Organic Seeds Herbs For Sale In Manitoba

But the green ripe tomatoes are delicious, fleshy, and "very fine for slicing and frying and especially for making delicious conserves." Fruits are medium-large, 10-16 ounces. The Gleckler catalogue described it as a "strange tomato that refuses to change...

An heirloom variety believed to be over a hundred years old, a legacy of the Cherokee Indians. Resembling a beefsteak tomato in size and shape, with dramatic, dusky pink-purple fruit.

All Season Cabbage Seed produces fine, large heads that are 10 in. This cabbage is both heat and drought tolerant. As the name states, this cabbage is good for fall or winter as well as it is for early market.

(Chinese parsley) The piquant flavour of fresh coriander leaves, so essential in authentic Chinese and Latin American cuisines, has become very popular in recent years. ‘Longstanding' is the strain commonly grown in North America for fresh leaves.

Enjoy the taste of history. Tomatoes are full of lycopene, vitamin C and other beneficial nutrients. Collection includes 1-pack each of Arugula, Red Russian Kale, Yellow Crookneck Squash, Red Core Chantenay Carrot, San Marzano paste tomato and Cal Wonder...

Heirloom variety of rose-coloured with white radish with crisp, tender mildly pungent flavour that is wonderful in salads, sliced thin on buttered bread, as a garnish or appetizer.

The aroma and flavour are maybe a bit too mild for purists, but for folks unafraid to try something different we think Corsican is worth a look. It is similar to our purple and green 'Emerald Wine' variety introduced in 2013 with the added advantage that...

Large rosettes of tender, deep-lobed oak-like leaves. Good resistance to bolting and good heat tolerance. Baby leaves ready in 28 days and full size in 60 days. Does not get bitter in hot weather.

Hardy biennial 6-12 in. This widely adapted mix of crispy, sweet, cylindrical Nantes and long elegant Imperator varieties yields the most delicious fresh eating orange carrots.

These medium-large white onions have a nice mild flavor for making great onion rings. Very tolerant to poor soil conditions, Gladstone can be grown from mid-latitude to northern areas.

An heirloom variety with large 40-pound dark-green oval fruits speckled with bright-yellow star and moon-shaped splashes. The bright red flesh is very sweet. The leaves are also speckled.

Tomatoes can get up to a whopping 2 pounds. The juicy sweet yellow flesh has streaks of pink and red radiating throughout, making each slice a unique canvas. Beefsteak heirloom variety with massive ribbed yellow, orange and red fruits.

Begin harvests 75-100 days after planting. Plant this perennial in a border or along an edge for beautiful ornamental lines. Look for outer stalks that are at least 1/2 inch thick and cut with a sharp knife at the soil line, just below the swollen ends.

Great in salads or lightly sauteed with garlic and pine nuts over pasta. Leaves and white flowers are all edible. Originally from Europe, and grown for over a century for its distinct peppery flavor.

This vigorous plant has deep green leaves and light green stalks. The crisp 12 in. Great for use in soups and stock. Stalks have compact leaves and light refreshing flavor.

(Hibiscus) Lovely flowers known throughout the tropics for their flavouring qualities. Tea made with the fleshy calyces has a lemony flavour and beautiful ruby colour. Requires a long hot growing season.

Known as the Herb of Gladness for its exhilarating effect. Try adding chopped young leaves and flowers to salads or summer drinks. On those sweltering summer days, cool off with iced borage tea, adding honey and lemon juice to taste.

If you have had little luck with habaneros in the past, try this one. It also a heavier yielder than the traditional habaneros. It is earlier and more tolerant of the cooler temperatures.

For best flavor, pick in the early morning when aromatic oils are at their flavorful peak. Pick flowers for drying just before they open. Mulching with compost will help prevent moisture loss during summer months.

This variety does not bolt as readily as the strains that are bred specifically for seed production. The leaves have a distinctive flavor and are used in salsa's or as a garnish in salads and soups.

Hardy biennial 3 ft. Heat tolerant and frost hardy, leaves grow sweeter with fall frosts. This variety yields tender, mild-flavored, blue-green collard leaves which are full of vitamins and antioxidants.

Purple pods turn green when cooked. A reliable, heavy producing bush bean with excellent flavour and keeping qualities. Performs better in areas of cooler daytime temperature.

Harvest stems and blossoms in late summer using garden snips. Do NOT cut off more than 1/3 of the stems at any one time. Seedlings can be moved outside in the garden after the last frost has passed.

Many health enthusiasts believe that the humble wheatgrass, in its live freshly sprouted form, pressed into juice, is a powerhouse of nutrients, enzymes and biotic factors that jumpstart the body and bring it up to top running condition.

A good keeper for winter storage. A beautiful heritage onion variety from Italy where it is often seen braided like garlic and hung in kitchens. Where winters are mild it can be planted in the fall for early harvest next summer.

Harvest when plants produce leaves with at least three branches. Biennial in zones 6-9; harvest in 85-90 days. Soak seeds overnight prior to planting and sow directly into prepared beds — 1/4 inch deep — in early spring.

Very dark green skin covers flesh of greenish white, delicate tasting and tender whether picked early with their blossoms still attached or allowed to mature. Used sliced fresh at all stages in salads or as crudite, steamed or sauteed with herbs and garlic,...