Lambley Nursery 2019 Seed Manual

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1 Lambley Nursery Seed Manual

2 Lambley Nursery and Gardens ORDERING Orders may be placed by phone, fax, post or on-line through our shopping cart facility. The website also has a full catalogue of plants and seeds which we have currently in stock in addition to those listed here. Payment may be made using a credit card without opening a PayPal account. Items from this catalogue may be ordered throughout 2018 and through to the end of June PACKING & CHARGES We take a great deal of care in growing, selecting, packing and dispatching our plants, bulbs and seeds. Our policy is to replace items which do not arrive in good condition. If there is a problem please let us know within 24 hours as we will not be able to take responsibility after that time. POSTAGE Free postage for all seed orders of $35 or more $5.50 postage for seed orders under $35 Mixed orders of plants and seeds postage is $ Plant order postage is $12.50 DELIVERY TIME We will dispatch orders as quickly as possible but we do get a lot of orders during the first few weeks of us sending a catalogue out so there may be a short delay. Please let us know if you need your order delivered by a certain time. NURSERY AND GARDEN OPENING TIMES Open every day from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Lambley Nursery, 395 Lesters Road, Ascot, Victoria, 3364 Phone: (03) Fax: (03) info@lambley.com.au Website: ASCOT is 12km north of the Western freeway, which by-passes Ballarat, on the C287, the Ballarat-Maryborough Road, about halfway between Miners Rest and Clunes. This catalogue has been printed using soy based inks on environmentally sustainable paper.

3 Professional Quality Seed for Home Gardeners Amaranthus (Love-Lies-Bleeding, Tassel Flower) Amaranthus are summer and autumn flowering annuals. Easily grown as border plants they also make good cut flowers. Direct sow from mid-spring until mid-summer. Amaranthus caudatus Green Love Lies Bleeding So many people who visit the garden are intrigued by this easily grown annual. Growing up to 140cm tall it carries 80cm long dangling green flowers tassels from early summer until autumn. It is much sought after by flower arrangers. 100 seeds $ seeds $8.25 Amaranthus caudatus Red Love-Lies-Bleeding Ropes of deep red trailing blooms are a reminder of 19 th century gardens when these flowers were used extensively. Direct sow into a sunny garden bed from mid spring until early summer. Height 200cm space 30-60cm. 100 seeds $ seeds $7.75 Amaranthus Coral Fountain This strain carries unique coralpink tassels. 140cm by 60cm. 100 seeds $ seeds $9.75 Amaranthus Hopi Red Dye A new and more useful cut flower as the dark red spikes are shorter, more graceful, arching rather than trailing. Young plants have edible leaves and can be used to make a natural food dye.140cm by 60cm. 100 seeds $ seeds $9.75 Amaranthus Hot Biscuits A new and exciting variety with strongly architectural spikes of orange-bronze flowers on a cm tall plant. Excellent cut flower as well as a terrific garden subject. Easily grown from seed sown in situ during spring. 100 seeds $ $9.75 Amaranthus Opopeo Love Lies Bleeding A majestic plant, very tall growing with purple-red foliage and deep red feathers. One of the best for cutting. 200cm by 100cm. 100 seeds $ seeds $9.75 Agrostemma milas Ocean Pearls Ocean Pearls Corn Cockle Corn cockle is one of the most beautiful of all annuals. Ocean Pearls is a new strain which produces pure white, silky flowers some 3 to 5 cm across on 1 60 to 70cm tall stems during 2 spring. 30 seeds $ Agrostemma milas Purple Queen Purple Queen Corn Cockle Hundreds of exquisite rose pink flowers are carried on slender 100cm tall stems. 30 seeds $4.75 Aquilegia vulgaris (Granny Bonnets, Columbines) Old fashioned and easily grown granny bonnets will self sow in the garden when once established. Sow in pots or trays during late winter and spring, prick out when still quite small into 5 or 7.5cm pots. When well established plant into permanent position in the garden. Growing best in sun or light shade Aquilegias need some extra summer irrigation to flourish. Aquilegia vulgaris Black Barlow Dark blackish purple double pom -pom like flowers are carried on 70cm tall stems. Makes a really good cut flower. 30 seeds $ seeds $8.95 Aquilegia vulgaris Blue Barlow Deep blue double pom-pom flowers are carried on 70cm tall stems. Makes a really good cut flower. 30 seeds $ seeds $8.95 Aquilegia vulgaris Double Mix Granny Bonnets An old fashioned strain of fully double flowers, white, pink, mauve and blue. These are the c o l u m b i n e s w h i c h o u r grandparents grew. 100 seeds $4.75 Aguilegia vulgaris Pink Petticoat Rose coloured outer petals enclose centres packed with white petals. Excellent cut flower and garden plants. 30 seeds $ seeds $8.95

4 Seed in this catalogue is available throughout the four seasons Cleome spinosa Colour Fountain Mix Mixed Spider Flowers The traditional large growing strain which has a fine blend of pink, rose, lilac, purple, carmine and white flowers. Height 140cm width 60 to 100cm. An easily grown annual which was very popular in times past. It does need a fair bit of space but when in flower it makes a truly spectacular show. 50 seeds $4.75 Bellis perennis Monstrosa Double Mix Monstrosa is an extra large flowered strain of double English daisies. The flowers are a mixture of white, pink and crimson. Sow seed from late summer until mid-autumn for a fine show the following spring. Height 25cm width 30cm. 100 seeds $4.50 Browallia americana Blue Lady This easily grown annual has long been a star in the late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch s garden at Cruden Farm. From a spring sowing clear blue flowers are carried for most of summer and autumn on 60cm tall stems. Blue Lady will happily self-sow. 100 seeds $5.25 Hare s Ears Bupleurum rotundifolium var griffithii Lime green flowers are produced on 60cm tall leafy stems from spring until autumn depending when the seed is sown. Makes a good cut flower and is used as a commercial filler looking especially beautiful mixed with strong primary colours. Direct sow from midautumn until mid-spring. 50 seeds $5.00 China Aster Giant Princess Formula Mixed 90cm tall large flowered blend, blue, light blue, rose red, salmon, white and yellow. Sow seeds in spring. 100 seeds $4.75 China Aster Roccoco A new fully double peony flowered strain in all the colours on 70cm tall stems. This strain is bred for commercial cut flower use. Sow seeds in spring. 50 seeds $5.50 China Aster Valkyrie Mix China Asters are old fashioned cut flowers. Valkerie is a beautiful new strain with quilled flowers in white, light yellow, pink, crimson, rose, light and dark purple. Height 60cm by width 30 to 40cm. 50 seeds $5.50 Calendula Princess Mixed A tall strain with double lemon, yellow or orange flowers some having black centres others having green. A terrific blend for cut flowers as well as a good garden subject. 50cm by 40cm. 100 seeds $4.50 Canterbury Bells Double Mixed This is an old fashioned cup and saucer strain in a fine range of colours including white, pink, soft mauve and dark blue. Sow seeds during autumn for flowering the following spring summer. 200 seeds $4.25 Free postage for all seed orders of $35 or more

5 Celosia Essential annuals for summer and autumn display Celosia are as beautiful in the garden as they are in the vase. Spring sow in pots or seed trays but don t cover the seed as light is needed for good germination results. Plant out after danger of frosts 30cm apart. For cut flowers space 10-15cm apart. Celosia Chief Series (Cockscomb Celosia) This series has been bred for commercial cut flower production but is happy in the home garden. Flowers can be likened to crested cock s comb or less poetically to a velvet sheep s brain. Flowers are produced on 90cm tall stems. 30 seeds $5.95 Celosia Chief Gold Celosia Chief Carmine Celosia Chief Rose Celosia Chief Fire Celosia Chief Persimmon Celosia Sylphid Sylphid carries long plumes of lime green flowers from January until frosts. A terrific cut flower it also makes a good border plant. It grows 60 to 80cm tall by 50cm wide. Plant seed under cover in early September and put into permanent position in November. 20 seeds $6.25 Celosia Eternity Improved Crimson flowers are held on 80-90cm tall stems. Flowers are great as a fresh cut vase specimen and also dry well. Celosia plumosa Century Yellow Lemon yellow plumes are produced on strong 60cm tall stems make this a plant for both the garden and for cutting. 30 seeds $5.95 Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Cynoglossum amabile) Masses of sky blue flowers are produced on 40cm tall sturdy stems during summer. Sow in spring either in pots or trays or in situ. Seed should be lightly covered as it needs darkness to germinate. Good cut flower as well as a garden plant. Best grown in cooler areas. Happy in light shade or a sheltered sunny spot. 100 seeds $ seeds $8.95 Our on-line seed catalogue has a wider range and easy ordering

6 Carnation Chabaud Collection These French heirloom carnations which date back to the 19 th century have fully double frilly flowers, some 4-5cm across, with a delicious sweet spicy clove fragrance. Occasionally single flowers will be produced. Growing some 60 to 70cm tall they will make wonderful cut flowers. Best sown in individual small pots during late winter or early spring or direct sow mid-spring. Flowering starts mid to late summer. Carnation Chabaud Benigna White to creamy white double blooms with rose picotee edges to the petals. 50 seeds $5.25 Carnation Chabaud La France Frilly shell pink blooms. 50 seeds $5.25 Carnation Chabaud Marie Chabaud Pale lemon double frilly flowers. 50 seeds $5.25 Carnation Chabaud Orange Sherb Orange flecked cream petals striped and flaked with shades of tangerine. 50 seeds $5.25 Snap Dragon Potomac Series This terrific new snapdragon series from Europe carries many flowers on strong metre tall stems. Bred for flowering during the hotter months it is as good in the vase as in the garden. Sow seeds during spring for an early summer until autumn display. Antirrhinum Potomac Yellow Lemon flowers. 30 seeds $5.35 Antirrhinum Potomac Pink Clear Pink. 30 seeds $5.35 Antirrhinum Potomac White Pure white. 30 seeds $5.35 Antirrhinum Potomac Red Classic red snapdragons. 30 seeds $5.35 Antirrhinum Potomac Pink Snapdragon Rocket Formula Mixed A classical mixture of ten different colours suited for growing as cut flowers or for border plants. This strain stands hot weather very well so can be flowered during summer. 50 seeds $5.25 Antirrhinum Potomac Rose A delicate rose blush. 30 seeds $5.35

7 Californian Poppy California Poppy Brilliant Orange Eschscholzia californica This poppy is happy in any sunny position, even parts of the garden with poor soil. It is both heat and d r o u g h t t o l e r a n t. O n c e established it will self sow. This typical form has bright, silky orange flowers. Sow autumn to spring. 200 seeds $4.25 California Poppy Carmine King Eschscholzia californica Carmine King has masses of deep carmine rose flowers with a creamy throat on 40cm tall stems. Easily grown in any sunny spot from seed sprinkled onto the surface of the garden. Sow seeds autumn to spring. 200 seeds $4.25 California Poppy Cherry Swirl Eschscholzia californica From English seed house Thompson and Morgan comes this terrific new California poppy with double cherry red golden eyed flowers for many months during spring and summer. Sow seeds in situ autumn to spring. 50 seeds $5.50 California Poppy Copper Swirl Eschscholzia californica A terrific new double to semidouble variety carries masses of copper-orange flowers for much of spring and summer. Sow seeds from autumn to spring on the surface of a raked spot in the garden and water in. 50 seeds $5.50 California Poppy Cream Swirl Eschscholzia californica This Fleuroselect winner is a beautiful new double cream flowered strain. Flowering for most of spring and summer. Sow seeds from autumn until spring. 50 seeds $5.50 California Poppy Gold Swirl Eschscholzia californica A new addition from the marvellous Thompson and Morgan breeding program, Gold Swirl has rich yellow double to semi double flowers for months on end. Direct sow from autumn until spring. 50 seeds $5.50 California Poppy Mission Bells Eschscholzia californica This strain of California poppies has a mixture of semi double flowers in cream, pink, carmine, yellow and orange. 200 seeds $4.35 California Poppy Purple Gleam Eschscholzia californica Purple Gleam produces masses of mauve-pink to purple-pink flowers which age to rose pink. Easily grown in any sunny spot from seed sprinkled onto prepared beds. 200 seeds $4.25 California Poppy Red Chief Eschscholzia californica Red Chief is perhaps the best red flowered Californian poppy with brilliant glossy fiery red flowers for many months during spring and summer. Sprinkle seed on the surface of he garden. 200 seeds $4.25 Blue Forget-Me-Not Royal Indigo Myosotis sylvatica Forget-me-nots are biennials so seed needs to be sown during late summer or early autumn for flowering the following spring. Best sown in situ but can be raised in pots. 100 seeds $4.75 White Forget-Me-Not Myosotis sylvatica Forget-me-nots can look splendid planted under deciduous trees and in woodland settings. They will self sow once established. 25cm x 25cm. 100 seeds $4.75 Cerinthe major Purpurascens Honeywort Honeywort with its beautiful silver foliage and dangling purple bells is a favourite of all who grow it. It will happily self sow in the garden. Sow seed in situ during winter and spring. 30 seeds $4.25

