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Welcome
The names Straathof’s Seed and Kirchhoff’s Seed are synonymous with gardening in South Africa, while the successful partnership with Ball Horticultural Company of the USA, allows customers and staff access to the latest technology and breeding advances in the horticultural world.

This experience and knowledge is vital in providing the best and widest range of products for the garden.

Products include seed and plugs for the professional bedding, cut flower and landscape markets and a range of products in the Home Garden Range, which includes Kirchhoff’s packet flower, vegetable, lawn and herb seed, the Tie-d-range of home garden aids such as labels and rose thorn strippers, and an environmentally responsible range of insecticides, fungicides and fertilizers.

All products have been trialled and tested under all South African conditions for ease of growing and quality, and new varieties are updated regularly.

Ball Straathof is passionate about our environment and dedicated to enhancing and encouraging gardening pleasure for health and well being.
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In Your Garden
July is the best month to ...
  • Prune roses at the end of this month.
  • Make a note of how the sun is moving and make sure that your containers filled with winter flowers are getting at least five to six hours of sun a day.
  • If any of your perennials were plagued by Australian mealie bug, get rid of the diseased growth by cutting back the plants. Spray with a solution of Ludwig’s Insect Spray at four times the strength to get rid of remaining bugs.
  • If it looks as if your winter flowering annuals need a boost, water them with Margaret Roberts Supercharger.
 
Latest News
Car maker develops its own flower species

Toyota has created two flower species that absorb nitrogen oxides and take heat out of the atmosphere.

The flowers, derivatives of the cherry sage plant and the gardenia, were specially developed for the grounds of Toyota’s Prius plant in Toyota City, Japan.

The sage derivative’s leaves have unique characteristics that absorb harmful gases, while the gardenia’s leaves create water vapour in the air, reducing the surface temperature of the factory surrounds and, therefore, reducing the energy needed for cooling, in turn producing less carbon dioxide (CO2).

For more info please follow this link: http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=66761&vf=1

 
Interesting Info

Gardening prevents heart attacks

The Wall Street Journal (January 3, 2006) states: Gardening prevents heart attacks. According to the article, there is a 66% lower risk of sudden cardiac death with one hour of gardening a week.

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