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Early (38-44 days) heirloom variety for open ground. Elliptical, short, green cucumbers with light stripes and an excellent taste. Resistant to all major cucumber diseases. Use fresh, for canning and pickling. -
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A cucumber superstar, this classic has excellent flavor and is widely adapted. 'Straight Eight' has cool, firm flesh and a bright, sparkly taste. For peak flavour and ultimate texture, pick when (20 cm) 8" long. Best grown on a fence or trellis netting. A proven performer in all situations: the market garden, the backyard garden & greenhouse! A 1935 All-America winner.
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The most reliable, proven spinach for winter production. Dark-green, slightly triangular, smooth leaves can get giant, the size of chard leaves. The sweet flavour is perfect for salad mix when the baby size and for bunching when fully grown. Giant Winter has proven to be a winter staple. Still good after being harvested from under the snow and tolerates our cold rainy periods. It will thrive in a winter greenhouse or polytunnel, or outdoors under a layer of mulch. Not suited for main crop cummer spinach. The secret to great spinach is to thin seedlings to 6-10 cm apart. -
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Great Heirloom Carrot. Plant Solar Yellow Carrot Seeds. A perfect example of why some heirlooms stand the test of time. Solar Yellow Carrots provide everything you want in a carrot. Refreshingly sweet flavor, extra crunchy, juicy, and completely yellow. This classic Danvers type carrot is broad through most of its length before tapering to a pointed tip. This French variety’s name comes from the yellow color of its skin (jaune) and the region in eastern France around the Doubs River. It has a distinctive flavor that improves with cooking; roots retain their color. Stores well. -
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Yellowstone has large, tapered, pale yellow imperator roots that look sensational on the plate! This novel carrot has a wonderful flavour either raw or cooked and makes a great soup carrot. A decidedly sweet root with a canary yellow colour and appreciated just as much raw as when cooked. Long smooth roots hold their colour throughout the cooking process. Packed with vitamins C, E, and K, plus folate and the antioxidant lutein. Yellowstone stores well in the ground for winter harvests and is lovely as a roasted vegetable with parsnips and other winter harvest root crops. Best carrot to sow in August for fall and winter harvests. Roots are sweeter after a few hard touches of frost. Yellowstone grow to 25 cm but their flavour is superior when harvested small! -
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This rapidly growing member of the cabbage family produces a greenish-white enlarged stem with short tops and few leaves. Slow to bolt and early producing, White Vienna is best harvested when the stem reaches 5-7.5 cm in diameter. Keep soil moist during dry weather. The flesh is white with a nutty flavour when eaten raw and has a mild cabbage taste when cooked. Sow seed every two weeks from April through to early August. White Vienna is heirloom prior to 1860's. -
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Early (60-65 days), high-yielding, cold-resistant heirloom variety. Small, compact plants with dense, round heads, weight 1.5-2 kg. Resistant to cracking. -
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Thyme seeds produce a tasty herb that compliments poultry and other meat dishes and is used extensively in stews, sauces, and marinades. Thyme grows relatively slowly at first but once established, it grows with vigour! This variety of thyme is relatively low growing at 15-30 cm in height.
