Seed Descriptions

Heirloom Tomatoes

(You gotta know we like tomatoes when we have 11 top 10's !!)
lycopersicon esculentum
25 seeds per package

-NOTE- We have many other less common varieties NOT LISTED. Please e-mail us if you are looking for a certain variety--

Red Varieties

Canada Long (New) $3.50

I have grown Canada Long for many years, but never listed it until this year. It always produces well and they were so amazing this year I thought why not list them. A 4to5 inch long "pepper" shaped tomato that could be called a paste type, but it tastes wonderful fresh too. As with all elongated varieties, watch out for blossom end rot.

Legend (New) $3.50

Legend is a well known determinate, that is a productive, early, solid 6oz red ball. It was the first in the greenhouse and one of the first in the field this year. Very strong production all season,I liked it..it's a great all around tomato great flavour too.

Matilda (New) $3.50

Thanks to Mr. Reno for sharing this variety with me. It's from Australia, and although the plant has a rather delicate structure, it really produces! In the greenhouse,6inch X 4inch long tomatoes, that are juicy and flavourful. In the field, they were smaller, but still productive. This is not a paste type, but is really delicious sliced on a sandwich.

Poire Rouge Franchi (New) $3.50

A large heavy, 5 inch, solid, pear shaped paste type from Italy originally. Very productive and great for sauce or canning.

Yasenecki Jabbucar (New) $3.50

This is another great little variety from Serbia from my friend Alex. A very strong determinate plant that produces lots of beautiful orange/red round 6-8oz tomatoes all season out in the field. Very good flavour too.

Adonis $3.50

A new variety I received from a seed saving friend from Serbia Adonis is a great producer of lovely large red tomatoes on a smallish plant. I was impressed!

Ailsa Craig $3.50

An excellent very early 2" red tomato. Wonderful flavour and very reliable. Indeterminate. Developed in Scotland early in the century for the greenhouse trade. As early as Stupice, but tastes way better! The chefs love this one. A top 10.

Alice $3.50

Medium red strawberry shaped tomato. Great flavour. Beautiful, early to midseason Indeterminate. Rare. From Portugal. Has some disease resistance.

Apple of Novi Sad $3.50

Another great Tomato from Serbia. These plants were started late, but still produced a wonderful large crop of beautiful Red Tomatoes. After growing in a different part of the field, they are quite a larger plant than I previously thought! and Once again, a very nice crop in a poor season!

Boxcar Willie $3.50

It is said this tomato was the favourite stolen tomato of the famous Hobo of the same name. He had good taste in tomatoes, because this one is a beautiful round red picture perfect tomato. Rich tangy flavour too. Mid to late season.

Cosmonaut Volkov $3.50

A flatish cushion shaped brick/red tomato, with very good flavour and great production. Named after the Russian spaceman. I love the intense "tomatoey" flavour of this one.

Cuostralee $3.50

I received seeds for Cuostralee from the late Chuck Wyatt in the early 1990's. It is a remarkable tomato- an heirloom from France. He said, great tomatoes on a "rampant" plant, and it certainly is. Beautiful very large red beefsteaks with a supurb flavour. almost as good as German Red Strawberry. We grow it in the greenhouse here.

Ethiopia $3.50

Determinate, productive, Red, mid sized tomato Not real sweet, but good tomato flavour, Disease resistant, keeps very well long after harvest for weeks. Collected from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1993

German Red Strawberry $3.50

Huge red strawberry shaped tomato.Absolutely Great flavour. Beautiful, Late Indeterminate. Rare. A sport from Pineapple. We grow this one in the greenhouse. This year's favourite!

Keeping Tom $3.50

Small Indeterminate plant, productive tomato, that ripens slowly and stays in good shape long after harvesting. May Be picked part ripe and will ripen slowly in cool place. Oddly, it may often appear unripe, but when cut it will be bright red.

Lisa King $3.50

Thanks go to my dear friend Tina for sharing seed for Lisa King probably 15 years ago! Very large (5 inch), round beautifully shaped, wonderful red, old beefsteak type. Very good flavour, very productive, mid/late season. We grow in greenhouse. Determinate. Heirloom. Top 10.

Mountain Princess $3.50

This is a remarkable little plant, that I had not grown for a few years. I had forgotten just how good it is! A small determinate, that produces a large crop of 3 to 4 inch orange/red lovely firm tomatoes, with great flavour and a fine skin. All in a cool summer. I decided I had to relist it. Good for containers or in the ground.

