Cucumbers
A warm-season crop, well-suited to training or trellising. Start early in spring either direct-seeded with 3 seeds per hole or 2 seeds per cell in trays. Thin out to the strongest seedling. Transplant at 10-14 days. They enjoy very generous applications of organic matter and repay handsomely in fruit for well-improved soil. Plant 30-40 cm apart in a single row and train up to save space.
Plants that are grown vertically will yield better, be less prone to diseases, and the fruit will be evenly coloured. They can be trained up a string/wire by pinching off side shoots and guiding the central leader up the string. Note that for central leader production, leaf surface has a direct link to fruit set (more leaves = more fruit). This will give you less fruit per plant; however, the plants will be healthier and produce for longer.
Arkansas Little Leaf Cucumber
Cucumis sativusAvailable for purchase from 1 July 2025 The Arkansas Little Leaf cucum..
R36.32
Armenian Dark Green
Cucumis melo An Armenian heirloom variety that was introduced into Italy in the 1400s. Armenian D..
R36.32
Armenian Yard Long
Cucumis melo Looks like a cucumber, tastes like a cucumber but is actually a type of melon that i..
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Ashley
Cucumis sativus Well-known heirloom open pollinated cucumber that has been grown for years in mos..
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Beit Alpha
Cucumis sativus These are becoming more and more popular in the South African supermarkets, Beit ..
R36.32
Big Top Bitter Melon
Momordica charantiaAvailable for purchase from 1 July 2025 Big Top Bitter Melon is a stri..
R37.84
Boston Pickling
Cucumis sativus An old heirloom that dates back to 1880. Boston Pickling is a prolific producer o..
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Bush Hog
Cucumis sativus Short compact plants that produce generous amounts of small oval shaped and sligh..
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Chinese Snake Cucumber
Cucumis sativusA great choice for the home garden. These beautifully long, dark green, curved cucumb..
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Cucamelons
Melothria scabraAvailable for purchase from 1 July 2025 The cucamelon, also known as th..
R37.35
Delikatesse
Cucumis sativus A splendid dual purpose cucumber from Germany. This small to medium sized cucumbe..
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Double Yield
Cucumis sativus A really heavy producer of small smooth cucumbers. This variety was released in 1..
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Homemade Pickles
Cucumis sativus Super productive and disease-resistant, Homemade Pickles is one of the best pickl..
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Japanese Long
Cucumis sativus Looking for an open-pollinated alternative to the common English cucumber? Try th..
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Jelly Melon
Cucumis metuliferus One of South Africa's unknown treasures, also known as African Horned Cucumbe..
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Jelly Melon Kiwano Rund
Cucumis metuliferusAvailable for purchase from 1 July 2025 The round-fruited Kiwano, known locally ..
R38.30
Jibai Shimoshirazu
Cucumis sativusThis is a superb Asian heirloom from Japan. Noticeably broader and chunkier than the ..
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Lemon Cucumber
Cucumis sativus Oh wow, a small, round, yellow cucumber that has a distinctive lemon-cucumber fla..
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Long Anglais
Cucumis sativusAn old English cucumber variety from France that produces dark green fruits of up to ..
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Long White
Cucumis sativusThis is a cucumber that will keep you coming back for more. It has a lovely, crisp fl..
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Specials
All Year Round Spring Onion
Allium fistulosum A prolific producer of long, white stemmed spring onions that are deliciously t..
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Aquadulce
Vica faba An exceptional heirloom variety, Aquadulce has lead the market for early winter broad b..
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Baby Blue Hubbard
Cucurbita maximaA tear-dropped hubbard shaped squash with a dry yellow flesh that is sweet and rich...
R29.49 R33.90
Basil Corsican
Ocimum basilicum ‘Corsican’ Corsican Basil is a compact heirloom variety originating from the Medit..
R29.12 R33.49
Bennings Green Tint Scallop
Cucurbita pepo A beautiful pale green to white “patty pan”. This plant produces high yields of sq..
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Black Pear
Solanum lycopersicumSturdy vines produce an abundance of stunning pear shaped, mahogany-brown colour..
R29.67 R34.12
Black Turtle Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris Known as Black Turtle Bean in English, Feijão Preto is a quintessential elemen..
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Black Vernissage
Solanum lycopersicumA beautiful indeterminate tomato variety from Ukraine. The saladette-type fruits..
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Blue Lake Pole Beans
Phaseolus vulgaris The Blue Lake Pole Bean is a classic American variety with a reputation for reli..
R28.82 R33.14
Chamomile German
Matricaria recutita German chamomile is a classic medicinal herb long treasured for its calming and..
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Charentais
Cucumis meloThe Charentais (Pronounced Sharon-tay) is one of the best melons one can buy. Heavily or..
R29.74 R34.20
Clemson Spineless
Abelmoschus esculentusOkra is a traditional East-African vegetable. Originally grown in Ethiopia and..
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Coriander Cilantro
Coriandrum sativum Coriander, also known as cilantro, is a versatile annual herb grown for both its..
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Crenshaw Melon
Cucumis melo One of the best tasting musk melons, this is the US version of our Spanspek and it t..
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Delgado Black Mexican
Phaseolus vulgaris A rare climbing bean from Mexico, these runner beans grow to well over 2 m tal..
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Dill Forrest
Anethum graveolens Dill Forrest is a compact, bush-type dill developed for gardeners who love class..
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Ebony Acorn
Cucurbita pepoThis variety is from a breeding line of Dr. Henry Munger of Cornell University and was..
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Fat Goose
Phaseolus vulgarisA stunning pole bean variety with beautiful pink pods in the green bean stage. Pro..
R28.82 R33.14
Fireworks
Solanum lycopersicumThe 2022 season on Livingseeds Farm was noted for its generally low overall temp..
R29.67 R34.12
Florida Broadleaf
Brassica juncea A real pleasure to grow. It’s one of those point and shoot crops, it does well ..
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