Fresh vegetables from the garden are quickly and easily converted to a tasty meal. Part 1 - Mashed potato, beetroot, onion and basil Part 2 - Steamed beetroot and silverbeet leaves and beans Part 3 - Salad of carrot, peas, radish, pepper and feta
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Having freed ourselves of the expectation of eating vegetables that resemble the unnatural size and uniformity of those found in the supermarket we have reduced our efforts and disappointments in the garden. Perennial brassica are one way that we produce more food with less work. Foraged fresh from the surrounding landscape, these baby broccoli heads (flowers) are tasty and tender.
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We are finally starting to get some cucumbers out of the tunnel house. Things have been growing like crazy in there, to the point where access is almost impossible. However, having only one opening prevents airflow making the temperature too high and reducing bees, required for pollination. As a result, yields have been low. Modifications are in order....
Common name
Perennial leeks, Multiplier leeks, Perpetual leeks
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This is one of my favourite vegetables to grow as it is easy care, quick to multiply and can be used raw or cooked in many meals. If you want a perennial spring onion / leek then this is the one to grow and is productive for much of the year
Forming clumps over time, this onion / allium can be harvested and divided at any time, sitting ready and waiting in even poor, weedy soil. Rapidly bulk up your patch by dividing regularly and not eating too many at the beginning.
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A dry corn rather than a sweetcorn, featuring brightly coloured cobs bred for hardiness, earliness and high nutrition flour.
Height around 1.5m. Early maturing 90 days from sowing.
Browse our selection of organically grown vegetable, flower and tree seeds. Hand harvested in Autumn from healthy plants growing in the blockhill forest garden.
Our collection sometimes includes imported seeds from popular permaculture shrubs and trees that are difficult to source locally.
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A random selection of sweet to mild peppers. We find these plants will last for several seasons in the glasshouse but die off in winter outside in North Canterbury.
Common name
Long green onion, Japanese bunching onion
Botanical name
Allium fistulosum
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Hardy, reliable, and endlessly useful in the garden and kitchen, these clumping onions thrive in a wide range of conditions, producing tender, mild-flavoured stems and hollow green tops that can be harvested year-round. Perfect for stir-fries, salads, soups, or as a substitute for regular onions.
Perennial and self-multiplying
Cold-hardy and drought-tolerant once established
Great companion plant and pollinator-friendly
Supplied as healthy, rooted plants ready for transplanting
Common name
Perennial leeks, Multiplier leeks, Perpetual leeks
Botanical name
Allium ampeloprasum
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Easy to grow leek or spring onion substitute that will, once well established and managed, supply a constant supply of fresh leeks. Plants develop new baby leeks around the base. Just pull out the largest, central leek to eat and leave the rest to develop or replant space out the young ones if required.