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Vegetables

Carrot Cauliflower Chicory & Endive Celeriac & Celery

CARROTS

Daucus carota

Sow carrots to avoid the very hot part of the year but also frosty periods. Sow either spring or autumn, in very mild areas all year round is possible. A sunny position is required. Carrots need a friable, well drained soil and appreciate mulching. Sow directly where they are to grow, 10 mm deep, 2-3 cm apart in rows 30 cm apart. Germination is slow, preventing the soil from drying out is important for success, covering seed rows with shadecloth or cardboard can help. Thin out to 5 cm apart. Avoid fresh animal manures as they can cause forking. Never try to transplant carrots as the roots will fork in all directions!

Carrot 'Colour Mix'

A beautiful colour mix that includes red, white, orange and purple skinned carrots with a great flavour. A very decorative appearance in salads or steamed. Eating a colour mix like this guarantees a wider range of nutrients are available in the food.

SC278 400 seeds $3.50

Carrot ‘Purple Dragon’

A beautiful heirloom carrot that has a dark-purple skin with an orange interior, very decorative in salads or steamed. The flavour is slightly spicy and sweet.

SC264 400 seeds $3.50

SC263 25g $20.00

Carrot ‘Deep Purple’

Syn. 'Imperator'

Deep Purple is dark purple almost to the core, the tapered roots are 20 cm long with a sweet flavour, it has very high antioxidant levels. The strong, healthy tops are easy to pull. The colour fades a bit when cooked; very decorative in salads or steamed. This is an F1 hybrid so is not suitable for seed saving.

SC277 200 seeds $3.50

Carrot 'Little Finger'

Little Finger is a very sweet, smooth, tender and crisp golden-orange baby carrot 8 - 12 cm long. A gourmet vegetable also useful in kids’ gardens and containers. Days to harvest: 60 - 65

SC173 800 seeds $3.50

SC174 100g $30.00

Carrot 'Nantes'

Nantes has a very sweet, crisp flavour with cylindrical, tender roots 16 cm long. It is great for steaming, salads and juicing. It copes better with heavy soils than some carrots and is very prolific and fast maturing. Days to harvest: 72

SC120 800 seeds $3.50

SC121 100g $30.00

SC262 250g $65.00

SC122 1kg $220.00

Carrot 'Red-Core Chantenay'

Red-Core Chantenay is an heirloom variety with a great flavour. The carrots are high quality, smooth, tapered, deep orange - red in colour to 14 cm long. It grows well in most soil types, including clay soils. It resists splitting and forking, the strong tops make for easy pulling. Days to harvest: 70 - 75

SC123 800 seeds $3.50

SC124 100g $30.00

Carrot ‘Red Kuroda’

Red Kuroda has a tender, deep orange root with a very sweet flavour, tapered to 19 cm long. It is a popular Asian carrot and is the most suitable variety for subtropical and tropical areas. It has a high moisture content so is also good for juicing. Days to harvest: 73 H

SC204 800 seeds $3.50

SC206 100g $30.00

Carrot ‘Western Red’

Western Red is an old Australian variety with an excellent flavour and deep orange colour It is a large tapering carrot and a very vigorous grower. It is suitable for all districts. Days to harvest: 85 - 100

SC258 800 seeds $3.50

SC236 50g $23.00

CAULIFLOWER

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Cauliflower is an annual cool season crop that is frost hardy. It germinates best at 8 - 25°C soil temperature. In temperate areas sow late December to May; in very cool, highland areas sow October to February; in inland areas sow February to September; in subtropical areas sow March to June; in tropical areas sow April to July. Sow seed 10 mm deep in trays or seedbed, germination takes 4 - 10 days. Transplant seedlings by first removing the seed leaves and planting deeper, up to the 1st set of true leaves. Space plants 40 cm apart in rows 60 – 75 cm apart. It requires a fertile, well drained soil with a pH of 6 - 7.5. It is a heavy feeder, needing plenty of nitrogen and potassium. Prepare soil by digging well-rotted compost or animal manure through the bed. Keep soil moist; add organic fertiliser when plants are half grown. Harvest while heads are still tight and white.

Cauliflower ‘Snowball Improved’

Snowball Improved is a popular variety well suited to warmer areas; reliable and self blanching. It forms tight solid, pure white 15 cm heads that are crisp and tender. It has excellent quality and is good fresh or frozen. Days to harvest: 52 - 70.
SC125 250 seeds $3.50

SC126 25g $9.00

SC214 100g $25.00

Cauliflower 'Violet Sicilian'

syn. Cavolfiore di Sicilia Violetto

This Italian cauliflower is a vigorous plant with broad, green-grey leaves and a beautiful violet, compact, 1-1.3 kg head. The head turns green with cooked and has a sweet mild taste both raw and cooked. A high mineral content is responsible for the colour.