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Ping Tung is the name of the town in Taiwan where it originated, making it an excellent variety for Asian cuisine. The fruits are light purple, from 30-45 cm long, and only 3 cm in diameter. Hardy, disease-resistant plants bear up to 20 sweet and tender fruit per plant. Stake the bushy plants for the straightest fruits. Eggplants thrive in containers, provided the soil is kept moist especially during the hottest days when they are fruiting. The plants work well in the open field and raised beds but benefit from full sun and wind protection. Eggplants grow best in heat. -
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Mid-season (25-30 days) variety. Forms a compact rosette, diameter 20-25cm (8-10in.), weight 120-160g Radish-brown, wavy, crunchy, and juicy leaves. For open ground and greenhouses, suitable for all seasons. -
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A mix of small-leaved varieties of lettuce, with different shapes and colors (25-30 days). Forms a small, compact rosette with soft, buttery, and crispy leaves. The high content of natural vitamins and minerals. Grows well in open ground and indoor. -
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Mid-early (54-57 days) Ukrainian open-pollinated variety. Powerful indeterminate (climbing) plant. Green cucumbers, 12-15cm long, weight 100-120 grams with an excellent taste. Resistant to powdery mildew. -
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Mid-season (56-65 days) open-pollinated variety. Determinate plant. Cylindrical, green, and dark green cucumbers, 8-10 cm long, weight 90-120 grams with an excellent taste. Resistant to downy and powdery mildew. Use for salads and pickling. -
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Perfect for pickling, this disease resistant cucumber variety produces blocky, slightly tapered, medium green fruit with white spines. Widely adapted for growing in all regions. -
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For bean lovers everywhere, this wax bush bean has an outstanding flavour, although we found that they take a bit longer to cook than other fresh beans, they quickly became a favourite. This charming wax bush bean is an old heirloom from Europe. It has yellow-green pods that are streaked and mottled with a gorgeous purple. Plants grow to be between 60-75 cm tall in a bush growth habit. The flavour of the pods is excellent and a must-try! This bean can be harvested as a green bean when pods are crisp or left to mature further and harvested as a shelling bean. The seeds are a mottled brown and very tasty. These pods are versatile both in their use, and their unique colouring. They can be used either fresh or as dried beans, and there is no other variety with coloring quite like theirs. -
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100 Seeds Sow Chives Organic seeds at any time of year. Hardy, perennial, and easy to grow, the chopped stems and pink flowers add a fresh, mild green onion flavour to sandwiches, salads, and baked potatoes. Clumps can be divided in spring or fall. If grown in containers, divide frequently enough to provide for constant lateral growth. Chives are surprisingly hardy and can be harvested all winter if given some protection from extreme cold. They are also quite drought tolerant, so they’re good candidates for xeriscaping. The edible flowers are highly attractive to bumblebees, hoverflies, and other beneficial garden insects. Perennial -
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Mid-season variety (70-75 days). The plant forms a dense, large head, weight up to 900 grams. Juicy, crunchy, intense green leaves with a sweet taste. High-yielding variety with excellent resistance to downy mildew. Can be stored for up to three weeks. -
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A mix of colorful and tasty Italian lettuces. Varieties included in the mix are Chicory Zuccerina Di Trieste – fast-growing, light-green tender leaves with small petioles. Arugula Tuscan – typical Mediterranean arugula, a small plant with a mild taste. Lettuce Barba Dei Frati – green oak lettuce, not bitter. Lettuce Rossa Riccolina Da Taglio – red lettuce with trimmed, ruffled leaves. Leaf cabbage Nero Di Toscana – wrinkled dark green (almost black) leaves. The mix can be cut altogether as baby lettuce above the growth point (after which the plants will grow again) or harvest from each variety single as lettuce. -
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Early, heirloom, determinate (bush) variety for open ground. Cylindrical, green cucumbers with black spikes and light green stripes. The fruit has no bitterness. 9-12 cm long, weight 100-120g. Good resistance to diseases, use fresh and for pickling. -
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Mid-early (42-45 days) heirloom variety for open ground. Climbing plant. Cylindrical, green cucumbers, 9-11cm long. Excellent, crispy, and juicy taste, recommended for salads and canning. -
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Early (45 days) old French heirloom, also known as the French Cucumber. Tiny, green, sweet, delicious Cornichons, 6-9cm long with very dense and crisp flesh. Excellent for pickling. -
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Popular European open-pollinated variety. Heads are 15cm/5-6” oval round with good red colour. -
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A great open-pollinated Savoy cabbage that was once a standard and is now very hard to find. Great for late summer and autumn rotations. Chieftain is more tender and sweet than many of the modern Savoy hybrids and withstands fall frosts. Produces vibrant green heads that average 2-3 kgs. A 1938 All American Selections award winner bred by Ferry-Morse. Sow indoors in flats with good potting soil April through July. Transplant into the garden about 4-6 weeks after sprouting. May also be direct sown once the soil is 10 C. Stunning crinkled or “savoyed” dark green leaves help to make this variety a visual treat in the garden. Savoy Chieftan is better tasting than all types of cabbage. -
