Christmas Seed Bundle - Vegetables

Contains

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  1 x Lettuce- Salad Bowl Green (Lactuca sativa)

  Looseleaf variety. Delicate and tender green wavy leaves. Good for salads. Slow bolting. Does not get bitter in hot weather.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Annual
  Plant Height:
  Position: Part or full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Carrot- Chantenay Red Cored (Daucus carota)

  Short and wide, red/orange tapered roots growing to 12cm by 6.5cm. Ideal for heavy soils. Small cores. Stores well. Sweet and tender. Fast growing.

  Life Cycle: Half hardy Biennial (usually grown as an annual)
  Plant Height:
  Position: Full sun, well drained soil

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  1 x Rocket (Eruca sativa)

  Annual growing to 100cm. Large green serrated leaves with a rich peppery flavour. Most commonly used as a salad green but can also be cooked as a leaf vegetable. Leaves are best when they are young and tender. Tolerates cold weather. Also known as Arugula and Roquette.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Annual
  Plant Height: 100cm
  Position: Part or full sun, well drained soil

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  1 x Silverbeet- Rainbow Chard (Beta vulgaris)

  Biennial normally grown as an annual, growing to 60cm. Stems in a mix of colours including golden yellow, light pink, white and crimson red. Very attractive. Silver beet is also known as "Swiss Chard" and is often confused with "Spinach".

  Life Cycle: Hardy Biennial
  Plant Height:
  Position: Full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Zucchini- Black Beauty (Cucurbita pepo)

  Upright bush. Popular home garden variety producing dark green cylindrical fruit with tender cream/white flesh. Delicious flavour. Quick growing.

  Life Cycle: Frost tender Annual
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  Position: Part or full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Beetroot- Detroit (Beta vulgaris)

  Very popular variety for growing roots, baby leaves and microgreens. Dark red, globe shaped roots growing up to 7cm; very good flavour. Green tops with tinges of dark red. Resistant to downy mildew.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Biennial (usually grown as an annual)
  Plant Height:
  Position: Full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Radish- French Breakfast (Raphanus sativus)

  Oblong shaped rose/ scarlet roots with rounded white tip and white interior; growing to around 15cm. Mild flavoured crisp white flesh. One of the most popular home garden radishes. Fast growing. Best picked when young.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Annual
  Plant Height:
  Position: Full sun, well drained soil

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  1 x Tomato- Tommy Toe (Solanum lycopersicum)

  Heirloom and one of the most popular varieties available. Climbing. Large cherry tomatoes growing up to 4cm. Exceptional flavour; very sweet. Long cropping. Good disease resistance.

  Life Cycle: Frost tender Annual
  Plant Height:
  Position: Full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Bunching Onion- Straight Leaf (Allium fistulosum)

  Salad onion. Forms no bulb. Stem and leaf grow straight up. Popular variety with nice flavour; good as a garnish, in dips, stews, soups, salads and stir fry's. Bunching onions are also known as "Welsh onions", often used as "Spring onions" and sometimes incorrectly called "Shallots".

  Life Cycle: Hardy Perennial (usually grown as an annual)
  Plant Height:
  Position: Full sun, well drained soil

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  1 x Pumpkin- Waltham Butternut (Cucurbita moschata)

  Small pear shaped fruit, with pale skin and orange flesh growing up to 25cm or 2kg. Excellent flavour; sweet and nutty. Small seed cavity. Stores well.

  Life Cycle: Frost tender Annual
  Plant Height:
  Position: Part or full sun, moist soil