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Welcome to Southern Harvest, your trusted online seeds store. 

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 (flower seeds) that bring colour, fragrance, and habitat to the garden. Southern Harvest supplies you with quality flower gardens, native and vegetable and herb packet seeds, with speedy service and advice.

Starting in 2008 and 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 winter-bare garden, as well as having something to take straight from the garden to the kitchen on those dark winter nights. Our children, 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 in between. 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. So check out our range of tomatoes, lettuce, beans, peas .......

Order and buy your seeds through our online seeds store or see one of the many nurseries and botanical gardens stocking our seed to purchase/buy locally.

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We send our seed to all states of Australia. WA customers, please see the Quarantine page.

 

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1 pkt
A$3.75
Botanical Name
Helianthus annus 'Bronze Dawn'

One of our favourite sunflowers as it has stunning bronze, reddish flowers tinged with yellow and it flowers over a long period. This sunflower has multiple heads and grows to 2m tall. Quick to germinate and reasonably hardy, it is a treat for children to grow. These spectacular plants need fertile, warm soil, all day sun & plenty of water. 15 seeds.

Sunlight
Full
Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Annual
Sow Method
Direct or Transplant
Sowing Instructions
Sow into pots to transplant later or direct into garden in a sunny spot. Keep seedlings well watered, and feed sparingly with liquid fertiliser once established. May need staking for support in windy areas. Takes about 70-90 days from sowing to flower.
Height
1.7 m
Spacing/Spread
0.4 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Oct 1st to Jan 31st
Temperate Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Jan 31st
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Jan 1st to Dec 31st
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1 pkt
A$3.75
Botanical Name
Helichrysum monstrosum 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

Drought Resistant
Sunlight
Full
Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Perennial
Sow Method
Direct or Transplant
Sowing Instructions
Growing Notes
Raise in trays or sow direct into garden position. Do not cover seeds but press with board to ensure good contact with soil because light aids germination. Keep moist, will germinate within 3 weeks at soil temperature of 18-24OC.
Height
0.8 m
Spacing/Spread
0.4 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Oct 1st to Jan 31st
Temperate Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Feb 28th
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Mar 1st to Aug 30th
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1 pkt
A$3.75
Botanical Name
Lycopersicon esculentum

A bush variety with medium sized red, slightly flattened tomatoes. An early, fleshy variety that is great fresh or cooked. Grows to 40-60 cm high and may need a little bit of support as it can yield well. A reasonably compact variety that’s suited to pots or small gardens. Originates from Czechoslovakia. Handles cooler climates well. 50 seeds.

Organic
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Nov 30th
Temperate Climate Periods
Aug 1st to Dec 31st
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Jan 1st to Dec 31st
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1 pkt
A$3.75
Botanical Name
Lycopersicon esculentum

A very large beefsteak variety that was developed by ‘Radiator Charlie’ during the depression. The ‘mortgage lifter’ gained such a reputation that he was able to pay of his mortgage by selling the plants for $1 each. An indeterminate variety that needs staking, with large (up to 1.6 kg) pink-red fruit. 80 seeds.
 

Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Nov 30th
Temperate Climate Periods
Aug 1st to Dec 31st
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Jan 1st to Dec 31st
1 pkt
A$3.75
Botanical Name
Lycopersicon esculentum

A tasty, low-acid tomato adding a flare of orange-yellow to salads, salsas and sauces. An early, heat tolerant beefsteak type that produces medium to large, round fruit. An indeterminate with compact, tidy vines that need staking. 80 seeds.

Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Nov 30th
Temperate Climate Periods
Aug 1st to Dec 31st
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Jan 1st to Dec 31st
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1 pkt
A$3.75
Botanical Name
Curcurbita moschata

This thumper has bright orange flesh and a grey skin. Growing to 7 kg it is segmented and a reasonable storer (6 months+). A hardy vine with some mildew resistance. Grow this variety if you luurrrvvvve pumpkin as it yields plenty of large fruit. An easy cutting, sweet-fleshed variety used for soups, baking or steaming. Not suited for short summers. 10 seeds.

Frost Resilience
Tender
Lifespan
Annual
Climate
Cold
Temperate
Hot Arid
Tropics/SubTropics
Sow Method
Direct or Transplant
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Nov 30th
Temperate Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Jan 31st
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Jan 1st to Dec 31st
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1 pkt
A$3.75
Botanical Name
Anthriscus cerefolium

With a delicate aniseed flavour, this herb is delicious in salad mixes or with chicken, eggs and fish and an essential ingredient in the classic French seasoning fines herbes. A hardy annual, it grows about 60cm in height and spread. Can be grown in pots. Grows rapidly in spring and autumn, but does not like extreme heat or cold. It prefers a cool, moist, shaded spot in well-drained soil. 250 seeds.
 

Organic
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1 pkt
A$3.75
Botanical Name
Hypericum androsaemum

Native to the Mediterranean this deciduous, one meter tall shrub has very delicate, small yellow flowers with beautiful round, red fruit turning black over summer. The ovate 10cm long lush green leaves sit right underneath each flower, collecting rain drops. A very hardy plant for any soil in full sun or half shade. Decorative cut flower. 200 seeds /No.1/. Not to WA.

Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Perennial
Sow Method
Transplant
Sowing Instructions
Raise in trays. Seeds germinate irregularly over 6-10 week period so do not discard the tray prematurely. Cover seeds thinly, keep moist and out of direct sunlight.
Height
0.8 m
Spacing/Spread
0.7 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Jan 31st
Temperate Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Feb 28th
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Apr 1st to Jul 31st
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1 pkt
A$3.75
Botanical Name
Hesperis matronalis var. Albiflora

Pure white, sweetly fragrant flowers will perfume the summer night’s air. This short-lived perennial, is easily grown, hardy, tolerates shade and self-seeds readily. Like all sweet rockets, bees and other beneficial insects love it. Self seeds. 50 seeds.

Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Perennial
Sow Method
Direct or Transplant
Sowing Instructions
Sow direct to garden or indoors to transplant later. Lightly cover seed, keep warm (20˚C) and moist. Will germinate within 2 weeks. Prefers moist but well drained neutral to alkaline soil.
Spacing/Spread
0.7 m
Row Space
0.4 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Feb 28th
Temperate Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Mar 31st
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Jan 1st to Dec 31st
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1 pkt
A$3.75
Botanical Name
Helianthus annuus Oil Drop

A classic single stem yellow sunflower. The difference with this variety is that it produces medium sized seed with a higher than normal oil content. High oil sunflowers are pressed and used for vegetable oil. They are mostly a mix of oleic acid (omega-9)-linoleic acid (omega-6) oils. Save the seed to eat or press yourself or feed your chooks a healthy snack. 20 seeds.

Organic
Sunlight
Full
Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Annual
Sow Method
Direct or Transplant
Sowing Instructions
Sow into pots to transplant later or direct into garden in a sunny spot. Keep seedlings well watered, and feed sparingly with liquid fertiliser once established. May need staking for support in windy areas. Takes about 70 days from sowing to flower.
Height
1.8 m
Spacing/Spread
0.4 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Oct 1st to Jan 31st
Temperate Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Jan 31st
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Jan 1st to Dec 31st