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2020/2021
VEGETABLECATALOGUEEGGPLANTS, PEPPERS, HERBS,
CUCURBITS & MORE
Tender large purple-
black fruit Ideal for
traditional dishes. Pick
while still glossy
EGGPLANT
BLACK NITE
Large, white and early fruit
on a compact, high yielding
bush. Perfect for small
gardens. Sweet, smoky
flavour
An open-pollinated variety
that crops well in cooler
climates. Small, black,
elongated globes
Diamond
Quick maturing, long,
slender, dark purple fruit.
Harvest young for increased
tenderness.
Early
Early Italian heirloom.
Stunning 15-20cm fruit is a
brilliant glossy purple with
white stripes
ListadaLong Purple DiGandia
Beautiful Italian heirloom.
Large, plump, round, white
fruit, blushed with rosy
pink.
ROSA BIANCA
Gorgeous purple & white
striped, medium-sized,
elongated fruit. Mild
flavour, suits cooler
climate.
Russian
Early maturing, rich,
purple, cocktail-sized fruit.
A favourite of ours for
flavour and ease of use.
Slim JimGolf ball sized fruit. Can
be eaten fresh or cooked,
it’s used in many Asian
dishes
Thai KERMIT
Prolific producer of long,
pale green fruit, perfect for
Thai dishes. Mild, tender
flesh absorbs spicy flavours
well.
Thai Long
Green
Matrosik
Plump, classic Italian
heirloom variety. Ruffled,
teardrop-shaped fruit with
creamy, bitterless texture.
VIOLETTA
DI FIRENZE
15-20cm tapered, mild
heat. Dark green
maturing to glossy red
CHILLI
ANAHEIMSlim, yellow, ripening to
red. Hot & very high
yielding.
AUSTRALIAN
Large red chillies up to
25cm long. Prolific.
Prefer warm conditions.
BIG
RedPopular, attractive long,
thin tapered fruit. Ripens
green to red. Good hot
flavour. Prolific all-
rounder.
Slightly twisted, long,
thick tapered red fruit.
Popular. Heavy yielding.
Cayenne
JIMBANANA
YELLOWCayenne YELLOW SIAM
These chillies have an
amazing rich golden
yellow / orange colour
to them when ripe and
are quite spicy. They
make a beautifully
fragrant powder.
CHILLI
Early medium hot,
suited to cooler areas
with short Summers.
Ripen green (mild) to
red (hotter), sweet thick
flesh
FATALLIRelated to Habanero.
Very attractive, fine
yellow fruit. Very prolific.
Complex flavour. Starts
sweet &fruity then
becomes very hot &
punchy.
Small but fiery. Masses of
roundish green fruit, 2-6cm,
ripen to red. Can tolerate more
acidic soils than other chillies.
Prefers hot Summers.
EARLY HABANERO
Very long red chilli, mild
when seeds are removed or
medium heat with seeds in.
Slender, compact, dark green-
purple bush with small,
slender purple fruit, later
ripening to deep red. Very hot
and sweet. Good for pots. Our
favourite.
MAUI
JALAPENO RED
JOE'S LONG CAYENNE
PURPLE
"Russian roulette" of
chillies. Mostly mild but
occasionally can be hot
(dependent on growing
conditions). Large, 8cm
thick, tapered. High yield.
10cm hot, smooth tapered
chilli with rich fruity
flavour. Popular in Mexican
dishes.
Attractive plant with squash-
shaped, lime green fruit,
ripening to bright red.
Aromatic & hot. Good for
balcony pots.
PADRON PUYA
A good cool climate choice.
The perennial bush is hardier
than most, can withstand Tas
Winters & grow to 2m. Can
live 10-15 years. Large, apple-
shaped hot, orange-red chillies
with black seeds.
Looks like a thinner
jalapeno but 4 times as hot.
Green to red (hotter).
Medium thick juicy flesh.
.
Slender, compact, dark green-
purple bush with 1cm rounded
purple fruit, later ripening to
deep red. Very hot and sweet.
Good for pots.
