New range of Compact Vegetables specifically designed for Growing in Pots !

The new Floriana Gourmet Gardener Patio Harvest vegetable range is ideal for small-space gardeners who long to grow their own healthy, flavoursome vegetables. All you need to produce a healthy harvest is your favourite pots a sunny balcony, patio or courtyard. Naturally, Patio Harvest varieties are equally suitable for growing in garden beds and the traditional vegetable patch too!

All Patio Harvest vegetables have been selected specifically for their compact habit, suitability for pot culture, high yielding nature, superior taste and overall attractiveness of habit. In fact, most varieties are so compact they require little staking, tying or pruning to stay looking and tasting good.

The range includes compact growing and high-yielding capsicum, chillies, tomatoes, coloured silverbeet, eggplant, perpetual lettuce, zucchini, pumpkin, and even baby-sized watermelons!

Capsicum 'Redskin' is neat, compact and great for balconies and patios, producing high yields from early in the season. The 10 - 13 cm fruit mature quickly from green through purple to dark red and remain on the plant for an extended period.

	Position:	Full Sun.
	Harvest:	8 - 9 weeks approx.
	Height:	30 - 40 cm.
	Pot Growing Tip:	Use a 30 cm well drained pot.
	Garden Spacing:	40 cm apart in garden beds.
	Growing Tip:	Protect from frost.

Chilli 'Firecracker' has been developed specifically for pots culture and yields a prolific crop of hot pointed peppers from early in the season. The 5 - 7 cm fruit mature from green to bright red.

	Position:	Full Sun.
	Harvest:	12 - 14 weeks approx.
	Height:	45 cm approx.
	Pot Growing Tip:	Use a 25 - 30 cm well drained pot.
	Garden Spacing:	40 cm apart in garden beds.
	Growing Tip:	Pick mature fruit regularly to prolong cropping.

Chilli 'Sweet Temptation' is a compact variety producing masses of small, attractive, mild flavoured fruit that turn brilliant red at maturity. Provides months of garden colour and may even be displayed indoors for short periods.

	Position:	Full Sun, Light Shade.
	Harvest:	12 - 14 weeks approx.
	Height:	35 cm.
	Pot Growing Tip:	Use a 15 - 20 cm well drained pot.
	Garden Spacing:	35 cm apart in garden beds, or 20 cm apart if hedging.
	Growing Tip:	Pick mature fruit regularly to prolong cropping.

Cucumber 'Bush Bounty' is a compact plant, suitable for container growing, which produces pale green cylindrical fruit to 20cm fruit. Produces no runners and adapts to a range of climates.

	Position:	Full Sun.
	Harvest:	9 - 10 weeks approx.
	Height:	Prostrate, spreads to 1m approx.
	Pot Growing Tip:	Use a 30 cm well drained pot.
	Garden Spacing:	40 cm apart, in rows 60 cm apart.
	Growing Tip:	Requires well drained position and protection from strong winds.

Eggplant 'Lebanese' is a highly productive vigorous plant producing small, delicious slender fruit ideal for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. Pick fruit regularly to prolong harvest.

	Position:	Full Sun.
	Harvest:	12 - 14 weeks approx.
	Height:	1m approx.
	Pot Growing Tip:	Use a 40 cm well drained pot.
	Garden Spacing:	40 - 50 cm apart in rows 50 cm apart in garden beds.
	Growing Tip:	Apply complete fertiliser at time of planting and again once fruit begins to swell. Avoid over-watering as fruit nears maturity.

Lettuce 'Salad Days' is a selection of red and green lettuces that do not form hearts so they can be picked leaf by leaf for a long lasting harvest. Plant on their own in pots or combine with other Patio Harvest vegetables.

	Position:	Full Sun.
	Harvest:	6 - 8 weeks approx.
	Height:	20 - 25 cm approx.
	Pot Growing Tip:	Use a 30 cm well drained pot.
	Garden Spacing:	20 cm apart in garden beds.
	Growing Tip:	Separate seedlings before planting out. Harvest outer leaves first.

Pumpkin 'Windsor Prize' is ideal for container growing on patios and balconies because it doesn't spread as far as traditional varieties. Produces miniature deep orange pumpkins that store well.

