Tomato No Mess
Lycopersicon esculentum hybrid

Determinate compact tomato

Tomato No Mess is the perfect sandwich tomato. Tomato No Mess holds its juice better than other varieties making it the ideal choice for those who would like their sandwiches, hamburgers and bruschettas to stay fresher and firmer for longer. Tomato No Mess is easy to slice and has an enticing deep rich red colour. This compact growing, high quality hybrid also has improved disease resistance for a more reliable garden performance.

Position: Full sun
Height: 50 - 60cm
Spacing: 60cm apart
Harvest: 10 - 12 weeks
Growing Tip: Install a stake at the time of planting. If growing in pots use a good use a large tub and a good quality Australian standards potting mix. Apply a potassium rich fertiliser once flowers appear for best results.

Tomato Trussty
Lycopersicon esculentum hybrid

Tomato Trussty is a quality, heavy fruiting indeterminate hybrid producing well-formed trusses of large fruit. An average truss carries 5 - 6 tomatoes that weigh up to 140g each. Tomato Trussty is a trustworthy performer offering home gardeners the benefits of improved plant disease resistance matched by a generous and rewarding tomato flavour.

Position: Full sun
Height: 1.8m plus
Spacing: 120cm apart
Harvest: 10 - 12 weeks
Growing Tip: Install a 2m stake at the time of planting. If growing in pots use a large tub and a good quality Australian standards potting mix. Apply a potassium rich fertiliser once flowers appear for best results.

Capsicum Purple
Capsicum annuum hybrid

Capsicum Purple has large bell-shaped fruit that are sweet and firm. The skin changes colour through shades of yellow, red and lilac as the fruit matures.

Position: Full sun
Height: 30 - 40cm
Spacing: 30cm apart
Growing tip: Water regularly and fertilise at recommended rates. Protect from frost.
Pot growing tip: 25cm in diameter is a good sized pot. Use an Australian Standards potting mix.

Capsicum White Bell
Capsicum annuum hybrid

Capsicum White Bell is a high yielding capsicum that produces ivory white to pale yellow fruit that flushes to pale red at maturity. The capsicums have thick, lobed walls and reach up to 13cm x 7cm in size.

Position: Full sun
Height: 30 - 40cm
Spacing: 30cm apart
Pot growing tip: 25cm in diameter is a good sized pot.

Chili Caysan
Capsicum annuum hybrid

Chili Caysan is a high yielding plant producing hot, cayenne style chilies. The long green, tapered fruit have a smooth and moderately thick skin that matures to a bright red colour. Chilies may be used fresh or dried.

Position: Full sun
Height: 30 - 40cm
Spacing: 30cm apart
Growing tip: Water regularly and fertilise at recommended rates. Protect from frost.
Pot growing tip: 25cm in diameter is a good sized pot. Use an Australian Standards potting mix.

Cucumber Continental
Cucumis sativus hybrid

Grown to an advanced size for a stronger start!

Cucumber Continental is a popular, early variety. The smooth green fruit are best harvested when 20 - 25cm long and are ideal for use in salads and for pickling.

Position: Full sun
Height: 20 - 30cm
Spacing: 60 - 90cm apart
Growing tip: Best grown up trellis to allow the fruit to hang down. Fertilise regularly. Water carefully in warm weather to avoid mildew. Protect from frost.
Pot growing tip: Use a 30 - 40cm pot with good drainage, and an Australian standards potting mix.

Squash Sunburst
Cucurbita pepo hybrid

Grown to an advanced size for a stronger start!

Squash Sunburst produces high yields of small, tender fruit with scalloped edges that have a mild nutty flavour. Squash Sunburst is best harvested when 6 - 8cm in diameter and is deal for use in salads, cooked dishes and antipasto.

Position: Full sun
Height: 30 - 40cm approx.
Spacing: 75cm approx.
Growing tip: Fertilise regularly, keep well-watered and pick regularly to prolong cropping.
Pot growing tip: Use a 30 - 40cm pot with good drainage, and an Australian standards potting mix.

Zucchini Black Jack
Cucurbita pepo hybrid

Zucchini Black Jack is a popular, high-yielding variety producing long, cylindrical-shaped fruits with thin skins and firm flesh. Use in salads, cooked dishes and antipasto.

Position: Full sun
Height: 80cm approx.
Spacing: 75cm apart
Growing tip: Plant in pre-prepared, well-drained soil. Mulch deeply and water regularly. Pick regularly to prolong cropping.
Pot growing tip: Use a 30 - 40cm pot with good drainage, and an Australian standards potting mix.

Zucchini Green Globe
Cucurbita pepo hybrid

Zucchini Green Globe has round fruit and large flowers both of which are ideal for stuffing with your favourite fillings. These Zucchini are best harvested when 10cm in diameter and tolerate sunburning.

Position: Full sun
Height: 30 - 40cm
Spacing: 60 - 90cm apart
Growing tip: Plant in pre-prepared, well-drained soil. Mulch deeply and water regularly. Pick regularly to prolong cropping.
Pot growing tip: Use a 30 - 40cm pot with good drainage, and an Australian standards potting mix.