Nepal $3.50

Very good taste, a very productive variety. Beautiful, 3 1/2 in, round, red fruits. Very 'tomato-y".Seems to be quite weather dependent. So it can be variable as to performance, but in a good year it's wonderful! Indeterminate.

Obeyeyie $3.50

This little red tomato is from a village of the same name in Ghana. It is a sprawling determinate that doesn't need staking. It's solid, and versatile with great flavour and keeping qualities. High production. beautifully pleated.

Old Brooks $3.50

Old Brooks is an old Heirloom variety that produces a great late crop of 3 inch, solid red fruits on a small bush type plant. Intense tomato flavour. I think it's a determinate.

Opalka $3.50

Another great paste type. Typically 4-5"long with a pointy end. Pepper shaped. A larger sturdy plant,producing many good large paste tomatoes. also good for keeping.

Rio Grande $3.50

A great paste tomato Developed in Mexico. This one is better tasting, earlier and more productive for us than Roma. determinate

Russian 117 $3.50

Another wonderful Russian variety. Russian 117 produces huge, dense, meaty, heartshaped tomatoes with superb flavour and very few seeds. The foliage can be rather sad looking. Grown in greenhouse here

Sophies Choice $3.50

Very early, nice size tomatoes on a very small "drapey" plant, Great flavour. Very productive great for pots, or in the ground. Developed in Alberta.Very reliable. Determinate. Endangered. Top 10.

St. Pierre $3.50

St. Pierre is a well known old French traditional variety. It is a firm red, 3 to 4 inches, with a very good flavour. A good all around variety for fresh use but it can be used for sauce and canning too. A sturdy regular leafed indeterminate. Fairly productive does well in cool springs.

Stupice $3.50

May be our earliest tomato. Red, mid sized. Good flavour, productive. Developed in Eastern Europe. (Former Czechoslovakia) Very reliable producer. Determinate.

Black Varieties

Japanese Black Trifle (New) $3.50

This is another lovely black variety. A flattened medium pear shape with intense flavour and good keeping qualities, keeps on producing.

Black Brandywine $3.50

Productive and strong plants produce beautiful deep purple great tasting tomatoes. Sweet tangy intense flavour. Look lovely sliced with Yellow Brandywine.

Black From Tula $3.50

Large purple colour, Beautiful globe shape, mid/late season. Delicious, flavour. productive Indeterminate. Rare. Top 10.

Black Plum $3.50

Rare, 2 1/2" red/black colour, plum shape, mid season, sweet flavour. Very productive, versatile cherry/paste type can be used fresh or cooked. Indeterminate.

Black Prince $3.50

Rare, 3"oval, red/black colour, mid season. Pleasant,tangy sweet smoky flavour. A Popular, productive variety. Quite reliable outside. Indeterminate. Rare.

Black Zebra $3.50

Very unusual Mahogany colour with orangy stripes. Dark interior. Deep delicious tangy flavour. Attractive in the garden, I would say it's more of a novelty. early/midseason

Sarah Black $3.50

Sarah Black sometimes called "Schwartze" is a nice slightly flattened, deep purple sprawling plant. Productive with a sweet taste.

Green Varieties

Aunt Ruby's German Green $3.50

A mid to late season, green tomato. With exquisite sweet/tangy flavour. My current favourite. Indeterminate. Heirloom. Top 10.

Evergreen $3.50

Very dynamic flavour, green/gold when ripe. Med. fruit, late season, one of the best tasting bar none. Sweet/tangy! Indeterminate. Heirloom.

Green Sausage $3.50

Green Sausage is a weird little plant, with unusual foliage, and peculiar little green sausage shaped tomatoes striped with yellow! What more could you ask for? It's a short sprawling plant,and like many long pointy tomatoes, you need to watch out for blossom end rot.

Green Zebra $3.50

Very interesting, delicious, green/gold striped when ripe. Mid sized fruit, mid season, Indeterminate.

Pink and Purple Varieties

Anna Russian $3.50

A beautiful heartshaped pink tomato, on a somewhat delicate plant, but Very delicious and flavourful. Productive too.

