Fall Fair Bulletin for February
Seed Catalogues
by Jim Harris
This month's gardening item is discovering the rich troves inside the newest seed catalogues! Now is the time to pour over them and plan what to plant in your garden. If you order seeds now you avoid disappointment (seed companies have limited stock and can sell out early) as well as learn a great deal of new information! There are new varieties and new methods every year.
I usually order all the seeds for the year from three Canadian companies: Veseys (in P.E.I.), William Dam (in Ont.) and Westcoast Seeds (in B.C.)
And reading through their new 2025 catalogues, here are a few things of interest that I came across this year:
1. Aspabroc - a hybrid of Broccoli and Gai Lan
2. a blue winter radish (pg. 71)
3. a new way to germinate carrot seeds (pg. 24)
4. "Snacking Peppers" (pg. 62)
5. a winter spinach (pg. 73)
6. a list of deer resistant flowers (with links to seeds/bulbs)
See:
William Dam 2025 Seed catalogue
Westcoast Seed 2025 catalogue
Veseys Seed 2025 catalogue
by Jim Harris
This month's gardening item is discovering the rich troves inside the newest seed catalogues! Now is the time to pour over them and plan what to plant in your garden. If you order seeds now you avoid disappointment (seed companies have limited stock and can sell out early) as well as learn a great deal of new information! There are new varieties and new methods every year.
I usually order all the seeds for the year from three Canadian companies: Veseys (in P.E.I.), William Dam (in Ont.) and Westcoast Seeds (in B.C.)
And reading through their new 2025 catalogues, here are a few things of interest that I came across this year:
1. Aspabroc - a hybrid of Broccoli and Gai Lan
2. a blue winter radish (pg. 71)
3. a new way to germinate carrot seeds (pg. 24)
4. "Snacking Peppers" (pg. 62)
5. a winter spinach (pg. 73)
6. a list of deer resistant flowers (with links to seeds/bulbs)
See:
William Dam 2025 Seed catalogue
Westcoast Seed 2025 catalogue
Veseys Seed 2025 catalogue
Did I mention that all this good information is free?
Happy reading and happy gardening!
from Jim Harris
