{"title":"Little Veggie Patch Co","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeirloom seeds for vegetables, herbs, fruit and edible flowers, with sowing notes for Australian gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-little-veggie-co-lettuce-oakleaf-heirloom-seeds","title":"The Little Veggie Patch Co - Lettuce Oakleaf Heirloom - Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eTechnically a heading lettuce, though it is best picked leaf by leaf. Large, tender and not bitter, which is what wins over fussy salad eaters. It is not fussy itself either: it copes with a wide range of soil types and with partial shade. Its main requirement is water. Roughly 200 seeds in a packet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSow any time of year.\u003c\/strong\u003e In temperate zones, Perth included.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot bitter.\u003c\/strong\u003e Large, tender leaves for salad.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForgiving.\u003c\/strong\u003e It copes with many soil types and partially shaded spots.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest picked leaf by leaf.\u003c\/strong\u003e So one plant keeps giving.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeirloom variety.\u003c\/strong\u003e So you can save seed from mature plants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eApproximately 200 seeds per packet.\u003c\/strong\u003e Enough to sow in succession.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003ePūrē Standard\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA year-round crop, which almost nothing else here is.\u003c\/strong\u003e Little Veggie Patch Co list Zone 2 as anytime for oakleaf. For a Perth garden that means one packet is not a seasonal purchase, it is a standing supply.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo hundred seeds in one packet.\u003c\/strong\u003e Sow a short row every few weeks rather than all at once and you will have salad continuously instead of forty lettuces in one fortnight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt forgives the things beginners get wrong.\u003c\/strong\u003e Poor soil, part shade, imperfect siting. The one thing it will not forgive is drying out, and the brand says so plainly rather than pretending it is bulletproof.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeirloom means it keeps going.\u003c\/strong\u003e Let one plant bolt and set seed at the end of the run and you have next year's packet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOn seed treatment.\u003c\/strong\u003e Little Veggie Patch Co disclose chemical seed treatment where it applies, and carry a Thiram note on the handful of imported lines it affects. This packet carries no such note. They do not publish a germination rate or packing date.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerformance, 3.5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Heirloom seed bought locally in small batches, which is what keeps germination strong. 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Fresh manure tends to burn younger lettuce seedlings. A green manure worked in as part of the preparation is ideal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil pH.\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5 to 7.5.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSow on the surface.\u003c\/strong\u003e Or into punnets to transplant once germinated. 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Roughly 70 seeds in a packet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePest resistant by colour.\u003c\/strong\u003e The fruit never turns red, so it never announces itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn alpine variety.\u003c\/strong\u003e Small, sweet fruit with a pineapple-like flavour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeirloom variety.\u003c\/strong\u003e So you can save seed from mature plants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eApproximately 70 seeds per packet.\u003c\/strong\u003e Enough for a decent patch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGood companions.\u003c\/strong\u003e It grows well alongside onions, leek and chives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003ePūrē Standard\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe cleverest pest control is not a spray.\u003c\/strong\u003e Birds and other pests hunt ripe strawberries by colour. A fruit that stays cream-coloured when ripe simply does not read as food, so you keep more of the crop without netting or baiting anything. That is the sort of solution we like: it is designed in, not sprayed on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlpine strawberries are a different proposition to supermarket ones.\u003c\/strong\u003e Small, intensely flavoured, and they crop steadily rather than all at once. They are also the sort of thing you genuinely cannot buy, which is the best argument for growing anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeirloom means it keeps going.\u003c\/strong\u003e Save seed from a mature plant and you never buy this packet again.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper packet, nothing else.\u003c\/strong\u003e Close to the smallest packaging footprint of anything we sell.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOn seed treatment.\u003c\/strong\u003e Little Veggie Patch Co disclose chemical seed treatment where it applies, and carry a Thiram note on the handful of imported lines it affects. This packet carries no such note. They do not publish a germination rate or packing date.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerformance, 3.5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Heirloom seed bought locally in small batches, which is what keeps germination strong. 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Many gardeners find it lifts germination. Little Veggie Patch Co do not ask you to do it, so treat it as optional.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eWhen to Plant\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 1, cool.\u003c\/strong\u003e September to January.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 2, temperate.\u003c\/strong\u003e September to February.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 3, subtropical.\u003c\/strong\u003e Anytime.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 4, tropical.\u003c\/strong\u003e Anytime.