Brandywine $3.50

The old Amish favourite from 1885. Brandywine is a cushion shaped pink beefsteak with a rich, delicious flavour and fine skin. A potatoleaf variety.

Cherokee Purple $3.50

A popular dark pink/purple variety much like Purple Perfect. It has the same beautiful smooth skin and tender texture. It's another good option that's worth a try. Best grown in the greenhouse here.

Eva Purple Ball $3.50

Eva Purple Ball is a round dark pink/purple tomato from Germany (1800's) 2 1/2 to 3inches. Very good flavour and beautiful in the garden. Good for market gardens.

Gregori's Altai $3.50

A large strong and sturdy plant that produces a large pink beefstake tomato with very good flavour and texture. Fairly early. From the Altai mountains of Siberia. This one is not often seen, but worth a try. First to ripen in the greenhouse last summer.

Ispolin $3.50

I have been growing this version of "Ispolin" -meaning "Giant", since about 1994. It is a flatish pink beefsteak type, that performs very well in our climate. Very delicious and productive Despite the controversy of which is the original Russian Ispolin, the Red or the Pink, this one works well for me!

King Umberto $3.50

Beautiful, 2 inch rose coloured oval tomatoes. Very good flavour. Productive, often 7 on a branch, dries well. Indeterminate. Heirloom.

Oxheart $3.50

The Pink Oxheart has been around since at least 1925. It has a pointed heart shape, pink skin and a wonderful, sweet, delicious flavour. It is fairly early for a large tomato, but we usually grow it in the greenhouse.

Prudens Purple $3.50

Prudens Purple is often compared to Brandywine. It is a similar dark pink, potatoleaf variety. Very good flavour, and very beautiful.

Purple Calabash $3.50

Wierd, flat, pleated, purple/green. Ugly or beautiful depending on your perspective! but delicious, dynamic flavour. Late season. Indeterminate. Endangered. Very old.

Purple Perfect $3.50

Purple Perfect is a lovely and productive dark Pink/purple tomato, with smooth flawless skin, and a tender texture. Sweet flavour and good acid balance. Fairly early and truly worth a try.

Zapotec $3.50

Ancient, bell shaped, ridged and beautiful. Pink late season. The Zapotec people still grow this one in Mexico. Looks remarkable sliced on a plate! Indeterminate, Heirloom. Top 10.

Yellow and Orange Varieties

Aurega $3.50

A deep apricot orange sweet tomato, with a rosy interior. About 2" in size. Ripens fairly early. Very productive and reliable. Said to originate in Switzerland, I've seen it spelled "Auriga" too. I love this one. Indeterminate, Endangered. Top 10

Earl of Edgecombe $3.50

There's a whole story about how the Earl took tomatoes with him when he received his "Earlhood" in England! (Now that's one proud tomato grower!) Anyway, It is a great tasting tomato. A beautiful gold colour and sweet tangy flavour. Around 4 inches. Mid size plant although mine tend to me smaller. I like it a lot!

Manyel Moons $3.50

Beautiful variety, mid to late season. Native North Americans were said to be growing this one at the time of contact with Europeans. Med/large, bright clear yellow, very productive, mild flavour.Performs great in the field. Determinate

Lillians Yellow Heirloom $3.50

Lillians Yellow Heirloom is a potato leaf variety that produces large lovely Yellow delicious tomatoes.Some getting over 1 lb. A sturdy plant with good production, and wonderful sweet/tangy well balanced flavour. Can be a bit late as with most of the very large ones, but in most years we can ripen them in the field. Well worth trying!

yellow bell $3.50

Yellow Bell is a long oval or "Plum" shaped, firm yellow. It looks beautiful in a basket with Rio Grande, or Black Plum. It is very productive and has a good, less acidic flavour. It holds well and doesn't deteriorate after harvesting.

Yellow Brandywine $3.50

Yellow Brandywine is not really related to the well known Pink Brandywine. It is a Potato Leaf variety with medium to large gold coloured tomatoes. Some say this is the best tasting yellow. I must say it is delicious,sweet, fruity tangy and lovely to look at, but you'll have to determine if it's the best yellow!

Yellow Mandarin $3.50

I must say thanks to my friend Marsha for forcing me to grow this tomato after I said, "NO more tomatoes". It is very nice and I was impressed with the performance with the cold summer we had. Beautiful, productive yellow/gold firm round 4inch tomatoes, with great flavour. I had to list them! What could I do? It's a good one!

