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Oaks from acorns
Growing oaks from seed using locally collected acorns.This is a low cost approach to establishing a wood lot from seed. By mowing the thick grass and then scattering the hundreds of acorns and covering with grass mulch.May 13, 2010
Holy radish!
An impressive specimen of the common radish. This plant just got out of control. Because it got to be such a large plant I decided to hang onto it for seed. May the next generation be equally extreme.February 16, 2011
Buy organic plant seeds
Browse our selection of organically grown vegetable, flower and tree seeds. Hand harvested in Autumn from healthy plants growing in the blockhill forest garden.
Horse Chestnut Seedlings
The horse chestnuts I gathered from the local domain are popping up through the grass. I scattered a large number of seed in an area of the paddock then mowed the grass down over top in the hope of both reducing the competition and creating a layer of mulch.Several sprouted and grew for a couple of years, struggling in the exposed, windy, dry conditions. In hindsight, it wasn't surprising but also for the best, since a horse chestnut tree is not the most practical.September 20, 2010
Planting shelves
I grow a lot of plants and trees from seeds. One space saving way that I have come up with is to use the vertical wall space at the back of the house where my nursery is located. Adding these metal 'gutters' as plant growing shelves has given plenty more growing area situated at perfect working height.March 23, 2019
Sunflower
Colour YellowPropigation method Sow directLatin name Helianthus annuusDetails This easy to grow plant will produce a single large yellow flower 1 to 2 meters above the ground.- Plant climbing beans amongst the sunflowers when they are a meter high, the beans will climb the stem
- The seeds ripen in April and can be fed directly to chickens or left for birds
- Can get blown over by strong wind
Russell Lupin
Latin name Lupinus polyphyllusDetails This leafy plant can grow to a meter and a half with its tall colourful spires of flowers. Being a legume, lupins fix nitrogen in the surrounding soil for use by other plants making them a useful as well as attractive addition to the garden or orchard. They are also a nectar source for bumblebees and other insects.Nitrogen fixer Perennial Price $3.9030 seedsColour mixed
Painted Mountain Corn
Latin name Zea maysDetails Brightly coloured cobs bred for hardiness, earliness and high nutrition flour. A dry corn rather than a sweetcorn. Height around 1.5m. Early maturing 90 days from sowing.Edible Frost sensitive Seeds / nuts / tubers Price $3.9030 seedsPropigation method Sow direct