8 Professional Quality Flower Seed Cosmos Double Click Mixed Tall plants produce large fully double and semi double flowers in shades of carmine pink and white. A really good cut flower as well as a fine garden plant. Height 120cm. Sow mid spring to early summer. 20 seeds $5.50 Cosmos Sensation Mixed Sensation is an All American Selections award winner. The single flowers, 8 to 10cm across are in a good range of colours, lavender, pink, magenta and white. Height 100cm. 50 seeds $4.50 Cosmos bipinnatus Purity Purity is a tall white flowered variety selected from the Sensation strain. From seed sown in situ during spring Purity will make 100cm tall by 70cm wide plants topped by a profusion of large pure white flowers from early summer until autumn. 100 seeds $4.50 Cosmos bipinnatus Rubenza Rubenza is a stunning new strain of Cosmos which produces dark ruby-red flowers aging to old rose, some 8-10cm across, for a long period during summer and autumn. Height 80-90cm. Cosmos Sea Shells Sea Shells is a new strain with tubular petals and fluted edges which give a two toned, three dimensional effect. The 6 to 8cm diameter flowers are carmine, rose, pink and white. Height 100cm. 50 seeds $5.50 Cosmos bipinnatus Velouette A new exceptional Cosmos with a unique contrasting colour pattern. The petals of the large dark red flowers are striped white. Some flowers are white with a dark red picotee. Grows up to 80cm tall by 60cm across. 50 seeds $5.25 Cornflower Black Ball Centaurea cyanus Rich deep purple-maroon flowers are carried on long stems. 50 seeds $5.25 Cornflower Pink Ball Centaurea cyanus A fine pink strain of this popular cut flower. 100 seeds $5.50 Cornflower Red Ball Centaurea cyanus A deep pink almost red flowered strain of this popular cut flower. 100 seeds $5.50 Cornflower Florists Blue Boy Centaurea cyanus This is a commercial cut flower strain with the classic blue flowers. 50 seeds $5.25 Cornflower Classic Fantastic Centaurea cyanus A captivating blend of blue shades ranging from light heavenly blue to dark blue. The flowers are often in two shades of blue or have a dark centre and lighter petals. 50 seeds $5.25 Cornflower Classic Magic Centaurea cyanus A harmonious blend of exceptional shades from light mauve with a dark centre to flowers which are very nearly black with a white tip on each petal. 50 seeds $5.25

9 Full instructions on packets Cuphea Purple Passion Bat Faced Cuphea Last summer and autumn this was the most enquired about annual in the garden. It produces dark purple flowers, reminiscent of a bat s face, in abundance. Needs a sunny or lightly shaded spot. Sow seeds in situ or into pots in spring. 100 seeds $5.25 Larkspur Brisbane Series A great improvement on older strains. Upward growing side branches mean less tangling when flowers are being picked. Height 80cm. Direct sow from late autumn until early spring. Germination takes up to 30 days and the optimum soil temperature is between 12 and 15C. We are offering 3 different colour strains. 100 seeds $5.35 Brisbane Carmine Rose Brisbane White Brisbane Deep Blue Digitalis purpurea Mirabelle Mirabelle Foxgloves A first year flowering strain, a mixture of four colours white, pale pink, mid-pink and purple. Seed can be sown during late winter and early spring for blooming in late spring and summer as well as the traditional late summer and autumn sowing. Digitalis purpurea Primrose Carousel Primrose Carousel Foxgloves The first primrose yellow foxglove to come true to seed. Sow seed during late summer and autumn for flowering the following spring and early summer. Digitalis purpurea Purple Carousel Purple Carousel Foxgloves A Fleuroselect Award Winner of great merit featuring very uniform flowers radiating right around the stem. Sow seed during late summer and autumn for flowering the following spring and early summer. Digitalis purpurea Sugar Plum Sugar Plum Foxgloves The dark purple throated flowers are closely set on the stem. A spectacular new selection. Sow seeds during late summer and early autumn for flowering the following spring and early summer. 30seeds $5.25 Hollyhock Chater s Double Alcea rosea A great colour range of fully double flowers, rose, yellow, maroon, salmon pink, scarlet and white on 250cm tall stems. Sow seed in individual pots during summer and autumn. Plant into permanent position when large enough. 50 seeds $4.25 Hollyhock Nigra Alcea rosea Hollyhocks were a mainstay of cottage gardens during the 19th century and the early part of last century. Deep blackcurrantpurple single flowers. Sow seed in situ or in individual pots from mid-summer until early spring. 20 seeds $4.25 Linum grandiflorum Rubrum Scarlet Flax A marvellous little annual which will flower quickly from seed sprinkled onto the garden. Sow seed during autumn and again from late winter through spring for a vivid display of the reddest of red flowers. 30cm. 200 seeds $4.50 Larkspur Sublime Formula Mix An excellent mix of all the larkspur colours, azure blue, dark blue, lilac, carmine, deep pink, pale pink and white. Direct sow from late autumn until early spring. Germination takes up to 30 days and the optimum soil temperature is between 12 and 15C. 200 seeds $5.25

10 Free postage on orders over $35 Marigold Giant Yellow We planted this strain in the double flower borders in the vegetable garden last year. It produced large, 8cm diameter, fully double flowers from January until mid-april. Dead head occasionally to prolong the display. Height 80cm width 70cm. Marigold Giant Orange A tall grower suitable for cut flowers as well as the garden. Dead head occasionally to prolong the display. Height 80cm width 70cm. Marigold Hawaii Large and double flowered selection of an early flowering marigold with all the virtues. Marigold Man on the Moon This creamy lemon variety was bred in America fifty or more years ago and has stood the test of time. Growing 60cm tall by 80cm across it produces its very large flowers for many summer and autumn months. Sow seed in spring. 50 seeds $5.50 Nigella (Love-in-a-mist) Easily grown annuals best sown directly into a sunny spot in the garden from mid-autumn until late spring. They all make great cut flowers both fresh and dried. Seed pods are beautiful in flower arrangements. Height 50cm spacing 30 cm. Nigella Delft Blue Delft Blue Love-in-a Mist The flowers with shades of grey, purple, navy on a white base with intricate deep purple centres make excellent cut flowers as well as being a good garden subject. The unusual seed pods are useful both fresh and dried. Direct sow from mid-autumn until late spring. 50 seeds $5.45 Nigella Miss Jeckyll Blue Blue love-in-the-mist An excellent cut flower as well as a great garden subject. During autumn, late winter and early spring direct sow seeds 1/2cm deep or sprinkle seeds on the garden and keep moist until they germinate. 100 seeds $5.00 Nigella Miss Jeckyll Alba White Love-in-a-Mist An Award of Garden Merit annual producing white flowers some 4-5cm across during spring and summer. The ornamental seed pods are great as a cut flower. Sow seeds during late winter and early spring. When established will self sow. 100 seeds $5.50 Nigella orientalis Transformer Yellow Love-in-a-Mist Yellow flowers stand proud above dark green ferny foliage on 50cm tall stems. The seed heads are ornamental and dry well for dried arrangements. Sow seed 1/2cm deep in situ during late winter and spring. Will self sow. 50 seeds $4.75 Nigella Albion Green Pod Grown for both its double white flowers and its beautiful green balloon shaped seed pods. Good as a fresh and dried cut flower. 50 seeds $5.45 Nigella Albion Black Pod Double white flowers are followed by dark purple balloon shaped seed pods. Good as a fresh and dried cut flower. 50 seeds $5.45 Mollucella laevis Irish Bells A much improved strain of this popular cut flower. Long stems covered with apple-green, bell shaped flowers some 4cm across. Great for fresh and dried flower work. H 60-80cm x W 25-35cm. 50 seeds $4.75 Night Scented Tobacco Nicotiana sylvestris This annual fills empty spots in our garden. 200cm stems clothed in large handsome leaves carry, from mid-summer onwards, large clusters of pure white narrowly tubular flowers, flared at the end. Sprinkle seeds anywhere in the garden where there is bare soil and stand back. 200 seeds $4.75

11 Prompt delivery on all seed orders Stock Mammoth Excelsior Matthiola incana A marvellous cut flower strain with tall non-branching stems on a vigorous plant. Contains all the colours, pink, white, magenta, purple, lemon and biscuit. Sow seeds during autumn, winter and early spring. 50 seeds $5.25 Stock Perfection Matthiola incana This strain has a good percentage of double flowers in shades of white, pink, lavender, red and purple. Sow autumn, winter and early spring for flowering most of the year except the hotter summer months. Height 60cm spacing 30cm. 100 seeds $5.25 Snow on the mountain Euphorbia marginata The pure white and green flower bracts, carried on 60cm to 80 cm tall stems, make a great cut flower. Take care with this plant as the sap can cause rashes so wear glasses, gloves and long sleeves when handling it. Nasturtiums Nasturtium Cherrelle Tropaeolum majus A large flowered new introduction with full-bodied double flowers held well above the unspotted green foliage. Semi-trailling for more compact spaces. Nasturtium Jewel Mixed Tropaeolum majus This small growing nasturtium makes a mound 40cm by 40 cm. and produces 5cm blooms in shades of red, pink, orange and yellow from late spring until frosts. The flowers can be used in salads and the edible leaves have a peppery flavour. Nasturtium Milkmaid Tropaeolum majus Moonlight wan, creamy flowers, the closest to white of any nasturtium, make a delightful contrast to deeper coloured varieties. A compact grower making 30cm tall by 50cm wide. Sow seeds in spring for a long summer and autumn display. 20 seeds $5.25 Nasturtium Red Troika Tropaeolum majus A new semi-trailing variety which carries dark red flowers held clear of the green streaked white variegated foliage for all of the warmer months. In frosty areas sow seed in early November. In warmer areas sow as early as September. Height 30cm spread 100cm Nasturtium Troika Mixed Tropaeolum majus A new mixture of cream, orange, red and yellow varieties on semi trailing plants. The flowers are held clear of the silver and green variegated leaves. 30 cm tall by 100cm spread.

