Vegetables

This early maturing plant produces heavy yields of ½ to ¾ oz red cherry tomatoes, and can produce over 500 tomatoes a season! The fruit is very sweet and flavorful, perfect for eating fresh off the vine or in salads. It has impressive disease resistance, and the fruit itself is crack-resistant. The plant requires support by either staking or cages.

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: 20 - 36"

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

A nutrition packed vegetable that's great for a variety of meals. Cabbage likes full sun and well-nourished soil. Adding compost or manure to the garden/soil, as well as monitoring for cabbage moths in June, will help you be successful in growing this vegetable. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 10 - 12"

• Width: 16 - 18"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Stokes Seeds

With a luscious, buttery texture, Buttercrunch has 4-to 5-in. (10- to12-cm) heads that are dark green outside with a creamy yellow color inside. Best picked minutes before your meal.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 8 - 12"

• Width: 8 - 12"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

A treat to eat, very smooth stalks that are sweet and not stringy. The stalks are great for calorie-free raw eating, or used in soups and stews; the seeds can be harvested for flavoring many recipes; and the leaves are great in salads and as a garnish.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 18 - 24"

• Width: 8 - 12"

Enjoy abundant yields of lightly mottled, dark green fruits with pale greenish-white, firm flesh.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 12 - 18"

• Width: 18 - 24"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Butter is a space-saver in the garden, growing about 4 ft. (1.2 m) wide when planted in well-drained moist soil. Each of these delicious squash plants produces five butternut-shaped fruits. This winter squash keeps for months  – a versatile veggie AND an excellent source of vitamin A.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 10 -18"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

This vine produces small 3-4kg (7-9 lb) squashes that have orange flesh and attractive, bluish grey skins. Baby Blue Hubbard squash seeds have outstanding keeping ability. This is an attractive, flavourful variety for gardeners and commercial growers alike. 

Tip: For the best storage, allow the fruits to ripen fully on the vine, but be sure to harvest prior to frost. Wipe each fruit down with a weak bleach solution to kill off any bacteria or mould spores, and be sure not to nick the tough skins. Store in a cool, dark place and enjoy Hubbard squash all winter long.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 12 - 18"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Most leeks require a long growing season of about 120 days. Which is why we start seeds in early spring. Split the plants apart, you can hill the plants to produce a longer white shaft, or plant in a furrow and fill it in. Leeks have shallow root systems and need plentiful watering. Long shank, upright growing with dark blue‐green leaves. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: up to 24"

This bi-color beefsteak tomato is known for its excellent flavour, particularly among bi-colour tomatoes, the 'Pineapple' tomato is mildly sweet with low acidity, somewhat fruity, and includes a hint of citrus. Its flavour improves towards end of season. Staking is required.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 72 - 96" (indeterminate)

• Width: 18 - 24"

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

Old Heirloom variety that has been in existence for hundreds of years. They are bright orange with a yellow thin rind with deep golden flesh. Hard, smooth, somewhat ribbed 15-25 lb/7-11 kg fruit. Good for halloween pumpkin craving!

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 12 - 18"

• Width: 30 - 72"

Kohlrabi is a versatile vegetable with a bulbous stem above ground. It has a mild, sweet flavor and a crisp texture, similar to broccoli stems. Both the bulb and leaves are edible, used raw or cooked in various dishes.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 12 - 18"

• Width: 8 - 12"

Photos and Data Courtesy of West Coast Seeds

Very firm with a tender, sweet flavor. Holds well and is widely used for a more reliable harvest. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Height: 10 - 12"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Stokes Seeds

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

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

Red and yellow skin and flesh color. Huge fruit, fruity flavor, beautiful sliced. 

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 60 - 96"

• Width: 24 - 36"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Stokes Seeds

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

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"

Straight, blocky and cylindrical zucchini is bright golden yellow, with very crisp and flavorful flesh.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 18 - 24"

• Width: 24 - 36"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Stokes Seeds

Tight, protective inner wraps help boost packouts of excellent quality, dense white heads.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 24"

• Width: 18"

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Great for eating fresh or freezing. Heat loving variety that is fast maturing and also displays cold vigor. Excellent adaptability and holding ability. High dome, tight beads. 

Exposure: Full Sun

Height: 18 - 14"

A common slicing pickle, these are slightly thicker than English and have better tolerance to certain insects and powdery mildew.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 10 - 12" 

Photos and Data Courtesy of Ball Seed

Early, large yields of bitter-free fruit that won’t become bitter if left on the vine. Vigorous vines are best when trellised. Cylindrical, dark green gherkins with white spines are perfect for pickling and fresh eating. Best in-ground.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 6 - 12"

• Width: 48 - 72"

Imperial Star Organic artichoke seeds are a great choice for the home gardener or for open field production. The plants grow 90-120cm (36-48") tall. This variety is sometimes listed under the name Tavor. It's a bit easier to get first-season harvests from Imperial Star than some of the other artichoke varieties, but it is also perennial, so it will produce for several years to come. The buds are a terrific mid-summer treat.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

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

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 18 - 30"

• Width: 12 - 18"