-
Daucus carota One of few truly purple carrots right to core without being a hybrid. Open pollinated so please give seed saving a try. Long and slender sweet and high in antioxidants just that bit more than the usual orange. Like all carrots plant Spring to Summer in warm soils. -
Daucus carota A good low maintenance carrot for those with little time and shallow soil. Picked and eaten whole they make up in flavour what you miss out on in size. Create shallow furrow. Thinly spread seed, water and thin out sparingly. These little carrots will make their own room. -
Out of stock
Daucus carota Lovely violet red skin with yellow orange interior. Very sweet with slight spicy edge. Origins from America’s organic movement. Very popular eaten raw or slightly steamed. Over cooking looses flavour, colour and goodness of most carrots. -
Daucus carota 15cm or longer with red-orange colour, crisp sweet flavour and stores well. Known as a great juicing carrot and suggested tolerant of warm summers. -
Out of stock
Daucus carota Golden yellow colour with an even sweeter flavour than most orange carrots. Origins from the Middle East and first recorded around the 14th Century. Moist and crunchy best eaten raw or slightly steamed and will retain its colour.
-
Nepeta cataria Growing to 100cm the soft green leaves with coarse-toothed edges have a slightly mint smell and is related. The flowers are thick, showy and great bee attractants. Catnip is seriously lovely by cats who rub against it enthusiastically. Has a long history of medicinal uses in the form of tea, juice, tinctures and poultices. -
Brassica oleracea Delicious Italian heirloom with bright apple green heads that are sweet enough to eat raw. Vigorous attractive plant. -
Out of stock
Brassica oleracea A rare combination of cauliflower colours that will all taste delicious yet with subtle differences. -
Brassica oleracea Heirloom variety with reasonably large heads and early harvest 60-70 days. Good crisp texture and considered ‘self blanching’. As with most cauli’s cover forming head ‘enveloping’ with own leaves protecting from sun or frost till head fully formed. -
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. -
Apium graveolens Also called turnip-rooted celery. Grown for its large bulbous root which has a delicious creamy celery flavour. Often found growing wild in parts of Europe and recognizable by its celery stalks. It is an excellent addition to soups, salads or German style dishes. -
Out of stock
Apium graveolens var. secalinum Side picking celery more like Italian Parsley in look but definitely celery in flavour. Great if you can’t be bothered with all the fuss of blanching celery plants. Plant all year round in trays and transplant when no frosts. -
Apium graveolens var. dulce Soft pink base with slight hue up the stem. Lovely flavour with all the crispness and nutrition of all celery plants. Looks great in the garden especially grown with the pale golden ‘self blanching’. -
Lactuca sativa var. asparagine Also known as asparagus lettuce or celery lettuce amongst other things as this one is often grown for its thick stem which has a unique sweet flavour and is used after side picking the tender leaves. Note the leaves can be steamed and better grown in semi shade when hot to guarantee softer leaves for salads. -
Matricaria recutita Daisylike flowers on this erect annual with green feathery leaves, looks great in any cottage garden. Chamomile flowers are used for a medicinal tea known amongst many things as a calmative and soothing on the stomach. Very fine dust like seeds can be broadcast in the garden or carefully planted on seed trays from Sept onwards when soil is warm. Seeds need light to germinate so sow on surface and water well. -
Anthriscus cerefolium Also known as French parsley a delicate fern like annual with mild slightly anise/parsley flavour made well known by the French. Part of the ‘Fine Herbs’ along with Tarragon, Chives and Parsley. Plant Autumn to early Spring in cooler months. -
Capsicum annuum Mild to medium-hot chilli from New Mexico 14cm in length, 5cm wide tapering to a point and is green turning red. Anaheim is eaten fresh or dried for later use and is also considered excellent for stuffing. One of the milder chilli's and with great flavour. -
Capsicum annuum Tall plant to 1.5mt producing long slender tapered fruit to 15cm and more. Mild to hot though not so much it will knock your socks off. Lots of flavour and used mostly as 'cayenne powder'. So much nicer used fresh and highly recommended. -
Capsicum annuum A sun loving plant 1 metre high producing fruit 10cm long x 1.5 wide tapering to soft point. Jalapeno's are traditionally used when bright green but you can leave them on the plant all the way from black to red. Considered very mild and great for stuffing and known for their lovely flavour. -
Out of stock
Capsicum annuum So excited to have this seed available to you and I recommend you seed save. A poblano type chilli on a very tall plant will maybe need some staking. Producing wide green fruit tapering gently to soft point. Known as Ancho's in Mexico they are very mild with smells of raisins and smoke when dried. Add an exquisite richness to any dish. -
Out of stock
Capsicum annuum An 'Ancho' or wide chilli on a 70cm bush enjoying full sun. The fruit is up to 15cm long x7cm wide matures from green, red and then almost black. Used in Mexican mole (spelt molay) sauces after roasting or dried and powdered. Lovely smoky smell and flavour.
