Vegetables

Carrot Rainbow Mixed - 54240

Coax the kids with these assorted, brightly coloured carrots! Great bright colours that will hopefully encourage the kids to try out their gardening skills. You'll hear squeals of delight as they harvest these red, green, yellow and even purple carrots. Not only fun for the kids though, these intriguing, bright carrots look fantastic on the plate... and taste great

Carrot Senior F1 Hybrid - 54250

Look who's back!! Our best carrot. Huge, strong, vigourous roots with excellent "Alternaria" and "Bolting" tolerance. Cylindrical nantcs shape with a slight taper. Early maturing. Very flexible for a range of soil types and temperatures.

Carrot Topweight - 54300

Strong topped variety with bolting resistance. A good all round carrot, you can't go wrong choosing this one.

Carrot Touchon - 54400

An even more refined French selection of Manchester Table. Good value for money.

Carrot Yellow - 54410

Rumour has it that the yellow carrot is The Carrot for pickling! Not sure where the rumour came from or how true it is, but give it a try and let us know what you think. Yellow carrots contain high levels of the carotenoid lutein, this is excellent for preventing macular degeneration of the retina. A study (quite a few years ago, but no less significant) showed that getting lutein from yellow carrots versus taking a supplement was more successful as the supplements had the effect of reducing the beta-carotene concentrations. This just confirms what we already know, you can't beat the value of eating home-grown, fresh produce, good on you for making the effort.

Cauliflower All Year Round - 54700

This variety is very adaptable, and as the name suggests it can be planted "all year round". An old favourite, maturing in 15 weeks.

Cauliflower Clapton F1 Club Root Resistant - 54690

Clapton F1 Hybrid has a high level of Club Root resistance. In fact it is the first Cauliflower with Club Root Resistance. It has taken over 18 years of conventional breeding to develop a variety that can combat the devastating Brassica disease Clubroot. An adaptable variety suited for harvesting in the cooler months of late autumn, winter and spring

Cauliflower Clementine - 54720

Eye-catching deep orange curds have a mild, sweet and nutty flavour. Curds hold their colour well when cooked because the carotenoid pigments are not water soluble or sensitive to heat. Vigourous and reliable producer of high-quality heads.

Cauliflower DePurple - 54730

Jazz up your cauliflower salads with this purple cauliflower. Smooth, dense purple curds that intensify in colour with higher light levels. Adaptable to varying environmental conditions.

Cauliflower Highfield F1 Club Root Resistant - 54691

Highfield is suitable for summer and autumn harvest. Produces a high quality, smooth, white curd. Club root resistant. Replacement for the discontinued Clapton.

Cauliflower Igloo - 54708

Specially bred for close planting to produce mini-cauliflowers or at wider spacing for larger heads. Early variety, fast and easy to grow. Igloo replaces Majestic Mini that has been discontinued.

Cauliflower iStem - 54860

New to the market this year iStem is similar to growing broccolini in that it has a central cauliflower curd with multiple side stems. Each plant can yield up to 10 stems per plant, with 2-3 stems coming through on the first harvest, followed by successive sets coming through. Removing the central curd has little effect on stem production and most growers prefer to leave it on and add to their harvest.

Cauliflower Romanesco - 54850

Wondrous spiraling, vibrant apple-green heads. This fascinating gourmet Italian vegetable has recently been incorporated in Wattie's frozen vege ranges - now you can have it fresh!

Cauliflower Romanesco Cartesio - 54855

Incorrectly coded in the catalogue as 54820.  A reliable, high-quality cauliflower producing a very nice firm white romanesco curd with excellent uniformity. ‘Cartesio’ is known for its strong growth and good garden performance, forming well-protected curds that stay clean and bright. The mild, sweet flavour makes it perfect for steaming, roasting, or fresh from the garden. A dependable choice for home gardeners wanting consistent harvests and classic cauliflower quality.

Cauliflower Twister F1 Hybrid - 54710

Twister is here, no more snapping your cauliflower leaves for protection of the lovely, white crisp heads. Twister forms a natural twisted leaf wrapper to protect the snowy-white curds from sun and rain discolouring. Well adapted to most areas of NZ. Like all cauliflowers Twister prefers the cooler months of Autumn, Winter and Spring.

Celeriac Mars - 55055

A modern bred variety with round roots, light coloured skin and dark green upright foliage. Mars has good resistance to Septorioa (a common Celeriac disease). The roots store well.

Celery Slowbolt Polo F1 Hybrid - 55120

Polo F1 Hybrid is a vigourous fast growing variety with high yields and good bolting resistance. Stalks are a mid to dark green. This is the first F1 Hybrid Celery we have put on the market, it can be grown early under cover or outdoors.

Celery Utah - 55100

Deep green foliage. Widely used variety. Prefers moist soil. A nutritious vegetable that is good for salads soups and stews.

