Connecting Seed Savers groups located in Australia
Botanical name : Lagenaria siceraria Common name : Bottle Gourd, Calabash, New Guinea Bean, Birdhouse Gourd, Giant Gourd, Hard Shelled Gourd _box title=”Summary Information” radius=”10″] Intermediate difficulty for seed saving Lifecycle: Annual Pollination: Insect pollinated Mating system: Monoecious with separate pollen producing…
Botanical name : Raphanus sativus Common name : Radish, Daikon Growing for seed As radishes are self-incompatible, a group of them must be allowed to flower together at the same time. Biennial varieties, such as daikon types, require some vernalisation to…
Botanical name : Physalis philadelphica Synonyms : Physalis ixocarpa Common name : Tomatillo, Mexican Husk Tomato Growing for seed As the seed is mature at the same stage as the fruit is ready for eating tomatillos are grown no differently…
Botanical name : Vigna umbellata Synonym : Phaseolus calcaratus Common name : Ricebean, Rice bean. Rice bean seeds look very similar to Adzuki bean seeds. They are significantly smaller but have the same colour and a similar shape. Cultivation Rice…
Botanical name : Vigna angularis Common name : Adzuki bean Growing for seed Adzuki beans are warm season annuals that do not tolerate frost. Crops typically take 4 to 5 months to mature. Selection Save seed only from healthy productive…
Botanical name : Foeniculum vulgare Common name : Fennel, Sweet Fennel, Florence Fennel, Bulbing Fennel Growing for seed While plant spacing remains the same whether Fennel is being grown for eating or for seed production, it may be necessary to stake…
Botanical name : Vigna radiata Common name : Mung Bean Growing for seed Mung beans are warm season annuals that do not tolerate frost. Crops typically take 4 to 5 months to mature so need a reasonably long growing season. In cooler…
Botanical name : Nasturtium officinale Common name : Water Cress, Watercress Growing for seed Named strains of watercress are not common in Australia so generally gardeners do not need to be concerned about isolating the crop to avoid cross-pollination. Water…
Botanical name : Cichorium intybus Common name : Chicory, Raddichio, Blue Dandelion, Belgian Endive, Italian Dandelion, Witlof, Witloof Growing for seed Chicory needs a period of cold to initiate flowering. It can then continue to flower over many months. As it…
Botanical name : Sorghum bicolor Synonyms: Sorghum vulgare Common name : Sorghum, Sweet sorghum, Broomcorn, Milo, Saccaline Growing for seed Sorghum for seed collection is grown in the same way as for eating. As there is some chance of wind…