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ASIAN GREENS – Bok Choi
Brassica juncea
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.
Available$5.50/pktASPARAGUS – Mary Washington
Asparagus officinalis
Grown from seed, it’s best left to grow for a full two years to develop a crown before harvesting. This variety holds a tighter bud longer than other varieties with heavy uniform yields.
Available$5.50/pktBARLEY – Popping
Hordeum vulgare
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.Available$5.50/pktBASIL – East Indian Clove
Ocimum gratissimum
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.
Available$5.50/pktBASIL – Sweet Giant-leaved
Ocimum basilicum
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. This annual is well-suited for growing in balcony pots.
Available$5.50/pktBEAN – Franco’s Green Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
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.Available$5.50/pktBEAN – French Epicure
Phaseolus vulgaris
Productive stringless Bean ideal for cooking.
Available$5.50/pktBEAN – Hawkesbury Wonder
Phaseolus vulgaris
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.
Available$5.50/pktBEAN – Staley’s Surprise
Phaseolus vulgaris
Sprawling dwarf variety capable of producing a second flush after picking 18cm long pods holding large narrow variegated purple-ivory coloured seeds. Eaten as a green bean. Suitable for growing in pots. Bred in 1880s East Gippsland, Victoria by Arthur Staley exhibits good tolerance of cooler temperatures.
Available$5.50/pktBEAN – Tropical Lima
Phaseolus lunatus
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 42§C.Available$5.50/pkt
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Postage
All orders under 100 packets are delivered by Australia Post - Express. Minimum postage cost is $11.
Postage and handling are calculated at checkout.
For order over 100 packets - postage will be confirmed upon confirmation email of your order.
Postage and handling will not be charged for local pickups.
Seeds per Packet
The number of seeds per packet is displayed next to the varieties' SKU code.
We look to provide enough for gardeners for a number of seasons. Some seeds are very small and are hand counted rather than weighed, and some variation in actual seeds per packet may occur.
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Bulk Orders
We do not accept bulk orders due the limitations of the size of our gardens.Â
Some varieties may have limits in regards to the number of packets you can purchase.
This is dependent on our current stock and what we are currently growing/harvesting in our gardens.
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