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Now available for planting: Elephant garlic has a mild, sweet flavour with huge cloves; it can grow from the tropics to temperate regions. Red and Golden Shallots are a gourmet addition to the garden.
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Warm Season Green Manures
As a general guide sow in spring after all danger of frost has passed, usually mid-September; sow summer whenever good rainfall is expected; in tropical areas seeds can be sown right through the year whenever moisture is available. More specific sowing times are listed as part of the seed description.

Our standard postage is $9.95 for all orders which includes Bulk Seed Packs. The $5.50 postage fee for up to 100 standard packets of seed, only includes the smaller 10m2 packets not the 1000m2 or 4500m2 seed packs or kits.

Due to high postage fees there is a higher cost for bulk seed in some Australian States.

You can read an introduction to Green Manure here.

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Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum
Buckwheat is an ancient food plant that has been in use for over 9,000 years; it gives a whole new meaning to the word 'heirloom'. It is an annual warm season crop to 50 cm high. It has some drought tolerance and is frost tender. It germinates in 3 - 4 days, with a soil temperature of 20°C. Sow it 2.5 - 3.5 cm deep. The soil should be moist before sowing but do not over-water, buckwheat doesn't tolerate being waterlogged at any stage of growth. It will grow in a wide range of soils, including infertile ones, with a preferred pH range of 6 - 7.

It has a wide range of uses including:
  • It makes a useful, fast growing, warm season, green manure that accumulates phosphorus and builds organic matter quickly. Use it as a fill-in between other crops.
  • The young sprouts can be harvested for salad.
  • The high protein leaves can be used like spinach.
  • The seeds are ground for a high-protein, gluten-free flour.
  • The white flowers attract beneficial insects including hoverflies, lacewings and bees.
Growing as a grain crop:
A buckwheat grain crop requires a temperature during the growing season of between 13°C - 26°C. It takes 8 - 12 weeks from sowing to finished grain. Suitable areas are the cool highlands during summer and autumn to winter in southern Qld.
Growing as a green manure:
Flowering begins 4 weeks from sowing; dig the green manure whilst still flowering. If allowed to set seed it will often self-sow readily. Buckwheat used as a green manure has much wider sowing times than grain crops. In temperate areas sow September - February. In subtropical areas sow any time avoiding frost periods. In tropical areas other green manures are a better choice.

SB137 Organically certified

SB138 (3kg) Organically certified Not to TAS

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Unsure how to use inoculant or its purpose? Find information about inoculant here.
Cowpea
Not to TAS
Vigna unguiculata
Adds nitrogen, builds organic matter, smothers weeds and controls nematodes; combine with Japanese millet; use as a living mulch under corn; good animal forage; some drought tolerance. Sow in temperate areas November - February; in subtropical areas September - March and in tropical areas during the wet season.

SC155 Inoculant included

SC156 (2.5kg) Inoculant included Not to TAS
Warm Season Untreated Green Manure Kits
All kits include inoculant and a FREE fact sheet on Green Manuring. As a general guide sow in spring after all danger of frost has passed, usually mid-September; sow summer whenever good rainfall is expected; in tropical areas seeds can be sown right through the year whenever moisture is available.

SK100 contains Cowpea and Japanese millet

SK125 contains Cowpea (1.25kg) and Japanese millet (1kg) Not to TAS

SK127 contains Cowpea (3kg), Buckwheat (3kg) and Japanese millet (3kg) Not to TAS

SK128 contains Cowpea (3kg), Buckwheat (3kg) and Japanese millet (3kg) Not to TAS
Warm Season Organic Green Manure Kits Organically certified
All kits include inoculant and a FREE fact sheet on Green Manuring. As a general guide sow in spring after all danger of frost has passed, usually mid-September; sow summer whenever good rainfall is expected; in tropical areas seeds can be sown right through the year whenever moisture is available.

SK120 contains Mung Bean and French White millet

SK101 contains Mung Bean (1.25kg) and French White millet (1kg) Not to TAS

SK103 contains Mung Bean (3kg), Buckwheat (3kg) and French White millet (3kg) Not to TAS

SK104 contains Mung Bean (3kg), Buckwheat (3kg) and French White millet (3kg) Not to TAS
Japanese Millet
Echinochloa utilis
Fast growing clumping grass, good used with legumes as a green manure, adds bulk organic material. Sow in temperate areas September - February; in subtropical areas September - March and in tropical areas during the wet season.

SJ102

SJ103 (2kg) Not to TAS
Lablab
Lablab purpureus
Adds nitrogen, likes it hot, very vigorous vine; suits a wide range of soils and wet weather; useful animal forage, some drought tolerance. Sow in subtropical areas October - February and in tropical areas all year.

SL115 Inoculant included
Millet 'French White'
Panicum miliaceum
Fast growing clumping grass to 1m; edible seed, not suitable for grazing; excellent used with legumes as a green manure, builds soil structure and adds bulk organic material. Sow in temperate areas October - February; in subtropical areas September - April and tropical areas all year.

SM108 Organically certified


SM109 (2kg) Organically certified Not to TAS
Mung Bean H
Vigna radiata
Quick growing and hardy, adds nitrogen, builds organic matter; combine with buckwheat or Japanese millet; produces edible seeds. Sow in temperate areas November - February; in subtropical areas September - March and tropical areas during the wet season.

SM110 Inoculant included

SM111 (2.5kg) Inoculant included Not to TAS

SM131 (2.5kg) Inoculant included Organically certified Not to TAS

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Soybean
Glycine max
Good for hot, humid areas, adds nitrogen, builds organic matter, controls weed and nematodes; animal forage; edible seeds. Temperate (sow summer), Subtropical and Tropical (sow November - February).

SS146 Inoculant included Not to WA

SS147 (5kg) Inoculant included Not to TAS and WA

Are you looking for Organic Soybean seed for sprouting or Organic Edamame seed for planting?

Asian and Tropical Vegetables For Hot Wet Summers
If you are challenged by pest and disease problems in your vegetable garden during hot, humid summers, don’t give up! Green Harvest offers a range of vegetables, grown around the world in subtropical and tropical areas, that we have found to be hardy and reliable to the weather extremes of high temperature and humidity experienced in the ‘wet season’. As a general rule sow these vegetables from October through to March, to replace more temperate varieties. Seeds suitable for subtropical and tropical conditions are marked H for hot and humid!

Part of the problem is gardening books written by authors from cooler areas neglecting to give good advice on plant selection for northern areas of Australia. We recommend the books The Seed Savers Handbook or Organic Vegetable Gardening for the best information on subtropical vegetables.

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