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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.

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.

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 Action F1 Hybrid - 51400

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

Spinach - Water Spinach - 61740

A popular vegetable in Asian cuisine, Water Spinach grows very readily in ideal environments. As the Botanical name Ipomoea aquatica suggests, this plant likes to grow in wet soggy soil, which can be achieved in pots with minimal or no drainage holes. Both the leaves and hollow stems are edible, its mild taste is like a cross between spinach and watercress.

Tomato Hamlet F1 Hybrid - 63050

Round, red and refined. This F1 Hybrid tomato is best compared with the OP Moneymaker variety, with fruit weighing approx 100-110g and approx 55-65mm in size. Because of the F1 Hybrid breeding, Hamlet has excellent disease resistance along with early and prolific yields.

Marigold Crème Brulee - 28610

With its burnt orange and creamy yellow flowers you can see why this Marigold was named Crème Brulee. Nearly as delectable as it's namesake, it’s the perfect eye-catching Marigold for in borders, containers and pots.

Broccoflower Alverda F1 Hybrid - 52250

Small cauli-shaped heads that are lime-green in colour! A delicious blend of broccoli and cauli that has a vibrant colour when cooked. Excellent in gourmet cuisine. Delicious and nutritious.

Peas Onward - 60400

For that later crop, Onward is your best choice. Large blunt pods are produced in vast quantities. This heavy cropper also requires staking.

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.

Leek Musselburgh - 57300

A great, well established home garden variety that is very popular. Sow spring summer for transplanting summer autumn.

CF Sunflower ProCut Horizon (Helianthus) - CF1290

Upward facing blooms opening with rich overlapping orange petals surrounding a traditional dark disk. CHEMICALLY TREATED SEED

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.

Beans Climbing Butter Kinghorn - 50725

Kinghorn is an heirloom variety of butter bean that produces almost stringless pods. This vigourous climber produces straight, rounded, golden yellow pods reaching 15-20cm in length. Harvest young pods as snap beans, or leave to mature and use as a shell bean.

Tomato Rapunzel F1 Hybrid - 63985

The longest trusses we have ever seen, certainly impressive to look at and very productive. Named after the fairy tale character; Rapunzel produces unique, long cascading trusses with as many as 50 fruits. Tasty, bright red, cherry tomatoes make the perfect addition to salads and kids lunches.

Catananche Armor Blue - 16210

Common Name: Cupids Dart. Delightful, lavender-blue flowers with a dark centre stand to attention on 60cm stems. Catananche Blue is a perennial and forms clumps, the more flowers you cut, the more it will produce. Plant among other contrasting, coloured wildflowers or use as a medium height border in the garden. These drought tolerant plants have sparse foliage so they are best mass-planted. A great cut flower for the vase, also perfect for drying. Plant in spring for a full flowering the following summer.

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.

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.

Cabbage - Chinese China Coast F1 Hybrid - 53115

The call for smaller vegetables tempted us to bring this one in. Nappa Blues is a big Chinese Cabbage; China Coast has a similar barrel shaped head and F1 Hybrid characteristics but it's half the size. The smaller size will suit a lot of people.

Dill Bouquet - 64858

Finely cut lacy foliage makes a nice garnish. Bouquet is an early flowering selection with large seed umbels and foliage. Dill seeds are great for pickles.

Oriental Mizuna Early - 59470

Very vigourous and high yielding. Serrated edged leaves. Mild, fresh, crisp and tasty. Use in salads or cooking.

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.

Capsicum Dwarf Snack Yellow F1 Hybrid - 54076

Orange baby sweet peppers. Fruit size 3.5 x 6cm 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.

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.