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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).}


	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.
	POPPY ~ Peony ‘White Cloud’ Gorgeous white frills adorn this peony poppy. ‘White Cloud’ is a hardy annual producing stunning white double flowers with crinkled petals. Popular and easy to grow. Seeds heads can be dried and used in flower arrangements. Prefers full sun, well drained soil and grows to 75cm. Self seeds but crosses with other varieties, throwing interesting hybrids. 250 seeds. Not to WA.
	POPPY ~ Peony ‘Oase’ A large (to 10cm) feathery, bright scarlet flower with a contrasting white blotch showcase this easy to grow poppy. Grows to 1m with strong stems. Flowers and dried seed heads can be used in flower arrangements. Prefers full sun and well drained soil. Self seeds but crosses with other varieties, throwing interesting hybrids. Not to WA. 250 seeds.
	Chilli ‘Tree Chilli/Rocoto’ A booming perennial chilli that grows to 2m & produces a prodigious quantity of apple shaped hot fruit. Beautiful purple flowers that don’t cross with other chilli varieties. The thick fleshed chillis start green & ripen to orange, 4-7cm. A cold tolerant chilli variety, handling frost. Originating in the highlands of central and south America. Can live 10-15 years. Also known as Manzano chilli. 15 seeds.
	Woodland Tobacco The woodland tobacco is a classy plant that has sweetly scented, long, white tubular flowers that droop from dense panicles. A short lived perennial, growing to 1.5m. When in full flower the heads are eye catching (like a graceful explosion). Flowers over a long period, in cool areas it will flower until frost. Perfect in mixed borders or semi-wild gardens. Leaves are sticky. Self seeds. Grown as an annual in frosty areas. 150 seeds.
	BEETROOT- 'Blankoma' White roots means having your favourite beet flavour without staining everything on the plate pink. The tops are tasty too. Best harvested when 5-8 cm in diametre for flavour. For continuous supply of greens and beets, sow in 2 week intervals until 8 weeks before expected frosts. This beetroot will store well in the soil over winter. 100 seeds.
	Watermelon 'Sweet Pink' F1 This earliest variety of watermelon we have found in our trials that can handle cooler temperatures. Great for cooler climates and nice and earlier for the warmer areas. A small fruit (1-2 kg) with green striped skin and reddish-pink flesh that is crisp and sweet. 10 seeds.
	BROCCOLI ‘Purple Sprouting’ A hardy variety that grows to 90 cm and produces numerous small deep purple heads for an extended harvest in late winter and early spring. A biennial variety that needs to overwinter before forming its edible flower heads from August to October . Great in stir fries or steamed. 400 seeds.
	PUMPKIN ‘Gem Squash’ A South African favourite due to its delicate sweet flavour. These bushes are hugely productive, with some yielding up to over 20 cricket ball sized fruit. Harvest in autumn when the skin toughens. Store in a dry, dark cool spot for up to three months. Boil, bake or steam – delicious with butter. 15 seeds.
	SUNFLOWER ‘Giant Russian’ This towering sun worshipper is a grand site in any garden. An heirloom originating in Russia, grows to 3 m tall with flower heads to 30 cm wide, has been grown for nearly 2 centuries. The flower heads provide a huge number of seeds that are highly nutritious. Dry the seed, remove the husk and eat them yourself or feed them whole to your chooks. Not to WA. 25 seeds.
	Carrot 'Amsterdam Forcing' A great smaller style carrot that produces an early yield. This variety has excellent sweet, orange roots that are cyclindrical with a thin core, making them super tender. One of the best baby or ‘finger’ carrots. A good variety for sites heavier soils or a shallow top soil. Suitable for freezing. 1,000 seeds.
	PERENNIAL CORNFLOWER An old fashioned cottage garden plant with large dark blue, feathery flowers from spring until autumn on 50 cm tall stems and healthy blue-green leaves covered in silver hairs. A beautiful cut flower which grows well in fertile soil in full sun or part shade. 20 seeds/No.1/
	ONION 'Creamgold' These large, light-brown, globe-shaped onions are an excellent winter crop, best suited to cooler climates. Plant lots because these are the longest keeping onions (up to 12 months) available and have great flavour. Onions are high in vitamin C, iron, sulphur and fibre. 350 seeds. Fresh seed in arriving in early March.
	SWEET PEA ‘Multiflora Mix’ One of the earliest flowering sweet peas. Growing to 2.5 m with great floral displays in a range of blue, pink, white, red/scarlet. Grows well in fertile, moist soil protected from strong winds. Gorgeous trellised against a wall/fence or use as a ground cover. A beautiful and fragrant cut flower. 25 seeds.
	Straw Flower ‘Colourful Mix’ Native to Australia, these beautiful perennials have papery, golden-yellow, blood-red, pink or white double flowers on 80cm stems. A very hardy plant for a sunny spot in a container or rock garden with good soil and excellent drainage. Great cut flower, fresh or dried. 300 seeds. Not to WA.
	SHIRLEY POPPIES These large, cup shaped annual Shirley poppies come in a variety of colours (red, pink, white and bi-colours) and will flower over spring and summer on 60 cm tall stems with lobed grey green foliage. This beautiful mixture of double and single Poppies will also grow well in deep containers in full sun or in well drained ordinary garden soil. 700 seeds/No.2/. 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.