-
Capsicum annuum Long slender fruit turning green to red and used mostly for its flavour which is moderately hot and fruity. Can be used fresh but traditionally used dried then added to a world of dishes from Italian pizza to Asian stir fries. Added to hot and hardy chilli powders. -
Capsicum pubescens Despite mild frosts, the Rocoto doesn’t stop giving and growing in the later months. It originated high in the Andes. A remarkable chilli plant with black seeds and nice heat yet great flavour. Plant in spring-summer in trays and transplant in protected area full sun. -
Capsicum pubescens Our Rocoto Chilli plant never stops producing and despite looking exhausted by the end of winter starts greening up and amassing beautiful purple flowers soon as spring starts. Remarkable chilli of good heat and great flavour. Plant spring-summer in trays and transplant in protected area full sun. -
Capsicum annum This is as diverse a range of chilli's as we can get and gives you a chance to try many and decide what you like. There's Cayenne, Tree Chilli, Thai Hot, Ancho to name a few. Some of these are quite rare and we know you'll enjoy and have fun with these. -
Capsicum annuum Compact plant even suitable for a largish pot with beautiful upright green to red fruit reaching upward on top of plant, so quite unusual and ornamental. And of course delicious. Found right through Asia and introduced by the Spanish conquistadors. Considered very hot yet used in most of the Thai dishes we eat. Recommended. -
Allium schoenoprasum Perennial originating from Europe Asia & North America. 40cm tall hollow fine tubular stems from central bulb chives are generally dormant in winter and regrow and can be side picked the rest of the year. Often grown in pots, as borders and around gardens due to their insect repelling properties. -
Chrysanthemum coranarium Beautiful flower and edible leaves used in tea and Chinese cooking. -
Coriandrum sativum Cilantro or Chinese parsley is an annual herb native to Europe, Africa to Asia. Soft plant growing 50cm tall with fern like leaves. All parts of plant are edible and unique with pungent yet delicate flavour. Best sown direct and rarely transplant to avoid or slow down bolting. -
Out of stock
Zea Mays This multicoloured corn is beautiful to look at and lovely steamed. Open pollinated ancient, multi coloured actual sweet corn growing 2 metres & more. Has good sugar levels and ready to eat in 90 days after planting. Reportedly found by archaeologists in the Anasazi ruins. Plant as all corn - full sun, rich organic soil and plenty of water. -
Zea mays This corn is blue to the eye and truly remarkable to grow. This is a rare seed. Blue Hopi corn has so much anthocyanins in it that some say that it is has more antioxidant potential than blueberries. Limited quantities. Considered a staple corn of the Hopi people, this corn can be eaten as a sweet corn when young, or allowed to dry it can be used to make flour. Hopi Blue has a higher protein content than a dent corn and makes wonderful tortillas. The 7 inch, dried blue ears also make great autumn decorations. Plants are 2 metres tall. -
Zea Mays A fine yellow sweet corn on 1.5 metre stalks this old heirloom has 2 or more cobs per plant. Excellent rich flavour another non hybrid we need to save. -
Out of stock
Zea mays The popping corn is a round or small oval cob that can be eaten very small as baby corn or wait till maturity then allow to dry before removing kernels from cob for popping. Kernels are a pale yellow and because they are so fresh better success and taste can be guaranteed unlike the old kernels bought in supermarkets. Normal growing requirements as for all corn.
-
Valerianella locusta Growing wild in parts of Europe this delicate winter green is also known as Mache and Lamb’s Lettuce. Small leaves can be side picked or picked whole and is particularly loved by the French eaten fresh. High in vitamin C, beta-carotene, B6, iron and potassium. -
Zea Mays Two light yellow kernelled medium sized cobs per 2mt plant. Heavy foliage makes a good cover crop. One of the few sweet open pollinated corns. Lovely flavour and needs saving.
-
Barbarea verna All the flavour of cress without the need for running water. Can be grown in the garden. -
Out of stock
Slightly hot delicate leaf used in salads and Asian soups. Refreshing. -
Cucumis sativus Lebanese style but thinner & with thinner skin yet again. Recommend grow on trellis for space saving. Excellent flavour & texture. -
Out of stock
Cucumis sativus Classic heirloom, Boston pickling cucumber dates back to 1880 and is a vigorous vine giving large yields of smooth green fruit that can be picked small with solid flesh making it ideal for pickling. -
Cucumis sativus Compact plant with reliable 10cm Lebanese style fruit very tender and sweet. Needs No staking just mulch well with straw so cucumber doesn’t touch the ground making it vulnerable to rot. -
Cucumis sativus Heritage variety originates from Australia in the early 1900's. Great cropper that can climb or crawl along the mulched bed. Large tender tennis ball size fruit that doesn't go bitter. Highly recommended. -
Cucumis sativus Most popular of the cucumbers, the Lebanese produces abundant 15-20cm long green straight fruit that has thin mild skin and doesn't need peeling. Beautiful tender crisp flavour. Grows equally well on the ground or on a trellis. -
Cucumis sativus -
Cucumis sativus This sweet apple style doesn't go bitter and is a lovely bright green. It is an Australian variety from the Northern River country. -
Cucumis sativus Classic 8" long tender fruit best grown on trellis. Reliable and sweet. -
Out of stock
Cucumis sativus Longest and thinnest fruit on climbing plant this dark green cucumber grows to 30cm with a white crisp centre. Very sweet and rewarding to grow with fine thin skin making the whole fruit edible. -
Anethum graveolens Best grown as annual as it will not survive the winter in Victoria. Tall wispy plant up to 75cm tall harvest around 8 weeks after sowing. Eat leaves, then flowers, then seeds. Plant direct .5cm deep close together in warm soil between 10-20c Spring-Autumn. Dill doesn't enjoy transplanting. Suggest successive plantings every 3 weeks.