Lettuce Mini Ice Cube
Lactuca sativa

Lettuce Mini Ice Cube is a delicious new form of compact iceberg lettuce. Each sweet Mini Ice Cube lettuce develops a head only about 10cm in diameter and has a crisp, refreshing flavour. Harvest the entire lettuce for an instant salad for one! The small leaves are ideal for sandwiches, salad mixes, garnishes and more.

Mini Ice Cube lettuces are slow bolting and ideal for small gardens, pots and window boxes. For best results apply a general purpose fertiliser at recommended rates and keep well watered in warm weather.

Position: Full sun
Spacing: 20 - 25cm apart. Plant one seedling per 20cm pot or four seedlings to a 40cm pot.
Maturity: 4 - 6 weeks
Growing Tip: Apply a general purpose fertilizer at recommended rates. Keep well-watered in warm weather.

Basil Thai
Ocimum basilicum

This is a vigorous and attractive basil with purple-tinged leaves, stems and flowers suitable for growing in pots and garden beds. It requires rich soil and regular watering and feeding. Pinch out tips to promote business. Protect from frost and strong winds. Keep moist in dry weather. Basil Thai is ideal for use in Thai and Vietnamese cuisine including curries.

Position: full sun, part shade
Plant: 30 - 60cm apart
Maturity: 6 - 8 weeks

Lettuce Peppery Sweet
Beetroot, Mustard Red, Red Veined Sorrel
Beta vulgaris, Brassica junea, Rumex sanguineus

This is a distinctive and attractive combination of peppery red mustard, sweet baby beetroot and mild, lemony flavoured red veined sorrel leaves that may be used to create a range of dishes. Harvest as baby leaves to create a colourful salad or to spice up your lunchtime sandwiches. Mature leaves may be added to stir fries and other cooked dishes just as you would spinach or silverbeet. You can even pickle the mustard leaves or leave the beetroot to grow on tubers to form which are ready to harvest, cook and eat after 8 - 10 weeks.

Position: full sun
Plant: 10 - 15cm apart for baby leaves, 45cm apart for mature leaves
Maturity: 3 - 6 weeks

LAURENTIA Star Blue
Laurentia axillaris hybrid

Masses of pretty flowers!

Laurentia 'Star Blue' is a hardy, free flowering plant that produces a mass of very pretty star-shaped blooms. Featuring a uniform, mounding habit 'Star Blue' has supple foliage that is ideal for softening the edges of borders and retaining walls. It makes a delightful addition to garden beds, rockeries and embankments, pots, window boxes and hanging baskets.

This pretty, delicate looking perennial, which is generally treated as an annual, will flower through the warmer months. Otherwise known as Isotoma, the species originates from Australia and tolerates poor soils and warm conditions once established.

Height: 20 - 30cm
Position: Full sun
Plant: 30cm apart
Flowering time: 12 - 14 weeks

MARIGOLD Tango
Tagetes patula

Double the colour!

'Tango' is an outstanding compact French Marigold with anemone-type flowers borne on strong stems. The large flowers reach approximately 5cm across with mahogany coloured petals edged with brilliant yellow.

'Tango' also features a uniform, bushy and vigorous habit making it a sensational selection for massed bedding displays and borders, and with its vivid coloration will bring potted patio and balcony displays back to life.

French Marigolds are easy to grow. They are hardy, sun loving annuals that prefer fertile, well-drained soil and a frost-free position. Aside from their ornamental value, the bright flowers may also be used to attract pollinating insects into the vegie patch.

Uses: Massed bedding displays, borders and tubs.
Height: 25 - 30cm
Position: Full sun
Plant: 20cm apart
Flowering time: 6 - 8 weeks from planting.

HOLLYHOCK Crimson
Alcea rosea annua

HOLLYHOCK Crimson is a new, beautiful and wonderfully compact variety admirably suited for pots and garden beds. This short-lived perennial, which is frequently treated as an annual ,abounds with large semi-double to double flowers within its very first year of growth.

Hollyhock Crimson will produce multiple strong flower stems if pinched at the fifth or seventh node. The blooms appear for an extended period throughout the warmer months and are perfect for use as cut flowers. For best results apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser at recommended rates.

Position: Full sun
Height: 90cm approx.
Spacing: 30 - 40cm apart or one seedling to a 25 - 30cm pot
Growing tip: Plant in well-drained, friable soil or a quality potting mix.
Flowering: 15 - 17 weeks (unpinched) or 17 - 19 weeks (pinched) after planting.

New ShockWave™ Raspberry

Ideal in full sun!
Spreads up to 80cm!
Months of magnificent colour!

Shock Wave™ spreading petunias are so rewarding to grow. Each Shock Wave™ spreading petunia reaches up to 80cm across and produces masses of petite flowers that bounce back quickly after rain and watering. Quick to fill pots, urns, garden beds and borders.

Shock Wave™ spreading petunias are available exclusively from Bunnings in 4-cell packs of advanced seedling and in hanging baskets.

Shock Wave™ Raspberry is the newest addition to the Shock Wave™ range and features all the outstanding attributes you’ve come to know and love. Masses of pretty pink veined flowers lit with a dusky glow.

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