Chicory Grumolo Verde (Green) - 55355

Dark green head with rosette. Harvest as a cut-and-come-again or loose leaves for salads and risottos.Slightly bitter tasting but the bitterness will reduce if exposed to frost, soaking in ice cold water or cooking. If grown for Autumn harvest, initial growth is a somewhat elongated head with large rounded leaves. After cutting, leave the root and crown and you will get the grumolo rosettes in the spring. Alternately, plant later in summer and you should get rosettes the following spring.

Chicory Italiko - 55360

An heirloom variety from Italy, it is also known as "Red Dandelion" due to its beautiful dark-red stems. Popular in salads with its bitter spicy taste. It is also great to harvest as a baby leaf variety. Cut leaves off as required and the plant will continue to produce new ones.

Corn Bicolour Honey N Pearl F1 Hybrid - 55500

Finely textured, well filled, bicolour cobs. Main crop variety, maturing 100-105 days. A "Supersweet" variety, with cobs reaching 18 to 20cm.

Corn Early Marika F1 Hybrid - 55700

Cobs are sweet, crisp and have impressive quality and long life after picking. Compact plant, crisp high quality cobs that reach approx 22-24cm long. A top variety Marika is the earliest of the Supersweets maturing at approx 80-90 days.

Corn Florida Staysweet F1 Hybrid - 55800

An excellent main crop, yellow variety. Produces high yields of large cobs that mature in approximately 100 days. A "Supersweet" variety, with cobs reaching 19.5cm.

Corn Popcorn Mushroom F1 Hybrid - 55820

Mushroom popcorn kernels produce firm, round pieces of popcorn with a bit of chewiness. It is denser and more compact than butterfly corn and because it doesn’t have the “wings” like the butterfly type it holds up well in the stirring and coating process. Make your own delicious caramel corn, yum! Popcorn is becoming increasingly popular, now you can grow your own! Just grow as you would a normal sweet corn, except leave the cobs to dry on the plant. Popcorn is a heavy feeder and needs plenty of nitrogen. Your Popcorn will be ready to harvest when the husks have dried and the kernels are plump, well-coloured and shiny. Remove the husks and dry the cobs fully in a cool, well ventilated place for at least a month. Your kernels will not pop if they are too moist. Test if they are ready by attempting to pop several kernels, if they don't pop, or if the popped corn is chewy, try again after several more days of drying. When cobs are fully dry, harvest them by rubbing seeds off the cob via a twisting action with your hands. Store in an air-tight container (you can pop your container in the fridge) until you are ready to pop them. If stored well they should retain their popping quality for several years!

Corn Popcorn Ruby Red F1 Hybrid - 55815

Crunchy, nutty tasting popcorn. It has a brilliant deep red kernel, which pops into brilliant white popcorn. As it dries for popping, the kernel becomes a deeper and deeper red. After popping it holds more anthocyanin and cyanidin than yellow popcorn. These components are known to have high antioxidant activity, so it has a higher nutritional value. Popcorn is becoming increasingly popular, now you can grow your own! Just grow as you would a normal sweet corn, except leave the cobs to dry on the plant. Popcorn is a heavy feeder and needs plenty of nitrogen. Your Popcorn will be ready to harvest when the husks have dried and the kernels are plump, well-coloured and shiny. Remove the husks and dry the cobs fully in a cool, well ventilated place for at least a month. Your kernels will not pop if they are too moist. Test if they are ready by attempting to pop several kernels, if they don't pop, or if the popped corn is chewy, try again after several more days of drying. When cobs are fully dry, harvest them by rubbing seeds off the cob via a twisting action with your hands. Store in an air-tight container (you can pop your container in the fridge) until you are ready to pop them. If stored well they should retain their popping quality for several years!

Corn Super Sweet NZ Bicolour F1 Hybrid - 55633

Sweet corn is one of the real treats from the late summer garden. As the name suggests, Super Sweet Bicolour, is grown in NZ and therefore does not need the chemical treatment that imported sweetc orn requires. Because NZ Bicolour is produced in NZ it does not need to be chemically treated.

Corn Super Sweet NZ Yellow F1 Hybrid - 55630

Sweet and juicy, bursting with goodness! Sweet corn is one of the real treats from the late summer garden. As the name suggests, Super Sweet NZ Yellow F1 Hybrid, is grown in NZ and therefore does not need the chemical treatment that imported sweet corn requires. This reliable variety produces sweet, yellow kernels with rich, mouth-watering flavour. Untreated seed produced in NZ A "Supersweet" variety, with cobs reaching 18 to 20cm.

Corn Xtra Tender Yellow F1 Hybrid - 55900

The most tender variety the world has to offer. Xtra-Tender's seedling vigour makes it one the leading earlier maturing sweetcorn varieties. Bred with strong disease resistance.

Courgette Amanda F1 Hybrid - 56020

Good virus and powdery mildew resistance. Open and upright plant habit for easier growth and picking. Smooth, shiny dark-green courgettes. Harvest when 25cm long.

Courgette Black Beauty - 56025

An old standard, shiny dark-green, almost black Zucchini. Superseeded by a lot of better F1 Hybrid varieties but a good reliable and economically priced performer.

