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Seeds for MHS Seed Sale 2021 Many, but Not All, Varieties Reference a Photo Seeds for MHS Seed Sale 2021 Many, but not all, varieties reference a photo. The number preceding the variety is the photo number. Simply click the variety to go to the page containing the photo. Seeds are $2 per package or 3 packages for $5. Please contact Kate Aucoin to place your order. She can be reached at [email protected] or 613-701-3153. Quantities may be limited. Seed Type Variety Description Tomato – beefsteak 9-Aunt Ruby's German Green 5” green and extremely tasty, prolific, indeterminate heirloom plants 1-Black Russian 4” deep pinky-red on prolific indeterminate plants, very flavourful 2-Carolina Gold 4” tasty golden slicing tomato on productive plants 4-Cherokee Purple 4-6” large dark red very delicious, prolific, indeterminate plants 6-Corazon de Buey (Red 4” orange-red oxheart, great flavour, prolific Spanish Oxheart) indeterminate plants, origin Spain 8-Cowlick's Pink Brandywine 4-5” pink with lovely balanced flavour, prolific indeterminate plants 3-Krumovgrad Beefsteak 4-6” red and winner of 2 taste tests against 20 other heirlooms! indeterminate plants, origin Bulgaria 19-Red Brandywine 5-6” large pinky red with fabulous flavour on prolific, indeterminate plants Rosa Oscuro Andalucia 4-5” red, tasty beefsteak, indeterminate prolific plants, origin Spain *Tomato – specialty 13-Amish Paste– Kapuler line 5” long red tomatoes and up to 1/2 lb, excellent for heirloom sauce or eating, indeterminate plants 16-Yellow Oxheart Bulgarian 2-3” small yellow oxheart great for slicing into salads, robust prolific plants. 25-Reif Red Heart Red oxheart type 15-Garden Peach 2-3” peach coloured with unusual lightly furry skin, wonderful taste, great cut up in salads, prolific 14-Kenosha Paste 4-5” long red with great taste, very productive indeterminate plants, great in salads or sauce 20-Reisetomate 4-5” extremely lobed red with great flavour, lobes easily pull apart for salads, prolific plants, rare, unique *Tomato – salad 12-Black Cherry Indeterminate plants with many 1-1.5” round to oval type heirlooms deep mahogany to brown tomatoes with irregular greenish striping, great balanced flavour 11-Brad's Atomic Grape 1.5” long multicoloured red, black, yellow and green very unique and great flavour, prolific indeterminate indicates seed to be discussed at upcoming Starting Seeds Indoors virtual demo on March 27th plants 18-Matt's Wild Cherry 1/2” small red cherry with fabulous flavour on prolific plants, garden candy! 17-Naxos Cherry Red 1” red cherry with exceptional flavour, indeterminate prolific plants, origin Naxos Island, Greece 7-Red Currant 1/3” very small red garden candy on large indeterminate productive plants 10-Red Grape 1” red really good flavour for salads, prolific plants 21-Sara's Galapagos Cherry 1/2” small red cherry delicious flavour on prolific plants, garden candy! Tommy Toe Abundant 1” red cherry with complex flavour 26-Yellow Currant Very small 1/3” yellow garden candy on large indeterminate productive plants 5-Yellow Pear 1.5” long yellow pear-shaped on very large, vining, indeterminate plants, huge # of fruit, from 1800s Pepper – sweet 27-Jimmy Nardello Italian Abundant up to 8” long slim red sweet peppers on heirlooms prolific plants 22-Sweet Banana Pepper Long 5-6” tapered sweet pepper yellow to red on prolific plants *Pepper – hot 28-Gypsy Pepper (hot) 4-5” long red cayenne type, hot, very prolific, from heirlooms Bulgarian Bulgaria Mystery pepper Likely hot Okhrey Himalayan Pepper 2.5” red cayenne type, moderate heat, very prolific plants, from Sikkim India, 10,000 ft elev. Ravangla Himalayan Pepper 2-3” red cayenne type, hot, produces lots of peppers, from Sikkim India Serrano Very hot Mexican pepper, long narrow red 29-Tibetan Lhasa (hot) 4” red narrow hot