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	Name	Habit	Order & Collect Local Pick Up Only - Sorry no postage.
	Acacia pachycarpa Stout Pod Wattle	Shrub - Medium	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Cream White Win-Spr Low Hardy Shrub Quick ~ Mature Size: 4 m tallx 4 m wide Bird Attracting Quick Growing Sandy Soils Waterwise Hardy wattle from our Gascoyne through to Kimberkey regions in Western Australia. Grows to around 4 metres tall in a form of a shrub or small tree. Valued as a bush tucker plant for its seeds. Useful as wind break and property screening plant in sunny position. Suits gravels, sandy loams and heavier clay soils.
	Ananas comosus Pineapple	Shrub - Small	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Pink Red - Med. Protect Shrub - ~ Mature Size: 1 m tallx 0.5 m wide Fruiting In Geraldton, growing pineapples is fun and easy under shade. These plants will fruit this year and annually there after. Three tricks to good growth: 1. Water from the top, 2. Keep them moist and well fed; and 3. Grow them in acidic soil
	Annona x atemoya Custard Apple	Tree - Medium	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Cream Yellow Win-Spr High Protect Tree Quick ~ Mature Size: 5 m tallx 4 m wide Fruiting Subtropical fruit tree which produces green bumpy fruit. The fruit size is approximately 150mm across. Fruit is eaten green once it reaches full size and begins to soften. The fruit have a flesh looking like crayfish flesh with a flavour of stewed apples and custard. Do not eat the seeds. A hybrid of the sugar apple and cherimoya, Custard Apples are partially deciduous in our climate. Increasing humidity by planting in a protected microclimate from winds, with good soil moisture and using hand pollination will dramatically increase fruit set and success in Geraldton.
	Araucaria heterophylla Norfolk Island Pine	Tree - Tall	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
- - Med. Hardy Tree - ~ Mature Size: 12 m tallx 5 m wide Coastal Quick Growing Distinctive large conifer tree, commonly planted in coastal areas as a shade and windbreak tree due to its tolerance of strong, and salt laden winds. Tolerant of poor soils. In our midwest can typically grow from 12 to 20 m tall, so needs be given plenty of room to grow and most suitable for larger open areas. Kept in a pot it would make an excellent Christmas tree.
	Banksia scabrella Burma Road Banksia	Shrub - Small	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Purple ⋅ Yellow Spr Low Hardy Shrub - ~ Mature Size: 1.5 m tallx 1.5 m wide Native Midwest Sandy Soils Waterwise Low growing to one and half metres tall Banksia from the sand plain and gravel hill breakaways around Walkaway, south of Geraldton. Rarely seen in cultivation it makes a for a hardy, quick growing garden specimen or low windbreak for drier, poorer soils. Yellow-cream to purple flowers spring to early summer attracts bees and birds.
	Brachychiton acuminatus Rock Kurrajong	Tree - Medium	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
White Win-Spr Low Tol. Tree - ~ Mature Size: 4 m tallx 3 m wide Bush Tucker Plant Iconic Native Native Midwest Ornamental Species of Kurrajong found in the rocky hills and range lands of the Pilbara region, Western Australia. Displays the distinctive round canopy shape and typical brilliant lime green foliage display during summer for which Kurrajongs are renowned for. Has a deciduous nature of dropping leaves in colder weather. Suited to heavier loam and rocky soils, but has also performed well in the neutral sands around Geraldton.
	Eremophila glabra Kalbarri Carpet	Groundcover - Small ⋅ Spreading	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Yellow Spr-Sum Low Hardy Groundcover Quick ~ Mature Size: 0.5 m tallx 2 m wide Bird Attracting Coastal Limestone Tolerant Sandy Soils Waterwise A low water use, sun and wind hardy groundcover which can grow in the open or as an understorey. Retains its grey felty leaves throughout summer. Produces masses of tubular yellow flowers in spring and summer which attract lots of nectar feeding birds. Grows well around the beach suburbs of Geraldton.
