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| CHINESE / ASIAN VEGETABLES | ||||||
| Sow Seed | LIKES: Beans, Celery, Coriander, Cucumber, Onion, Pea, Potato, Tomato DISLIKES: Strawberry |
Cross-Pollinating; will cross with bok choy, turnip, pak choi, & all other varieties of chinese cabbage; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| Corn | Sow Seed | LIKES: Pumpkin, Squash, Zucchini, Lettuce | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other corn varieties; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 2klm apart. Insect & Wind Pollinated |
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| EDIBLE FLOWERS & FLOWERS | ||||||
| - Butterfly Pea | Sow Seed |
n.a. | Insect Pollinated |
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| - Sunflower | Sow Seed | LIKES: Squash, Cucumber, Zucchini, Pumpkin DISLIKES: Potato | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other sunflower varieties. Insect Pollinated |
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| FRUIT / TREES | ||||||
| - Cape Gooseberry | Sow Seed | LIKES: Yarrow, Pine & Oak Trees |
Insect Pollinated |
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| - Carob | Sow Seed | n.a. | Insect Pollinated |
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| - Rosella | Sow Seed | n.a. | Insect Pollinated |
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| Garlic | Order Now | USES: Planted around all trees to repel borers. Also repels leaf eaters & sap suckers when planted near vegetables |
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| GREEN MANURE / FIELD CROP | ||||||
| - Ancient Grain Carbon Crop | Sow Seed | Attracts predator insects to the garden. Cross Pollinating. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Beneficial Insect Blend | Sow Seed | Extremely useful for increasing pollination in both orchards & vegetable gardens. Insect Pollinated. |
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| - Buckwheat | Sow Seed | Useful for adding both nutrients & carbon to the soil. Also useful for attracting beneficial insects, including bees to aid in pollination. |
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| - Butterfly Pea | Sow Seed |
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| - Green Manure (Spring / Summer) | Sow Seed | Used as a green manure crop, plants are best dug back into the soil when the leaves are still fresh & green after approx. 8 weeks after planting. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Lab Lab Bean | Sow Seed | Due to its deep root system down to 2m it is capable of extracting a wide range of nutrients & is useful for breaking up hard, compacted soils. As a green manure crop it is useful in fixing nitrogen & adding organic matter back into the soil. |
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| - Millet | Sow Seed | Commonly used as a soil conditioner for a wide range of soils. |
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| - Sunflower | Sow Seed | LIKES: Pumpkin, Zucchini, Squash | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other sunflower varieties. Insect Pollinated |
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| HERB | ||||||
| - Basil | Sow Seed | LIKES: Apricot, Asparagus, Cucumber, Fennel, Tomato DISLIKES: Rue | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of basil; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 50m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Black Cumin | Sow Seed | Flowers attract beneficial insects esp. parasitic wasps & predatory flies, which then will hunt insect pests on nearby crops. LIKES: all Brassicas incl. Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Turnip, Swede, Beetroot, Cucumber, Potato |
Cross-Pollinating. Insect Pollinated | |||
| - Tarragon | Sow Seed | n.a. | Insect Pollinated |
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| Mustard Green | Sow Seed | LIKES: Fruit Trees (to assist growth) | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with Chinese Mustard & other mustards; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| SALAD GREENS | ||||||
| - Cress | Sow Seed | LIKES: Chives, Peppermint, Spearmint |
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| - Rocket | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bush Bean, Beetroot, Celery, Cucumber, Dill, Lettuce, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Potato, Rosemary, Spinach, Thyme. DISLIKES: Strawberry |
Cross-Pollinating. Will cross with other varieties of rocket. Insect Pollinated | |||