Fruit bearing

Produces medium size, conical sweet berries the first summer until fall. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3 - 4"

• Width: 10 - 12"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

'Primo' melons are typically grown in the cool season. The interior melon produces thick, dark orange flesh and medium cavity. The exterior of the melon produces heavy netting and slight indentation. Delivers size and sugar content even under cool conditions.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 36 - 48"

• Width: 36 - 48"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Stokes Seeds

Crimson Sweet produces round melons averaging 25 lbs. (11 kg), with light green and dark green stripes. The inside has sweet, firm, bright red flesh. Watermelons are ready to harvest when the fruit has grown to full size.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 18 - 24"

• Width: 72 - 84"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Honeydew melons are characterized by a large, round shape and smooth, creamy yellow rind. Their flesh is light green, juicy, and sweet. The honeydew is a smooth-skinned variety which changes from pale green to creamy yellow color as it ripens.

Honeydew needs heat, so do not plant out until the soil and the nights are warm.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 36 - 48"

• Width: 36 - 48"

Sugar Baby saves space in the garden and in the refrigerator. The only thing oversized is its rich and incredibly sweet taste. Its compact vines produce plenty of 6 to 10-lb. (3 to 4.5-kg) fruits packed with sweet red-orange flesh. This variety is perfect for any small-space garden!

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 18 - 24"

• Width: 72 - 84"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Ben Conan is one of the varieties developed by the Scottish Crop Research Institute and known for its excellent quality fruit. Currant berries of this variety can grow as large as 18mm!! Additionally this variety is not susceptible to mildew, which makes it one of our most sought after currants. Best suited for fresh eating, preserves, pie making, or yogurts. Ben Conan is also extremely productive, boasting consistently high yields.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 4ft
• Spread: 3ft
  

Captivator Gooseberry is known as a thornless gooseberry. Although this selection is a nice improvement toward an ultimate thornless varieties, it still carries a few thorns! It has delicious and abundant dark red fruit. This plant is disease resistant and produces some incredibly sweet fruits.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 3ft
• Spread: 3ft
  

A garden classic, rhubarb is a long lived perennial that will give you pies for years. Grow in well drained sunny location.

photo courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Native Wild or Lowbush variety blueberry. A slow-growing shrub that requires acidic soil and full sun to part shade. Produces tiny white and pink bell-shaped flowers in the spring followed by wild blueberries. All parts of this plant are edible. The berries are small but very tasty and can be eaten raw or cooked. We suggest having more than one plant to produce a higher number of berries. Salt tolerant. Produces brilliant red fall foliage. Peat is a common soil amendment for this species.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 18 - 24"

• Width: 24 - 48"
  

Northland is a cold hardy, Highbush variety blueberry that is easy to grow and maintain. It produces sweet flavoured berries in the early to mid season and is perfect for eating fresh, baking, preserves and freezing. For best growing results plant in a sunny location with well-drained soil and free of weeds.  Fruit bearing 1 year after planting. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 36 - 48"

• Width: 48 - 60"

 Zone: 3

Kent produces large size, conical sweet berries in June. This is a standard for field production.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 6"

• Width: 10 - 12"

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Wendy is a Canadian strawberry, born and bred, it was developed by the Kentville Research Station in Nova Scotia. Produces large size, conical sweet berries in June. This is a standard for field production.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 6"

• Width: 10 - 12"

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This 'Smokey' Saskatoon bush is extremely hardy variety and features beautiful white flowers in early spring and large , very sweet, berries in June. An Alberta variety, this versatile shrub is suitable for both edible and landscape uses. 

Suckering can occur over time; self-pollinating

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 8' 

• Width: 5'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Lonicera caerulea 

A tall and fruitful plant yielding tart fruit suitable for wine production. It necessitates cross-pollination by another cultivar with a matching flowering schedule. It serves as an excellent pollinator for Aurora, Borealis, and Tundra varieties.

Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Mature Size:

• Height: 5' - 6'

• Width: 5'

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery

Early fall-bearing raspberry is ready to harvest in August. Extremely productive, with firm and flavourful, medium-to-large fruit. A classic raspberry variety.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 5'

• Width: 3'

Zone: 3

Photos courtesy of Jeffries Nursery