Just a quick note to let you all know our yams are ready for sale. We have been run off our feet with orders since our website launched for the season, which is great news! Thanks to you all for getting your seeds from us. This means we have not had time to pre-pack the yam orders. We have decided to list 30 orders to start, and we will see how we go. We will be listing more as we sell them until we are sold out. So, if you come onto the website and the yams are sold out either check back in a day or two or shoot us an email and we will let you know if we have more available. Thanks for your patience as we work through all the seed orders at the same time.

 

We find these heritage yams to be richer in flavour and sweetness from the ones available in supermarkets. Our favourite for flavour is Henry’s Yellow yam, but our three colours together are a lovely mix of earthy sweetness! Our favourite way to prepare them is roasted until they are soft, and the sugars have caramelised. 

 

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A small reminder that it is not too late to donate to our Rebuild our Water System Fund. Find out more here.  All donations gratefully accepted.

 

 

 

On another note, please spread the word about our Internship Program. Please let anyone who you think may be interested know about this amazing opportunity, to live and learn on a working seed farm. 

 

 

 

 

Spring is still around the corner, but in the nursery, it feels like it has well and truly arrived. Do not delay getting your crops underway. I am busy pricking out our first seed sowing at the moment. If you have not started yet, fear not, still plenty of time to get seed sowing for tones of things! See below for our recommendations on what to sow now:

 

❂ Silverbeet Fordhook Giant 

❂ Chard Rainbow 

❂ Broccoli De Cicco 

❂ Broccoli Purple Sprouting 

❂ Broccoli Romanesco

❂ Broccoli Raab Spring Rapini 

❂ Kale Red Russian

❂ Arugula Wild 

❂ Easy Pick Greens Mix

❂ Cress Land 

❂ Corn Salad Vit

❂ Chinese Cabbage Chi Hi Li

❂ Rocket 

❂ Mizuna 

❂ Red Coral Mizuna 

❂ Tat Soi

 

Heat Loving Crops:

 

❂ Tomatoes

❂ Eggplant Early Long Purple

❂ Eggplant Tsakoniki

❂ Pepper Jimmy Nardello

❂ Pepper California Golden Wonder

❂ Pepper Alma Paprika

❂ Pepper Early Red

❂ Chili Jalapeño Early

❂ Chili Cayenne Long Thin

❂ Chili Carolina Reaper

❂ Courgette Cocozelle

 

These need to get an early start and a warm place to germinate. 18-degree Celsius minimum temperature is necessary to get these babies to shoot.

 

Don’t forget the companion flowers and herbs! You can get underway now or in the next few months:

 

❂ Aquilegia Grandmother’s Garden      

❂ Dahlias Showpiece Surprise Mix      

❂ Evening Primrose

❂ Calendula Orange 

❂ Cornflower Batchelor's Button Black Gem

❂ Large Quaking Grass 

❂ Strawflower Swiss Giants

❂ Hollyhock Ancient 

❂ Echinacea 

❂ Lupin Blue 

❂ Nigella - Love in a Mist - Persian Jewels

❂ Phacelia

❂ Sweet Williams

❂ Poppies 

❂ Rudbeckia Rustic Dwarf Mix

❂ Snapdragon Yellow

 

So many options, some perennial and some annual so make sure you choose the ones that suit your garden best.

 

As for herbs to get underway now:      

 

❂ Parsley Italian

❂ Chamomile German

❂ Sage White 

We often follow the biodynamic calendar and their recommendation to sow seeds at Moon Opposition Saturn, for these dates, check here.

 

❂ Our Website is where to find the most up to date information on what we have available at all times during the year. We encourage orders through this medium 

 

❂ Of course get in touch if you cannot access our seeds this way. We have a list of our seeds and their descriptions which we can email to you if need be, so please get in touch, if the website does not work for you.

❂ And a reminder that selections of our seeds are also available from our Retail Outlets around the country.