How To Grow — category: How to Grow Vegetables

The three species of squash that we offer represent a wide variety of shapes and colours. Each will cross-pollinate readily within their species. For instance, all C. pepo will cross-pollinate with each other, but not with C. maxima or C. moschata. For people who want to save their seeds, this is a very important consideration. The fruits themselves will not be affected by cross pollination, but the seeds inside will be, so squash need to be grown in isolation from other members of their species if seed saving is the goal. Follow along with this handy How to Grow Squash from seeds Guide...

Growing Sprouts from Seed Home grown sprouts are easy to grow and fast to sprout. You can grow them in a mason jar, in a kitchen sieve, or in one of several specialized sprouters like the Biosta sprouter. Follow along with this handy How to Grow Sprouts from Seed Guide and grow delicious, nutritious, sprouts for your salads every day! We Recommend: All sprouts are good for you. If you’re just starting out, you may want to try the very mild Alfalfa (SS102) or Mung Beans (SS705). For a stronger flavour, try the super-food Broccoli Sprouts (SS132) or spicy Red Radish Sprouts (SS202)....

True zucchinis are evenly narrow along their length, and they are long – never round. We include summer pumpkins here as “round zucchinis” because they are so similar in growth habit and usefulness. Zucchinis that develop a bulbous end where the seed cavity forms, are referred to as Cocozelle types. At the end of the day, all are very productive summer squash. Follow along with this handy How to Grow Zucchini Guide and grow food. Latin Cucurbita pepo Family: Cucurbitaceae Difficulty Easy Season: Warm season Exposure: Full sun Zone: 2-12 Timing Direct sow or transplant in late May or early June when soil...

These big sprawling tomatillo plants are easier to grow than tomatoes and do not require any protection from rain. The fruit itself, when fully ripe, can be used to increase tomato sauces. Ground cherries are a sweet fruit and are used for preserves and desserts. Follow along with this handy How to Grow Tomatillos Guide and grow food.! Latin Tomatillo: Physallis philadelphica Ground Cherry: Physallis peruviana Family: Solanaceae Difficulty Easy We Recommend: Toma Verde (TM811). It’s just the standard for tomatillos, and so productive, you’ll have a hard time keeping up with the harvest. Season & Zone Season: Warm season Exposure: Full-sun Zone: 4-12 Timing...

The succulent leaves of Swiss chard can be used much like spinach. You can even use the big ones to wrap “cabbage” rolls. The colourful stems can be cooked like asparagus. Enjoy the small leaves in salad. They grow easily and well in our climate and stand in the garden for many months, giving a long harvest from one planting.  Follow along with this handy How to Grow Swiss Chard from seeds Guide and grow food. Latin Beta vulgaris var. cicla Family: Amaranthaceae Difficulty Easy Season & Zone Season: Cool season Exposure: Full sun Zone: 2-10 Timing Direct sow mid-April to early August....