Broccoli

Broccoli is such a rewarding vegetable to grow. A cool-season brassica crop, it is best planted in the cooler spring or autumn months – they produce bigger and tastier heads when exposed to cooler temperatures.

Sow directly or start in seed trays to give yourself a head start for an earlier plant-out in spring. Broccoli is a heavy feeder, so be sure to prepare your soil well, with lots of compost and organic matter.

Broccoli is best harvested when the heads are firm and tight, before they begin to loosen up. Once they begin to loosen, they tend to open and flower quite quickly, rendering them inedible. Most varieties will produce a larger, central head that is usually followed by smaller side florets, giving you an extended harvest over a number of weeks.


De Cicco

De Cicco

Brassica oleraceaAn heirloom variety first grown in Italy in the 1890's, De Cicco is an early harves..

R33.90

Green Sprouting Broccoli

Green Sprouting Broccoli

Brassica oleracea italica A real gem in the garden. Green Sprouting broccoli does not produce a..

R33.90

Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Brassica oleracea italica Though this extremely cold hardy Purple Sprouting broccoli was bred in ..

R35.27

Romanesco Broccoli

Romanesco Broccoli

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis Romanesco Broccoli, also known simply as Romanesco, is a striking I..

R36.32

Spring Rapini Broccoli

Spring Rapini Broccoli

Brassica oleracea italicaThis is a great warm season tender-stem broccoli. Does well in South Africa..

R33.90

Waltham Broccoli

Waltham Broccoli

Brassica oleraceaThis variety is named after the Waltham Field Station in Waltham, where university ..

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Specials

Aji Magyor

Aji Magyor

Capsicum baccatumThis is a very rare chilli from Hungary. The pretty yellow and white flowers make f..

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Aji Norteno

Aji Norteno

Capsicum baccatumA rare chilli originating from the northern coastal valleys of Peru.The plants prod..

R27.37 R31.48

American Tondo

American Tondo

Cucurbita pepoVines produce small to medium sized ornamental squashes ranging in weight from 2Kgs to..

R29.46 R33.90

Ananas Noire

Ananas Noire

Solanum lycopersicumA stunning open-pollinated tomato developed by Belgian horticulturist Pascal Mor..

R29.67 R34.12

Antillais Caribbean

Antillais Caribbean

Capsicum chinenseThis is a rare habanero type chilli, thought to originate from the Yucatan peninsu..

R27.37 R31.48

Azoychka

Azoychka

Solanum lycopersicumA Russian heirloom bred by hobby gardener Valentina Petrovna Kruglova and found ..

R29.67 R34.12

Blue Gold Berries

Blue Gold Berries

Solanum lycopersicumSuper sweet and very low acid for a cherry tomato. These unique tomatoes develop..

R27.72 R31.87

Brasileira 3 Lobos

Brasileira 3 Lobos

Capsicum baccatum A 3-sided Heirloom chilli from Brazil. The fruits mature from green to yellow and ..

R27.37 R31.48

Bush Hog

Bush Hog

Cucumis sativus Short compact plants that produce generous amounts of small oval shaped and sligh..

R31.58 R36.32

Chocolate Lantern

Chocolate Lantern

Capsicum ChinenseA cross between Chocolate Fatalii and Hot Red Paper Lantern. These peppers are high..

R27.37 R31.48

Epicure

Epicure

Phaseolus vulgaris Epicure is a pole/climbing bean, that is believed to have originated out of th..

R28.82 R33.14

Filius Blue

Filius Blue

Capsicum annuumNow this is a stunning little pepper. The plants are small and squat, grow exceptiona..

R27.37 R31.48

Good Mother Stallard

Good Mother Stallard

Phaseolus vulgarusWhat a wonderful bean to add to your collection! This highly productive bean makes..

R28.82 R33.14

Greek Pole

Greek Pole

Phaselous vulgarisAnother bean variety gifted to us by Alan Reynolds. Years ago he gave us one or t..

R28.82 R33.14

Green Fingers

Green Fingers

Solanum melongenaA prolific producer of green finger-like brinjals that have a thin and tender skin ..

R31.36 R36.06

Herrenbohnl Gentleman's Little Bean

Herrenbohnl Gentleman's Little Bean

Phaseolus vulgarisA very rare bean that was gifted to Livingseeds a few years ago. It has taken a wh..

R28.82 R33.14

Hidasta Red

Hidasta Red

Phaselous vulgarisAn heirloom bean variety native to the American tribe, Hidasta of the Missouri Riv..

R28.82 R33.14

Hill Country Red Okra

Hill Country Red Okra

Abelmoschus esculentusThis Texan heirloom is said to have originated from the Texas Hill Country in ..

R29.47 R33.90

Iroquois Melon

Iroquois Melon

Cucumis melo Developed by Dr. Henry Munger of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. This variet..

R27.37 R33.90

Marvel of Nictaux

Marvel of Nictaux

Phaseolus vulgaris A pole bean variety that got its name from Nictaux, a town in Nova Scotia Cana..

R28.82 R33.14

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