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Pre-Order Your Certified Organic Seedlings! Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant, Culinary Herbs, Edible Flowers, Kale, Lettuce, Onions, Fennel, Squash, Cucumbers and FRUIT. See the full list below...

Order now and pick them up in April and May at one of three farmer's markets or our headquarters. Annuals $5 each, Perennials $5.50. Send us a list via email at [email protected].

SWEET PEPPERS

Ace (hybrid) – Extra early, three-lobed pepper, favourite in our garden in 2011 for productivity & flavour, green to red, 55 days

Lipstick – Sheppard-type, cone-shaped pepper with superb flavour, thick & juicy, 53 days to green, 73 red

Bright Star (hybrid) – Blocky 3-4", crisp, bright fruits with sweet flavour, green to orange, 73 days

HOT PEPPERS:

Ring-O-Fire Cayenne – Produces many bright red, long, thin, very hot peppers, ideal for cooking & drying for chili powder

Early Jalapeño – Blunt-shaped peppers mature early changing from dark green to red, medium heat, use in salsas & stir fries

Hungarian Hot Wax – Abundant yields of medium hot, tapering fruits, ideal for pickling, roasting & frying, yellow to red

Chinese Five Colour – Fiery hot peppers turn a rainbow of colours, from purple, through to cream, yellow, orange & red

TOMATOES: Recommendation: For container planting, choose shorter/ more compact, determinate varieties

SLICING TOMATOES:

Big Beef (hybrid) – Excellent flavour, large, smooth red fruits, disease resistant, mid season, indeterminate

Black Sea Man (heirloom) – Medium-sized, brownish-red fruits, delicious rich flavour, early to mid season, determinate

Brandywine, Red (heirloom) – Large beefsteak-type tomato, juicy with mild flavour, indeterminate, mid to late season, potato-leaf foliage

Cherokee Purple (heirloom) – Dusty rose to chestnut colour with a sweet, smoky flavour, heavy crops of good size fruits, late season, indeterminate

Defiant (hybrid) – Mid-size red slicer with great taste, highly productive plants have high and moderate resistance to late & early blight respectively, mid season, determinate

Earl of Edgecombe (heirloom) – Lovely 3-inch round, mango-coloured fruits, meaty with fruity flavour, indeterminate

Green Zebra (heirloom) – Tangy, green fruits with dark stripes, pick when fruit has a yellowish hue, mid season, indeterminate

Old German (heirloom) – Mennonite variety, a favourite for its sweet flavoured large golden-yellow fruits, mid to late season, indeterminate

Black Krim (heirloom) – Dark, red-purple skin & flesh with lovely full flavour, medium to large fruits, mid to late season, indeterminate

PLUM/PASTE TOMATOES:

Black Plum (heirloom) – Mid-season, oval 2" fruits with dark colour & rich flavour, great for sauces & salads, indeterminate

Roma – Plum tomato with great disease resistance, heavy yields of thick-walled fruit with deep red color & mild flavour, widely used for canning and pastes, mid to late season, determinate

CHERRY TOMATOES:

Black Cherry (heirloom) – Dark purple fruits, sweet, rich flavour, very productive & early, indeterminate

Gold Nugget – Sweet-tasting, open-pollinated, 1" yellow cherry tomatoes, early season, determinate

Peacevine – Delicious red cherry tomatoes borne in large clusters on prolific plants, very high in vitamin C

Sun Sugar (hybrid) – Golden fruits with unparalleled sweetness & flavour, higher in Vitamin A than red types, early & indeterminate

Yellow Pear (heirloom) – Pear-shaped, sweet yellow fruits, low in acid, very productive, mid season variety, indeterminate

ONIONS:

Cabernet (hybrid) – Early red storage onion, glossy skin & beautiful red interior rings, 105 days

Cortland (hybrid) – Superior yellow onion, thick copper skins & fine neck, good storage variety, 105 days

Leeks Hannibal – Dark green leaves are produced on white stems with a mild onion flavor.

