BASIL - Sweet Giant-leaved Please browse our catalogue of Yilgarn Seeds and select which varieties you wish to order.
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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/pktASPARAGUS PEA – Palestinian
Tetragonolobus palestinensis
Ground covering annual with delightful red flowers. Pods to 50mm wide are eaten fresh with a taste like asparagus and peas.
Native to the mountains of Palestine where children take pride in finding large patches.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 – Black Valentine
Phaseolus vulgaris
Compact growing string bean.
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 – Giant of Stuttgart
Phaseolus vulgaris
Heavy bearing stringless, flavoursome bean that is a real favourite here on our farm.
Available$5.50/pktBEAN – Half White Runner
Phaseolus vulgaris
Grows to 1.5m tall. Beans can be used when young and green as snap beans or shell beans when older. Vigorous productive variety with white seeds. Has potential to be a good market gardening variety.
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.
Pay Options
We do not accept credit card payments. We accept payment for on-line orders through Direct Deposit or Cheque/Money Order.
Upon receipt of your order we will confirm that we have stocks to meet your order and provide you with Direct Deposit 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 where we grow and save our seeds.
Some seeds 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 in our gardens. We will confirm quantities upon receipt of your order.
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