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Beetroot | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bush Bean, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Onions, Peas, Silverbeet DISLIKES: Climbing Bean, Tomato, Dill | Cross-Pollinating; will easily cross with other beetroot, silverbeet, sugar beet & fodder beets; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 250-500m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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Broad Bean | Sow Seed | LIKES: Potato, Pea, Bean | Part Self & Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other broad beans; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 200m apart. |
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Broccoli | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Celery, Chamomile, Dill, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Oregano, Potato, Sage, Rosemary DISLIKES: Lettuce, Strawberry, Tomato | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with cabbage, cauliflower, kale, kohl rabi, brussel sprouts; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 2klm apart. Insect Pollinated. |
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Burdock | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Mint, Nasturtium, Radish, Corn DISLIKES: Potato |
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Cabbage | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Beetroot, Celery, Onion, Potato DISLIKES: Strawberry, Tomato | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with brussel sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, kohl rabi, collard; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 1000m apart. Insect Pollinated. |
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Carrot | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Leek, Onion, Pea, Mint, Nasturtium, Radish, Corn, Rosemary, Sage, Tomato, Wormwood, Chives, Cucumber, Lettuce DISLIKES: Potato, Dill, & being stored with apples |
Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other carrot varieties & Queen Ann‘s Lace (weed); to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 500m apart. | |||
Cauliflower | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Beetroot, Celery, Chamomile, Dill, Hyssop, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Oregano, Potato, Sage, Radish, Rosemary DISLIKES: Tomato, Strawberry |
Cross-Pollinating; will cross with kale, collard, cabbage, brussel sprouts, broccoli, kohl rabi; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 1000m apart. | |||
Celeriac | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bush Bean, Cabbage, Leek, Onion, Tomato, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale | Cross-Pollinating; will easily cross with other varieties of celeriac & celery; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 500m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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Celery | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bush Bean, Cabbage, Leek, Onion, Tomato, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale | Cross-Pollinating; will easily cross with other varieties of celery & celeriac; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 500m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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Chicory | Sow Seed | |||||
CHINESE / ASIAN VEGETABLES | ||||||
Sow Seed | LIKES: Beans, Celery, Coriander, Cucumber, Onion, Pea, Potato, Tomato DISLIKES: Strawberry |
|Cross-Pollinating; will cross with bok choy, turnip, pak choi, & all other varieties of chinese cabbage; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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Choko | Plant Bulb | n.a. | Cross Pollinating. Will readily cross with other choko varieties. Insect Pollinated. |
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Collard | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Beetroot, Celery, Chamomile, Dill, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Oregano, Potato DISLIKES: Strawberry, Tomato | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of collard, as well as brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, broccoli; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 1000m apart. Insect Pollinated. |
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Endive | Sow Seed | LIKES: Radish, Parsnip, Turnip | Self-Pollinating; will not cross with other varieties. |
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Fennel | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Caraway, Coriander, Dill, Tomato | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other fennel varieties including wild fennel often found on roadsides; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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- Strawberry | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Borage, Lettuce, Nectarine, Peach, Spinach DISLIKES: Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts |
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Garlic | Plant Cloves | USES: Planted around all trees to repel borers. Also repels leaf eaters & sap suckers when planted near vegetables |
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GREEN MANURE / FIELD CROP | ||||||
- Broad Bean | Sow Seed | Useful as a green manure crop adding carbon & nitrogen to the soil & improving friability. |
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- Chicory | Sow Seed | Mature plants great for boosting nutrient intake for grazing animals including cows, sheep, pigs, chooks & rabbits. |
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- Chicken Grazing Mix | Sow Seed | A beneficial mix of hardy greens to give to your feathered friends. |
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- Fodder Beet | Sow Seed |
Traditionally widely used across Europe as cattle feed | ||||
- Green Manure (Autumn / Winter) | Sow Seed | Used as a green manure crop, plants are best dug back into the soil when the leaves are still fresh & green after approx. 8 weeks after planting |
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- Lupin | Sow Seed | Commonly used as a green manure crop adding nitrogen, phosphorus & organic matter to the soil. Due to its long tap root, it is capable of extracting a wide range of nutrients & is useful for breaking up hard, compacted soils. Also useful in attracting bees, butterflies & other beneficial insects to the garden. |
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- Mustard | Sow Seed | Used as green manure crop in controlling nematodes & fungal diseases such as fusarium & verticillium, as well as adding organic matter to the soil. |
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- Turnip | Sow Seed | Used in cooking with excellent flavour, as fodder crop or for green manure. When left to mature also attracts bees, butterflies & other beneficial insects to the garden. |
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- Chamomile | Sow Seed | LIKES: Cucumber, Mint, Onion |
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- Chives | Sow Seed | LIKES: Carrot, Grape, Parsley, Tomato DISLIKES: Bean, Pea |
Cross-Pollinating; will not cross with other onion varieties. Insect Pollinated |
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- Coriander | Sow Seed | LIKES: Potatoes, Anise, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Chervil, Dill, Parsnip DISLIKES: Fennel | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of coriander; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 500m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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- Dill | Sow Seed | LIKES: Cabbage, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts - repels cabbage moth | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of dill. Insect Pollinated |
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- Fenugreek | Sow Seed | n.a. | Cross Pollinated. Insect Pollinated. |
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- Hyssop | Sow Seed |
