Description
Bulk Seed Bundle Spring/Summer
A spring and summer vegetable seed collection from Greenpatch Organic Seeds, with ten varieties covering leafy greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and brassicas.
Bundle Includes:
1 x Silverbeet Fordhook (GP-Silverbeet-Fordhook-A)
A popular annual with light green leaves growing to 60cm and white stalks. Use steamed, cooked or fresh. Likes fertile, well-drained, moist soil in sun to part shade. Sow autumn to spring. Approx. 140 seeds per packet.
1 x Tomato Grosse Lisse (GP-Tomato-Grosse-Lisse-S)
A popular heirloom with large, red, richly flavoured fruit, grown on stakes. Crops over a long period and is good fresh or cooked. Sow spring and summer. Approx. 50 seeds per packet.
1 x Cucumber Lebanese (GP-Cucumber-Lebanese-S)
A compact, non-hybrid variety with green skin, good flavour and low acid. Fruit is picked at about 20cm and eaten fresh, in salads or pickled. Needs full sun and fertile, well-drained soil. About 60–80 days to harvest. Approx. 40 seeds per packet.
1 x Lettuce Cos Verdi (GP-Lettuce-Cos-Verdi-A)
An open, upright hearting cos with crisp, smooth-edged leaves and a sweet taste. Can also be harvested young as a baby cos. Sow into pots or punnets, then transplant at 5cm into full sun or part shade. About 45 days to first leaf harvest. Approx. 300 seeds per packet.
1 x Spinach Ceylon (GP-Spinach-Ceylon-S)
A summer climbing or trailing spinach (Basella alba) growing to 1.5m, with thick, tasty leaves rich in vitamins and minerals. Eat fresh, steamed or in soups. Perennial in warm climates, annual in cool. Sow spring to summer. Approx. 20 seeds per packet.
1 x Squash Table Queen (GP-Squash-Table-Queen-S)
A running variety with green skin and sweet yellow flesh, tasty steamed or baked with butter and herbs, or blended into soups. Sow spring to summer. Approx. 20 seeds per packet. Greenpatch notes the line isn't fully pure, so some fruit may grow golden instead of green, with the same good taste.
1 x Tomato Yellow Pear (GP-Tomato-Yellow-Pear-S)
A highly ornamental tomato that spreads or can be staked, producing lots of small, pear-shaped fruit up to 3cm long. Tasty and low acid, and a great mix with other cherry tomatoes for colour and shape. Sow spring and summer. Approx. 60 seeds per packet.
1 x Pak Choi (GP-Pak-Choi-A)
A compact, fast-growing loose-leaf cabbage with thick, crisp, succulent stalks. Pick leaves as needed or harvest the whole plant. Use fresh or in stir-fries. Sow autumn to spring. Approx. 125 seeds per packet.
1 x Kale Black Toscana (GP-Kale-Black-Toscana-A)
Also known as Lacinato, with long, dark green leaves and a sweet flavour, high in vitamins and minerals. Eat fresh in salads, steamed or in stir-fries. Fast-growing, needs full sun and rich soil, and produces over a long period, even into summer. About 45 days to first pick. Sow autumn to spring.
1 x Broccoli Calabrese (GP-Broccoli-Calabrese-A)
A good producer of medium-sized heads that keeps producing side shoots after the main head is cut. Rich in calcium, vitamins and minerals. Sow all year except in hot weather. Approx. 200 seeds per packet.