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SEEDS FOR GROWING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES |
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WHEN TO SOW |
BUY IT NOW |
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| AMARANTH - Grain (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) |
Annual versatile plant. Leaves rich in vitamins and minerals. Low in oxalic acid. Eat in salads or cooked. Seeds are white, high in protein and can be popped. |
Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| AMARANTH - Leaf (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) |
Annual, grows to 1.5 metres. Leaves and stems used like spinach. High in protein, vitamins and minerals. |
Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| ARTICHOKE - Globe (Cynara scolymus) |
Grows to 1.5 metres, a prized delicacy. Use steamed, casseroles and preserves. Fast growing, likes rich, well drained soils. |
Sow Autumn, Winter, Spring. |
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| BEANS - Bush (Phaseolus vulgaris) |
Hawkesbury wonder - Popular old stringless variety, produces over a long period, green pods to 15cms long.
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Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| Redland pioneer - Long flat, stringless pods of good quality, old variety. |
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| Windsor long pod - Popular, pods flat 20cms long. Stringless when picked early. Seeds red. |
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| BEANS - Climbing (Phaseolus vulgaris) |
Epicure - Long, flat, green pods to 20cms. Stringless when young. Hardy and a strong grower.
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Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| Fredrico - Strong grower to 2 metres with green stringless pods. Good yields over a long period. |
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| Snake bean - Strong grower, yields 45cms long pods. Eat fresh or cooked. |
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| BOK CHOY - Chinese cabbage (Brassica species) |
Annual loose-leaf cabbage with lime green, succulent leaves and white, crunchy stems. Harvest large leaves over a long period. |
Sow Autumn - Spring. |
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| BEETROOT - Cylindra (Beta vulgaris) |
Smooth dark red root up to 20cms long. Tender, with sweet flavour. Use in salads, soups, cooked or preserved. |
Sow all year except very hot weather. |
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| BROAD BEAN - (Vicia faba) |
Coles dwarf prolific - Compact grower to 1 metre. Good cropper with 20cm pods.
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Sow Autumn - Winter.
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| Long pod - Hardy vegetable, annual to 1.5 metres high, producing large sized pods. Eaten fresh or cooked. |
Sow Autumn - Spring. |
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| BROCCOLI (Brassica oleracea) |
Rich in calcium, vitamins and minerals.
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Sow all year. |
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| Albert - Compact plant, dark green, large heads. |
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| Green sprouting - Popular variety producing over a long time. |
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| CAPSICUM (Capsicum annum) |
Popular Summer vegetable. High yielding, shrubby plants for warm, sunny position. Yield over a long period.
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Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| Californian wonder - Sweet fruit, cube shaped 10cm bell type, heavy producer. Use green or red. High in vitamin C. |
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| Jalapeno chilli - Popular variety, fruit red or green, hot, 8cm long, thick flesh. Original Mexican chillies. |
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| CARROT (Daucus carota) |
King west - Long succulent orange roots to 20cms or more. |
Sow all year. |
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| CELERY (Apium graveolens var dulce) |
Chinese (Brassica juncea) - Grows to 60cms, with large spicy flavoured leaves, 3-4cm wide midrib and tapered at the end. Midrib is crunchy, juicy and sweet. Can be eaten fresh or cooked.
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Sow Autumn - Spring |
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| Tendercrisp - Likes rich well drained soil and ample water. Green smooth stringless, very hardy. |
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| CHIA (Salvia rhyacophilia) |
Hardy annual to 1.5 metres, leaves used in salads, seeds for sprouts. Seeds rich in vitamins and protein, forage plant. Whole plant regarded as survival food. |
Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| CHRYSANTHEMUM - Edible (Chrysanthemum coronarium) |
Annual to 1.5 metres, very hardy, eat leaves raw or cooked. Attractive yellow flowers. |
Sow anytime. |
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| CORN (Zea mays) |
Jolly Roger - sweet - Heavy bearing variety, developed in Australia from Mexican selection. Very sweet, 100 days to maturity. |
Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| CUCUMBER - (Cucumis sativus) |
Crystal apple lemon - Very prolific variety. Crispy, sweet oval shaped fruit with white skin.
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Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| German pickling - Compact spreading vine, producing yellow tinged fruit, pick at 20cms. Juicy and crisp eaten fresh, pick at young stage for pickling |
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| Lebanese - Compact bush variety. Fruit picked at 20cms, green colour, good flavour, non-acid. For home gardens and commercial growers. |
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| EGGPLANT - Black beauty (Solanum melongena) |
Decorative annuals, attractive leaves and flowers. Fruit used in cooking. Large oval black fruit. |
Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| GOURD - (Lagenaria siceraria) |
Eaten like squash and zucchini when picked young. Many shaped fruits. Dried fruits can be decorated and used for bowls and musical instruments.
