The Tango lettuce, recognizable by its deeply lobed and curled leaves reminiscent of endive, has a light pale green hue and an oak leaf shape, forming a small compact head. Due to its tendency to bolt quickly, it is ideal for early harvesting, reaching the baby stage in 28 days and a full head between 45 and 60 days. To maintain a continuous supply, sow seeds every 3 weeks.

Discover the delicious variety of yellow-podded snap peas, known for their high productivity. This climbing plant, adorned with violet flowers, adds a decorative touch to your garden. The pods peak at 6 to 8 cm in length, offering an exquisite flavor. Perfect for fresh snacking or stir-frying, these peas can also enhance your soups.
Using a net or stakes can assist in harvesting, as the plant can reach almost a meter. Peas thrive with consistent watering.

This variety of small to medium tomato, resistant to diseases, offers a surprising citrus flavor. Introduced to France by Norbert Perreira, its thick skin, of a vivid orange-yellow, resists cracking. The abundant fruits grow in clusters on an indeterminate plant, requiring good support. Their fruity and lemony taste intensifies when grilled or dried.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Gradually acclimatize to outdoor conditions about 10 days before planting by taking them out during the day. Lay the plants horizontally, arching the plant slightly to bring out the leaves upwards.

We don't have much information about this tomato. If you have any additional information to share with us, please don't hesitate to write to us. The 100-year tomato is a beefsteak-type tomato. The tomato is large, red, and juicy.


MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Gradually acclimatize to outdoor conditions about 10 days before planting by taking them out during the day. Lay the plants horizontally, slightly arching the plant to bring the leaves out.

Discover the extra-fine dwarf bean: compact plants producing uniform pods of extra-fine dark green. With excellent yields, this disease-resistant variety is easy to grow. Its sweet and tender beans freeze and preserve perfectly. Abundant production guaranteed with these compact plants.

Number of seeds per packet: 30

RARE, almost extinct!

This variety of tobacco no longer exists today, we received it from a Canadian Gene Bank where the original sample had been frozen for almost 40 years (1987).
We managed to germinate it and we are making it available again in Quebec. If you have more information about this tobacco, please write to us. Harvest your seed and share it again so that it does not return to oblivion.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
If you are planting tobacco for leaf harvest, remove the flowers. The leaves are picked when yellow or brown. If you want to collect seeds and leave food for pollinators, let the flowers bloom. You can also harvest the leaves, but there will be fewer of them.

Also called "little red tobacco", this annual variety, with pink flowers, grows easily in all types of soil. Rustic, early and small in size, it matures in six weeks and produces a full-bodied tobacco.;Considered a sacred plant, tobacco occupies an important place in the Amerindian pharmacopoeia and is used in various rituals.;This tobacco, also called "petit tabac rouge" or "small red canadian" is mentioned as far back as 1807 by the W.M Ewing & cie in their catalog of 1897. In Quebec, the Petit Canadien has been cultivated for more than a hundred years. From 1884, it was marketed by the J. O. Forest factory in Saint-Roch-de-L'Achigan. Considered rare.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Nicotiana tabacum
Common names: Petum, small red tobacco
English: Small Red Canadian tobacco
Family: Solanaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
If you are planting tobacco for leaf harvest, remove the flowers. The leaves are picked when yellow or brown. If you want to collect seeds and leave food for pollinators, let the flowers bloom. You can also harvest the leaves, but there will be fewer of them.

Root vegetable suitable for conservation, ideal for remoulade and tasty fries. For optimal results, plant in fertile soil and water regularly. Its germination is slow. Unlike celery stalks, celeriac is characterized by a large root and minimal foliage. Belonging to the Apiaceae family (umbellifers), its white and fleshy root can sometimes weigh up to a kilo.

For optimal growth, choose a light, fresh, deep, and humus-rich soil. A sunny exposure is recommended.

Native plant with lanceolate leaves, which produces beautiful lavender-colored flowers from late summer to early fall.
Propagation by roots (rhizomes), can thus form large colonies. Popular with pollinators including hummingbirds.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

The seeds must undergo cold stratification, see the information on this subject on the stratification sheet

Also known as Red Perilla, Purple Shiso is a plant native to East Asia, prized for its aromatic leaves and its multiple culinary and medicinal uses. Its purple or reddish leaves, sometimes tinged with green, emit a characteristic fragrance, both minty, spicy, and slightly citrusy. Used in many Asian cuisines, such as Japanese, Korean, and Chinese cuisine, purple shiso is often used fresh as a garnish, wrapped around sushi, or finely chopped in salads and stir-fried dishes.