	Eremophila glabra subsp Junana Ragged Red Eremophila	Groundcover - Low ⋅ Spreading	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Red Spr-Sum Low Tol. Groundcover - ~ Mature Size: 0.25 m tallx 2.0 m wide Bird Attracting Waterwise Hardy ground cover for waterwise gardens with colour display of Orange to Red Flowers in Spring to Summer that attract bees and honey eater birds. Suits most free draining soils, in full sun to part shade areas.
	Eremophila nivea Silky Eremophila	Shrub - Small	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Purple Spr Low Tol. Shrub - ~ Mature Size: 1.5 m tallx 1.5 m wide Attractive purple-flowered emu bush from our Three springs region. Soft silvery foliage make for an excellent low water use feature plant in our Midwest Gardens. Responds well to light pruning after flowering to keep bushy. Prefers open aspect and free draining sandy and clay loam soils.
	Eremophila oppositifolia Weeooka 'Moonlight'	Shrub - Small	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Cream White Win-Spr Low Tol. Shrub - ~ Mature Size: 1.5 m tallx 1.52 m wide Bird Attracting Native Midwest Saline Tolerant Waterwise Attractive and hardy shrub with long silver-grey leaves. This variety has cream-white flowers in Winter to Spring. Tolerant of dry and semi-saline conditions and variety of free draining soils. Works well as a screening shrub or part of a waterwise native garden and windbreak.
	Eremophila oppositifolia Weeooka 'Pink'	Shrub - Small	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Pink Win-Spr Low Tol. Shrub - ~ Mature Size: 1.5 m tallx 1.52 m wide Bird Attracting Native Midwest Saline Tolerant Waterwise Attractive and hardy shrub with long silver-grey leaves. This variety has pink to purple-pink flowers in Winter to Spring. Tolerant of dry and semi-saline conditions and variety of free draining soils. Works well as a screening shrub or part of a waterwise native garden and windbreak.
	Eucalyptus victrix Snow Queen Coolabah	Tree - Large	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
White Win Low Tol. Tree - ~ Mature Size: 7 m tallx 7 m wide Coastal Limestone Tolerant Native Midwest Saline Tolerant Sandy Soils Screening Verge Tree/Shrub Waterwise Attractive medium sized gum tree with smooth powdery white trunk, spreading branches and creamy white flowers in summer. Flowers attracts birds and bees. Makes an ideal avenue tree or feature tree, drought and wind tolerant.
	Eugenia uniflora Brazilian Cherry	Shrub - Medium	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
White Sum Low Tol. Shrub - ~ Mature Size: 2 m tallx 2 m wide Ornamental Screening A stunning small bush from South America often grown for its foliage as an ornamental or hedge. Also known as the Surinam cherry it has bright red fruit that hang like cherries but have a sweet and tart flavour when ripe. Fruit best eaten fresh when deep red in colour. Seed is not edible. Makes an excellent tub plant and does well in Geraldton.
	Hylocereus oncampensis Flamefruit Cactus	Climber - Medium	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
White Spr-Sum Low Tol. Climber Quick ~ Mature Size: m tallx 7 m wide Fruiting Quick Growing Highly productive, climbing cacti producing red coloured dragonfruit. Needs a substantial structure to climb up. Needs cutting back to keep manageable and adequate fertility to give most yields. Self pollinating. Amazing night blooming flowers that decline over a short period.
	Ipomoea batatus Sweet Potato 'Kumara'	Groundcover - Low	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
White - Med. - Groundcover Fast ~ Mature Size: 3 m tallx 3 m wide The real deal, the real māori kūmara. An heirloom variety with purple-pink skin, creamy yellow flesh that when baked or roasted will caramelize the flesh for added sweetness. Traditionally cooked in māori hāngi’s. High in beta-carotene and nutrients. The young leaves, shoots can also been eaten when young. Can be grown in containers and along trellis.

