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The Ailsa Craig onion is named after Ailsa, a small round island off the coast of Scotland that is solid rock. Ailsa Craig is a globe-shaped onion, solid, and can achieve 20cm (8”) in diameter. They are large straw-colored onions with small necks that can average 0.9 -2.2 kg (2-5 pounds) each.

Large, flattened globe bulbs can be harvested in August from spring sowings for short-term storage. In areas with normal low winter temperatures above -10°F (-23°C), seeds sown in August can be harvested early the next summer.

Long term storage onion. Large, dark skinned hybrid with real long term storage potential. If Talon is started indoors as a transplant it should mature right along with direct seeded Norstar, but will be larger and store much longer. A strong root system helps this variety perform well in dry conditions. Matures in 85 days if transplanted or in 110 days if direct seeded.

An early maturing hybrid that is adaptable for a northern climate. Jambalaya grows on a compact plant and provides high yields of shiny, dark green pods. Okra is easy to grow and delicious in Cajun stews. For best flavour, pick pods when they are 3-4 inches long. Days to maturity 50-60 days.

Mentha spicata. Leaves used in a variety of recipes, the most popular being jelly. Makes a nice tea and adds a great fragrance to potpourri. Height 1-3 ft.

Widely adapted and productive, even in cool weather. Yellow hot pepper with 5 1/2" x 1 1/2" smooth, waxy fruits tapering to a point. Easy to stuff and to peel after roasting; thick-fleshed for frying. Its sunset-ripening peppers change from yellow to orange to red, and make the prettiest pickled peppers.

Green to yellow organic. Matures almost as early as the sun rises. Stunning dark yellow medium to large bell and slightly elongated keeps its crispness when fully mature. Excellent yield on a medium sturdy size plant. 3 lobed fruit. Sweet and fruity flavoured hybrid matures early at 65 days to green and 78 days to yellow.

High-yielding serrano. Hot Rod is a traditional dark green serrano with avg. 3" fruits borne on big plants. The fruits are traditionally eaten green but also make fine chipotles if allowed to ripen to red. Intermediate resistance to potato virus Y and tobacco etch virus.

Slender, bright purple fruits. High-yielding, upright plants produce beautiful, mostly spineless fruits. Avg. 8–10" long. Earlier and higher yielding than Orient Charm, which it replaced. Green calyx.

High-yielding Black Bell type. Very glossy, uniform, black to purple fruits are 6-7" long by 3-4" in diameter. Strong plants produce early, firm fruits. High yielding, even in the North. Green calyx.

Great for pickling! Yields sit high on plants producing long, cylindrical fruit that are perfect for pickling or stir frying. Expect 3-4 fruit per node and keeps producing until frost. Fruit are white with calyx that are nearly spineless. Early producing, Miro is sure to keep the pantry well stocked! Matures in 50-55 days from transplant.

Upright, full plants. Wide, flat leaves are attractive and easy to harvest. Mild garlic flavor.

Delicious tropical taste in an attractive paper wrapper. Ground cherries are very sweet and taste a bit like pineapples. Can be used in preserves, pies or over ice-cream, but here at Veseys we love to eat them raw. The plants and fruits resemble tomatillos, with each fruit growing inside a papery husk called a calyx. But fruits mature to a golden orange colour and drop to the ground when ripe. The sweet little fruits will store for up to three months if kept in their husks, but you’ll want to use them faster than that in jams, fruit salads, and sauces. Matures in 60-65 days after transplanting.

Salvia officinalis. Beautiful gray foliage with blue flowers. Classic seasoning used in sausages, pork and veal dishes as well as in poultry stuffing. Height 12-30".

Flavourful pink beefsteak. Big Brandy is a cross of two Heirlooms (Big Dwarf and Brandywine) resulting in an improved tomato variety loaded with great flavour and improved appearance. Slice and enjoy on your favourite sandwich or use for a colourful tomato salad. Matures in 80 days. Indeterminate plants are tall, require staking and produce tomatoes over a longer period of time. Instead of having one large harvest at once, they bear over a period of months. These are perfect for home gardeners who want their harvest spread out, or greenhouse growers that want tall plants to best use their space.

