Seed Subscription: Vegetable, Tropical Climate, Autumn 2026

Subscriptions are an excellent way to explore new seed varieties without having to spend time choosing the seeds yourself, and are perfect for busy gardeners, delivering seeds and all the information you need to plant them directly to your letterbox. 

Each season we’ll choose a selection of seed varieties tailored to your climate, and send you the seeds plus a colour information sheet with photos, tips and sowing information - all you need to do is plant!

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Seeds included in this subscription:

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  Beetroot- Cylindra

  Cylindrical roots, 20cm by 5cm, with smooth dark red skin and interior. Sweet, easy to peel, ideal for slicing and pickling. Plant has small red/green leaves. Bolt resistant, space-saving as it can be planted closely.

  Sow direct, 15mm. Germination 5-10 days @ 10-30°C.Biennial (usually grown as an annual). Rows 50cm, Spacing 8cm. 50-70 days.

  Best months in Tropical Climates: MAR APR MAY JUN (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Cauliflower- Purple Sicily

  Large purple flower heads to 1.2kg. Purple cauliflowers are easier to grow than white varieties. Colour fades when cooked. 190 days to maturity.

  Sow direct or raise seedlings, 5mm. Germination 7-14 days @ 10-30°C.Biennial (usually grown as an annual). Rows 75cm, Spacing 50cm. 190 days.

  Best months in Tropical Climates: JAN FEB MAR APR (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Leek- American Flag

  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.

  Sow direct or raise seedlings, 5mm. Germination 10-14 days @ 18-23°C.Biennial (usually grown as an annual). Rows 45cm, Spacing 12cm. 120-150 days.

  Best months in Tropical Climates: FEB MAR APR MAY (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Broccoli- Purple Sprouting

  Green stalks with small to medium sized purple heads that are ideal for stir-frying or steaming. Purple colour is reduced when cooked. Plant continues producing small heads after each pick. Very nutritious.

  Sow direct or raise seedlings, 5mm. Germination 3-7 days @ 8-30°C.Biennial (usually grown as an annual). Rows 60cm, Spacing 50cm. 130-200 days.

  Best months in Tropical Climates: MAR APR MAY JUN (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Endive- Salad King

  Dark green curled leaves with a pleasant and bitter flavour. Can be cooked as a leaf vegetable but most commonly used raw as a salad green. The leaves are often blanched to reduce the bitterness. Good bolting resistance.

  Sow direct or raise seedlings, 5mm. Germination 4-7 days @ 15-18°C.Annual. Rows 30cm, Spacing 30cm. 90 days.

  Best months in Tropical Climates: APR MAY JUN JUL (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Rapini

  Italian heirloom vegetable with tall green leaves, small broccoli-like heads. Nutty, slightly bitter taste. Eaten cooked like broccolini. Best harvested at 15cm. High yield, cold tolerant. Also known as "Broccoli Raab" or "Broccoletto".

  Sow direct or raise seedlings, 5mm. Germination 3-7 days @ 8-30°C.Annual. Rows 40cm, Height 30cm, Spacing 20cm. 60-70 days.

  Best months in Tropical Climates: MAR APR MAY JUN (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Onion- Cipollini

  A biennial that produces small, flat, disc-shaped onions with a gold skin and clean white flesh. Bulbs form skin later in the season, and can be harvested young for spring onions that are easy to wash and prepare. Mild flavour.

  Sow direct or raise seedlings, 5mm. Germination 7-10 days @ 20-25°C.Biennial (usually grown as an annual). Rows 40cm, Spacing 10cm. 120-160 days.

  Best months in Tropical Climates: FEB MAR APR MAY (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Brussels Sprouts- Catskill

  Heirloom variety with large, firm, flavourful sprouts, tightly packed on sturdy stems. Harvest sprouts from the bottom of the stem upwards. Keep well watered through summer and pinch back growing tips in late summer to encourage upper sprouts to develop.

