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Dwarf beanPhaseolus vulgarisBoucher familyFabaceae. Bushy dwarf bean that produces light green pods and lilac-pink flowers. Can be eaten fresh or dry. It was given to us by Mr. René Paquet. The latter would have received it from the hands of Gérard Parent, of Saint-Joseph-de Beauce, who would have had it from Gabrielle Roy, of Saint-Jules. It was at the beginning of the century, in 1914, that the Boucher de Beauceville family began to cultivate them. Where they got them from, we'll never know!;

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Avoid handling or removing weeds when the beans are wet to prevent the spread of disease. When the seedlings have started to sprout, ensure that the plants do not lack water until the first true leaves appear.

This tomato looks a lot like the Green Zebra. Its yellow-streaked red fruits grow in clusters. It is late, quite juicy, very productive and of uniform quality.

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Gradually acclimate to outdoor conditions about 10 days before planting by taking them out during the day. Lay the plants horizontally, slightly arching the plant to bring the leaves out.

Plant about 1 meter high. Very round fruits about 8 cm in diameter. Rare variety of red tomato, with firm flesh and excellent taste. All red tomatoes dream of being Plourdes. Cultivated by the family of Aurélius Plourde of Saint-Alexandre de Kamouraska, Quebec, since 1925. Given to Jeannot Pelletier and later to René Paquet, who cultivated and observed it before sharing it in the Catalog des Semences du patrimoine Canada and make it available to everyone. According to René Paquet, who told the story of this Quebec treasure to Semences du patrimoine, "it's a beauty from yesteryear who, over time, unfortunately came to forget its identity. , its roots".

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Gradually acclimate to outdoor conditions about 10 days before planting by taking them out during the day. Lay the plants horizontally, slightly arching the plant to bring the leaves out.

Tomato striped with yellow and green, very sweet, with emerald green flesh. The fruits grow in clusters and weigh about 80-110 g. Excellent in salads, it is particularly tasty stuffed with vegetables and au gratin, since it keeps its shape even after cooking. Good sweet-acid balance.

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Gradually acclimate to outdoor conditions about 10 days before planting by taking them out during the day. Lay the plants horizontally, slightly arching the plant to bring the leaves out.

Crisp spring lettuce, with elongated, strongly cut leaves and a soft green color. Its taste is very sweet. It's easy to grow, and if you let it go to seed, watercress will reseed itself every year. It can also be used as lettuce to cut, as and when needed. Italian heritage variety.

Also known by the English name of "Montreal Market Muskmelon", or "Montreal Nutmeg Melon", this melon with green flesh and a slight taste of nutmeg has practically disappeared. The first traces of the Montreal melon come from the Jesuits, who cultivated it in 1684. It enjoyed strong popularity in the early 1900s and until the 1950s, when galloping urbanization, the lack of succession and the high cost of labor signed its death warrant. It was cultivated by three families, the Aubins, the Décaries and the Gormans. According to the Potager d'antan, the melon was meticulously selected from the middle of the 17th century before being stabilized in 1870 under the name Melon de Montréal. In the 1880s, the American seed merchant wrote in his catalog that he was one of the biggest sellers throughout New England. In short, it was forgotten when the farms disappeared from the Island of Montreal, before being found by a journalist in a gene bank in the United States. Here it is now, smaller than it was in the original photos, but with the same great taste! Please note that if you wish to save your own seeds, you must ensure that no other variety of melon grows at a kilometer around, otherwise you will have to pollinate it by hand.

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Cultivation of the Montreal Melon is difficult. It requires rich soil, abundant watering and heat. The maturity of the melon is difficult to establish and, once picked, it keeps for a very short time. However, it is delicious!

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Nettle seeds do not all germinate simultaneously. CAUTION, invasive plant.

In 1995, a bag of 200 seeds was discovered in the attic of a house that had been abandoned for several years in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, by a carpenter making repairs. Neighbors said there hadn't been a vegetable garden at this address for over 60 years. Mr. Gérard Parent, to whom they were given, tried to grow them, but only three germinated. From these plants come all the Mémés de Beauce known in Quebec.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Gradually acclimate to outdoor conditions about 10 days before planting by taking them out during the day. Lay the plants horizontally, slightly arching the plant to bring the leaves out.

Plant about 2 to 2.5 meters high. Fruits 10 cm in diameter weighing between 180 and 300 grams. Smooth pink-red skin, juicy and sweet pinkish flesh. Adapted to cool climates and short seasons. Discovered in the 1930s by a grower from the Joliette region named Dufresne, it was later perfected by Father Armand Savignac of the Clercs de Saint-Viateur. This monk adopted a vegetarian-type diet to stem his chronic digestive disorders, combined with a muscular deformity called "torque", and began to cultivate several varieties in his garden, including Dufresne.

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Gradually acclimate to outdoor conditions about 10 days before planting by taking them out during the day. Lay the plants horizontally, slightly arching the plant to bring the leaves out.

