Vegetables & Herbs
Garden Centre Hours: 9am to 5pm Tuesdays to Saturdays. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Price: $2.00/plug $4.00/4.5"pot $3.00/6 cell pack
- All
- Vegetables
- Herbs
- Melons

Basil Plant
Good companion for beet, pepper and tomato plants
Helps to repel mosquitoes
Garden Tip: plant spacing 12” (30cm) and row spacing 12” (30cm)
Varieties we have grown:
Bush Spicy Globe
Cinnamon (Heirloom)
Licorice (Heirloom)
Sweet
Thai (Heirloom)

Tendergreen Improved Bean Plant (Heirloom)
Vitamin content: A, B1, B2 and C
Greens beans can be used fresh or frozen
Garden Tip: plant spacing 6” (15cm) and row spacing 24”(60cm)

Beet Plant
Nutritional content: iron, potassium, manganese, magnesium and vitamin B
The sweet tops are great for salads. The roots can be used fresh, canned, pickled or frozen.
Garden Tip: plant spacing 3” (8cm) and row spacing 12” (30cm)
Varieties we have grown:
Bull’s Blood (Heirloom)
Cylindra Beet (Heirloom)

Cantaloupe Plant
Nutritional content: Fibre, Vitamins A, B2 and C
Garden Tip: plant spacing 3/hill and hill spacing 5’ (1.5m)
Varieties we have grown:
Delicious
Hale’s Best (Heirloom)

Chives Plant
Garden Tip: plant spacing 12” (30cm) and row spacing 8” (20cm)
Harvest Tip: harvest when 6” (15cm) tall and regrow quickly

Cilantro Plant (Heirloom)
The plant is Cilantro and the seeds are Coriander.
Garden Tip: plant spacing 10” (25cm) and row spacing 10” (25cm)

Cucumber Plant
Vitamin content: B2 and C
Garden Tip: plant spacing 12” (30cm) and row spacing 48”(120cm).
Plant near beans, peas, tomatoes, cabbage and lettuce
Varieties we have grown:
Cucamelon plant
English Long (Heirloom)
Long Green
National Pickling (Heirloom)

Long Island Mammoth Dill Plant (Heirloom)
Flavour salads, soups, meat, fish and make dill pickles.
Garden Tip: plant spacing 12” (30cm) and row spacing 12” (30cm)

Black Beauty Eggplant (Heirloom)
Nutritional content: high in fibre, low in carbs
Garden Tip: plant spacing 24” to 36” (60cm to 90cm) and row spacing 30” to 36” (75cm to 90cm)
May require staking

Florence Fennel Plant (Heirloom)
All parts of the plant are fragrant and edible.
Garden Tip: plant spacing 12” to 18” (30cm to 45cm) and row spacing 2’ to 3’ (60cm to 90cm)
Blanch bulb by gradually earthing up base of plant

Green Flesh Honeydew Plant
Nutritional content: Fibre, Vitamins A, B2 and C
Garden Tip: plant spacing 3/hill and hill spacing 5’ (1.5m)

Kale
Vitamin content: A and C
Harvest Tip: end of July through September
Garden Tip: plant spacing 16” to 24” (42cm to 60cm) and row spacing 18” to 24” (45cm to 60cm)
Varieties we have grown:
Curly Scarlet-Purple colour
Siberian (Non GMO)

Lemon Balm Plant (Heirloom)
Cold Hardiness Zone:4. Perennial herb.
Helps to repel mosquitoes
Garden Tip: plant spacing 18” (45cm) and row spacing 18” (45cm)

Lettuce
Vitamin content: A, B2 and C
Garden Tip: plant spacing 8” (20cm) and row spacing 18”(45cm)
Varieties we have grown:
Black Seeded Simpson (Non GMO)
Red Salad Bowl (Heirloom)

Lovage Plant (Heirloom)
All parts of the plant are edible.
Lovage has similar taste, texture and fragrance as celery.
Garden Tip: plant spacing 2’ (60cm) and row spacing 2’ (60cm)

Marjoram Plant (Heirloom)
Garden Tip: plant spacing 12” (30cm) and row spacing 12” (30cm)

Mint Plant (Heirloom)
Cold Hardiness Zone: 3. Perennial herb.
Garden Tip: plant spacing 16” (40cm) and row spacing 16” (40cm)

Evergreen Nebuka White Onion (Heirloom)
Garden Tip: plant spacing 2” to 4” (5cm-10cm) and row spacing 12” (30cm)

