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Vegetables

 Watermelon  Zucchini and Squash

WATERMELON

Citrullus lanatus

Sow watermelons direct after all danger of frost has passed into warm soil, 1-2 cm deep, 1 m apart on raised mounds, rows 2 m apart; watermelons need plenty of space. Prepare soil with compost and well-rotted manure; deep digging is beneficial. The soil needs to be well drained. Pinch out the terminal bud to encourage branching. Harvest when the tendril closest to the fruit stem is dry and brown and when the underside of the fruit has changed colour.  H

Watermelon ‘Allsweet’ 

A large, oblong melon with striped green rind and sweet red flesh. It is disease resistant with few seeds and keeps well.

SW124 35 seeds $3.50 add

SW125  50g $25.00  add

Watermelon  ‘Crimson Sweet’

syn. Warpaint

Fruit is round, dark green with large stripes, 10-12 kg with bright red, very sweet, juicy flesh with a fine texture. Good disease resistance.

SW101 35 seeds $3.50 add

SW102 50g $30.00 add

SW115 250g $85.00 add

Watermelon ‘Sugarbaby’

Popular home garden variety that will fit in the fridge, round fruit 3 - 5 kg. Red flesh is crisp, mouth-watering, with a sweet, rich flavour. Sets 4-6 melons per vine, easiest watermelon to grow.

SW103 35 seeds $3.50 add

SW104 50g $30.00 add

Watermelon ‘Moon & Stars’

Moon & Stars is an heirloom variety with very sweet, rich, red flesh. The rind is patterned with yellow markings and the foliage can be speckled yellow as well. Fruit can grow very large, between 13 and 20 kg.

SW116 35 seeds $3.50 add

SW117 50g $25.00 add

Watermelon 'Mini Lee'

Mini Lee are a grey-skinned, small-fruited watermelon cultivar developed in Florida with a good flavour. The fruit average between 1.5 kg - 3.75 kg, giving the home gardener far better storage options as they fit in the fridge.

SW118 50 seeds $3.50 add

WAX GOURD

Benincasa hispida

syn. Chinese winter melon, flour gourd 

A fast growing, long season, warm climate vegetable producing very large fruit up to 20kg. The round gourds are green with a white waxy coating. The wax gourd keeps for many months off the vine and is eaten raw or cooked. The shoots, tendrils and leaves are also eaten as greens; seeds are  edible and are tasty roasted. Use the white flesh of this giant fruit in a chicken and wax-gourd curry; serve appetizers of finely chopped stir-fried vegetables in bowls made from a hollowed-out melon. Sow after frost in spring; in tropical areas sow during the dry season. Sow direct into well composted soil, 1-2 cm deep, 1m apart on raised mounds, rows 1m apart. Days to harvest: 100    H

SW121 $3.50 (Minara Seed) add

ZUCCHINI AND SQUASH

Cucurbito pepo and Cucurbita maxima

‘Gem’ Squash

Cucurbito pepo

A South African favourite, this winter squash resembling a dark green round cannonball, produces up to 8 squash per vine and stores well.

SS159 10 seeds $3.50 add

‘Golden Scallopini’ Squash

Cucurbito pepo

Syn. Yellow Bush Scallop Squash, Yellow Pattypan Squash

A rare squash that is an Italian heirloom, it produces delicious patty-pan golden yellow squash with scalloped edges. Flesh is white, with a fine-grained texture and nutty flavour.

SS138 12 seeds $3.50 add  

SS139 50g $25.00 add   untreated

'Green Button' Squash  

Cucurbito pepo

A dark green, pattypan squash with scalloped edges. Flesh is white, with a fine-grained texture and good flavour. Prolific producer. This is an F1 hybrid so is not suitable for seed saving.

SS145 12 seeds $3.50 add

SS154 50g $50.00 add

‘Green Hubbard’ Squash

Very dark green, warted rind with rich, golden-yellow flesh, excellent flavour. Grows to 5 kg or more on vigorous vines. Excellent keeper.

SS140 10 seeds $3.50 add

SS141 50g $15.00 add

‘Ronde De Nice’ Squash
Cucurbito pepo

Syn. Tonda de Nizza, Baby Round Zucchini 
A rare French heirloom, it is a vigorous, fast-growing and highly productive bush squash. The squash is round and green with white speckling. It is tender with an exceptional flavour, the skin is delicate and bruises easily. It freezes well.

SS164 10 seeds $3.50 add

SS165 50g $25.00 add

‘Vegetable Spaghetti’/’Spaghetti Squash‘   

Cucurbito pepo

Grow your own low carb pasta!

Easy to grow; fruits are yellow; 22cm long and weigh approx. 1.8 kg. Stores well. Pasta-like flesh looks like the real thing and is great topped with pesto or pasta sauce.

SV104 20 seeds $3.50 add

SV105 100g $25.00 add

'Yellow Crookneck' Squash       

Cucurbito pepo

Easy-to-grow bush squash, heirloom variety, favourite for over 150 years; sweet buttery flavour and firm texture; produces an abundance of rich, golden yellow, white-fleshed fruit; also freezes well.

SS109 12 seeds $3.50 add

SS110 50g $20.00 add

Zucchini ‘Black Beauty’              

Syn. courgette; summer squash

Cucurbito pepo

Black Beauty produces dark-green, glossy, smooth fruit with creamy, white flesh and a good flavour. It is fast growing with a prolific yield. The fruit freezes well. Bushes have a semi-upright, open growth habit which makes for easy picking. In subtropical and tropical areas avoid sowing during periods of high humidity. It is an an open-pollinated zucchini introduced in 1957. Days to harvest: 44 - 64

SZ100 20 seeds $3.50 add

SZ107 100g $55.00 add

SZ108 1kg $250.00 add

Zucchini ‘Costa Romanesque’

Syn. courgette; summer squash

Cucurbito pepo
A distinctive Italian heirloom bush zucchini  with prominently ribbed fruit. The skin is medium grey-green with pale green flecks. It is delicious raw or cooked with a nutty flavour. The male flower buds are also eaten. It stays tender even when very large.
SZ110 15 seeds $3.50  add

SZ111 50g $20.00  add

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