12 Lambley Meadow Garden Mix This is how we plant out our annual meadow. A key reason for this approachl is to reduce the presence of weeds among the flowers we prefer to grow. Dig the garden bed. Rake it level. Lay a 5cm deep mulch of composted pine bark, clean weed-free soil or compost over the bed. Mix the seed with fine dry sand as poppy seed is very light and will not spread well. Sow a meadow seed mix onto the surface of the mulch. Don t cover the seed at all as poppies will not germinate if not exposed to light. Keep the surface of the mulch moist at all times until germination takes place. Stand back and wait for a brilliant late spring early summer display. Lambley Nursery Meadow Mix is our most beautiful mixture of Flanders Poppy, Nigella, Queen Anne s Lace, Cornflower and Corn Cockle. Each packet contains enough seed to sow 10 square metres. $10.00 per packet White Queen Anne s Lace Ammi majus This Egyptian wildflower makes a fine addition to the garden and to a vase. 15cm diameter white lacy flower heads are produced on a strong 50-60cm tall, selfsupporting plant. Sow seeds from mid-autumn until early spring. 50 seeds $4.25 Green Queen Anne s Lace Ammi visnaga A fine cut flower and garden plant this native of Egypt produces beautiful 15cm lacy heads of flowers like a green Queen Anne s Lace. Last well in a vase and makes an exciting addition to a vase. 50 seeds $4.25 Poppy Ladybird Papaver commutatum Possibly the most popular of all poppies. Each plant produces dozens of bright red flowers with a shining black blotch at the base of each petal. 40cm tall by as much across and happily self seeds. 300 seeds $4.50 Iceland Poppy Excelsior Papaver nudicaule A tried and true garden strain with all the colours, white, pink, lemon, red, yellow each as beautiful as the next. Easily grown in any sunny garden bed. Iceland poppies are both showy in the garden and great in a vase. 300 seeds $4.50

13 Poppies are easily grown annuals. Scatter seed in a raked sunny spot in the garden from mid-autumn until midwinter. Thin to 20 to 40cm apart. Plants will grow 100cm or more and flower during spring and early summer. Do not cover seeds and keep moist until germination takes place. Poppy American Legion Papaver rhoeas A large flowered heirloom variety. The bright red poppies have a clear white cross in the centre of each flower. 200 seeds $4.50 Shirley Poppy Mother of Pearl Papaver rhoeas This is the strain that the Welsh artist Cedric Morris developed in his Suffolk garden Benton End. A mixture of soft smoky colours, grey, lilac, mauve, pink, soft orange and white. Many of the poppies are flecked and there are some picotees. 200 seeds $5.25 Shirley Poppy Pandora Papaver rhoeas A unique and impressive new poppy strain, Pandora blooms in a surprising combination of shades from the deepest burgundy red to pinkish red all with silver-grey stripes on the lower petals. Direct surface sow into their final garden position. Height 40-60cm width cm. 200 seeds $5.25 Flanders Poppy Papaver rhoeas In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row 200 seeds $4.25 Peony Poppy Double Coral The seed of this deep coral, fully double variety came originally from an old Ballarat garden. If planted in good soil during autumn it will grow to a metre or more tall and produce a half a dozen or so flowers. In very poor soil it may have single flowers. 100 seeds $4.75 Peony Poppy Double Red Peony Poppy Double Red This is a fully double red flowered strain. Sow seed 3mm deep or just sprinkle the seed straight into the garden. Height 90cm spacing 30cm. 100 seeds $4.75 Peony Poppy Double White Peony Poppy Double White has pure white fully double flowers. Sow seed 3mm deep or just sprinkle the seed straight into the garden. Height 90cm spacing 30cm. 100 seeds $4.75 Peony Poppy Danish Flag One of the most exciting of all peony poppies carrying bright red single flowers each with a white central cross. Flowers are held on 100cm tall stems. Sow seed in situ from autumn until late winter. 100 seeds $5.25 Rudbeckia hirta Indian Summer Indian Summer Black Eyed Susan Indian Summer has the largest flowers of any strain. Each bloom can be 15cm across. Warm yellow black eyed flowers, up to 15cm across are produced on strong 100cm tall stems from early summer until late autumn. Space 40cm apart. 50 seeds $5.75 Rudbeckia hirta Marmalade Marmalade Black Eyed Susan Marmalade is a dwarf growing strain suited to pot culture or a spot at the front of a garden bed. Warm orange-yellow flowers are produced on 40cm tall stems from early summer until late autumn. Space 30cm apart. 50 seeds $4.75

14 Salvia farinacea Victoria Strain White or Blue Marvellous both as a garden bedding plant and also as a cut flower, both fresh and dried, this strain copes with hot weather, even humid, and poor soils. In warmer coastal areas it will be perennial but is annual in colder districts. Height 60cm spacing 30 to 40cm. 50 seeds $5.25 Salvia horminum Mixed It s the bracts which makes this annual Salvia so showy. Easily grown and vigorous it will soon make a 50cm tall by 40cm wide plant covered in flowers during summer and autumn. Sow seeds in situ or in pots during spring and plant out when big enough. Good as a cut flower both fresh and dried. 50 seeds $4.75 Scabiosa atropurpurea ( Sweet Scabious) Sweet scabious is one of the longest flowered of all annuals blooming from late spring until winter. Sow in seed trays during August for early flowers or direct sow when the weather warms up in spring. Multitudes of flowers can be cut from the 90cm tall plants which will grow in any sunny well drained spot. Happy in dry spots too but the plants will be much smaller. Scabiosa Deep Red Blood red flowers. 50 seeds $5.25 Scabiosa atropurpurea Salmon-Pink A dreamy new salmon-pink colour pincushion. 50 seeds $5.25 Scabiosa Snow Maiden Beautiful white flowers. 50 seeds $5.25

15 Sweet Peas are traditionally sown on Saint Patrick s day in Australia but can be sown well into winter until August. All but the dwarf varieties need a trellis or wire to climb on and benefit from the addition of lime to the beds if soils are acid. Sow 10-12cm apart and 1cm deep. The more the flowers are picked the more flowers will be produced. Spencer Sweet Peas Beaujolais Large flowered deep burgundy maroon and good scent for a Spencer variety. Fragrance = 4 15 seeds $5.50 Leamington Strongly waved deep lavender with a strong fragrance for a Spencer. Fragrance = 5 15 seeds $5.50 Noel Sutton One of the best blues which has stood the test of time. Introduced by S u t t o n s in AGM1994. Fragrance = 3 15 seeds $5.50 White Ensign An excellent pure white Spencer. Fragrance = 3 15 seeds $5.50 Winston Churchill Large well ruffled crimson flowers. Fragrance = 1 15 seeds $5.50 Old Fashioned Highly Scented Sweet Peas Fire and Ice Crimson and blue bicolour with flecking in the crimson. Fragrance = 5 15 seeds $5.00 The Major Purple flecks on a white ground. Fragrance = 5 15 seeds $5.00 Wretham Pink Soft hints of salmon on pale pink and white. Fragrance = 5 15 seeds $5.00 Sweet Pea Cupid Pink A small growing sweet pea suitable for growing at the front of the border or in containers or pots. 15 seeds $5.25 Tithonia rotundifolia Mexican Sunflower Taller growing than Goldfinger but with similar burnt orange or brilliant red flowers on 180cm tall plants. Seed is best sown in situ in the same way that Zinnia is treated. Needs full sun and well drained soil to do well but is worth any trouble. 100 seeds $4.75 Viola Bunny Ears Bunny Ears has the classic pansy face beneath unusually long rabbit ear top petals. Makes a charmingly different compact plant suitable for small pots, a front spot in the garden or between paving slabs. Sow autumn until mid spring.

16 Pollen Free Sunflowers Patio Sunflowers are the result of many years of hard work from an Australian flower breeder and represent the latest innovation in sunflower breeding. Average height in a pot is 25-40cm; in a garden 30-45cm. They like space in a garden, to allow side branches to develop fully similar to taller branched hybrids. Growers can also nip out primary bud or flowering head to allow side buds to come on. They are easy to grow in a pot but planting out in garden beds is effective too. Dwarf Patio Sunflowers Sunflower 'Patio Calypso Spray' Calypso Spray Pot Sunflowers Dark centres with lemon to peach lemon petals. 15 seeds $5.75 Sunflower 'Patio Gold Spray Gold Spray Pot Sunflowers Dark centres with yellow to orange petals. 15 seeds $5.75 Sunflower 'Patio Ice Spray' Ice Spray Pot Sunflowers Green centres with lemon petals. 15 seeds $5.75 Sunflower 'Patio Summer Spray' Summer Spray Pot Sunflowers Green centres with yellow to orange petals. 15 seeds $5.75 Compact Sunflowers Sunflower Compact Calypso Spray 20 seeds $5.75 Sunflower Compact Summer spray 20 seeds $5.75 Full Height Sunflowers Sunflower Calypso Spray 25 seeds $5.75 Sunflower Garnet 25 seeds $5.75 Sunflower Ice Spray 25 seeds $5.75 Sunflower Lilac Spray 25 seeds $5.75 Sunflower Orange Spray 25 seeds $5.75 Sunflower Sonnet 25 seeds $5.75 Sunflower Summer Spray 25 seeds $5.75 The big advantage that these pollen-free sunflowers have over traditional sorts is that they last much longer when picked. Each flower also lasts much longer in the garden than older varieties. I generally plant sunflower seed 1cm deep from November until January but October wouldn't be too early and in warmer gardens seed can be planted in September. They don't need a lot of extra irrigation and are happiest in full sun.

17 Wallflowers Sunset (F1) Series Wallflower Sunset Apricot F1 Award of Garden Merit winner Sunset Apricot has apricot aging to cram flowers on 40cm tall plants. Wallflower Sunset Bronze F1 Beautiful old fashioned coloured flowers, bronze with hints of red and orange. 40cm tall by as much across. Wallflower Sunset Orange F1 An exceptional strain of wallflower orange flowers. 40cm by 40cm. Wallflower Sunset Primrose F1 Primrose coloured flowers on 40cm by 40cm bush. Wallflower Sunset Purple F1 Soft mauve-purple flowers.` Wallflower Sunset Red F1 Tawny rich red flowers on 40cm by 40cm bush. Wallflower Sunset White F1 Lemon buds open to creamy white flowers on 40cm by 40cm bush. Wallflower Sunset Yellow F1 Rich warm yellow flowers on s 40cm by 40cm bush. 30 seeds for $5.25 New Hybrid Wallflowers During the 1950s my uncle Cyril used to grow tens of thousands of wallflowers every year at his nursery in the English East Midlands. I worked for him on weekends and during school holidays from the age of 12 until I was 15 when my parents moved away from the village. Seeds would be sown in drills in seed beds during late spring and early summer and would be planted out into the nursery field during late summer. My job was to keep my cousin Eric supplied with the seedlings which he manually planted at an astonishing speed. The seedlings were dipped in sooty water first and then I would lay out the plants, evenly spaced, next to a taut string line. We worked from early morning through to the evening taking our tea breaks squatting in the paddock. My great aunt Lizzie would bring a thick jam sandwich wrapped in newspaper and an enamel mug of hot, strong, sweet milky tea out to the field where we were working. We didn t wash, this would have meant wasting time on a long walk back to the sheds, but the newspaper protected the sandwich from the mud and soot which caked our hands. After planting out, the wallflowers would make a spurt of growth before winter set in. During a mild spell in early spring they would be dug, have the soil shaken from them and tied into bundles of a dozen, dipped into a trough of water, wrapped in newspaper and taken to market. Once planted in gardens they would burst into flower and fill the air with their sweet fragrance during spring and early summer. These field grown wallflowers would make huge plants in their final home, much too big to inter plant with tulips the way we do it here at Lambley. The award winning Sunset strains of wallflowers are more and more taking over from older varieties in Europe and North America. Compact, sturdy and vigorous and consistently flowering true to type they are now available in a great range of colours.

