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Newsletter 15 May 2020
Newsletter 15 May 2020
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Anita’s Garden
Volume 2, Issue 43 15 May 2020
Our brassicas have started form- Last spring, I sowed the carrot
ing heads, which is exciting! This varieties Ruby, White, Yellow and
Doesn’t my kale look lush and cauliflower is called Green Macer- Purple from Egmont Seeds. Mum
healthy this year? Every year I ata and is part of the Franchi and I were amazed with the re-
grow the standard variety Cavolo seeds range, distributed in New sults—strong, healthy and tasty
Nero but this year I wanted to try Zealand by Italian Seeds Pronto. carrots which were ready by Janu-
something new. This variety is Other brassica varieties in the ary. The variety pictured is Yel-
called Black Tuscan Kale and it is Franchi range that I highly recom- low. I highly recommend these
part of the Franchi seeds range, mend are the hybrid cauliflow- multi-coloured carrots to other
distributed by the retailer Italian er/broccoli Romanesco, the broccoli gardeners. They will be popular
Seeds Pronto in New Zealand. If Calabrese and Broccoletti and the with kids, who adore colourful veg-
you live overseas, please check for cabbage San Michele. Note the gies. To shop the Egmont Seeds
your local retailer. latter is more suited for cooler cli- r a n g e , v i s i t
mates. www.egmontseeds.co.nz