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Beetroot
Beta vulgaris
Sow beetroot spring to autumn, in mild areas all year round is possible. Sow directly where it is to grow, 12 mm deep in rows 30 cm apart. Keep the soil moist. Thin out to 10 cm apart, each seed yields multiple plants, so thinnings can be transplanted or used as 'baby' salad greens. Beetroot is a heavy feeder, prepare the soil by adding compost or organic fertiliser, pH should be neutral to slightly alkaline. Start harvesting when still 'baby beet' size, older roots can get woody. The leafy tops are useful as cooked greens.

Beetroot 'Bulls Blood'

Organically certified
This beautiful beetroot has deep reddish-purple metallic leaves! The young leaves are delicious and very popular in salad mixes. Beets are good too, especially harvested as baby beets. The beetroots are dark red with pretty pink rings inside.

SB144 (100 seeds)

SB145

Beetroot seed can be grown as a nutritious and decorative microgreen.

Green Harvest Guide to Growing Microgreens

Beetroot 'Chioggia'

Organically certified
Traditional Italian gourmet beet, with attractive rosy pink skin outside, inside has striking rings of red and white. Pickle and slice thinly or use raw. Use the tops in salads.

SB114 (100 seeds)

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Beetroot 'Cylindrica'
Syn. 'Cylindra; far the easiest beetroot to peel and slice. An heirloom variety with a long, deep, dark red, cylindrical root that retains sweetness even when mature. It grows to 15 - 20cm in length and up to 5cm wide. Tops are delicious steamed. Days to harvest: 60 days full-size, but you can start harvesting when still ‘baby beet’ size.

SB278 (100 seeds)

SB279

Beetroot 'Detroit'

Organically certified
High yielding globe-shaped deep crimson root with smooth skin, tops useful as greens, attractive dark green foliage with red veins. Eat raw, steamed or as soup; excellent flavour.

SB116 (100 seeds)

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Beetroot 'Touchstone Gold'

Organically certified
'Touchstone Gold' is a beetroot with green leaves, golden yellow flesh and reddish orange skin. The roots are smooth and round. Both the roots and the tops are sweet and tender with a milder flavour than red beetroot and they do not bleed when cut. The young leaves are excellent as a microgreen and in salad mix.

SB235 (100 seeds)

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Beet - Sugar
Beta vulgaris var altissima
This is a heritage vegetable, grown commercially since the 18th century in Poland. It is a type of beetroot, with large, 1-2 kg, off-white roots. The leaves and roots can both be eaten but usually the roots are grown for sugar production. It is useful for sweetening preserves by putting a few slices in the bottle, in making homemade wine and as animal fodder.

SB211 (100 seeds)

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Broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italica
Broccoli is an annual cool season crop and frost hardy. It is vigorous and easy to grow in full sun but dislikes shade. Seed germinates best at 18 - 23°C soil temperature and takes 5 - 10 days. Sow 6 mm deep into a seed tray or seedbed and transplant seedlings deeper, first removing the seed leaves and planting up to the 1st set of true leaves, this stabilizes the plant and speeds its maturity. Space plants 40 cm apart with rows 60 cm apart. Broccoli likes a rich, well-drained soil with a pH 6.5 - 7.2. It is a heavy feeder, prepare the soil by adding compost. Keep soil moist; add organic fertiliser early and mid-season. Harvest while heads are still tight and dark green for the best flavour.
Sow When:
Temperate areas: from late December - May; in very cold areas sow in early spring and again from October - February.
Subtropical areas: Late autumn to early winter; hybrids will perform better. In Brisbane and further north seedlings should be transplanted after March, as March is the worst month for caterpillars.
Tropical areas: Unlikely to produce well.

Broccoli seed for sprouting

Broccoli 'Belstar' H

Organically certified
Belstar is a widely adapted hybrid broccoli producing a tender, tight, beautiful blue-green, 13 - 15 cm wide, domed head. It continues producing side shoots for several weeks after harvesting the main head. It is cold, heat, disease and stress tolerant. It is suitable for growing in Qld during winter. This is an F1 hybrid so is not suitable for seed saving.

SB226 (30 seeds)

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Broccoli 'Di Ciccio'

Organically certified
'Di Ciccio' is a reliable, open-pollinated, Italian variety first introduced in 1890. The central blue-green head is 7 - 10 cm wide with an extended harvest of side shoots produced once the central head is harvested. It has an excellent flavour; good for steaming, stir-fries and for freezing. Days to harvest: 50-60; harvest while heads are still tight and dark green.

SB241 (300 seeds)

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SB243

Broccoli 'Green Sprouting Calabrese'

Organically certified
Heirloom Italian variety producing tender, mild tasting, deep blue-green central heads, continues producing side shoots for several weeks after harvesting the main shoot. Seed is suitable for sprouting.

SB121 (300 seeds)

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Kailaan 'Kaliburi' H
syn Chinese Broccoli; Chinese kale; gai lum, gai lan (China); kol (Indonesia); kai lan (Malaysia); phak khana (Thai); cai ro (Vietnam)
Hardy and easy to grow; kailaan is harvested for its thick, succulent stems which are delicious cooked. Grow all year in most areas. Days to harvest: 60-70. This is an F1 hybrid so is not suitable for seed saving.

SK129 (150 seeds)

SK133

Broccoli Raab 'Spring Rapini'

Organically certified
Broccoli Raab is a traditional Italian vegetable grown for its tender stems, leaves and tiny button-sized heads. It has a mildly pungent, spicy flavour and is very nutritious. Best planted as a cool season crop in warmer areas; sow spring in cold areas.

SB164 (300 seeds)

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Broccoli 'Romanesco'
Romanesco broccoli is an Italian heirloom regarded as one of the world’s most visually attractive vegetables. The lime green head illustrates a fractal pattern, with spiral conical florets within a larger spiral. It can be eaten raw or lightly cooked, and has a nutty, slightly spicy broccoli flavour. Romanesco is a cool season crop; sow Jan-March to mature during winter.

SB175 (300 seeds)

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Brussels Sprouts
Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group
The quality and colour of sprouts is improved by frost and they have a long growing season of 8 to 9 months, so they are more suitable for cooler areas. Steam lightly to retain colour when cooked. Sow seed in time for transplanting in mid summer in cooler areas and for transplanting late January-February in warmer areas. Always harvest sprouts from the bottom before they begin to open; stripping the leaves off just above and below the young sprout will help it to develop, as will pinching out the top once the plant is fully developed.

Brussels Sprouts 'Long Island Improved'
'Long Island Improved' produces firm, dark green sprouts with a good flavour.

SB227 (300 seeds)

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SB264

Brussels Sprouts 'Red Ribs'
This unusual Brussels sprouts is red in colour with a milder, nuttier flavour than green types.

SB178 (300 seeds)

SB179

Burdock - Japanese 'Takinogawa Long'
Arctium lappa
Japanese Burdock syn. Gobo is a hardy, biennial herb growing to 1.5 - 2m high. It has broad, heart-shaped leaves and purple flowers. Its slender roots, brown-skinned with white flesh, grow to 60 cm long. Young leaves can be used in salad or cooked like spinach; young roots can be peeled and sliced in salads. Older roots are stir-fried or cooked like parsnips. Roots can also be pickled. Burdock has been valued in Japan for centuries for its medicinal properties. Sow in spring or autumn, direct where it is going to grow, in deeply-dug ground. Harvest from spring plantings in 3 to 5 months. Prevent the plants flowering and setting seed to avoid weediness.

SB201 (15 seeds)

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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