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Parsley is one of the most popular herbs used as an ornamental garnish. The leaves of this variety are flat and chiseled. The taste is very sweet, aromatic. The plant is vigorous and resists well to our Quebec winters. You can eat it all summer long, and freeze it in small ice cubes for your winter recipes.

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.

Also called 'Icegrass', icy ficoid is native to South Africa. Its foliage, which seems covered with frost or dew, is slightly tart, very pleasant to the taste and is eaten raw in salads or cooked in butter. Its tiny flowers are delicate and very original. Easy to grow, undemanding, but fears frost.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
Common name: Ice grass
English: Ice plant, crystalline ice plant
Family: Aizoaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Fear the frost.

Tulsi also called holy basil is considered in India as "the Queen of plants" because of its purifying and soothing properties for body and mind. It has been used for thousands of years to increase stress adaptability and endurance, detoxify the body and restore balance. Delectable flavor.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Ocimum sanctum
Common names: Basil, Tulsi
English: Holy Basil
Family: Lamiaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Pinch the terminal shoots of the basil regularly to prevent early bolting.

Chamomile is well known for its aromatic and medicinal properties. A delicate little plant in the garden, it will flower all summer long and you can cut it as needed.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Matricaria recutita
Common Names: Feverfew, chamomile, German chamomile, chamomile chamomile, blue chamomile, little chamomile, false chamomile, wild chamomile, common chamomile, sun's eye chamomile, bull's-eye chamomile.
English: Chamomile
Family: Asteraceae

Magnificent romaine lettuce with narrow, pointed leaves, green fringed with red. We can't swear the Devil has this ear shape, but we can say it tastes great. This very old variety comes from France. We cut the leaves as needed.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Lactuca sativa var. longifolia 'Devil's Ears'
Common names: Devil's ear lettuce, romaine lettuce
English: 'Devil's Ears' Lettuce
Family: Asteraceae

Tagetes, or Marigold, is a very floriferous annual that is easy to grow. Its yellow, orange and red flowering embellishes gardens, balconies and terraces. In the vegetable garden, it is also famous for repelling insects such as nematodes. You can salvage the dried flowers, take the seeds and replant them next year! Marigolds are also used for natural dyeing, producing beautiful yellows, yellow-greens and oranges.

This small pepper of Japanese origin produces abundantly small crumpled fruits about ten centimeters long. Very productive variety, it will offer you at least 25 fruits per plant. These red peppers (when ripe) are also delicious eaten earlier when they are still green. They are mild and sweet, but can be slightly spicy, especially when dried. Compact plant perfect for small vegetable gardens.

A fine herb commonly used in traditional Acadian cuisine, it is not surprising that the Acadians have developed, over time, a variety of savory that is very much their own. The oldest traces of the old Acadian savory date back to a certain Mr. Jean Prudent Robichaud in Burnt Churchill, New Brunswick towards the end of the 19th century. He would have received seeds from a native of this region and his family would have perpetuated the cultivation of this savory over several generations. It is stockier than the common savory, since it probably had to adapt to a harsh and windy climate. more resistant and stocky than the common varieties and having a more pronounced flavor.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Like most herbs, it fears excess water.

Nothing better than a refreshing, crunchy and tasty lettuce picked from the garden and eaten with friends. The seed company has selected for you its sweetest, most speckled and frivolous varieties to multiply the pleasure. Black-seed Alphange, Ibis Forellenchluss, Golden Yellow Gotte, Baquieu, Merveille des 4 saisons, and Cressonnette to serve you!

A small head lettuce tinged with red, the 'Baquieu' lettuce is one of our hardiest and most early lettuces. It could be an old German variety called “Erstling”, (meaning “the first”) because of its very early maturity. Traces of this variety can be found in horticultural works dating from the end of the 17th century.

Strawberry spinach is one of the forgotten vegetables that is making a remarkable comeback in our vegetable gardens. It is cultivated for its leaves which are eaten fresh in salads or steamed and for its magnificent red fruits. However, make no mistake, although they look a lot like strawberries, they taste more like beets. The fruit should be consumed in moderation since the seed contains toxic agents.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Chenopodium capitatum
Common names: Strawberry spinach
English: Strawberry blite
Family: Amaranthaceae

Coriander needs no introduction! Herb adored by all cooks, its easy cultivation makes it a plant that is just as cherished by gardeners. Its fragrant foliage and equally tasty seeds make it an ideal ally, both in the garden and in pots on the balcony. Sow it successively and you will have it all season long.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
Cilantro tends to go to seed fairly quickly. Sow successively at intervals during the summer to have a harvest of foliage throughout the season. Save those that go to seed for a harvest of edible seeds at the end of summer.

