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Allium fistulosum A vigorous and hardy winter variety, this bunching onion has a 35cm long white stalk with 30cm long green leaves and all parts are edible. Excellent mild flavour. Frost tolerant. -
Cucurbita maxima ‘Just Another Pumpkin’! That’s the story of it’s name but the flavour is excellent and a very popular and reliable pumpkin used all over the world. -
Solanum lycopersicum L. An old Australian heirloom and favourite variety that produces lots of large, round red fruit and thrives in Victoria's summers though needs protection from the extreme days as all tomatoes do. Tall vigorous plant that will need staking to support abundant cropping. -
Pisum sativum Extreme climber up to 2.5 metres! Heavy yields of large podding pods with sweet non starchy peas inside. Old British heirloom from 1885. -
Cucurbita pepo This is a remarkable pumpkin? squash? whatever you'd like to call it. Large vine producing round green golden stripey fruit that ripens like most pumpkins, leaving them to mature on vine. Finally once opened there's the gift of sweet golden squash like flesh (great for soups) and delicious fresh pepita's which are so good for you. Plant needs lots of room and sun to prosper. -
Solanum lycopersicum L. Large indeterminate plant that produces bunches of 20-40 red small fruit 30-35mm. Flavour is mild and sweet and these a great to pick in bunches and roast together with herbs or add whole to salads. Compliments 'Yellow Currant' for a great salad mix. -
Cucurbita pepo Bright yellow cylindrical fruit makes this zucchini harder to camouflage behind the greenery. Looks beautiful as it develops and our experience it that it seems a little more tender than the darker zucchinis. -
Phaseolus vulgaris Flat 15cm long green ‘roma’ style beans falling and nearly touching the ground on good strong dwarf plants. Very tender like most Roma beans with excellent flavour. Also versatile as can be used either fresh or dried in soups or casseroles. -
Brassica oleracea Compact deep red cabbage bred for the cooler areas of America. Proving popular as sweet tender leaves good raw or steamed. One of the few open pollinated varieties so seed saving is recommended. Colours best if it is planted in Autumn or early Spring. -
Beta vulgaris The mix of colours make this chard a delight to grow and the kids will be encouraged to eat it. Sweet tender flavours the young leaves can be eaten in salads. -
Cucurbita pepo Delightful little fruits on compact plants these ‘golden’ squashes are best eaten young when they remain very tender, needing very little cooking. Great for small meals when they can be picked carefully as needed. -
Solanum lycopersicum L. This large tomato was first presented to us by John Grasso at one of our markets. He brought it with both hands saying 'they get bigger than this'. What I didn't realise was how sweet they were. Plant is tall indeterminate type and needs to be staked well especially considering the weight of the fruit! -
Vicia faba
A short broad bean plant with pods up to 30cm. Tripoli is grown for its delicate beans which grow 6-7 per pod. Great yields for this small plant which if protected from strong winds doesn’t need staking quite so dramatically. Very rare at present and in need of saving.
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Brassica oleracea Most beautiful colour contrasting with the green of leaves making it quite ornamental as growing. And truly delicious too. This one does not need lots of cheese sauce just a little steaming or even raw as its so tender. -
Cucumis sativus Lebanese style but thinner & with thinner skin yet again. Recommend grow on trellis for space saving. Excellent flavour & texture. -
Allium fistulosum Originating in France and Italy this sweet almost shallot style onion is planted in late winter/early spring for harvesting mid/late summer. For best results maintain water well and grow like most onions.
