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Yilgarn Seeds – Organic Heirloom Open Pollinated Seeds. Vegetables, Herbs and Multi-use Plants. Grown and Harvested exclusively from our Permaculture Gardens.
ASIAN GREENS – Bok Choi
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
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.
Seeds per pkt: 50Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
ASIAN GREENS – Pechay
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Filipino variety of bok choi, tat can be quickly grown and harvested for stir fries.
Seeds per pkt: 50Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
BARLEY – 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.Seeds per pkt: 200Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
BASIL – East Indian Clove
Ocimum gratissimumDrought 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.
Seeds per pkt: 20Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
BASIL – Sweet Giant-leaved
Ocimum basilicumNever 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.
Seeds per pkt: 50Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
BEAN – Franco’s Green Bean
Phaseolus vulgarisA 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.Seeds per pkt: 40Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
BEAN – Hawkesbury Wonder
Phaseolus vulgarisThis 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.
Seeds per pkt: 40Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
BEAN – WA Runner
Productive climbing bean with rust resistance.
Seeds per pkt: 40Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
BEAN – Zebra
Phaseolus vulgarisAlso 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.Seeds per pkt: 40Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
BROAD BEAN – Nick Kleijn’s
Vicia fabaStrong bearing Dutch heirloom Broadbean grown in Western Australia for over 50 years.
Seeds per pkt: 30Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
BROAD BEAN – Peruvian Emerald
Vicia fabaStrong bearing broadbean. Pick young to steam whole or leave to mature to store as dry bean.
Seeds per pkt: 33Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
BROCCOLI – Verdante
Brassica oleraceaThe 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.
Seeds per pkt: 60Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
CALENDULA – Orange flowered
Calendula officinalisBrilliant 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.Seeds per pkt: 75Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
CAPE GOOSEBERRY – Peruvian Ground Cherry
Physalis peruvianaSow 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.Seeds per pkt: 30Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
CAPSICUM – Centinel
Capsicum annuumAn 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.Seeds per pkt: 25Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
CAPSICUM – Japanese
Capsicum annuumProlific variety with large sweet fruit. Sow in a rich soil and keep moist.
Fruit will be smaller if nutrients are inadequate. Large leaves help protect fruit from sunburn. May benefit from filtered shade in summer. Pick fruit when full size, either green or later when red.Seeds per pkt: 25Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
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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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Sorry we do not accept on-line credit card payments.
Upon receipt of your order we will confirm that we have stocks to meet your order and provide you with payment details.
For local pickup orders we have eftpos facilities.
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.
We will confirm quantities upon receipt of your order.
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