POPPY ~ Peony ‘White Cloud’

Gorgeous white frills adorn this peony poppy. ‘White Cloud’ is a hardy annual producing stunning white double flowers with crinkled petals. Popular and easy to grow. Seeds heads can be dried and used in flower arrangements. Prefers full sun, well drained soil and grows to 75cm. Self seeds but crosses with other varieties, throwing interesting hybrids. 250 seeds. Not to WA.

POPPY ~ Peony ‘Oase’

A large (to 10cm) feathery, bright scarlet flower with a contrasting white blotch showcase this easy to grow poppy. Grows to 1m with strong stems. Flowers and dried seed heads can be used in flower arrangements. Prefers full sun and well drained soil. Self seeds but crosses with other varieties, throwing interesting hybrids. Not to WA. 250 seeds.

Chilli ‘Tree Chilli/Rocoto’

A booming perennial chilli that grows to 2m & produces a prodigious quantity of apple shaped hot fruit. Beautiful purple flowers that don’t cross with other chilli varieties. The thick fleshed chillis start green & ripen to orange, 4-7cm. A cold tolerant chilli variety, handling frost. Originating in the highlands of central and south America. Can live 10-15 years. Also known as Manzano chilli. 15 seeds.

Woodland Tobacco

The woodland tobacco is a classy plant that has sweetly scented, long, white tubular flowers that droop from dense panicles. A short lived perennial, growing to 1.5m. When in full flower the heads are eye catching (like a graceful explosion). Flowers over a long period, in cool areas it will flower until frost. Perfect in mixed borders or semi-wild gardens. Leaves are sticky. Self seeds. Grown as an annual in frosty areas. 150 seeds.

BEETROOT- 'Blankoma'

White roots means having your favourite beet flavour without staining everything on the plate pink. The tops are tasty too. Best harvested when 5-8 cm in diametre for flavour. For continuous supply of greens and beets, sow in 2 week intervals until 8 weeks before expected frosts. This beetroot will store well in the soil over winter. 100 seeds.

Watermelon 'Sweet Pink' F1

This earliest variety of watermelon we have found in our trials that can handle cooler temperatures. Great for cooler climates and nice and earlier for the warmer areas. A small fruit (1-2 kg) with green striped skin and reddish-pink flesh that is crisp and sweet. 10 seeds.

BROCCOLI ‘Purple Sprouting’

A hardy variety that grows to 90 cm and produces numerous small deep purple heads for an extended harvest in late winter and early spring. A biennial variety that needs to overwinter before forming its edible flower heads from August to October . Great in stir fries or steamed. 400 seeds.

PUMPKIN ‘Gem Squash’

A South African favourite due to its delicate sweet flavour. These bushes are hugely productive, with some yielding up to over 20 cricket ball sized fruit. Harvest in autumn when the skin toughens. Store in a dry, dark cool spot for up to three months. Boil, bake or steam – delicious with butter. 15 seeds.

SUNFLOWER ‘Giant Russian’

This towering sun worshipper is a grand site in any garden. An heirloom originating in Russia, grows to 3 m tall with flower heads to 30 cm wide, has been grown for nearly 2 centuries. The flower heads provide a huge number of seeds that are highly nutritious. Dry the seed, remove the husk and eat them yourself or feed them whole to your chooks. Not to WA. 25 seeds.

Carrot 'Amsterdam Forcing'

A great smaller style carrot that produces an early yield. This variety has excellent sweet, orange roots that are cyclindrical with a thin core, making them super tender. One of the best baby or ‘finger’ carrots. A good variety for sites heavier soils or a shallow top soil. Suitable for freezing. 1,000 seeds.

PERENNIAL CORNFLOWER

An old fashioned cottage garden plant with large dark blue, feathery flowers from spring until autumn on 50 cm tall stems and healthy blue-green leaves covered in silver hairs. A beautiful cut flower which grows well in fertile soil in full sun or part shade. 20 seeds/No.1/

ONION 'Creamgold'

These large, light-brown, globe-shaped onions are an excellent winter crop, best suited to cooler climates. Plant lots because these are the longest keeping onions (up to 12 months) available and have great flavour. Onions are high in vitamin C, iron, sulphur and fibre. 350 seeds. Fresh seed in arriving in early March.

SWEET PEA ‘Multiflora Mix’

One of the earliest flowering sweet peas. Growing to 2.5 m with great floral displays in a range of blue, pink, white, red/scarlet. Grows well in fertile, moist soil protected from strong winds. Gorgeous trellised against a wall/fence or use as a ground cover. A beautiful and fragrant cut flower. 25 seeds.

Straw Flower ‘Colourful Mix’

Native to Australia, these beautiful perennials have papery, golden-yellow, blood-red, pink or white double flowers on 80cm stems. A very hardy plant for a sunny spot in a container or rock garden with good soil and excellent drainage. Great cut flower, fresh or dried.
300 seeds. Not to WA.

SHIRLEY POPPIES

These large, cup shaped annual Shirley poppies come in a variety of colours (red, pink, white and bi-colours) and will flower over spring and summer on 60 cm tall stems with lobed grey green foliage. This beautiful mixture of double and single Poppies will also grow well in deep containers in full sun or in well drained ordinary garden soil. 700 seeds/No.2/. Not to WA.

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