VEGETABLES 

DESCRIPTION

PLANTING

HEALTH  BENEFITS

approx no of seeds per pkt

Artichokes

Jerusalem

White tuber-prolific. Beautiful yellow flowers in late summer.

Spring time same as potatoes left tubers will sprout easily.

The carbohydrate inulin which stimulates insulin production occurs naturally.

per kilo

50

Bean

Scarlet Runner

Excellent old climbing variety.

Direct sow in spring. Perennial.

Excellent eaten at all stages

40

Bean

Bountiful Butter

Excellent easy pick bush bean.

Spring time

Yummy raw or cooked

40

Bean

Broad

Localized variety

Early autumn-early spring.

Eat leaves and flowers raw.

40

Bean

Red Kidney

Bush bean-easy pick

Early spring- succession plant.

Best soaked before cooking.

40

Bean

Fardenlosa

Climbing bean.

Direct in springtime on frame or tripods.

Excellent green or dried

40

Beetroot

Cylindra

Excellent keeper

 Leaves good source of chlorophyll and vitamins.

300

Butternut

Excellent cropper

Direct sow in mounds

Yummy

25

Coriander or

Cilantro

Direct sow spring-

autumn

Leaves excellent in salads, seeds roasted in curries

250

Carrot

Mohua Gold

Taranaki strong top,

Excellent keeper

Spring through autumn – keep moist to germinate

Source of carotene, vitamin a and c.

500

Celery

Nutty

Good flavour rust resistant

Sow in trays to transplant

Good for high blood pressure and acid conditions

50

50

Corn

Kotinga

Localized variety

Succession sowing in blocks.

Corn silk tea excellent for kidneys.

50

Garlic

Excellent local variety

Sow early winter

Antibiotic. Good for arteries and lymphatic glands.

per kilo

Garlic

Elephant

Exceptional.

Sow early winter.

Antibiotic. Good for arteries and lymphatic glands.

per kilo

  kumi kumi

50

Leak

Titan

Localized

Sow in trays late summer to transplant early autumn.

Source of sulphur keeps blood vessels elastic.

200

  Red sail

150

  Four seasons

150

Onion

California Red

Localized variety.

Sow early winter to transplant in spring.

A source of vitamin c and sulphur.

200

Parsley

Curley

Transplant spring through autumn.

Good source of vitamin c and a, calcium and sodium.

50

   Italian

50

Parsnip

Super top

Localized variety

Sow late spring. Best after frost.

Good source of minerals

Warming.

500

Potatoe

Kowiniwini

Purple – pink skin and white flesh

Sow as main crop September onwards

Excellent cooker

per kilo

Potato

Urenika

Deep purple.

Long growing season, will keep in ground.

Contains antioxidant compounds under skin. Several times better than other varieties.

per kilo

Pumpkin

Whangaparoa crown

Excellent keeper

Direct sow in mounds

Seeds excellent source of zinc.

25

Raddish

Local

Tasty larger variety

Direct sow 

Good soil conditioner if allowed to seed

200

Rock Melon

Cantaloupe

Hales Best

Localized variety.

Plant in mounds of 3-4 seedlings.

Yummy fruit.

30

Salad Green

Mizuma

Excellent winter green

Direct sow 

use leaves and flowers

25

100

Sunflower

Mexican

Multithreaded

Flower has red centre

Direct sow in spring

Eating seed makes you smile.

30

Tomato

Yellow Perfection

Tall growing, prolific, medium sized yellow fruit.

Transplant after frosts.

Excellent source of vitamin c (raw).

30

Tomato

Roamer

Dryer type fruit, good in pasta.

Transplant after frosts.

Excellent source of vitamin c (raw).

30

Tomato

Yellow Cherry

Many small round yellow fruit.

Transplant after frosts

Excellent source of vitamin c (raw)

30

Tomato

Yellow Tear Drop

Many small tear drop yellow fruit

Transplant after frosts

Excellent source of vitamin c (raw)

30

Tomato

Yellow Banana

Own variety, oblong yellow fruit.

Transplant after frosts

Excellent source of vitamin c (raw)

30

Watermelon

Medium round size, yellow flesh.

Plant in mounds of 3-4 seedlings.

Lowers blood pressure

30

Yam

Oca

Red tuber.

Sow direct like potato. Needs frost for flavour.

Has oxalis acids

per kilo