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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.

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We look forward to meeting some of you at the Salamanca Market stall (Site 98- opposite the steps of the Supreme Court). Happy gardening!

_{We have many wonderful photos on our website. Some of the photos are taken by Heinz Ahlemeyer if you are interested in purchasing the rights to the photo please contact us (seeds@southernharvest.com.au) or Heinz (heinzsightphotos@gmail.com).}


	BEETROOT ‘Detroit Dark Red’ A popular heirloom due to its versatility – the young leaves can be used and the beetroots can be eaten raw, roasted, pickled or boiled. It is also early and has delicious dark red globe roots. Has some resistance to downy mildew. A dependable cropper with good heat and cold tolerance. 250 seeds.
	TOWER OF JEWELS A stunning echium that grows has 2.5m tall giant green spires covered in hundreds of small purple blue flowers over spring and summer. The attractive sword shaped leaves are hairy, dark blue green in colour and are mainly clustered around the base of the plants. Originally from the Spanish Islands these magnificent, structural plants are easily grown from seed in normal garden soil with good drainage and full sun. 20 seeds/No.4/
	Lettuce 'Winter Density' This compact, semi-cos lettuce is an old English favourite & a reliable winter salad staple. Its unusually dark-green leaves are so tightly-folded even the outer ones form part of the head. Hardy & very frost tolerant, this early-to-crop lettuce can be grown throughout winter. 400 seeds.
	Lettuce 'Red Cross' A red butterhead variety with sweet, buttery red leaves (with a tinge of green). A medium sized lettuce with bright red heads that looks and tastes fabulous in any salad bowl. A lettuce of the highest eating quality. Best for spring, summer and autumn crops (does not like cold, wet winters). Slow to bolt. 400 seeds.
	Rocket, Wild ‘Dragon’s Tongue’ A favourite salad green with a colourful twist! This variety has serrated, spicey, nut-flavoured leaves with a red vein, helping add a bit of colour and interst to a salad. Used in mixed salads or on its own with fetta and an oil/balsamic dressing. It has more ‘bite’ than normal salad rocket. In early summer it produces an abundance of yellow flowers that are sweet and can be eaten. Short-lived perennial that self seeds. 400 seeds.
	Runner Bean 'Scarlet Emporer' A short lived, perennial bean with beautiful red flowers and a vigorous climber for a sheltered, but not too warm position. The large 20-30cm long pods are delicious when picked young. Sow after frost period has passed and water well while in bloom. 20 seeds
	BEAN BORLOTTI ‘Red Rooster’ A colourful bean with cranberry and cream mottling on the pod and seed. The young stringless pods are edible. Or let the beans mature on plant, harvest and dry in warm airy spot out of the sun. Shell the dry seed and store in an airtight container for up to 2 years. Use dried beans in soups, Mexican dishes, homemade baked beans...endless recipes!! A bush bean to 50 cm. 60 seeds.
	Sweet Corn ‘Max’ F1 Super Sweet Variety One of the sweetest varieties of corn around. This variety is a strong grower and normally produces 2 cobs per plant. The cobs are well filled and grow to 19-20 cm in length. Eat freshly picked (steamed, boiled or BBQ’d) or freeze to eat over an extended period. Treated Seed. 1 Packet = 50 seeds. 7-9 seeds per gram.
	Columbine 'Black Barlow' A captivating double Columbine with flowers on long stems that are such dark/deep purple they look black. This perennial allures you into the garden and bewitches the resident gnomes. Makes a great cut flower and also has attractive multi-lobed green leaves. Handles a range of soils in full sun or part shade. 40 seeds.
	MICHAELMAS DAISY A lovely mixture of old-fashioned Michaelmas Daisies which will bloom in late summer and autumn. Grows to 140 cm tall and covered in flowers. These beautiful cut flowers will range in purple, blue and white. Asters like full sun and fertile, limy soil. 40 seeds/No.1/. Not to WA.
	POPPY ~ Peony ‘Black’ A dark and stunning double for the garden that when in full bloom will even get the gnomes talking. A deep, deep red/burgundy that is almost black. Popular and easy to grow. Seed heads can be dried and used in flower arrangements. Prefers full sun and well drained soil. Self seeds but crosses with other varieties, throwing interesting hybrids. Grows to 90 cm. 250 seeds. Not to WA.
	TALL RED KANGAROO PAW This hardy perennial Australian native has stunning firey-red paw shaped flowers up to 2 metres tall with strap-like leaves. A striking container or rockery plant attracting honey eating birds when blooming in spring and summer. Grows well in any soil with good drainage and adequate sun. Not to WA. 60 seeds/No.2/
	STRAWBERRY ALPINE The Alpine strawberry belongs to wild strawberries and grows profusely in cooler regions with plenty of ground moisture over summer. The up to 1.5cm long fruit are very sweet with an intense strawberry perfume. Great for drying. A prolific groundcover and easily grown in shady, moist areas with acid to neutral ph levels. 100 seeds
	HELIOTROPE ‘Marine Dwarf’ This perennial has large, purple-red flower umbels, which have a strong vanilla scent and will bloom from summer until autumn. Being frost tender it requires a warm, protected position in full sun with moist, well drained soil. In southern Europe this plant is cultivated for perfume. Ideal for pots. Grown as an annual in cooler areas. 100 seeds.
	Sweet Violet - Deep Purple In winter & early spring, the pretty slender stems carry sweetly-scented apricot deep purple flowers among broadly-ovate foliage. This evergreen groundcover grows well in semi-shade with free draining, fertile soil. 25 seeds/No.3.
	Runner Bean 'White Dutch' An unusual variety of ‘seven year’ runner bean. Similar to the scarlet runner except with beautiful white flowers and beans. The preferred runner bean grown in The Netherlands due to the thick, succulent tender pods, which are delicious when picked young and eaten raw, steamed or in soup. Shell, pod and dry mature beans for storage and use like lima beans in soups or salads. 10 seeds.

