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This tobacco has a particularly sweet taste and is commonly used for light cigarettes. The plant can reach 1.5 to 2 meters. It bears pretty, slender, trumpet-shaped flowers in pale pink, which attract pollinators. Flowering in August and September. Very popular variety in the United States.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
If you are planting tobacco for leaf harvest, remove the flowers. The leaves are picked when yellow or brown. If you want to collect seeds and leave food for pollinators, let the flowers bloom. You can also harvest the leaves, but there will be fewer of them.

This tobacco was grown in the 1930s in Quebec. It bears pretty, slender, trumpet-shaped flowers in pale pink, which attract pollinators. Flowering in August until the first frosts. Its taste is a little more pronounced than Virginia Gold.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
If you are planting tobacco for leaf harvest, remove the flowers. The leaves are picked when yellow or brown. If you want to collect seeds and leave food for pollinators, let the flowers bloom. You can also harvest the leaves, but there will be fewer of them.

This slightly oval Italian tomato was once grown by the Amish community. It was discovered in Wisconsin, USA. It is commonly used for cooking, although it is delicious eaten fresh. Fleshy, with few seeds, it is quite productive.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Gradually acclimatize 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 o

This is an elongated pulp tomato with creamy white to pale yellow flesh. The sweet flavor should appeal to gourmet chefs. It has a determinate habit and the plants are quite productive. Perfect for sauces and coulis!

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Gradually acclimatize 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.

Vigorous and prolific variety bearing bright red fruits of 90/100 grams. Thick skin, firm flesh and intense color, ideal for cooking, coulis, peeled tomato preserves and of course sauces. Cut and salted fruits can be dried in the sun.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Gradually acclimatize 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.

Heart of beef or cuor di bue is the name of several tomato cultivars of Italian origin. The original heart of beef is a variety of large tomato whose shape is reminiscent of a bovine heart, and can reach a weight of 500 to 600 grams. This tomato has dark red flesh and an irresistible flavor.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Gradually acclimatize 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.

Côte de Beaune lettuce is a Boston lettuce with fleshy, slightly blistered foliage, green in color tinged with a little red. Foliage very resistant to cold. Excellent fall lettuce. It comes to us from Portage seeds, and we have been growing it for 3 years.

Semi-climbing plants giving small pods of 4 to 5 inches each containing 4 to 6 white beans speckled with black. Very prolific, these small beans are harvested dry after 100 days of cultivation and can be eaten as legumes. They can be grown without stakes, but still benefit from a support for easy picking. The origin is uncertain, but seeds were exchanged at the Common Ground Fair in Maine, USA in 2003, according to Fruitition Seeds. We got them from a seed exchange in Ontario.


MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
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These large mottled red and brown beans were grown in most Iroquoian communities, also called Haudenosaunee. They were shared with us by the Mohawk. Any First Nations person is welcome to ask us for free.

The Ferland family bean is an ancestral yellow flat climbing bean, preserved by René Paquet of Heritage Seeds. Coming from Saints-Anges, they were given to Mr. Gérard Parent in 2001 by Mrs. Carmelle Boily Ferland (1916-2015), the having previously received from her parents (Cleophas Boily and Demerise Turmel). According to Mr. Paquet, having received them from Mr. Parent, they date from before 1900. The pods are eaten fresh, even at an advanced level of maturity, or as a legume. Request a tutor.

Variety of peas that have been carefully preserved by Will Bonzai, in the United States. Few varieties of peas survive from colonial times, although French settlers developed hundreds of varieties of peas in their vegetable garden, all accustomed to the climate of eastern Canada and the United States. Hence the common name of the French by the English of "Pea Soup". This variety is a landrace, which means that the peas are of various colors. They look like small pebbles straight out of a river, marbled and speckled. We honestly think these are the prettiest peas. Perfect for making jewelry. Adorable as legumes in a salad. Putting a net or stakes can help with the harvest. Very productive. RARE SHARE Peas don't like to run out of water. RARE SHARE

Sorghum is grown mainly in Africa and Asia for these edible grains, as a cereal. This variety, with its shiny grains in beige, brown, red or even black hues, can also be used to form magnificent ornamental bouquets. But that's not all! Once the grains have been harvested, the remaining stems can turn into a useful biodegradable broom. Variety obtained from Witches' Brooms.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Similar to the cultivation of maize

Tomato developed at the St-Hyacinthe experimental station. Potato foliage and determined habit, which makes it a more compact plant but just as productive as its congeners.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Gradually acclimatize 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.