Royal blackROCOTO(AKA MANZANO) SERRANO
RED CAPMUSHROOM
Small but fiery. Masses of
roundish green fruit, 2-6cm, ripen
to red. Can tolerate more acidic
soils than other chillies. Prefers
hot Summers.
HABANEROyellow
Hungarian favourite,
thick, sweet and fleshy.
Around the size of a
large button mushroom.
Ground for paprika.
CAPSICUM
ALMA
PAPRIKAThe earliest of all. Sweet.
Adapted to outdoor,
cooler temperatures.
Yellow, orange, red
blocky fruit on sturdy,
upright bush.
Anatohi
Classic large, sweet bell,
emerald green ripening
to ruby. Very popular
heirloom.
WONDER
Huge, sweet bells,
emerald green ripening
to ruby
CUBANELLE
Large, glossy, bright
orange bell-shaped fruit.
Highly pest resistant.
Thick, sweet, succulent
flesh.
GILBOA
Californian
Romanian
GIANT ORANGE
sweetCHINESEOne of the prettiest and
easiest varieties to grow.
It is a prolific, yellowy
green colour ripening to
red. Grows 6 cm across
and 18 cm long.
CAPSICUMS
10cm long tapered
green to yellow when
mature. Sweet, mild
waxy flesh. Not suited
to cold areas.
purple
Sturdy, compact plants.
Fruit starts emerald
green, ripens to midnight
black then a beautiful
purple. Harvest black or
later red.
HUNGARIAN
Succulent, sweet long
fruit, halfway
between bell and
classic tapered shape.
Quick easy growing,
prolific. Rich
chocolate colour.
A beautiful warm
creamy white bell
capsicum, ripening to
soft golden peach, then
finally red. Thick,
sweet flesh. Love it!
WHITE
Yellow Wax
SweetChocolate diamond
Early variety, tolerant of
a wide range of
temperatures. High yields
of long tapered fruit 20cm
long, yellow ripening to
red
SweetBANANABEAUTY
Pale orange skin with
fine-flavoured sweet,
orange flesh. Stores well.
PUMPKIN
Green, yellow skin,
dense, rich, sweet flesh.
Some variability in
shape.
We love this pumpkin.
Rich, sweet, dense flesh.
A good-sized pumpkin
for an average family to
use. Long storing.
crookneck
An amazingly curved
ancestor of the
Butternut. Very sweet
flesh. All the seeds are
stored at one end,
making it ideal for low-
fuss cooking.
.
ButtercupBOHEMIAN
D U T C H
Australian heirloom,
very long storing. Very
rough skin with dense,
bright orange flesh.
Sweet &delicious when
baked.
QUEENSLAND
Large, round, heavily
ribbed. Thick blue skin
with rich orange flesh. A
long storing Australian
favourite.
Excellent pumpkin sweet
flavour. Grows best in sunny,
well drained soil.
ironbark JARRAHDALE
BANANA
WALTHAMBUTTERNUT
PINK
TURK’S TURBAN
butter
BLUE
JUMBO
A curiously shaped fruit,
striped with orange, white
and green. No two are the
same.
A prized heirloom Butternut
Classically shaped fruit with
a small seed cavity. Soft
yellow flesh and a great
nutty flavour.
Bright pink skin with bbrilliant
yellow flesh. A reasonably
small seed cavity. Great
pumpkin taste. They store great
for months and don’t lose their
flavour.
AUSTRALIAN
South Africa. Space saving,
compact vine with
grapefruit-sized fruit. Can
be eaten fresh or stored as a
mini-sized pumpkin for
roasting. Sweet when small,
savoury when large &
mature
Compact variety
producing scalloped fruit
over a long period.
Sweet, buttery flesh
when picked small.
Tender skin cooks to
lime green.
GEMA vegetable with a
difference. Long strands
of flesh resemble
spaghetti and can be used
as such with a dash of
olive oil, herbs and a bit
of imagination.
SPAGHETTIJAUNEet verte
SQUASH
Pale burpless fruit with
refreshing citrusy
flavour. Drier flesh
stores up to 1 month.
Best picked at 30cm
CUCUMBER
ArmenianPopular, slender, long,
sweetly flavoured.
Grows well in Tas.
