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Capsicum Dwarf Snack Orange F1 Hybrid - 54074

Orange baby sweet peppers. Fruit size 3.5 x 6cm - Plant Height 30-35cm Edible Capsicums (Peppers) have become an important part of the explosive growth of edible plants grown in pots or container gardening. Only certain varieties are suitable for this. The following range opens up this opportunity. Grown in containers capsicums can usually be started earlier simply by placing in a sunny, sheltered, warm location.

Leek Swiss Zermatt - 57320

A very early maturing leek that is perfect for growing Baby Leeks. Long shanks with erect leaves. Normally sown in summer for autumn-winter harvest, but can also be sown in spring.

Sweet Pea Enchante - 41730

Bred by Dr. Keith Hammett, 'Enchante' has the most beautiful, fragrant, bi-coloured pink and lavender flowers. Looks stunning picked as a bunch and is another Egmont favourite.

Microgreens Wheatgrass - 58690

An easy-to-grow nutritious microgreen. Spread seed liberally over your tray and cover lightly with soil. It can enhance germination if you pop the seeds you are about to sow in the fridge for two weeks beforehand. NZ grown seed.

Pumpkin Whangaparoa Crown - 60760

Best known as a "Standard Storage Pumpkin" Whangaparoa Crown has a grey skin colour and is very popular.

Spinach Baby Lakeside F1 Hyb - 61770

Perfect for the new-age patio garden, container or window. Formerly Baby Teton

Broccoli De Cicco - 52100

An open pollinate variety that produces small semi-domed, mid-green heads. A standard home garden variety

Beetroot Action F1 Hybrid - 51400

Strong topped variety, making for an easy harvest. Early maturing, deep blood red, tender roots.

Watercress - 66000

Watercress grows in streams ditches springs and fast-flowing waters. It has been used as a salad plant since at least Roman times and the first records of it being grown commercially date back to 1750 in Germany. Besides being used in salads it can be put in sandwiches used in soups and oriental stir-fry dishes. It has a fresh, clean peppery taste.

Gourd Bitter Daphne (Balsam Pear) - 57111

This F1 Hybrid, smooth ridged skin variety of bitter gourd can be harvested just 66 days after sowing. Gourds are members of the cucumber, melon and pumpkin family. They like it warm and sheltered from wind.

Eggplant Early Prolific F1 Hyb - 56920

Heavy yielding, remarkably tender, small gram fruits. Glassy, Black, egg-shaped appearance, along with superb flavour have made these a favourite in lasagnes. Egg plants generally need long summer seasons however as the name suggests this variety produces fruit extremely early and is perfect for NZ's climate.

Melon - Rock Western Express F1 Hybrid - 58890

Western Express is an excellent choice in NZ because it produces large, round-oval fruit under cool conditions. It has performed well in many areas and matures early. Fruit have deep orange flesh with a very small seed cavity.

Tomato Grape Sweet Hearts F1 Hybrid - 63580

An extremely prolific grape tomato. Brilliant red with excellent flavour. Good resistance to cracking. Tall plants produce continuous sets and full clusters, right to the top of the plants. We tried this one at home and had over 200 tomatoes on the one plant.

Swede Purple Champion - 62350

Excellent tasting globe shaped swede. Tender yellow flesh with a purple crown and shoulders. Also commonly known as Rutabega Purple Champion.

Cabbage Savoy King F1 Hybrid - 52800

Large heads of finely crinkled leaves semi-flat in shape. Delicious flavour.

Pepino Dulce - 60700

Pepino's are ideal in a container on the deck where it will flower and fruit heavily. Deemed to be parthenocarpic (does not require pollination to produce fruit) however, a much heavier crop results from self or cross pollination (i.e. grow several plants and attract the bees).

Beetroot Golden Touchstone - 51050

A yellow/orange globe beetroot. Globe has a sweet flavour and without the dominating red colour like usual beetroot it works well as an addition to casseroles. Although the flavour is the same as the red beets the mind works in mysterious ways... sometimes you can be tricked into thinking it tastes different! In these cases we recommend you eat it with your eyes closed!!!

Tomato San Marzano Tall - 63150

Blocky plum shaped fruits renowned for its quality. Used by the experts for pasta sauces and juices. The fruit is much earlier and more productive than other open pollinated varieties. San Marzano also has less seeds than other Italian tomato varieties.

Peas Chickpea - 60120

They have attractive grey-green foliage and also the capacity to fix nitrogen. Unlike many crops Chickpeas appear to germinate more readily on roughly cultivated soil. We are constantly looking for interesting and sought after vegetables to enhance our catalogue selection. Where possible we like to try to grow out the product so we have some idea on whether it is likely to perform OK. This hasn't been the case with Chickpeas (we haven't attempted to grow these so far) but they certainly look like an interesting crop. It appears they are a bit on the tender side but can possibly withstand a very light frost. In hotter climates they are grown for the dried pea-like seeds. These are used for both sprouting and making into hummus. In damper climates Chickpeas can be harvested green, like petit pois (very small green pea.) When harvested green they taste somewhere in between a fresh raw French bean and a garden pea.

Antirrhinum Madame Butterfly F1 Hybrid - 12100

All time favourite, Madam Butterfly has fabulous double blooms. Terrific garden performance.

Broccoli Sprouting Purple Summer - 52040

Prolific yields of small, purple broccoli heads on tender stems. Purple Summer is great for planting in Spring to early Summer for cropping in Summer and Autumn, then switch to Rudolf for Autumn to Winter Cropping.

Capsicum Big Ben - 53705

This high yielding patio pepper with large blocky, dark-red fruits are perfect for stuffing. Big Ben exhibits strong, upright plant growth, however due to the weight of the fruit when they mature, we recommend providing support from either a caged pot or staking the plants.