Large mixed - Vigorous vine with large white flowers. |
Sow Spring. |
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| LETTUCE - (Lactuca sativa) |
Cos Verdi - Open, upright hearting variety, crisp leaves with smooth edges, unique sweet taste. |
For cool / cold climates sow Spring - Autumn.
All other climates sow Autumn - Spring. |
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| Everlasting - Loose leaf type. Leaves are light green and dissected. |
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| Frilly pink - Non-hearting, open leaf type. Large green leaves with attractive pink edges. |
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| Green mignonette - Compact hearting variety, soft green leaves with sweet flavour. |
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| Italian - Loose leaf variety. Soft green, good sized dissected leaves. |
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| Purple oak - Purple tinged loose leaf with oak shaped leaves. |
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| Red oak leaf - Annual leafy green to 30cms, non-hearting. Leaves red tinged and dissected. |
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| Ricciolina da Taglio - Large loose leaf with deeply lobed curly green leaves. |
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| Side pick - Frilly green dissected leaves. Light green colour. Highly decorative loose leaf type. |
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| Red mignonette - Compact hearting variety. Soft red/brown leaves with a sweet flavour. |
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| LUFFA - (Luffa aegyptiaca) |
Train on trellis, large yellow flowers. Bathroom sponge and scrubber. Eat like marrow when young. |
Sow after frost. |
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| MESCLUN MIX - |
A mixture of leafy greens, including lettuce (green and red types), mizuna and pak choi. |
Sow anytime. |
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| OKRA - Clemson's spineless (Abelmoschus esculentus) |
Quick growing Summer vegetable, annual to 1 metre. Immature fruits eaten steamed and cooked - a real delicacy. |
Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| PAK CHOI - (Brassica parachinensis) |
Compact fast growing, loose leaf cabbage with thick, crisp succulent stalks. Leaves from a dense clump. Use fresh or in stir fries. |
Sow Autumn - Spring. |
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| PARSNIP - (Pastinaca sativa) |
Hardy root vegetable, likes cool weather, frost hardy. Long white pointed root. |
Sow Autumn - Winter. |
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| PEA - (Pisum sativum) |
Sweet and tasty winter vegetable, eat fresh or dried.
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Sow Autumn - Spring. |
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| Greenfeast - Very popular, early, bush variety, heavy crops of fine flavoured peas. Harvest peas when pod has rounded. |
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| Massey gem - Compact bush variety, disease resistant, abundant crop. Eat fresh and suitable for freezing. Delicious flavour. |
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| Sugar snap - Sweet edible green pods, bushy type, prolific bearer. Pick when pods have filled out. |
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| PUMPKIN - (Curcurbita species) |
Annual bushes or vines easily grown in rich well drained soil. Use in soups, pies and baking.
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Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| Baby blue - Compact bush variety, blue-grey skin, orange flesh, fruit to 15cm across. Popular dry pumpkin, good keeper. |
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| Golden nugget - Very compact bush, orange fruit matures in 3 months and weighs up to 1kg. Used in soup, baked or steamed. |
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| Gramma trombone - Popular old variety, fruit to 60cms long. Moist deep orange flesh with good flavour. |
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| Queensland blue - Popular variety, good keeper, orange flesh. |
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| Waltham butternut - Pear shaped fruit to 2kg with light orange skin. Small seed cavity at one end. Orange coloured flesh, dry and tasty. |
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| RADISH - (Raphanus sativus) |
French breakfast - Scarlet roots with white rounded tip to 8cms, mild flavour. |
Sow Autumn - Spring. |
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| RHUBARB - Sydney crimson (Rheum rhubarbarum) |
Hardy perennial to 50cms. Grown for stems. Strong red colour, excellent home garden variety and markets. Making of jams and pies. |
Sow Autumn - Spring. |
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| ROCKMELON - (Cucumis melo) |
Summer fruit with sweet edible flesh.
Hales best - Popular variety, sweet juicy orange flesh, delicious flavour, mildew resistant. |
Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| SHALLOTS - (Allium fistulosum) |
Perennial variety to 50cms, straight leaf with a good sized base. Ideal for salads and cooking. |
Sow Autumn - Spring. |
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| SILVERBEET - Fordhook (Beta vulgaris) |
Light green leaves to 60cms high, white stalks, popular variety. |
Sow Autumn - Spring. |
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| SQUASH - (Curcurbita pepo) |
Bush and trailing varieties eaten fresh, steamed or baked.
