Just like the standard Aubergine but in a more manageable size. The same seductive glossy deep violet skin that is so impressive in the vegetable garden. The fruit of the Eggplant itself is slightly more mild and is best picked when young or just before full maturity.

Not an heirloom variety, but a recent addition to the seedbank, this small aubergine is so attractive during it's entire fruiting cycle that it is plesant and interesting. Small by comparison with more eggplants, it bears beautiful pearl coloured fruit that progressively turn golden as they mature.

Not an heirloom variety, but a recent addition to the seedbank, this trouble free aubergine is very prolific and generous in it's production of fruit. Standard height in free draining soil is about 80cm and it seems to continue to produce very acceptable fruit well into it;s old age. Three bushes supply ample food for a family for much of the growing season.

Turkish Orange. Unusual, brilliant orange fruits are great for stuffing. Turkish Eggplant is sweet and fragrant when freshly cut. The tomato sized fruits of Turkish Eggplant are best eaten when slightly orange with green striping. Once fruits turn red the skins will be bitter and need to be removed before cooking. The vigorous Turkish Eggplant bush bears many fruits over a long period.

Rockmelons, related to watermelons, cucumbers squashes and pumpkins, are round with firm, scaly, greyish green to buff skin. with grooves and sutures, that orbit the rockmelon. Rockmelon have lovely, moist, sweet orange flesh. The flesh surrounds the seeds that are in the centre. Rockmelon are always eaten raw and fresh, although frozen can also be enjoyable.

Cape Gooseberry will grow throughout most of Australia and the seed strikes quickly and it grows strongly during winter and then bursts into flower and then fruit in late spring. Cape Gooseberry makes a wonderful preserve or jam, thus extending the use of the food far into the year.

A smart and decorative perennial chilli, it takes shaping and pruning well and it so easy to keep that it is delightful in the garden as a self sufficient inhabitant. The chilli's are medium to hot, depending on the season and rainfall. As with many capsicum's, these chilli's are great cooked or pickled, stimulating circulation and easing sore throats.

These little guys are very attractive on the bush and very, very hot off the bush, even when green. Small and compact, they have a very fresh green appeal in the garden with the delightful red, orange fruit that screams 'healthy garden'. They begin to fruit as soon as the plant is stable in the ground and do not stop until the bush is spent. Excellent for freezing as well, they can be dried to maintain a steady supply.

Dragon fruit is a climbing perennial that you need to grow somewhere where it can be as non cooperative as it needs to be. It's triangular 'stem/foliage' tends to range anywhere it likes and defies control. All is forgiven though, when it flowers in the evenings and then produces it's wonderful fruit. Dragon fruit will fruit several times a year, depending on the climate. The fruit is great for breakfast as it is not too sweet but very refreshing.

The consumption of the berries nourishes the body and supports the healing process. We eat the berries on a daily basis as a general tonic for the kidneys, liver and spleen. Traditional Chinese Medicine holds a strong belief that this fruit can significantly extend life.

Perennial vine that, contrary to popular belief, will survive through winter if it has some protection. The fruit is generous and convenient and the vine is enhanced by the beautiful large, pink blooms that look stunning in a courtyard or over a trellace. Very little research has been done on this variety from a medicinal point of view, but the fruit is delicious.

Passionfruit is a fabulous climber that is familiar to almost everyone but so hard to get, just when you want it. Panama Red Passionfruit strikes well from seed and easily if the seed is fresh. It grows quickly, so if the seed is planted in winter or early spring you can almost guarantee bucket loads of fruit at the end of summer and early autumn. One vine yields around four buckets of fruit generally, each harvest.

Just like the Panama Red, the Hawaiian Yellow is a basic, non hybridized passionflower that thrives in tropical and sub tropical climates but can be grown in temperate regions as long as the roots are not allowed to freeze. Being an heirloom variety, it strikes well from seed if the seed is fresh. It grows quickly, so if the seed is planted in winter or early spring you can almost guarantee bucket loads of fruit in autumn.

Being a bi-sexually reproducing tree, this delightful addition to almost any garden is convenient because 'one is enough'. Paw Paw grows best where it is not subjected to severe winters and will grow in the southern states if it is completely protected from cold winds and frost.

The Pepino plant itself is a bit of a sprawler, growing naturally to about 60cm high but spreading to aprox. 1 metre. We stake our plants up which increases the height to aprox. 1M but contains the spread a little and makes it easier to find the fruit. The pale green fruit of Pepino is decorated with a deep magenta stripe if it ripens in the sun. The taste is sweet like a rockmelon but with an apple texture and overtone.

The Rosella seeds are very viable, strike quickly and the plants settle into the garden strongly with a minimum of fussing. Rosella thrive in relatively poor soil and tolerate the heat of summer with no issues. You can eat the Rosella flowers, the buds, the young leaves, or use the flesh of the outer seed case for great jams and chutney's. The Rosella root can be eaten exactly the way you would eat parsnip.

Also commonly known as Woodland Strawberry, this delightful original strawberry is very hardy in comparison to the cultivated and hybridized varieties. While it will send out daughters to colonize the surrounding areas, it prefers to clump in quite large and showy mounds. Although the fruit is high in iron and potassium, the leaves and roots are also used in teas taken internally and applied externally for oily skin.

The Rosella seeds are very viable, strike quickly and the plants settle into the garden strongly with a minimum of fussing. Rosella thrive in relatively poor soil and tolerate the heat of summer with no issues. You can eat the Rosella flowers, the buds, the young leaves, or use the flesh of the outer seed case for great jams and chutney's. The Rosella root can be eaten exactly the way you would eat parsnip.

The Rosella seeds are very viable, strike quickly and the plants settle into the garden strongly with a minimum of fussing. Rosella thrive in relatively poor soil and tolerate the heat of summer with no issues. You can eat the Rosella flowers, the buds, the young leaves, or use the flesh of the outer seed case for great jams and chutney's. The Rosella root can be eaten exactly the way you would eat parsnip.

The Rosella seeds are very viable, strike quickly and the plants settle into the garden strongly with a minimum of fussing. Rosella thrive in relatively poor soil and tolerate the heat of summer with no issues. You can eat the Rosella flowers, the buds, the young leaves, or use the flesh of the outer seed case for great jams and chutney's. The Rosella root can be eaten exactly the way you would eat parsnip.