Companion Plant SeedCo

Companion Plant SeedCo We specialize in cultivating organic, regionally adapted heritage heirloom seeds in Wide Bay Burnett for urban backyard gardeners and market growers.
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Our methods of permaculture, biointensive & regen farming techniques support local sustainable food crops

Cicadas right now: volume set to “wildly excessive” 🦗🔊Summer is here, the garden is thriving… and nobody can hear a thin...
14/01/2026

Cicadas right now: volume set to “wildly excessive” 🦗🔊
Summer is here, the garden is thriving… and nobody can hear a thing 😂

🌿 Moringa – the Miracle Tree 🌿If there’s one tropical tree that truly earns the name miracle, it’s Moringa. This incredi...
12/01/2026

🌿 Moringa – the Miracle Tree 🌿
If there’s one tropical tree that truly earns the name miracle, it’s Moringa. This incredible multi-purpose tree is celebrated around the world for its nutritional and medicinal benefits, and it pairs beautifully with the subtropics.

Despite its tropical origins, Moringa has proven itself tough here — we regularly dip down to -2°C over winter, and this tree just keeps on going. Resilient, fast-growing and generous.

Right now our Moringa is in flower, and before long it will be setting pods — often called drumsticks. These are not only edible but also mean more seed for our farm, keeping this amazing tree regenerating season after season.

🌱 Health-wise, Moringa is a powerhouse
The leaves are rich in vitamins A, C & E, calcium, iron and protein. Traditionally used to support:
•immune health
•energy and vitality
•inflammation balance
•overall nutritional wellbeing

Leaves can be eaten fresh, dried for tea or powder, and pods are widely used in cooking across tropical cultures.

🌿 A true tropical that adapts, thrives and gives back.

✨ Seed stock still available if you’d like to grow one of these miracle trees yourself and add a hardy tropical to your garden or food forest.

Nature really does know what it’s doing 🌱💚

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Ever tried a Caribbean mango & avocado salad with lime? 🥭🥑🍋With our Bowen mangoes in full swing, I decided to revive an ...
10/01/2026

Ever tried a Caribbean mango & avocado salad with lime? 🥭🥑🍋

With our Bowen mangoes in full swing, I decided to revive an old family favourite — a Caribbean-style mango & avocado salad with lime, made even better with our West Indian key limes.

It’s beautifully simple and fresh, but you can lift it even more with:
🌶️ a hint of chilli
🫑 some red capsicum
🌿 fresh coriander
🫒 or a dash of olive oil
If you’ve never tried it, give it a go!
Tonight it’s hitting the table alongside a good old Aussie BBQ, and on a hot summer’s night it’s the perfect refreshing treat for all this QLD humidity 🥵🌴
Fresh, zesty, and made for summer.

10/01/2026

Mount Perry is often labelled Australia Plant Hardiness Zone 10B — but if you garden here, you know that’s only part of the story.
On paper, 10B suggests warmth and minimal cold stress. In reality, we deal with hot, humid summers, long dry spells, sharp temperature swings, and the occasional frosts in certain pockets. It’s a climate that doesn’t follow the rulebook.
This isn’t gardening by the book.
It’s gardening by observation.
Microclimate is a must for survival here.
Tucking banana trees, papaya and other frost-tender tropicals under canopy, against structures, or into protected pockets can be the difference between plants surviving or being wiped out in one cold snap.
One garden can thrive while another, just a few streets away, struggles. Slope, aspect, airflow, shade, canopy cover, soil health and water-holding capacity matter more here than a zone number ever will.
That’s why timing, locally adapted seed, and working with seasonal rhythms makes all the difference.
If you garden in Mount Perry, you already know —
Zone 10B might describe us on a map, but experience is the real guide 🌿

🌿 January Giveaway Alert! 🌿January is the perfect time to invite the good guys into your garden 🐞🕷️Our Good Bug Mix is d...
06/01/2026

🌿 January Giveaway Alert! 🌿
January is the perfect time to invite the good guys into your garden 🐞🕷️

Our Good Bug Mix is designed to attract and support beneficial insects that help keep pests in balance — naturally.