BEETROOT ‘Detroit Dark Red’

A popular heirloom due to its versatility – the young leaves can be used and the beetroots can be eaten raw, roasted, pickled or boiled. It is also early and has delicious dark red globe roots. Has some resistance to downy mildew. A dependable cropper with good heat and cold tolerance. 250 seeds.

TOWER OF JEWELS

A stunning echium that grows has 2.5m tall giant green spires covered in hundreds of small purple blue flowers over spring and summer. The attractive sword shaped leaves are hairy, dark blue green in colour and are mainly clustered around the base of the plants. Originally from the Spanish Islands these magnificent, structural plants are easily grown from seed in normal garden soil with good drainage and full sun. 20 seeds/No.4/

Lettuce 'Winter Density'

This compact, semi-cos lettuce is an old English favourite & a reliable winter salad staple. Its unusually dark-green leaves are so tightly-folded even the outer ones form part of the head. Hardy & very frost tolerant, this early-to-crop lettuce can be grown throughout winter. 400 seeds.

Lettuce 'Red Cross'

A red butterhead variety with sweet, buttery red leaves (with a tinge of green). A medium sized lettuce with bright red heads that looks and tastes fabulous in any salad bowl. A lettuce of the highest eating quality. Best for spring, summer and autumn crops (does not like cold, wet winters). Slow to bolt. 400 seeds.

Rocket, Wild ‘Dragon’s Tongue’

A favourite salad green with a colourful twist! This variety has serrated, spicey, nut-flavoured leaves with a red vein, helping add a bit of colour and interst to a salad. Used in mixed salads or on its own with fetta and an oil/balsamic dressing. It has more ‘bite’ than normal salad rocket. In early summer it produces an abundance of yellow flowers that are sweet and can be eaten. Short-lived perennial that self seeds. 400 seeds.

Runner Bean 'Scarlet Emporer'

A short lived, perennial bean with beautiful red flowers and a vigorous climber for a sheltered, but not too warm position. The large 20-30cm long pods are delicious when picked young. Sow after frost period has passed and water well while in bloom. 20 seeds

BEAN BORLOTTI ‘Red Rooster’

A colourful bean with cranberry and cream mottling on the pod and seed. The young stringless pods are edible. Or let the beans mature on plant, harvest and dry in warm airy spot out of the sun. Shell the dry seed and store in an airtight container for up to 2 years. Use dried beans in soups, Mexican dishes, homemade baked beans...endless recipes!! A bush bean to 50 cm. 60 seeds.

Sweet Corn ‘Max’ F1

Super Sweet Variety
One of the sweetest varieties of corn around. This variety is a strong grower and normally produces 2 cobs per plant. The cobs are well filled and grow to 19-20 cm in length. Eat freshly picked (steamed, boiled or BBQ’d) or freeze to eat over an extended period. Treated Seed. 1 Packet = 50 seeds. 7-9 seeds per gram.

Columbine 'Black Barlow'

A captivating double Columbine with flowers on long stems that are such dark/deep purple they look black. This perennial allures you into the garden and bewitches the resident gnomes. Makes a great cut flower and also has attractive multi-lobed green leaves. Handles a range of soils in full sun or part shade. 40 seeds.

MICHAELMAS DAISY

A lovely mixture of old-fashioned Michaelmas Daisies which will bloom in late summer and autumn. Grows to 140 cm tall and covered in flowers. These beautiful cut flowers will range in purple, blue and white. Asters like full sun and fertile, limy soil.
40 seeds/No.1/. Not to WA.

POPPY ~ Peony ‘Black’

A dark and stunning double for the garden that when in full bloom will even get the gnomes talking. A deep, deep red/burgundy that is almost black. Popular and easy to grow. Seed heads can be dried and used in flower arrangements. Prefers full sun and well drained soil. Self seeds but crosses with other varieties, throwing interesting hybrids. Grows to 90 cm. 250 seeds. Not to WA.

TALL RED KANGAROO PAW

This hardy perennial Australian native has stunning firey-red paw shaped flowers up to 2 metres tall with strap-like leaves. A striking container or rockery plant attracting honey eating birds when blooming in spring and summer. Grows well in any soil with good drainage and adequate sun. Not to WA.
60 seeds/No.2/

STRAWBERRY ALPINE

The Alpine strawberry belongs to wild strawberries and grows profusely in cooler regions with plenty of ground moisture over summer. The up to 1.5cm long fruit are very sweet with an intense strawberry perfume. Great for drying. A prolific groundcover and easily grown in shady, moist areas with acid to neutral ph levels. 100 seeds

HELIOTROPE ‘Marine Dwarf’

This perennial has large, purple-red flower umbels, which have a strong vanilla scent and will bloom from summer until autumn. Being frost tender it requires a warm, protected position in full sun with moist, well drained soil. In southern Europe this plant is cultivated for perfume. Ideal for pots. Grown as an annual in cooler areas. 100 seeds.

Sweet Violet - Deep Purple

In winter & early spring, the pretty slender stems carry sweetly-scented apricot deep purple flowers among broadly-ovate foliage. This evergreen groundcover grows well in semi-shade with free draining, fertile soil. 25 seeds/No.3.

Runner Bean 'White Dutch'

An unusual variety of ‘seven year’ runner bean. Similar to the scarlet runner except with beautiful white flowers and beans. The preferred runner bean grown in The Netherlands due to the thick, succulent tender pods, which are delicious when picked young and eaten raw, steamed or in soup. Shell, pod and dry mature beans for storage and use like lima beans in soups or salads. 10 seeds.

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