A round dark green bush bean with terrific flavour. It is a heavy cropper and has good disease resistance. Its heavy frame keeps the beans straight and clean as they are held well off the soil. It takes about 50 days to harvest from seed planting. Read more about Bean, Bush ‘Simba’ (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Kentucky Blue is a professional standard bean which freely produces 20cm long, round, stringless beans which have a fantastic flavour. If allowed to get over mature they will have a slight string. It has an outstanding yield.
An excellent new bean with great vigour and disease resistance including resistance to summer death. Flavour is very good and this variety will produce beans over a long period.
An industry leader Zeppo is beautfully bred for smooth skin, round and clean shape and a very fine taproot. Zeppo also is easier to thin as each capsule contains less embryos so the seedlings are less congested. Read more about Beetroot ‘Zeppo’ F1 (Beta vulgaris)
Traditional Italian multi cut variety for sowing in early August and early September for a spring and early summer crop of delicious small heads. For spring or late autumn harvest of delicious small 6-9cm heads. De Cicco makes lots of side shoots after main head is cut. Read more about Broccoli 'De Cicco' (Organic) (Brassica oleracea)
A cool season broccoli for harvesting though winter into early spring from a late summer early autumn sowing. Prophet has proven to be the most reliable winter broccoli year after year with nice green colour and strong tolerance to purpling. Read more about Broccoli 'Prophet' F1 (Brassica oleracea)
Southern Italian Leaf Broccoli The leaves are picked for the table not the small flower heads which should be removed as they appear. To many people this has a better flavour than kale. Cook it as you would kale or spinach. It can be used as a baby leaf too.
Sold as rapini or broccoletti in greengrocers. ‘Spring Raab’ makes dozens of small heads as long as it is picked every couple of days or so. Tasting a bit sharper than the usual broccoli it is an important part of southern Italy’s cuisine. Read more about Broccoli Rapini 'Spring Raab' (Brassica oleracea)
Belstar is a terrific new variety of Broccoli for sowing during late winter, spring, summer and early autumn for a crop of delicious broccoli just about the whole year round Read more about Broccoli ‘Belstar’ F1
An exciting new sweet baby broccoli for bunching with a sweet and tender stem. Bred for multiple picks, with huge yield potential from attractrive bunches. The new industry standard.
A new Gailan with excellent flavour best suited to the cool late autumn, winter and spring seasons. Direct sow seeds 5mm deep 5cm apart thinning to 10cm apart. Harvest before flowers open.
A handsome looking cabbage with deep blue-green leaves and dense tender yellow interior leaves. Great flavour suited to cooking. Sow seed from August until December for a long harvest season. 75 days from transplant.
Caraflex is one of the best flavoured cabbages I’ve ever eaten. This cone shaped cabbage has tender sweet leaves which can be used in salads, coleslaw or cooked. Read more about Cabbage Cone Shaped Mini ‘Caraflex’ F1
Farao is a delicious spring cabbage quickly making 1kg heads from a late winter planting. It takes summer heat very well too so a late spring planting is worthwhile. It holds well in the garden without splitting. It’s been said that this is the best tasting cabbage of all. Read more about Cabbage Early Mini ‘Farao’ F1 (Organic) (Brassica oleracea)
Close planting produces small 1kg cabbages wider spacing will produce 4kg cabbages. Good red colouring throughout, small core, slow to bolt. 10-11 weeks from planting out seedlings. Best for summer and autumn crops, Sow from late winter until early January.
Produces 1.5 kg round densely packed heads with a sweet flavour which is better than Gonzales which it replaces. Slow to bolt Tiara is excellent both cooked and used fresh in salads. Sow from July until February for cropping most of the year. Read more about Cabbage ‘Tiara’ F1 (Brassica oleracea)
Great Flavoured Early Cabbage This is a good choice for those who live in very hot areas as it will flourish in the hottest conditions. The flavoursome 2 kg densely packed round heads are slow to bolt. Sow from early August until late October. Read more about Cabbage, 'Primo Vantage' F1 (Brassica oleracea)
A good new winter red savoy cabbage which resists splitting for a good length of time. Plant seed from mid-summer until mid-autumn for harvesting from early to late winter. This cabbage has a good sweet flavour which improves with cold weather. Read more about Cabbage, Red Savoy ‘Deadon’ F1 (Brassica oleracea)
