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Capsicum

Chilli, Habanero Pepper ‘Habahot’ F1

Some like it hot and this pepper is hot. Habanero peppers are amongst the hottest chillis in the world. Habahot makes a strong compact plant and is very productive even in cooler areas of the country.

Packet 20 seeds $5.50 each

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Chilli, Jalapeno Pepper ‘Popeye’ F1

Hot Jalapeno Chilli

Popeye is a new early producing Jalapeno suitable for growing in cooler areas of the country. It has high yields of 8cm by 3cm glossy dark green fruits which are suitable for stuffing.

When to sow: Late winter or early spring

Packet 15 seeds $5.50 each

Herbs

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Chinese Leeks/Garlic Chives/Kow Choi

Garlic chives are a perennial onion relative with a flavour closer to garlic than chives. The leaves are used in stir fries, pancakes and dumplings as well as a garlic substitute in stews etc.

Packet 200 seeds $4.50 each

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Chives 'Naomy'

I always have a patch of chives in the garden. This is an excellent flavoured variety with delicate fine leaves good for both cooking and as a garnish.

Packet 200 seeds $4.50 each

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Coriander ‘Santo’

As I grow coriander for its leaves rather than for its seeds I grow this slow bolting variety. It is ready to pick in less than a month and a half and will under reasonable conditions take three or four months before it runs up to seed.

Packet 200 seeds $4.50 each

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Dill ‘Hera’

A vigorous slow bolting variety with an upright growth habit which can be planted the year round. It’s one of our favourite herbs. My wife uses it in her spinach and fetta cheese pie, for stuffing whole fish, broad bean salads, and many other dishes.

Packet 200 seeds $4.50 each

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Herbs Basil 'Goldfields Early Wonder'

‘Gold Fields’ is a selection of Genovese basil, the one used for pesto, that is more tolerant of cold weather than traditional varieties. A strong plant with dark green leaves it has all the flavour of older types but can be sown a month or two earlier.

Packet 100 seeds $5.50 each

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Herbs, Basil Italian Large Leaf

This variety is sweeter and has less of a clove-like flavour than normal basil. I find it a much pleasanter basil to use in pesto and tomato salads.

Packet 200 seeds $4.50 each

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Herbs, Chervil ‘Vertissimo’

Vertissimo is a slow bolting deliciously flavoured chervil. It can be used in salads, as a micro green or a garnish. Plant seed in drills in the garden in spring and again in autumn.

Packet 200 seeds $4.50 each

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Herbs, Chinese Leeks/Garlic Chives/Kow Choi

Garlic chives are a perennial onion relative with a flavour closer to garlic than chives. The leaves are used in stir fries, pancakes and dumplings as well as a garlic substitute in stews etc.

Packet 200 seeds $4.50 each

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Herbs, Chives 'Naomy'

I always have a patch of chives in the garden. This is an excellent flavoured variety with delicate fine leaves good for both cooking and as a garnish.

Packet 200 seeds $4.50 each

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Herbs, Coriander ‘Santo’

As I grow coriander for its leaves rather than for its seeds I grow this new relatively slow bolting variety. This is a new improved replacement for Calypso.

Packet 200 seeds $4.50 each

Corn Salad/Mache

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Corn Salad ‘Vit’

Anyone who has ever eaten corn salad, or mache as it is known in Europe, knows just how wonderful a winter salad green it is. A cool season vegetable I pick enough for a salad several times a week from the end of May until spring.

Packet 200 seeds $4.50 each

Corn

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Corn, Super Sweet ‘Max’ F1

Max is a really good doer which grows well in cooler parts of Australia. It has an excellent disease resistance package and produces good flavoured, sweet tasting yellow cobs, often two per plant.

Packet 100 seeds $5.00 each

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Corn, Super Sweet ‘Polaris’ F1

Polaris cobs grow to 20cm long and are sweet and juicy. The plant can make 180-200cm tall and provides good disease resistance to ensure a bumper crop. A terrific 'honey and cream' variety to use instead of Samurai.

Packet 100 seeds $5.00 each

Cucumber

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Cucumber 'Clarion Pickler’ F1

Productive Gherkin 55 days from transplant A beautifully shaped pickling cucumber which brines well and has excellent flavour if eaten fresh. It has very uniform, cylindrical fruit which set 1or 2 fruits per node. Replaces ‘Harmonie’

Packet 20 seeds $6.00 each

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Cucumber, 'Caman' F1

Very Productive Slicer

‘Caman’ was the best slicer in our cucumber trials. It is very productive with good fruit length. The fruit has smooth dak green skin and crisp flesh. A market leader amongst commercial growers a couple of plants will keep a house supplied for months.

Packet 10 seeds $8.20 each

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Cucumber, 'Khassib' F1

Productive Lebanese

The best Lebanese cucumber in our trials for non-trellis production. Very quick to produce and incredibly productive this variety has uniform crops of dark green crisp fleshed fruits for all of the warmer months. A couple of plants will keep a household going.

Packet 8 seeds $9.20 each

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Cucumber, 'Panama F1'

Lebanese for Trellis

55 days from transplant ‘Panama’ is a superb variety with excellent disease resistance which produces delicious, crisp Lebanese cucumbers with a thin dark green skin. It makes a compact but vigorous plant and is highly productive. 'Panama' is best grown on a trellis.

Packet 8 seeds $9.20 each

Eggplants

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Eggplant 'Little Fingers'

The attractive slender fruit are borne in clusters of 5-10. The best of its kind for outdoor production.

10 for $6.20, 50 for $18.50, 100 for $34.75

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Eggplant ‘Fantastic’ F1

Fantastic is a new, large round eggplant which can be grown successfully in the open garden in cooler parts of the country. I plant 2 seeds in a 7.5cm pots on bottom heat during early to mid-September thinning to one plant after germination.

Packet 15 seeds $6.25 each

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Eggplant ‘Midnight’ F1

Mini Lebanese Eggplant

Mini Lebanese eggplant 65 days from transplant This outstanding variety produces straight elongated fruit with glossy purple-black skin. A strong upright habit which is super productive even

Packet 15 seeds $6.20 each

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Eggplant ‘Stria’ F1

Eggplant

Stria is both beautiful to look at and terrific to eat. The medium sized round fruit have white striped purple skin. Early to crop and prolific this variety topped our eggplant trials last season. It holds well after picking too.

Packet 10 seeds $7.80 each

Endive

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Endive ‘Dubuisson’

A beautiful frisee endive with fine green leaves which are soft yellow in the centre. I plant seed from September until February and get a crop for much of the year as it is very slow to bolt.

Packet 50 seeds $4.90 each

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Escarole 'Natache'

Best Performing Escarole

Best performing escarole This vegetable isn’t used much by Australians but in France and Italy it is very popular sautéed in garlic and olive oil. Bitter vegetables are very good for our health Cooking does soften the bitterness and brings out sweet flavours in escarole.

Packet 50 seeds $4.85 each

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Lambley Nursery Vegetable Seed Catalogue

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