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This variety of watercress has been growing since 1972 in the county of Portneuf thanks to Mrs. Nicole Groleau. The pungent leaves can be harvested throughout the summer. It is possible to make successive sowings every two weeks if you want to harvest young leaves continuously. This watercress will pleasantly spice up your salads and sandwiches. The plant is very vigorous and requires little maintenance apart from a regular supply of water.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Lepidium sativum
Common name: watercress
English: Groleau Cress
Family: Brassicaceae

Shiso is an aromatic plant native to Southeast Asia. Its pronounced and spicy fragrance is reminiscent of cumin. Beautiful vigorous plant, its leaves were traditionally used for sushi, soups and tempura. They can be used fresh like basil or in hot dishes. The leaves can be picked throughout the summer. Its small white flowers which arrive later in the season can be used as a decorative condiment.

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.

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.

Beautiful delicate lettuce, tasty and decorative. The leaves are well cut and lobed. Oak leaf lettuce is resistant to bolting. The leaves can be harvested by cutting them at the base, as needed, leaving the core in place. In this way, you can stretch the harvest during the season. New leaves will continue to grow. Alternatively, you can also wait for the plant to mature and then harvest it in full. The leaves measuring about 15 cm keep very well in the fridge.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Lactuca sativa
Common names: Red oak leaf lettuce
English: Red oak leaf lettuce
Family: Asteraceae

Old variety from Turkey. Small round aubergine of green color turning to striped orange, about 5 to 7 cm in diameter. Tasty and sweet flesh, curiosity to try! Harvest when pale orange. Plants are compact, so they perform well in containers. Productive.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Solanum aethiopicum
Common names: Orange Eggplant, Turkish Orange
English: Turkish Orange Eggplant
Family: Solanaceae

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

Jimmy Nardello peppers come from the region of Basilicata in southern Italy. This region has been home to a rich culture of peppers for generations. It was born in the family garden of Giuseppe and Angella Nardiello, in the 19th century. They emigrated to Connecticut in 1887 with all their children, taking with them the seeds of the long, bright red, thin-skinned pepper they grew in their village. became an avid gardener. He continued to grow the heirloom seeds that his parents had kept all his life. Shortly before his death in 1983, he donated his pepper seeds to Seed Savers Exchange and they became famous among farmers. The Jimmy Nardello pepper is considered one of the best frying peppers because its flesh fruity becomes creamy and soft when fried. It is delicious fresh but can also be dried. At maturity it is deep red, its elongated body often bends and twists as it grows.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Capsicum annuum
Common name: Jimmy Nardello pepper
English: Jimmy Nardello Hot Pepper
Family: Solanaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Does not tolerate cold.

Original from the Doe Hill area of ​​Virginia. Produces small rounded and compact sweet peppers. The flesh is thick and the skin very thin. It is perfectly adapted to our climate since it produces an astonishing multitude of orange fruits very early on, which can be eaten cooked, stuffed or cut raw. Refreshing and sweet flavor.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Capsicum anuum
Common name: Sweet pepper Doe Hill
English: Doe Hill pepper
Family: Solanaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
love the heat

This variety is of Quebec origin, probably from the Montreal region as its name suggests. It produces bright red tomatoes of medium size (110gr). Its taste is rich and slightly tart like the good old tomatoes of yesteryear. It is quite versatile in the kitchen and can be eaten in salads, sandwiches or cooked.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Solanum lycopersicum
Common name: Montreal Tasty
English: Montreal Tasty 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.

Original cherry tomato with a beautiful orange color streaked with red. Oval in shape, it is perfect for the gardener as well as the market gardener since it is superb in baskets or salads. Its taste is excellent and it has become one of our favorites. Can be grown in pots or in the ground.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Solanum lycopersicum
Common name: Sunrise Bumble Bee Tomato
English: Sunrise Bumble Bee 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.

Medium-sized tomato (salad) of about 4 to 5 cm with a well-balanced taste between tangy and sweet. As its name suggests, it is a very very early tomato and therefore ideal for cool climates or more northern latitudes. It is easy to maintain and requires little garden care. Also grown in pots.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Solanum lycopersicum
Common name: Subarctic tomato, subarctic
English: Subarctic 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.

The 42-day tomato is aptly named, it is early and ready in 42 days! Medium in size, very red and very round, it is perfectly suited to chilly climates or more northern latitudes. Its taste is very balanced. Its origin is not traced, but it is noted as being rare among seed companies. Does not crack and gives a multitude of fruits.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Solanum lycopersicum
Common name: Tomato 42 days
English: 42 days 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.

The origin of this tomato is not known, but according to a source on the web it comes from the Lanaudière region and is very old. This is my discovery of the year, the fruit, of medium size (100 to 200 g), is dark red, very round and regular, and has a truly authentic flavor. Performs well in colder regions or short seasons. A good old tomato from our gardens!

