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Yardlands only stock seed potatoes that are sourced from certified seed
growers throughout the South Island.

 

CLIFF KIDNEY
Early Crop
Maturity:80-90 days Texture: Waxy Shape: Kidney Skin: Pinkish Flesh: Creamy
An excellent tasting potato that is best when boiled. Ideal Christmas dish.

 

 

 

JERSEY BENNES
Early Crop
Maturity: 80-90 days Texture: Waxy Shape: Oval Skin: White  Flesh: White
Jersey Bennes are a waxy potato with a great distinctive flavour. Good for boiling, salads, casseroles and soups.

 

 

 

MARIS ANCHOR
Early Crop
Maturity: 90-100 days Texture: Waxy Shape: Oval Skin: White Flesh: White
An excellent mild tasting boiling or roasting potato. Use as either early potato or leave until fully mature. Reliable cropper, stores well.

 

 

ROCKET
Early Crop
Maturity: 60-70 days Texture: Waxy / Floury Shape: Oval Skin: White Flesh: White
Rocket is multi purpose full  flavoured potato. It is a reliable high yielding variety that can be boiled or ideally roasted.

 

 

SWIFT
Early Crop
Maturity: 60-70 days Texture: Waxy Shape: Round Skin: White Flesh: Cream
Swift is ideal for boiling, salads, casseroles and soups. It is a fast growing variety with high yields.

 

 

HAYLO
Early Main Crop
Maturity: 80-90 days Texture: Waxy Shape: Oval Skin: Smooth white Flesh: Golden smooth
Haylo is a great flavoured all round potato. Its ideal for boiling, roasting and wedges and chips

 

HEATHER
Early Main Crop
Maturity: 80-90 days Texture: Waxy Shape: Oval Skin: Purple Flesh: White
Heather has great flavour it can be used for boiling, salads, casseroles, mashing and roasting.

 

 

 

KARAKA
Early Main Crop
Maturity: 80-90 days Texture: Waxy Shape: Oval Skin: White Flesh: White
All-purpose potato suitable for mashing, roasting, chips.

 

 

AGRIA
Main Crop
Maturity: 90-100 days Texture: Floury Shape: Oval Skin: Cream Flesh: Yellow
A tasty multi-purpose potato used for boiling, mashing, baking, wedges and especially frying. A reliable high yielding variety.

 

 

 

DESIREE
Main Crop
Maturity: 90-100 days Texture: Floury Shape: Oval Skin: Very Red Flesh: White
An excellent multi-purpose potato especially good when microwaved.
A high yielding variety with very good storability.

 

 

RED RASCAL
Main Crop
Maturity: 90-100 days Texture: Tending Floury Shape: Oval Skin: Very Red Flesh: White
A tasty multi-purpose potato with the feature of being  high yielding with good resistance to disease.

 

 

RUA
Main Crop
Maturity: 90-100 days Texture: Waxy /Floury  Shape: Round / Oval Skin: Cream Flesh: White
A multi-purpose potato with a pleasant taste. Used for boiling and roasting. Reliable yields with excellent storability.

 

 

VAN ROSA
Main Crop
Maturity: 90-100 days Texture: Waxy / Floury Shape: Round Skin: Very Red Flesh: White
A multi-purpose potato with great taste. Excellent for boiling and roasting.

 

 

WAIPOROPORO POTATO
Maori Potato

Great boiled. Lovely tasting potato.

 

MOEMOE POTATO
Maori Potato

 

WHATAROA POTATO
Maori Potato

 

KARUPARERA POTATO
Maori potato

 

 

Elwin Farm seeds are grown locally and produced organically.
Elwin Farm seeds are Heritage/Open Pollinated varieties
that are not treated with chemicals and are non GMO.

 

BLACK CHERRY
Indeterminate. Heirloom Tomato
This is a dark cherry tomato from a vigorous plant that will supply you with plenty of small, tasty tomatoes throughout its season. The colour has been described as purple to mahogany brown. It is ideal for salads or to just pop in your mouth as a snack.

