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Seed Descriptions

Heirloom Tomatoes

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

Red Varieties

Adonis (New) $2.75

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!

Apple of Novi Sad (New) $2.75

Another great Tomato from Serbia. These plants were started late, but still produced a wonderful large crop of beautiful Red Tomatoes again on a smallish plant. Very nice!

Ailsa Craig $2.75

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! A top 10.

Alice $2.75

Medium red strawberry shaped tomato. Great flavour. Beautiful, midseason Indeterminate. Rare. From Portugal

Cosmonaut Volkov $2.75

A flatish cushion shaped brick/red tomato, with very good flavour and great production. Named after the Russian spaceman.

Ethiopia $2.75

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

German Red Strawberry $2.75

Huge red strawberry shaped tomato. Great flavour. Beautiful, Late Indeterminate. Rare. A sport from Pineapple. Top 10.

Lisa King $2.75

Very large, wonderful red, beefsteak type. Good flavour, very productive, mid season. Determinate. Heirloom. Top 10.

Nepal $2.75

Very good taste, a very productive variety. Beautiful, 3 1/2 in, round, red fruits. Very “tomato-y.” A winner. Indeterminate.

Keeping Tom $2.75

Indeterminate, 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

Obeyeyie $2.75

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.

Opalka $2.75

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

Rio Grande $2.75

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

Sophies Choice $2.75

Very early, nice size tomatoes on a very small plant, Sweet flavour. Very productive great for pots Determinate. Endangered. Top 10.

Stupice $2.75

May be our earliest tomato. Red, mid sized. Good flavour, productive. Developed in Eastern Europe. Determinate.

Black Varieties

Black From Tula $2.75

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

Black Plum $2.75

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

Black Prince $2.75

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

Black Zebra $2.75

Very unusual Mahogany colour with orangy stripes. Dark interior. Deep delicious tangy flavour. Attractive in the garden. early/midseason

Green Varieties

Aunt Ruby's German Green $2.75

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

Evergreen $2.75

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

Green Zebra $2.75

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

Pink and Purple Varieties

Anna Russian $2.75

A beautiful heartshaped pink tomato, on a somewhat spindly plant, but Very delicious flavour.

King Umberto $2.75

Beautiful, 2 inch rose coloured oval tomatoes. Very good flavour. Productive, and dries well. Indeterminate. Heirloom.

Purple Calabash $2.75

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

Zapotec $2.75

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 $2.75

A deep apricot orange sweet tomato, with a rosy interior. About 2" in size. Ripens fairly early. Very productive.I love this one. Indeterm. Endangered. Top 10

Manyel Moons $2.75

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. Determinate

Other Colours

Annas Noir $2.75

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

Chocolate Cherokee $2.75

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

Marizol Gold $2.75

Beautiful, delicious red/gold bicolour. Large fruit, mid to late season. Indeterminate Endangered.

Pesta $2.75

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

Potato Leaf White $2.75

A medium, mid season, white tomato. Potato leaf foliage. This one has been the most productive white with good sweet juicy flavour. Indeterminate. Heirloom.

Tomato Mixes

Brandywine 3 Colour Mix $4.00

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

Heirloom Collection $4.00

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

Red and Yellow Peach $4.00

Rose & yellow colour, 2" fruit with peachlike skin. Delicious, sweet, fruity flavour. Packaged separately.Indeterminate. Heirloom.

Cherry Tomatoes

Soleil Cherry (New) $2.75

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.

Black Plum $2.75

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

Blond Kopfchen $2.75

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

Gardeners Delight $2.75

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.

Green Grape $2.75

Productive, very sweet, green/yellow cherry. Absolutely delicious, fruity tomato flavour. You'll be a fan after your first bite! Determinate. Heirloom

Riesentraube $2.75

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

Snow White Cherry $2.75

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

Sweetie $2.75

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. Heirloom.

White Rabbit $2.75

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 $4.00

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 $4.00

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

Batavia Bionda di Parigi (New) $2.75

This is a very beautiful and robust large "crisphead type" It forms a tight head among frilly outer leaves that have a slight rose tint on the edges. Wonderful fresh flavour.