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerth and the south-west are Zone 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e So September to February. Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and most of the southern half of the country are Zone 2 as well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariety.\u003c\/strong\u003e \"White Soul\", a white-skinned alpine strawberry, heirloom. 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Fresh, they turn an ordinary salad into something that looks considered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrown to be eaten, not just to look at.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Edible Flowers designation and the Petite Ingredients collaboration mean these were selected for the plate. Plenty of ornamental viola seed gets sold as edible without that behind it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt flowers, and then it keeps flowering.\u003c\/strong\u003e Almost endlessly here, and it self-seeds readily, so one packet tends to become a permanent fixture along a border.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall enough for anyone.\u003c\/strong\u003e At 15 to 20cm this works in a pot on a balcony, which is not true of most of what we sell for the garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOn seed treatment.\u003c\/strong\u003e Little Veggie Patch Co disclose chemical seed treatment where it applies, and carry a Thiram note on the handful of imported lines it affects. This packet carries no such note. They do not publish a germination rate or packing date.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerformance, 3.5.\u003c\/strong\u003e A reliable, easy variety to grow. 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The tall lilac flower spikes are edible too, and the bees find them from a considerable distance. Little Veggie Patch Co pack this in their Edible Flowers range, in collaboration with Petite Ingredients. 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Anise hyssop wants nutrient-rich, well-drained soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil pH.\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5 to 7.0.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSowing.\u003c\/strong\u003e Sow directly once daytime temperatures regularly pass 18 to 20 degrees. If it is still cold, start in seed trays and transplant once conditions improve.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing and depth.\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 to 30cm apart, 0.5 to 1cm deep.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun, though it will not mind a little afternoon shade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor tea, pick before it flowers.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is when the oils are strongest. 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It can be grown through the warmer months if kept out of direct afternoon sun, but it does best once the weather cools, which makes it perfect for autumn planting in temperate zones. 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In the warmer months, keep it out of direct afternoon sun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePick the outer leaves regularly.\u003c\/strong\u003e The more you take, the longer it holds off flowering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eWhen to Plant\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 1, cool.\u003c\/strong\u003e October to April.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 2, temperate.\u003c\/strong\u003e September to May.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 3, subtropical.\u003c\/strong\u003e April to November.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 4, tropical.\u003c\/strong\u003e April to July.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerth and the south-west are Zone 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e So September to May, and within that window autumn is the sweet spot: the brand says it grows best once the weather cools.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariety.\u003c\/strong\u003e Coriandrum sativum, \"Eureka\", heirloom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeed count.\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 70 per packet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeed treatment.\u003c\/strong\u003e Imported seed, may be treated with Thiram (fungicide), as disclosed by Little Veggie Patch Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plain paper seed packet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterstate customers.\u003c\/strong\u003e Some states restrict the entry of seed and plant material. 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Roughly 100 seeds in a packet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eApproximately 100 seeds per packet.\u003c\/strong\u003e Enough for a long season.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeirloom variety.\u003c\/strong\u003e So you can save seed from mature plants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo crops from one plant.\u003c\/strong\u003e Leaf foliage and dried seed heads.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA genuine companion plant.\u003c\/strong\u003e For brassicas, lettuce and cucumber.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool and warm season.\u003c\/strong\u003e In the shoulders of each, not the peak.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003ePūrē Standard\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo crops from one plant.\u003c\/strong\u003e The feathery leaf for fish, pickles and potatoes, then the dried seed heads later. 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It also takes part shade, which makes it one of the few genuinely useful things for a patch that does not get sun all day. This is the organic version of the packet. 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There is almost nothing here that could be a problem and almost nothing to throw away, which is rare for anything we sell.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing your own is the swap.\u003c\/strong\u003e A standing row of parsley replaces the plastic-sleeved supermarket bunch that wilts in three days, every fortnight, indefinitely.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt will grow where other herbs sulk.\u003c\/strong\u003e Parsley takes part shade, which makes it one of the few genuinely useful things for a patch that does not get sun all day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSourced locally in small batches.