Italian Seeds Pronto understand the importance of regional Italian cooking Italian Seeds Pronto are the New Zealand distributors of Franchi vegetable seed and Franchi herb seed Franchi vegetable and herb seed for discerning kitchen gardeners Franchi Sementi for Italian regional varieties Franchi Sementi offers a range of heirloom varieties selected for superior taste!Cavolo Nero Laciniato, Cime di rapa, Basil Napoletano, Radicchio rossa di treviso, Wild rocket, Celeriac, Artichoke Violetta Lunga, Cardoon, Fennel Montebianco
PLEASE NOTE ONLY CLICK ON THE ONE ORDER CONFIRMATION. THIS WEBSITE IS CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES . ANY ORDERS PLACED ARE COMING THROUGH BUT DON'T CLICK TWICE AS YOU ARE CHARGED AGAIN AND WE WILL HAVE TO REFUND THE ORDER
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February 8th-19th 2026 Italian Seeds Pronto will be closed. Any seed orders received online or by email will be dispatched on the 20th February
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February 2026 You might find the website is a bit slowish atm so if you know what you want just email me (Gillian) tellmemore@italianseedspronto.co.nz
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January 2026 Happy New Year and thank you for your support of Franchi in Aotearoa NZ So...now is the time to start thinking about what you want to grow in the next few months i.e radicchio,spigariello,cima di rapa,celeriac etc
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December 2025 there is special pricing on a few varieties (lambs lettuce,radish,spinach) expiry 6/26
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April 2025 the 2025 catalogue is now on the website for download
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February 19th seed shipment has arrived. These seeds would have to be the freshest seed import into Aotearoa NZ
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February 2025 next shipment due late Feb/early March with many of the out of stock varieties. It should be noted there is a seed shortage in the EU.
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November 2024 sold out of Parsley and light- on with some other varieties
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October 2024 one pkt of Pantano and Principe Borghese tomatoes apply to orders
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June 2024 currently sold out of both black and white Salsify until next shipment later in approx January 2025
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May 2024 I will be in Italy May 16th until 14th June so any orders received during that time will be dispatched 15th June onwards. The good news is I will again be visiting Franchi in Bergamo and learning more about the Franchi brand.
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March 2024 For the Kiwi gardeners who like New Zealand Spinach we now have some to purchase and grow. Franchi import this seed from a excellent seed supplier here in New Zealand. Seems quite ironic I'm importing seed that's grown here. LOL
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November 18th 2023 The online catalogue is updated to reflect current selection from recent shipment. Very fresh seed!
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Shipment July 2022- Good news the fresh seed shipment has arrived and website updated to include arrivals
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September 2021 - as you will notice we have sold out of many varieties.Our order is in with Franchi for the seasons freshest seeds from this years (2021)Italian harvest. Some varieties require tests and this takes time. The shipment should be here in Aotearoa around November.
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August 2021- we have no Melanzana (eggplant)& Zucchini is selling fast
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January 2021 download our annual catalogue from the website
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December 2020- our fresh seed shipment has arrived
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July 2020 the 20/21 catalogue is now available to download from this website. This is version one and we will do a final version when our order arrives but suspect this won't be until summer.
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June 2020 update if the variety you are looking for is not on this website it means we have sold out. Currently Italy is working at about 20% for testing requirements so we are unsure when our next order wil be processed and received. We will be putting up a new version 1 catalogue in the next few weeks and this will be updated. Sorry about this but we are working with a family-run seed company whose priorities are in Italy and naturally this is most important at this time.
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