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Cucumbers

Cucumbers grow quickly over summer and are easy to get going. Train up a trellis or let ramble amongst corn stalks. Pick the fruit constantly to encouarge more to set.

CUCUMBER 'ARMENIAN'

CUCUMBER 'ARMENIAN'

Pale burpless fruit with a refreshing flavour. Drier flesh stores up to one month. Kids boast its yard-long size but best picked when about 30cm in length. Approximately 7kg per plant. Sets fruit well in hot ...

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CUCUMBER 'CRYSTAL APPLE'

CUCUMBER 'CRYSTAL APPLE'

We have managed to track down the original strain of this iconic Australian heirloom. Our cucumber has white skin, delicious citrusy flesh and is the size of a small apple, just like the ones described in the best ...

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CUCUMBER 'DOUBLE YIELD' ORGANIC

CUCUMBER 'DOUBLE YIELD' ORGANIC

Well named, this was the highest yielder in our summer trials with a whopping 17kg per plant. The growth is compact and the fruit just keep on coming. Best picked when young.

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CUCUMBER 'JAPANESE CLIMBING' ORGANIC

CUCUMBER 'JAPANESE CLIMBING' ORGANIC

Produces early fine flavoured fruits for fresh eating or pickling. The long burpless cucumbers are prolific - the more you pick, the more it will produce! Good for trellising. Height to 1m, approximately 30 fruit per ...

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CUCUMBER 'LEBANESE MINI MUNCHER' ORGANIC

CUCUMBER 'LEBANESE MINI MUNCHER' ORGANIC

No need to peel this classic Mediterranean smooth skin variety. Perfect for salads, pickling or combining with yoghurt for a traditional tzatziki. Yields approximately 40 fruit/plant.

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CUCUMBER 'LEMON'

CUCUMBER 'LEMON'

Introduced as a novelty plant in the USA in the late 1800's Lemon Cucumber quickly gained popularity for it's crisp lemon flavour and thin skin that has none of the bitterness often associated with the thick green skinned ...

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CUCUMBER 'LITTLE POTATO'

CUCUMBER 'LITTLE POTATO'

Little potato has a texture of aged alabaster, the colour of pomme de terre, and a zesty lemon burpless flesh. We think this is the gourmet cucumber par excellence. Harvest in 12 weeks, yields 3kg/plant.

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CUCUMBER 'MEXICAN SOUR GHERKIN'

CUCUMBER 'MEXICAN SOUR GHERKIN'

This heirloom micro-sized climbing cucumber tastes both sweet and sour, just like a gherkin without the work! Prolific fruiting and is a first- rate screening plant. Grows to 30cm high if left to sprawl on the ground ...

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CUCUMBER 'MINI WHITE' ORGANIC

CUCUMBER 'MINI WHITE' ORGANIC

The Seed Savers Exchange in the US have over 250 cucumbers in their collection and Mini White is one of the most popular. Grow it for yourself and see why. Eat fresh, or pickle the 10cm long fruit. Best ...

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CUCUMBER 'PARISIAN PICKLING'

CUCUMBER 'PARISIAN PICKLING'

The best known pickling variety from the 1890's that can be eaten fresh or used for gherkins. 50-60 days for pickling, as the French describe as Cornichons. 70-80 days for eating fresh. Burpless.

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CUCUMBER 'RICHMOND GREEN APPLE' ORGANIC

CUCUMBER 'RICHMOND GREEN APPLE' ORGANIC

An Australian heirloom that is starting to gain a following with gardeners worldwide. Plump round green 'apples' with crisp, white flesh that is incredibly juicy with a refreshing tang. None of the bitterness in the ...

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CUCUMBER 'SPACEMASTER' ORGANIC

CUCUMBER 'SPACEMASTER' ORGANIC

A compact 60cm vine that won't overrun your garden. Produces deep green 20cm fruits ideal for slicing, but is our only variety that isn't burp free. Yields roughly 30 fruit per plant.

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CUCUMBER 'SUYU LONG'

CUCUMBER 'SUYU LONG'

This Chinese variety is one of our longest cucumbers, growing up to a foot long. Sweet flavoured fruit for up to two months make it one of the most productive. Grow up a trellis to keep the fruit straight. Yields around 8 ...

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CUCUMBER SWEET AND STRIPED

CUCUMBER SWEET AND STRIPED

Our sweetest cucumber that can grow to 1 metre long. Elegantly curled, ribbed and striped. Burp free. Yields roughly 12 fruit per plant.

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ECHINOPS 'PLATINUM BLUE'

ECHINOPS 'PLATINUM BLUE'

Striking blue balls sit atop sturdy platinum stems to create a dramatic contrast in the garden. Mass plant in drifts for maximum impact. Flowers prolifically over the summer months. Also an excellent cut flower. Two tone foliage provides interest when not in flower.

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LAVENDER 'GROSSO'

LAVENDER 'GROSSO'

The most fragrant of all the lavenders, 'Grosso' produces an abundance of violet-blue spikes with a high oil content. This is the classic lavender for perfume, decorating the French countryside where it is farmed en masse. 'Grosso' is heat, drought and frost tolerant and adored by bees.

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2yr membership +FREE vegie seeds

2yr membership +FREE vegie seeds

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Grow the best tasting vegies with free Beetroot'Bulls blood', Carrot 'St Valery', Broccoli 'Romanesco' and Silverbeet 'Fordhook' seeds (one packet of each, valued at $21).

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