Vigorous and colourful! Beautiful striped cherry tomatoes with superb texture and taste. Excellent crack resistance and vigorous foliage. Nice clusters which are easy to pick. This mix of pink, purple, yellow and red is great for salads and snacking. Matures in 70 days from transplanting. Indeterminate plants are tall, require staking and produce tomatoes over a longer period of time. Instead of having one large harvest at once, they bear over a period of months. These are perfect for home gardeners who want their harvest spread out, or greenhouse growers that want tall plants to best use their space.

Large determinate that has excellent late blight resistance. This round, deep red 8-10oz fruit will delight you with its juicy mild flavour, with just the right firmness of texture. With many disease resistances, this tomato would be ideal for home gardeners and organic growers as well. Verticillium wilt, races 1,2 and 3 of Fusarium wilt, root knot nematodes and TSWV. Matures in 69 days from transplant. Determinate plants are shorter and do not require staking, although they do benefit from some support or cages. They have a much more concentrated harvest. These are ideal for commercial growers or for home gardeners who want a lot of tomatoes at one time for preserving.

Early Brandywine type. Large to very large (many over 1 lb.) fruits are flattened and smooth (except for shoulder ribbing on some), and resist cracking. Vivid dark-pink skin with crimson flesh. Medium-tall, potato-leaf plants. Indeterminate. USDA Certified Organic.

Purple Bumble Bee is an eye-catching combination of the dusky purple seen in heirloom tomatoes and metallic green striping. Sweet flavor and meaty texture provide a nice accent to any salad. Like all the Artisan™ tomatoes, Purple Bumble Bee was bred with high vigor to perform under tough conditions. 20-25 gm. fruits. Indeterminate. USDA Certified Organic.

An excellent paste-type open pollinated tomato. Popular for canning or for making your own tomato sauce, juice, soups or for dehydrating. Plants bear dozens of plum shaped, 6oz fruit which have meaty interiors and very few seeds. Determinate growing habit does not require staking. Maturity is about 75 days from transplanting. Determinate plants are shorter and do not require staking, although they do benefit from some support or cages. They have a much more concentrated harvest. These are ideal for commercial growers or for home gardeners who want a lot of tomatoes at one time for preserving.

Bicolor red-and-yellow fruit. The flat, medium-to-large tomatoes with variable shoulder ribbing are shaded yellow and red. The marbled interior looks beautiful sliced. Complex, fruity flavor and smooth texture. Medium-tall vines bear 12+ oz. fruit. Indeterminate. USDA Certified Organic.

Super sweet. This early hybrid variety, bears fruit throughout the season. A vigorous, indeterminate plant produces 10-20 fruit clusters which are exceptionally sweet and bright tangerine coloured. Ideal for fresh market. High resistance to Fusarium Wilt and Tobacco Mosaic Virus. Matures in 57 days from transplants. Indeterminate plants are tall, require staking and produce tomatoes over a longer period of time. Instead of having one large harvest at once, they bear over a period of months. These are perfect for home gardeners who want their harvest spread out, or greenhouse growers that want tall plants to best use their space.

Gorgeous combination of yellows and reds, inside and out. Excellent sweet and tangy flavor. Adds a nice pop of color to any mix, but also stands alone as a premium-quality cherry for snacking and salads. Like all the Artisan tomatoes, Sunrise Bumble Bee was bred with high vigor to perform under tough conditions. 20-25 gm. fruits. Indeterminate.

Most popular and well known for green tomato relish. Early maturity and reliability. Open pollinated. Dwarf plant habit and medium sized, globe shaped, 4oz fruit with slightly green shoulders. Maturity is early at about 60 days from transplanting. Manitoba is a very similar variety to Scotia. Manitoba has the same size and growth habit and maturiy of 60 days. Determinate plants are shorter and do not require staking, although they do benefit from some support or cages. They have a much more concentrated harvest. These are ideal for commercial growers or for home gardeners who want a lot of tomatoes at one time for preserving.

