Leafy greens
Growing your own salad greens allows you to harvest them at the peak of freshness, ensuring a higher nutrient content compared to store-bought alternatives.
The variety of lettuces, spinach, arugula, and other greens available for home cultivation adds a burst of flavours and textures to your salads, creating a diverse and satisfying dining experience.
Additionally, tending to a salad garden promotes a deeper connection with nature and a healthier lifestyle, as the process involves physical activity and encourages a diet rich in vitamins and antioxidants.
The convenience of having a readily available source of fresh greens encourages healthier eating habits, while the act of cultivating and harvesting your own salad instills a sense of accomplishment and pride.
Ultimately, the benefits of growing salad in your home garden extend beyond the plate, fostering well-being, sustainability, and a deeper appreciation for the food on your table.
Celtuce - 251RW
Chard - Compactum - 21RW
Feed back from a customer living near Katikati, she sowed this variety in Sep 2020 which is still growing March 2022 having not bolted to seed during this time, being a bi-annual it should have run to seed late 2021.
Chard - Multi coloured silver beet - 111RG
Chard, Ford Giant Hook - 169SS
Propagation: Sow seeds directly where to grow or in a tray of seed raising mix in a warm sunny location, should germinate in 14-21 days.
Edible Chrysanthemum - 90RG
Endive Curly - Frisée - 306SS
Propagation: Sow seeds directly where to grow or in a tray of seed raising mix in a warm sunny location. Will germinate in 14 - 21 days.
Lamb's Quarters - Magenta Spreen - 279RS
Lettuce - Arabic - 282RW
Lettuce - Cooptown Italian - 182RG
Lettuce - Devils Ears - 28RW
Lettuce - Lolla Rossa - 295CMK
Lettuce - Merlot- 142RW
Lettuce - Mescher - 24RW
Lettuce - Red Oakleaf - 284RW
lettuce - tree - 337RS
Lettuce, Drunken Woman - 205SS
Propagation: Best sown directly where to grow, in rows or scattered sections, should germinate in 7-14 days.
Lettuce, Freckles - 172SS
Lettuce, Rocket - 187SS
Propagation: Sow seeds directly where to grow or in a tray of seed raising mix in a warm sunny location, should germinate in 7-14 days.
Miners Lettuce - 163RG
Mustard Lettuce - 87RW
Orach - green - 256RS
Orach - red - 29RG
Pak Choi, Kwang Moon - 188SS
Propagation: Pak Choi Seeds are best sown directly where to grow, in rows or scattered sections, should germinate in 7-14 days.
Spinach - Bower - 25RW
It is grown for edible leaves and can be used as food or as an ornamental plant for ground cover. As some of its names signify, it has similar flavor and texture properties to spinach and is cooked like spinach. Like spinach, it contains oxalates. Its medium to low levels of oxalates needs to be removed by blanching the leaves in hot water for one minute, then rinsing in cold water before cooking. It can be found as an invasive plant in North and South America and cultivated along the East Asian rim. It thrives in hot weather and is considered an heirloom vegetable. Few insects consume it, and even slugs and snails do not seem to feed on it.
The thick, irregularly-shaped seeds should be planted just after the last spring frost. Before planting, the seeds should be soaked for 12 hours in cold water or 3 hours in warm water. Seeds should be planted 5 to 10 mm deep and spaced 15 to 30 cm apart. The seedlings will emerge in 10 to 20 days, and they will continue to produce greens through the summer.
Spinach - English - 178RG
Spinach - New Zealand - 128RW
Soaking seeds in warm water for two to eight hours prior to sowing may help soften the seed coat and improve germination results, spinach seeds need lots of heat to germinate so start inside or wait until summer time. Plants can be wintered over indoors and planted outdoors after frosts have past.
Wild Chicory - 134RW
Seed extraction and processing is extremely difficult and time consuming which reflects in the price of this seed