✨ FREE SAMPLE ALERT ✨
For a limited time, every order includes a FREE sample of Good Bug Mix seeds — while stocks last. No codes, no fuss, we’ll pop it straight into your parcel 📦🌱

🌼 Why plant Good Bug Mix?
• Encourages natural pest control
• Attracts ladybirds, lacewings & parasitic wasps
• Supports pollinators & garden biodiversity
• Perfect for veggie patches, orchards & school gardens
🌱 Sow, water in, and let nature do the rest. No sprays. No stress.

⚠️ Stocks won’t last on this release — both the mix and the free samples are limited.
Let’s start the year growing smarter, not harder 💚🌿

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🌿 Great Mullein – Gentle Support for Your Lungs 🌿Looking for a natural way to soothe your lungs and breathe easier? Grea...
04/01/2026

🌿 Great Mullein – Gentle Support for Your Lungs 🌿
Looking for a natural way to soothe your lungs and breathe easier? Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) has been used for centuries for respiratory health, and it’s a wonderful addition to your home herb apothecary.

💨 Why it’s amazing for lungs:
* Helps soothe irritation in the airways
* Supports healthy mucus flow and congestion relief
* Traditionally used for coughs, bronchial irritation, and general respiratory support

🍵 Ways to use Great Mullein:
1️⃣ Mullein Tea
* Steep 1–2 tsp of dried mullein leaves in boiling water for 10–15 minutes.
* Strain carefully (tiny hairs can irritate your throat).
* Drink 2–3 times daily for gentle support.
2️⃣ Mullein Steam Inhalation
* Add a handful of dried mullein leaves to a bowl of hot water.
* Cover your head with a towel and inhale the steam for 5–10 minutes.
* Great for clearing congestion naturally.
3️⃣ Smoking Mullein (Optional)
* Only use dried leaves, never fresh.
* Smoke gently—think soft puffs, not deep inhales.
* Often combined with lavender, peppermint, or marshmallow leaf for added support.
* This is not a cure, just a traditional supportive practice.

🌱 Extra tips:
* Combine with herbs like thyme or licorice root for extra lung comfort.
* Harvest mullein from clean, pollution-free areas.
* If you have chronic lung conditions or take medications, check with a healthcare professional first.

✨ Mullein is a gentle, natural way to care for your lungs and support easier breathing—perfect for your herb garden, home remedies, or just a cozy wellness ritual.

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Moon Planting Tip 🌕Small timing shifts, big garden resultsAs we approach the Full Moon, growth energy is building and ac...
02/01/2026

Moon Planting Tip 🌕
Small timing shifts, big garden results

As we approach the Full Moon, growth energy is building and activity in the garden is heightened.

⚠️ Pause planting right on the Full Moon
Traditional moon gardening notes a ~24-hour window at the exact Full Moon where planting is best avoided, as energy is shifting. Use this time instead for:
• Soil prep
• Mulching
• Weeding
• Composting

🌙 Quick guide:
✔️ Waxing Moon → leafy & fruiting crops
✔️ Waning Moon → root crops & tubers

Always pair moon timing with your local SEQLD conditions for the best results — working with nature, not against it 🌱

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🌱 New Year, New Goals 🌱As we step into a brand new year, we’re keeping things grounded, seasonal and community-focused h...
31/12/2025

🌱 New Year, New Goals 🌱
As we step into a brand new year, we’re keeping things grounded, seasonal and community-focused here at Companion Plant SeedCo 💚

Last year was all about building strong foundations — regenerating seed, growing climate-adapted varieties, and sharing real, practical growing knowledge for our region.

✨ 2025 highlights we’re proud of:
Regenerated and saved locally adapted flower, herb & veggie seeds
Supported backyard growers, schools & teachers with planting guides and resources
Stocked our seeds locally and strengthened community connections
Continued growing food and seed in small urban spaces — proving it can be done
Shared honest garden wins and challenges along the way 🌿

🌼 Our focus for the year ahead:
Keep growing resilient, heirloom seed suited to SE QLD conditions
Share more seasonal tips, school-friendly content & plant-to-plate inspiration
Support new gardeners with simple, achievable growing steps
Keep learning, observing and working with nature, not against it
This journey is slow, intentional and deeply rewarding — and we’re so grateful to have you here for it.