Other Colours

Feuerwerk (New) $3.50

I'm including this variety simply because of the audacity of it's appearance! Orange and yellow pin stripes with white random scarring give it the look of a firework exploding. Outrageous. Not productive or delicious, and has a thick skin, but oh so pretty.

Vintage Wine (New) $3.50

Vintage Wine is so beautiful, I just had to list it. It has rose and yellow pin stripes when ripe. Often these unusual colours or forms are not that productive but this one is an exception. Large indeterminate plants with high production in greenhouse.

Ananas Noir $3.50

Means "black pineapple" It is predominately green, with brownish splotches.-Quite odd. It's a large indeterminate plant, very productive, nice flavour, sweet but not tangy. Sort of mellow sweet.Very Unusual.

Chocolate Cherokee $3.50

Rare, Beautiful, 5" Milk Chocolate colour, rich flavour. Beautiful, and productive Mid-Late season, Indeterminate. Top 10.

Marizol Gold $3.50

Beautiful, delicious red/gold bicolour. Large fruit, mid to late season. We grow it in the greenhouse Indeterminate Endangered.

Pesta $3.50

Beautiful, heart-shaped delicious red/gold bicolour. Large fruit, Juicy, with few seeds. My favourite bi/colour. Late season, grown in greenhouse. Indeterminate. Endangered.

Tiger Tom $3.50

Reddish orange with yellow stripes. There are several varieties similar to this one but Tiger Tom produces best for me.A mid sized, indeterminate plant, unusual looking tomatoes that taste nice.

Potato Leaf White $3.50

A medium, mid season, white tomato. Potato leaf foliage. This one has been the most productive white with good sweet juicy flavour. Performs well in the field. White spaghetti sauce is really cool! Indeterminate. Heirloom.

Tomato Mixes

Brandywine 3 Colour Mix $5.00

The famous Brandywine Beefsteak in three colours. The legendary Pink, the delicious Yellow, and the gorgeous Black. heirloom.I.

Early Tomato Mix $5.00

A nice selection of three of our Earliest and most reliable varieties. Ailsa Craig our best and tastiest early red. Aurega a lovely tangy gold, and Black Plum an early Mahogany coloured plum tomato. Three different colours and tastes with high productivity will look great in your garden and on your plate. 10 seeds of each.

Heirloom Collection $5.00

A great collection of old beauties. This year we have: Aurega, Aunt Ruby's German Green, Lillian's Yellow Heirloom, Brandywine and Lisa King. You get 8 each, separately packaged,Orange, Green, Yellow, Pink, and Red Heirlooms.

Red and Yellow Peach $5.00

Rose & yellow colour, 2" tender fruit with fine peachlike skin. Delicious, sweet, fruity flavour. Everyone should grow these wonderful peach tomatoes! Packaged separately. Indeterminate. Heirloom.

Cherry Tomatoes

Black Plum $3.50

Rare, 2" red/black colour, oval plum shape, mid season. sweet flavour. Very productive Cherry type Indeterminate. Endangered.

Blond Kopfchen $3.50

Spectacular masses of "petticoat" like flowers produce clusters of 1" golden fruits. One of our earliest cherry types. Over the top production. Amazing! Indeterminate. Endangered

Elfin $3.50

". Elfin is a perfect little red oval "grape" type cherry tomato. Bursting with crisp firm sweet flavour and a great almost crunchy texture, the large plant produces grapelike bunches of these little beautys! Shiny red skin gives a jellybean appearence. I know, I keep saying "No more tomatoes" but, Oh my gosh,you must try them! Everyone loved these, including us!

Gardeners Delight $3.50

Productive. This delicious, very sweet red is a favourite in England and North America. Wonderful old fashioned tomato flavour.Slightly over 1 inch. Indeterminate. Heirloom.

Ghost Cherry $3.50

Unusual, squarish, 2"fruits. Very sweet,tender, pale yellow, with fine thin peachlike skin, mid season. Customers say this is their favourite Tomato! Indeterminate. Endangered. Top 10.

Green Grape $3.50

Productive, very sweet, green/yellow cherry. Absolutely delicious, fruity tomato flavour. You'll be a fan after your first bite! Small sprawling plant works well in containers too. Determinate. Heirloom

Riesentraube $3.50

Very productive large heirloom cherry type. Red with point on blossom end. Used to make wine in the Czech Rep. Indeterminate. Endangered.