18 Zinnia elegans Benary s Giant Lime 30 seeds $5.75 Zinnia Cherry Queen Giant Dahlia Flowered Fabulous cherry-red large flowered Zinnia Zinnia elegans Giant Flowered Dahlia-Flowered Crimson A good rich crimson. Zinnia Benary s Giant Dahlia- Flower White 30 seeds $5.75 Zinnia elegans Queeny Lime with Blotch Zinnia elegans Queeny Lime 30 seeds $5.75 Zinnia elegans Queeny Lime Red 30 seeds $5.75 Zinnia elegans Giant Flowered Dahlia-Flowered Rose A good rose colour. Zinnia elegans Oklahoma Formula Mix Smaller pom-pom flowers which are terrific for posies. The fully double flowers in the full Zinnia colour range are 5 to 6cm diameter. Height 60-70cm width 40cm. 50 seeds $5.75 Zinnia elegans Giant Flowered Dahlia-Flowered Formula Mixed A good mix of all the colours. End of flower section

19 Asian Vegetables Bok Choi Black Summer F1 Black summer is quick growing and slow to bolt. Makes a perfect vase shape whilst small and also when it gets to full size. Leaves are dark green and stalks are light green. Sow from August to March. 45 days for full size less for mini. 100 seeds $4.50 Baby Bok Choi Li Ren Choi F1 Best Baby Green Stemmed Bok Choi This true baby bok choi is a great improvement on older types. Takes 45 days from sowing to harvest. Heads will not grow large so harvest at baby stage. Sow August until April. 45 days. 100 seeds $4.50 Bok Choi Win Win F1 White Stemmed Win-Win bok choi is smaller growing than Joi Choi and has excellent crisp white stems with dark green leaves. It can be harvested as a mini vegetable or grown to full size. 50 Days from seed planting to harvesting as full size less for mini. 100 seeds $4.50 Broccoli x Gailan Happy Rich F1 Best Tasting Broccoli A tasty and productive hybrid between Chinese and Italian broccoli for sowing the year round with each planting giving 2 to 3 months of mini heads. Good for stir-fries as well as steaming. 50 seeds $5.50 Chinese Cabbage Minuet F1 Suited to year round production this is a closed head mini type with attractive yellow interiors. Good sweet taste. Slow to bolt. Sow seed in garden bed 3 seeds1/2cm deep every 30-40cm from August until April. Thin to a one seedling 100 seeds $4.50 Mini Chinese Cabbage Tokyo Bekana 21 days baby 45 days full size. A popular Japanese mini Chinese cabbage which can be harvested as a baby leaf or mini cabbage. Curly and ruffled light green leaves are excellent for salad as well as stir-fry. A good cut and come again vegetable. Sow all year round. 500 seeds $4.50 Choi Sum Gunsho F1 Chinese Broccoli Choi Sum or Chinese broccoli is one of the most popular Chinese vegetable. They are harvested just before or just as the first flowers open. The stems bright green, very sweet and have excellent flavour. The plant regrows and can be cut many times. Sow all year round. 100 seeds $4.50 Choi Sum Hon Sai Tai Chinese Broccoli Kailan Hon Tsai Tai is a purple budded and stemmed Choi Sum. Chinese broccoli is one of the most popular Chinese vegetable. They are harvested just before or just as the first flowers open. Hon Tsai Tai has a mild mustard taste and can be used in salads or stirfries. Reshoots after first cut for a long harvest. 100 seeds for $4.25 Garlic Chives/Kow Choi Chinese chives Garlic chives are a perennial onion relative with a mild garlic flavour. The leaves are used in stir fries, pancakes and dumplings as well as a garlic substitute in stews etc. Sow seed in drills in early spring. 200 seeds for $4.50 Shungiku Aromatic edible chrysanthemum greens. Cut when 10-15cm tall for a flavousome addition to salads, pickles and sushi. Can be stir fried too. Sow seeds 1/2cm deep in 12cm wide bands about 80 seeds per 30cm. We are offering a fine leaf strain. Plant from August until April. 300 seeds $4.50 Tatsoi Organic 21 days baby 45 days full size Makes a compact rosette of dark green smooth leaves for salads and stir fries. 21 days baby leaf 45 days full size. Slow to bolt if planted from late spring until midautumn. Sow seed 1cm apart for baby leaf and thin to 15-20cm apart for full size. Organic 500 seeds $5.50 Daikon Radish Miyashige Traditional Japanese daikon for planting late summer and autumn. Roots grow 35-40cm long. Used for pickling, salads and soups. 100 seeds $4.50 Daikon Radish Alpine F1 This half-long 12-15cm roots is the most commonly grown variety in Korea. It s a good choice for gardens with thinner soils. Excellent flavour and can be used fresh in salads, in pickles and in miso soup. Sow seed in rows 5cm apart, thin to 10-15cm. 100 seeds $4.50 Radish Shunkyo Makes 10-12cm long red roots with a crisp white flesh. The flavour is both hot and sweet. A favourite of northern Chinese cuisine 100 seeds $4.50

20 Baby Leaf Amaranth Red Leaf Vegetable (Vlita) Greek people love this vegetable with its rich spinach flavour. It is far superior to silver beet. In Greece it is boiled in salted water and then served with a squeeze of lemon and a splash of olive oil. It is also used in Indian cooking. A warm season vegetable best sown in mild frost-free climates from early spring, mid to late spring in colder climates. Start picking young leaves when the plant is 30cm tall. Red leaf amaranth has oval green leaves overlain with burgundy. 200 seeds $4.25 Baby Leaf Mustard Greens Golden Frills 21 days baby 40 days full size. A light green very frilled and ruffled leaf which makes a spicy sweet tasting salad green. Best harvested as a baby leaf for salads and as a full size for pickling or stir-fry. Sow from August until April. 500 seeds $4.50 Baby Leaf Mustard Greens Red Antler 21 days baby 40 days full size. A red mizuna style mustard leaf with finely cut, dark red, ruffled leaves with good vigour which will add a beautiful spicy touch to a mixed leaf salad. Sow from August until April. 500 seeds $4.50 Mizuna Miz America F1 New Dark Red Leaved Mizuna A terrific new mizuna for baby leaf or full size. Good looking with serrated leaves it is mild in flavour. Sow from early August until late April. 21 days baby 40 days full size 200 seeds $5.00 Mizuna Red Kingdom F1 Award Winning Red Mizuna The deep red leaves, which have a very mild mustard flavour, will add a striking colour for salad mixes. Can be used as a baby leaf or allowed to grow to full size. Sow from early August until late April. 21 days baby 40 days full size 200 seeds $5.00 Premium Greens Mix Asian Greens Baby Mixed Leaf A beautiful looking mix of different leaf shapes and colours with an equally diverse range of flavours from mildly spicy to slightly sweet. This mix includes red mustard, green mustard, Chinese cabbage, bok choi and tatsoi. Sow from early August until late April. 21 days to maturity. 200 seeds $4.50 Ruby Chard Intense Improved Ruby Chard (Red Silver Beet) Intense has fewer green off types than other ruby chards. The main stalk is deep red and this colour carries through the veining. Great as a baby leaf as well as full size. Ruby chard makes a good ornamental. Sow early spring until mid-autumn. 200 seeds $4.50 Rocket Astro Quick growing with a mild flavour A sweet and mild flavoured, heat tolerant rocket with less deeply lobed seeds than normal. Can be sown the year round. 38 days from sowing to harvest. Organically grown seed. 500 seeds $4.50 We plant our winter vegetables in the last weeks of summer and the first weeks of autumn

21 Baby Leaf Beetroot Ruby Lips Baby Leaf Beetroot Ruby Lips is a red leaved beet for baby leaf production. It can be sown the year round and is especially useful for giving brilliant glossy red leaves in winter. Sow from August until end of April for year round production. 500 seeds $ seeds $12.75 Sorrel French Red Veined An uncommon perennial herb/ vegetable which will give salads a tangy lemon flavour. It can be cooked like spinach, made into a creamy fish sauce or a sorrel soup. Use young leaves only. Direct sow 1/2cm deep 12 seeds per 30cm and thin to 30cm apart using thinning as baby leaf. Keep plants cut hard for good quality leaves. 100 seeds $5.50 Spinach Black Glove Baby Leaf Black Glove is best sown from early April until early September to give excellent crops during the cooler months. If sown during hot periods it is likely to bolt. It is equally suitable for baby leaf and full size bunching spinach. The leaves have an oval/pointed shape strong texture and dark green colour. Black Glove 10 has excellent disease resistance too. 500 seeds $5.50 Spinach Bloomsdale This traditional heavily savoyed bunching spinach has been bred for cooking not for salads. Best grown for harvesting in autumn, winter and early spring. 500 seeds $ seeds $17.95 Spinach Raven Warm season baby leaf spinach Raven is best sown in the warmer months from early October until the end of March. It has an upright growth habit and very dark, slightly savoyed, oval green leaves with excellent texture. Adaptable to difficult conditions with good disease resistance Raven is slow to bolt making it good to harvest at a full size. 500 seeds $5.50 Wild Rocket Nature Australia's favourite rocket and a much improved variety on previous selections. It is also slow to bolt. The dark green leaves have good texture and excellent flavour. Plant from early spring until mid-autumn for year round cropping. Wild rocket is so easily grown and makes such a refreshing salad that it s hard to imagine not having any to pick. 500 seeds $5.50 Kale Toscano Baby leaf or full size kale An Italian autumn and winter vegetable which makes a terrific addition to hearty winter soups. A couple of bunches can be picked every week from May until September off half a dozen plants. Good for baby leaf the year round. 150 seeds $4.00 Fennel Leonardo F1 Florence Fennel This new hybrid fennel is a better proposition than open pollinated varieties as it resists running up to seed. Sow seeds during January and February for a crop of large bulbs from May until August. Direct sow into drills in rows 45cm apart and thin the seedlings to 15cm apart. 50 seeds $5.75 Fennel Tauro F1 A new French variety of mini fennel which if grown well resists running up to seed and so can be sown from late August until December for harvesting from December until April. Makes delicious round white bulbs 50 seeds $5.75 Kohlrabi Kolibri F1 Attractive purple variety Kolibri is best harvested when 7-10cm diameter which is when it s white flesh is most crisp and nearly fibreless. Sow seed in succession from mid-summer until mid-autumn. 50 seeds $5.50 Kohlrabi Azur Star Organic This is one of the best if not the best performing open pollinated purple kohlrabi. Azur Star produces round purple skinned white fleshed bulbs with excellent flavour. Slow to bolt the bulbs are best eaten at 5 to 8cm size. Sow January, February and March in warm areas and from September in cooler hills country. 30 seeds $5.50 Okra Jambalaya F1 Jambalaya is an extra early variety which will produce many dark green pods even in colder. Sow in individual pots on bottom heat in early spring for planting out when weather warms up in late spring.

