Tomato - Duncan Wilson NEW TOMATO
Brandywine Red tomato - 160RG
Common companion plants to grow alongside your tomatoes
Borage, Chives, Marigolds, Nasturtiums, Basil, Calendula, Carrots, Peppers, Sage, Onions, Garlic, Lettuce
Black Krim - 75SS
Propagation: Sow seeds in seed raising mix in Spring, prick out once 2 true leave appear.
Golden Light - 214SS
Propagation: Sow Golden Light Tomato seeds directly onto a firm bed of seed raising mix and press in well. Cover with a light layer of mix. Seedlings usually appear in two to three months depending on temperature.
Yellow Pear 143RG
Isle of Skye (Duncan Wilson) - 12RG
Tangella - 30SS
Lobella - 47NS
Toms Yellow Wonder - 18RW
Moonglow - 16RW
Russian Red - 45RG
Burpee long keeper
Purau Sweet Cherry - 99RG
Cherokee Purple - 148RG
Croatian - RS
Bloody Butcher - 202ALB
Tomatillo - 73RT
Oregon Spring - 97RG
Long Keeper - 20RW
Nev's TPS - 136NS
Even from a relatively early stage when they may only be 100mms tall, differences will be discernible between these individuals. They truly are individuals. They may not all prosper. They will each possess their own degree of disease resistance and vigour. As a propagator you will be rewarded, by those that flourish, with crops of distinctly unique potato tubers; diverse in both form, colour, flavour, texture, maturity and keeping qualities. This is a pursuit I have been involved in for at least 20 years. It is an exciting enterprise (if you are a potato Nerd!), and can result in the coming into being of very worthwhile, totally new, delicious cultivars that you can then continue into the future via the usual system of growing from tubers. But don't forget to keep seed from the best of them and continue the exploration of potatoes from true seed.
Roma - 20RS
Yellow current - 15RW
Marmande - 58RG
Sub-Arctic Maxi - 13NS
Black From Tula - 179RG
Why you should grow your own
So maybe you're wondering if now is the time to start to grow a few for your self and see what all the fuss is about?
Tomato selection All our tomato seed, including heirloom an...
Long Island Cheese Squash - 245CMK
Onion - Pukekohe long keeper, Mammoth Improved cross - 36RW
When growing seed from this early cross expect diversity in type.
Onion - Medbury Red Longkeeper - 35RW
Sow seed early spring in the South Island, North Islanders may be able to sow autumn through winter as well, feedback from customers would be appreciated
Pea - Novella - 54RW
Pohutuwawa - Dwarf Tahitian - 120CMK
Kowhai, Cook Strait - 32ASS
Propagation: Seed is best sown in Autumn after a chip has been removed from the side of the seed with something like a sharp knife or sandpaper. This allows moisture to enter and help germination. Outside of autumn, chill seed in a fridge for two months. Sow seeds in a firm bed of seed raising mix and press in, cover with a light layer of mix. Seeds should germinate in 14 days.
Parsnip - Hollow Crown - 63RG
Butterbean - 22RW
This bean produces a pale yellow/cream pod in colour that grows to about 15cm in length. The complete pod is eaten although the ends can be trimmed if desired and is wonderful added to salads when small.
Seed should be back in stock 2024
Cork Oak
Coprosma propinqua - 200RW
Pea - Oregon Giant Sugar Pod - 138aRW
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.
Sweet Cicely - 5SSPH
Vervain - Purple Top - 249SPH
Ipomoea batatas - Kamote
Update 31/8/2023. First seedling up from South Island grown seed seen in the attached photo.
Known in South America where is originates as Camote, it is also known here in NZ as as Kumara or Sweet Potato in North America. This widely grown tuber crop is normally grown each year from cuttings. Camote grown from seed rather than a clone is globally rare. The government funded DSIR back in the 70's or 80's carried out a short trial but for some reason was stopped, this may have been the only Ipomoea batatas seed had grown till 2017 when Richard-Paul was gifted some seed from a passionate home gardener/breeder in the US, he then set about starting a long term breeding program with the idea crossing it with a local Kumara.
Six new cultivars were germinated from the first shipment of seed some were able to produce flowers but no seed, this following three seasons were the same till that generation of cultivars died out because they had been cloned six times.
