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STOKES SEEDS LIMITED 296 Collier Road South, PO Box 10 Thorold, Ontario L2V 5E9 1-800-396-9238 www.StokeSeeds.com 1681655 ~ Quality Seed Since 1881 ~ FIND US ON FACEBOOK NEW HOME GARDEN RECOMMENDATIONS $IÀ rPeG Pg 4 Orange Sunrise Pg 45 Eastern Magic Pg 8 Caliber XR Pg 21 MiGnigKt SnacN Pg 54 Viceroy Pg 11 CatsNill Pg 36 3layPaNer Pg 40 CitaGel Pg 27 ,nÀ nite *olG Pg 34 $Nila *ranG Pg 82 Evening Pg 80 Canyon Mix Scentsation Printed in the USA Please Recycle 2018 Gardening Guide Penstemon Arabesque Red Rudbeckia Goldsturm Bean Seychelles Watermelon Yellow Buttercup Cabbage Gallican Tomato Mountain Honey Pea PLS 595 Champagne Bubbles Mix Perovskia Blue SteelTritoma Flamenco Sweet William Sweet Purple/White Bicolor Sweet William Rockin' Red NEW VEGETABLES OF MERIT 2018 PENSTEMON (Beard Tongue) PYRETHRUM SWEET WILLIAM (Barbatus) BEAN - Seychelles: 55 days. Dark green 5- CORN - Elle: 78 days. This 7.5-8 in/19- ONION - Ridgeline: 107 days. F1 hybrid. A CULTURE: 39,000 seeds per oz/28 g. Sow indoors March 1st. CULTURE: 18,000 per oz/28 g. Sow March 1st for June blooms, or CULTURE: 26,000 per oz/28 g. Sow indoors February 15th; April Freeze seed for 10 days before sowing. Germinate at 60°F/16°C outdoors in July. Germinate in 75°F/24°C soil for 21 days. Plants 15th outdoors. Blooms following summer. Plants self-seed. Sow 6 in/13-15 cm, uniform, straight stringless 20 cm yellow corn has a 16-18 row count long day yellow storage onion with excellent 10-12 weeks before sale in pots. Germinate at 70°F/21°C for 10 yield potential. Globe shaped bulbs have for 20 days. Grow plants cool. Plants flower 14 weeks from seed. produce single flowers first season from seed, then bloom May/ days. Grow plants cooler at 50°F/10°C. pods with excellent fl avor. Produces high and refi ned ear shape. Widely adaptable with Blooms first year. Tender perennial Zone 6. June. Chrysanthemum/Daisy. brown skin and are slow to bolt. Has potential yields in multiple picks in the garden or superb eating quality. 3572 VX: 71 days. to produce jumbo sized bulbs with good roots. 902E ArabesqueTM Red (10-24 in/25-61 cm) F1 hybrid. 1260 Robinsons Giant Single Mix (30 in/ 76 cm) Best NEW P878C Rockin' Red (18-24 in/46-61 cm) This containers. Vigorous vines can grow up to Early white with a dark green, attractive husk Bicolor red 0.75 in/2 cm flowers blooms summer till single, daisy flowered strain. Stems extremely strong. dynamite red will keep perennial borders rocking for PEA - PLS 595: 72 days. Afi la type plant years. Lacy slightly scented flowers on long lasting plants. 6 ft/1.8 m and should be staked. AAS Winner. package. This 7.75-8.5 in/19.5-16.5 cm long frost. AAS Winner. Pkt. (25 seeds) $5.50; 250 seeds Red and pink shades.Pkt. (250 seeds) $2.50; 1/16 oz. (Semi- leafl ess plant) produces two long pods $4.25; 1/4 oz. $11.15; oz. $32.10. Reliably overwinters in zone 5 to assure multi-year BROCCOLI - Emerald Star: 105 days. Tight- with a 16-18 row count corn has excellent $63.85; 1,000 seeds & over $173.05 per M. per node with on average 11 berries in each performance. Pelleted seed only. 100 pellets $39.65; headed, fi ne-beaded broccoli with blue-green seedling vigor. Tender with exceptional pod, with a sieve size of 3.6 on a 28-32 in/71- 902A Electric Blue (18 in/46 cm) Pkt. (25 seeds) $3.75; 1,000 pellets & over $184.99 per M. color that exhibits good uniformity. Best for eating quality, ideal for fresh market stands. RUDBECKIA (Fulgida/Hirta) 81 cm plant. Upright plant type and pods set 500 seeds $40.45; 1,000 seeds & over $54.77 per M. 1352 Stokes Tall Double Mix (18 in/46 cm) Choice crown-cut and short-trim (Asian Cut). Small Temptress: 70 days. QuadSweet™ brand CULTURE: 25,000 seeds per oz/28 g. Sow indoors March 1st, extra double, large flowered mixture in bright color high in the plant enable easy hand picking. alternate soil temperature from 65°F/18°C nights to 70°F/21°C Squash Prism leaf attachments make trimming easier. Works with high eating quality. Early, sweet bicolor variations. Flowers 60% double the second year. days for 14-21 days. Press seed into surface. Grow seedlings best in cool-warm and warm-cool seasons, PUMPKIN - Orange Sunrise: 88 days. Early POPPY (PAPAVER) with strong emergence and vigor. This large, and plants cool. Pkt. (300 seeds) $2.75; 1/4 oz. $14.50; oz. $41.95. not well-suited to hot weather. 