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Vegetables

Eggplant  Fennel Kohlrabi Leafy Greens (Corn Salad, Ceylon Spinach, Garden Cress, Golden Purslane, Egyptian Spinach, Mizuna, Warrigal greens, Rocket, Tatsoi, Upland Cress, Watercress, Water Spinach) 

EGGPLANT   syn. Aubergine        H

Not to TAS

Solanum melongena

Sow after frost in early spring in temperate areas; sow all year in the tropics, eggplants are perennial in tropical areas. Suitable for temperate, subtropical and tropical areas. Sow eggplant 5-8 mm deep into seedling pots in early spring, use liquid fertiliser once germinated and transplant when all danger of frost has passed and the soil is warm. Space plants in a block 60 cm apart in full sun, in rich soil and stake. Prepare soil with compost or well-rotted manure, feed regularly with liquid manure, mulch well. Keep well watered, moisture stress causes bitterness. Pick fruit before the seeds turn brown and while the skin is still shiny and firm.
 

Eggplant 'Black Beauty'  organic BFA

Not to TAS                   

Dark glossy violet oval fruit to 10-12 cm long, fine flavour, bushy spreading plant to 80 cm. Very prolific.

SE100 100+ seeds $3.00 add

SE101 25g $20.00 add

Eggplant ‘Little Finger’  F1  organic BFA

Not to TAS                 

Glossy, dark purple eggplant; early maturing & prolific over a long season; long 15-20 cm fruit are produced in clusters of 3-6 fruit; easy to pick, plants are spineless. Robust plants hold the fruit up off the ground. Please note this seed is not open-pollinated.

SE102 100+ seeds $3.00 add

SE103 25g $20.00 add

Eggplant 'Rosa Bianca'  organic BFA

Not to TAS

Very attractive squat, pear-shaped fruit, 10 – 15 cm in length, coloured with shades of soft lavender and white. This Italian heirloom yields well and has a superbly flavoured creamy flesh.

SE104 100+ seeds $3.00 add

SE105 25g $20.00 add

Eggplant 'Snowy White’

organic BFA

Not to TAS

The stunning white cylindrical fruits are up to 18cm long and early maturing; white eggplants are firmer and creamier in texture and less bitter than purple types.

SE106 100+ seeds $3.00 add  

SE107 25g $20.00 add

FLORENCE FENNEL 'Romanesco' organic BFA

Foeniculum vulgare azoricum
A gourmet vegetable, the large, crisp fennel bulbs have an aniseed flavour; fennel leaves can be used as a garnish; the flowers are highly attractive to beneficial insects.  Sow seed from late spring to early autumn. Suitable for temperate and subtropical areas.

SF103 250 seeds $3.00 add

SF104 25g  $12.00 add

JICAMA - Climbing Yam Bean

Pachyrrhizus erosus

Climbing plant from Central America, with delicious sweet, crisp tuber, eaten raw or cooked, flowers are removed, as seeds are toxic. Sow spring in the subtropics; sow all year in the tropics; in warm temperate areas do not sow before early summer as it requires a very warm soil to germinate.  Suitable for temperate, subtropical and tropical areas.  H

SJ101 20 seeds $3.00  add

KOHLRABI ‘Purple Vienna’ organic BFA
Brassica oleracea Gongylodes

An heirloom vegetable introduced before 1860, kohlrabi is a root vegetable with a bright purple skin and white flesh. The flesh is tender with a mild, cabbage-turnip flavour. Pick when small, golf-ball-sized, as they become fibrous with age. Use cooked or grated raw in salads. Sow early spring or late summer to winter. This is a very hardy vegetable and easy to grow.

SK134 300+ seeds $3.00 add

SK135 25g $9.00 add
 

LEAFY GREENS See also Lettuce Silverbeet and English Spinach

Ceylon syn. Malabar Spinach

Basella rubra

Attractive climbing vegetable, leaves are rich in vitamins, minerals and chlorophyll, eaten raw or cooked; perennial in the tropics. Sow spring and summer. Suitable for subtropical and tropical areas. H
SC217 20 seeds $3.00 add

Egyptian Spinach      organic BFA

Corchorus olitorius

Also known as Malu Khia, Melokheya, Meloukia, Salad Mallow,  Jew's mallow, West African sorrel. A very hardy, fast growing annual to 1m. The young leaves used in salad, older leaves and the shoot tips cooked as spinach and are high in protein. It self-sows readily. Sow spring and summer. Suitable for subtropical and tropical areas. H
SE108 100 seeds $3.00 add

Cress - Garden / Pepper Grass           organic BFA

Lepidium sativum

Popular in salads, sandwiches and garnishes for it’s spicy flavour and finely curled, nutritious leaves. Grow it on a windowsill and harvest as sprouts or broadcast it in the garden for a fast harvest (15 days). Sow in all but the hottest months. Suitable for temperate and subtropical areas.

