INDIVIDUAL VARIETIES
ASIAN VEGETABLES
1245: Chinese Cabbage "Little Dragon Hyb" (new!)
An early maturing mini Wong Bok type with dense heads, typically 22 cm tall and 13 cm across. Excellent dark green crinkled leaves. Slow to run up to seed.
1241: Chinese Cabbage Michihili
Open Pollinated “Rocket” type (Wong Bok)with tall (40cm) slim (10cm) heads around 75 days from sowing. Don’t sow to mature in hot weather.
1243: Chinese Cabbage Wong Bok Hybrid
Large “Barrel” shaped cultivar with heads ready in as little as 60-65 days from sowing. Very reliable, particularly in hot weather when it is highly resistant to running to seed. Packets only.
1247: ChineseCabbage “Spring Queen” (new!)
An early maturing non-bolting type with the inner leaves yellow. Excellent for spring sowing when many varieties run straight to seed.
1533: Kailaan
A heat tolerant plant grown mainly for its fleshy stems and deep green leaves. Sow spring to autumn in temperate areas, late spring to autumn in cold districts. Matures in around 70 days.
1361: Kintsai / Soup Celery
An easily grown celery with good aroma, remaining vivid green when cooked. Sow spring to autumn, harvesting 50 days later, or when around 25 cm tall.
1550: Komatsuna
Hardy Japanese green with a high vitamin content. Harvest around 6 weeks from sowing, when around 20cm. high. Sow regularly spring to late autumn
1551: Komatsuna Red Hybrid
This hardy variety tolerates heat well and can be planted from spring to autumn. Leaves are rounded, quite smooth with purple tops and green undersides and stems. Great for salads, sandwiches, and stir-fries. Don't over-cook or the red colour will fade.
1665: Mibuna
Japanese vegetable utilised in the cooler months. Smooth edged leaves. Sow summer and early autumn.
1868: Minowase Summer Hybrid
Roots to 45 cm. long and 6 cm. in diameter. Matures in around 45 days. Roots straight, tapered and extremely tolerant of high temperatures. Best sown summer and autumn.
1666: Mizuna
Similar to Mibuna, but with deeply cut leaves.
1672: Mustard Miike Red Giant
Green Giant but with red leaves
1670: Mustard Purple Giant
A beautiful mustard from Japan, Purple Giant' has well-savoyed leaves, predominately purple/red with the underneath dark green. Good cold tolerance and a strong mustard flavour.
1673: Mustard Wasabi
While this is not true Wasabi, it is a variety bred especially for micro greens (at the cotyledon stage) or very young leaves.
Sorry, this product is sold out for 2021.
1244: Pak Choi Green Stem
Similar to Pak Choi White listed below but the stems pale green. Very attractive.
1242: Pak Choi Joi Choi Hybrid
A fine quality quick growing cultivar that resists running to seed in hot weather. Stems white and glossy bright green leaves. Recommended.
1248: Pak Choi Joy Byte Hybrid
A vigorous small white stemmed Pak Choi for close planting. Very quick growing.
1246: Pak Choi Mix
A carefully blended mix of our Pak Choi varieties. Both white and green types are included.
1249: Pak Choi Taipei Red
Glossy purple /red leaves with pale green stems. Excellent for colour in leafy mixes when young or when fully grown. Cool season growth gives the best colour. Fully mature in approx 45 days, it is highly resistant to running up to seed.
1240: Pak Choi White Stem
White stems and shiny green leaves are the feature of this cultivar. Often harvested in as little as 40 days from sowing for small plants although best when 20 cm tall. Don’t sow too early in cold areas and avoid the hot summer months.
1822: Perilla Green / Shiso
Leaves and flower stalks eaten raw, or with tempura, exhibiting a deep green colour of pleasing aroma. Sow late spring.
1821: Perilla Red
Leaves and flower stalks eaten raw, or with tempura, exhibiting a deep red colour of pleasing aroma. Sow late spring.
1872: Senposai Greens
A taste of sweet Chinese cabbage with the tenderness of Komatsuna has resulted in a cross between the two. Resists running to seed. Sow from Spring to Autumn. Superb in salads and stir fries. Rapid growth allows harvest in 30 - 40 days from sowing.
Sorry, this product is sold out for 2021.
1370: Tatsoi
Deep green glossy leaves with excellent eating qualities. Valued in Japanese cooking. Sow from early spring through to autumn.
1371: Tatsoi Deep Purple Hybrid
Small to medium spoon shaped shiny red-violet leaves with a slightly rumpled texture and a mild mustard taste.
1970: Tsoi Sim / Choi Sum
Grown for its flower stalks and buds. Picked just as first flowers open. Vitamin rich. Sow in summer, harvesting around 40 days later. Packets only.
1990: Vitamin Greens
Delicious leafy Brassica green high in vitamins. Tolerates heat and cold well. Regrows after first cut. Sow 1cm apart, October to February, picking in around 5 weeks. Packets only.
Sorry, this product is sold out for 2021.