\u003c\/strong\u003e Little Veggie Patch Co state they source all their seed locally and in small batches so it stays at maximum viability for germination. That is their statement, and it is the sort of detail most seed sellers do not bother making.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerformance, 3.5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Seed bought locally in small batches, which is what keeps germination strong. We hold back the rest only because no germination rate or packing date is published.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhere we would like more.\u003c\/strong\u003e The packet carries the Australian Organic bud, which you can see in the photograph above. What Little Veggie Patch Co do not publish anywhere, on this listing or across their own site, is the licence number behind that mark, so we have not been able to verify it on your behalf. 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Roughly 40 seeds in a packet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eApproximately 40 seeds per packet.\u003c\/strong\u003e A shrub needs fewer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeirloom variety.\u003c\/strong\u003e So you can save seed from mature plants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelected for a high germination rate.\u003c\/strong\u003e And vigorous, upright growth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerennial and evergreen.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant once, pick for years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNeedle-like leaves and pale blue flowers.\u003c\/strong\u003e Distinctly rosemary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003ePūrē Standard\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe cultivar choice is the point.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rosemary is notoriously slow and unreliable from seed. \"Rosy\" was selected specifically for germination rate and upright vigour, which is a more useful thing to breed for than another shade of flower.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt is a shrub, and a long-lived one.\u003c\/strong\u003e Give it 50cm and it becomes permanent structure in the bed. 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Do not skip this.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeveral seeds per hole.\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep them moist, not wet, until they germinate. It can take 6 to 12 weeks, so be patient.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing and depth.\u003c\/strong\u003e 50cm apart, 0 to 1cm deep.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining with plenty of compost. In pots, use a good quality potting mix. As Little Veggie Patch Co put it, quality is typically correlated to price.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOnce established, water sparingly.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rosemary dies of wet feet far more often than of thirst.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eWhen to Plant\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 1, cool.\u003c\/strong\u003e September to April.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 2, temperate.\u003c\/strong\u003e September to May.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 3, subtropical.\u003c\/strong\u003e Anytime.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 4, tropical.\u003c\/strong\u003e Anytime.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerth and the south-west are Zone 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e So September to May. 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We hold back the rest only because no germination rate or packing date is published.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhere we would like more.\u003c\/strong\u003e Little Veggie Patch Co do not state whether their seed is chemically treated. They describe their garlic as grown on a chemical-free farm but make no equivalent statement for seed, and they publish no germination rate or packing date. 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Allow 3 to 4 weeks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing is 50cm.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a shrub. Crowding it is the most common mistake people make with sage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDepth.\u003c\/strong\u003e 0 to 1cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun preferred.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining with plenty of compost. In pots, use a good quality potting mix. As Little Veggie Patch Co put it, quality is typically correlated to price.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOnce established, water sparingly.\u003c\/strong\u003e Sage dies of wet feet far more often than of thirst.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eWhen to Plant\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 1, cool.\u003c\/strong\u003e September to April.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 2, temperate.\u003c\/strong\u003e September to May.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 3, subtropical.\u003c\/strong\u003e Anytime.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 4, tropical.\u003c\/strong\u003e Anytime.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerth and the south-west are Zone 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e So September to May. 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Roughly 200 seeds in a packet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eApproximately 200 seeds per packet.\u003c\/strong\u003e A lot of basil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeirloom variety.\u003c\/strong\u003e So you can save seed from mature plants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSweet, peppery flavour.\u003c\/strong\u003e The preferred basil for real pesto.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEasy to grow and adaptable.\u003c\/strong\u003e Genuinely good for beginners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA classic companion plant.\u003c\/strong\u003e Grow it with tomatoes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003ePūrē Standard\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo hundred seeds in one packet.\u003c\/strong\u003e A single supermarket basil plant dies in a fortnight. 