 162
wild rocket 52
wild salad plants 9
windbreaks 172
winter cress see land cress
Winter Potager 11
winter purslane 9, 13, 45, 218, 236
wintergreen, common 166
woad 165
wood derivatives as mulches 213
wood sorrel 165
worm compost 185
Y
yucca 161
Z
Zehneria scabra see cucamelon