Bean, Climbing - Winged. Seeds.
Botanical Name: Psophacarpus tetragonolobus.
Stock Reference Number: 172.
An exotic bean originally from Asia. All parts are edible. Pods eaten when less than 100mm. Annual in cool to cold areas. Perennial in tropics. Sow Spring - Summer. Requires climbing frame.
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Stock Reference Number: 172.
An exotic bean originally from Asia. All parts are edible. Pods eaten when less than 100mm. Annual in cool to cold areas. Perennial in tropics. Sow Spring - Summer. Requires climbing frame.
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Bitter Melon or Ampalaya or Balsom Pear or Foo Gwa Alt. Seeds.
Botanical Name: Momordica charantia.
Stock Reference Number: 113.
An Asian vegetable. Looks like a light green, fat, pointed cucumber, with a prominently warty skin. When cut open the Bitter Melon shows bright red seeds. These must be removed before cooking the fruit. Sow Spring - Summer. Provide trellis.
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Stock Reference Number: 113.
An Asian vegetable. Looks like a light green, fat, pointed cucumber, with a prominently warty skin. When cut open the Bitter Melon shows bright red seeds. These must be removed before cooking the fruit. Sow Spring - Summer. Provide trellis.
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Cabbage - Red Choi. Seeds.
Botanical Name: Brassica rapa var. chinensis.
Stock Reference Number: 630.
Another member of the Bok Choy family used in Asian dishes or as a side dish of vegetables. Produces plants with deep green leaves and maroon veins, which at maturity develop into striking maroon leaves with green undersides. Tender and delicious. Disease resistant.
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Stock Reference Number: 630.
Another member of the Bok Choy family used in Asian dishes or as a side dish of vegetables. Produces plants with deep green leaves and maroon veins, which at maturity develop into striking maroon leaves with green undersides. Tender and delicious. Disease resistant.
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Chinese Cabbage - Michihli. Seeds.
Botanical Name: Brassica rapa.
Stock Reference Number: 597.
With an unusual texture between a cabbage and a lettuce and a sweet mild flavour compared to common cabbage. Produces upright cylindrical heads from 10cm to over 35cm. Leaves are dark-green with a lighter blanched interior. Sow Summer and Autumn.
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Stock Reference Number: 597.
With an unusual texture between a cabbage and a lettuce and a sweet mild flavour compared to common cabbage. Produces upright cylindrical heads from 10cm to over 35cm. Leaves are dark-green with a lighter blanched interior. Sow Summer and Autumn.
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Choy Sum or Chinese Flowering Cabbage. Seeds.
Botanical Name: Brassica parachinensis.
Stock Reference Number: 604.
Also known as Saishin in Japan and Sawi Manis in Malaysia. Choy Sum is perhaps the commonest form of Chinese greens sold in fruit and vegie shops. They are distinguished by the small yellow flowering heads that protrude from the bunch of leaves. The leaves are yellowy-green: distinguishable from Chinese Broccoli which has white flowers and bluey-green leaves. Sow Spring - Summer.
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Stock Reference Number: 604.
Also known as Saishin in Japan and Sawi Manis in Malaysia. Choy Sum is perhaps the commonest form of Chinese greens sold in fruit and vegie shops. They are distinguished by the small yellow flowering heads that protrude from the bunch of leaves. The leaves are yellowy-green: distinguishable from Chinese Broccoli which has white flowers and bluey-green leaves. Sow Spring - Summer.
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Hon Tsai Tai. Seeds.
Botanical Name: Brassica chinensis.
Stock Reference Number: 586.
A Chinese specialty vegetable. This vegetable has deep purple leaf and flower stalks and dark green leaves.
The plant grows vigorously and produces lots of flower buds for vegetable use. Young stalks and flowers are very tender, excellent for stir-fry.
This vegetable is tolerant at low temperature and the purple color intensifies as the temperature decreases.
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Stock Reference Number: 586.
A Chinese specialty vegetable. This vegetable has deep purple leaf and flower stalks and dark green leaves.
The plant grows vigorously and produces lots of flower buds for vegetable use. Young stalks and flowers are very tender, excellent for stir-fry.
This vegetable is tolerant at low temperature and the purple color intensifies as the temperature decreases.
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Kailaan - Chinese Kale or Broccoli. Seeds.
Botanical Name: Brassica oleracea.
Stock Reference Number: 084.
A quick growing variety with a very pleasant and unique flavour. Especially suited to stir-fry or steaming. Sow late Spring - early Autumn in cold areas. Early Spring - late Autumn elsewhere. Harvest total plant - stem and leaves - when ready - approx. 60-70 days. Heat tolerant.
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Stock Reference Number: 084.
A quick growing variety with a very pleasant and unique flavour. Especially suited to stir-fry or steaming. Sow late Spring - early Autumn in cold areas. Early Spring - late Autumn elsewhere. Harvest total plant - stem and leaves - when ready - approx. 60-70 days. Heat tolerant.
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Kang Kong or Water Spinach - Bamboo Leaf. Seeds.
Botanical Name: Ipomoea aquatica.
Stock Reference Number: 213.
Originally from Thailand. Ground-hugging vegetable that likes moist soil. Young leaves, stems and tips are delicious cooked in stirfry or steamed. Rich in vitamin A and iron.
Sow Spring - Summer. Sow in trays or direct. Plant 5mm deep and 15cm apart. Prefers fertile, permanently moist soil or shallow marshy conditions at the edge of ponds or dams.
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Stock Reference Number: 213.