C. moschataVery popular in the last century, this winter squash has practically disappeared in favor of more standardized and high-performance varieties. No doubt her elongated shape and twisted neck made her undesirable in the age of industrial trade and transport. It is moreover to meet the new market criteria that we would have developed, from the Canada Crookneck, the Butternut variety. The Canada Crookneck is however delicious. She is listed on the Slow Food Ark of Taste. Excellent in soup, it will be exquisite transformed into fries. It is so sweet that it can replace sweet potatoes in all your recipes.;In recent years, it has reappeared among small seed companies. At Terre Promise, we want to preserve it, cultivate it and share it for many years to come!

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Perfect for the culture of the three sisters. Be careful, squash and pumpkins do not like having disturbed roots. If you are seedling indoors, transplant gently. For this reason, we prefer to sow directly in the garden.

This Italian type tomato gives the best canned tomatoes. Little juice, very fleshy, it is sweet and delicious. Despite its sordid name, which literally means "banana legs" (have you ever seen bananas running?), it looks proud and its plant is healthy.

When planting, lay the plants horizontally, slightly arching the plant to bring out the leaves upwards.

Very productive dwarf yellow bean. Its taste is delicious and it does not pale in comparison with the Beurre de Rocquencourt bean. It is eaten young for its yellow and tender pods, or when ripe for its black seeds. It will ensure you a bountiful harvest over a long period of time. The more you pick, the more it will produce. This traditional variety comes to us from Sainte-Hélène de Kamouraska, in Bas-Saint-Laurent, where the family of Rollande Labrie (born in 1923) has always cultivated it. We are proud to make it accessible to the public and to ensure its safeguard.Originally, the butter bean comes from Algeria. It was introduced in France in the 1840s under the name Haricot d'Alger. Thereafter, the French developed several varieties of yellow beans with black seeds, including the famous Beurre de Rocquencourt, named after the city of the same name near Versailles.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.
Avoid handling or removing weeds when the beans are wet to prevent the spread of disease. When the seedlings have started to sprout, ensure that the plants do not lack water until the first true leaves appear.

The Tante Alice cucumber is a very productive and disease-resistant variety, offering crisp, juicy and easy-to-digest flesh. Its fruits are tasty, with a delicately fragrant taste.

This heritage variety was passed down thanks to the know-how of Marie-Alice Laflamme Gosselin. At age 90, she selected the most beautiful cucumbers, soaked them in milk on St. Anthony's Eve, then planted them in rich, fertile black soil. Its seeds were then carefully preserved by an enthusiast, allowing this rare and delicious variety to be known.

The Aunt Alice cucumber produces few seeds, which makes growing it even more special.

The Touchstone Gold beet is distinguished by its golden orange color and its flesh rimmed with pale yellow, offering a visual appearance as pleasant as its taste. In addition to its notable advantage of not staining fingers during handling, this variety is sweet and can be eaten both raw and cooked. Unlike other varieties, it retains its pretty color when cooked, which makes it an excellent choice for a successful visual and taste presentation.

Its ease of cultivation and its early nature make it an ideal variety for amateur gardeners. In addition to its tasty roots, its edible leaves and stems are almost as delicious as the root itself, perfect for adding to dishes or salads. Touchstone Gold beetroot is therefore a versatile and attractive variety, which combines beauty, sweet taste and ease of cultivation.

This melon is related to the mythical green-fleshed melon from Montreal and the Banana cantaloupe from the United States. Its orange flesh is very fragrant and its taste exquisite. It was designed in 1910 by the Trappist father Athanase of the Cistercians of Oka, formerly director of the Agricultural Institute of Oka. When the school closed in 1962, the melon disappeared... then was found on Île Bizard, where we grow it!

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Melons require heat to develop well.

Japanese mustard also called mizuna cabbage. Its flavor is slightly peppery. Traditionally used in soups, salads or sautéed. Also grown as an ornamental plant for the beauty of its serrated leaves. It does not like heat. Better to grow it in early spring or fall.

A plant native to Mexico and South America, it has been cultivated there for centuries. A distant cousin of the tomato, the tomatillo is the essential ingredient in the preparation of salsa verde. It can also be used in soups, curries and other dishes or eaten fresh. The greenish fruit is encased in a husk which turns brown when ripe.;Envelope Mixture of Toma Verde and Purple variety.

This generous vegetable plant offers us a sweet and fragrant fruit which is a fresh delight, in jam, in sauce, or in pies. Like Chinese lanterns, it is wrapped in a protective envelope. When the fruit is ripe, the husk comes off and the little golden globes are ready to be harvested.

This tomato is a cross between Black Crimean and Zapotec. It combines the qualities of these two ancestral varieties. Its flavor is exceptional and its fleshy dark red fruit is pleated like an accordion. It is a rare variety that deserves to be discovered.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Gradually acclimate to outdoor conditions about 10 days before planting by taking them out during the day. Lay the plants horizontally, slightly arching the plant to bring the leaves out.

Two-tone tomato with large, very sweet marbled fruits. Its firm, rosy, acid-free flesh has won several gastronomic competitions in the United States. The yellow fruit takes on a red and orange color as it ripens. This old variety was introduced in 1921, in New York, under the name of Ruby Gold. It was renamed Gold Medal by the American seed company Ben Quisenberry in 1976.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Gradually acclimate to outdoor conditions about 10 days before planting by taking them out during the day. Lay the plants horizontally, slightly arching the plant to bring the leaves out.