Snow White Cherry $3.50

Very productive, sweet, white/pale yellow cherry. Pearly,1 inch, fruity cherry tomato.Really Delicious. Indeterminate. Rare. Top 10

Soleil Cherry $3.50

This is a growout of a Sungold type that is wonderfully sweet and over the top in production. Tangerine orange, 1/2 inch, I really love the sweet fruity flavour.

Sub Arctic Cherry $3.50

This little pink cherry was bred at the research station at Beaverlodge Alberta in 1976. Although not an heirloom it is an invaluable variety for growers in cool or difficult climates. Tiny plant produces abundantly.

Sweetie $3.50

Very productive, sweet, red cherry type. Our earliest red cherry tomato. Smaller than Gardeners Delight. This is a parent to Sweet 100. Very popular, Indeterminate. We love it.Heirloom.

White Rabbit $3.50

Amazing 1/2 inch white cherry tomatoes. Large plant, translucent skin. Delicious, sweet fruity flavour.Smaller than Snow White and every bit as delicious, I love this one too. Indeterminate.Rare.

Cherry Tomato Mixes

Cherry Riot Mix $5.00

A riot of cherry varieties you won't believe! Including: Blond Kopfchen ,Ghost Cherry, Green Grape, Isis Candy, Red & Yellow Pear, Sweetie, Valley Girl, Snow White, Riesentraube. (Not packaged individually.)

Red and Yellow Pear $5.00

Very productive, red and yellow pear shaped cherry. Beautiful and rare. Wonderful as a bi colour tomato salad. Individually packaged. Heirloom Indeterminate

Lettuces

lactuca sativa

Brunia $3.50

Our mainstay lettuce. A red oakleaf with wonderful flavour. Large heads hold well in heat. Excellent for cut and come again. Looks beautiful in the garden. 375 seeds

Forellenschluss $3.50

Light green romaine with maroon dappling. Very beautiful with wonderful delicate flavour. So lovely in a mixed salad. Rare heirloom from Austria.The name means "trout's back". 375 seeds

Grandpa's $3.50

Wavy, red-green outer leaves surround a silky textured butterhead centre. Beautiful and delicious! Heirloom 375 seeds

Jebousik $3.50

Dark green spear shaped leaves surround a curly crisp centre. Holds flavour well in heat. Rare old Czech heirloom. 375 seeds

Lednicky $3.50

Fast growing pale green butterhead. Our earliest lettuce. Velvety soft leaves form tight heads. Rare old Czech heirloom. Delicious. 375 seeds.

Les Oreilles du Diable (Ears of the Devil) $3.50

Glossy beautiful burgundy pointed leaves have a delicious, nutty flavour. Grow to a large size. Slow to bolt. Very rare and unusual. 375 seeds

Red Deer Tongue $3.50

Pointed red-tinged leaves with thick mid-ribs growing in beautiful compact heads. Both tender and crisp. Delicious flavour. It's our favourite lettuce. Heirloom. 375 seeds

Tom Thumb $3.50

This small butterhead dates back to 1853. Very early with delicious soft leaves. Each head makes a salad for one. Ideal for container gardening. 375 seeds.

Tomahawk $3.50

Ruffled green leaves with pink and bronze markings. Delicate texture and taste. Good for early spring. Rare. 375 seeds

Waldmann's $3.50

Dark green leaf type with frilly edges. Slow to bolt. Nice flavour. Holds well in warm weather. Pre 1800 heirloom. 375 seeds

Winter Density : SOLD OUT! $3.50

Dark green, heavy, compact crunchy heads. Romaine/butterhead cross from England. Will thrive in all types of weather. Very resilient. 375 seeds

Sweet Peppers

25 seeds per pkg capsicum annum

All common peppers (capsicum annum)especially chiles will cross quite readily. If you want to save seeds from your peppers and you have more than one variety,you will need to isolate them from others. One way is to cover each variety with floating crop cover until fruit is set. Rocoto Amarillo will not cross with the others in the list. Peppers need at least 70 degrees to germinate.

