The fruit of the button squash is literally only 'button' if you pick the fruit when very young. There is a temptation to let them ripen but that would be a mistake as they will just continue to grow until you end up with pumpkins. This variety has a nice neat growth habit and does not spread far, especially if you harvest the squash regularly. They strike quickly and power on from there but will not do well with either frost or the heat of February to April.

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The Kent pumpkin is just an old favourite in every Australian garden. Easy to strike the seeds of the 'Jap' pumpkin, easy to grow the vine and if you live in an area with few pollinating insects you can easily do it yourself. They do perform best in reasonably impoverished soil so if you have a section of the yard that always looks drab but gets some decent sunlight, this is your pumpkin.

As an Australian native, this pumpkin is hard to beat. Smooth grey green skin with distinct ribs, it consistently produces a rich orange flesh that is neither 'stringy' or watery. The flesh is not as sweet as the Jap pumpkin which makes it an often better companion to rich roast meals. Germination is usually one to two weeks and fruiting is usually complete after 90 - 100 days. Keeps really well if dark and cool.

This would have to be the most convenient pumpkin ever! Very neat in it's growth habit, it takes up only slightly more space than a Button Squash plant. Upright and attractive (for a pumpkin) it is perfect if space is at a premium. The final size of the fruit is larger than Jack be Little and proves to be the ideal size for a one person meal. As the seed cavity is quite small, it is almost all flesh and the skin is thick enough to hold the shape but not tough and wasteful.

Now this is a fun one to grow! Each vine usually produces 6-7 pumpkins and although they like to wander around the Vegie garden a bit, they are reasonably considerate of the neighbours and not too bushy in their growth. They are quite fast to begin to produce and do so over several months. Jack Be Little's do not like the cold and frost unless they are very protected, but will grow most through most seasons. Perfect size to bake or stuff and they look fantastic on the dinner plate. All in all, they are a great Heirloom Pumpkin. Germination is usually one to two weeks.

This 'garden' version is very similar to Watercress but not as fussy about where it grows. It develops a 'rosette' growth habit, similar to Salad Burnett but with larger rounded leaves. The young leaves make a great substitute for Watercress in sandwiches, salads, soups or lightly steamed for a few minutes and used as a vegetable. It is a very long lasting herb, not necessarily a perennial but a long term annual or biannual.

Katsura Giant is a plesant looking cucumber, quite long (up to 40cm) and easy to grow on a fence or trellice.

The fruit is ideal for pickling which is it's popular use in Japan. Because it is a warm seasonal vine it is best planted in late winter to make the most of Spring and to harvest before the heat of late summer.

Best picked before the skin goes white.