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.

Echinacea is a perennial plant that will bloom all summer long. Native to North America, it is a robust plant that will beautify your gardens. It attracts butterflies and other pollinators during the summer while birds come to feed on its seeds during the winter. Its large pink flowers are magnificent in fresh or dried cut flowers. Purple echinacea is used in traditional herbalism as an immune system stimulant.

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This plant requires stratification! For more information, visit our stratification guide in our "Blog" menu.

This tomato is special. It is a bit square, streaked with paler orange, and has empty lobes a bit like caves! It contains few seeds. Its skin is delicate and thin and lends itself better to cooking in our opinion.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Solanum lycopersicum
Common name: Striped Cavern Tomato
English: Striped Cavern 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.

Liven up your movie nights with this crunchy, rich-tasting popcorn. Also perfect for a healthy snack. The glossy black kernels burst into mouth-watering white popcorns. This strain was developed at the Prairie Road Organic Seed Farm in North Dakota, to delight our taste buds. Suitable for warmer climates cold and easy to grow, unless you have greedy birds in your garden!

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Zea mays
Common Names: Popcorn corn, Dakota black corn
English: Corn, Black Dakota corn
Family: Poaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
To ensure that the kernels burst well, let them dry on the plant before harvesting.

This mixture of pink and white mallows will charm you with its pretty flowers with five petals, its long flowering period, its musky scent and its ease of cultivation. Perennial and able to reseed itself, it will bring a magical touch to your garden for less effort.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Reseeds itself.

Large tomato with orange flesh, very productive and tasty. This variety was given to us by René Paquet. With a bright color and smooth skin, it is excellent in sandwiches or cooked. Don't crack. Not to be confused with the ''Big Orange'' from the United States which is ribbed. This tomato arrived in Quebec through the Catalog des Semences du Patrimoine. It would be a member who received it from a certain Norbert Parreira, from France. He then offered it in the catalog and the members exchanged it... until 2005 when it disappeared. It is Mr. René Paquet, a passionate member then decides in 2019 to re-post it and share it with us.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Solanum lycopersicum
Common name: Large Orange Tomato
English: Big Orange 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.

Despite its name, root chervil should not be confused with aromatic chervil. We do not eat its leaves and its stem which are toxic, but rather its root in the shape of a small spinning top. This forgotten tuber has been cultivated since ancient times in continental Europe. It has a sweet and delicate flavor reminiscent of potato and chestnut. It is eaten cooked, like parsnips, as a side dish or mashed. It is important not to overcook it to prevent its flesh from becoming mealy. It is necessary to wait several weeks after harvest before consuming it in order to allow its flavor to reach its full potential. It is harvested when the leaves begin to turn yellow and fall to the ground. Root chervil seeds have a shelf life of about 1 year.

The root is eaten, not the leaves and stem which are poisonous.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Physalis pruinosa
Common names: Tuberous chervil, Bulbous chervil, Bulbous chervil, Bulbous chervil
English: turnip-rooted chervil, tuberous-rooted chervil, bulbous chervil, parsnip chervil
Family: Apiaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Cold stratification, at least 6 weeks before planting in the spring.

This generous vegetable plant offers us a sweet and fragrant fruit which is a fresh delight, in jam, in sauce, or in pies. Like Chinese lanterns, it is wrapped in a protective envelope. When the fruit is ripe, the husk comes off, the fruit falls to the ground, and the little golden globes are ready to be harvested.

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: Physalis pruinosa
Common names: Ground cherry, cape gooseberries, winter cherry, Chinese lantern, cage love.
English: Ground cherry, cape gooseberry.
Family: Solanaceae

This rare variety of corn was shared with us by Steve McCumber, founder of the Haudenosaunee Seed Savings Group. It comes from the Winnebago nation who cultivated it for generations on their lands, today Wisconsin and Illinois. With a beautiful cream color sprinkled with bluish spots, this corn is a flour variety. You can of course try the experiment of eating it fresh, but its taste is less sweet and its texture more fibrous than the varieties that we find on our stalls in summer. On the other hand, it will be excellent for cooking cornbread, polenta or hominy. Old and rare variety, please share!

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Zea mays
Common names: Flour corn, Indian corn (Quebec)
English: Corn, Winnebago Spotted
Family: Poaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Rare, share!

Old variety, with fine and entirely cut foliage. This chicory with crunchy leaves forms a tight rosette with a well-provided heart, whitening on its own. It can be eaten raw, in salads or cooked. Undemanding, it adapts well to different growing conditions.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Cichorium Endivia
Common names: Fine-ribbed endive, Frisée, Curly endive
English: Chicory
Family: Asteraceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Little demanding.