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French Breakfast radish is known for its vibrant coloring which graduates from a vivid fuchsia-red to bright white at the tip. Topped with edible, leafy greens, French Breakfast radishes are very crisp and offer a mildly spicy flavor. French Breakfast is a very fast growing variety, with radishes ready for harvest within a month. -
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Celery in 45 days may seem unbelievable but this great Chinese celery will provide you with a great crop of fresh organic celery that is superb for salads, fresh eating, and especially flavourful in soups and stews, and of course in stir-fries. Thinner heads and stalks than regular celery mean you can have more plants in less space. It retains flavour when frozen. If you have had trouble growing regular celery in the past, or if you don't want to wait the three months or more it takes to mature, try Chinese Celery seeds and you'll become a lifetime convert. More flavour and no full of regular celery. Use leaves and stalks, grow in winter under polytunnels. During summer months cut stems and let them come again. A first-time celery grower's choice. -
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Also known as mountain spinach, this green has been cultivated since Roman times. Harvest young leaves 3-7 cm long for fresh use. Larger leaves are often used steamed. A colorful and nutritious addition to salads. Leaves can continue to be harvested until the plant goes to seed. Can be grown into summer somewhat longer than true spinach. Germinated in 7-14 days. Maturity from 20 to 60 days. -
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50-60 days-Easy to grow and delicious to eat, this Chinese broccoli is harvested when the flower stalks are 1-2cm thick, just before the flowers open. Each Green Pearl Gai Lan seeds plant can be harvested several times, and all Gai Lan varieties are relatively cold hardy for fall harvests or winter harvests if some protection is provided. Gai Lan also makes extremely nutritious sprouts and microgreens. Its thick stems stay crunchy and succulent when steamed or stir-fried. It only takes a couple of minutes to stir fry. -
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Silverado Swiss chard seeds produce relatively compact plants that have heavily savoyed, deep, dark green leaves with bright white stems. A taste test favourite, and very high resistance to bolting. Silverado is ready to harvest as baby greens in only 25 to 30 days. Fairly slow-growing chard that reaches 35-40cm in height. Harvest individual leaves by cutting from the base. -
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Early iceberg lettuce variety (50-55 days). Forms large, loose heads, weight 180-400grams with slightly wrinkled, bright green leaves with a delicate taste. Resistant to downy mildew. Recommended for open ground as well as for greenhouses. -
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A mixture of chicory from the Italian varieties Radicchio and Endive, including Pan di Zucchero, Spadona, Romanesca da Taglio, Cuor d Oro, Riccia Pancalieri, Rosso di Treviso, di Chiggia, Variegata di Lusia, Treviso 4 Tardiva, Rossa Treviso sel Sveltael Rolla Rossa Treviso sel Sveltael Rolla Ross Rossa Agena, Palla Rossa Giusto. Specially selected varieties for growing early baby chicory leaves (3-4 weeks after germination). Sow directly in beds or in containers from early spring to winter and cut when they reach a height of 10-15cm (4-6in.). For continuous harvest sow every 3-4 weeks. -
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The leaves are lettuce-like, large, broad, and reach twelve to sixteen inches tall. Broadleaf endive varieties, or escarole, tend to be less bitter than the curly leaf endive varieties. It can be eaten like other greens either fresh as part of a green salad, or sautéed or chopped and added into soups and stews. -
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Rossa di Treviso is a prized Heirloom radicchio from Treviso Italy. It is very cold hardy and will add a striking colour to salads! Leaves start off green and then turn red contrasting beautifully against the thick white stripes and midribs as the weather cools. The tender, slightly bitter leaves are delicious in salads or sauteed with other vegetables. Believed to be good for insomnia and purifying the blood. -
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This lettuce can be used as a baby leaf in 30 days or 45 days to fully grown. An outstanding and unique variety, Amish Deer Tongue has triangular leaves that are packed with great taste and wonderful texture. Great for organic gardens. Its visual appearance and strong growth habit make it a great heirloom variety to try. The dark green triangular leaves have thin midribs similar to romaine but with a nutty flavour. Once you try this lettuce you will want it in your salad bowl often during the season. Amish Deer Tongue has a 90% germination rate which is above the 70% rate for most lettuce varieties. -
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Early variety (25-30 days). The plant forms a small squat socket of light green smooth leaves, with a delicate flavor. Contains a lot of vitamins and minerals. Use in salads, and as side dishes for meat and fish. Grow in the open ground, greenhouses, as well as indoor. -
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Early variety (25-30 days). The plant forms a small outlet of intense green, curly leaves. Recommended for open ground, greenhouses as well as indoors.
