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Seeds To Sow Now - Hot Zone

Seeds to sow now if you live in areas like Geraldton, Warburton, Mt Isa and Longreach or places where there are 39 weeks a year or more with temperatures over 15°C.

CAPSICUM 'ALMA PAPRIKA'

CAPSICUM 'ALMA PAPRIKA'

Beloved by Hungarians, this thick fleshed capsicum is great fresh or dried. Grind to make the best paprika.

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CAPSICUM 'DIAMOND'

CAPSICUM 'DIAMOND'

Definitely the prettiest of all of our capsicums, changing from a warm creamy white to beautiful golden peach finally turning red when fully ripe. Grow with Sweet Chocolate or Purple Beauty and you will have all of ...

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CAPSICUM 'GILBOA ORANGE'

CAPSICUM 'GILBOA ORANGE'

Large, glossy, bright orange fruit that is more resistant to pests and disease than other varieties. The thick succululent flesh is deliciously sweet either cooked or raw.

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CAPSICUM 'PADRON'

CAPSICUM 'PADRON'

A favourite in Spain for tapas, it is traditionally served sauteed in olive oil and salted. Play a game of Russian roulette with these peppers- 1 in 20 may be hot! The colour and heat increase as they turn red so ...

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CAPSICUM 'PURPLE BEAUTY'

CAPSICUM 'PURPLE BEAUTY'

Sturdy compact plants are covered in fruit that change from emerald green to midnight black then ripening to a beautiful deep purple. Harvest in the black or purple phase- depending on your mood! Harvest in 11 weeks from ...

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CAPSICUM SEVEN COLOUR MIX

CAPSICUM SEVEN COLOUR MIX

A rainbow collection of heirloom sweet capsicums including Sweet Chocolate, Purple Beauty, White Diamond, Yellow Marconi, Chinese Giant, Red Cubanelle and Orange Bell.

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CAPSICUM 'SWEET CHOCOLATE' ORGANIC

CAPSICUM 'SWEET CHOCOLATE' ORGANIC

A succulent sweet capsicum with thick flesh, dark chocolate on the outside, and deep burgundy inside when fully ripe. Harvest in 12 weeks from transplant. Yields around 1 kilo of fruit per plant.

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For Baby Corn, harvest continuously before the silks appear and grow up to 6 cobs per plant. Fresh baby corn is the most delicate of delicacies and makes sophisticated stir-fries. Never put up with the tinned variety ...

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CORN 'BREAKTHROUGH' F1

CORN 'BREAKTHROUGH' F1

Twice as sweet as ordinary corn and keeps its flavour for up to 10 days. Harvest in 12 weeks.

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CORN 'DWARF' F1

CORN 'DWARF' F1

Our most cold tolerant sweet corn and one of the earliest to fruit. The dwarf cobs have higher sugars and tenderness and can be eaten raw.

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CORN 'GOLDEN BANTAM' ORGANIC

CORN 'GOLDEN BANTAM' ORGANIC

This is the 'corniest' of sweet corn with true flavour. Rich yellow cobs on 1.5m stalks. Heirloom favourite since 1902. Non-hybrid.

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CORN 'HONEY AND CREAM' F1

CORN 'HONEY AND CREAM' F1

So sweet it doesn't need cooking, with plump yellow and white kernels. Harvest in 12 weeks. Sow >20 C soil temperature.

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CORN 'OAXACAN GREEN'

CORN 'OAXACAN GREEN'

The coolest vegetable anyone can grow. Iridescent green ears remind one of a "Mexican trip" and colours range from greenish through to yellow. Indians treasured them for cornbread and flour, but we think it's the most ...

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CORN 'PAINTED MOUNTAIN' ORGANIC

CORN 'PAINTED MOUNTAIN' ORGANIC

Saved from extinction by Montana farmer, Dave Christensen, the original strains of this ancient corn were believed to be widely cultivated by native Indians and early American settlers. Painted Mountain is very cold ...

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CORN 'SWEET WHITE' F1

CORN 'SWEET WHITE' F1

The shiny white kernels are super sweet and so rich they taste like they are already buttered. Plump yellow and white kernels like this cannot be found in the shops.

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CORN 'TRUE GOLD' ORGANIC

CORN 'TRUE GOLD' ORGANIC

Traditional, open pollinated corn is getting harder to find as sweeter hybrids become more popular. Don't be deterred - this is corn as it should be - crisp, buttery and true corn flavour.

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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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Member Exclusives

2021 Gardening Diary & calendar Combo

2021 Gardening Diary & calendar Combo

The complete garden combo for 2021! The beautifully illustrated Diggers Club Diary features a week to a page, seeds to sow each month, blank pages for seasonal observations, and handy pockets for your seed packets and plant labels, while The Diggers Calendar showcases stunning garden photography to inspire you throughout the entire year. This tr...

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STRAWBERRY 'FRESCA' 5 PACK

STRAWBERRY 'FRESCA' 5 PACK

A whole metre of strawberries for $20! This heavy cropping strawberry producing delicious deep-red fruit of medium size from late summer into autumn. Suited to pots or garden beds. Includes 5 plants.

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LAVENDER GROSSO (3 Plants)

LAVENDER GROSSO (3 Plants)

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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