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Appreciated by gardeners, who have been growing it for a long time, it was introduced to the United States around 1894 by the seed company Peter Henderson. It produces about ten fruits of 0.5 to 1 kg per plant. These are ivory or yellow streaked with green. Its flesh is very sweet with a flavor reminiscent of chestnuts. Interestingly, it is one of the only winter squash whose flesh is edible when cooked. Due to its small size, it is ideal for stuffing.;Small squashes can be stored for about 3 to 4 months.

The vast majority of our seeds are produced on our farm. However, if the cultivation of a variety fails or if it is out of stock, we source from other seed companies to ensure an interesting selection. This is the case for this variety.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Cucurbita pepo
Common names: Delicatea squash
English: Delicata squash, peanut squash, Bohemian squash, sweet potato squash
Family: Cucurbitaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Does not tolerate cold.

Dyer's coreopsises are originally from the North American prairies. Their bloom is abundant, colorful, and a delight for pollinators. As its name suggests, it is commonly used for natural dyes. Coreopsis gives rich yellows, oranges, and rusty browns. It works especially well on fiber proteins such as wool and silk.

Popular and very sweet, this watermelon is characterized by its skin that turns really dark when ripe and its juicy flesh with very few seeds. As its name suggests, it produces small fruits weighting between 3 and 4 kg which would be ideal for small gardens.

CARE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS : Melons require heat to develop properly.

Hopi Black Dye sunflowers grow tall and strong, and their flower have sunny yellow petals with a dark purple center. This sunflower variety comes from the Hopi, a Native American tribe, who used it for dyeing. They used it to create grey and purples hues on their basketry and textiles, like cotton and wool. The seeds are edible for humans and birds, and are rich and easy to shell.

CARE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS : Towards the end of September, sunflower seeds start to reach maturity. The stem dries up and the flower starts to bend down. It’s time to harvest! Cut the entire flower heads. Let them dry in a dry space. Check regularly to make sure the sunflowers are not getting moldy. After a few days, the seeds will sound ‘hollow’ and ‘dry’ when running your fingers over them. You then only need to rub over to remove what’s left of the flowers, and scratch with your fingers to detach the seeds.

These giants won’t go unnoticed in your garden!

Indeed, mammoth sunflowers can grow over 3m in height, and they produce gorgeous yellow flowers that can reach more than 30 cm in diameter.
Despite their height, they do not require any tutoring. They can however be a tutor themselves for your other climbing plants such as beans!
Thanks to their fast growth, these sunflowers can also create seasonal plant walls, hedgerows and windbreaks.
The seeds are rich and can be enjoyed by birds as much as by humans!

CARE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS : Towards the end of September, sunflower seeds start to reach maturity. The stem dries up and the flower starts to bend down. It’s time to harvest! Cut the entire flower heads. Let them dry in a dry space. Check regularly to make sure the sunflowers are not getting moldy. After a few days, the seeds will sound ‘hollow’ and ‘dry’ when running your fingers over them. You then only need to rub over to remove what’s left of the flowers, and scratch with your fingers to detach the seeds.

Cucurbita Maxima

This heirloom variety is originally from France. It is sometimes also called "French turban" or "Giraumon" in French. References to this squash are found in documents as old as 1885, but it is older than the 1820s. This squash is adorned by a very typical orange, white and green bump. Described as an ornamental squash, it is nonetheless delicious in soups or roasts. Its orange flesh is especially sweet.

Photo credit : https://www.potagercity.fr/produits/tout-savoir-sur-le-giraumon/1140

This variety was introduced by the Burpee company who discovered it at a gardener's in the United States. Small to medium caliber, round and red, this variety is distinguished above all by an astonishing ability to keep once picked. Indeed, if you pick it green you can keep it for several months!

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Solanum lycopersicum
Common name: Longkeeper Tomato
English: Longkeeper Tomato
Family: Solanaceae

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

Here is the ideal tomato plant for the balcony. Very compact plant, barely 20 to 30 cm high, it produces an astonishing quantity of small yellow-orange fruits. Easy to grow, both in the garden and in a pot, its beauty will be quickly noticed.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Solanum lycopersicum
Common name: orange hat micro-dwarf tomato
English: Micro-dwarf orange hat tomato
Family: Solanaceae

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

Mugwort annual is an annual herbaceous plant native to Asia. Used in traditional Chinese medicine to fight fevers, it has been present in its pharmacopoeia for more than 2,000 years. Apart from its interesting medicinal properties, it is a good companion in the garden and its sweet fragrance will enchant you. To go further.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Artemisia annua
Common names: Mugwort annual, Chinese wormwood
English: Artemisia annua, sweet wormwood, sweet annie, sweet sagewort, annual mugwort, annual wormwood
Family: Asteraceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Putting the bag 24 hours in the freezer before sowing helps germination. For the seed harvest, October-November but before the frosts

Welcome this charming biennial to your garden. The Pope's currency is a bee plant giving small purple or white flowers. Its fruits, or siliques, look like slightly silvery coins, very decorative you can use them in bouquets of dried flowers!