Oregano Plant (No GMO)
Cold Hardiness Zone: 5. Perennial herb.
Helps to repel mosquitoes
Garden Tip: plant spacing 12” (30cm) and row spacing 12” (30cm)

Parsley Plant (Heirloom)
Garden Tip: plant spacing 6” (15cm) and row spacing 12” (30cm)
Varieties we have grown:
Champion Moss Curled (partial shade)
Evergreen

Pea Plant
Vitamin content: A, B1, B2 and C
Garden Tip: plant spacing 4” (10cm) and row spacing 30”(75cm)
Support with netting or trellis
Varieties we have grown:
Alaska- Heirloom (not edible pod)
Sugar Snap- Heirloom (edible pod)

Pepper Plant
Vitamin content: A, B1, B2 and C
Garden Tip: plant spacing 18” (45cm) and row spacing 24” (60cm)
Varieties we have grown:
Green California Wonder (Heirloom)
Jalapeno (Heirloom)
Red Bell
Sweet Cubanelle

Jack O’ Lantern Pumpkin Plant
Vitamin content: A, B1, B2 and C
Perfect pumpkins for carving with an average weight of 10lbs (4.5kg). Excellent for pies.
Garden Tip: plant spacing 3/hill and hill spacing 5’ to 6’ (1.5m to 1.8m)
In late Summer on, remove blossoms or new fruit to increase size of already formed pumpkins

Victoria Rhubarb (Heirloom)
Harvest Tip: harvest after 3 years, cut stalks when 10” (25cm) long, leave a few stalks every year so the plant will have enough energy stored to survive the winter
Garden Tip: plant spacing 36” (90cm) and row spacing 36” (90cm)
Warning: Rhubarb leaves are poisonous if ingested.

Sage Plant (Non GMO)
Cold Hardiness Zone: 4. Perennial herb.
Garden Tip: plant spacing 18” (45cm) and row spacing 18” (45cm)

Strawberry Spinach (Heirloom)
Vitamin content: A, B2, C and D
This compact plant grows edible berries. The spinach-like-leaves and stems that can be used in salads or steamed.
Garden Tip: plant spacing 18” (45cm) and row spacing 18” (45cm)

Squash Plant
Vitamin content: B2 and E
Garden Tip: plant spacing 3/hill and hill spacing 5’ to 6’ (1.5m to 1.8m)
Varieties we have grown:
Butternut- Heirloom and resistant to squash bug
Spaghetti Pasta (Heirloom)

Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard (Heirloom)
Vitamin content: A, B2, C and Iron
The edible leaves and stalks are great for salads, quiche and steamed with butter.
Harvest Tip: cut leaf stalks just above ground level to prolong growing season
Garden Tip: plant spacing 10” (25cm) and row spacing 18” (45cm)

Thyme
Cold Hardiness Zone: 4. Perennial herb.
Attracts bees
Garden Tip: plant spacing 12” (30cm) and row spacing 12” (30cm)

Cherry Tomato Plant
Vitamin content: A, B1, B2 and C
Garden Tip: plant spacing 20” to 36” (50cm to 90cm) and row spacing 20” to 36” (50cm to 90cm)
May require staking
Do not plant near Brassica family: cabbage, cauliflower, etc.
Varieties we have grown:
Black Cherry
Gold Nugget (Heirloom)
Super Sweet

Tomato Plant
Vitamin content: A, B1, B2 and C
Garden Tip: plant spacing 20” to 36” (50cm to 90cm) and row spacing 20” to 36” (50cm to 90cm)
May require staking
Do not plant near Brassica family: cabbage, cauliflower, etc.
Varieties we have grown:
Beefsteak (Heirloom)
Bonny Best (Heirloom)
Brandywine (Heirloom)
Marglobe (Heirloom)
Pear (Heirloom)
Roma

Watermelon Plant
Vitamin content: B2
Garden Tip: plant spacing 3/hill and hill spacing 5’ to 6’ (1.5m to 1.8m)
Varieties we stock:
Early Canada Improved (Heirloom)
Sugar Baby

Zucchini Plant
Vitamin content: B2 and E
Garden Tip: plant spacing 3/hill and hill spacing 5’ to 6’ (1.5m to 1.8m)
Harvest Tip: pick young fruits for optimal harvesting
Varieties we have grown:
Dark Green (Heirloom)
Gold Rush