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Catalogue October 9th 2021 www.southernharvest.com.au ph:03 6229 6795 mb:0439 460 411 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Welcome to Southern Harvest. We are a family-run business that is all about growing - growing healthy, interesting food to share with family and friends, as well as native and cottage plants that bring colour, fragrance and habitat to the garden. Southern Harvest supplies you with quality cottage garden, native and vegetable and herb packet seed, with speedy service and advice. Nestled on 5 acres at the foothills of Mt Wellington in southern Tasmania, our winters are cold with regular frosts, so we value (and specialise in) plants for cool climates. We know the pleasure and reward of growing a bit of colour for the winterbare garden, as well as having something to take straight from the garden to the kitchen on those dark winter nights. Our daughters, Poppy and Bea, who inspired our logo, are a constant reminder of the joy and good health that gardens can bring to the young, the old and everyone between. We also grow organic garlic that we sell through Salamanca Market or over the internet. We stock a wide range of seeds both old and new varieties, we especially love heirloom (or heritage) seeds and the history associated with them.Check the website to see if the seeds are in stock. The catalogue is still under construction. We will have extensive growing notes appearing under each of the headings/categories soon to help make it easier for you. Enjoy the catalogue. www.southernharvest.com.au ph:03 6229 6795 mb:0439 460 411 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Sowing Instructions To Sow Direct or into Trays/Pots for later Transplanting? With flower seed you generally get a better germination rate by sowing in trays or pots to transplant latter, as you can control the conditions better (moisture, seed depth, temperature, pests). Sowing directly into a garden bed there are a number of things that can go wrong (especially if the bed already has established plants in it). For example, people some them and forget to water them (if they get wet and dry out it is not good for the seed viability), the birds scratch up the seed or seedlings, ants pinch your seed (they love the perennial cornflower seed for some reason), slugs and snails eat your seedlings, established plants crowd them out, someone thinks they are weeds and pull them out. There is nothing wrong with sowing direct into established bed but if you do so mark where you sow the seed (with plant tags or a stick in the ground), lay out some snail and slug traps or pellets, water that area until they come up and sing to them as well if you like : ) Sowing Instructions The plant descriptions include a number at the end. This refers to the sowing instructions, outlined below. No.1 Fast germinating seeds (eg. Centaurea) Raise in trays or sow direct into garden. Cover seeds thinly, keep moist and warm, about 20C (very fine seeds do not need to be covered, but press firmly onto soil with a flat board). Best sown in spring and summer. No.2 Sow direct (eg. Poppies) into garden position from late summer until early spring. No.3 Cold germinating seeds (eg.Eryngium) Ideally sown in late summer and autumn in a container. Cover seeds thinly and keep them moist and warm around 20C for the first 4 weeks. For the cold period of the next 4-6 weeks put container in the fridge or leave outside in winter at -4 to 4C. Keep container in a shady, cool spot and slowly raise temperature after germination has started. No.4 Warm germinating seeds (eg. Cobaea) Allow these seeds to germinate under very warm (22C or more) and moist conditions. Best sown in spring and summer. No.5 Hot water treatment (eg. Acacia) Use sandpaper to slightly damage the seed shell. Then put the seeds in a glass jar and pour boiling hot water over the seeds. Let them soak over night and plant into single pots the next day. Cover the seeds with soil (of the same thickness as the diameter of the seed) and keep them moist and warm at 20C. No.6 Sow as soon as possible (eg. Waratah) and raise seeds in deep trays or sow in individual pots. Cover seeds thinly, keep them moist and in a shady and warm place (20 to 22C). No.7 For long germinating seeds (up to 12 months; e.g. Paeonia). In late summer and autumn stratify the seeds in large pots (place seeds in layers of moist sand) and keep them outside in a shady position. Check regularly, especially in spring if germination has occurred, and if so, transfer seeds directly into single pots. Keep moist and shady. No.8 