This website provides detailed information, both technical and instructional for the vegetable grower.
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We are holding an open day at our baby leaf/stir fry trial on Wednesday 8th Sept. The trial will include salad and oriental leaf plus cucurbits, legumes, peppers and tomatoes.
If you wish to come along please contact events@tozerseeds.com for further information.
Tozer Seeds have always conducted extensive trials for breeding and to review and develop the selections in our product range.
You can now find our schedule for the 2010 season here.
A new vegetable named 'Flower Sprout' a cross between a Brussels Sprout and a Kale, bred by Tozer Seeds, is due to hit the shelves of Marks and Spencer next week.
Flower Sprout, a brand new vegetable has finally hit the shelves after 10 years of development. Tozer's started making tentative crosses of Brussles sprout and kale varieties in 1995, development continued with the use of different coloured sprout and kale parent lines. Just one bi-coloured variety has been released so far, but other varieties in a range of colour forms and maturities will be available shortly.
Dr. Jamie Claxton from Tozers says "Most breeding is done to improve existing varieties, Tozer's independence means we have more flexibility in our breeding programmes, we can be more imaginative. We've become known for our ability to produce new, exciting, novel vegetables and Flower Sprout is no exception. Breeding a new variety can take over 10 years so it's a real sense of achievement when your product hits the market, I'm really excited about seeing Flower Sprout on the shelves"
The Flower Sprout, developed using traditional hybridization techniques has a Brussels Sprout-like plant habit, a tall stem with rosettes forming all the way up to a frilly-leaved top. Extremely winter hardy and with a similar cropping calendar to Sprouts the harvest window stretches from October to early March from mid-March sowings. The taste is milder and sweeter than a Brussels Sprout with a good texture, its an ideal winter vegetable and can be steamed, stir-fried or microwaved.
Several select growers are producing the new vegetable Flower Sprout , including Gloucestershire based grower W.R. Haines Ltd. Martin Haines commented "We are very excited to be producing this brand new vegetable, it tastes fantastic and we've had great reports from everyone who has tried it". Flower Sprout is supplied exclusively to Marks & Spencer via Manor Fresh Ltd.
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On Monday 25th January Marks and Spencer is launching a completely new vegetable.
The Flower Sprout is a new type of sprout which is open rather than closed and has an improved flavour.
This unique vegetable has been in development at Tozer for the past 10 years ago and we are very pleased that will now be available from a UK retailer.
Tozer Seeds will have a stand at the UK Brassica Growers Conference, which takes place on 19th January at the Lincs Showground.
David Rogers, John Rowntree and Sara Jennings will be in attendance
A new Production tab has been added to our Salad-Onion and Cauliflower range.
Our aim is to keep expanding on the details we already provide. Expect further updates for all our products.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our Customers, Friends & Suppliers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the team at Tozer Seeds.
The Tozer Iberica spinach trial in Spain is now ready and has been visited by many large Spinach growers. The trial contains a variety of new material much of which has resistance to race 11 mildew. The trial has been grown for us by Langmeads Espania, for more information please contact Manuel@tozerseeds.com
We plan to repeat the spinach trials at our Millwater Nursery in the UK during late spring 2010.
Tozer Seeds are pleased to announce the launch of their new American website, Tozer Seeds America.
Our fully interactive website has now gone live. Designed as a technical and informational resource for our American customer base to find and compare details of all of our varieties for this region.
For further details please visit their website:www.tozerseedsamerica.com
Tozer Seeds are proud to be sponsoring a local community initiative 'Grace and Flavour' based in the Horsley villages, a few miles from Tozer's base in Cobham, Surrey. Peter Dawson, MD of Tozers has been a resident of West Horsley for 25 years.
The community based project will encourage local residents to grow and eat more fresh vegetables and fruit. 10% of the food produced will be distributed free to vulnerable residents in the community, volunteers will all receive some produce which they have helped grow and excess produce will be sold to the community via local retail outlets.
This not-for-profit project is situated in an old walled garden on National Trust land adjacent to a nursing home. Tozer Seeds will be involved in giving agronomic advice to the head gardener, donations in kind of vegetable seeds and crop protection products from their Plant Solutions range and support as a commercial organization which assists in the acquisition of grants for the initiative. Tozers are delighted to be involved in such a project, especially one which encourages the growing and consumption of vegetables!