SC185 250 seeds $3.50

SC225 25g $12.00

Cauliflower 'Sixty Days'

This is an open pollinated variety particularly well suited to warmer areas, including the subtropics. It forms tight, solid, pure white, heads that are crisp and tender. It has an excellent flavour and is good fresh or frozen. Days to harvest: 60

SC265 250 seeds $3.50

SC266 25g $25.00

CELERY

Apium graveolens

Celery does best between 12-24°C. It is difficult to grow in humid areas. Sow seed late spring in cold areas, spring to summer in temperate areas and autumn in frost-free areas. Soak seed overnight to improve germination. Either direct sow into the garden or sow into seedling pots for later transplanting. Cover seed lightly to 5-10 mm deep, firm down and keep moist. Space plants 25 cm apart. Prepare soil 2-3 weeks before planting with compost, potash and well-rotted manure. Mulch well, keep well watered, avoid moisture stress. Harvest a few stalks at a time.

‘Tall Utah’

Popular stringless; broad, thick stalks; rich, nutty flavour; disease resistant.

SC175 250 seeds $3.50

SC176 5g $10.00

CELERIAC ‘Caesar’

Apium graveolens rapaceum
Celeriac is a close relative of celery but is grown for its large fleshy root rather than stems. The flavour is milder than celery, but has the same taste; it can be used in soup or salads. Growing conditions as for celery.

SC191 250 seeds $3.50

SC193 10g $15.00

CHICORY syn. Radicchio and ENDIVE

Cichorium intybus

Chicory is a useful cool season crop to add interest to winter salads. It is also an excellent year round ‘baby leaf’ or microgreen and it can be sprouted. Chicory is hardy, disease-resistant and frost and drought tolerant. Sow late summer to autumn, directly where they are to grow. Sow 10 mm deep. Thin seedlings to 25-30 cm apart, rows should be 38 cm apart. Keep soil moist; add organic fertiliser when plants are half grown. It prefers a pH of 5.5 to 6.5; prepare soil by digging well-rotted compost or animal manure through the bed. Plant in full sun. Best in temperate areas.

Chicory 'Red Palla Rossa’

'Palla Rossa' syn. 'Rossa di Chioggia' syn. 'Variegata di Chioggia' is an early, small heading type. The leaves are green in the summer, turning red with cold weather. The bright red, very tight heads have prominent white midribs. It has a slightly bitter, tart taste. It can also be harvested as 'baby leaf' or grown as sprouts.

SC144 300 seeds $3.50

SC145 10g $15.00

Chicory 'Red Dandelion’

‘Red Dandelion’ syn. ‘Italico Rosso’ syn. ‘Ruby’ or ’Red-ribbed Catalogna’ has beautiful red stems and mid-veins with deeply cut, frilly, deep green leaves. Dandelion chicories have a range of common names including catalogna, Italian dandelion and asparagus chicory. The plants stand erect, up to 30 cm tall and have a thick rosette of leaves. American growers refer to them erroneously as dandelion greens, which look and taste similar. As a microgreen or ‘baby leaf’ they add great flavour to salads and it is a colourful addition to any mesclun mix. As a cooked green it is one of the few red leafy vegetables that retains the crimson colour when cooked. It can also be sprouted. It matures in 35 days as baby leaf, 55 days to full size. It becomes very bitter if harvested too late. H

SC169 300 seeds $3.50

SC172 10g $9.00

SC170 100g $50.00

Endive ‘Pancalieri Fine Cut’
Cichorium endivia

Endive ‘Pancalieri Fine Cut’ has attractive, finely cut, dark green leaves with crisp ribs and a creamy white heart. It adds a mild, nutty flavour to salads. Endive is a close relative to chicory and grows in much the same way. It is a useful cool season crop to add interest to winter salads. It is also an excellent year round ‘baby leaf’ or microgreen and it can be sprouted. Sow late summer to autumn, directly where they are to grow.

SE111 300 seeds $3.50

SE112 10g seeds $9.00

Chicory Coffee ‘Magdeburg’

Cichorium intybus
A hardy plant with a long taproot topped by a rosette of leaves. It produces attractive blue spikes of daisy flowers to 1m. Roots can be dried, roasted and ground for a coffee substitute. Leaves and young roots can be cooked as vegetables. Roots can grow up to 30 cm long and weigh 1 kg. Prepare soil by deep-digging-in well-rotted compost or animal manure. It prefers a pH of 5.5 to 6.5. Plant in full sun, in spring, directly where they are to grow. Sow 12 mm deep. Thin seedlings to 8 cm apart, rows should be 60 cm apart. Keep soil moist; add organic fertiliser when plants are half grown. It is frost and drought tolerant. It can also be used to break up compacted soil.

SC259 300 seeds $3.50

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