Anaheim

The Anaheim pepper is a versatile chili pepper named for the city that made it popular. It is mild in flavor and heat, measuring 500-2,500 Scoville Heat Units.

The granddaddy of all future New Mexico green chile pod types! The Anaheim pepper was originally known as New Mexico No. 9. It was developed in 1913 by Dr. Fabian Garcia at New Mexico State University. He was seeking a chile pepper that was bigger, fleshier, and milder. Dr. Garcia later moved to California in the 1920s and started growing them in the Anaheim area. 

Pods are 7-1/2" long and 2" wide on productive 30” plants with good foliage cover for the fruit. TMV resistant. Capsicum annuum (80 days)

Heat Level: Mild  Scoville 500 -1000

~ Packet contains 30 seeds. 

In early spring, start seeds indoors 8 weeks prior to warm nightly temperatures. Place the seeds in sterile media and cover 1/4” deep. Provide 85°F bottom heat, bright light, and keep moist at all times. Seeds will germinate in 7 - 21 days. Transplant seedlings into pots and grow until there are 6 true leaves on the plant. Plant them directly into rich soil, 30” apart or into large 5-gallon containers. Harvest chiles when they are green. If left on the plant a couple more weeks, the chiles will turn red at full maturity.

Italian Leek Carentan Organic. A popular, reliable and refined Italian variety producing large thick and tender stems of excellent flavour with blue-green foliage. Vigorous and fast growing its is a consistent performer cropping from Oct to late January withstanding winter conditions well. (110 days)

Cultivation Advice Italian Leek Carentan 2 Organic

• Leek is extremely hardy, forgiving and can be planted as soon as the soil can be worked.
• Sow sparingly directly in drills in early-mid spring,
• the aim to produce pencil thick plants of around 8” tall for transplant to their final position.
• Can be planted in trays under cover and transplanted for an earlier crop.
• When pencil size (around Jun/Jul) lift carefully and remove the top third of the foliage and 1/3 of the roots.
• Transplant in pre-made holes of 4-6 inches deep,
• 8 inches between plants in a sunny position with rotted organic matter incorporated.
• If space is limited this can be reduced,
• provided you pull alternative plants when young to make space for the remainder to grow.
• When transplanting carefully poor water into the hole to wash soil around the roots,
• then leave and earth up as they grow to blanche the stems.
• (Do not get soil between the leaves).
• Harvest alternate plants when large enough for use.

Drunken Woman Looseleaf lettuce seeds produce some of the nicest tasting, easiest to grow lettuces that we know about for spring, summer, and fall harvests.

Regina Di Maggio/Boston: Plant has thick and fleshy leaves with a round core. Leaves are expanded and heavy. Seeds are white. Plant is suitable for spring and autumn growing.

This is one beautiful and tasty butterhead lettuce. Green with the edges of the leaves tinged with red. Somewhat less red than Quatro Stagioni (Four Seasons). Prefers spring & fall, but will take some summer heat. Large head; lovely soft texture. 55 days. 

Packet: 9-10 grams of seed

The red radish of northern Chinese cuisine is both hot and sweet in flavour. It has bright red skin over tender, crisp, white flesh. The tops are delicious and spicy. This daikon is fast growing and slow to bolt, so it can be planted for spring or fall production. So and grow as you would turnips, thinning them to 15-20cm (6-8") apart. For home gardeners on the coast, plan on sowing short rows three or four times in March and April, and again in September and October. This will result in a steady harvest, and they won't all be ready to pick at once.

Plant is a second early variety with a deep large oblate shape. Fruit is a dark red colour. Fruits are suitable for tomato sauces and salads. A beef tomato or beefsteak tomato is one of the largest varieties of cultivated tomatoes, some weighing 450 grams or more. Most are pink or red with numerous small seed compartments distributed throughout the fruit, sometimes displaying pronounced ribbing similar to ancient pre-Columbian tomato cultivars

Vigorous tomato with exceptional disease resistance, succulent flavor, and enormous fruit size. 

This huge red beefsteak tomato is meaty and tastes both mild and sweet. Great for sandwiches. Our summertime favorite is the BLT with one thick slice of this tomato. This indeterminate plant can grow very tall and needs a cage or tie to a stake for support. A dependable big tomato with intense flavor.

Organic, Open-pollinated heirloom (90 days) 

Plant Habit: Indeterminate. Plant Size: 6-8’. Fruit Color: Red Shape: Flattened globe. Size:12-16 oz.  

Packet: 9-10 grams of seed

One flavorful and pretty Onion from Tuscany Italy. Red glossy skinned colour and sweet white mild flesh. The deep-red globe-shaped onion with beautiful inner rings are delights. 

Top-shaped bulb of medium-large size

Streaked with red, very firm and tasty.

Long conservation.

Medium-late cycle.

Transplant: February / May for summer / autumn harvests September / November for early harvests

Name: Tom Thumb Lettuce

Type: Butterhead Lettuce (Heirloom Variety)

Shape & Size:

Small, compact, rosette-shaped heads

Typically 4 to 5 inches in diameter – ideal for single servings

Leaves:

Soft, tender, and buttery texture

Light green outer leaves with pale, creamy yellow interiors

Flavor:

Mild, sweet, and delicate

Less bitter than many other lettuces

Growth:

Fast-maturing – ready to harvest in as little as 50-55 days

Suitable for spring and fall planting

Performs well in small spaces and containers

Uses:

Perfect for individual salads or garnishes

Great for small gardens, raised beds, and patio containers

History:

An old heirloom variety dating back to the 1850s

Especially popular in Victorian-era kitchen gardens