Brunia $2.75

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

Ermosa $2.75

Dark green butterhead with tender ruffled outer leaves and a soft folded heart. Great flavour and slow to bolt. 375 seeds

Grandpa's $2.75

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

Jebousik $2.75

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

Jericho $2.75

A large headed romaine bred in Israel. This bolt resistant variety holds it's crisp texture and good taste even in hot summer weather. 375 seeds

Lednicky $2.75

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

Les Oreilles du Diable (Ears of the Devil) $2.75

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

Pirat $2.75

This butterhead is green with red highlights. It is tender and delicious with a compact buttery heart. A descendant of "Four Seasons". 375 seeds

Red Deer Tongue $2.75

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

Sierra $2.75

A Batavian type with crisp wavy bronze and green leaves. Delicious flavour from spring to fall. Robust and beautiful. This one performs under amost all conditions! 375 seeds

Tomahawk $2.75

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

Waldmann's $2.75

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

Winter Density $2.75

Dark green, heavy, compact 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

Chervena Chuska $2.75

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 $2.75

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.

Cascabel $2.75

"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 $2.75

A Beautiful dark brown Heirloom chile. Wonderful, complex, hot flavour. Look like little leather bell peppers. Used for “Mole Negro de Oaxaca”.You wont find these in just any old seed catalogue.

Chile de Arbol $2.75

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.

Rocoto Amarillo $2.75

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. Rare

Salad Mixes

Delectable Dozen Lettuce Mix $4.00

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 $4.00

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 $4.00

This mixture of 4 butterhead lettuces will give you a continous supply of lettuce from one planting. Contains Lednicky, a light green small head which is our earliest, Pirat and Grandpa's, both green with red will mature next then Ermosa, a dark green will mature last. 375 seeds

Mesclun Salad Greens $4.00

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

Spicy Mesclun $4.00

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

Broad Beans

vicia faba

Aprovecho $2.75

Very large seeds in long pods producing delicious fresh or frozen beans. Can be used as dried beans if allowed to mature. 25 seeds

Bush Beans

phaseolus vulgaris

Blue Jay $2.75

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

Buerre de Rocquencourt $2.75

Slim podded wax bean, early and productive. Excellent flavoured Old French bush variety. 80 seeds

Derby $2.75

Provides continuous harvest of long straight smooth green beans. Delicious flavour. This is easily the best green bean we have ever tasted. 80 seeds

Dragon Tongue $2.75

A yellow snap bean with purple markings. It's good as a snap bean when picked young or as a dried bean for soup and stew if allowed to mature. A colourful old Dutch variety. 80 seeds

Roma II $2.75

Wonderful flavoured bush type Romano bean. Heavy yield of long, flat, green pods. Plant in mid to late May. 80 seeds

Royal Burgundy $2.75

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

Slenderette $2.75

Glossy, slender, dark green stringless beans 5-6" long. Very tender and tasty. A continuous producer. 80 seeds

Tendergreen $2.75

An old variety of green snap beans. Good producer of 6-7" green beans about one week earlier than Derby. 80 seeds

Three Bean Medley $4.00

A mix of 3 heirloom snap beans. Contains Slenderette green, Buerre de Roquencourt yellow and Royal Burgundy purple beans. 80 seeds

Pole Beans

phasiolus vulgaris

Blue Lake $2.75

This wonderful variety has been a favourite for decades. Excellent flavour and abundant quantity of 6 inch dark green beans. 50 seeds

Lazy Housewife $2.75

One of the earliest known pole snap beans dating back to 1810. The 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. 50 seeds

Samos Greek Lima $2.75

(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. 20 seeds

Scarlet Runners (Best of All) $2.75

(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

Dry Beans

Agate Pinto $2.75

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. 80 seeds

Black Coco $2.75

This bush black bean is larger than most with rich flavour. Can be used as a snap bean if picked young. Good in Mexican dishes. 80 seeds

Montcalm Red Kidney $2.75

Classic dark red kidney bean is excellent for soups, salads and chile. Bush type. Matures early. 70 seeds