Originally from Thailand. Ground-hugging vegetable that likes moist soil. Young leaves, stems and tips are delicious cooked in stirfry or steamed. Rich in vitamin A and iron.
Sow Spring - Summer. Sow in trays or direct. Plant 5mm deep and 15cm apart. Prefers fertile, permanently moist soil or shallow marshy conditions at the edge of ponds or dams.
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Kau Tsoi or Chinese or Garlic Chives.
Botanical Name: Allium tuberosum syn. A odoratumi.
Stock Reference Number: 137.
Probably the most delicate member of the onion family with a mild garlic flavour. Used to flavour salads, soups, vegetable and cheese dishes and in omelettes. Easy to grow in the garden, pots or window boxes. Annual to 25cm. Harvest leaves close to the ground before flowers start to form. Keep well-watered during heat of summer. Put a pot of chives inside for winter use.
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Stock Reference Number: 137.
Probably the most delicate member of the onion family with a mild garlic flavour. Used to flavour salads, soups, vegetable and cheese dishes and in omelettes. Easy to grow in the garden, pots or window boxes. Annual to 25cm. Harvest leaves close to the ground before flowers start to form. Keep well-watered during heat of summer. Put a pot of chives inside for winter use.
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Kintsai - Soup Celery. Seeds.
Botanical Name: Apium graveolens duice.
Stock Reference Number: 054.
A very easy to grow celery, with good aroma, and remaining vivid green when cooked. Harvest in around 50 days or 25cm tall. Prefers full sun to partial shade. Keep moist.
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Stock Reference Number: 054.
A very easy to grow celery, with good aroma, and remaining vivid green when cooked. Harvest in around 50 days or 25cm tall. Prefers full sun to partial shade. Keep moist.
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Luffa, Angled - Long Ridge. Seeds.
Botanical Name: Luffa acutangula.
Stock Reference Number: 625.
Vigorous fast growing annual vine needing a trellis to grow on. Produces shiny green fruit to 45cm long and weighing up to 125grms. With a slightly sweeter flavour then zucchini it makes a good substitute when zucchini is not available. The stem tops, young leaves and flower bids are lightly steamed as vegetables and the seeds harvested and roasted with salt. Sow spring - summer or all year in tropics.
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Stock Reference Number: 625.
Vigorous fast growing annual vine needing a trellis to grow on. Produces shiny green fruit to 45cm long and weighing up to 125grms. With a slightly sweeter flavour then zucchini it makes a good substitute when zucchini is not available. The stem tops, young leaves and flower bids are lightly steamed as vegetables and the seeds harvested and roasted with salt. Sow spring - summer or all year in tropics.
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Luffa, Cylindrica - Bathsponge. Seeds.
Botanical Name: Luffa aegyptiaca.
Stock Reference Number: 671.
Has a fibrous netting which makes it different from all other gourds and has many uses. They are slower to germinate and mature than the other varieties. Very young fruits used as squash substitute. Mature fruits are dried and used as a bathroom sponge. The stem tops, young leaves and flowers buds can be steamed as vegetables, and the seeds roasted with salt. A vigorous annual vine that requires a trellis. Sow Spring.
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Stock Reference Number: 671.
Has a fibrous netting which makes it different from all other gourds and has many uses. They are slower to germinate and mature than the other varieties. Very young fruits used as squash substitute. Mature fruits are dried and used as a bathroom sponge. The stem tops, young leaves and flowers buds can be steamed as vegetables, and the seeds roasted with salt. A vigorous annual vine that requires a trellis. Sow Spring.
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Luffa - Vegetable Sponge. Seeds.
Botanical Name: Luffa aegyptiaca.
Stock Reference Number: 052.
Also known as Sponge Gourd, Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa. Very young fruits used as squash substitute. Mature fruits are dried and used as a bathroom sponge. The stem tops, young leaves and flowers buds can be steamed as vegetables, and the seeds roasted with salt. A vigorous annual vine that requires a trellis. Soak seeds overnight before sowing. Sow Spring, in groups of three 10mm apart. Prefers rich well manured soil in sunny position.
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Stock Reference Number: 052.
Also known as Sponge Gourd, Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa. Very young fruits used as squash substitute. Mature fruits are dried and used as a bathroom sponge. The stem tops, young leaves and flowers buds can be steamed as vegetables, and the seeds roasted with salt. A vigorous annual vine that requires a trellis. Soak seeds overnight before sowing. Sow Spring, in groups of three 10mm apart. Prefers rich well manured soil in sunny position.
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Oriental Spinach. Seeds.
Botanical Name: Spinacea oleracea.
Stock Reference Number: 606.
An upright plant with tender dark green leaves. Disease resistant and good tolerance to heat and cold. Use raw or cooked. An excellent variety for the home gardener. Sow from autumn to spring.
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Stock Reference Number: 606.
An upright plant with tender dark green leaves. Disease resistant and good tolerance to heat and cold. Use raw or cooked. An excellent variety for the home gardener. Sow from autumn to spring.
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Pak Choy or Bok Choy - White Stem Seeds.
Botanical Name: Brassica rapa chinensis.
Stock Reference Number: 377.
A popular variety for oriental cooking. Use steamed, stir fried and in soups. Excellent mild flavour. Very quick maturing in as little as 40 days. Sow summer - autumn in cold areas. July to March in warm areas and all year in tropics.
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Stock Reference Number: 377.
A popular variety for oriental cooking. Use steamed, stir fried and in soups. Excellent mild flavour. Very quick maturing in as little as 40 days. Sow summer - autumn in cold areas. July to March in warm areas and all year in tropics.
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