Chervena Chuska $3.50

Last summer "Chervena" amazed us with it's performance in the field- with no protection. Wow! Very Productive, 2X6" peppers, very sweet, red Bulgarian heirloom. Great flavour, keep well after harvest. Stirfry with onions, and a splash of Balsamic Vinegar for a great quick side dish

Red Ruffle $3.50

Red Ruffle also was a heroic producer out in the field with no protection. We were amazed by how strong and productive it was. Beautiful dark red pleated heirloom. Wonderful, complex, sweet flavour. A sweet paprika type with thick walls. My very favourite pepper. Absolutely delicious!

Hot Chiles

25 seeds per pkg.

Years ago, we noticed that our chilis were not as hot as they should have been when we grew the seed out. Apparently they need some stress to develop their heat. So, way less water and a less rich soil helps bring on the heat.

Cascabel $3.50

"Sleighbell chile" these plants grow about 1 1/2 to 2ft. for me, and produce beautiful round very hot "cherry" peppers. Thanks to my dear friend Rebecca Jehn for sharing these wonderful seeds. Used in Salsas and marinade.

Chihuacle Negro $3.50

A Beautiful dark brown Heirloom chile. Wonderful, complex, hot flavour. Look like little leather bell peppers. Used for "Mole Negro de Oaxaca".You won't find these in just any old seed catalogue.

Chile de Arbol $3.50

Long, thin, upward growing red chiles.The plants look like little trees. Very beautiful in the garden. These chiles are very hot, similar to cayanne peppers, and do very well outside.

Jalapeno $3.50

Traditional flavourful hot chiles for fresh use. I still love to add this one to fresh salsa for that great clean crisp spicy flavour. Lots of folks like to pickle these too, or dry and smoke them to make Chipotle a real treat.

Guajillo $3.50

Guajillo chilis are a mainstay in Mexican cooking, but are hard to get seed for here in Canada. I'm very happy to be able to offer them again this year after a great crop this summer.

New Mex $3.50

I have grown this wonderful chile for many years and when people began asking for a good red chile for sauce I knew it was time to start offering this one. We always get a plentiful crop of 8-10 inch long rich flavoured chiles with a bit of heat, they make the best red sauce.

Piri Piri Chile $3.50

We are very excited to offer this famous little chili. This is the one used to make Piri Piri Chicken. We collected it in Coimbra and Evora farmers' markets while in Portugal. It needs to be started inside early and given protection,or preferably in the greenhouse, but it will produce hundreds of 1 inch extremely HOT red chilis. **It can be hard to germinate without extra heat. We have had some customers complain, but I still want to list it- for the real chili afficianados. (you know who you are!) The Sauce- 5-8 PiriPiri chiles, (or a mixture of PiriPiri and a less firey chile)1 cup olive oil,1/2 cup wine or cidar vinegar, 4 garlic cloves,a pinch of salt. Puree in a blender,let steep for a few days. Marinate chicken and grill. Mmmm. Keeps refridgerated, in a glass jar for 1 month

Poblano (Ancho) $3.50

Beautiful and productive 3X5 inch deep green chilis essential for stuffing- Relleno or(Chilis en Nogada)and dried mature(Ancho)for red sauce and chili powder.

Rocoto Amarillo : SOLD OUT! $3.50

capsicum pubescens Unusual round, yellow 1-2" chile from Peru. Smokin Hot! . Sometimes called Manzana. Beautiful unusual leaves and purple flowers. Has some frost resistance- Can overwinter with protection. Rarely seen here, but often seen in Mexican markets.Can be hard to germinate.

Salad Mixes

Delectable Dozen Lettuce Mix $3.50

A colourful mixture of wonderful tasting heirloom lettuces including oakleaf, romaine, butterhead and looseleafed varieties. Good for cutting or heads. 375 seeds

Heirloom Cutting Mix $3.50

This is a mixture of 6 heirloom lettuces which are suited to cut and come again harvest. Can also be grown to full heads.Contains Brunia, Forellenschluss, Jebousik, Les Oreilles du Diables, Tomahawk and Waldmanns. 375 seeds

Butter Lettuce Mix $3.50

This mixture of 3 butterhead lettuces will give you a continous supply of lettuce from one planting. Contains Grandpas, Lednicky and Tom Thumb. 375 seeds

Four Romaines Mix $3.50

Mixture of four colourful romaine types. Contains Forellenschluss, Jericho, Les Oreilles du Diable and Winter Density