Courgette Dario (Summer Squash) - 56005

Long cylindrical fruit. Broad, dark-green with alternating thin, light-green stripes. Firm, white flesh. Dario is a relatively small plant with an open growth habit and high yielding crops.

Courgette Patty Green Tint F1 Hybrid - 56070

A lime green version of Sunburst. Patty Green Tint adds variety, colour and shape to all your zucchini/courgette/marrow dishes!

Courgette Scallop Mix - 56015

These scallop shaped courgettes/zuchinni come in green, gold and white helping to provide another colourful dimension to your dishes. Try them steamed at just 5cm in diameter or stuffed at 10cm. The fantastic, attractive meals that fill our TV screens via the proliferation of cooking shows is helping us all with great ideas, inspiring the art of making good food look attractive! It is almost becoming an important key to a ‘great’ meal, these courgettes will make an interesting addition.

Courgette Solar Flare F1 Hybrid - 56030

A deep golden-yellow version of Amanda and just as easy to grow! Keep well picked to prolong fruiting. It's nice to have a yellow option for your gourmet dishes.

Courgette Sunburst F1 Hybrid - 56100

Produces yellow scalloped fruit on small compact plants that have a "Sunburst" pattern at both blossom and stem ends. Prolific space-saving bush plants.

Cress American Upland or Land Cress - 56155

Similar in appearance to its better-known cousin, Watercress but boasts a deeper pungency. A member of the mustard family, Upland Cress packs a sharp, peppery heat. For the simplest preparation, use Upland Cress the same way you would watercress. Left raw, the leaves can be chopped and mixed into a salad, tucked into a sandwich, or use as a garnish. Upland Cress will grow in almost any soil - provided it's cool and damp.

Cress Common - 56150

Tiny... Tangy... Tasty ! These easy to grow Cress seeds will produce lovely sprouts to add to your salads sandwiches and can also be used as delicate garnishing. Plant in pots or simply in handy containers inside, ready for instant use. Because they are quick to germinate they are great for the kids to grow... be it on a saucer with cotton wool... or as a creative masterpiece.

Crystal Leaf Ice Plant - 56160

Something a little different for all those brave enough try is this Crystal Ice Plant that makes a crunchy, tangy, salty snack! Pop the raw leaves into salads or stir-fry, as the leaves remain crunchy even with heat. Usually grown as an ornamental with its succulent leaves that look as though little ice crystals are forming all over them, it has the added bonus of being edible

Cucumber Crystal Apple - 56400

This vigorous plant produces small white apple shaped fruit. Thin skinned with excellent eating qualities this is a popular home garden variety.

Cucumber Iznik Mini F1 Hybrid - 56430

Fresh green, shiny finger cucumber with smooth skin and intense taste. This very early maturing plant is littered with 10cm long fruits well before other varieties. Iznik is Parthenocarpic - it does not require pollination to set fruit, so it can produce high-yields even under adverse conditions or without any bee activity. We recommend it as a great variety for pot and container production - not necessary to stake, but may be beneficial.

Cucumber Lebanese Manny F1 Hybrid - 56801

Gourmet quality cucumbers growing up to 15cm. Delicately sweet, with tender, shiny skin. Plants are parthenocarpic (they develop fruit without fertilization.) Manny also has an intermediate Powdery Mildew resistance. Plants don't require support, but you can expect higher yields when plants are grown over a trellis. Great for fresh eating, in salads or pickled.

Cucumber Marketer - 56300

An open pollinate variety. Very popular for home garden use. Value for money.

Cucumber Martini F1 Hybrid - 56505

A fantastic disease resistant cucumber. A pale beauty that wont turn yellow. Martini's fruit are sweet and crunchy, even so the skin stays tender.

Cucumber Mini Me - 56360

Delicious, healthy “snack” cucumber. This baby cucumber produces high yields of smooth skinned fruit early and continues on through the season. Crispy with excellent appearance. Smooth skinned, uniform fruit.

Cucumber Patio Snacker F1 Hybrid - 56350

A controlled yet vigourous variety with short branching vines. Can be grown in large containers, with a small trellis, on decks or balconies. Perfect in small gardens as well. Dark green fruit. High yielding with continuous harvests.

Cucumber Quick Snack F1 Hybrid - 56355

Quick snack has been bred to grow in pots inside on a sunny windowsill. Harvest and enjoy your own homegrown indoor vegetables, with a fresh harvest over a few weeks! Support with a growing frame. Perfect for people with limited garden space.

Cucumber Spacemaster - 56600

A bush-crop type, bred for its compact plant habit. Produces large numbers of medium to dark green fruit, 19-20cm in length. Great for the smaller garden due to its compact plant habit.

Cucumber Tasty Green F1 Hybrid - 56250

Long, slender dark green fruit with the added feature of being "burpless". Very heavy yielding, Tasty Green is also resistant to powdery mildew. Fruit grow to approx 22cm long and 4cm in diameter. Suitable for greenhouse culture. Extremely popular.