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

Fast-growing, cool-season leafy green prized for its tender, deep green leaves and rich, earthy flavor. This variety is known for its high yield, resilience in variable conditions, and slow bolting tendency, making it ideal for both spring and fall plantings.

35-40 Days

Summer Squash Black Beauty produces a huge crop of tender zucchini squash during the summer. Harvest zucchini squash when the fruits are small. This will result in a more tender and flavorful squash. Easy to grow and a great choice for the beginner gardener. 

Zucchini seeds can be planted directly into the garden soil.

Plant seed directly into garden soil 2-3 weeks after the last frost date. 

Make mounds of rich soil 2' apart and plant 2 seeds on top 1/2" deep. Later thin to 1 plant per mound. Keep well watered and fertilized throughout the growing season. Mulching can be useful in conserving moisture and minimizing the presence of weeds. Grow in full sun. 

Harvest your zucchini when they are 6-8" long. Cut them gently from the vine. They blend in with leaf stems so if they do grow too big remove them a put in the compost pile. 

Cucurbita pepo. Annual. Open-pollinated, heirloom, Non-GMO. Harvest in 55 days. 

Green & Red Salad Bowl, Lollo Bionda and Lola Rosa, Four Season, French Sorrel, Wizard Leaf, Bibb, Oak Leaf, Baby Pak Choi, Peppercress, Mix of Swiss Chard

 참외(Cucumis melo ssp. agrestis var. makuwa)는 박과의 한해살이 덩굴식물로, 멜론(Cucumis melo)의 일종이다. 1차 원산지는 아프리카 사하라 남부, 2차 원산지는 인도, 러시아, 대한민국으로 알려져 있다.

The melon (Cucumis melo ssp. agrestis var. makuwa) is an annual vine of the Cucurbitaceae family, a type of melon (Cucumis melo). Its primary origin is believed to be sub-Saharan Africa, with secondary origins in India, Russia, and South Korea.

Korean melon (Chamoe, 참외) has a subtly sweet, floral flavor with notes of honeydew, cucumber, and pear, and a firm, crisp, juicy texture similar to a crunchy apple or unripe peach. It's less intensely sweet than a cantaloupe and has a unique refreshing and slightly tangy quality.

For those who love bouquets of fresh flowers, this wildflower mixture is a colourful blend of both annual and perennial flowers that will make excellent long lasting cut flowers bouquets.

A white onion has thin, papery white skin and crisp, juicy white flesh with a sharp, mild, and slightly sweet flavor profile. It is often used raw in dishes like salads, salsas, and guacamole due to its mildness, but it can also be cooked in soups, stews, and other dishes where its flavor becomes sweeter and it breaks down more quickly than yellow onions. 

Burgundy coloured lettuce with frilled leaves. Excellent for gourmet salad mixes.

55 Days to harvest!

Italian looseleaf loved for its deep red, tightly curled leaves surrounding a bright green heart.

An ideal baby leaf variety providing mild flavor and excellent loft, heft and color to salad mixes. Open heads are compact, slower growing and slower to bolt than other lettuces. Displayed field resistance to mildew in our trials.

Ideal baby leaf variety

Slow to bolt

Soil

Well-drained soil of average fertility.

Position

Full sun.

Frost tolerant

Limited. The varieties sold as bedding plants can tolerate light frosts, but are meant to be grown as summer annuals.

Feeding

Mix a light application of a balanced organic fertilizer into the soil prior to planting. In summer, drench plants every two weeks with a liquid fertilizer.

Companions

Ageratum and Petunia. African daisies look best when planted in groups or masses, perhaps framed with dusty miller, ageratum or annual verbena. Osteospermum make great flowers for containers.

Spacing

Single Plants: 11" (30cm) each way (minimum)

Rows: 11" (30cm) with 11" (30cm) row gap (minimum)

Sow and Plant

Only a few varieties of osteospermum are grown from seed. The heavy flowering varieties are propagated from rooted stem cuttings and sold as potted plants in spring. Set plants out at about the time of your last spring frost.

Notes

Osteospermum colors include pink, white, and shades of yellow. The plants will bloom for eight weeks or more if old flowers are removed.

Harvesting

When cut as soon as they open, osteospermum make good cut flowers.

Troubleshooting

As plants age, they sometimes develop problems with powdery mildew. Aphids may occasionally feed on new growing tips and buds. Pinch off large colonies.