Blood Orange
Named after the red coloured flesh which contains anthocyanins. Small to medium sized fruit with a thin, smooth or slightly pitted skin that is orange with a slight red blush. Flesh is deep red in colour, but can have orange…
Blackberry
Blackberries are a member of the rose family, plants are made up of thickets of spiny canes, which bear many flowers and fruits. The Blackberry is a serious weed problem in Australia and other parts of the world. Fruits are…
Betel Leaf
Betel Leaf is also called ‘Wild Betel Leaf’, or cha plu. Betel Leaf is a spice used in Asian cooking. It is sold as fresh leaves, which are heart-shaped, glossy green with a prominent crease down the mid-rib and a…
Bell Fruit
Small bell shape fruit. Pink or white, almost translucent skin which bruises easily. Flesh is crisp, sweet, watery and mild in taste. 4-5cm in diameter at widest point. Skin surface is waxy. Very crunchy, juicy fruit. Faint water melon flavour.…
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.