🌱 Follow along as we grow, save seed, learn from the land and continue building a resilient local food future — one seed at a time.
💚 Thanks for being part of the journey




🌱 Welcome to Companion Plant SeedCo 🌱If you’re just finding us for the first time — hello and welcome! 👋💚We’re a small l...
31/12/2025

🌱 Welcome to Companion Plant SeedCo 🌱If you’re just finding us for the first time — hello and welcome! 👋💚
We’re a small local seed farm passionate about growing and supplying heirloom vegetable, herb & flower seeds that actually perform in our conditions here in regional SE QLD 🌞🌧️

🌿 What makes our seeds different?All of our seeds are:
✨ Grown locally & regionally adapted
✨ Proven, reliable growers
✨ No pesticides or herbicides
✨ No GMO
✨ Untreated
✨ Open-pollinated & true-to-type — meaning you can save seed and grow again year after year

🌱 Where to buy our seeds 🛒 Shop online anytime via our website (scan the QR code on our flyers!)📦 Postage is super affordable, Australia-wide
🚜 FREE local collection point.
You can also collect your online orders at:📍 McKays Fuel & Rural Supplies A free community collection point — supporting local growers supporting local businesses 💚
🏪 Retail StockistYou’ll also find a selection of our seeds stocked locally at:📍 A & M Dollarwise – Gin Gin

🌱 Who we supply
We proudly support:
🌼 Home gardeners
🏫 Schools through our School Garden Program
🌾 Market growers
📚 Seed banks & local libraries
🌱 Small bulk seed orders (when available)
Whether you’re growing food for your family, teaching kids where food comes from, or preserving seed diversity for the future — we’re so glad you’re here 🌍💚

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29/12/2025

🌼 Another Reason to Let Fennel Flower 🌼
We spotted this flower wasp visiting our flowering fennel, a familiar face that usually shows up around the time our Fraser Island Apple flowers each year. Seeing it again — this time on fennel — really highlighted just how valuable flowering plants are in supporting beneficial insects across the seasons.
This one belongs to the flower wasp family and, from my observations, appears to sit within the Tribe Rhagigasterini. Like many flower wasps, it plays a quiet but important role in the garden ecosystem, helping with pollination and keeping balance among insect populations.
What continues to amaze me is how flowering fennel brings in such a diverse range of beneficial insects — some expected, others pleasantly surprising. Before letting fennel go fully to flower, I never realised just how many different visitors it could attract.
Another gentle reminder that when we let plants complete their life cycle, we’re not just growing food — we’re creating habitat 🌿💚




Anyone else feel like we’ve been inundated with Rhino beetles this year? 😅You could almost call it a plague here in the ...
27/12/2025

Anyone else feel like we’ve been inundated with Rhino beetles this year? 😅

You could almost call it a plague here in the garden!
But here’s the thing… while most people want to destroy those big white grubs the moment they find them in the soil, they’re actually doing us a favour 💚

🪲 Fun Rhino Beetle Facts
• Their larvae help break down organic matter, turning it into rich, healthy soil
• They improve soil structure and boost microbial life
• They feed on rotting material — not your living plants
• Healthy soils = more beetles (it’s a good sign!)

So if you uncover one while digging, there’s no need to panic or squash it. They’re beneficial decomposers, part of a balanced garden ecosystem, and a sign your soil is alive and thriving 🌿
Nature always knows what it’s doing — even when it looks a little wild 😉


I never got around to sharing our lip balms we made earlier in the week 💋🌿The first time I ever made them, I think I mad...
26/12/2025

I never got around to sharing our lip balms we made earlier in the week 💋🌿

The first time I ever made them, I think I made about 5… then next time 10, then 20, and so on.
This year I really wanted them to last a full year, and I’ve finally refined my recipe enough to do just that. We made a batch of 60 — perfect for long-term use and they make wonderful handmade gifts that are good for the skin, body and mind 💚

There’s something so satisfying about simple, garden-inspired remedies made with intention ✨

🌿 Homemade Lip Balm Recipe
Makes 60 x 5.5ml tubes
• 100g pure beeswax
• 1 cup quality coconut oil
• 15 drops lavender essential oil
• 5 drops peppermint essential oil

Gently heat the coconut oil in a small pot, add shaved beeswax and allow to melt. Stir through essential oils, then pour into tubes and let set 💫

I also purchased a nifty little filling device this year that holds all the tubes steady — such a game changer and makes the whole process so much easier!
Simple, nourishing and made with love 🌱💋


Address

Mount Perry, QLD
4671

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 12pm

Website

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