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The licence number behind it is not published by the brand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plain paper seed packet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSourcing.\u003c\/strong\u003e Little Veggie Patch Co source their seed locally and in small batches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterstate customers.\u003c\/strong\u003e Some states restrict the entry of seed and plant material. 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Roughly 200 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA citrus lift on a familiar plant.\u003c\/strong\u003e The same bushy annual habit as sweet basil, a different flavour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePesto that works with seafood.\u003c\/strong\u003e Which is the specific reason to grow this one alongside the sweet variety.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhite flowers for native bees.\u003c\/strong\u003e Edible, and a favoured foraging food in summer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eApproximately 200 seeds per packet.\u003c\/strong\u003e Enough to sow a run and still have some left.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEasy and adaptable.\u003c\/strong\u003e Little Veggie Patch Co describe it as incredibly easy given the right position and the right time of year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003ePūrē Standard\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeed, paper, nothing else.\u003c\/strong\u003e A plain paper packet and a few grams of seed. There is almost nothing here that could be a problem and almost nothing to throw away, which is rare for anything we sell.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt feeds something other than you.\u003c\/strong\u003e The white summer flowers are a favoured foraging food for native bees, which is a genuine reason to let it flower rather than pinching it back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSourced locally in small batches.\u003c\/strong\u003e Little Veggie Patch Co state they source all their seed locally and in small batches so it stays at maximum viability for germination. That is their statement, and it is the sort of detail most seed sellers do not bother making.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerformance, 3.5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Seed bought locally in small batches, which is what keeps germination strong. 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They also publish no germination rate and no packing date.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOverall score:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCategory\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eScore\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerformance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (3.5\/5)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLow-Tox \u0026amp; Material Safety\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4\/5)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSustainability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4.5\/5)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturing Transparency\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (3\/5)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4.5\/5)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eHow to Use\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrepare the bed a fortnight ahead.\u003c\/strong\u003e Little Veggie Patch Co are specific here: work in a high level of organic matter, compost and well-rotted animal manure, a couple of weeks before you sow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining and well integrated with compost, or a good quality potting mix if you are growing in pots. Soil pH 5.5 to 7.5.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCheck your zone first.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is the one packet in the range where sowing in the wrong month is the difference between a crop and nothing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTake the foliage early.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pick the feathery leaf while the plant is still growing, and leave a plant or two to run on if you want the seed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLet it go to seed on purpose.\u003c\/strong\u003e The dried seed is a crop in its own right, for pickling and for bread.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eWhen to Plant\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 1, cool.\u003c\/strong\u003e March to April, then October to December.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 2, temperate.\u003c\/strong\u003e March to June, then September to November.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 3, subtropical.\u003c\/strong\u003e April to September.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eZone 4, tropical.\u003c\/strong\u003e June to July.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerth and the south-west are Zone 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e So March to June, then September to November, as are Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and most of the southern half of the country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariety.\u003c\/strong\u003e Anethum graveolens, Bouquet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeed count.\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 100 per packet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHabit.\u003c\/strong\u003e Annual, celery family, grown for both foliage and dried seed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil pH.\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5 to 7.5.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCertification.\u003c\/strong\u003e The packet carries the Australian Organic bud. The licence number behind it is not published by the brand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso in the range.\u003c\/strong\u003e There is a heirloom Dill 'Common' as well. This is the organic one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plain paper seed packet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSourcing.\u003c\/strong\u003e Little Veggie Patch Co source their seed locally and in small batches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterstate customers.\u003c\/strong\u003e Some states restrict the entry of seed and plant material. 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