  Sow direct or raise seedlings, 7mm. Germination 10-15 days @ 7-25°C.Biennial (usually grown as an annual). Rows 100cm, Height 80cm, Spacing 70cm. 85-120 days.

  Best months in Tropical Climates: FEB MAR APR (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Snow Pea- Mammoth Melting

  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.

  Sow direct, 20mm. Germination 7-21 days @ 5-25°C.Annual. Rows 50cm, Height 200cm, Spacing 10cm. 70-77 days.

  Best months in Tropical Climates: MAR APR MAY JUN (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Broad Bean- Aquadulce (Long Pod)

  Long 25cm pods containing seeds, known as "beans", used fresh or dried. Young beans are salad ingredients, while old ones are cooked. They have excellent flavour. Also known as "Fava beans".

  Sow direct, 50mm. Germination 7-14 days @ 6-24°C.Annual. Rows 100cm, Spacing 30cm. 90 days.

  Best months in Tropical Climates: APR MAY JUN (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

Tips for gardening in autumn:

Harvest harvest harvest! Get the most from your summer gardening efforts by harvesting leafy greens, herbs and fruit before they set seed or the cooling weather stops them producing. Harvesting regularly can extend the cropping season of many vegetables into autumn, boosting your harvest and creating opportunities to preserve excess produce. Frost-tender herbs like basil can be harvested, chopped and frozen to use through winter.

Succession planting: If summer crops are still producing, start your early autumn seeds in seedling trays so they’re ready to plant out once warm-season veggies are removed. Leafy greens can also be succession planted, starting a third of a packet of seeds each month. This approach to planting avoids gluts and gaps in production and is the key to growing vegetables year-round.

End of season clean-up: As summer crops end their productive lives, remove them to the compost bin along with any fallen fruit. Be vigilant about dealing with weeds before they set seed. Tidy and store stakes and trellises that won’t be needed over winter. Leave some stems and seed heads of flowers in situ to provide food and nesting material for birds and insects.

Build soil health: Autumn is a good time to enrich your soil with organic matter so it’s ready for new planting. Spread a layer of compost on the surface before planting seeds or seedlings - there’s no need to dig it in, the worms and other invertebrates in your garden will do that work for you. If growing ‘hungry’ crops including brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale or cauliflower), add some aged animal manure or slow-release fertiliser to feed your crops through winter.

Pests and diseases to look out for in autumn:

Cabbage moth and cabbage white butterfly: These white moths and butterflies seem to be in plague proportions in some states this year! They love all brassicas, often laying their eggs on the underside of leaves. The caterpillars match the colour of the leaves they feed on and often lie along the mid-ribs of leaves, making them tricky to see. They’re voracious feeders, creating large holes in leaves and sometimes skeletonising them.

Use netting to exclude butterflies and moths or decoys to deter them, pick the caterpillars off the plants or use an appropriate spray such as Dipel. Planting brassicas a little later in the season, when the temperatures have started to drop, can avoid the problem altogether as cabbage moths and cabbage white butterflies are less active in cool weather.

Powdery mildew: Caused by fungal spores reproducing on the leaves of plants, powdery mildew first looks like white spots on leaves, but affected areas can spread quickly to cover the entire leaf surface with a white powdery coating. While rarely fatal, powdery mildew can reduce yields. Water plants at soil level (not on the leaves) to prevent spores splashing from plant to plant, allow good air flow between plants, remove affected leaves and if necessary spray with an appropriate fungicide or homemade spray. 

Bi-carb of soda, also known as baking soda or sodium bicarbonate, is known to be effective at reducing powdery mildew and several other common fungus problems without posing the toxic risks of other treatments. Simply dissolve a teaspoon of the powder into one litre of ordinary water and add a few drops of liquid soap to help the mixture stick to the leaves. Pour the mixture into a regular garden sprayer or mister, shake it thoroughly, and spray liberally over the affected plants.
 

Product code: SS_VEG_TROP_AUT_2026