Note: Shiso seeds can be challenging to germinate. Performing a brief stratification followed by soaking the seeds for 24 hours before sowing will greatly aid in the process. Refer to the document "The Key to Germination: STRATIFICATION" in the Blog menu for more information on this topic.

Easy to grow in temperate climates, purple shiso is an annual plant that thrives in well-drained and sunny soil. Cultivated from seeds, it is commonly planted in vegetable gardens or used as an ornamental plant for its decorative leaves and pleasant fragrance.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
If you want to harvest seeds for the following season, it is preferable to leave it early enough for indoor sowing to allow it to complete its cycle.

Here's an interesting Italian. It's a variation of the common black nightshade, sporting vibrant orange berries instead of the usual purple. These plants grow 2-3 feet tall, with typical nightshade leaves and white flowers. They've been used for food for a long time, but be sure to stick to ripe berries.

Growing Tips:
Harvest berries only when fully ripe, very soft.
Warning! Green fruit may be poisonous to eat.

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Prepare to be amazed with our Chichiquelite Huckleberry seeds! Whether fresh or cooked, they're a pie and jam paradise. They outshine Wonderberries in yield, reaching maturity in just 70-80 days. Plant them for a delightful garden treat!

Growing Tips:
Harvest berries only when fully ripe, very black and soft.
Warning! Green fruit may be poisonous to eat.

This rare Mexican tomatillo stands out for its fruity flavor reminiscent of green apple, its sweet flesh, and its elongated shape. The fruits, reaching up to 8 cm, ripen 2 to 3 weeks earlier than other varieties. They're ready to be harvested when they fall off the plant or when the thin enveloppe tears apart. And guess what? This variety is particularly productive in the summer!

Growing tips : To ensure fruiting, grow at least two tomatillo plants at once, as they require cross-pollination.

"Beefsteak" Tomato, pink and indeterminate, it produces beautiful large tomatoes. It has an excellent taste and is very productive.

This mint has a strong and refreshing taste. The leaves are used dried in herbal tea. Native to North America. Big advantage: it is not invasive like other mints. It can grow in a rockery, in poor soil, and requires practically no care. Its flowers are white and its leaves delicate.
Attract pollinators!

Other considerations:
Caution pregnant women.

Garden chervil, highly prized in Europe, is a biennial plant characterized by its finely cut leaves with an aniseed flavor. Ideal with potatoes, eggs, and fish, its delicate taste requires gentle cooking, added towards the end of preparation, or consumed fresh in salads. Its flowers and roots are also used to flavor dishes. To best preserve its flavor, it is recommended to freeze chervil rather than dehydrate it.

Remarkable and decorative plant, with finely cut and aromatic silvery-green leaves, and white flowering in panicles. Recognized for its medicinal properties since antiquity, it thrives in well-drained, sandy, or rocky soils, such as road edges and wastelands. Attracting pollinators, its leaves emit enchanting scents of marjoram, rosemary, sage, and thyme. Traditionally appreciated for its digestive virtues, this herbaceous plant, originating from temperate regions like Europe, North America, and Asia, was once associated with women's health, hence its name Artemisia, derived from the goddess Artemis.

Despite its name, the royal nettle is not a nettle! It is a false nettle, easily recognizable by its square stem and the presence of a swelling beneath the nodes (at the leaf insertion points). It is hairy but not stinging. It can reach up to 80 cm in height and has purplish (pink) flowers, speckled with yellow or white. They are grouped together and form a crown of spines: this is the calyx. Flowering occurs from July to October. Like the rest of the nettles (true or false), it is a undemanding plant: it is found in hedges, clearings, along paths or even in fields.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Nettle seeds do not all germinate simultaneously. CAUTION, invasive plant.

This perennial poppy variety produces delicate flowers with white and purple-pink petals. The flowering is magnificent, and gives way to seed capsules containing numerous white seeds.

ATTENTION: Seed stratification is necessary for 3 weeks. You can put them in the fridge in moist potting soil (see the article on stratification in the seed company's blog) or directly outside in the fall or very early in spring.