	Position:	Full Sun.
	Harvest:	12 - 14 weeks approx.
	Height:	50 cm approx.
	Pot Growing Tip:	Use a 30 cm well drained pot.
	Garden Spacing:	60 cm apart in garden beds.
	Growing Tip:	Choose a warm, sunny spot protected from frost.

Silverbeet 'Rainbow' has brilliantly coloured stalks making it an attractive addition to patio and balcony planters. Best eaten when young and tender. Harvest outside leaves first.

	Position:	Full Sun.
	Harvest:	7 - 9 weeks approx.
	Height:	30 - 40 cm approx.
	Pot Growing Tip:	Use a 30 cm pot and an Australian standards general potting mix.
	Garden Spacing:	25 cm apart in garden beds.
	Growing Tip:	Divide seedlings before planting out. Mulch and weed regularly. Keep watered during hot weather.

Strawberry 'Pink' is a robust performer producing sweet, medium-sized fruit from pretty pink flowers that can be shown off to best advantage in pots or hanging baskets. Excellent strawberry flavour!

	Position:	Full Sun.
	Harvest:	14 - 18 weeks approx.
	Height:	20 cm approx.
	Pot Growing Tip:	Use a strawberry pot or a 30 cm container.
	Garden Spacing:	30 cm apart, rows 40 cm apart.
	Growing Tip:	Ensure good drainage and start with plenty of organic matter.

Tomato 'Patio Roma' is a super performer for containers and window boxes yielding a bumper crop of g bright red, plum shaped fruit of approx. 5cm. A wonderfully compact tomato that produces tomatoes which are full of flavour.

	Position:	Full Sun.
	Harvest:	12 - 14 weeks approx.
	Height:	30 - 40 cm approx.
	Pot Growing Tip:	Use well drained 30 cm pot or window box.
	Garden Spacing:	50 cm apart in garden beds.
	Growing Tip:	Apply ample organic matter before planting. Ensure moist soil conditions and fertilise with a complete tomato food after flowering begins.

'Pot Tomato' is perfect for patio pots and balcony planters delivering attractive and heavy clusters of round, medium-sized fruit that are ideal for summer salads - a compact, reliable performer.

	Position:	Full Sun.
	Harvest:	12 - 14 weeks approx.
	Height:
	Pot Growing Tip:	40 cm pot and an Australian standards general potting mix.
	Garden Spacing:	90 - 100 cm apart in rows, 1 - 2 m in garden beds.
	Growing Tip:	Apply ample organic matter before planting. Ensure moist soil conditions and fertilise with a complete tomato food after flowering begins.

Tomato 'Tumbler' is a cherry tomato variety that requires NO PRUNING and NO STAKING and is so called because of the beautiful way it tumbles of the edges of pots and hanging baskets.

	Position:	Full Sun.
	Harvest:	12 - 14 weeks approx.
	Height:	40 cm approx.
	Pot Growing Tip:	Use 25 cm pot or hanging basket.
	Garden Spacing:	50 cm apart in garden beds.
	Growing Tip:

Watermelon 'Baby Orange' and 'Baby Red' are delicious small and sweet varieties with very few seeds. It spreads to a modest approx 1m wide making it perfect for small spaces. Ideal for cooler climates where other varieties struggle to set fruit.

	Position:	Full Sun.
	Harvest:	10 - 12 weeks approx.
	Height:	Prostrate, spreads approx. 1 metre.
	Pot Growing Tip:	Use a 40 cm well drained pot.
	Garden Spacing:	80 cm apart in garden beds.
	Growing Tip:	Water regularly during hot weather. Avoid wetting leaves.

Zucchini 'Buckingham'

Zucchini 'Buckingham' is the best compact bush type ideal for pot culture producing an abundance of yellow cylindrical-shaped fruit that are ideal for use in antipasto, hot dishes and salads. Best harvested when fruit are about 15 - 18 cm long.

	Position:	Full Sun.
	Harvest:	12 - 14 weeks approx.
	Height:	50 cm approx.
	Pot Growing Tip:	Use a 40 cm well drained pot.
	Garden Spacing:	80 cm apart in garden beds.
	Growing Tip:	Pick regularly to prolong cropping, protect from strong winds.