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Lunaria annua
Common name: Pope's currency, coin grass
English: Money plant, annual honesty
Family: Brassicaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
Sow indoors in April or directly in the garden after the risk of frost. Or directly in the fall

Here is the ideal tomato plant for the balcony. Very compact plant, 20 tall, it produces an amazing amount of small, tart red fruits. Easy to grow, both in the garden and in a pot.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Solanum lycopersicum
Common name: micro-dwarf pigmy tomato
English: Micro-dwarf Pigmy tomato
Family: Solanaceae

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

Here is the ideal tomato plant for the balcony. Very compact plant, barely 20 to 30 cm high, it produces an astonishing quantity of small yellow fruits. Easy to grow, both in the garden and in a pot, its beauty will be quickly noticed.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Solanum lycopersicum
Common name: Venus micro-dwarf tomato
English: Micro-dwarf Venus tomato
Family: Solanaceae

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

Here is the ideal tomato plant for the balcony. Very compact plant, barely 20 to 30 cm high, it produces an astonishing quantity of small pink fruits. Easy to grow, both in the garden and in a pot, its beauty will be quickly noticed.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Solanum lycopersicum
Common Name: Rosy Finch Dwarf Tomato
English: Micro-dwarf Rosy Finch tomato
Family: Solanaceae

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

Cornflower is an adorable, bright blue flower with great potential. It is rich in nectar, which makes it a food of choice for pollinators. And it's edible for humans too! It decorates salads and desserts nicely, and you can even extract a blue food dye from it. Cornflower also has medicinal properties. It strengthens the body and the immune system and helps the liver for better digestion. Gargled, it can help with irritated gums and ulcers. However it is for the care of the eyes that it is particularly recognized, helping to reduce irritation, fatigue and even dark circles.Cornflower cornflowers bloom from June to August and the flowers can be picked to make bouquets of cut flowers .

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Centaurea cyanus
Common names: Blue cornflower, cornflower, barbel, audifoin, Blavelle, eyeglasses breaker or flower of Zacharie
English: Centaury, centory, centaureas, cornflower, bachelor's button
Family: Asteraceae

Selected in 2008 from a Hungarian seed company as part of The Seed Ambassadors project, the Szentesi pepper is a small pepper in the shape of a red cherry. It is an excellent alternative to the Cherry Bomb pepper. It is quite precocious and productive. The heat is high, but not too extreme (30,000 - 50,000 SHU) with a nice flavor. It is perfect for stuffing or marinating whole, and is also suitable for hot sauces and salsas. It can also be dried and transformed into strong paprika.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Capsicum annuum
Common name: Szentesi pepper
English: Szentesi Cherry hot pepper
Family: Solanaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Does not tolerate cold.

Cette variété de thym rampant fait un superbe couvre sol, particulièrement adapté pour les jardins et sols rocailleux. Excellent pour les sols secs et pauvres, il nécessite peu d'arrosage une fois bien implanté. Certains l'utilisent comme alternative à la pelouse traditionnelle. Il tolère le piétinement et dégage un agréable parfum. Plante mellifère, elle fera le bonheur des pollinisateurs avec sa floraison abondante durant les mois de juillet et août. Excellent pour les sols secs, nécessite peu d'arrosage une fois bien implanté. Ce thym s'utilise en cuisine frais ou séché pour parfumer toutes sortes de plats.

INFORMATIONS BOTANIQUES
Nom latin: Thymus serpyllum
Nom commun: Thym serpolet,
Anglais: Creeping thyme
Famille: Lamiaceae

What is called annual lavatera or annual mallow corresponds to particularly floriferous cultivars of Malva trimestris. Originally from around the Mediterranean where it can grow naturally in the fields, Malva trimestris looks a lot like the wood mallow (Malva sylvestris) as well as the perennial shrub lavatera. It has a bushy shape and its pink flowers, with minutely ribbed silky petals, are a pleasure for the eyes.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Lavatera trimestris * now Malva trimestris
Common names: Lavatère, Annual Mallow
English: Lavatera, annual mallow
Family: Malvaceae

Peppers are increasingly taking their place in Quebec cuisines. If our mouth ignites when tasting these, it is just as exciting to admire the many colors and shapes offered by the peppers in the garden. This mix is ​​composed of Shishito, Piri Piri, Aleppo, Penis, Jalapeno, 5Couleurs and Peach Sugar Rush peppers.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Capsicum annuum and chinense
Common name: Pepper
English: Hot Pepper
Family: Solanaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Does not tolerate cold.

Sometimes mixes happen on a seed farm. That's what happened one day in spring, when we planted our Moroccan Cressonnette lettuce seeds, grown the previous year. A lettuce had much "plumper" leaves than the watercress, in addition to being very large and having very light and crisp foliage. We collected the seeds and for a few years we selected this fortuitous mixture. We named it Grosse Dodue in reference to its foliage but also because the Grosse Lazy Blonde lettuce grew not far from there. It was perhaps with her that the love story began... In short, Grosse plump is therefore totally Quebecois, new and delicious. Try it!

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Lactuca sativa
Common names: Plump Lettuce
English: Plump lettuce
Family: Asteraceae

This variety of eggplant produces round, plump and short fruits (about 15 cm) that are variegated with white and a delicate purple. This species comes to us from Italy and stands out for its taste qualities. Unlike other types of eggplant, its skin is not tough, its taste is thinner and lighter, and its texture is creamy. To try it is to adopt it.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Solanum melongena
Common names: Eggplant Rosa Bianca
English: Rosa Bianca Eggplant
Family: Solanaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Benefits from staking to prevent the branches from breaking under the weight of the fruit. Sensitive to the wind.