Our online store is on a break from Tuesday 22 April until Tuesday 6 May as we'll not be able to ship orders during this period. If you would like me to put aside a particular product, please email me at info@potager.co.za. Thanks for your patience!
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- Rhizomes, bulbs, roots & tubers, Seeds
Beet: Rainbow Blend
- R40.00 incl VAT
- Chioggia (pronounced k-ee-OH-g-j-ee-aa) beetroots are distinctive because of their candy-stripe patterns when cut through ... concentric rings of white and pink. This variety is both earthy and aromatic - and is a fun addition to salads, grated or sliced, or cooked like ‘normal’ beetroot (but without as much stain potential). Beet seeds germinate in 7 to 14 days. Soak them…
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- Rhizomes, bulbs, roots & tubers, Seeds
Carrot: Kuroda
- R25.00 incl VAT
- Carrots are basic, right? Well, not really – once you have grown your own, and tasted them fresh out the garden and straight onto your plate, you’ll be wary of buying them in the shops. You’ll notice that carrot seeds are very fine – so mix them with sand or the seed of a quick-growing plant like radish so that…
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- Chillis & Peppers, Seeds
Chilli pepper: Ghost Chilli / Bhut Jolokia
- R40.00 incl VAT
- This variety is from RAW seeds. The Bhut Jolokia is better known as the 'ghost chilli' or 'ghost pepper', and was once considered the hottest chilli in the world. It cracks a whopping 1 million units on the Scoville Scale of hotness (which has nothing to do with its looks, and everything to do with how it can burn your…
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- Cruciferous plants, Leafy greens, Seeds
Kale: Dinosaur / Tuscan
- R45.00 incl VAT
- The Italians call it Cavolo Nero, and yes, that sounds like the name of an eccentric millionaire who wears suits on yachts. Imagine our disappointment when we found out that it actually means “black cabbage.” In an effort to never be misled by the musical beauty of their language again, we’re firmly calling it Dinosaur Kale and brainstorming T-Rex jokes…
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