22 Brassica Broccoli Arcadia F1 Best Autumn and Winter Broccoli Vigorous broccoli with large firm domed heads for cool weather cropping. It produces lots of side shoots too. Sow January, February and March for autumn and winter harvest. 30 seeds $5.50 Broccoli Belstar F1 Strong performer A strong performer the year round. Heads up well even in winter here at Lambley. Gives a good number of side shoots after main head is cut. Sow seeds from early August until late March.. 30 seeds $5.50 Broccoli De Cicco Organic Seed Traditional Italian multi cut variety for sowing in early August and early September for a spring and early summer crop of delicious small heads. Produces a lot of side shoots once the main head is cut. Sow again in late February for a late autumn early winter crop. Organic 100 seeds $4.50 Broccoli Green Magic F1 Great Heat Tolerance Sow seed in succession from late winter to early summer for a crop of smooth dense dark green heads from December to March. 30 seeds $5.50 Broccoli Marathon F1 I plant this tried and true variety from December until February and pick from autumn through the winter. It produces good side shoots after the main head is cut. 30 seeds $5.50 Broccoli x Gailan Happy Rich F1 Best Tasting Hybrid A tasty and productive hybrid between Chinese and Italian broccoli for sowing the year round with each planting giving 2 to 3 months of mini heads. Good for stir-fries as well as steaming. 50 seeds $5.50 Broccoli Rioja F1 Purple Sprouting Superb Flavour Purple sprouting broccoli come into their own at the end of winter or beginning of spring when their deliciously flavoursome heads, tasting like a cross between asparagus and broccoli, are ready. Sow seed from November until January. 20 seeds $5.50 Broccoli Rapini Spring Raab Sold as rapini or broccoletti in greengrocers. Spring Raab makes dozens of small heads as long as it is picked every couple of days or so. Tasting a bit sharper than the usual broccoli it is an important part of southern Italy s cuisine. Sow late autumn to late winter. 100 seeds $4.50 Brussels Sprouts Dagan F1 Excellent Mid-season Brussels Sprouts This tall reliable midseason variety is ready to harvest from late autumn into mid-winter and has medium to large firm smooth sprouts which hold well in the garden. It s important to sow seed in November and plant out in January. 20 seeds for $5.50 Brussel Sprouts Diablo F1 Proven Late Cropping Brussels Sprouts Tall strong plant produces a prolific crop of medium sized smooth sprouts which hold well in the garden. Harvest mid to late winter and into the spring. It s important to sow seed in November and plant out in January. 20 seeds for $5.50 Brussel Sprouts Hestia F1 Award Winning Early Cropping Brussels Sprouts Hestia has very firm smooth sprouts for an early variety. The sprouts are small to medium and hold well in the garden. Harvest from early to late autumn. It s important to sow seed in November and plant out in January. 20 seeds for $5.50

23 Cabbages and Caulis Cabbages, like most brassicas, need a fertile soil which is well watered. Seed can be planted undercover or direct sown. We are selling the best varieties we can find, most of them small growing or mini cabbages. All are slow to bolt if planted at the right time. All have an excellent sweet flavour and are good cooked or fresh in coleslaw. Space 30 cm apart between plants and 50cm between rows. Cabbage Alcosa F1 Small Savoy Cabbage Delicious small, slow bolting Savoy for autumn and winter cropping. Sow seeds during January and February for a late autumn and winter crop. Close planting will give mini cabbages. Excellent flavour but best cooked. 30 seeds $5.75 Cabbage Deadon F1 Red Savoy for Winter S u p e r b J a n u a r y K i n g varietygrown for winter harvest. Very good flavour holding well in the garden without splitting. Sow December to early February for late autumn and winter harvest. 105 days from transplant. 30 seeds $5.50 Cabbage Farao F1 Organic Seed Early mini cabbage Delicious spicy sweet flavoured early cabbage with good standing ability (i.e. slow to split). Sow seed undercover in July and August or direct sow August and September. Harvest 60 days from transplant. 30 seeds $5.50 Cabbage Newton F1 Large blue-green 4-6kg cabbage suited for cropping from December until August. Sow in succession from August until February. 250 seeds $ seeds $42.00 Cabbage Omero F1 Great Flavoured Mini-Red Cabbage Omera produces 1.5kg heads of densely packed vibrant purplered leaves which have a mild sweet peppery flavour. Omero is slow to bolt. Sow from early spring until late summer for cropping from early summer until winter. 40 seeds for $5.25 Cabbage Red Sky F1 Close planting produces small 1kg cabbages wider spacing will produce 4kg cabbages. Good red colouring throughout, small core, slow to bolt weeks from planting out seedlings. Best for summer and autumn crops, Sow from late winter until early January. 30 seeds $ seeds $ ,000 seeds $44.00 Cabbage Tendersweet F1 Superb for coleslaw A superb cabbage for coleslaw or stir fry with tender, very thin, sweet crisp leaves perfect for coleslaw or stir-fries. Slow to bolt it is good for year round harvesting. Sow seeds from August until March. 50 seeds $5.00 Cabbage Tiara F1 Superb Mini-Cabbage Produces 1.5 kg round densely packed heads with a sweet flavour which is better than Gonzales which it replaces. Slow to bolt Tiara is excellent both cooked and used fresh in salads. Sow from July until February for cropping most of the year. 40 seeds for $5.25 Cauliflower Modern commercial strains of cauliflower aren t difficult to grow well but the right varieties must be planted at the right time. As cauliflowers don t hold well in the garden, a week at the most, it s best to plant small numbers every couple of weeks rather than a dozen at a time. Cauliflowers prefer a well drained fertile soil high in organic matter and a Ph of Cauliflower Amazing F1 Excellent open pollinated variety for late summer, autumn and early winter crops. Sow in succession from November until February for a long season 250 seeds $32.50 Cauliflower Bishop F1 Year round harvest Vigorous growing with a good leaf wrap. A good doer in a variety of soils. Sow seed from August until late February for harvesting for much of the year. 30 seeds $5.00 Cauliflower Skywalker F1 Best Organic The best organic variety for autumn and winter harvest. Large vigorous plants with self wrapping heads and a fine white curd. Organic 30 seeds $6.00 Cauliflower Snow Crown F1 Early and vigorous An award winning easily grown variety for sowing from late winter until early summer for an early summer to autumn crop. Produce top quality medium sized heads. 30 seeds $5.75 Cauliflower Veronica F1 Organic Romanesco cauliflower The flavour is delicate and nutty. Romanesco can only be grown to be harvested in autumn and winter. Sow seed from November until early February. Organic 30 seeds $6.00

24 Herbs We have selected slow bolting commercial strains of herbs from some of the best breeders in Germany, England and the USA. If you haven t grown it already Parcel celery is well worth a try. It s a celery that grows like parsley and is used in soups, stocks and Italian cooking. Basil Goldfields Early Wonder Good cold tolerance Gold Fields is a selection of Genovese basil, the one used for pesto, that is more tolerant of cold weather. A strong plant with dark green leaves it has all the flavour of older types but can be sown a month or two earlier. 100 seeds $5.50 Basil Italian Large Leaf Sweeter flavour This variety is sweeter and has less of a clove-like flavour than normal basil. I find it a much pleasanter basil to use in pesto and tomato salads. Sow from November in mild districts and December in cold ones. Can be sown until early February. 200 seeds $4.50 Chervil Vertissimo Slow bolting Vertissimo is a slow bolting deliciously flavoured chervil. It can be used in salads, as a micro green or a garnish. Sow seed straight into the garden during spring and again in autumn. 200 seeds $4.50 Chive Naomy Naomy is a high yielding, medium to thick shafted, dark green chive. It is fast growing and very resistant to brown tips adapting well to different weather and soil conditions. Sow from August until November and then again in early autumn. 200 seeds $ seeds $12.75 Coriander Santo Slow to bolt leaf coriander A new improved substitute for Calypso with excellent yield, colour, habit and flavour. We grow coriander for its leaves rather than for its seeds so we sow this slow bolting variety. It is ready to pick in less than a month and a half and will, under reasonable conditions, take three or four months before it runs up to seed. 200 seeds $4.50 Dill Dilligence Improved qualities A substitute for Hera with much improved qualities. Thick bushy habit and thick stems provide up to 30% higher yields and improved shelf life. It s one of our favourite herbs. My wife uses it in her spinach and fetta cheese pie, for stuffing whole fish and in broad bean salads. 200 seeds for $4.50 Parsley Giant of Italy Slow bolting parsley A real giant but with wonderful Italian parsley flavour has an amazing size and productivity. Sow seed on bottom heat during early spring and in situ during late spring, summer and early autumn. Parsley can bolt if seed is planted in soil which is too cold. 150 seeds $4.50 Parsley Starlett Curly Leafed A terrific moss leaved, curly parsley, neat and dwarf enough to grow in a pot and vigorous enough for the garden. Quick to mature Starlett has dark green densely filled foliage on strong stems. 100 seeds for $4.50 Garlic Chives/Kow Choi Chinese chives Garlic chives are a perennial onion relative with a mild garlic flavour. The leaves are used in stir fries, pancakes and dumplings as well as a garlic substitute in stews etc. Sow seed in drills in early spring. 200 seeds for $4.50 Lettuce started in late March over-winter and are harvested in early spring

25 Beans Broad Bean Aquadulce A rigorously reselected strain of this traditional variety which can produce long pods well filled with up to 5 beans to a pod. Sow seeds from early to late winter. Cold areas should plant late winter. Plants will fall over if they aren t staked. 50 seeds $4.50 Broad Bean Coles Dwarf Smaller growing and earlier cropping than Aquadulce. Our strain is rigorously reselected to give long pods often holding 5 beans per pod. Although dwarfer growing than Aquadulce this variety will still need staking. 50 seeds $4.25 Climbing Bean Kentucky Blue Kentucky Blue is a professional standard bean which freely produces 20cm long, round, stringless beans which have a fantastic flavour. If allowed to get over mature they will have a slight string. Kentucky Blue has a n o u t s t a n d i n g y i e l d. 40 seeds $4.50 Bean Bush Hickok Good looking, great flavour, excellent disease resistance and vigour. Beans are held well off t h e g r o u n d. M a s s i v e concentrated crop. Sow from September in warm districts, October in cold districts. Can be sown up until the end of January. 50 seeds $ seeds $ seeds $32.00 Runner Bean Scarlet Emperor Scarlet Emperor is a superb improved selection of Scarlet Runner producing long and very flavoursome pods from red flowers. Plant 5 beans to a 4 pole tepee or sow 12 cm apart on a trellis. It produces best in southern Australia and sets better during autumn. 20 seeds $5.00 Bush Bean Jade Old favourite Green Jade, an old favourite of ours, is a strong grower which produces good quantities of delicious round green beans. Summer death resistant. 50 seeds $5.00 Bush Bean Jackson Long picking period A brand n ew improved replacement for Rex with the long picking period from dark glossy green pods. Jackson handles hot and wet conditions better than its competitors. Improved disease package including resistance to summer death. Jackson has a superb flavour. 40 seeds $5.00 Bush Bean Sun 108 True Baby Bean Refined delicious pods are mid to dark green in colour and are mature at cm long. Beautiful to look at and better to eat. Summer death resistant. 40 seeds $5.50 Yellow Bush Bean Roc D or Roc D Or is one of the best flavoured yellow beans. Long round pods have a delicate buttery flavour. Excellent cropper and resistant to Summer Death. 40 seeds $5.00 Round Bean Bangalow An excellent new bean with great vigour and disease resistance including resistance to summer death. Flavour is very good and this variety will produce beans over a long period. 50 seeds $5.50 Round Bean Lawrence Lawrence is a new refined, glossy dark green round bean with an excellent flavour. The plant is upright and strong. Lawrence is resistant to summer death. 50 seeds $5.50 We only sell bean varieties which are resistant to summer death, a problem which affects many rural gardens. David Glenn