Table gem bush - Compact bush variety, green skin with sweet yellow flesh. Very tasty steamed or baked, blends with other vegetables. |
Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| TOMATO - (lycopersicon lycopersicum) |
Golden sunrise - Produces abundant crop, medium sized golden fruit to 5cm. Sweet flavour.
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Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| Grosse lisse - Popular home garden variety, large red staking type. |
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| Red cherry cocktail - Small red round fruit, ideal in salads. |
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| Red cherry currant - Vigorous bush, small red round fruit. Good flavour. Prolific producer over a long period. Great for garnishes. |
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| Roma - Bush variety, red pear shaped fruit. Eaten fresh, also for drying or bottling. |
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| Tommy toe - Excellent, produces bunched, bite-sized red fruit, good flavour. |
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| Yellow cherry currant - Vigorous bush, small yellow round fruit. Good flavour. Prolific producer over a long period. Great for garnishes. |
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| TURNIP - (Brassica rapa) |
Purple top - Fast growing ready in 60 days, best when young. Round purple top, white under, use fresh or cooked. |
Sow Autumn - Winter. |
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| ZUCCHINI - (Curcurbita pepo) |
Black - Early maturing, dark green, cylindrical fruit. Bush variety.
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Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| Golden - Bushy habit, producing cylindrical shaped golden fruits. 50 days to maturity. |
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SEEDS FOR GROWING HERBS AND SPICES |
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WHEN TO SOW |
BUY IT NOW |
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| BASIL - Sweet (Ocimum basilicum) |
Annual to 90 cm, popular culinary herb, companion for tomatoes and deters nematodes, use fresh or dried in salads and cooking. |
Sow Spring-Summer. |
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| CHAMOMILE - German (Matricaria chamomilla) |
Annual to 60cms, soft, fine foliage, producing masses of small daisy flowers. Popular herbal tea. |
Sow Autumn - Winter |
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CHIVES - Garlic (Allium tuberosum) |
Perennial to 90cms, flat green leaves, white flowers, onion and garlic flavour. Use fresh or in cooking. |
Sow anytime. |
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| CORIANDER - (Coriandrum sativum) |
Annual to 60cms, white flowers, leaves used in cooking and salads, seeds add flavour to baking. |
Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| DANDELION - (Taraxacum officinal) |
Hardy perennial to 45 cm. Leaves eaten fresh, steamed, high in vitamin A, minerals, roots - coffee substitute. |
Sow anytime. |
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| DILL - (Anethum graveolens) |
Annual to 90 cm. Feathery green-glaucous leaves and yellow flowers. Leaves used in salads and cooking, seeds in baking and flavouring. |
Sow Spring - Autumn. |
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| ECHINACEA - (Echinacea purpurea) |
Perennial to 50cms, large purple cone flowers in Summer. Very attractive in garden. Has medicinal properties, whole plant used. |
Sow Spring - Summer. |
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| EVENING PRIMROSE - (Oenothera biennis) |
Biennial to 1.5 metres. Large yellow flowers open in evening. Whole plant is edible, medicinal. |
Sow Autumn - Winter. |
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| FENNEL - Sweet (Foeniculum officinale) |
Attractive annual with feathery leaves. Use seeds, flowers and leaves in biscuits, cakes, cooking or fresh salads. Annual 1.5 metres, green leaves, yellow flowers. |
Sow all year. |
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| LEMON BALM - (Melissa ifficinalis) |
Perennial to 80cms, lemon scented, leaves used in salads, cooking and herbal teas. |
Sow all year. |
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| OREGANO - (Origanum vulgare) |
Perennial ground cover to 60cms, very hardy, pink flowers in Autumn. Aromatic foliage and flowers, used dry or fresh in cooked dishes, pizza, casseroles, tomato and meat. Can be grown in pots or garden, sunny spot. |
Sow Spring - Autumn. |
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| PARSLEY - Curled (Petroselinum crispum) |
Biennial to 90cms, compact curly foliage. Leaves used fresh or dried, high source of vitamins and minerals. |
Sow all year. |
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| PLANTAIN - Broadleaf (Plantago major) |
Perennial native of Europe. Use young leaves in salads, useful for bites and stings, also medicinal. |
Sow Spring - Autumn. |
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ROCKET - Salad (Eruca sativa)
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Annual to 80cms. Mild spicy leaves used in salads, garnishes. Very hardy, cold tolerant. |
Sow anytime for constant supply. |
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| SALAD BURNET - (Poterium sanguisorba) |
Perennial to 45cms, leaves used in salads and soups, nutty flavour. Attractive garden plant. |
Sow anytime. |
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