06/02/2018
This is what’s currently available:
Tomato - Roma VF
Perfect for the gourmet chef. The best known of the paste-types can also be used for sauces and ketchup. This 85 g (3 oz) pear-shaped fruit is very productive with few seeds and rich, meaty interiors. Disease resistant. Adds body to any dish when used in cooking. No staking required after transplanting to garden.
Pepper - Sweet Banana
Compact plants are loaded with glossy, yellow 15 cm (6″) banana shaped fruits with a delightful tasting sweet flesh. Turns red at maturity. Serve fresh, cooked, pickled and freezes well too.
Pepper - Red Bell
Beautiful bell-shaped fruit with coloring from medium green to red. Large 8 x 10 cm (3″ x 4″) in size. A colorful addition to salads, stir-fries, casseroles or fresh vegetable trays. Peppers need a warm soil and night temperature to prosper. Location should be sheltered from the wind and soil should be kept reasonably moist
Pepper - Early California Wonder
Bright green to red coloring. This 10×10 cm (4″ x4″) fruit is large and bell-shaped. Texture is crisp and crunchy. Excellent for stuffing. Great raw and for all types of cooking. Peppers can be harvested when green or later, as they mature to red. Peppers need a warm soil and night temperature to prosper. Location should be sheltered from the wind and soil should be kept reasonably moist.
Pepper - Hot Salsa Blend
A colorful and spicy mixture ranging in intensity from mild to red-hot. A great way to sample different peppers. Includes Hungarian Wax, Anaheim Chili, Long Slim Red Cayenne, Ancho (Poblano) and Jalapeno
Pepper - Super Chili Hybrid
If you like it hot, this is the pepper for you! Super Chili is one hot pepper. It is not uncommon for this variety to yield over 200 peppers per plant. Use in soups, salads, sauces and dips for that extra kick or as a dried seasoning. May be used green but harvest when red for spicier peppers.
Cucumber - Slicer
One of our best slicing cucumbers! Produces heavy, early crops of long cucumbers that can be pickled for dills when young or used for slicing when larger.
Cucumber - Straight Eight
A favorite variety with attractive green skin and crisp, juicy white flesh. White spined. Plant near beans, peas, tomatoes, cabbage and lettuce.
Cucumber - Boston Pickling
Harvest these exceptional black-spined cucumbers when they are 5-15 cm (2-6”) long. Perfect for pickling as well as fresh eating. Heavy yielding, superb flavor!
Lemon Balm
Bushy perennial plant with light green leaves that has a lemon scent and lemon-mint flavored leaves. Use with soups, meats, fish, sauces and salads. Transplants well. Harvest leaves anytime. For drying, harvest leaves in early morning. Dry quickly to retain flavor.
Basil - Sweet
The leaves of this attractive herb have a spicy flavor which makes green salads, tomato and cheese dishes, soups and omelets extra delicious. Good companion for tomato plants.
Basil - Lemon
Thin, downy, pale green foliage with a tantalizing lemon aroma and taste. Spikes of tiny white flowers in summer. Pick leaves and stems at any time for fresh use. Harvest just before blooming for dried use
Chives
Delicate onion flavor. Chives form clumps of grass-like hollow leaves with a mild onion flavor. Develops attractive lavender-pink flowers. Delicious in soups, salads, cheese, egg dishes and with sour cream on baked potatoes. Can be grown indoors. Clumps may be divided and transplanted in spring after first season. Harvest often by cutting 5 cm (2”) from the ground. Can be dried or frozen.
Summer Savory
The leaves have a sharp, peppery thyme flavor that is well suited for bean dishes, meat pies, poultry dressings, salads, soups and casseroles. Pick leaves anytime after plant is well established. For drying, cut off entire plant just before flowering and hang to dry.
Peppermint
Used to flavor foods where a peppermint flavor is desired. Use in sauces and drinks and makes a delicious tea. Pick leaves for fresh use anytime. For drying, leaves should be harvested before flowers open. Store in an airtight container when leaves are brittle.
Tarragon - Russian
A very distinctive flavor that is a necessity in many sauces. Delightful when added to meat dishes, used in stuffings and in salads. Tip: For homemade Tarragon vinegar, put fresh tarragon leaves into white vinegar and place in a dark place for 3-4 weeks before use.
Rosemary
Toss leaves over hot charcoal to add zest when grilling. This tender and fragrant perennial herb evergreen is a relative of mint, that goes well with meat, fish and many vegetables. Because of the fragrant aroma and warm, tangy flavor of the leaves, Rosemary is popular for flavoring meats and soups. Well suited for containers. The leaves have a strong minty fragrance useful in potpourris. Drought resistant.
Lettuce - Grand Rapids
The best known loose leaf variety. Medium to large upright, light green leaves which are frilled and crisp. Mild and flavourful. Earliest to bear and an exceptionally fast grower. Slow to bolt. It can be grown later in the spring than most other varieties.