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- Marjoram | Sow Seed | LIKES: All plants in general | Cross-Pollinating. Insect Pollinated |
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- Oregano | Sow Seed | LIKES: Cabbage, Cucumber, All plants in general |
Cross-Pollinating. Insect Pollinated | |||
- Parsley | Sow Seed | LIKES: Asparagus, Carrot, Chive, Tomato, Roses DISLIKES: Mint | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of parsley; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 500m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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- Red Clover | Sow Seed | LIKES: Oats | Cross Pollinated. Insect Pollinated. |
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Horseradish | Plant Root | USES: Plant around potatoes to help combat fungal problems. |
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Kale | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Beetroot, Celery, Chamomile, Dill, Hyssop, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Oregano, Potato, Sage DISLIKES: Grape, Strawberry, Tomato | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of kale, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kohl rabi; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 1000m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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Kohl Rabi | Sow Seed | LIKES: Beetroot, Onion DISLIKES: Bean, Capsicum, Chilli, Tomato | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 1000m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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Lettuce | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Beetroot, Cabbage, Carrots, Cherry, Chervil, Cucumber, Onions, Parsnip, Pea, Radish DISLIKES: Parsley | Self-Pollinating; will not cross with other varieties, however, to prevent minimal (1-6%), natural cross pollination, separate lettuce varieties by 2-3m, or with a tall 2-3m high barrier. |
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Mustard Green | Sow Seed | LIKES: Fruit Trees (to assist growth) | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with Chinese Mustard & other mustards; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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Onion | Sow Seed | LIKES: Beetroot, Cabbage, Carrot, Lettuce, Potato, Strawberry, Tomato, Chamomile, Summer Savoury DISLIKES: Bean, Pea | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other onion varieties including spring onion, potato onion & shallot (will not cross with leek); to ensure purity grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect pollinated. |
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Pea | Sow Seed | LIKES: Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Lettuce, Parsnip, Potato, Radish DISLIKES: Garlic, Onions, Shallots, Turnip |
Self-Pollinating; will not cross with other varieties. | |||
Radicchio | Sow Seed | LIKES: Lettuce DISLIKES: Endive | Cross-Pollinating; will easily cross with other varieties of radicchio, chicory & endive; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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Radish | Sow Seed | LIKES: Peas, Lettuce, Beans, Carrots, Kohl Rabi, Parsnip, Onion, Mustard, Nasturtium, Cucumber, Spinach - attracts leaf miner away from Spinach DISLIKES: Grape, Hyssop | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of radish & wild radish; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 1000m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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Rhubarb (crown) | Plant Crown | LIKES: Onion, Garlic, Cabbage, Kale, Broccoli, Turnip, Cauliflower | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of rhubarb. Insect Pollinated |
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- Amaranth | Sow Seed | LIKES: Cucumber, Corn, Runner Bean, Tomato, Potato, Capsicum, Chilli, Eggplant, Pea, Marigold DISLIKES: Saffron | Cross-Pollinating; will easily cross with other amaranth; to ensure purity grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated. |
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- Cress | Sow Seed | LIKES: Chives, Peppermint, Spearmint |
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- Dandelion | Sow Seed |
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- Marshmallow | Sow Seed |
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- Mesclun | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Beetroot, Cabbage, Carrots, Cherry, Chervil, Cucumber, Onions, Parsnip, Pea, Radish |
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- Mibuna | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Beetroot, Cabbage, Cucumber, Marjoram, Pea, Strawberry DISLIKES: Parsley | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with chinese mustard & mizuna; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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- Minutina | Sow Seed |
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- Mizuna | Sow Seed |
LIKES: Beans, Celery, Coriander, Cucumber, Onion, Pea, Potato, Tomato |
Cross-Pollinating; will cross with chinese mustard & mibuna; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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- Mountain Spinach (Orach) | Sow Seed | n.a. | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of mountain spinach. Wind Pollinated |
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- Nasturtium | Sow Seed | Useful as a trap crop for aphids. LIKES: Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Squash, Pumpkin, Zucchini, Marrow, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Radish, Tomato, Potato |
Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other nasturtium varieties; grow only one variety at a time. Insect Pollinated | |||
- Perilla (Shiso) | Sow Seed |
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- Rocket | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bush Bean, Beetroot, Celery, Cucumber, Dill, Lettuce, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Potato, Rosemary, Spinach, Thyme. DISLIKES: Strawberry |
Cross-Pollinating. Will cross with other varieties of rocket. Insect Pollinated | |||
- Sorrel | Sow Seed | LIKES: Strawberry, Cabbage, Tomato | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other sorrel varieties. Insect pollinated. |
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- Watercress | Sow Seed | n.a. | Self-Pollinating; will not cross with other varieties. |
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Shallot / Potato Onion | Plant Bulb | LIKES: Beetroot, Cabbage, Carrot, Lettuce, Potato, Strawberry, Tomato, Chamomile, Summer Savoury DISLIKES: Bean, Pea |
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Silverbeet | Sow Seed | LIKES: Beetroot, Cherry, Fruit Trees, Lavender, Lovage, Marjoram, Mulberry, Onions | Cross-Pollinating; will cross easily with other silverbeet & beetroot. Wind & Insect Pollinated |
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Spinach | Sow Seed | LIKES: Beetroot, Cherry, Fruit Trees, Lavender, Lovage, Marjoram, Mulberry, Onions | Cross-Pollinating; will cross easily with other spinach varieties; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 3klm apart. Wind Pollinated |
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Spring Onion | Sow Seed | LIKES: Beetroot, Cabbage, Carrot, Lettuce, Potato, Tomato, Strawberry DISLIKES: Bean, Pea | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other spring onion varieties & onion; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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Swede | Sow Seed | LIKES: Pea | Cross-Pollinating. Insect Pollinated |
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Turnip | Sow Seed | LIKES: Pea, Lettuce, Cucumber, Nasturtium | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other turnip varieties, including fodder turnip & winter rape; to ensure purity grow varieties at least 1000m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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