26 Peas Peas are a cool season crop and should be planted from June to September. The later plantings should be of powdery mildew resistant varieties. We are offering the best of modern pea breeding which combines excellent flavour with bountiful cropping and good disease resistance. Not for Tasmania Climbing Pea Alderman Tall climbing pea Alderman is an old climbing variety sometimes known as Telephone Pea. It needs wire or trellis and will grow 2 metres tall and produce good quantities of 12cm long pods of tasty sweet peas. Sow to ripen whilst weather is still cool. 100 seeds $4.50 Not for Tasmania Sugar Snap Pea Cascadia Vigorous Climber Cascadia is a vigorous, climbing sugar snap and needs a trellis or tepee to grow on. It has excellent flavour but is not resistant to powdery mildew. Sow seeds to crop during cooler weather. 100 seeds $4.50 Not for Tasmania Sugar Snap Pea Sugar Bon Dwarf disease fighter The most popular dwarf sugar snap pea for both professional farmers and home gardeners alike. Powdery mildew resistance makes it a good variety for all time slots. First pick days. 100 seeds $4.50 Not for Tasmania Shelling Pea Green Feast An old variety which carries good quantities of 11cm long pods with up to 9 peas per pod. Will grow 75cm tall. Not for Tasmania 150 seeds $4.50 Shelling Pea Melbourne Market syn Massey Gem Melbourne Market is one of the best flavoured shelling pea and is widely planted by both professional farmers and home garden gardeners. Plants are dwarf, growing to 50cm only, and productive producing pods that contain 8 peas. 150 seeds $4.50 Not for Tasmania Shelling Pea Novella Self supporting novelty Novella is a unique leafless shelling pea. It can be grown with no support as it has a mass of tendrils instead of leaves. 70 days to first pick. 150 seeds $4.50 Not for Tasmania Shelling Pea Onward An old variety, very popular in Europe and the USA Onward is only just starting to make its mark in Australia. Sweet and flavoursome it is a prolific producer of large pods. Not powdery mildew resistant so best grown in the cooler months. 100 seeds $4.75 Not for Tasmania Shelling Pea Princess Princess is a new dwarf shelling pea which carries large straight pods some 10cm long. Peas are sweet and full of flavour. 150 seeds $5.00 Not for Tasmania Shelling Pea, Willow New productive variety Willow is a fabulous new variety of shelling pea. It produces a large number of attractive, long, dark green pods. Willow is resistant to powdery mildew so can be sown for cropping during warmer weather seeds $4.50 Not for Tasmania Snow Pea 'Green Devil' PBR Green Devil Snow Pea An exciting new variety of snow pea with excellent disease resistance producing dark green, flat pods under a variety of weather conditions. An October or November planting would be worth a try as Green Devil is powdery mildew resistant. 150 seeds $5.50 Not for Tasmania Snow Pea Snowcrisp Small podded snow pea Excellent snow pea with smaller pods than most which makes it the best choice for stir fries. Snowcrisp is very productive and has a high disease resistance package making it a good choice for cropping during summer and autumn. 100 seeds $5.50 Not for Tasmania Snow Pea Oregon Giant Oregon Giant is the most popular commercial snow pea grown in Australia. Grows cm tall and is a heavy cropper of large sweet snow pea pods. It is resistant to powdery mildew so can be sown from mid winter to November. 100 seeds $5.25 Not for Tasmania

27 Rootcrops Beetroot Cylindra Excellent flavoured dark red cylindrical roots 12cm long by 5cm wide. Easy to cut into uniform slices for cooking or bottling. If the shoulders push out of the ground hill up to keep them smooth. 100 seeds $4.50 Beetroot Zeppo F1 An industry leader Zeppo is beautfully bred for smooth skin, round and clean shape and a very fine taproot. Zeppo also is easier to thin as each capsule contains less embryos so the seedlings are less congested. Excellent as a very sweet baby beet. 100 seeds $4.50 Beetroot Touchstone Gold A good quality golden beet with smooth yellow fleshed roots. Excellent sweet flavour with the colour being retained when cooked. 100 seeds $5.50 Carrot Mokum F1 Baby Carrot for year round sowing One of the quickest carrots to produce 36 days for baby and 54 days for full size. The slender roots have a very good sweet flavour and a crisp texture. Performs well even during hot weather. 200 seeds $5.00 Carrot Purple Haze F1 Has a good sweet flavour unusual in purple carrots. 20cm long roots are dark purple with an orange interior. Cooking will cause the colour to fade. 200 seeds $5.00 Carrot Romance F1 Voted England s best tasting carrot A new carrot which replaces Laguna which isn t available this year. Romance is a good doer even in hot weather. Sow seed from August until late February for harvesting much of the year. 200 seeds $5.00 Carrot Sweetheart Best open pollinated baby carrot Sweetheart is very sweet, flavoursome and productive bunching carrot for year round production. It takes about 90 days from seed sowing to harvest and maintains its flavour at a larger size. 500 seeds $5.25 Carrots and parsnips Direct sow seed in rows 35cm apart sow seed 1-2cm apart 1/2cm deep in well prepared beds. Surface of the bed should not dry out until seeds germinate which will take 1-3 weeks. Thin to 2cm apart for full sized carrots and parsnips. We water with a watering can with a fine rose so that a crust doesn t form on the surface of the bed. Our carrot and parsnip seed is always maintained fresh and has excellent germination rates. Carrot 'White Satin F1' (Organic) Organic Seed A crisp, deliciously sweet flavoured white carrot. Children find this white carrot fascinating. Sow seed from August through to February. 200 seeds $5.50 Parsnip Melbourne White Skin We only sell fresh parsnip seed as old seed has very poor germination rates. This selected open pollinated vigorous strain has excellent white tapered roots, firm and bulky. Sow from early spring until early December. 100 seeds $ seeds $25.75

28 Asparagus UC157 F1 Bred in California for growing in hot climates UC157 is best both for commercial plantings and home gardeners. Or direct sow seeds 1cm deep and 2cm apart in a drill after the danger of frost is over. Transplant the following winter into permanent beds. 30 seeds $ seeds $ seeds $95.00 Celeriac Brilliant F1 Vigorous Hybrid Large, solid, round roots are relatively smooth with very white interiors. Brilliant has good flavour and holds well in the garden. Sow seeds during October or November for an autumn-winter harvest. 50 seeds for $4.80 Kale Black Magic F1 Baby leaf or full size kale Black Magic is a new and improved variety of Black Tuscan kale. It has very dark leaves which are deeply savoyed. It s best grown as a full size plant and seed should be sown from November until January for an autumn and winter harvest. 100 seeds $5.00 Kale Toscano Baby leaf or full size kale An Italian autumn and winter vegetable which makes a terrific addition to hearty winter soups. A couple of bunches can be picked every week from May until September off half a dozen plants. Good for baby leaf the year round. 150 seeds $4.00 Kale Winterbor F1 Baby leaf or full size kale Winterbor is the most productive Kale currently available growing up to 90cm tall. The vigorous plants will continue producing fresh leaves as lower ones are harvested. Sow seeds from early November (best) to early January for harvesting during autumn and winter. 40 seeds $5.20 HOME GROWN 2 DISC SET There can be few pleasures greater than picking your home grown vegetables from your own garden. David Glenn takes you on a tour around his kitchen garden showing how to be self-sufficient in vegetables. Comprehensive 2 DVDs of 75 minutes $39.95* Free postage on all dvd only orders Curly Kale Red Bor F1 Baby leaf or full size kale A beautiful looking kale with well curled reddish purple leaves. Best grown for winter cropping when the flavour and colour is at its best but can be sown from early spring until early January. 30 seeds $6.35

29 Cucumbers For early crops sow seed undercover on bottom heat one seed per cm pot 4 or 5 weeks before weather warms up. Plant 35cm apart in rows cm apart or 45cm apart if growing on trellis. Direct sow after any danger of frost is over 2 or 3 seeds every 35cm. Thin to one seedling after germination. Seed can be planted again in early January for later crops. Cucumber Caman F1 Very productive Slicer 55 days from transplant Caman was the best slicer in our cucumber trials. It is very productive with good fruit length. The fruit has smooth dak green skin and crisp flesh. A market leader amongst commercial growers a couple of plants will keep a house supplied for months. 10 seeds $8.20 Cucumber Clarion Pickler F1 55 days from transplant A beautifully shaped pickling cucumber which brines well and has excellent flavour if eaten fresh. It has very uniform, cylindrical fruit which set 1 or 2 fruits per node. 20 seeds $6.00 Cucumber Khassib F1 Productive Lebanese 50 days from transplant The best Lebanese cucumber in our trials for non-trellis production. Very quick to produce and incredibly productive this variety has uniform crops of dark green crisp fleshed fruits for all of the warmer months. A couple of plants will keep a household going. 8 seeds $9.20 Cucumber Panama F1 Lebanese for trellis 55 days from transplant Panama is a superb variety with excellent disease resistance which produces delicious, crisp Lebanese cucumbers with a thin dark green skin. It makes a compact but vigorous plant and is highly productive. Panama is best grown on a trellis. 8 seeds $9.20 Zeppo Beetroot Zeppo is far and away the best beetroot variety that we ve grown at Lambley. From seeds which were direct sown on the 24th of August we started pulling golf ball size baby beets in early November. These roots were round and smooth with a fine tap root and excellent colour throughout. From the same sowing we pulled and cooked Zeppo every week from November until the 25th January. The last roots were huge, weighing in at 700grams each, but still, when cooked, had good colour throughout with no zoning and were tender with no hard core. Zeppo has fewer embryos per seed than other beetroot varieties and doesn t need thinning. It is also exceptionally slow to bolt. To be honest it has never bolted here at Lambley no matter when we sow the seed. Rijk Zwaan is a Dutch family and employee owned seed company which has its Australian headquarters in the Victorian Central Highlands hamlet of Musk where extensive research is carried out. Extensive seed production activities in Musk and surrounds support the local and overseas markets. Cooking Beetroot In a saucepan cover the beetroots with cold water and bring to a boil. Turn heat to simmer. Don t add salt at this point. Simmer until the roots are tender with no crunch but not flabby. This can take from 20 minutes for small beets and up to 90 minutes for very large ones. When cooked take off the heat and whilst running each one under cold water slip the skin off and cut off tail and the rough top. Small beets can be just cut in half or quarters but large beets are cut into 2cm or so dice. Whilst hot add salt to taste and then just enough balsamic vinegar to coat the beets. Toss until coated. Add extra virgin olive oil and toss again. Let the flavours amalgamate for an hour or two before serving. The last roots were huge, weighing in at 700grams each, but still, when cooked, had good colour throughout with no zoning and were tender with no hard core.

30 Latest innovation in lettuce Salanova lettuce have the flavour and texture of full headed lettuce but leaves can be picked individually by the home gardener as required. Salanova lettuce are slow to bolt and leaves can be harvested for many weeks. Sow year round. Salanova Lettuce Red Butter Seed collected from these superb modern varieties will grow true to type. Lettuce breeding has come along in leaps and bounds over recent years. 30 primed seeds $ primed seeds $ primed seeds $38.00 Salanova Lettuce Red Crisp Sow August to May for year round harvest. Commercial growers harvest these as fully mature heads, they then cut out the core and a multitude of small uniformly sized leaves are ready for baby leaf salad mix. 30 primed seeds $ primed seeds $ primed seeds $38.00 Salanova Lettuce Red Oakleaf Exciting new red leaf type perfect for salad mixes. Salanova lettuce are slow to bolt and leaves can be harvested for many week, many weeks. Sow year round. 30 primed seeds $ primed seeds $ primed seeds $38.00 Salanova Lettuce Green Butterhead A superior glossy leaved green butterhead type. Salanova lettuce are slow to bolt and can be harvested over a long period. Sow seed from August until May for year round salads. 30 primed seeds $ primed seeds $ primed seeds $38.00 Salanova Lettuce Green Crisp Latest innovation in lettuce Salanova lettuce have the texture and flavour of full headed lettuce but, in the home garden, leaves are harvested as needed. 30 primed seeds $ primed seeds $ primed seeds $38.00 Iceberg Lettuces Salanova Lettuce Green Oakleaf Large framed and best suited to autumn, winter and spring production in cooler areas Salanova lettuce are slow to bolt and leaves can be harvested for many weeks. Sow year round. 30 primed seeds $ primed seeds $ primed seeds $38.00 Lettuce, Iceberg Crispino Organic An adaptable Iceberg lettuce for year round planting. It makes good solid, crisp hearts, is quick to mature and slow to bolt. Crispino will produce quality lettuce the year round. 100 seeds $4.25 Lettuce, Iceberg Jasperinas A large traditional iceberg for cropping during spring, summer and autumn. It has well filled heads of sweet crisp leaves and is slow to bolt. Sow from July until January. 40 primed seeds $5.50 Lettuce, Iceberg Toscanas A top quality iceberg which will crop well from September until May and beyond. Makes tight heads of crisp leaves and is strongly resistant to tip burn and bolting. 30 primed seeds $5.50