Mexican heirloom, long storage. In Mexico, these tomatillos grow unattended in family corn fields and are harvested for home use and for selling in town on market day. High dry matter, small to medium-round fruits store fresh for several weeks, handy for fresh salsa. Portions of the fruits blush with purple, especially after harvest.

Tolerates warm weather. One of the most heat tolerant broccoli varieties, it can handle the warmer summer conditions better than other varieties, and performs well in cool fall conditions. This hybrid is very uniform, with high quality 8" dome-shaped heads. Ideal for bunching and crown cuts. Resistant to Downy Mildew. Matures in approx. 62 days from transplant.

Early maturing. Deep green sprouts are spaced closely on medium sized plants. Firm, oval-shaped, medium sized sprouts. Holds well in adverse weather. Maturity approximately 100 days.

Large pointed cabbage for sauerkraut and slaw. Murdoc's large heads average 7-8 lb. and are packed with very tender and flavorful leaves. It is especially suited for Weisskraut, a Bavarian specialty which is mild and more tender than typical sauerkraut. It also excellent for cole slaws, stir fries, and sautés. Will store approximately 30-60 days. Also available in organic seed.

Mini cabbage for high-density plantings. Tiara produces beautiful, avg. 1–2 lb. round heads packed with mildly-sweet leaves that are excellent for cooking or fresh use. Delicious flavor — an annual favorite in our taste tests.

Full-size for cooking and kimchi. Firm, 11" tall heads weigh 5 1/2–6 1/2 lb. Blemish-free, deep green leaves and broad, white ribs with a creamy yellow, blanched interior. The flavor is sweet, tangy, juicy, and delicious! Slow bolting. Tolerant to black speck.

Improved Fremont-type hybrid. For summer and fall crops. Bishop has well-wrapped heads, excellent vigor, and wide adaptability.

Slow to bolt. Grown for its large, dark-coloured flavourful, smooth leaves, collard greens can be picked from the bottom of the stalk and this hybrid may continue to produce greens well into the fall. They have an excellent storage capability in the refrigerator for up to 10 days. Use these leaves as an addition to any southern cuisine and also Portuguese soup called caldo verde. Days to maturity 55 days.

Tall, dark green hybrid that is very easy to strip. Excellent frost tolerant characteristics. A high yielding proven performer. Maturity about 80 days.

High volume production. This early season hybrid produces a high volume of spade shaped leaves. The upright plants produce smooth, upright dark leaves which are thick and succulent with a well developed flavour. Our trials have proven Seaside to be our best variety for dependable, bolt-resistant production. Medium to high resistance to Powdery Mildew. Matures in 30 days.

A rainbow of colours.

This superb mix gives you an excellent range of flavours and colours from orange, pink, and yellow to softer greens, whites and bold red. Heavy producer and grows back after being cut.

Tiny green striped fruit with a delicious and unique flavour. These cucamelons are productive and have great disease resistance. Perfect for snacking, pickling or adding to salads. Cucamelons should be started indoors similar to a melon and transplanted outdoors after last frost.

Open pollinated and nearly spineless! This open pollinated variety is one of the most disease resistant on the market. A Middle Eastern type, Beit Alpha produces 12 inch fruit that is sweet, crunchy, bitter free and burpless. The fruit can be harvested at 5-6” for pickling and salads.

Laxton's Progress is very dependable and productive pea variety! It yields a good number of 10-12.5 cm (4-5") pods with 8-10 large, sweet peas. This is one of the earliest maturing peas, growing in a dwarf habit under a wide range of conditions.

It's a shelling pea.

Sweet dark yellow flesh fills this Heirloom Squash. Uniform 3-6 pound fruit are borne on a vigorous vine. Fruit are buff in color and can store well into the winter. Maturity is from 90-95 days.