*** 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.

This small-leaved dwarf basil is the ideal choice for growing in pots or planters on city balconies. However, it will also do well in the garden. Its fine and very aromatic foliage as well as its pretty compact ball habit gives it a very ornamental original aspect. Its flowering attracts pollinators.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Ocimum basilicum "Pluto"
Common name: Small-leaved basil
English: Pluto basil, Shrub basil
Family: Lamiaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Pinch the terminal shoots of the basil regularly to prevent early bolting.

***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.

Mitsuba, also called Japanese parsley, is one of the rare vegetable plants growing in the shade. This fine Japanese herb is eaten like parsley. All parts of the plant are edible. Sweet taste of parsley, slightly aniseed. In addition, Mitsuba is rich in carotene, potassium and iron. A small perennial plant that tolerates our Quebec winters very well.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Cryptotaenia japonica
Common name: Japanese parsley
English: Japanese parsley
Family: Apiaceae

The baselle is native to the Malabar Coast in the Indian peninsula. Used as a replacement for spinach, it likes heat and light, since it comes from southern regions. A climber with delicious leaves that we eat all summer long, it is as good as it is beautiful to look at. It can be grown both in pots and in the ground.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: basella rubra
Common names: Malabar spinach, Baselle
English: Malabar spinach, ceylon spinach
Family: Basellaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Malabar spinach is a tropical climbing plant, be careful not to take them out too early in the spring as they don't like the cold.

Perennial plant native to the Mediterranean basin (probably Egypt), naturalized throughout Europe, the Middle East and America.;If its name evokes the cat, it is because the plant provokes a remarkable reaction in several felines which is characterized by a euphoric state accompanied by great excitement your animal will roll around, sniff and do funny things.;In humans, catnip is used more to calm restlessness and pain. It should also be mentioned that before the British Empire discovered tea in its Chinese colonies, catnip infusion was a very popular drink among Her Majesty's subjects. our farm. These seeds come from Jardin Vie-La-Joie. (Germination is slow and sporadic, so sow more than you need, in order to get enough seedlings)Scarification significantly increases the germination rate Gently rub catnip seeds between 2 (fine) sand papers without pressing hard as this may damage the seeds.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
This plant requires stratification! For more information, visit our stratification guide in our "Blog" menu.

Germination is slow and sporadic. So be patient, and sow more than you need, in order to get enough seedlings. Removing dried flowers will encourage new flowering. Scarification significantly increases the germination rate Gently rub the catnip seeds between 2 sandpapers (fine) without pressing hard as this could damage the seeds.

Graceful dark red lettuce, it is very resistant to the garden both in terms of temperature and insects and pests. Its leaves are crisp and wavy, and it is described as semi-Roman. She often makes a loose, disheveled apple. Excellent in taste. Rare. Thanks to Mr. Paquet for sharing it with us.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Lactuca sativa 'Ibis'
Common names: Ibis lettuce, semi-romaine lettuce
English: Ibis Lettuce
Family: Asteraceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
Resistant to heat and bolting.

Curly parsley (Forest Green variety) is one of the herbs most used as an ornamental garnish. The leaves of this variety are varied, from very curly to a little more open. The plant is vigorous and resists well to our Quebec winters. You can eat it all summer long, and freeze it in small ice cubes for your winter recipes.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Petroselinum crispum
Common names: Curly parsley.
English: Parsley, persel.
Family: Apiaceae

***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.

Here is a mixture of dwarf beans selected for their flavor, their color and their resistance to climatic hazards. You will therefore find Beurre de Rocquencourt (yellow), Dutch Princess (green), Apache (green), black seed butter (yellow), Velor (purple), Comtesse de Chambord (green) and several others, in order to bring the biodiversity on your plate and help you discover a world of beans!

Very crunchy lettuce, which a friend from France sent me as a gift a few years ago. Very easy to grow, it seems to like the Quebec terroir. On the Internet, here is what we found about it "This lettuce has certainly been born in the Champagne region since the beginning of the 19th century. Then over the decades, like many varieties it lost its real name.However, it survived time thanks to its undeniable qualities and was kept by a woman named Angèle and continued on its merry way and its propagation under this last name.Luckily, Gilbert Vincent, great collector of beans, was able to carry out after many years of research to find the surname of this old variety, a joint culture with another very old variety also from the Champagne region, the Alphange à graine noire, and was able to observe that it it was the same variety. Angèle was thus able to find her surname." There is also a mention of the variety under its English names in an 1870s London publication, The Garden by William Robinson.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia
Common names: Angela lettuce
English: Magnum Bonum or Florence black-seeded cos lettuce
Family: Asteraceae