Yilgarn Seeds - Open Pollinated Heirloom Seeds

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	Variety	Availability & Price		Order Seeds can be collected or posted. Please choose option on checkout.
	ASIAN GREENS – Bok Choi Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis	WA ⋅ NT ⋅ SA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 2 pkts/order 50 seeds/pkt	Max: 28 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow Spring to Autumn. Grown for the broad white leafstalks which are widely used in Chinese stir-fries. Leafstalks should be picked often, like silverbeet. Small compact plant, very easy and quick to grow. Matures after 60 days and has excellent resistance to bolting.
	ASIAN GREENS – Pak Choi ‘Kwang Moon’ Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis	WA ⋅ NT ⋅ SA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 2 pkts/order 50 seeds/pkt	Max: 8 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow Spring to Autumn. A crispy, white stemmed variety of Pak Choi. Harvest leaves as required and eat raw or lightly stir fry. Matures after 45 days.
	ASIAN GREENS – Pechay Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis	WA ⋅ NT ⋅ SA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 2 pkts/order 50 seeds/pkt	Max: 86 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow Spring to Autumn. A Filipino variety of Bok Choi, that is quick and easy to grow. Grown for the broad white leafstalks and loose leaves, and used in stir fries. Matures after 60 days and has excellent resistance to bolting.
	ASPARAGUS – Brocks Asparagus officinalis	WA ⋅ NT ⋅ SA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 2 pkts/order 25 seeds/pkt	Max: 120 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow Winter-Spring (In Geraldton and other warm climates sow Autumn-Spring). High yielding asparagus, originally sourced from an heirloom seed saver in Alice Springs. Suited to drier semi-arid climates, it produces large green spears and demonstrating strong, reliable seed germination. Leave to grow for two to three years before harvesting shoots when they are 15cm to 20cm long. Once harvesting cut shoots back to ground level. Check everyday during spring-summer harvest time as they can grow quickly. Left unharvested the spears will form fern-like foliage. Cut ferns backs unless you wish to collect your own seed from the mature red seeds.
	BARLEY – Popping Hordeum vulgare	WA ⋅ NT ⋅ SA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 1 pkts/order 200 seeds/pkt	Max: 28 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow Autumn. A two-row type barley often used as 'mash' for home brew beer. It can also be popped like popcorn and eaten. Grows up to 1m tall producing disease resistant 100mm heads.
	BASIL – Colin & Ursula’s Ocimum basilicum	WA ⋅ NT ⋅ SA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 2 pkts/order 50 seeds/pkt	Max: 128 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow Spring. A sweet green leaved bush basil that grows all year round in Geraldton. Colin and Ursula donated this variety to our Drylands Seed Savers Group five years ago and it has been our most reliable winter variety of basil since. Grows to half a metre tall, simply pick leaves for your favourite basil recipes.
	BASIL – East Indian Clove Ocimum gratissimum	WA ⋅ NT ⋅ SA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 1 pkts/order 20 seeds/pkt	Max: 60 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow Spring (In Geraldton, Autumn to Spring). Drought and wind tolerant, this 1.5m tall perennial plant's leaves are used as a clove substitute. It is particularly good in Indian curries. Extremely useful in gardens, its strong aroma confuses insects and they have trouble finding plants to eat.
	BASIL – Sweet Giant-leaved Ocimum basilicum	WA ⋅ NT ⋅ SA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 2 pkts/order 50 seeds/pkt	Max: 78 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow Spring. Always sow after the shortest day to prolong flowering and encourage leafy growth. Never has picking basil leaves to make pesto been quicker. This hardy variety has slightly wavy green leaves several times larger than common sweet basil. Constant tipping of flowers from plants will promote more leaves. This annual is well-suited for growing in balcony pots.
	BEAN – Franco’s Green Phaseolus vulgaris	WA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 1 pkts/order 40 seeds/pkt	Max: 76 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow Spring (In Geraldton, sow Autumn). A white seeded variety of green bean whose pods are best eaten when young. A vigorous climber with yellow flowers and a good seed set. Pods to 200mm long.
	BEAN – Hawkesbury Wonder Phaseolus vulgaris	WA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 1 pkts/order 40 seeds/pkt	Max: 7 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Plant Spring (In Geraldton, plant Autumn) This is a bush bean which produces screeds of green flat beans up to 18cm in length. Tremendously successful in Geraldton through the winter growing period as it is cold tolerant. This variety has lilac flowers and seeds are red. Known to be resistant to fusarium wilt and bacterial diseases.