Reine des glaces lettuce is a bicentennial variety originating in France and often sold under the names Ice Queen and Queen of Ices in North America; Queen of the Ices in the UK; and Regina delle Ghiacciole in Italy. It is a batavia lettuce; its leaves are toothed, wavy, crunchy and have a sweet taste. This variety grows quickly and tolerates heat well; it does not develop a bitter taste and does not bolt easily. It also tolerates the first snowfalls well, which makes it very versatile. After the first harvest as an apple, you can continue to cut the fresh leaves.

Camelina, also called bastard flax or German sesame, was once cultivated as a food source for humans and animals. Indeed, this annual herbaceous plant, cultivated in Europe, has allowed the production of fodder and oil for more than 3000 years. Used in particular as a green manure, the camelina is gradually making a name for itself again. Its honey-bearing yellow flowers produce seeds whose oil, very rich in omega 3, gives it growing popularity in the health departments. In addition, its powerful root is very popular for loosening soils that are too compact. Note you can make brooms!

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
High temperatures can affect flowering.

Oregano is an aromatic, bushy plant that is a must in any garden. She is native to Eurasia. A bee plant also called perennial marjoram, oregano forms a dense, easy-to-grow bush. The plant produces pretty purple flowers. Its fragrant leaves can be used as condiments on your pizzas, sauces and soups. In addition to being delicious, oregano is appreciated for its antiseptic, antispasmodic, appetizing, digestive, diuretic and tonic properties. Savor its dried flowers in herbal teas in winter tonic and digestive, they will cuddle you while waiting for the beautiful season!



MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
This perennial can stay in place for about 10 years, prune into shape in the spring if necessary. It is possible to multiply oregano plants by division • Take a subject that is already at least one year old. • With a spade, cut the root ball in 2. • transplant the oregano plant in the desired location. That's all !

Regarding the common purslane, to speak of an ancient vegetable is an understatement, purslane was indeed known to the Egyptians 4000 years ago. Then it was, like many plants, "forgotten". It nevertheless returns to the stalls thanks to market gardeners cultivating ancient vegetables. In salads or mesclun, purslane is eaten fresh, and its leaves, in addition to being very tender, offer you a cocktail of omega 3 and antioxidants. Purslane is emollient and laxative if eaten in large quantities. It is also depurative and diuretic. Chewing a few leaves soothes inflamed gums and minor sore throats.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Also remember to pinch the stems when they reach 10 cm, to prevent them from spinning without making new branches and new leaves.

Indispensable in the garden, thyme is an aromatic originating from Eurasia. Robust perennial, essential among the ''herbes de provence'', melliferous, this pretty plant has many virtues. The Egyptians and the Etruscans used thyme mixed with ointments to embalm their dead. The Greeks burned it in front of altars and homes because they attributed purifying properties to it. In the language of flowers, it is a symbol of courage, lasting love, the spirit of creativity, dynamism and physical resistance. All you have to do is plant it! In herbal tea, accompanied by lemon, it is a miracle remedy for small respiratory infections. Thyme also has stimulating, disinfectant, expectorant, digestive and many other properties, which makes it an excellent winter ally.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
In late winter or early spring, cut back the plant, removing 1/3 of the height.

Turkish rocket can be recognized by its yellow flowers and deeply incised leaves. This perennial is easy to grow, hardy, edible and very melliferous which makes it an excellent choice for your permaculture projects. These elongated pear-shaped flower buds have a taste similar to rapini. It is particularly appreciated for its young leaves, which taste like cabbage. They can also be cooked just like spinach.

Small elongated hot pepper, striking yellow turning to crimson yellow in late summer. Dries easily. Fruits 4 to 6" long with a very pungent flavor. Productive. Early variety, well suited to growing in zone 5. Native to Southeast Asia.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Does not tolerate cold.