Mesclun Salad Greens $3.50

A mixture of colourful Lettuces, Arugula, Red Giant, Mizuna, Russian Red Kale, Lacinato Kale and Shungiku. Broadcast and cover lightly for cut and come again. 500 seeds

Spicy Mesclun $3.50

A delicious spicy mixture of salad greens including Arugula, Red Giant, Mizuna, Red Russian Kale, Lacinato Kale and Shungiku. Good for cut and come again. Plant spring to fall. 500 seeds

Broad Beans

vicia faba

Aprovecho $3.50

Very large seeds in long pods producing delicious fava beans, -fresh or frozen . Can be used as dried beans if allowed to mature.Great performance, planted late fall to overwinter, they give an extra early crop. 25 seeds

Bush Beans

phaseolus vulgaris

Blue Jay $3.50

A very rare old green snap bean with flecks of blue. The taste is wonderful- sweet and crisp and productivity is excellent. 80 seeds

Buerre de Rocquencourt $3.50

Slim podded tender, yellow bean, early and productive. Excellent flavoured Old French bush variety. This is still the best yellow bean we have ever tried. 80 seeds

Derby $3.50

Provides continuous harvest of long straight smooth green beans. Delicious flavour, sweet and tender even when mature. This is easily the best green bean we have ever tasted. 80 seeds

Royal Burgundy $3.50

Long, round, purple podded bush type. Interior of bean is green. Very productive with delicious and tender, with intense flavour. 80 seeds

Pole Beans

phasiolus vulgaris

Blue Lake $3.50

This wonderful variety has been a favourite for decades. Excellent flavour and abundant quantity of 6 inch dark green beans. 30 seeds

Helda Romano $3.50

This is an amazingly productive Romano type from Europe. It produces an abundance of tasty, long, flat green pods. It needs good support with poles or trellis 7' high. Heirloom. 30 sds.

Lazy Housewife $3.50

One of the earliest known pole snap beans dating back to 1810. The unfortunate name comes from the fact that it was one of the first "stringless beans." Produces an abundant quantity of flavourful beans up to 8" long. Can also be used as a shell bean when mature. 30 seeds

Samos Greek Lima $3.50

(phaseolus coccineus). Runner bean with white flowers. Sweet and tender when eaten young and delicious "Lima bean" flavour dried .These grow on the Greek island of Samos."Fassolia Gigantes" Delicious soaked overnight, and cooked til tender,- then dress with good olive oil, lots of garlic, & fresh lemon juice. Will cross with Scarlet Runners. (Remove any plants that produce red flowers.) 20 seeds

Scarlet Runners (Best of All) $3.50

(phaseolus coccineus). Heavy crop of runner beans in large clusters. Produces from mid summer until fall. Excellent tasting beans stay tender longer, and look beautiful in the garden with vivid red blossoms. 20 seeds

Tetovac $3.50

A productive pole bean from Serbia. When allowed to mature the flat, white seeds are used in many recipes including Serbian White Bean Soup and Serbian Baked Beans. This one was brought to us from Serbia by our friend Alex. 30 seeds

Dry Beans

Agate Pinto $3.50

These bush beans are beige with dark brown markings. Traditional Mexican beans for frijoles, they're delicious and very good for you too. They reach maturity very early, and perform in a wide range of conditions. Very easy to grow. 80 seeds

Black Coco $3.50

This bush bean is larger than most with rich flavour. Can be used as a snap bean if picked young. Black, shiny dry beans cook up to a full flavoured bean when soaked overnight, and simmered til tender. Readily absorbing all the flavours you may add. Good in Mexican dishes. 80 seeds

Chiapas Red Kidney $3.50

A small red kidney bean from Mexico. This one was given to us by Patrick Steiner. Good as a snap bean or if left to dry produces deep red little kidney beans. A bush variety which sends out some runners. 80 seeds

Montezuma Red $3.50

Brick red bush bean once grown by the Aztecs. Very productive. Great for chile and baked beans. A very versatile nutritious bean. 80 seeds

Shelling Peas

Green Arrow $3.50

Extra long 4" pods on 3' vines. High yield of flavourful disease resistant peas. This is the time honoured Old English variety, still one of the best today. 90 seeds

Snow Peas

Brazilian Pea $3.50

This one is the largest edible pod pea we have ever seen. Grows about 6 feet tall with large flat sweet pods 5 to 6 inches in length. They stay succulent for a long time. 50 seeds.

