March Vegetable Cool Climate Seed Bundle

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  0 x Mustard Greens- Wasabi (Brassica juncea)

  Note: This is not true Wasabi (Wasabi japonica). This is a mustard variety named after the Japanese plant. This variety is most commonly used for baby leaf production. Leaves have a pungent mustard flavour and are great for adding to salads, sandwiches, cooked dishes or as a garnish. Easy and quick to grow.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Annual
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  Position: Part or full sun, moist soil

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  0 x Turnip- Purple Top White Globe (Brassica rapa)

  Large globe shaped roots; white with purple tops. Sweet and mild flavour. Can be eaten raw or cooked. Good in salads, stews, soups and as a cooked vegetable. Very popular variety.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Biennial (usually grown as an annual)
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  Position: Part or full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Cauliflower- Snowball (Brassica oleracea botrytis)

  Crisp, tender and compact white heads growing to 15cm. Excellent flavour. Good variety for warmer climates. Early maturing.

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

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  0 x Carrot- All seasons (Daucus carota)

  Large orange roots growing to 20cm. Can be planted almost all year round. Very popular in Queensland and New South Wales. Good disease resistance.

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

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  0 x Onion- Gladalan Brown (Allium cepa)

  Popular variety that produces medium to large brown onions. Early to mid maturing variety. Mild flavour; ideal for cooking. Keeps well. Can be grown in most parts of Australia. Good variety to grow as a spring onion.

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

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  1 x Silverbeet- Fordhook Giant (Beta vulgaris)

  Biennial normally grown as an annual, growing to 70cm. A very popular home garden variety. Large tender green curled leaves with white ribs and stalks. Excellent flavour. Frost tolerant. Silver beet is also known as "Swiss Chard" and is often confused with "Spinach".

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

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  0 x Chinese Cabbage, Pak Choi - White Stem (Brassica rapa)

  Green leaves and thick white tender stems.  Can be eaten raw or cooked.  Good in stir-fries and steamed. Fast maturing.  Good variety for microgreens; ready in 10-14 days.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Biennial (usually grown as an annual)
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  Position: Part or full sun, well drained soil

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  0 x Snow Pea- Mammoth Melting (Pisum sativum)

  Climbing Snow Pea growing to 200cm. Flat, green, edible pods growing to 10cm by 2cm. Sweet and tender. Heavy cropping. Can be eaten raw or cooked; excellent in salads and stir-fries.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Annual
  Plant Height: 200cm
  Position: Full sun, moist well drained soil

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  0 x Shelling Pea- Greenfeast (Pisum sativum)

  Dwarf (bush) growing to 90cm. Green pods growing to 6.5cm. Sweet and juicy. Heavy bearing. Very popular variety.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Annual
  Plant Height: 90cm
  Position: Full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Broad Bean- Aquadulce (Long Pod) (Vicia faba)

  Long pods, growing to 25cm, which contain seeds that are commonly referred to as "beans". Beans are used fresh or dried. Young beans can be eaten raw in salads, old beans are cooked as a vegetable. Excellent flavour. Broad beans are also known as "Fava beans".

  Life Cycle: Hardy Annual
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  Position: Part or full sun, moist soil

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  1 x Beetroot- Early Wonder (Beta vulgaris)

  Deep red, flattened globe shaped roots growing up to 10cm. With attractive tall glossy leaves, this is an ideal variety for salad greens.

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

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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
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  Position: Part or full sun, moist well drained soil

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  1 x Spinach- Bloomsdale Long Standing (Spinacia oleracea)

  Leaf vegetable. Heirloom variety. Thick green crinkled leaves. Compact plant. Does better in hot and cold weather than most other varieties; slow to bolt. High yielding.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Annual
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  Position: Part or full sun, moist soil

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  1 x Kale- Dwarf Blue Curled (Brassica oleracea)

  Kale is a primitive leaf vegetable. 'Dwarf Blue Curled' is a dwarf variety that grows to 35cm tall and 75cm wide. It has attractive curled blueish green leaves that have an excellent flavour both raw or cooked. Hardy variety. Very nutritious. 'Scotch Kale'.

  Kale is also known as Borecole.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Biennial (usually grown as an annual)
  Plant Height: 35cm
  Position: Part or full sun, moist soil

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  1 x Broccoli- Di Ciccio (Brassica oleracea)

  Italian heirloom from 1890. A standard variety producing blue/green heads to 10cm followed by numerous side shoots. Long harvesting. Great general purpose variety.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Biennial (usually grown as an annual)
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  Position: Full or part sun, well drained soil

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  1 x Mizuna (Brassica juncea var. japonica)

  Serrated green leaves have a mild but spicy flavour. Can be used fresh as a salad green or cooked as a leaf vegetable. Good in stir-fries and soups. Will tolerate wet and cold conditions. Sometimes called "Japanese mustard".

  Good for microgreens and baby leaf production. 

  Life Cycle: Hardy Annual
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  Position: Part or full sun, moist soil

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  1 x Leek- American Flag (Allium porrum)

  Long thick white stalks with yellow heart and grey/green leaves growing to 40cm. Popular all purpose variety; good for salads, stews, soups, stir-fries and steamed.

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

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  1 x Radish- Champion (Raphanus sativus)

  Bright red, round roots growing to 4cm. Crisp white flesh with mild flavour. Good variety for salads and garnishes. Fast growing.

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

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  1 x Cabbage- Golden Acre (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)

  Small heads growing up to 1.6kg. Sweet flavour. Fast growing, early maturing variety. Good cooked or raw in salads. Slow bolting.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Biennial (usually grown as an annual)
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  Position: Part or full sun, well drained soil

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  0 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 Kohlrabi- Purple Vienna (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes)

  Purple skin with crisp white flesh; tender and sweet. Excellent flavour; can be eaten raw or cooked. Good in salads, soups and stews.

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

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  1 x Sugarsnap Pea- Cascadia (Pisum sativum)

  Climbing sugar snap to 100cm. Plants are best grown on a trellis but can also be grown on the ground as a bush. Very sweet, thick walled, green, edible pods to 8cm with good flavour. Excellent raw, steamed or fried. Good yield. Good home garden variety.

  Life Cycle: Hardy Annual
  Plant Height: 100cm
  Position: Full sun, moist well drained soil