Large hard shelled seeds (eg. Lupins) Use sandpaper to damage the seed shell and leave in water over night to make seeds swell. Cover the seeds with soil (same thickness as diameter of seed). Keep moist at 20C. No.9 Erratic Germinators (eg. Arthropodium) Sow in trays and cover seeds thinly; keep moist and warm around 20C. If germination has not occurred after 6 weeks put seed trays outside in a cooler position. These seeds are best sown during the colder months in early autumn. No.10 Large hard shelled seeds (eg. Lupins) Use sandpaper to damage the seed shell and leave in water over night to make seeds swell. Cover the seeds with soil (same thickness as diameter of seed). Keep moist and cool 5-8C. Not suitable for tropics. The following Salt Zones are referred to in the plant descriptions: Zone 1 - most exposed of sea coast gardens www.southernharvest.com.au ph:03 6229 6795 mb:0439 460 411 Zone 2 - plants are able to tolerate some salt in the soil and deposits on leaves Zone 3 - most protected areas with wind breaks www.southernharvest.com.au ph:03 6229 6795 mb:0439 460 411 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Vegetable Seed Artichoke and Asparagus ARTICHOKE GLOBE ARTICHOKE GLOBE 'Purple ASPARAGUS ‘Argenteuil’ Asparagus ‘Mary 'GREEN' Headed' Asparagus officinalis Washingston’ Cynara scolymus 'Green' Cynara scolymus 'Purple A French heirloom that is early and Asparagus officinalis hardy. It has straight dark green spears This French, perennial artichoke has lots A popular heirloom variety that is early Headed' with a tender purple tip and excellent of large, green, plump buds in spring and produces long straight dark green This perennial Artichoke has edible flavour. Argenteuil tends to be earlier & huge, scented, purple/pink spears with a purple tinge. The spears flower buds in spring and gets to a than other asparagus varieties. The flowerheads in late summer. A good are delicious - tender, thick, heavy and height of 6 foot. The flower buds French traditionally have used blanched culinary variety, where immature flower straight. Produces a heavy yield over (chokes) vary in colour from purple with this variety to create a ‘white’ buds are harvested for eating. A hardy 2-3 months, with the first 45-60 days the splotches of green to medium green asparagus. Good yields produced over plant with attractive, silver-blue foliage. It most productive. 50 seeds. tinged with purple. A beautiful looking 2-3 months. A perennial vegetable living is happiest with plenty of sun. Both the vegetable with its large silver blue foliage and flower make for great for 15-20 years, so plenty of years foliage and stunning scented, production. 30 seeds. displays. Flowers can also be dried. 25 purple/pink flower heads in summer. seeds Both the foliage and flower make for great displays. Flowers can also be dried. 15 seeds 1 pkt A$3.50 1 pkt A$3.50 1 pkt A$3.50 1 pkt A$3.50 www.southernharvest.com.au ph:03 6229 6795 mb:0439 460 411 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Vegetable Seed - Asian Vegetables 'Asian Cool' Greens Mix ASIAN GREEN ‘Happy CHINESE CABBAGE ‘Wong Chinese Kale / Kai-Lan CHOI SUM (Choi-San) Brassica spp. Rich’ F1 Bok' Brassica oleraceae Brassica rapa Hon Tsai Tai, Purple Mizuna, Mustard, Brassica rapa Brassica rapa (pekinensis grp) Do not waste any of this plant!! Use the A Chinese specialty, also known as a Tatsoi A classic mix of fast growing These sweet tasting florets resemble An easy to grow green leafed Chinese leaves, flower buds and thick succulent flowering green Tsai-Hsin. A quick and Asian greens. All can be used for salads broccolini. The large florets are like cabbage with a creamy yellow blanched stems in stir fries, steamed, raw..... easy-to-grow Asian green producing lots and stir fries, with each adding their own small heads of broccoli but with a interior. It has a delicious sweet, tangy, Used extensively in Asian cooking. of long, pencil-thin, green flower stems. character, texture and flavour. The shorter harvest time. They are great juicy flavour that can be used in stir Grows like broccoli but with smaller A pleasing, mild mustard taste to use mizuna and mustard have a little bit of steamed, in stir fries or just munched fries, steamed, pickled or raw. Can be heads and much faster growing. After raw in salads or lightly cooked in stir- bite while the hon tsai tai (purple choy raw. 25 seeds. sown over a long period. The best the first harvest many side shoots form fries. Cold hardy and fast growing. Likes sum) and tatsoi are more mild flavoured. flavours and it is slower to bolt when allowing for an extended harvest period.