2020 a second attempt was make where fresh seed was sent again from the US breeder and a small number of new cultivars started, but this time cutting were shared with a gardener in the North Island who managed a successful crossing and a small amount of seed was produced. This seed was gifted back and a second crop of 28 seeds was grown 2022-23 form 7 new cultivars. Plans are 2023-24 the 28 seeds will be germinated where its hopes are for at least 5 new cultivars and again more seed, maybe even enough to be made available via our website.... stay tuned by hitting the 'watch' tab
Kale - Red Ursa - 51RT
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Kale - Red Ruffled - 51NS
Borlotti - 77NS
Purple Snake - 234CMK
Chatreuse Green Snake - 244CMK
Kaiapoi Red dwarf - RS
Purple Sprouting Broccoli - 242SPH
Broccoli - white - 101NS
Yarrow - Terractta - 238SPH
Green Grape - 147RG
Kumi Kumi pumpkin - 177NS
Giant Alderman - 57RG
Carrot - Benhorn - 60RW
Maize - Sola - 79NS
Perennial Sweet pea - 126RW
Romaine Climber - 98RG
Fennel - Sweet/common - 239SPH
Kale - Red Russian - 51RG
Corokia Orange - 33CMK
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.
Nasturtium, Alaska Collection - 183SS
Nasturtium Seeds are best sown directly where to grow in a warm sunny location, should germinate in 7-14 days.
Carrot - Baby Slenderette - 32NS
Brussels Sprout - Darkmar - 102RW
Leek - Purau - 91RG
Lovage - 165RG
Leek - Portage - 94RW
Suggested growing method is to aim for a long length white stem of up to 40cm, sow seed late winter/ early spring close enough together aiming for a spacing of 2cm apart, by mid summer the plants should be up to 30cm tall, dig them up trying not to damage the roots too much and place in a bucket with enough water in it to cover the roots. The soil these plants go into needs to be deeply dug over then using a rake or shovel handle poke it down into the soil as deep as 40cm, wriggle it around to make a shaft to which a leek plant is dropped down, then pour a small amount of water down, its just then a matter of insuring that the growth tip can grow up and out of the shaft
Amish Rockmelon - 232CMK
fruit grows to 20 cm across 3 kg in weight, flesh is orange.
Heirloom
Disease resistant
Capsicum - Botinecka Zuta - 8RW
Curly Leaf Parsley - 88RW
Kale - True Siberian - 51RW
True Seed Garlic (TSG)
Onion - Walsh - 37RG
Morning Glory - Crimson - 28RS
cornflower - blue - 268RS
Radish - Pink Beauty - 96RW
Richards selection work with this cultivar involves sowing earlier than normal for this summer radish, this way it helps expose the plants that want to go into reproduction in its first growing year, as they are considered a biennial , this means any plants that bolt early sees a one way trip to the cold composting heap, what plants do make it through a Amuri Plains winter without going to seed or rotting are saved for seed production the following summer
Mugwort - 26RS
Seed storage
Greek Gigante - 46RW
Czar White - dwarf runner 39RW
Lettuce - Arabic - 24RW
Rachael Stott
Silver dollar - 168SPH
It grows to around a metre and prefers a well drained soil that's in full sun to partial shade, does do best if kept consistently moist. has iridescent "leaves" that are actually the seed pods coming after the dainty light purple flowers. Lunaria plants is a biennial which will establish a clump in its first year and the flowers and seed pods follow in the second year. These seeds or "silver dollars" are papery to the touch flat and oblong, with a short, needle-like projection that hangs down from the bottom of each seed
pod. Prefers moist neutral soils and full or part sun. In the brassica family.
Angelica - 26RS
Maize - Billard - 122RW
Grow fruiting plants from seed Growing fruit trees from see...
Chard Chard, with its vibrant, colourful stems and nutritio...
Onion - Mammoth improved - 231RW
Sow seed early spring in the South Island, North Islanders may be able to sow autumn through winter as well, feedback from customers would be appreciated
https://www.mammothonion.co.uk/product/seeds-plants/onion-family/onion/mammoth-improved-onion/
Sarah Smith
Sarah developed an interest in seed saving from a young age and also being a hobbyist bee keeper for 5+ years has made her more aware of the importance of flowers as a food source for our pollinators and retaining these pollinated seeds for future use.
Sarah also has a keen interest in NZ Native Plants and how they provide shelter and food for wildlife and support pollinators. She is keen to promote the biodiversity and stewardship of our natural heritage.