Grow fruiting plants from seed
Growing fruit trees from seed is a gratifying and environmentally conscious endeavour that offers a range of benefits.
Firstly, it provides an affordable alternative to purchasing mature trees, as seeds are often more economical and widely accessible.
Cultivating fruit trees from seed also allows for a deeper connection with the growth process, from germination to maturity, fostering a sense of accomplishment.
Additionally, growing from seed promotes genetic diversity, as each seed represents a unique combination of traits. This diversity can contribute to more resilient and adaptable orchards, better equipped to withstand environmental challenges.
While it may take longer for seed-grown trees to bear fruit compared to grafted varieties, the resulting trees often develop robust root systems and are well-suited to local soil and climate conditions.
Cape Gooseberry - 81RW
Feijoa - 335CMK
Seed grown Feijoa trees are hardier than grafted rootstock plants, growing a combination of different varieties will ensure good pollination resulting in more fruit produced. Feijoas are great in a smoothy, fruit crumble, baking, chutney,and on their own, good to freeze.
Gojiberry - 323RW
100% NZ grown seed
Gooseberry - Yellow Central Otago - 112RW
Guava - Red Cherry - 315CMK
Guava - yellow cherry - 215CMK
Loquat - 95CMK
Melon - Tigger - 237SPH
Passionfruit - Black Beauty - 119CMK
Pink Raspberry - 5RW
Cuttings will be available during winter, hit the watch tab and a notification will be email out.
Rockmelon - Amish - 232CMK
fruit grows to 20 cm across 3 kg in weight, flesh is orange.
Heirloom
Disease resistant
Tamarillo - Bold Gold - 267SS
Tamarillo - Laird's Large - 213SS
Tamarillo - Teds Red - 258SS
Watermelon - Cannonball - 331CMK
Watermelon - Charleston Grey - 318CMK
watermelon - Crimson sweet - 313CMK
White Alpine strawberry - 328CMK
Unlike “regular” strawberries, alpine strawberries do not produce runners. They grow in clumps that increase in size as the plant ages.
The seeds can take several weeks to germinate, but once they sprout, they grow quickly. Sow seed shallow of no more than 2-3mm. Alpine strawberries are great border plants, used as a ground cover or potted up,in groups or single plants, remove and let plants replace themselves after a few years (younger plants produce better fruit that don’t drop off as easily as older plants do). If growing large quantities makes for a very tasty jam, if entertaining freeze individual strawberries in cubes of ice to go into drinks, kids especially like this, also great when cake decorating and in salads or on the side, or just simply on their own.