CONTINENTAL
Early, juicy, crisp fruit.
Prolific fruiting on
trellis. Our new
favourite.
Japanese
Prolific, popular, short,
dark green, sweet, crisp,
burpless. Prefers full sun.
Copes well with heat.
Best when 15-20cm
long. Strong, firm, thin
skin.
POTATO
Like a rough, alabaster-
textured potato, with
zesty lemon flesh. A
beautiful & tasty treat.
10cm long fruit, best used
young. This is great for
both fresh and pickled.
A favourite
mini
CLIMBING
whitelittleLebanese
SUYO
Beautiful, prolific,
Italian heavily ribbed
variety. Looks like stars
when sliced. Firm, crisp
flesh. Early harvest. Our
favourite zucchini.
LONG
costataVery quick & easy.
Sunshine-yellow fruit is
ready in 9 weeks from
transplant..
Tasty, pale green fruit,
best picked small
(finger-size) but can
mature to almost 1m.
Bulge at flower end
makes them ideal for
stuffing. Very prolific.
Disease resistant.
Big flowers that can be
stuffed. Olive-green
ribbed fruit. Long
harvest. Italy.
GOLDEN
Lebanese Spectacular zucchini with
outstanding flavour. Grow up
to 1m but best picked at
25cm. Train up a trellis for
straight fruit or leave on
ground for some amazing
shapes. Mature fruit stores
well for several months.
High yielding.
TROMBONCINOLONGFLORENCE
Pick flowers for
stuffing or leave fruit to
15cm. Heavy cropping.
BLACKBeauty
Originated in Northern
China. Long, ribbed, dark
green fruit can grow to 18
inches.
Mild and sweet flavour.
ZUCCHINI
ROCKMELON
Sweet & fragrant,
with pineapple
undertone. Excellent
yields over long
period.
WATERMELON
AnanasSmall fruit with rough
grey skin & green-
orange flesh, very sweet
& refreshing. Cool
climate variety, 17
fruit/vine.
eden's
High yielding,
delicately scented
French favourite
charentais
Shiny smooth yellow
skin subtly striped with
tinges of green.
Incredibly sweet, green
flesh. (Hungary).
Scalloped leaves. Skin
with distinctive yellow
tint & mottled green
texture. Incredibly sweet,
pale flesh, green towards
the rind. 14 fruit/vine.
(Kazakhstan)
Early, space saver
(1msq). Sweet, rich
flesh on compact,
prolific vine. 18
fruit/vine.
MINNESOTA
FrenchGEM
midgetKAZAKHHA-OGEN
Perfect for cool Summers.
Highly productive over a
short period, producing
masses of fruit on compact
vines. Classic Rockmelon
with sweet, orange flesh.
PIEL
The Santa Claus or
Christmas melon,
originating in Spain.
Best eaten after sitting
uncut at room temperate
for 2 days.
Sweet and soft.
SWEET
Green skin with white
stripes on round fruit.
Juicy, cream-coloured
flesh. Very sweet &
early maturing.
GRANITE
CREAM OFSASKATCHEWAN
Large, elongated fruit
with yellow flesh.
Sweet, refreshing
honey flavour. Highly
productive.
Very early (10 weeks).
Sweet & fragrant with
juicy orange flesh. Good
for cooler climates.
MOUNTAIN
The most cold-tolerant of
watermelons. Yields dark
green cannonball-like 5kg
fruit. Sweet, succulent,
red flesh.
BLACKTAILMOUNTAIN
DE SAPO
SWEET
SWEET YELLOW
SIBERIAN
HERBS
sweet BASIL
CHIVES COMMON
MINT
HERBS
G A R L I C
C H I V E S
dill
ITALIAN PLAINLEAF PARSLEY
OREGANO
Many health benefits.
Good for sunburn.
Handy to have on
standby for stings.
ASPARAGUSALOE VERA BROCCOLI
(Green Sprouting)
OTHER
(FAT BASTARD)
CORIANDER
LAVENDER(French)
Moss curled parsley
Compact variety with
very few runners
RHUBARB
STRAWBERRIES
(Loran)
FLOWERS
A small variety of
different flowers.
10cm pots