Light green coloured Cousa type. Beautiful, uniform mid-sized 4” fruit have a creamy green colour and succulent, nutty, white flesh. Magda is early and very productive over a long season. Perfect for stuffing, or any summer squash recipe. Maturity 50 days.

Smaller sized fruit. A heavy yielding squash that produces beautiful 2-3 lb squash with dry sweet flesh. East Elite produces an abundant crop of dark green skinned buttercup squash, with yellow flesh, on a medium vined plant. This is a great variety for those who like Sweet Mama but find the size a little too large. Matures in 85- 90 days. 

Disease resistance and higher yields. Golden Delight produces very uniform golden-yellow 7-8" fruit with little to no greening. Semi-spineless upright plants are vigorous and allow for easy harvest. Tolerant to particular strains of mosaic virus. A superb alternative to Golden Dawn III and ideal for home and market gardeners. Maturity of 47 days.

High yielding and good shelf life. Big yields and easy spineless picking. This hybrid plant produces high yields of glossy, dark green fruit. The plant has a lack of spines and an open habit resulting in easy picking. Best harvested when 6-8" long. Fruit have a long shelf life. Intermediate resistance to Watermelon Mosaic Virus and Zucchini Mosaic Virus. Matures in 45 days.

Yellow Patty pan. Unique bright yellow colour with a dark green sunburst pattern on both blossom and stem ends. The space-saving bush-type plants are loaded with fruit. This hybrid is extremely tasty when harvested young (1-3”). Interior flesh is creamy white and tender with a mild, buttery flavour. Perfect for summer kabobs, vegetable medleys or stir-fries. 50 days.

High yields. A must for your favourite chili! This bean produces large, light red kidney-shaped beans. Very hardy and high yielding with distinctive flavour. Maturity 100 days. 

Top producing black bean. Zenith is known for highly productive yields and excellent quality. Good canning quality and colour retention after cooking. Good resistance to Bean Common Mosaic Virus and lodging. Matures in 100 days. 

Our best performer! An improved Gold Dust Type - formerly named 'SV1003GF'. Long, beautiful, bright yellow pods that are full right to the tip. This variety of yellow bean will supply you with a continuous harvest of delicious tasting beans are easy to pick on an upright plant. 5-5.5" pods. Maturity 55 days.

Plants grow 18" tall. Pods are medium thick, round and yellow. Taste great and look good on the dinner plate. Very sturdy upright plants set loads of pods up high and continue to hold them up due to an unusually strong branching bush. Easy to harvest the 5.5" pods are fleshy, tender and are nearly blemish free. Produces a big crop under all reasonable growing conditions. Seed development is slow, preserving the gourmet quality. Strong resistance to diseases.

Big yields of beautiful, dark green beans. Lewis is a perfect variety for succession planting and has a crisp, juicy flavour offering excellent eating quality. It produces an early, concentrated, 6 inch set of beans on an upright plant, which makes for easy picking. Resistant to Bean Common Mosaic Virus, Curly Top, Halo Blight and Rust. Matures in 53 days.

Earliest green bean. Long, round pods hang in clusters near the base of the plant which make this variety easy to pick. Heavy cropper. Plant height about 18 inches. Fine flavour and recommended for freezing. Suited for home and market gardens. 5-8" pods. Maturity 50 days.

Strong performer under warm conditions. Beautiful, dark green, glossy beans with quality to match their appearance. Valentino’s low fiber pods means very tender and tasty beans. Six inch pods are set high on the plant, with a concentrated set allowing for fast and easy picking even under warm summer conditions. Approx. 53 days to maturity.

The plants reach about 30cm (12") in height and spread up to 60cm (24") across. The bright green leaves are extremely curly and very attractive.

Avon Hybrid Spinach is a fast growing very bolt tolerant savoy spinach variety. A preferred growing slot is early spring or late summer.  It has dark green, elongated oval leaves. It has an upright plant habit and is well suited for baby leaf, fresh.