Pumpkin - Dill’s Atlantic Giant PVP
This grand-daddy of pumpkins can grow 45-225 kg (100-500 lbs)! When the fruit sets, prune the fruits until only one or two are left. Water frequently and add fertilizer occasionally to aid its growth.
Pumpkin - EZ Gro Monster
Grow a prize winning pumpkin! Wonderful bright orange pumpkins with soft rinds and round shape can grow up to 45 kg (100 lbs) or more! Have plenty of room for plants to spread. Moisture is essential in the pursuit of large pumpkins as well as regular feedings of compost or plant food to keep up nutrient levels as the growing season progresses.
Tips for growing giant pumpkins:
Once transplanted be vigilant in watering. As vine grows in, pinch off any flowers that are within 1.5-1.8m (5’-6’) of the main root so that a growing pumpkin doesn’t pull the root out as it matures. Once you notice 2-3 pumpkins growing, pinch off new flowers. Decide which of the remaining pumpkins is the largest and pinch off the other ones. Consider putting a pallet under the pumpkin so it is easy to move later as well as helping to prevent the bottom of the pumpkin from rotting in wetter climates.
Pumpkin - Small Sugar Organic
The piemaker’s favorite. Sweet-flavor with thick, meaty flesh. Small seed cavity enclosed in orange, fine-textured flesh. Mature size: 15 to 20 cm (6-8″). From late summer on, remove any blossoms or new fruit to enhance growth on fruit that is already formed. Harvest when fully mature. Allow to stand in garden a few days until skin hardens, then store in a cool, dry place.
Pumpkin - Jack O’Lantern
The perfect Halloween pumpkin. Excellent for carving. Bright orange skin is smooth and firm. Averages 4.5 kg (10 lbs). Fine grained for excellent pies. From late summer on, remove any blossoms or new fruit to enhance growth on fruit that is already formed. Harvest when fully matured. Cut off the vine, leaving a portion of the stem attached for a handle.
Pink Pumpkin - Porcelain Doll Hybrid
Sensational, one-of-a-kind beauty is the world’s very first pink pumpkin - and a pumpkin with a cause. Squarish, deep-ribbed 20-24 lb. pink marvel with sturdy handle makes for eye-catching seasonal decoration. Boasts deep-orange, sweet flesh - ready to star in pies, soups, and gourmet creations. Fully-vined, leafy plants that show good. GROWING TIP: Wait until pumpkins are fully pink and stem is corky before harvesting.
Squash - Table Queen
A highly prized acorn winter squash. Smooth thin green shell with a light yellow flesh. Resembles a large green acorn with a hard shell pointed at the blossom end. Excellent for baking or stuffing in half shell. Mild flavor. It can be trained on a fence or trellis for space saving purposes.
Squash - Butternut
Creamy brown rind with orange-yellow flesh make this bottle-shaped squash a favorite. Fruit is 12.5 x 30 cm (5 x 12″) in size. Soil should be rich and well-drained. Requires generous watering in dry weather. Be careful of frost, light ones are okay, but hard frosts reduce its keeping quality.
Squash - Buttercup
One of the very best winter squash varieties. Flesh is deep golden yellow, fine grained, thick, dry and sweet. Turban-shaped outside with a rind that is hard, green, and flecked with grey stripes. Produces fruit 10 x 15 cm (4″ x 6″). Soil should be rich and well-drained. Harvest after the first frost, or when the skin begins to turn orange when touching the soil. Generous watering is required if weather is dry.
Watermelon - Sugar Baby
Most popular ‘Icebox’ type of watermelon. Very sweet, crisp, red flesh. Fruits are 18-20 cm (7-8″) round and weigh 3.5-4.5 kg (8-10 lbs.) each. A perfect size for a family.
Watermelon - Early Canada Improved
This Greybelle watermelon produces good yields of nearly round fruits that can reach up to 6.5kg (15 lbs). The rind is grey-green with darker veins encasing a sweet and delicious dark pink flesh. Perfect for smaller home gardeners as well as market growers.
Catnip
The young leaves and shoots also impart lemony-mintiness to everyday cooking and to catnip tea. Cats love the minty aroma. Dry leaves can be used in cat toys or sprinkled sparingly on cat food. Prefers well drained soil. Harvest flowers before seeds set and dry in a dark, well ventilated place. Can be grown for bee forage. Can also be grown indoors.
Morning Glory - Heavenly Blue
Slender stems bearing exquisite flowers grow up to 12.5 cm (5″) across. Blooms profusely and continuously. Ideal for trellis, arbors, fences and poles. Drought tolerant.
Morning Glory - Mix
An excellent show of blooms that open in the morning and close late afternoon. Beautiful dark shades of reds and purples. Climbs rapidly on fences, porches, trellises and hanging baskets. Drought tolerant.
