2024 Varieties
Last year, 2023, was our first year of selling ready-to-plant seedlings (we grew over 500 plants!) It was so successful we decided to offer them again this year. We have tomatoes, cucumbers, snap peas, zucchini, sweet and hot peppers, and eggplants. They will be ready for pickup from our Kitchener greenhouse starting May 20th (May long weekend). $3.00 each or 5 for $10.00.
** Please note the last day to order tomatoes, peppers and eggplant is March 20th and April 20th for cucumbers, zucchini and snap peas.
2024 ORDERS ARE CLOSED
Check out our varieties below ↓
Tomatoes
Old GErman
Gorgeous beefsteak, slicer. Yellow with red stripes reminiscent of a sunset. Heirloom variety from the 1800s hailing from the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.
Take me hooooome, country rooooads
Sioux
Early, multi-purpose tomato. Its thick skin makes it crack-resistant. Can be grown in a larger container, but will need staking.
Great White
Stunning white slicer tomato.
Big fruit and low acid. Smooth and delicious.
Will not bite back
Chocolate Stripes
Incredible flavour in this slicer. Deep red brown colour and green stripes. Produces well into autumn.
Wonka might like this one - it does have chocolate in the name?
Early Siberian
Classic tomato in looks and flavour. Grows in clusters of 3-5. Fleshy and juicy slicer. One of the hardiest, and early maturing varieties. Your go-to if you don’t want a fun variety.
Russians don’t joke around when it comes to tomatoes.
Garden Peach
This tomato actually looks and feels like a peach. Juicy, and a great slicer, the skin has a bit of fuzz and a slight pink hue.
How peachy!
Japanese Black Trifele
Beautiful, dark, pear shaped fruit. Unlike the name, it originates from Russia. One of the darkest black tomato varieties. Slicer with crack resistant skin.
Trifele is “Truffle” in Latvian. The more you know…
Alice’s Dream
Two-toned yellow flesh with red veins. Shoulders are indigo blue. Mild flavour with hint of lemon.
Eat me.
Rebel Starfighter Prime
Calling all Star Wars Fans! One of 6 (for now) Starfighter tomatoes. This tomato has been recently developed for a “Star Wars Tomato Project” by American breeder Russ Crowe.
Purple, heart shaped with purple/black shoulders, rich flavour.
Lightsaber not included
Sweet Million
Easy to grow, hardy plants. These plants mature early and deliver yields of cherry tomatoes all season long. If you just want one plant- this is the one.
Million might be an overstatement, maybe hundreds.
Farthest North
One of the first tomatoes to be ready in your garden. Allegedly resistant to Bacterial Speck. Perfect for container growing.
Maybe Santa also has these in his garden?
Gold Nugget
Cute, yellow fruit with a sweet and flavourful taste. Perfect for container planting as they are a bush variety.
Will not break your teeth unlike a real gold nugget.
Pink Bumblebee
Pink cherry tomatoes with gold stripes. Crack resistant with a firm texture. Super juicy and so flavourful you wont be able to stop snacking on them!
Bzz! Bzz! Bzz!
Bosque Blue Bumblebee
Recent and rare variety! Bright yellow with marbled blue shoulders. Sweet flavour with citrus aroma. Perfect for snacking.
Ooh fancy!
Bonsai Micro Dwarf
Very juicy and has a great balanced flavour. Perfect for growing in containers.
Just one plant, not seven.
San MArzano
Classic paste tomato. Some believe it to be THE tomato for sauces. Will need staking and support. Great flavour, low juicy- delicious!
Mamma Mia!
Roma
Another classic paste tomato. Dependable, productive and easy to grow. Disease resistant. Perfect for container gardening on a balcony or patio.
Bei pomodori!
Cucumbers
Mercury
Flavourful, productive, slicer cucumber. Long with thin, shiny, dark skins. Can be used for pickling when immature.
Neither a singer, nor a planet I’m afraid. Just a cuke.
GHerkin
Productive, pickling cucumber. Spiky and cute!
Don’t be a gherk.
MArketmore
Crisp, and highly disease-resistant, grows well in the heat of summer. Productive plant, if you want lots of cucumbers, this is your guy.
More is more
Boston Pickling
Early maturing, long season variety. The more you pick, the more you get. Sweet, juicy, and perfect for snacking or pickling.
The plant that keeps on giving!
Peppers
Purple Beauty
Purple bell pepper! Large, sweet fruit. Can be planted in containers for a balcony or patio garden.
California Wonder
Classic red bell pepper. Can’t go wrong with this one. Does well planted in containers.
KIng of the North
Reputed to be the best bell pepper in the North. Dark red when ripened, flavourful, sweet and juicy.
Robb Stark has some competition.
Tequila Sunrise
Perfect for container planting. Bell peppers that look like small carrots. Slightly lemon flavour.
Wondering if I'm goin' wise, Or tell a lie
Jalapeño
Standard for nachos and salsa. Can also be pickled. Great plant for container gardening. Heat: 4750 SHU
Spicy
Thai Hot
Cute, small, upright red peppers. Great for containers, looks decorative. Perfect for pickling. Heat: 100,000 SHU.
Spiciest
Cayenne
Long thin chili peppers. Great container plant. Produces abundant fruits. Heat: 80,000 SHU
Spicier
Snap Peas
Sugar Daddy
Very productive, bushy plant. Stringless and disease-resistant. Perfect for early summer harvests
Will not give you money, just sweet fruit.
Super Sugar
These crunchy pods are perfect for cooking or snacking. Benefits from staking as plants can grow more than 2m (6ft). The sweetest of snap peas.
All the sweetness without the high glycemic index.
EGGPLANT
Diamond
Early maturing, dark purple, slender eggplant. Adapted to the cold climate, it’s perfect for shorter seasons and cool summers. Container friendly.
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend
Casper
Just like the name suggests this is a phantom eggplant! Plants are compact and produce many white fruits. Mushroom-like flavour. Container gardens need this variety.
Who you gonna call?
Listada de Gandia
Purple and white fruits. Skin is thin and flesh is tender. Its small size makes it perfect for small-portion meals. Perfect for container gardens!
Esta berenjena es bonita
ZUCCHINI
Black Beauty
Dark green, almost black fruit. Fast-growing and prolific. Young fruit are tender and seedless until about 10in. long.
Not a horse, don’t worry.
Cocozelle
Traditional Italian variety. Gorgeous striped skin. Bushy, perfect for smaller spaces, could work well in a larger container.
Originally known as Cocozella di Napoli
Goldy
Yellow, tender, delicious fruit. Fairly small plant, good for a smaller garden with limited space. Plant flowers around to attract pollinators.
Juuuust right.