ASSORTED VEGETABLES

Cucumber

Marketmore Slicing Cucumber – Standard slicing cucumber with dark green 8" fruits, productive & disease tolerant

Sumter Pickling Cucumber – Firm, tasty pickles are good for fresh eating or pickling

Kale

Kale, Dinosaur – Narrow, bumpy, tender leaves, variety dates back to the 18th century
Kale, Curly Blue – Standard curly kale, compact two-foot plants are very hardy. 30 days to baby leaf, 50 days to full size

Lettuce

Lettuce Mix – Purchase a mix of Tari, New Red Fire and Red Salad Bowl all in one pot
Romaine Jericho Lettuce – Full flavoured, tall heads, bolt resistant for summer production
Butterhead Optima Lettuce – Soft, thick, butter-textured leaves form large frame & dense head with long shelf life

More Assorted Vegetables

Arugula – Spicy, cool weather green lends a rich taste to salads

Celery, Utah – Good home garden variety, tall, dark green stalks

Chard, Ruby Red – Crumpled leaves with crimson-red stalks & veins, prolific producer

Fennel, Finale – Extremely vigorous plants produce large, firm bulbs with crisp, juicy texture & pleasant flavour. Excellent bolt resistance. 80 days.

Pak Choy (Prize Choy) – Uniform, medium-thick white stems with mild flavour. Prefers cool weather, but slow to bolt in heat. Best for early spring or fall planting. 50 days.

Spinach, Regiment – Giant leaf type that packs on weight, semi-savoyed (wrinkled) leaves with medium green finish. Bolt resistant. 37 Days.

Squash, Waltham Butternut – Four to five pound fruits with smooth, easy to peel tan skin & orange flesh, keeps into winter if cured

Tomatillo – A staple in Mexican foods, harvest when husk loosens & fruit turns pale yellow

Zucchini, Midnight Lightning – Improved variety, sturdy plants yield extra long, slender zucchinis, stems have few spines, good disease resistance

HERBS

Basil

Genovese – Standard pesto basil, heavy yields of glossy leaves

Lime – Distinct lime flavour & scent, vigorous, bushy plant, try it with fish, in dressings or in Asian dishes

Red/Dark Opal – Deep purple leaves & stems, lilac flowers, excellent as a garnish, in salads or for adding to basil vinegars

Siam Queen Thai – Anise flavoured, used in a wide range of Thai, Vietnamese & other cuisines

Other Herbs

Chives (P) – Adds mild onion flavour to salads, meats & soups, edible purple flowers

Chives, Garlic (P) – Delicate garlic flavour, edible white flowers

Cilantro – Becoming one of the most popular fresh herbs, great in Mexican & Asian food, easy to grow & tolerates cool weather

Dill, Hera – Essential pickling herb, edible seeds & greens flavour many foods; improved slow-bolting variety

Lavender, Munstead (P) – Best lavender for winter hardiness, compact, bushy habit

Mint, Black Peppermint (P) – Strong peppermint for use in tea & a variety of dishes, refreshing scent

Mint, Chocolate (P) – A lovely, mild & clean-tasting mint with no aftertaste, discriminating noses may note a hint of chocolate

Oregano, Greek (P) – Use fresh or dried in tomato sauces, marinades or on pizza

Parsley, Curly – Curled leaves are great for garnishes, salads & cooking

Parsley, Italian – Flat, glossy leaves, strong flavoured for use fresh or dried

Rosemary (P) – Upright branches with fragrant, needle-like leaves. Used in a wide variety of culinary applications

Sage, Garden (P) – Culinary herb used to season meats, sauces & stuffings

Thyme (P) – Classic culinary & ornamental herb, use fresh or dried to season meats, vegetables, soups & sauces

EDIBLE FLOWERS

Nasturtium, Empress of India – Dark foliage & red flowers, blooms have a mildly spicy flavour, peppery tasting foliage

Pansy, Mulberry Shades – Rich rust & purple shades with yellow centres, tolerates hot & cold weather better than other pansies

ORNAMENTAL FLOWERS

Marigold, French – Double gold, yellow & red blossoms, insect-repelling properties

FRUIT

Ground Cherry – aka Cape Gooseberry, old-fashioned tomato family member, ½- ¾" sweet golden berries in papery
husks, prolific plants, can eat fruits raw, or make into preserves and desserts.

Rhubarb, Victoria (P) – Very fast growing, green-stemmed variety, produces thick, tart pie & crispable stems

Strawberry, Alpine (P) – Tangy berries taste like wild strawberries but are larger, compact & runnerless plants, everbearing

Strawberry, Temptation (P) – Compact with few runners, great in hanging baskets, 1½" berries, larger than Alpine, everbearing

Watermelon, Blacktail Mountain – Crisp & sweet with red- orange flesh, average 6-10 lbs, best melon for short, cool seasons, can harvest just before ripe & will mature in storage, 76 days

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