 

 

BLACK ETHIOPIAN TOMATO
Indeterminate. Heirloom Tomato
This is a Russian Heirloom tomato from the Ukraine region. Both skin and flesh are a deep red brown to purple in colour and it is bursting with rich, tangy, sweet flavour. It is a small, though bigger than a cherry, plum shape tomato.

 

 

 

COPIA
Determinate. Open Pollinate. Tomato
A large, beefsteak type, golden coloured tomato with a orange/red and green/red striping blended throughout the skin. It has a sweet, juicy flesh with an interesting after taste which is swirled with colour throughout the flesh. An interesting eye catching addition to salads.

 

 

COSTOLUTO FLORENTINO
Indeterminate. Italian Heirloom Tomato
This is an early maturing Italian Beefsteak tomato with a deep red colour, suitable for sauce and slicing for salads and sandwiches. The name Costoluto refers to the slightly flattened and heavily ribbed shape of this tomato.

 

 

DANISH ORANGE
Indeterminate. Heirloom Tomato
A large round orange coloured tomato which can be used for adding colour to salads or in sandwiches. Orange coloured tomatoes are said to have a higher antioxidant punch than other tomatoes and have a higher level of lycopene.

 

 

GREEN SAUSAGE
Indeterminate. Heirloom Tomato
The plant itself is very flimsy and floppy. Do not try to stake it. The plant flops over on itself in a bushy manner and most of the tomatoes form underneath the foliage hence they are not often found by the birds. It is a small plant and the fruit is a stripy green colour that turns a yellowish green when ripe. A good paste tomato.

 

 

ILDI
Indeterminate. Heirloom Tomato
This is a small, yellow plum shaped tomato that grows in huge clusters, it can have up to 80 fruit per truss. It has a lovely sweet flavour.

 

 

 

INDIGO ROSE
Semi-indeterminate (Open Pollinate). Tomato
The skin is of this tomato is turned black by exposure to sunlight hence it is this colour even when it is not ripe. Check for ripeness by feeling the tomato . This is the first improved tomato variety in the world that has the powerful antioxidant anthocyanin in the fruit.

 

 

MATT’S WILD CHERRY TOMATO
Indeterminate. Heritage. Tomato
A very small cherry/currant, full flavoured Tomato. It is an early producing tomato with the fruit ripening before most other varieties on a vigorous plant.

 

 

 

 

MONEY MAKER
Indeterminate. Heirloom Tomato
This popular tomato dates back to the early 20th century. It is a reliable, hardy tomato with good disease resistance that produces an abundance of medium sized tomatoes. The flavour is average.

 

 

 

MOONGLOW
Indeterminate. Heirloom Tomato
The fruit of this tomato is medium to large with an orange coloured skin and tasty orange flesh. It has been tested as having a high level of tetra-cis-lycopene, an antioxidant.

 

 

 

PAUL ROBESON
Indeterminate. Heirloom Tomato
This brick red, beefsteak type tomato was named to honour the opera singer and civil rights activist, Paul Robeson. The smooth flesh has a sweet, slightly tangy, smokey flavour. It is a vigourous, productive tomato.

 

 

POTENTATE
Indeterminate. Heirloom Tomato
Potentate is an early blossoming, old English heritage tomato. It produces good flavoured, medium sized fruit on a large plant.

 

 

 

PRUDEN’S PURPLE|
Indeterminate. Heirloom Tomato
Pruden’s Purple is an uncommon tomato in New Zealand, a beefsteak type. In spite of its name, it is red in colour but it is a bluish red rather than the orange red of most tomatoes. It is a large tomato that can measure as much as 10 cm across.

 

 

RED CHERRY
Indeterminate. Heirloom Tomato
You will get a plentiful crop of small juicy cherry tomatoes from this easy to grow, large, popular tomato plant.

 

 

 

RUSSIAN RED
Semi-determinate. New Zealand. Open Pollinate Tomato.
An easy to grow, reliable, semi dwarf, disease resistant tomato that produces a good crop of medium sized tomatoes. Average in flavour. A good producer in cooler climates.