	BEAN – Sunseeker Phaseolus vulgaris	WA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 1 pkts/order 40 seeds/pkt	Max: 19 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow early Spring – early Summer (In Geraldton, Winter-Spring). This climbing bean has green pods that if harvested young with be stringless. The pod is flat with a slight curl on the end with white seeds. This is a cold tolerant bean that performs well even if planted early spring. Beans will need a climbing frame or trellis
	BEAN – Tropical Lima Phaseolus lunatus	WA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 1 pkts/order 12 seeds/pkt	Max: 2 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow Spring (In Geraldton, Autumn to Spring). This perennial bean vine lasts approx. 4 years. It is a strong climber & needs a strong large trellis. A prolific producer, it has burgundy & white mottled beans which can be used dried or sprouted (in stir-fries). Once established it is quite tolerant to heavy wind and heat under 42ºC.
	BEAN – Zebra Phaseolus vulgaris	WA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 1 pkts/order 40 seeds/pkt	Max: 17 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow early Spring (In Geraldton, Autumn or Spring). Also known as 'Scotia' bean, a stringless 'pencil-pod' climbing bean with thin speckled purple pods around 12cm long and 'zebra' stripe patterns on seeds. Pick once pod reaches full size and best eaten as a green bean lightly steamed.
	BROAD BEAN – Peruvian Emerald Vicia faba	WA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 1 pkts/order 33 seeds/pkt	Max: 17 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow mid Winter to Spring. A green seeded broad bean with 3 to 4 seeds per pod. It sets seed even in warmer winter areas. Good disease resistance and prolific bearer. Whole pods can be eaten immature as steamed greens or when more mature, shelled beans (still soft) as steamed beans. Dry beans can be soaked and cooked in bean salads, or substituted for kidney or borlotti beans in Italian and Mexican dishes.
	BROCCOLI – Verdante Brassica oleracea	WA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 1 pkts/order 60 seeds/pkt	Max: 19 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow early Autumn. The flowering buds and stems of this plant are harvested and eaten fresh or stemmed. In warmer climates this plant lasts for several years. This variety produces one large head then on-goingly produces multiple small flowering heads. Sowing early autumn in the midwest will allow the large heads to mature before the winter cycle of aphids.
	CALENDULA – Orange flowered Calendula officinalis	WA ⋅ NT $6.00 /pkt	Max. 1 pkts/order 75 seeds/pkt	Max: 13 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow Autumn - end of Winter. Brilliant orange flowered medicinal plant. Petals harvested, dried can be made into an antiseptic salve. Petals can be eaten and look stunning when drizzled with olive oil in a salad.
	CAPE GOOSEBERRY – Peruvian Ground Cherry Physalis peruviana	WA ⋅ NT ⋅ SA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 2 pkts/order 30 seeds/pkt	Max: 381 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow Spring (In Geraldton, sow anytime). Hardy sprawling bush 1.5m wide & 1m tall. Sweet yellow berry fruit can be harvested when jacket wrapping is papery dry. Fruit can be eaten fresh or made into jam. If left to dry on the plant, fruit make delicious sultanas. Living for 3 years, plant can be trained as a vine and responds well to pruning.
	CAPSICUM – Centinel Capsicum annuum	WA ⋅ NT $6.00 /pkt	Max. 1 pkts/order 25 seeds/pkt	Max: 55 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow Spring. (In Geraldton, Autumn-Spring). An excellent flavoured sweet capsicum with long tapered chilli shape fruit to 130mm, turning red when ripe. Prolific variety with records of up to 700 fruit per plant.
	CARROT – All Seasons Daucas carota	WA ⋅ NT ⋅ SA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 2 pkts/order 450 seeds/pkt	Max: 305 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Sow Autumn-Spring warm climates. All year cool climates. Summer in cold climates. Suitable for wide range of climates with long 20cm orange coloured root and good flavour. Sow directly in long furrows to 5mm in friable soil. Cover and press down soil. Stagger sowing fortnightly for continual harvest. Keep weed free and soil moist. Matures in 65 to 80 days. Thinned carrots can be eaten as 'baby' carrots.
	CATNIP – White Flowering Nepeta cataria	WA ⋅ NT ⋅ SA $6.00 /pkt	Max. 1 pkts/order 25 seeds/pkt	Max: 45 Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Plant Spring. (In Geraldton, Autumn). Catnip is drought tolerant and often perennial. The mint-like scent of the bruised leaves of this herb is said to attract cats and deter rats. It stands 1/2 m high and its white flowers are a good bee attractant for pollination when grown around in orchards and vegetable gardens. Young shoots can be used in salads.