Montezuma Red $2.75

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

Shelling Peas

Green Arrow $2.75

Extra long 4" pods on 3' vines. High yield of flavourful disease resistant peas. Old English variety. 90 seeds

Snow Peas

Oregon Sugar Pod II $2.75

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 $2.75

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. 90 seeds

Snap Peas

Sugar Snap $2.75

Climbing vines grow to 6' bearing plump, crunchy, Sweet 3” peas with edible pods. Delicious raw or cooked. 90 seeds

Sugar Ann $2.75

A short vined sugar snap variety with 18" vines which don't require support. The plump sweet pods are the earliest sugar snap variety. Can be grown in parallel rows 8" apart which will support each other. 90 seeds

Other Seeds

Basil $2.75

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

Cilantro $2.75

The parsley like leaves of cilantro give a distinctive flavour to both Latin American and Asian cooking. Sow successively through summer for a lasting supply. The mature seeds are known as coriander. 100 seeds

Italian Flat Leaf Parsley $2.75

The best parsley bar none. The bushy plants produce a continuous supply of wonderfully flavoured and aromatic dark green leaves from early summer to late fall. 200 seeds

Hugh's Sweet Corn $2.75

This is a grow-out of the Sugar Dots hybrid bi-colour corn. Our organic grower friend "Hugh" planted seed saved from Sugar Dots and was pleased with the result. He gave us some seed and we have grown it for 2 successive years and are now pleased to offer it to you. It produces 8" cobs with 12-14 rows of the sweetest open pollinated corn we have tasted. Most cobs are bi-coloured but some will be all yellow as it is still evolving. 50 seeds

Kale: Lacinato $2.75

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

Kale: Russian Red $2.75

Purple/red stems with flat green oak leaf shaped leaves. Tenderest of kales. Use steamed, sauteed or raw in salads. Overwinters in our climate. Great sauteed with oil and garlic. Heirloom. 400 seeds

Leeks: Autumn Giant $2.75

These beautiful, large leeks have creamy white stalks and green/ gray leaves. Plant in spring for late summer harvest. Will overwinter in our climate. 200 seeds

Lentils: Ethiopian $2.75

These large lentils are so pretty you can include them in the flower bed. Lacey foliage with blue flowers. They are tan/green in colour with delicious flavour, when dry. Great in stew and soup. 80 seeds

Onions: Stuttgarter $2.75

A flat, yellow storage onion with wonderful flavour when used raw or cooked. Keeps well into spring. Also good as a green onion. 200 seeds

Pumpkin: Winter Luxury Pie (c. pepo) $2.75

An old heirloom from 1893. Dark orange skin with netted look like cantaloupe. Sweet flesh makes the best pumpkin pie ever. Average size 6 lb. 18 seeds

Red Orach $2.75

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 $2.75

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

Shungiku (edible Chrysanthemum) $2.75

Aromatic greens can be cut when 5"-10" tall for salad. The petals of orange and yellow salads are also a colourful addition to salads. 275 seeds

Sunflower: Cutting Mix $2.75

Various colours of small sized sunflowers perfect for cutting. Makes Beautiful Bouquets. Look great in back of garden. 5' tall. 25 seeds

Spinach: Bloomsdale Longstanding $2.75

Heavy yield of dark green savoyed leaves. Slow to bolt. Plant in spring or fall. 1925 Heirloom. One of the oldest, and still the best! 250 seeds

Winter Squash: Galeux d'Eysines (c. maxima) $2.75

An old French heirloom with peach coloured skin covered in pebbly bumps. The dark orange flesh is sweet and moist. Good for soups and purees. Up to 15 lbs. in size. 18 seeds

Winter Squash: Marina di Chioggia (c. maxima) $2.75

Heirloom squash developed in Italy. Large, bumpy, dark green turban shape with sweet, orange, fairly dry flesh. Average 10 lbs. 18 seeds

Zucchini: Black Beauty (c. pepo) $2.75

An old dark green variety producing abundant tender flavourful zucchinis. Has an open bush habit. Heirloom. 18 seeds

Tomatillo $2.75

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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