For details about 'Grace and Flavour' please visit their website:www.graceandflavour.org
Tozer Seeds are very pleased to announce that Roger Vickers has now joined the company.
Roger has many years experience within the seed industry and for the last 5 years he has been employed by Germain's Technology Group in various commercial and development roles. His role as Product and Key Account Manager will focus primarily on Parsnip and Celery, and will involve working closely with many of Tozer's largest customers.
Roger can be contacted on roger@tozerseeds.com or 0707795074318
Open day: Wednesday 14th October & Thursday 15th October
Location: Station Road (B1192), Kirton Holme, Boston, Lincs.
(400m along the road from Windy Ridge Farm, PE201TW)
Over 100 varieties of brassica products; including hybrid cabbage, hybrid purple sprouting broccoli, white sprouting broccoli, hybrid Brussels sprouts, hybrid cauliflowers.
Plus NEW from Tozers breeding: white stemmed pak choi and a range of speciality brassicas.
RSVP: events@tozerseeds.com If specialist growers require an individual tour please contact the office on Tel: 01932 862059.
Pumpkin & Squash Variety Trial
Open day: 7th October 2009
Location: Tozer Seeds,
Downside Bridge Road, Cobham,
Surrey. KT11 3EH
50+ varieties of pumpkins and 30+ varieties of winter squash on display.
New, novel and improved products including culinary and carving pumpkins, Tozer bred Butternut squash, speciality winter squash and more.
RSVP: events@tozerseeds.com
If specialist growers require an individual tour please contact the office on Tel: 01932 862059.
We will be hosting an Open Day at our Salad Leaf Trial on Tuesday 15th Sept at our Millwater Nursery in Surrey. The trial includes 200+ varieties of spinach, lettuce, chards and other baby leaf products many of them new. If you would like to come along please contact your local representative or email events@tozerseeds.com for further information.
New production, treatment and trial sections have been added to our sweetcorn range. As an information resource our aim is to keep expanding on the details we already provide. Expect further updates for all our products.
After 25 years service as Tozer's eastern counties representative Brian Lincoln retired on Friday 31st July. Brian was instrumental in introducing Tozer hybrid celery and parsnip into the UK market, and during his 25 years with the company had worked closely with most major growers in the country.
Previous to his Tozer career Brian had worked for Breeders Seeds and was UK sales manager for Royal Sluis, in total he has worked in the seed trade for over 40 years. He will sorely missed be by colleagues and customers alike. To view the gallery. Click Here
Our independently assessed Courgette trial in Cambridgeshire is currently being evaluated. If you would like to see the trial please contact your local representative or the Tozer Office.
The latest Tozer baby leaf trial will be ready during the last week of July. If you would like to visit the trial please contact your area representative or Tozer head office for further information.
A new full time position available; We are now accepting applications for a UK Regional Sales Specialist to cover the Eastern Counties.
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Managing Director Peter Dawson and Sales Director Steve Winterbottom both attended the 2009 International Seed Federation conference in Antalya, Turkey last week. The mood of the conference was upbeat, despite the current global economic situation. The conference was attended by 1,500 delegates and Peter and Steve were able to meet with nearly 100 Tozer suppliers and customers.
On Wed 6th May Tozer seeds, together with Trinity Growers held an open day to view and discuss the FT 3000 Cauliflower series. Trials of new material were seen plus commercial plots of FT 3007, FT3008, FT3014, FT3058, FT3018, FT3031, FT3042, FT3052, FT3059 and FT3061. Plans are underway for a FT3000 series trial in Lincolnshire next May.
Our fully updated and interactive website has now gone live. Designed as a technical and informational resource to find and compare details of all of our varieties. Regularly updated with trials results and new products.
Our 2008 early hybrid leek trials have been very successful with 4 varieties being taken forward to commercial trials. Trial results will be available soon so please visit the leek page to view new varieties available for trial.
Tozers have recently taken on their own trial ground in the Murcia area of Spain. We already have an extensive lettuce trial in progress, with our new leafy brassicas, cucurbits and other crops due for inspection throughout the summer months.
In early March several Tozer cauliflowers were on show at the Duchy trials in Cornwall, many of our 2000 series of hybrids were looking very promising, with good uniformity and deep white curds, ideal for facepack material.
