Cool & Temperate climate seed collection – Sow Now, Chill Later

🌸 Dianthus Baby Doll Mix’ – Fragrant, Compact Blooms for Borders & Pots

🛒 Product Description

Dianthus Baby Doll Mix’ is a delightful and compact annual variety featuring frilly, single to semi-double blooms in a cheerful mix of pink, red, white, and bicolored shades. With its sweet clove-like fragrance and tidy growth habit, it’s perfect for:

• 🌿 Edging garden beds and borders
• 🪴 Containers, window boxes, and hanging baskets
• 💐 Fragrant cut flower arrangements

Growing to just 20–25 cm, Baby Doll Mix thrives in full sun, blooms from late spring through summer, and attracts bees and butterflies. Its charming flowers and compact form make it ideal for small-space gardens and cottage-style displays.

🌱 Germination & Growing Instructions

1. When to Sow: Late winter to spring
2. Sowing Method: Sow into trays or directly into garden beds
3. Depth: Sow 3 mm deep
4. Temperature: Maintain 18–22°C
5. Watering: Keep soil moist until germination
6. Germination Time: 7–14 days
7. Transplanting: Move to final position when seedlings are strong enough to handle.

Add a delicate touch of fragrance and colour to your garden with Candytuft 'Umbellata Mixed'.
This easy-to-grow annual produces domed clusters of dainty flowers in soft shades of pink, mauve, and white. With its compact habit and long flowering season, it’s ideal for edging, rockeries, containers, and wildflower-style plantings. A favourite for poor soils and sunny borders, it attracts bees and butterflies while requiring minimal care.

• Botanical Name: Iberis umbellata
• Height & Spread: 20–30cm tall × 25cm wide
• Position: Full sun
• Soil: Well-drained, light to moderately fertile soil
• Flowering Period: Late spring to early summer
• Uses: Borders, rockeries, containers, wildflower gardens
• Other Names: Annual Candytuft, Umbellata Candytuft
• Approx 0.300g seeds

Why You'll Love It:

• Fragrant, domed flower clusters in soft pastel tones
• Fast-growing and low maintenance
• Thrives in poor or sandy soils
• Attracts pollinators and beneficial insects
• Ideal for warm-temperate climates like Victoria

🌱 Growing Instructions (Care Guide)

🌞 Sunlight:
Prefers full sun. Partial shade tolerated but may reduce flowering.

🌱 Soil:
Thrives in well-drained, light soil. Avoid heavy clay or waterlogged areas.

🌱 Sowing Instructions:

• Sow directly in early spring or late summer
• Lightly press seeds into soil—do not cover deeply (needs light to germinate)
• Germinates in 7–14 days at 15–21°C
• Space plants 20–25cm apart

💧 Watering:
Water regularly during germination and establishment. Once mature, water moderately—drought-tolerant in cooler months.

✂️ Maintenance:

• Deadhead spent blooms to prolong flowering
• Trim lightly after flowering to maintain shape
• Replace seasonally for best performance

🌼 Tip:
Perfect for edging veggie beds, filling gaps in rockeries, or pairing with alyssum, calendula, and dwarf snapdragons for a soft spring palette.

🌱 Beetroot – Early Wonder (Heirloom)

A fast‑maturing, richly coloured heirloom for roots and greens.

🛒 Product Description

Early Wonder is a classic heirloom beetroot known for its smooth, round roots, deep rich red flesh, and tender, flavourful leafy tops. This variety matures earlier than most beets, making it ideal for gardeners wanting quick, reliable harvests throughout the season.

Highly versatile, Early Wonder performs beautifully as:

• Full‑size beets
• Baby beets
• Baby leaf greens
• Microgreens (excellent colour and flavour)
• 20 seeds pp

With strong heat tolerance and adaptability across climates, it’s a dependable choice for home gardeners, market growers, and anyone wanting nutrient‑dense, dual‑purpose crops.

Botanical Name: Beta vulgaris
Type: Heirloom, open‑pollinated
Position: Full sun
Suitable for: Gardens, raised beds, containers, microgreens

🌿 Key Features

• Fast‑maturing heirloom with excellent flavour
• Smooth, round roots with deep red flesh
• Tender, glossy greens perfect for salads and cooking
• Suitable for baby leaf and microgreens production
• Reliable performance in a wide range of climates
• Great for continuous sowing through the season

🌏 When to Sow (Australia)

• Cool Temperate (VIC, TAS, ACT): Aug–Apr
• Temperate (SA, WA, coastal NSW): Late winter–late autumn
• Subtropical (QLD coast, NNSW): Mar–Sep
• Tropical (FNQ, NT): Dry season Apr–Aug
• Arid: Autumn + early spring

🌿 How to Grow

• Sow depth: 10–15 mm
• Spacing: 8–10 cm
• Position: Full sun
• Notes: Thin early for best root shape

🥕 Harvest

• Baby beets: 6–7 weeks
• Full size: 8–10 weeks
• Greens anytime