 

 

 

SCORESBY DWARF
Determinate, Open Pollinate Tomato
A small tomato plant that does not need staking or removal of laterals. It produces a medium sized, tasty tomato suitable for salads and sandwiches.

 

 

 

SUB ARCTIC
Indeterminate. Heirloom Tomato
This is a compact tomato plant that has been bred to set fruit in colder conditions. It was developed in Canada by Dr. Harris, Beaverlodge Research Station, Alberta for the US Greenland military bases. A heavy cropper that produces a medium to large tomato.

 

 

TIGERELLA
Indeterminate. English Heirloom Tomato
This is a small bicoloured, sweet tomato that matures with red and yellow ‘zebra’ stripes and produces an abundant amount of fruit. It is essentially the same as the Green Zebra Tomato but red in colour and has a sweeter flavour.

 

 

 

TOMMY TOE
Indeterminate. Heirloom Tomato
The sweetest most flavorsome tomatoes in our selection. This hardy tomato plant has a small fruit a little bit bigger than a cherry tomato. It is a very prolific producer that is usually still producing fruit at the end of the season while after other varieties have finished.

 

 

WINDOW BOX RED
Determinate. Dwarf, Open Pollinate Tomato
This tiny, compact, micro dwarf tomato plant is ideal for those who would like to grow tomatoes but don’t have the room. Its small size makes it ideal for growing in a pot or vegepod. It grows to about 25 cm high and produces lots of tiny sweet tomatoes.

 

 

 

YELLOW STUFFER
Indeterminate. Open Pollinate Tomato
This is a yellow bell pepper shaped tomato with firm outer flesh and very little pulp inside making it ideal for making stuffed tomatoes. Cut off the top, scoop out the soft flesh, pile in your favourite filling, pop the top back on if you wish and bake or add as a salad side dish.

 

COURT YARD
Turf Ryegrass plus Chewings and Creeping Red Fescue
Court Yard Lawn Seed Mix produces an attractive fine textured hard-wearing turf. It is the most durable and most popular of all Yardlands lawn mixes.

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT YARD
Brown Top plus Chewings and Creeping Red Fescue
Front Yard Lawn Seed Mix produces an attractive fine leaved turf. This mix is designed for people prepared to work towards a very attractive fine smooth textured show lawn.

 

 

 

HARDY YARD
Turf Ryegrass, Brown Top plus Chewings and Creeping Red Fescue.
Hardy Yard Lawn Seed Mix produces a fine textured hard-wearing turf that tolerates a fair amount of wear and tear. It is particularly well suited for use in tennis courts.

 

 

 

SHADY YARD
Hard plus Chewings and Creeping Red Fescue
Shady Yard Lawn Seed Mix produces a turf that can tolerate shady, drought prone lawn areas such as under trees, between buildings and next to fences or hedges. Shady Yard Lawn Seed Mix can perform in places that other grasses struggle. Sow Rate: 20g per square metre

 

 

 

SPORTY YARD
Sporty Yard Lawn Seed Mix Includes: Two turf ryegrass varieties
Sporty Yard Lawn Seed Mix is quick to germinate and produces a hardwearing turf. Its winter activity makes it a popular component in home lawn mixes. Alone it is ideally suited to sports fields, commercial lawns, parks, and areas where a quick turf is required.

 

 

 

FARM YARD
Perennial plus Italian Ryegrass and clover seed
Farmyard Seed Mix is an inexpensive blend of quality short and long term ryegrass plus some white clover. It is ideal for over-sowing existing pasture or large residential areas.

 

 

 

FARM YARD MIX
Ryegrass & Clover Mix
Includes perennial ryegrass for persistence Italian ryegrass for quick cover
and white clover for nitrogen production and summer growth.

