Vegetables

This heirloom tomato variety consistently ranks very high in taste tests. Slice Cherokee Purple tomato for rich, dark colour and unmatched sweet, rich taste on sandwiches or in salads. The tomato is a beautiful dusky pink with a deep, rich-red interior.

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 - 48" (indeterminate)

• Width: 24 - 36"

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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"

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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"

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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"

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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"

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Tumbler Tomatoes are an F1 Hybrid variety that is excellent for hanging baskets and containers. These plants provide cascades of wonderfully sweet, 2.5 cm (1") cherry tomatoes that will tumble down over the edge of containers. Also a great producer in the garden, this early ripening bush variety can produce up to 2 kg (4.4 lbs) of fruit per plant. An exceptional and tasty tomato. 

Exposure: Full Sun

Height: 6-10" (vines cascade down)

Spread: 10-15"

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"

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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"

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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"

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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"

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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"

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A Jalapeño variety that produces an early, continuous set of extra-large deep green fruit. A top performer in a wide range of environments. 

Scoville (Heat Scale): 1,500 - 3,000

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 48 - 64"

• Width: 18 - 24"

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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"