Continental Cucumber
Long and slender. Ridged skin with a hook at the stem end. Dark green skin.
Pea – Shelling
Develop in a pod which is 5-7cm long. Used only for the spherical seed. Sweet, juicy flavour. Bright green colour. 8-10mm in diameter. Peas are a cool season crop which is planted in late March and continues to mid August.…
Paw Paw (Papaya)
Melon shaped. Thin smooth green/yellow skin. 1-2kg in weight. Flesh is golden yellow and in some varieties an orange/red. Smooth texture with a distinct flavour and aroma. Many small black seeds in the hollow centre. Botanically classed as a large…
Silverbeet
Related to beetroot and spinach. Glossy dark green leaves. White veins. Thick fleshy white stems. Grown for its leaves. Silverbeet is either raised as seedlings or directly sown. Silverbeet needs to be grown quickly with regular watering and generous fertilising.…
Spinach
Related to silver beet and beetroot. Vivid green leaves. Slightly crinkled on fine stems. Flavour and texture is more delicate than that of silver beet. Spinach is best suited to cool climates with short days. Under warm conditions, and with…
Sweet Corn
A member of the grass family. Kernels or seeds are a milky pulp enclosed in a skin and grow on the cob. Sweet corn are hybrids of maize that were selected for their high sugar content. Cob is covered by…
Tomato
Related to the potato, capsicum and eggplant. Botanically a fruit, but generally used as a vegetable. Thin edible skin. Very juicy flesh. Small edible seeds. Grow on a weak stemmed herbaceous plant. Yellow flowers which grow in clusters. Grown either…
Cherry – Tomato
The Cherry Tomato is approximately 2cm in diameter and is red or yellow in colour.
Cavendish – Banana
The Cavendish is the most common banana in Australia. It is ideal for eating when ripe and lends itself well to cooking or drying.
Button, Cups, Flats – Mushroom
Each refers to a stage of growth of the regular cultivated mushroom. Buttons are small unopened mushrooms and are normally sold for a higher price. Cups are button mushrooms which have grown to a stage where the cap is beginning…
Sweet Potato
Sweet Potato is a bright orange root vegetable, treated similarly to butternut squash, parsnips, swede and turnips. Sweet potato is much lower in starch than regular potato and actually does count towards your ‘5-a-day’. One of the great things about…
Beetroot
Related to the silverbeet and sugarbeet A spherical root crop tuber Red/purple skin often streaked with white Leafy stalks which may be used in the same way as silverbeet Dark red/purple flesh which is crisp and juicy Roots are 6-8cm…