 

 

 

 

EQUINE PASTURE
Non – Ryegrass/Clover pasture mix
The grasses used are horse friendly with no harmful endophyte within them.
Suitable as a new pasture or to renovate existing poor performing pastures.
Includes: Prairie grass – Brome – Tall Fescue – Cocksfoot – Timothy Grass – Chicory – Plantain

 

 

 

WHITE CLOVER
Tripoli
This is a big leaf variety, very reliable and persistent and handles hotter, dryer
climates particularly well with its very deep root system extended season.

 

 

 

 

 

WHITE CLOVER
Huia
This is a medium leaf white clover that performs consistently under a wide
range of conditions. Probably Most widely used white clover in NZ

 

 

 

 

PLANTAIN
Grazing Herb
Plantain is a herb with a fibrous and coarse root system. It has high tolerance to summer heat and in warmer regions can provide valuable summer growth for grazing stock.

 

 

 

RED CLOVER
Forage & Cover Crop
Red Clover has deep roots that help during dry periods and also increase soil nitrogen levels.
It produces an excellent short-term forage and or hay crop. It is also a beneficial insect
plant with striking crimson nectar rich blooms in early summer.

 

 

 

CRIMSON CLOVER
Insect/Cover Crop
Multipurpose nitrogen fixing legume and beneficial insect plant with striking crimson nectar rich blooms in early summer.

 

 

 

 

STRAWBERRY CLOVER
Grow strawberry clover to attract birds, butterflies, bees and other beneficial insects to your property.

 

 

 

 

 

PHACELIA
Insect/Cover Crop
An annual bright blue flowering plant that is attractive to bees as well as hoverflies and other beneficial predatory insects.

 

 

 

BUCKWHEAT
Green/Cover Crop
Buckwheat is the speedy short season cover crop. It establishes, blooms and reaches maturity in just 70 to 90 days and its residue breaks down quickly. Buckwheat cover crops suppress weeds and attract beneficial insects and other pollinators with its abundant blossoms.

 

 

BLACK OATS
Catch Crop
Oats produce a large root and foliage mass over the winter which catch loads of soil nutrient that may otherwise be lost over winter. This nutrient is released when oats are dug in early spring.

 

 

 

BLUE LUPIN
Green/Cover Crop
Traditionally sown as a green manure, lupins also possess bio-fumigant properties. Plant in autumn and dig or work into the soil in late winter/early spring before flowering.

 

 

 

MUSTARD
Green/Cover Crop
Mustard cover crops are very effective at suppressing winter weeds and relatively easy to incorporate into the soil prior to re-planting. Mustard is often used prior to planting root crops.

 

 

 

TILLAGE RADISH
Soil Breaker
A deep-rooted brassica, used to improve soil structure. Its deep roots have the ability to break through compacted layers and plough pans, creating better drainage and air movement within the soil.

 

 

 

WILDFLOWER MIX
Roadside Blend
Colour in the road verges, wastelands and around shelter belts with this blend that contains at least 30 varieties of hardy flowering annuals to give a succession of blooms over an extended season.

 

 

 

WILDFLOWER MIX
Pollinator Blend
Selected blend of flowering plants high in nectar and pollen for bees and beneficial insects. Blend includes Phacelia, Thyme, Salvia, Cornflower, Poppy, Bergamot, Buckwheat, Coriander, Alyssum, Echium plus others.

 

 

 

LITTLE GARDENERS
Sow these seeds to grow a beautiful butterfly flower garden! All year round vareties that attract butterflies & are made up of exciting, vibrant colours.

 

 

 

 

PHACELIA
An annual bright blue flowering plant that is attractive to bees as well as hoverflies and other beneficial predatory insects.

 

 

 

 

CRIMSON CLOVER
Crimson Clover is a multi purpose nitrogen fixing legume and beneficial insect plant with striking crimson nectar rich blooms in early summer.

 

 

 

 

 

STRAWBERRY CLOVER
Strawberry clovers small usually pink flower-heads that resemble strawberry fruits which attract birds, butterflies, bees and other beneficial insects to your property, its foliage is also very palatable and nutritious to most grazing animals.