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.
When plants reach 15-20cm in
height, pinch out the tips
to encourage branching.
Pinching out the tips again
at 38-40cm will encourage
fruit formation. Well-grown
plants can reach 60-75cm
tall. Staking may be
necessary for some types. Pick fruit before the seeds
turn brown and while the
skin is still shiny and
firm.
Eggplant 'Black Beauty' 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 $3.50
SE101 25g $20.00
Eggplant
‘Little Finger’ F1
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 $3.50
SE103 25g $20.00
Eggplant 'Rosa Bianca'
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 $3.50
SE105 25g $20.00
Eggplant 'Snowy White’
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 $3.50
SE107
25g $20.00
FLORENCE
FENNEL 'Romanesco'
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 $3.50
SF104
25g $12.00
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
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.
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 $3.50
Egyptian Spinach
Corchorus olitorius
Also known as Molokhia, 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 $3.50
Popular
in salads, sandwiches and garnishes for
its 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 $3.50
SC154 25g $9.00
SC195 100g $25.00
Golden Purslane
Syn. Pursulane
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 $3.50
Purslane/Pigweed from Weed
to Vegetable
Scientists report that
purslane Portulaca
oleracea, which
is
palatable either raw or
cooked, is extremely high
in omega-3 fatty acids,
which have been claimed to
reduce the risk of heart
disease. It also contains
levels of Vitamin E, 6 x
higher than spinach.
(Reference: Hortideas 10
(2))
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
Mibuna Brassica rapa var.
nipposinica
Syn. Mibu greens
Very similar to mizuna but
with smooth edged leaves.
In warmer areas it is best
planted in the winter,
avoiding the peak
caterpillar season of
Feb-March. In cool areas
plant from spring to autumn.
Mibuna is a salad green from
Japan, use while young;
older leaves can be steamed
as a spinach or eaten in
soups and stir-fries.
SM134
300 seeds $3.50
SM135 25g $9.00
Mizuna
Brassica rapa
var. nipposinica
Syn.
shui cai (China); kyona;
Japanese mustard
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 $3.50
SM107 25g $9.00
SM138 100g $25.00
Orach
'Red Valentine'
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 is 30 cm tall. Sow from
spring through to autumn.
SO124 100
seeds $3.50
SO125 25g $45.00
Perilla
‘Purple’
Perilla frutescens crispa
Syn. Shiso, Beefsteakplant,
Summer Coleus
This Japanese culinary herb
is a very aromatic plant,
with a flavour between mint
and basil. It is a great
addition to salads. The
leaves are popular in Japan
for flavouring raw fish,
bean curd, pickles and
tempura. Also used to give a
scarlet colour to pickled
plums and preserved ginger.
Sow seeds in spring. Before
sowing, chill seeds at 5°C
for 3 days in moist sand. It
readily self-sows in the
subtropics. Space plants
30-45 cm apart in full sun
to partial shade.
SP172 100+
seeds $3.50
Rocket
syn. Arugula
Eruca sativa
Rocket is a popular, fast
growing, spicy salad green.
The young rocket leaves have
the best flavour, after
flowering the leaves become
bitter. Rocket will tolerate
any soil in full sun,
although it prefers a
moderate to rich loam. Self
sows readily. Sow rocket
seed early spring and
autumn, 1 cm (½”) deep,
cover with seed raising mix
or fine soil. Sow direct
where it is to grow. Space
15 cm (6”) apart.
SR104 250seeds
$3.50
SR105 50g $15.00
SR106 250g $45.00
Rocket ‘Astro’ Eruca vesicaria subsp.
sativa
Astro is a rocket cultivar
that has less deeply lobed
leaves, more of a ‘strap’
shape, it also has a milder
taste than common rocket.
SR124 500seeds
$3.50
SR125 50gseeds
$20.00
Rocket
'Perennial' also called 'Wild Rocket'
NOT TO VIC OR SA
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 $3.50
SR122 10g $23.00
Shungiku Chrysanthemum coronarium
syn. Garland Chrysanthemum
An aromatic annual, green,
leafy vegetable to use in
salads, stir-fries and
sushi. Small, orange and
yellow daisy flowers appear
towards the end of the
season on unharvested plants
that can grow to 1m. It is
best harvested at 10-20 cm
tall. It will grow in full
sun or semi shade in a rich
well-drained soil with added
compost. Sow autumn and
early spring in temperate
areas. Sow in winter in
subtropical and tropical
areas. Avoid sowing during
summer as plants will bolt
rapidly and become bitter.
Harvest in 21 (baby leaf) to
45 days.
SS161 100 seeds $3.50
Garden Sorrel
NOT TO
WA Rumex acetosa
Garden sorrel is a
herbaceous, perennial,
clumping plant with
succulent, shield-shaped
leaves. It has a sharp,
lemony flavour and is an
important ingredient in
French cuisine, used in
sauces, soups and salads. It
has also long been regarded
as having medicinal value.
Sow in spring. Sow 10 mm
deep; thin seedlings to
25-30 cm apart, rows should
be 38 cm apart. It thrives
in well-drained soil in full
sun and will tolerate acid
conditions. Harvest by
picking outer leaves. SS162 300 seeds $3.50
Tatsoi
Brassica rapa
var. rosularis
Syn. Chinese flat cabbage;
tai koo choi (China); choy
sum (Malaysia); phak kwang
do (Thai); cai ngot bong
(Vietnam)
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 $3.50
ST104 25g $9.00
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 $3.50
Warrigal Greens
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 $3.50
SW123 25g $25.00
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.
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