31 Lettuce, Green Oakleaf 'Kirinia' Slow bolting traditional oakleaf Kirinia is a new strain of oakleaf with extra vigour, slow bolting characteristics, good disease resistance and good sweet flavour. Can be sown the year round except in the very coldest mountain districts. 40 primed seeds $5.75 Organic Lettuce Tan-Tan Mini-Cos The best mini-cos for the home gardener. It makes good solid, crisp hearts, is slow to bolt and quick to mature. Will produce quality heads the year round. 100 organic seeds $4.50 Lettuce Baby Cos Elf Outstanding green baby cos Elf produces compact heads of blistered medium green leaves with paler hearts. This variety is outstanding for flavour, crisp texture and year round production. It has an excellent disease resistance package. 40 primed seeds $5.75 Lettuce Red Baby Cos Rosaine Red Sweet Gem Type A beautiful looking red leaved baby cos which, although good on its own, is great in a mixed lettuce salad. It can be sown the year round and has an excellent sweet flavour and crisp texture. It also has a terrific disease resistance package. Sow all year round. 40 primed seeds $5.75 Lettuce Little Gem Aldea Great flavour and crispness Aldea is a new and very much improved little gem type with mid-green, shading to pale yellow green at the base, crinkled leaves. It has an excellent disease package and can be sown the year round. 40 primed seeds $5.75 Lettuce, Red Oakleaf 'Rouxai' A new oakleaf with attractive lobed leaves, deep cherry red colour, great flavour and texture. Good for year round production. The best red oakleaf to date. 30 primed seeds $5.50 Lettuce Cos Quintus New cos for year round Quintus is a superb new variety with excellent disease resistance and superb flavour and crispness. It is slow to bolt and strong against tip burn. Sow from August until May. Seeds are primed for ease of germination. 30 primed seeds $5.50 Lettuce Skyphos Red Butterhead Far and away the best red butterhead available. Quick growing with tender, sweet, deep burgundy and cream hearts. A favourite at Lambley. 30 primed seeds $5.50 Lettuce cultivation Plant 3 seeds every 20cm in rows 30cm apart. Thin to one seedling after the first true leaves appear. Or plant 2 seeds to a 5cm pot or 2cm apart seedling trays and plant out when big enough. Lettuce germinate best at or below 20C. All the lettuce varieties we sell have been bred for both flavour and disease resistance. All have a high resistance to lettuce aphid.

32 Capsicum and Chili Older varieties of capsicum and chilli struggled to ripen in the cooler parts of southern Australia. The following have all been trialled in southern Victoria and will ripen even here in chilly old Central Highlands. Plant the seed into individual 5cm to 7.5cm pots on a bottom heat in mid August. Germination is quick. Leave on heat until October and then move the plants off the heat but still keep them under cover. In November harden off outside for a few days whilst still in the pots. Plant out and stake. Put a plastic tree guard around the seedling to protect it from wind and cold for a few weeks. In December when the plants are in strong growth remove the tree guard. Put four 80cm stakes in a circle around the plant to stop it falling over when bearing fruit. Capsicum Bullsweet F1 Early productive bullhorn A delicious early bullhorn which crops well in the cooler parts of the country producing a heavy crop of exceptionally sweet Italian style sweet peppers during summer and autumn. 15 seeds $6.50 Capsicum Harley F1 Harley is a large red blocky capsicum for outside garden and field production. It makes a compact plant which maintains good leaf cover to restrict fruit burn. Firm and thick walled from green to ripe red. 10 seeds $ seeds $18.00 Capsicum Hustler F1 Sweet banana wax capsicum Hustler is a very productive variety of yellow with straight fruit averaging 20cm in length. The fruit has thick walls and delicious sweet capsicum flavour. Good disease resistance makes this one of the best of its type. 15 seeds $6.50 Capsicum Sunny F1 Early Yellow Blocky A blocky yellow fruited high yielding variety. Fruits are thick walled, blocky and four lobed. It has a long harvest period. 10 seeds $6.50 Chilli Birdseye Hot F1 Thai Dragon Chilli Produces high yields of short fruit 4-5cm long by.8cm diameter. This is a hot chilli used in Thai, Sri Lankan and Indian cooking as well as other cuisines that need a kick. 10 seeds $5.50 Chilli Habahot F1 Some like it hot and this pepper is hot. Habanero peppers are amongst the hottest chillies in the world. Habahot makes a strong compact plant and is very productive even in cooler areas of the country. 20 seeds for $5.50 Chilli Jalapeno Popeye F1 Popeye is a new early producing Jalapeno suitable for growing in cooler areas of the country. Jalapeno chillis are usually picked green. Popeye is in the medium range for pungency. 15 seeds $5.50 Eggplant Little Fingers The attractive slender fruit are borne in clusters of The best of its kind for outdoor production. 10 seeds $ seeds for $ seeds $34.75 Eggplant Fantastic F1 A new large round eggplant, with good flavour, which can be grown outside even in colder areas. 50cm apart and 90cm between rows. 65 days from transplant. 15 seeds $6.25 Eggplant Midnight F1 Mini Lebanese eggplant 65 days from transplant This outstanding variety produces straight elongated fruit with glossy purple-black skin. A strong upright habit which is super productive even in cooler parts of the country. 15 seeds $6.20 Eggplant Ranchero F1 Early maturing tear drop 65 days from transplant Ranchero has an attractive tear drop shape with beautiful glossy deep purple to black skin. Crops over a long period in our cold Central Highlands district. It makes a strong compact upright plant. 15 seeds $6.20 Eggplant Stria F1 Stria is both beautiful to look at and terrific to eat. The medium sized round fruit have white striped purple skin. Early to crop and prolific this variety topped our eggplant trials last season. It holds well after picking too. 10 seeds for $7.80

33 Italian and French Cooking Radicchio Bel Fiore Variegato di Lusia type for year round harvest Bel Fiore (Beautiful Flower) is one of the most attractive salad vegetables It has a cream interior spotted with red and a good nutty mildly bitter flavour. Can be braised too. Sow seeds from August until March. 30 seeds $5.50 Radicchio Fiero F1 Modern Treviso variety Beautiful deep maroon, white veined leaves are produced in solid cos lettuce shaped heads. Fiero has a mildly bitter flavour and is good in salads as well as braised. Treviso radicchio is an essential Italian vegetable. Sow seeds from August until March 30 seeds $5.50 Eggplant Little Fingers Mache Corn Salad Vit Winter salad green A nutty cool season salad vegetable much enjoyed by anyone that grows it. Very popular in northern Europe. If planted from late February to early April, corn salad can be harvested from early winter until mid spring. 200 seeds $4.50 Silverbeet Fordhook Giant This is the standard silverbeet (Swiss chard) with dark green, savoyed (crinkled) leaves, white veins and broad white stems. Sow from early spring until mid-summer for cropping most of the year. The later sowings will produce throughout winter. 50 seeds $4.50 Silver Beet Bright Lights Good for baby or full size Bright Lights has lightly savoyed, green or bronze leaves with stems of many colours including gold, pink, orange, purple, red and white with bright and pastel variations. It is milder in flavour than normal silver beet. Good for both baby and full size. Sow from early Swede Laurentian Swedes are turnip like root vegetables which when cooked has soft sweet flesh. Laurentian has round uniform roots with excellent sweet mild flavour. Sow December and January for autumn and winter cropping. 100 seeds $ seeds $9.75

34 Onions Direct sow bulbing onions 1/2cm deep 2 cm apart in a well prepared bed. Thin to 4-5cm apart. Use thinning as scallions. Harvest when 80% of tops have folded down. The following varieties of bulbing onions are suited to areas south of mid NSW. Onion Flat White Bianca di Maggio Flat white salad onion Delicious cipollini onion suited to fresh use in salads, pickled, baked or roasted. Bianca di Maggio doesn t store well and should be used soon after harvest. Sow from March until June for a spring harvest. 100 seeds $4.50 White Onion Callisto F1 A new variety and one of the best white onions with a gentle flavour and good storing capability. Sow seeds from early July until mid-august. Callisto keeps well for a white onion still eating well in late June. 200 seeds $5.00 White Onion Sierra Blanca F1 Widely adapted onion which can be grown the length and breadth of Australia. Produces large white white skinned onions with a mild flavour and thick rings. Sow early spring in southern Australia and autumn in the north. 100 seeds for $4.75 Onion Pukehohe Long Keeper Best brown onion for storing The best onion to grow for storage. Harvested in January it will keep until the following October if stored properly. Sow seeds from July until mid-august. 300 seeds $4.50 Red Onion Cabernet F1 Cabernet produces medium to large globe shaped onions with a deep red colour both externally and internally. Narrow necked with mostly single centres Cabernet has good storage potential of 4 to 6 months. Best grown in southern Australia. Sow from mid-july to early September. 100 seeds $5.50 Onion Brown Tilbury F1 Australia s longest storing onion. This improved Pukekohe Longkeeper type has a high number of attractive dark golden skins next to no thick necks. If stored properly it will keep well into spring from a January harvest. Intermediate day length variety best grown in the southern half of Australia. 200 seeds $5.75 1,000 seeds $ seeds $42.50 Onion Red Rio Red Rocks F1 Rio Red Rocks has been the best red onion in our trials over the last two or three years. It s very productive, with a firm skin and good colour both exterior and interior. Sow from the end of July until early September. 200 seeds $ seeds $12.75 Spring Onion Guardsman This very early bunching onion is a cross between a bulbing onion and a spring onion. It has all the virtues of a spring onion but with a milder taste. Sow from August to March for all year round cropping. 300 seeds $5.00 Spring Onion Paragon Paragon is the market leader across Australia grown by more growers than any other spring onion. Fantastic in our trials its vigour allows it to be grown all year round cropping well even in winter.. It has deep blue-green leaves and long white shanks. Direct sow the year round. 200 seeds $4.50

