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Produce garlic in your own garden! 

Simply plant each clove upright in your garden (or garden box) just below the top of the soil.

Mulch, manure  and compost added to the soil befor planting is advised.

Spring planting will produce smaller harvest than fall planting.

Keep them 2-3 inches apart and 8 inches between rows.

Pack of 3

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa. 

Intend to plant and reap a harvest in 3 years. Asparagus need well-drained nutrient rich soil. Plant in full sun and mark its planting location as it will die back and can be visually lost in the garden by late summer.

Purple Passion is known for being 20% sweeter than regular asparagus and the colour will fade when cooked. Flavour is known to be mildly nutty. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Zone: 2

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa.

Early, high-yielding plants produces peppers with mild, thick flesh that are good fresh, roasted and pickled. Produce a large harvest of round, smooth, dark green-to-cherry red peppers.

Scoville (Heat Scale): 500 - 600

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 24 -36"

• Width: 18 - 24"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Beefsteak Tomatoes produce large, meaty, solid fruit that is slightly flattened and globe-shaped. With a mild and flavourful taste, it is good for salads and table use.

Makes for a great BLT!

Suggestions: Keep tomatoes away from all members of the Brassica family: cabbage, cauliflower, etc. Eliminate blossom end rot problems by deep watering the plants so that the root system will be less affected by fluctuations in soil moisture.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 48 - 60" (indeterminate)

• Width: 36 - 48"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

This classic tomato is best known of its uses in making tomato pastes. Features few seeds and a rich, meaty interior. This variety is also commonly used for making sauces and ketchup. This productive plants bear 85 g pear-shaped fruit and boast disease resistance. Used for canning, fresh eating and cooking

Suggestions: Keep tomatoes away from all members of the Brassica family: cabbage, cauliflower, etc. Eliminate blossom end rot problems by deep watering the plants so that the root system will be less affected by fluctuations in soil moisture.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 36 - 40"

• Width: 8 - 12"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

High yields of smooth skinned, large fruit earn Better Boy a spot as one of the most popular tomatoes grown and as one of our all time best sellers. The fruit has excellent classic tomato flavour with just the right balance of acid and sugar. This is a great slicing tomato. It is widely adapted throughout the country. Grow it in a tall cage or tie to a stake for support

Suggestions: Keep tomatoes away from all members of the Brassica family: cabbage, cauliflower, etc. Eliminate blossom end rot problems by deep watering the plants so that the root system will be less affected by fluctuations in soil moisture. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 72 - 84"

• Width: 24 - 36"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

The Early Girl Tomato produces early fruits that are bright red, very firm, and can be up to 7 – 9 oz in size. This tomato shows good tolerance to cracking and provide great taste and performance in the garden. Loads of slicer tomatoes are delicious on sandwiches or in salads.

Flavour is a balance of acid/sweetness.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 72 - 84"

• Width: 24 - 36"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

This yellow fruit pepper is a long time favourite across Manitoba. A medium variety of Capsicum Annuum with a wide range on the Scoville Scale (heat indicator scale), meaning the pepper can vary in heat, but is comparable to a jalapeño. 

Scoville (Heat Scale): 1,000 - 15,000

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 18 - 24"

• Width: 12 - 18"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Great for small yards and patios!  Keep Moist & Fertilizer once a week. This planter contains Red Core Chantenay Carrots, and there is  plenty of room to mature in length.  It is best to thin as needed. By end of July you can pull and eat right through to frost.

20" Rectangular planter

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Fall is the ideal time to plant garlic.

van der Meer grown garlic is ready to go, and is ready to eat. Stores well.

Garlic can be planted anytime after the first fall frost. Check your area’s first fall frost date and adjust accordingly.

However, just because the first frost happens, doesn’t mean that the weather is going to stay cold! A week or two of unusually high temperatures can signal garlic that its time to start growing–which you definitely don’t want. It can be a bit tricky to find that magic window of cold weather-but-the-ground-isn’t-frozen.

Gardeners will have success planting garlic anywhere from mid September to late October. Try to plant your garlic 2-4 weeks before the first frost date.

Garlic should be planted 3-4 inches deep, 5-6 inches apart. A deep snow cover is important, and if there is concern this may not occur you can mulch with leaves in the fall and shovel snow over the planting sight to create a "blanket".

Pot-a-Peno is a hot cascading Jalapeno pepper. Spice up your vegetable garden with this unique cascading jalapeño pepper plant, perfect for small spaces or hanging baskets. Tons of jalapeño fruit grow under a dense canopy of small, dark green leaves. Harvest fruit green for a traditional spicy zip in any dish or allow to ripen to red for a sweet, spicy flavor. 

Great for patio growing in mixed planters or hanging baskets.

Spacing : 12 - 18" (30 - 46cm)

Height : 12 - 15" (30 - 38cm)

Width : 18 - 20" (46 - 51cm)

Exposure : Sun

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Russian Red Garlic is a hard neck variety.

Photos courtesy of Van Noort Bulb Co. & Florissa. 

 A perfect stuffing pepper – blocky, thick-walled, tender and flavorful.

Bell Peppers can be planted in gardens or into patio planters. We advise planting peppers no further than 8-10" apart and use good fertilizer.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 18 - 24"

• Width: 18 - 24"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Bell Peppers can be planted in gardens or into patio planters. We advise planting peppers no further than 8-10" apart and use good fertilizer.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 24 - 48"

• Width: 18 - 24"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

These extra Large Roma tomatoes are best known for their uses in salads & salsa. Features few seeds and a rich, meaty interior. Daytona Roma are tomato Farmers Choice for high yield and large fruit.

Suggestions: Keep tomatoes away from all members of the Brassica family: cabbage, cauliflower, etc. Eliminate blossom end rot problems by deep watering the plants so that the root system will be less affected by fluctuations in soil moisture.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 36 - 40"

• Width: 8 - 12"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

The incredibly sweet leaves are an herbal alternative to sugar and are up to 30 times sweeter. Also enjoyable when used fresh. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 18 - 30"

• Width: 12 -18"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Harvest leaves regularly for fresh and flavorful tarragon all season long. Excellent spiller in mixed herb containers. Leaves have a distinctive anise flavor and scent. Use fresh or dried to flavor fish, meats, vegetables, eggs, salads and sauces.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 16 - 24"

• Width: 14 - 18"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Parlsey is best used for cooking as it withstands heat and retains its flavor.

Curled parsley lightly easier to grow in a garden, has similar taste to Italian however it is more difficult to cook with due to the compact leaves. Most commonly found as a garnish.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 15 - 18"

• Width: 12 - 18"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed & McKenzie Seeds

Catnip is a type of mint that grows into an attractive plant. You can begin harvesting catnip when it’s about 12 in. (30 cm) tall and continue all Summer. Try drying catnip to fill your cat’s toys as a special treat.

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Water plants regularly, especially those in pots, in periods of drought over summer. Chamomile can become leggy unless it is clipped regularly during the growing season to ensure growth remains compact, dense and bushy.

Photos and Data Courtesy of Stokes Seeds

Sorrel is a leafy green vegetable grown for its pleasantly tart, lemony flavor. The plants have smooth to crinkled, arrow-shaped leaves that grow from a center. The plant will send up a tall flower stalk as the temperature warms, but it's best to remove this to promote leaf growth for a better harvest. Sorrel has multiple uses in the kitchen  from soups to stews.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 12 - 24"

• Width: 12 - 18"