August 2015 Newsletter

Spring is in the air!

Even though it feels like we are still in the middle of winter in Cape Town, spring is in the air and summer bulbs are flowering. On taking a drive up the west coast, we were lucky enough to spot some Tritonia and Babiana species starting to flower. There is no better place than the Cape's west coast to see the splendid flora of the Cape in its natural habitat. With a number of private reserves and National Parks as well as flower shows in the area,the Western Cape is definitely worthwhile a visit in August or September if you are able to.

We are constantly working on the design and feel of our website to give the best possible shopping experience; if you do have any feedback please don't hold back. We also have Android and iPhone apps which can be downloaded from the links further down in the newsletter. Once you have enabled push notifications we will be communicating weekly specials and new product info via the app's from the end of August.

Please keep in mind that we offer free shipping for seed orders over R500. South African orders are ONLY shipped via courier and not by the post office. As much as we would like to, we unfortunately can't offer free shipping on all our products. This is due to the weight and volume constraints of some of our other lines and means we only offer free shipping on small seed packs and parcels that weigh less than 1kg.

All summer flower bulbs except Dahlia's are expected in stock between 15 August and 10 September. Dahlia bulbs are expected in stock between 15 September and 10 October. If you would like to be notified when the bulbs are in stock, please leave your email address on the in stock reminder on the product page and we will email you as they become available.

Last but not least, a big thank you to all of you who voted for Seeds for Africa as their favourite online store in the SA eCommerce awards!
Wishing you all a great summer planting season, and please enjoy the information below!

The Seeds for Africa Team

Organic Vegetable & Herb Seeds

We have an extensive range of organic vegetable & herb seeds. Afriganix organic vegetable and herb seeds are packed in fully recyclable packaging. Our 100% organic heirloom vegetable and herb bulk seed packs offer tremendous value and are a great option for those wanting to start an organic vegetable and herb garden. The pack comprises of 26 packs of our most popular organic vegetable and herb seeds.

Summer Flowers

Offering outstanding value we have a large range of package deals in stock. We have 8 different flowering plant seed packs. Each pack contains 10 packs of flowering plant seeds and is priced at R69.00. Click here to see them all.

We have an extensive range of summer flowers from Annuals, Perennials and bulb seeds.

Blog Articles

Take a look at our blog for informative gardening articles.

These are some of the latest posts.

Things to do to get your garden ready for summer.

Creating a healthy lawn.

Look out for Seeds for Africa's contribution to upcoming articles in Conde Nast House & Garden and SA Garden and Home magazines.

Jiffy Range of Products

We have a large range of Jiffy products in stock, from the Jiffy Peat Pellets to the Jiffy professional growing range of trays and coco peat pellets. The trays are ideal for growing a large number of seedlings and come with pellets. We offer three different sized trays suiteded to various sizes of seeds. The trays are re-useable and we stock refill pellets for your next batch of seedlings. The great thing with Jiffy pellets is that the whole pellet can be planted. With its biodegradable netting minimal shock is caused to the seedling when replanting.

See the full range here.

Browse our site on your mobile device or download our IOS or Android apps. Make sure that you enable push notifications in your settings to get the latest product news and price specials.

Ornamental Grasses

Take a look at our growing range of ornamental grass seeds.

Seeds for Africa is a GMO Free Zone. Nothing we sell is genetically modified. Read more here.

Visit our Resource Centre for information on :
Growing the seeds we sell, planting info for your are a, USDA Zones for indigenous seeds, and our blog.

Click on these links for more info on our seeds, packaging and the safe seed pledge.

Coming Soon...

Palm Tree Seeds Bring that tropical feeling to your garden! Lots of new palm species will be in stock by the end of August. Checkout some of our favourites -

Coco Palm / Queen Palm
Spindle / Bottle Palm
Foxtail Palm
Princess / Hurricane Palm
Kentia / Thatch Palm

Summer flower bulbs. If you would like to be notified when the bulbs are in stock, please leave your email address on the in stock reminder on the product page and we will email you as they become available.

Saffron bulbs are expected to arrive in October. If you would like to be notified when the bulbs are in stock, please leave your email address on the in stock reminder on the product page and we will email you as they become available.

Hydroponic growing systems. More news of this exciting development will be in our next newsletter.

Lots of new species in stock. Browse our site to see them all. These are some of the noteworthy additions :

Water Spinach / Water Convolvulus. Fast to grow this Asian variety is great to grow on the edges of ponds and quickly provides nutritious Asian greens for stirfry and salad as it matures in 25 to 40 days.

Gloriosa modesta. A member of the popular Flame Lily family and native to South Africa, this climber bears golden yellow flowers and grows up to 1 metre high.

Sacred Lotus Water Lilies - Nelumbo nucifera. Possibly one of the most beautiful flowers. A must have if you have a pond. They don't need a lot of space and can be grown in as little as a square meter of water with a depth of 40cm. They are easy to germinate and fast growing.

Cucumis zeyheri. A wild African cucumber with spiny fruits. Considered to be inedible, they are great for ornamental purposes.

Bonsai Tools. We stock a select range of the essential bonsai tools.

Bonsai Pots / Containers. We have a large range of new bonsai pots. In unglazed and glazed finishes these are not only suitable for bonsai but are great for cacti and succulents too.

Growing Paper. This is our range of quality handmade seeded paper products. The range includes A4 paper sheets, gift cards, gift tags and notebooks. The paper may contain variants of mixed flowers, indigenous flowers, vegetables or herbs and is meant to be planted.

Asian Vegetables - Lots of new Asian vegetables in stock. From the more common Pak choi to exotic green luobo radish seeds.

Pyro Chilli Sauces. Something a little bit different but appreciated by those who grow food for their own table.. Pyro Chilli sauces are lovingly blended by a Seeds for Africa customer using chilli peppers grown from our seeds. Chillis are freshly harvested and sauces are manufactured in food safe conditions to the highest hygienic standards. Sauces are made in small quantities and are not available in mass market stores.