35 Pumpkins Most pumpkins taste better when allowed to cure for a month or so after picking. Keep them inside lying on their sides in a dry place where the temperature rarely gets below 14C. Sow pumpkin seed in November when the danger of frosts is over. In milder climates they can be sown earlier. All our varieties are short season types and can be grown successfully in colder climates. Pumpkin Barbara F1 Unique style Butternut with mottled Kent pumpkin like skin and outstanding flesh quality and flavour. Flesh texture is very firm, like a butternut making for excellent cooking. 15 seeds $6.00 Pumpkin Jap Ringer F1 Quicker maturing than other Kent types. Generative type resulting in a larger crown set than other varieties which will result in large numbers of fruit that can be 1kg l i g h t e r i n w e i g h t t h a n Jackaroo. Superior internal quality and storage. 15 seeds $6.00 Butternut Pumpkin Gobi F1 Thick necked good flavour Commercial quality butternut with a orange flesh and a thick neck. Very productive producing 6 or more fruits per vine. If cured properly will keep well into winter and even into spring. 15 seeds $5.50 Pumpkin Jarrahdale Large This is a larger version of a WA Grey Pumpkin. It thrives under cool conditions. The breeders have focused on uniformity, rich colour, shape and classic appearance while delivering excellent flavour. 10 seeds $8.20 Early Jap Pumpkin Ken s Special Hybrid 864 Earliest Jap Pumpkin This Jap pumpkin can be grown in cooler areas of Australia as it is so early. Jap pumpkins are considered by many to be the best flavoured pumpkins. This variety has a vigorous vine and needs plenty of space so it isn t suited to small gardens. 15 seeds $6.00 Kabocha Pumpkin Kurijiman This is one of the main pumpkin varieties exported from Australia to the discerning Japanese market. It is a vigorous vine and can be sown earlier than other varieties as it will germinate in quite cool soil. Kurijiman has a dark green skin and orange flesh. It stores well and the flavour is excellent. 15 seeds $6.25 Spaghetti Squash Vegesgetti F1 Vegesgetti is a outstanding brand new hybrid yellow fruited spaghetti squash with yellow fruit with traditional interior of richly flavoured spaghetti squash noodles. The plant is a semibush style so quite suited to smaller spaces. 10 seeds $6.25 Zucchini Bush Baby F1 Bush Baby's fruits are true miniatures and ready to harvest at 10-15cm. When picked they are better proportioned than fullsize zucchinis picked young. Fruits are dark green with distinctive stripes. It is a prolific producer of tasty striped fruits which are best picked when 10 to 12 cm long. Plant from Nov to early Jan. 10 seeds $5.50 Zucchini Button Squash Pinwheel Pinwheel is a pure yellow button squash with the typical yellow peduncle and blossom end. The distinctive scallop shape is retained as the fruit grow larger. Resistant to Zucchini yellow mosaic virus. These squash are a joy to grow and pick. 10 seeds $6.25 Zucchini Lebanese Litanis F1 A new Lebanese zucchini with a more compact growth habit than older varieties needing less space in the garden. Heavy cropper of pale green tapered fruit with a nutty flavour. 10 seeds for $5.50 Zucchini Nitro F1 High resistance to powdery mildew Nitro is astonishingly productive and with its high resistance to powdery mildew will produce excellent flavoured fruits right up to the end of April long after other varieties have succumbed to powdery mildew. It has good flavour too. 10 seeds $6.50 Zucchini Sow seed indoors in individual 7.5cm pots mid-october (earlier in coastal districts) and plant into the garden 3 weeks later allowing 90cm between plants and cm between rows. Direct sow 3 seeds 90cm apart and thin to strongest one after germination.

36 Hybrid versus Heirloom Tomatoes Most if not all heirloom tomatoes have very little disease resistance. I ve written before about the many diseases that afflict tomatoes and the need to grow varieties which have high resistance to the major tomato diseases. Most if not all heirloom tomatoes have very little disease resistance and it must also be said most if not all seedlings sold by the big box stores and garden centres also have very poor disease resistance. Seedling growers who supply the big box stores and the garden centres are under enormous pressure to sell their plants at the cheapest possible prices so they can t afford to buy top quality seed. Let s take Roma tomatoes as an example. You can buy 1000 open pollinated generic Roma tomato seeds for $3. The best, most productive, disease resistant and flavoursome varieties, Katya F1 and Sheena F1 for example, grown by commercial tomato growers cost 35 times more. Why would hard-nosed commercial growers, who have to work incredibly hard to survive in the cut-throat world of vegetable production, pay a premium for Katya and Sheena seed when they could buy generic Roma seed for a fraction of the price? It s not always the seed quality which causes problems for the home vegetable grower. Planting into the same part of the garden two years in a row is not a good policy. Saving tomato seed will be a problem unless the tomato pulp and seed is fermented. Merely drying the seed on paper is asking for trouble as the seed itself can carry several diseases. Since I stopped growing heirloom tomato varieties in the garden and planted modern F1 hybrids instead I ve had bumper crops every year. Tomato Cherry Bite F1 Good flavour Cherry Bite has really good flavour combined with good disease resistance. It has larger size fruit to 20g each. A top quality commercial tomato. Indeterminate so needs staking or trellising. 8 seeds for $9.95 Cherry Tomato Felicity F1 Vigorous good flavour Felicity has a terrific flavour when ripe, it doesn t split and has good disease resistance. It is an extraordinarily vigorous variety and will grow nearly 3 metres tall. Felicity is an indeterminate variety so it needs staking. 8 seeds $8.50 Tomato Nemo F1 Productive Cherry Tomato Nemo is a highly productive indeterminate cherry with a vigorous adaptable plant for open field. Fruit has an intense, sweet flavour with a weight of 12-16g. Indeterminate variety that needs stalking or trellising 8 seeds $8.20 Mini GrapeTomato Elmo F1 Best flavoured mini-grape Elmo was the best tasting of all cherry tomatoes in our trial of 23 tomato varieties last year. It has a delicious sweet well balanced tomato flavour and a long productive harvest period. Good disease package. Indeterminate variety. Needs staking or growing on trellis. 8 seeds $10.75 Yellow Grape Tomato Zesty F1 Sweet flavour low acidity Much loved by children this is a good looking, very sweet, low acid variety. It is very productive with good disease resistance although it has no resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus. Indeterminate variety needs support. 8 seeds $9.50

37 Tomato Katya F1 New top quality Roma This variety has an improved disease resistance package and quality fruit. A good alternative to Sheena if you have grown that before. Katya whilst having a concentrated harvest period can still be picked over a 3 month period. Katya is a determinate variety so no staking required. 10 seeds $ seeds $ seeds $45.85 Tomato Ornela F1 High disease resistance A mini San Marzano teardrop type with very high disease resistance and very high yield potential boasting a good full flavour. Good fruit set in cool and hot times. This was a great favourite for picking from the vine last summer and deep into the autumn. Indeterminate variety that needs stalking or trellising 8 seeds $10.20 Spanish Greenback Montenegro F1 Firm Spanish style with excellent flavour My wife Criss Canning s favourite tomato this traditional Spanish greenback tomato has the most exceptional taste of all the large tomatoes we offer. Vigorous indeterminate plant needing staking or trellising. Good disease package suited to garden and polyhouse growing. 8 seeds $8.50 Tomato Roma Origin F1 New indeterminate Roma with a great disease resistance package, high yield potential and good flavour. Produces clusters of full size tomatoes up until frost here at Lambley. Indeterminate variety that needs stalking or trellising 9 seeds $ seeds $ seeds $51.75 Cuore Di Bue Tomato Rugantino F1 A famous curiously shaped Italian oxheart tomato. Reminiscent of a pouch with a gathered top. Rugantino is one of the tastiest saucing tomatoes, with dense flesh and lustrous orange red skin. Indeterminate variety that needs stalking or trellising. Good disease resistance. 8 seeds $9.50 Tomato Valiant F1 A well-tried quality intermediate type with a proven disease resistance profile for growing a larger type fruit to 150gms approximately. Good quality and strong resistance to cracking is another advantage. Bred for trellis production in the garden. 8 seeds $9.50 Since I stopped growing heirloom tomato varieties in the garden and planted modern F1 hybrids instead I ve had bumper crops every year.

38 Melons We plant one seed per 7.5cm pot in the first two weeks of October and put onto a heated bed. We grow on in a poly house until mid-november when we plant out in the garden protecting the seedlings for a few weeks with a plastic tree guard. A spacing of 60 to 80cm between plants and 180cm between rows will suit. The first melons will be ripe in early to mid- February. Or when warm late spring weather arrives about mid-november we plant two seeds per station in the open garden and thin this to one when the first true leaves appear. Mid-season Cantaloupe Albright F1 Extends the season as it ripens a few weeks later than Saba. Albright produces good quantities of sweet well flavoured fruit. 10 seeds $6.25 Melon Rangipo F1 Rangipo Cantaloupe Rangito is one of the best flavoured cantaloupe available in Australia today. The deep orange flesh is juicier than most and has a terrific cantaloupe flavour. 10 seeds $8.75 Piel de Sapo Melon Ricura F1 A terrific new Piel de Sapo melon with good internal qualities, juicy and sweet. The flavour is delicious. A great favourite of Europeans from Barcelona to Birmingham. Ricura has a good disease resistance package. 10 seeds $8.25 Italian Rock Melon Rosada F1 Early maturing An early maturing melon with aromatic intensely flavoured deep orange flesh. Good disease resistance package. It makes a strong vine with high fruit numbers. 10 seeds $8.25 Early Cantaloupe Saba F1 Earliest to ripen The earliest cantaloupe to ripen in our trials with the first fruit ready to pick in Early February even though the summer was cool. Productive cropper with excellent flavour. As well as being early it will ripen quite late in autumn from an early summer sowing. 10 seeds $6.25 Melon Sweet Delight F1 Productive early Honeydew Sweet Delight is a delicious honeydew melon with juicy, full flavoured flesh if picked ripe. As it is quick to ripen it can be grown in cooler areas of Australia where the later ripening heirloom strains are problematic. 10 seeds $6.50 Watermelon Conguita F1 Black skinned small watermelon A terrific new black skinned variety weighing a convenient 2-3 kg when ripe. The firm flesh is sweet, crisp and deep red with a much more intense flavour than the seedless varieties. A productive small seeded variety that will ripen in cooler as well as warmer areas of Australia. 8 seeds $9.95 Watermelon Gatinho F1 New small tiger This new small tiger striped micro-seeded variety is a prolific setter 2-3kg fruit that have a sweet crisp, red firm flesh. Good disease resistance package. 8 seeds $9.95 Watermelon Tigrinho F1 New tiger striped small watermelon A beautiful looking and productive tiger striped variety weighing 2-3 kg with sweet, firm, crisp, red flesh. Flavour is out of this world, much better than the seedless types. Tigrinho will ripen in cooler as well as warmer areas of Australia. 8 seeds $9.95 I plant modern varieties; melons bred to grow, flower and ripen quickly. David Glenn

39 Radish Long French Radish D Avignon A traditional variety from southern France producing 7-10cm long slender roots, red with a white tip. Nice gentle flavour and quick to size. Must be harvested when ready to avoid pithiness. 200 seeds for $4.50 Radish Pink Beauty Pink Beauty is quick to grow, 26 days to harvest, visually beautiful and has a mild sweet flavour. It also resists pithiness. 100 seeds $4.50 Radish Red Meat Watermelon Radish Large round radish with unique pink flesh. It has a very sweet mild taste. Sow late summer and autumn only as earlier sowings will run up to seed. 200 seeds $4.25 Radish White Icicle Short Top The 20-12cm snow white roots have a mild flavour. 27 days to maturity. 100 seeds $4.50 Radish Rover F1 Rover is very quick to crop, holds well in the garden and keeps its round shape even during the hottest of summers. Skin is smooth and dark red, flesh is white and crisp. 100 seeds $ seeds $9.55 Sweetcorn Max F1 Reliable supersweet for cooler climates Max is a really good doer which grows well in the cooler parts of Australia. It has an excellent disease resistance package and produces good flavoured, sweet tasting yellow cobs, often two per plant. Sow November, December and early January. 100 seeds $5.00 Sweetcorn Polaris F1 Cool climate honey and cream Polaris cobs grow to 20cm long and are sweet and juicy. The plant can make cm tall and provides good disease resistance to ensure a bumper crop. A terrific 'honey and cream' variety. 100 seeds $5.00 Hybrid Melon Seed For four or five years a couple of decades ago I grew the heirloom watermelon Moon and Stars. In all those years not one Moon and Stars melon ripened properly. This was because this melon takes up to 125 days to ripen which is problematic in our area where there are spring frosts as late as the third week in November and autumn frost as early as the end of April. Watermelons need to grow, flower, set and ripen fruit within 90 days to be of any use here in the Central Highlands of Victoria. Most commercial crops of watermelon grown nowadays are seedless and whilst these don t have the flavour of seeded watermelons they are the types that the supermarkets insist on getting. To set seedless watermelon fruit a pollinating variety is needed. These pollinators are distinctly different in size and looks from the seedless ones so as not to get them mixed up at harvest time. In the past pollinators were not harvested so they didn t have to be good eating but recently seed breeders have developed varieties that have great flavour. We sow the seed of melons individually in 7.5 cm pots in early October in one of our poly-tunnels and plant them into the open garden after the danger of frosts is over in late November.

40 In my own garden I rarely harvest the whole heads but pick individual leaves as required.