SC134 300+seeds $3.00 add

SC154 25g $13.00 add

SC195 100g $30.00 add

Golden Purslane

Portulaca oleracea var. sativa

Popular salad leaves in France with a crisp texture and mild taste. Golden leaves are juicy and tender and 4 times the size of the wild herb. Excellent source of natural antioxidants, very high in vitamins. Copes well with hot weather. Suitable for temperate, subtropical and tropical areas. H

SG100 300 seeds $3.00 add

Kangkong  'Bamboo Leaf'

syn. Water Spinach        

Ipomoea aquatica

Ground-hugging, Thai vegetable that likes moist soil; young leaves, stems and tips are delicious cooked in a stir-fry or steamed. Sow spring and summer. Suitable for subtropical and tropical areas. H

SK119 60 seeds $3.00 add

Salad mixes - organic

Mizuna  organic BFA

Brassica rapa var. nipposinica

Traditional Japanese salad green with a mild crisp flavour and attractive feathery leaves; often grown as part of a salad mix, can be cut a few leaves at a time. Sow early spring and autumn. H

SM106 300+ seeds $3.00 add

SM107 25g $9.00 add

Orach 'Red Valentine' organic BFA

Atriplex hortensis

Syn. Mountain Spinach. An ornamental plant, in the same family as spinach, native to Europe and Asia. Young, tender leaves and sprouts are a luminous red and can be used in salads and salad mixes. Older leaves fade to green and are cooked as a nutritious leafy green. It is a good late summer pollen source for beneficial insects. Orach can grow to 1m in height, but begin picking once the plant 30 cm tall. Sow from spring through to autumn.

SO124 100 seeds $3.00 add

SO125 25g $45.00 add

Rocket syn. Arugula  organic BFA      

Eruca sativa

Fast growing spicy salad green, harvest when young. Sow spring and autumn.

SR104 500 seeds $3.00 add

SR105 50g $15.00 add

SR106 250g $45.00 add

Rocket 'Perennial' also called 'Wild Rocket'     organic BFA   

Diplotaxis tenuifolia

A completely different plant to cultivated rocket; slower growing with finely cut, deeply indented leaves and small yellow edible flowers; plant tends to sprawl, so needs a bit of room, it also self sows. The flavour is similar to rocket but deeper and more complex.

SR107 1000+seeds $3.00 add

SR122 10g $23.00 add

Tatsoi organic BFA

Brassica rapa var. rosularis

Glossy, very dark green, spoon-shaped leaves, that lie flat in a rosette. It has a mild taste, add to salad mixes or stir-fry, long harvest period. Sow spring and autumn.

ST103 300+ seeds $3.00

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ST104 25g $9.00 add

Upland Cress syn. Winter Cress   

Barbarea verna

Low growing, very cold hardy biennial vegetable with a delicate, peppery flavour to use in salads or as a cooked green. Yellow blossoms attract beneficial insects. Sow in spring or autumn.

SC209 500+seeds $3.00 add

Warrigal Greens organic BFA

syn. New Zealand Spinach

Tetragonia tetragonioides
Warrigal Greens are a long-lived spreading vegetable, native to Australia and NZ.  Grow in full sun, in a loose, well-drained soil, mulch well. Very drought and heat tolerant, also frost tolerant. Self-sows readily. Sow spring and summer, autumn in warmer frost-free areas.  Long lived in temperate areas only.

SW100 15 seeds $3.00 add

Watercress

Nasturtium officinale

Watercress is a perennial, hardy aquatic creeper that grows naturally in gently flowing streams, it has small white flowers all summer long. The young shoots and leaves are very nutritious (rich in vitamins A, C, D) with a spicy, peppery taste. It is used in salads, soups and sandwiches. Watercress can be grown successfully in ponds in full sun; in very moist, partially shaded sites in the garden; or in a large pot with a deep saucer constantly filled with water (beware of mozzie problems though). Sow the seed in spring or autumn. Suitable for temperate and subtropical areas.

SW114 500+ seeds $3.00 add

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