Oriental & Speciality
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Salsify ‘Sandwich Island’
Oyster Plant$1.75Salsify may be a chic new vegetable with the foodie crowd but it just happens to be an old-fashioned heritage root crop. This unprepossessing Mediterranean winter vegetable has a delicate taste, ever so slightly sweet, some say slightly reminiscent of oysters, so much so that it is also known as the 'oyster plant'.
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Salsola komarovii, Okahijiki
Land Seaweed, Saltwort$1.89Out of stock
Salsola komarovii, popularly known as Okahijiki is considered to be one of Japan’s oldest vegetables. A gourmet specialty, it is found in the wild growing in salt laden coastal marshes. A first tentative taste of a sprig reveals a surprising texture, the tubular leaves and branched stems are juicy with a crisp texture and salty flavour.
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Scorzonera ‘Duplex’
Oyster Plant$1.75Scorzonera is a root vegetable with an awkward name and an ugly appearance but with a delicious oyster-like flavour. ‘Duplex’ is a fine selection with long, truncated roots with a deep black skin. The root is considered to be finer textured, and remains so further into the winter. The plants can be also be grown for perennial greens.
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Shungiku, Chopsuey Greens
Chopsuey Greens$1.75Anyone who has had the pleasure of traveling to countries such as Japan or China will appreciate the bewildering but totally delicious array of vegetables on offer there. No wonder the Japanese have no problem reaching their official recommended intake of not merely five, but 17 portions of fruit and veg per day!
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Sorrel, Broad Leaf Sorrel
Garden or Common Sorrel
Ancient Crop$1.33Out of stock
Broad Leaf Sorrel is a delightful potherb and one of nature’s most special greens, with a tangy taste that can take your taste buds through a range of sensations. One of the earliest green crops, this hardy perennial can be harvested at baby leaf stage and is a great lettuce substitute in salads.
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Sorrel, Red Veined
Bloody Sorrel$1.89A most attractive selection 'Red Veined' Sorrel is valued for its pointed and bright lime-green leaves with dark red veins, and because of its low-growing habit it makes a nice border plant or garden accent. It looks right at home in a flower border or container if you don't have space for a vegetable patch.
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Sorrel, Red Veined, Organic
Bloody Sorrel$2.73'Red Veined' Sorrel is valued for its pointed and bright lime-green leaves. It is one of the earliest green crops and can even withstand freezing winters. Once established, it can be treated as a 'cut and come again' crop and should produce greens for 8 to 10 years. Organic Seed.
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Sweetcorn 'Minipop F1'
Miniature corn, mini-corn, baby corn, candle corn$2.10These bite-sized delicacies can be eaten raw in salads, lightly steamed for tender whole cobs or sliced length ways and added to stir-fries. Minipop F1' is a sweet and tasty variety which is very easy from seed and does not require pollination to produce delicious mini cobs.
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Tatsoi 'F1 Red'
Rosette Pak Choi, Spoon Mustard.$1.75“F1 Red” is a non-hearting oriental mustard with spoon shaped, purple green leaves which are not only full of flavour, but very tender. Mature plants exhibit a rosette of rounded, savoyed, purple green leaves. Suitable for both baby leaf and whole head production, it can be harvested anytime during growth.
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Tatsoi 'Tah Tsai'
Rosette Pak Choi, Spoon Mustard.$1.47Tatsoi or Rosette Pak Choi is among the most popular of oriental greens. The spoon-shaped, dark green, evenly spaced leaves form a plant worthy to be grown for its decorative value alone. Given enough room the plants will form beautiful wide rosettes of regular, concentric circles.
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Tatsoi x Pak Choi 'F1 Kuro'
Rosette Pak Choi, Spoon Mustard.$2.03No one interested in vegetable growing can fail to be inspired by the Chinese people and the diversity and productivity of their vegetables. ‘F1 Kuro’ is a traditional Pak Choi and Tatsoi cross, that produces plants with an upright habit, luminescent green flat stems and tender, dark green, thick glossy leaves.
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Tatsoi, Organic
Rosette Pak Choi, Spoon Mustard.$2.17Tatsoi is suitable for both baby leaf and whole head production, it can be harvested anytime during growth, with a mild mustard flavour and good crunchy texture. It has a wide variety of culinary uses, use in salads, soups and in stir-fry. Organic Seeds.
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Turnip 'Tokyo Cross F1'
Japanese Turnip$2.31Tokyo Cross is an award-winning high quality turnip. Fast-growing it matures just 35 days and can be harvested anytime during growth, for small to medium size roots. Suitable for growing the garden or in containers, it produces delicious pure white roots with very smooth and sweet flesh.
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Water Spinach, 'Ong Choy'
Kong xin cai, Kang kong, Asagaona$2.03Chinatown's produce stands offer many items that make only fleeting seasonal appearances, often so brief that many chefs scarcely have time to figure out how to cook them properly before they disappear for another year. One example is water spinach, a common vegetable in Asian cuisine.