8 in/20 cm long, 16 row corn has good snap maturing 12-18 lb/5.5-8 kg precocious CULTURE: Difficult to transplant - sow directly into peat pots, pumpkin. Medium sized 12 in/30 cm with outdoors, May 1 - July in 75°F/24°C soil. Do not cover seed. Sow 1302 Goldsturm (28 in/71 cm) Golden with dark and ear height. Sturdy, clean 6.5 ft/2 m plant. HYBRID SWEET WILLIAM CABBAGE - Gallican: 65 days. This high good deep orange color and nice round shape. indoors March 1, reduce night soil to 60°F/16°C. discs. Blooms Aug-Sept., Zone 4. Primed Seed. yielding fresh market cabbage has a round, Pkt. (25 seeds) $3.95; 250 seeds $31.65; 1,000 seeds MELON - Infi nite Gold: 85 days. This melon 1210B Pizzicato Mix (24 in/61 cm) Wind tolerant. ® SUMMER SQUASH - Spineless Supreme: 44 & over $55.32 per M. SWEET uniform, grey-green head with consistent size, has been bred for strong performance and long days. High gloss, cylindrical lightly fl ecked, rich Large 8 in/20 cm blooms in red, pink, mauve, salmon, upright leaf and excellent taste. Storage #4: shelf life (LSL type). A uniform, round-oval white and red with black centers. Pkt. (50 seeds) $3.95; 1258K Cherry Brandy (24 in/61 cm) First ever red semi- F1 hybrid (18 in/46 cm) First year blooming, tender wind tolerant medium dark green fruit, 6-7 in/15-17 cm long. hardy Rudbeckia from seed. Blooms all summer long. perennial - zone 7a (0°F/-15°C). Produces high yields of strong, 110 days. Dual purpose. A long term favorite, shaped melon with dark orange fi rm interior 250 seeds $24.25; 1,000 seeds & over $67.11 per M. upright stems. Fragrant cut flower. Very uniform, single flowered Easy to pick open plant without spines. High Hirta type zone 5. Pkt. (50 seeds) $4.50; 250 seeds this is a fast growing, high yielding storage and excellent taste. Highly valued for its long series with some frost and good heat tolerance. Taller growth yield potential. BUTTERNUT SQUASH - Prism: 1209 Wonderland Mix (10 in/25 cm) Nudicaule. F2 $21.60; 1,000 seeds & over $73.79 per M. 36 in/90 cm is possible from early, fall transplanted greenhouse type with nice dark green color. Also versatile shelf life and holding ability, allowing more 90 days. F1 Hybrid. Smooth, tanned skin, 8.8 in/ hybrid for 4 in/10 cm pots or sales in paks. Large single plants. Pelleted seed only. in rainy fall conditions for fresh market sales. fl exibility when it comes to harvest timing, 20 cm butternut averages 2.3 lb/1 kg on a 4 in/10 cm blooms, 10 months from seed. Shades of SCABIOSA P1822E Deep Pink P1822C Red Head size is medium large and round. Has transport and prolonged freshness. High yield P1822A Purple/White Bicolor P1822D White restricted vine. The fl esh is fi rm, fi ne textured, pink, orange, yellow and white. Biennial. Pkt. (50 seeds) CULTURE: 2,000 per oz/28 g. Sow March 1st in peat pots at excellent holding ability. P1822B Black Cherry P1822 Sweet Mix Broccoli Emerald Star potential. deep orange and sweet. Early, uniform and high $2.75; 1,000 seeds & over $14.67 per M. 70°F/21°C soil temp. (60°F/16°C nights) for 14-21 days. Sow yield potential. For fresh market use. outside in early June or Sept. Thin or transplant 12 in/30 cm apart Prices for Sweet colors & mix: Pkt. (30 pellets) $4.95; CARROT - Eaglepak: F1 hybrid. A multi- PEPPERS - Playmaker (X10R®): 75 days. It 1209M Spring FeverTM Mix (10-12 in/25-30 cm) in slightly alkaline soil with good drainage. Keep watered when hot. 100 pellets $13.55; 1,000 pellets & over $63.20 per M. purpose carrot well suited for early cut has dark, green Anthocyaninless fruits and TOMATO - Mountain Honey: 77 days. Early cocktail Daylength neutral type produces multiple stems at and peel production, as a slicer, and as an 1309A Fama Deep Blue (20 in/51 cm) Caucasica. Plants produces a heavy set of high quality large style, deep red tomato with uniform .5-.7 oz/ one time. 5 color mix blooms late spring from a fall bloom from May to fall. Extra large blooms. Crop time: early cello carrot for the fresh market. This DOUBLE FLOWERED BARBATUS X CHINENSIS fruit. High yield potential with management 15-20 g fruit. Semi-determinate plant habit. planting. Zones 2-7. Pkt. (50 seeds) $3.50; 250 seeds 288 plugs - 6 weeks; gallon pots - 12-14 weeks. Hardy smooth skinned, 10-12 in/25-30 cm long Excellent fl avor, high brix and good yield potential.