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Vege & Herb Seedlings - Open Pollinated Heirlooms

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Sorry due to seasonal propagation schedule or selling of all current stock, no products in this category is currently available.

Please contact us on 0458 38 1628 or for more information.

Garden Honey & Farm Produce

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	Name	Order & Collect Local Pick Up Only - Sorry No Postage for Farm Produce
	Flame Fruit Seasonally grown red fleshed dragon fruit.	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Seasonally grown red-fleshed dragon fruit. Nutritious.
	Garden Honey Hand harvested liquid Garden Honey from our Permaculture Farm.	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Hand harvested liquid honey from our own on farm hives. Our bees forage from our Permaculture Gardens and Native re-vegetated bushland. 100% Pure Honey. Minimal filtration and undiluted. Packaged in Glass Jars or Food Grade Plastic Jars.

Thank you for visiting our farm store. Our products are seasonally generated at our Drylands Permaculture demonstration farm here in Geraldton, Western Australia.

Please read below on where we are able to supply and ship our products, and confirmation of orders.

SHIPPING AND PICKUP

Please note our Plants and Vege & Herb Seedlings are only available by local pickup.
Western Australian seed orders customers can select dispatch by Parcel Post or Express Post.
Outside of Western Australia, seeds are Express Posted.
Seed orders may have limits of number of varieties per order and total number of packets available due to demand.
Due to demand we may also not be able to offer Seed purchases outside of Western Australia.
Local pickup is available from our farm here in Geraldton if you live locally or travelling through.

PAYMENTS

Payment accepted is direct deposit, cash or cheque.
Eftpos is available for local pick ups at our nursery.

ORDER CONFIRMATION

All orders will be confirmed by email or phone as to availability, total price and shipping.
For local pickups we will include agreed collection time if outside our walk in open times.

STOCKLIST UPDATES

Our order forms and stock list catalogues are updated regularly as stock is sold, and seasonally produced.

Farm Store

Ordering & Delivery

Thank you for visiting our farm store.

SHIPPING AND PICKUP

Please note our Plants and Vege & Herb Seedlings are only available by local pickup.
Western Australian seed orders customers can select dispatch by Parcel Post or Express Post.
Outside of Western Australia, seeds are Express Posted.
Seed orders may have limits of number of varieties per order and total number of packets available due to demand.
Due to demand we may also not be able to offer Seed purchases outside of Western Australia.
Local pickup is available from our farm here in Geraldton if you live locally or traveling through.

PAYMENTS

Payment accepted is direct deposit, cash or cheque.
Eftpos is available for local pick ups at our nursery.

ORDER CONFIRMATION

All orders will be confirmed by email or phone as to availability, total price and shipping.
For local pickups we will include agreed collection time if outside our walk in open times.

STOCKLIST UPDATES

Our order forms and stock list catalogues are updated regularly as stock is sold, and seasonally produced.

Plants

Locally Grown

Drylands Permaculture Nursery - Locally Grown

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	Name	Habit	Order & Collect Local Pick Up Only - Sorry no postage.
	Acacia pachycarpa Stout Pod Wattle	Shrub - Medium	Max: Min: 1 Step: 1 Add
Cream White Win-Spr Low Hardy Shrub Quick ~ Mature Size: 4 m tallx 4 m wide Bird Attracting Quick Growing Sandy Soils Waterwise Hardy wattle from our Gascoyne through to Kimberkey regions in Western Australia. Grows to around 4 metres tall in a form of a shrub or small tree. Valued as a bush tucker plant for its seeds. Useful as wind break and property screening plant in sunny position. Suits gravels, sandy loams and heavier clay soils.
	Ananas comosus Pineapple	Shrub - Small