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This squash has a mild and sweet taste. It has the particularity of having a flesh which, after cooking, comes off in long filaments similar to spaghetti! It can therefore be used as a substitute for pasta. Productive and easy to grow, the fruits measure 25 to 30 cm and are a beautiful golden yellow when ripe. Stores well after harvest.

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 name: Spaghetti Squash
English: Spaghetti squash
Family: Cucurbitaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
An insect net is very useful in controlling the cucumber beetle.

This old variety originates from Georgia. Its fruit is in the form of a conical fruit ripening from green to dark red. Very productive plant, the fruity flavor of its peppers will be perfect for your salsa sauces. Not very spicy (1500 on the Scoville scale).

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Capsicum annuum
Common name: Georgia Flame Pepper
English: Georgia Flame pepper
Family: Solanaceae

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Does not tolerate cold.

Boreal vanilla! This very easy to grow plant will add a unique flavor to your desserts. The essence is extracted from the flowers, but the young leaves are eaten in salads, and the seeds can be used as a spice. Its sweet fragrance is reminiscent of tonka bean and vanilla. Honey plant very popular with pollinators. Nitrogen-fixing, which makes it an excellent green manure, very interesting for enriching poor soils.

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White sweet clover can be very invasive! To limit its expansion, cut the flower stalks when they begin to dry out.

Beautiful perennial, aromatic and medicinal plant with a bushy habit. Hyssop is used in the composition of the famous ''Herbes de Provence''. Its small shiny green leaves can be used fresh or dried as a condiment. The ideal way to keep them dried is to cut them before flowering. Its delicate flowers form beautiful deep blue spikes which can also be eaten fresh in a salad, or as an infusion. To make the most of their aromas, it is interesting to cut them at the start of flowering. Very melliferous and appreciated by pollinators.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Hyssopus officinalis
Common Names: Hyssop officinalis, Sacred Herb, Hyssop
English: Hyssop
Family: Lamiaceae (Labiae)

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Not susceptible to pests

One of our tastiest tomatoes! Perfect in taste, it is neither too sour nor too sweet. It will produce an abundance of firm fruit of a pretty dark pink. Ideal for your salads! Old variety from Switzerland.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Solanum lycopersicum
Common name: Bern Rose Tomato
English: Rose from Bern 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.

Perennial herb with small leathery green leaves resembling large needles. It produces small pink or white flowers that are very popular with pollinators. The winter savory has a slightly less pronounced taste than the summer savory but supports more thorough cooking than the latter. It has a subtly peppery flavor which makes it excellent for enhancing dishes of all kinds. Can be used fresh or dried. To dry the leaves, you can harvest them just before flowering and thus have a stronger taste.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Satureja montana
Common names: winter savory, mountain savory, perennial savory.
English: Winter savory, mountain savory
Family: Lamiaceae

Medicinal plant with many uses. Motherwort was used in China and ancient Europe to cure, as its name suggests, all kinds of ailments related to the physical and emotional heart. Brother Marie Victorin reports that it was used against asthma. It would also be useful for problems related to the menstrual cycle. The first western mentions of this plant date back to antiquity. Its foliage is dark green and the leaves are serrated and lobed. It flowers from August to September and its many spikes of small pinkish flowers are well appreciated by pollinators.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Leonurus cardiaca
Common names: Cardiac motherwort, heartwort
English: Motherwort, throw-wort
Family: Lamiaceae

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To be monitored and pruned to prevent it from becoming invasive.

This variety of spinach is hardy and slow to bolt. Its large dark green triangular leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. The leaves are harvested as needed. It is best to consume the leaves soon after harvesting, otherwise, it supports freezing very well. Successive sowings can be carried out if you prefer to consume the quite young leaves.

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: Spinacia oleracea
Common names: Matador spinach, Viking spinach
English: Matador Spinach
Family: Amaranthaceae, formerly Chenopodiaceae

Crunchy to the bite; refreshing and sweet, the Oregon Sugar Pod is a productive, compact, non-climbing variety. The many pods (about ten centimeters) are juicy and not fibrous. Very resistant to diseases, you will achieve an excellent harvest without worries.

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: Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon
Common Names: Oregon Snow Pea
English: Oregon Sugar Pod II Snow Pea
Family: Fabaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Can also be sown in July for a second crop.

Before the introduction of cotton and synthetic fibers, flax held a significant place in the households of yesteryear Quebec. It was used everywhere, from bed linens to socks! And even before that, this plant has quite a history! Flax was probably the first plant fiber to be woven. It is believed to have been first domesticated in the region of the Fertile Crescent. Remains dating back 36,000 years have been found in a cave in Georgia. It was also a preferred textile in ancient Egypt. The fiber produces a flexible, lightweight, absorbent, thermoregulating, and durable fabric, which explains its popularity. The plant is easy to grow, and its delicate blue flowers are quite lovely. The fibers are found in the core of the stem and are extracted through a controlled decomposition process called retting.

The Nathalie flax is part of the flax preservation program

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Harvest one month after flowering, or two weeks after seed capsules have formed.

Number of seeds per packet: 200

The Tall Telephone Pea is a rowing variety that can climb up to 1.8 meters when staked. Large pods bearing 8 to 10 peas each will fill your plants for your greatest pleasure. Crunchy and sweet, the pods are an excellent snack to pick up when working in your vegetable patch. Variety dating from 1881.

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 Pisum sativum
Common Names Pois Tall Telephone
English Tall Telephone peas, Alderman peas
Family Fabaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Can also be sown in July for a second crop.

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

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Little demanding.

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

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Rare, share!

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

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.

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.

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.

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Reseeds itself.

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.

The Poblano pepper originates from the Puebla region of Mexico. It is relatively sweet, large in size, and takes about 80 days to mature. When dried, this pepper turns brown and takes the name Ancho (wide) because it will have lost its length but will retain much of its thickness. The Poblano pepper has a moderate heat level of around 1000 to 1500 on the Scoville scale.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Capsicum annuum
Common names: Poblano, Chile ancho, Puebla pepper
English: Poblano pepper
Family: Solanaceae

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.