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Growing in the greenhouse means you can really extend your range of crops, and as well vegetable you could try fruit such as melons.

Capsicum annuum Grossum Group, Sweet peppers
 Latin name:Capsicum annuum Grossum Group
 Common name:Sweet peppers
 Type of plant:Annual
 Hardiness:Tender
 Flower colour:White
 Leaf colour:Mid-green
 Height and spread:75cm x 45cm to 60cm (2.5ft x 1.5ft to 2f)
 Description:
Its still quite unusual to see sweet peppers growing in a greenhouse. Good cultivars include ‘Mowhawk’, ‘Bell Boy’ and ‘Ace’F1. Once harvested peppers will store for a couple of weeks.


Cucumis sativus, Greenhouse Cucumber
 Latin name:Cucumis sativus
 Common name:Greenhouse Cucumber
 Type of plant:Annual
 Hardiness:Tender
 Flower colour:Yellow
 Leaf colour:Mid-green
 Height and spread:1m to 3m x 40cm to 60cm (3.3ft to 9.8ft x 1.3ft to 2ft)
 Description:
An annual trailing plant that can be trained to grow vertically. Plant the all-female types, so you don’t get bitter fruit. Good cultivars include ‘Palermo’ ‘Diana’ and ‘Pepita’ .


Lycopersicon esculentum, Tomato
 Latin name:Lycopersicon esculentum
 Common name:Tomato
 Type of plant:Annual
 Hardiness:Tender
 Flower colour:Yellow
 Leaf colour:Mid-green
 Height and spread:90cm to 250cm x 30cm to 60cm (3ft to 8.2ft x 1ft to 2ft)
 Description:
Tomatoes come in all sorts of sizes – cherry, beefsteak, plum – and all sorts of colours – red, orange, yellow, green, striped, so you’re spoiled for choice. Some of the best cordon cultivars to grow inside are ‘Gardener’s Delight’, ‘Mirabelle’ and ‘Dombito’.


Solanum melongena, Aubergine
 Latin name:Solanum melongena
 Common name:Aubergine
 Type of plant:Annual
 Hardiness:Tender
 Flower colour:Pink
 Leaf colour:Mid-green
 Height and spread:60cm to 70cm x 25cm (2ft to 2.3ft x 10in)
 Description:
Aubergines are a very ornamental vegetable as well as being great to eat. The ‘traditional’ colour is deep purple – try ‘Black Beauty’ or ‘Black Bell. ‘Easter Egg’ is white, and there are even scarlet cultivars on the market now.


Capsicum annuum Longum Group, Chilli Pepper
 Latin name:Capsicum annuum Longum Group
 Common name:Chilli Pepper
 Type of plant:Annual
 Hardiness:Tender
 Flower colour:White
 Leaf colour:Dark green
 Height and spread:150cm x 45cm (5ft x 1.5ft)
 Description:
To add a bit of heat to your cooking, try chilli peppers, which produce yellow, orange and red fruits. Good cultivars are ‘Apache’ and ‘Red Chilli’. For even more heat, go for and hot peppers (Capsicum frutescens) – try ‘Cayenne Long Slim’ or ‘Super Cayenne’ F1.



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