Collection: Seed Library

An Italian strain, widely regarded as the best for pesto. Plants grow 50-70 cm tall and are relatively slow to bolt. Medium dark green leaves average 5-8cm in length and have a strong spicy fragrance and taste. Requires moist but well-drained soil.

Most widely used variety for both baby leaf and roots. Typical medium green tops with tinges of red can be cut for baby leaf mix in 30 days. Resistant to downy mildew. Frost Hardy. Requires moist but well-drained soil.

A traditional variety producing small 3-4 main heads projected well above the foliage followed by a large yields of side shoot spears nonuniform in maturity resulting in a long harvest period. Requires well-drained soil.

A beautiful winter display of warm colours in apricot, yellow, persimmon, and orange. Strong colour toning at petal tips enhance the colourful display. Long stemmed double and semi double flowers. Recommended moist soil.

Large block thick-walled sweet pepper. Glossy deep-green colour that turns red at full maturity. May require stakes for support. Requires moist but well-drained soil.

This well-known sure heading variety accounts for a high percentage of chinese cabbage grown for market in the US. Upright cylindrical heads average 40-45 cm tall x 10 cm in diameter with dark-green leaves and a well blanched interior. Requires well-drained soil.

Thin flat wide leaves with a nice garlic flavour are used to add that hint of garlic to sauces, dips, salads, cream soups, and cooked vegetables. Seed stems are also harvested and used in oriental dishes. Plants grow to a height of 50 cm and produce an attractive white flower. Frost hardy. Requir...

Hardy, "butterhead" type. Up to 20cm in height. Bushy with glossy green leaves at full maturity. Requires moist but well-drained soil.

Compact, annual, non-trailing plants. Flowering well above the foliage with semi-double and double upward facing spurred blooms. Grows to 30cm high. Requires moist but well-drained soil.

Long white stalks grow to 45cm long 15cm's of that is the white stem. Quite hardy and can be eaten raw or cooked. Single stalk winter type. Requires well-drained soil.

Bush growing, oblong fruit. Grows up to 10cm in length. Good disease resistance. Requires moist but well-drained soil

Popular variety of tender-fleshed, summer squash. Fruit is dark green glossy and tapers towards each end. Plants are compact and easy to grow producing an abundance of fruit throughout the summer. Requires moist but well-drained soil.

Grown by locals. A variety of local vegetables, herbs, and flowers that have been successfully grown by local residents in their own gardens. These generous gardeners have harvested the seeds from their best specimens and donated them to the Western Downs Seed Library for other community members ...