Oregon Sugar Pod II $3.50

Heavy crop of large sweet pods up to 4" long and 1" wide on 3' vines. They become crisper and sweeter as they mature. 90 seeds

Norli : SOLD OUT! $3.50

This is a short vined snow pea that doesn't require trellising. It's sweet, tender pods are very early. Can be grown in parallel rows 8" apart which will support each other. Great where space is an issue. 90 seeds

Snap Peas

Sugar Snap $3.50

Climbing vines grow to 6' bearing plump, crunchy, Sweet 3" peas with edible pods. Delicious raw or cooked. 50 seeds

Other Seeds

Arugula $3.50

Long, dark green lobed leaves. Spicy taste. Easy to grow. Adds zesty flavour to salads. The flowers are also good in salads. 650 seeds.

Basil $3.50

Wonderful, fragrant useful Basil. Plant successively all season to have fresh plants. For seasoning, preserves and fresh use. Great for pesto. 450 seeds.

Chives $3.50

The common perennial garden chive thats been around forever. Great flavour, and looks beautiful in the garden. Everyone needs chives

Dill, Bouquet $3.50

Wonderful, fragrant, useful dill. Essential pickling herb also used in salads. Bouquet is a slightly compact plant. 200 seeds

Kale: Lacinato : SOLD OUT! $3.50

Unique Italian variety with narrow savoyed dark blue/green strappy leaves. Very nutritious with good flavour. Known since 1885. Heirloom. Rare. 400 seeds

Kale: Russian Red $3.50

Purple/red stems with flat gray green oak leaf shaped leaves. Tenderest of kales. Use steamed, sauteed or raw in salads. Overwinters in our climate, and is super sweet after a touch of frost. Great sauteed with oil and garlic, and an extra bonus of delicious tender flower buds to steam up in the spring. Heirloom. 400 seeds

Kale: Westlandse Winter $3.50

This Kale is very popular in Europe. It has dark green very curly leaves and is very nutritious. It has more of a dwarf habit than some kales and is very winter hardy. 400 sds.

Lentils: Ethiopian $3.50

These large lentils are so pretty you can include the plants in the flower bed! Pretty lacey foliage with little blue flowers on small 12 inch plants. Lentils are tan/green in colour with delicious flavour, when dry. Great in stew and soup. 80 seeds

Mizuna $3.50

A mild mustard green good in salads. Bright green, tender, lacy leaves. Grows vigously and can be cut repeatedly. 400 seeds.

Red Giant $3.50

Burgundy leaves with light green veins. A mild and tender mustard green when picked small. A tasty and colourful addition to salads. 400 seeds

Red Orach $3.50

Beautiful magenta coloured greens. Grow all summer. Use like spinach. Also the beautiful seed pods stalks can be used in flower arrangements. 100 seeds.

Soy Bean: Envy Edamame $3.50

This Edamame type soybean is best eaten when both the shells and beans are at the tender stage. Surprisingly productive little plants. Easy to grow. 80 seeds

Welsh Onion $3.50

(allium fistulosum) Large 2ft. plant with thick hollow green leaves and "scapes". Does not make bulbs,but regenerates in spring from roots. Easy to grow, good onion flavour, and it looks beautiful and decorative in the garden with white flower balls. Widely used in many cultures, probably originating in Asia. aka. Japanese bunching onion, Spring onion.

Pumpkin: Winter Luxury Pie (c. pepo) $3.50

This beautiful old heirloom from 1893, has a dark orange skin with a netted look like a cantaloupe. Sweet flesh makes the best pumpkin pie ever, and keeps well too. Average size 6 lb. 15 seeds

Winter Squash: Marina di Chioggia (c. maxima) $3.50

Heirloom squash developed in Italy. Large, bumpy, dark green turban shape with sweet, orange, fairly dry flesh. Traditionally grilled at the dockside near Venice. Average 10 lbs. 15 seeds

Zucchini: Black Beauty (c. pepo) $3.50

An old dark green variety producing abundant tender flavourful zucchinis. Has an open bush habit. Keep harvested for longer performance. Heirloom. 15 seeds

Tomatillo $3.50

A relative of Tomato in a papery husk. We have had this Tomatillo mix on the farm for many years. Very easy to grow, and produces a lot of tomatillos. Makes great Salsa Verde.

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