Seed List 2017 All seeds are from certified organic sources. Prices include HST.

VEGETABLES Arugula - spicy, cool weather green lends a rich taste to salads. ~500 seeds, $2.50 BEANS:

Cucumber, Marketmore Slicing - 8-9” dark green fruits retain mild flavour even with heat stress. Highly productive, disease resistant plants yield over a long period. 65 days. ~25 seeds, $2.00

Fennel, Finale - Extremely vigorous plants produce large, firm bulbs with crisp, juicy texture & pleasant flavour. Excellent bolt resistance. 80 days. ~100 seeds, $2.50

Golden Wax (bush) - Easy-to-pick bush-type plants produce a concentrated harvest of fine-flavoured, tender yellow beans. 55 days. ~35 seeds, $2.50 Kentucky Wonder (pole) (heirloom) - Highly productive pole bean. 7-9” stringless pods have superb flavour. Use fresh or allow to dry on vines for use as soup bean. 70 days. ~25 seeds, $2.00 Provider (bush) - High yields of medium-size, tender green snap beans that are slow to become fibrous. Good resistance to mildew & viruses. 50-60 days. ~35 seeds, $2.50 BEETS: Detroit Dark Red (heirloom) - High quality consistent 3”, sweet roots & strong tops. Storage improves flavour even more. 50 days. ~150 seeds, $3.00 Merlin (hybrid) - Round, smooth, dark red beets with lovely sweet flavour, more even crop than Detroit. 53 days. ~100 seeds, $3.00 Broccoli, De Cicco - Italian variety with tender stalks & mild flavour. Produces a 3-4" central head followed by abundant side shoots for long harvest period, 48 days. ~100 seeds, $2.25 CARROTS: Scarlet Nantes - Classic old-time carrot flavour. 6-7” long, blunt roots with bright red-orange flesh. 70 days. ~500 seeds, $3.00 Yaya (hybrid) - Stellar, sweet flavour & crispness in an early carrot. Blunt, uniform, bright orange roots average 6” long. Performs well under various conditions. 60 days. ~250 seeds, $3.00

GREENS MIXES: - see lettuce section for lettuce mix Jewel Brassica-Mustard Medley - Medley of purple and green, mildly spicy mustard greens. Super flavourful, fast growing, attractive and highly nutritious. 450-550 seeds, $3.25 Mesclun - Baby leaf lettuces with mild & spicy mustard greens produce a lovely mix of flavours. Continuous harvest provided by multiple plantings & cut & come again. 500-600 seeds, $3.25 KALE: Lacinato Dinosaur (heirloom) - Bumpy leaves with darkest blue-green color of any kale. Superior vigour, yield & hardiness. 30 days to baby leaf, 60 days full size. ~100 seeds, $2.50 Red Russian (heirloom) - Purple stems & grey-green, flat, toothed leaves. More tender than other kales. Great in salads or lightly cooked. 21 days to baby leaf, 50 days full size. ~100 seeds, $2.25 Vates Curled Blue - standard curly kale, compact 2' plants are very hardy, 30 days to baby leaf, 50 days to full size. ~100 seeds, $2.25 Kohlrabi, White Vienna (heirloom) - pale green skin & tender, crispy white flesh, plant in early spring for summer harvest or later summer for fall harvest, ~100 seeds, $2.25

CHARD:

Rainbow - Lovely mix of red, pink, white, yellow & orange stems. Upright habit for easy harvesting. Colour intensity increases with maturity. 30 days to baby leaf, 60 days full size. ~100 seeds, $2.25 Ruby Red - Excellent for baby leaves or full size. Dark green leaves with crimson stems & veins. 30 days to baby leaf, 60 days full size. ~100 seeds, $2.25

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LETTUCE: Baby Lettuce Mix - This prolific lettuce blend provides a beautiful range of colours, shapes & flavours. High tolerance to heat means you’ll be eating lovely salads all season long. 350-450 seeds, $2.75 Jericho (Green Romaine) - Produces bright green, sweet flavoured leaves. Does better in heat of summer than most romaines. 28 days to baby leaf, 55 days to full size. ~250 seeds, $2.25 New Red Fire (Red Leaf) - Large loose head with green base & red ruffled leaves. Bolt resistant variety grows well in both cool & warm conditions. 55 days to full size. ~250 seeds, $2.25 Two Star (Green Leaf) - Heavy dark green heads with great flavour even in summer heat, slow to bolt, 50 days full size. ~250 seeds, $2.25 Parsnip, Lancer - Creamy, white flesh and sweet, nutty flavour. Great for roasting, sautés and mashing. Gets sweeter when exposed to cold temperatures. ~500 seeds, $3.50

Radish, Raxe - Great for summer growing. Large round, mildflavoured radishes resist becoming fibrous. 27 days. ~200 seeds, $3.00 Spinach, Regiment (hybrid) - Giant leaf type packs on weight, medium green finish, bolt resistant, 37 days. ~250 seeds, $3.00 SQUASH:

Squash, Burgess Buttercup - Dark green fruit with orange-gold flesh. Stringless, with rich, sweet flavour. Typically produces 10-12 fruits of 3-5 lbs on vines that can reach 15 feet long. 95 days. 15 seeds, $2.25 Squash, Waltham Butternut - Uniform, 4-5 lb fruits with easy-topeel, smooth, tan skin. Sweet-flavoured, finely-textured orange flesh. 105 days. 15 seeds, $2.25

Zucchini, Midnight Lightning - Improved variety yields extra long, slender zucchinis on sturdy plants. Stems have few spines. Good disease resistance. 55 days. ~10 seeds, $3.25

PEAS: Cascadia Sugar Snap - Sweet & juicy thick-walled snap pea. Stingless pods produced on 3’ tall vines. Requires trellising. 60 days to harvest. ~35 seeds, $2.00 Mammoth Melting Snow - Flat, sweet & tender pods, with great crunch. 5-6’ tall vines require staking. Produces over a long time period. ~35 seeds, $2.00 Progress #9 - Shelling pea. Short vines produce heavy yields of plump pods containing an abundance of excellent quality dark green peas. Good resistance to wilt. 60 days. ~40 seeds, $2.25

HERBS Basil, Genovese - The pesto lovers' basil. Strong plants produce glossy green leaves with distinctive sweet flavour & clove-like scent. Average height 18-24”. 68 days. ~150 seeds, $2.00 Cilantro - Both seed & leaves are used for seasoning many dishes, particularly in Latin American, Asian & Mediterranean cuisine. Bolt resistant strain. Direct seed every two weeks for continuous harvest. 55 days to leaf harvest, 95 days to seed. ~100 seeds, $2.25

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Ph: 519-856-2333

Dill, Hera - An essential pickling & seasoning herb. Also a lovely filler in bouquets. Produces long stems of green, ferny foliage. Slow to bolt, so good for both dill weed & seed. Prefers full sun & well-drained soil. ~50 days to leaf harvest, ~90 days to seed. ~150 seeds, $2.00

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