pepper, heavy producer Beans – bush Black Turtle Dried black beans heirlooms Dutch Brown Dried brown beans 41-Magpie Bean Green snap beans or dried Royal Burgundy 6” purple snap bean Six Nations Snap bean or dried Yellow Eyed Dry golden/white bean Beans – 45-Mayflower Dried Bean Colourful dried beans Climbing/Pole indicates seed to be discussed at upcoming Starting Seeds Indoors virtual demo on March 27th heirlooms 40-Cherokee Trail of Tears Green snap bean, huge producer well into fall on tall vines Scarlet Runner Dried or shelled bean, red flowers are ornamental Herbs Parsley Cilantro Sweet Basil heirloom Prolific producer on 12-18” plants *38-Blue Spice Basil Heavy fragrance with spicy vanilla overtones. Dill Annual Flowers 37-Calendula Orange pot marigold – edible flowers – on 1-1.5' plants *Barbara's Marigolds *Marigold Mix *39-Dwarf French Marigold Multi-petalled orange with red markings, abundant (Durango Bolero type) blooms on 10” bushy plants *34-Snapdragon-Panorama Vigorous 2' plants, multicoloured blooms, excellent cut flower Salad vegetables 35-Grand Rapids Leaf Lettuce Pale green frilly leaves Lettuce Buttercrunch Succulent tender leaves in a head 44-Osaka Purple Mustard 1' tall mild mustard plants, use purple leaves for salads 36-Japanese Parsley Perennial plants with attractive white flowers, use (Mitsuba) leaves in salads Other Vegetables 31-Chinese Pink Celery Brilliant pink celery, eye catching Corn – Peaches and Cream Bicolour mid season variety Cucumber - Pickling Compact Bush plant Cucumber - Pickling Vining Melon – Kiku Small Japanese melon, early producer with mellow Chrysanthemum fruit Mystery Cucumber Likely pickling Mystery Pumpkin Probably Casper (white) 23-Casper Pumpkin 10lb white pumpkins 42-Kakai Pumpkin Striking gold and black striped 5lb pumpkins indicates seed to be discussed at upcoming Starting Seeds Indoors virtual demo on March 27th 43-Japanese Wasabi Radish Large Round Japanese Wasabi radish, very pungent 30-Golden Snow Pea Rare climber, prolific Himalayan Spaghetti Squash Tomatillo Great for salsa Verde 33-Purple Tomatillo Great for salsa Verde with purple fruit Turnip Purple Prince Bright purple shoulders and white bottoms, high yielding 32-Black Mountain 8lb sweet fruit, very early producer, rare variety Watermelon 24-Zucchini Mutabile Early producer, dark green fruit on bush plants Asparagus Asparagus 2018-20, 5 Seeds Beans Purple Pole Beans 2018-20, 10 Seeds Indian Woman Pole 2018-20, 10 Seeds Green Bush 2017-18, 10 Seeds Scarlet Runner 2018, 10 Seeds Cantaloupe 48 2018-20, 5 Seeds Ground Cherries Aunt Molly’s Ground Cherries 2020, 10 Seeds Pumpkin Large 2020, 3 Seeds Pie 2020, 4 Seeds *Peppers Mini- Green & Yellow 2019, 10 Seeds Sweet Long Green-Red 2019-20, 10 Seeds Hungarian Yellow Wax (hot) 2019-20, 10 Seeds Hungarian Yellow Sweet 2019-20, 10 Seeds Banana Jalapeno (hot) 2019-20, 10 Seeds Green Bell Peppers 2020, 10 Seeds Parsley Giant Italian coated non- 2020, 5 Seeds GMO from Mackenzie Squash 48-Acorn 2019-20, 5 Seeds Ornamental 2019, 10-15 Seeds Butternut 2020, 5 Seeds *Tomatoes Krumovgrad Beef 2018-20, 5 Seeds Carolina Gold 2018-20, 5 Seeds Yellow Pear 2018-20, 5 Seeds Roma 5 Seeds Quarter Pounder 5 Seeds Naxos Cherry 5 Seeds Aunt Ruby’s German 5 Seeds Orange Grape 5 Seeds Coeur de Boeuf 5 Seeds Tomberry Red & Yellow 2021, 5 Seeds Watermelon 48- Sugarbaby 2018-20, 5 Seeds Zucchini Dark Green 2020, 5 Seeds Allium tall perennial 2020, 10 Seeds Anise hyssop lavender colour edible flower 2018-20, 10-15 Seeds Aster mixed colours annual 2 ft, 2018-20, 10-15 Seeds Blue Fescue ornamental grass 12-15 in, 2018-19, 15-20 Seeds Black eyed Susan 46-mixed colours 2018-19, 20-30 Seeds Calendula yellow-orange self seeds 2018-19, 20-30 Seeds annual Cosmos mixed colours 2-3 ft, 2017-20, 15-20 Seeds Datura 46-white trumpet flower self seeds, 2-3 ft tall& wide, 2019-20, 25+ Seeds Echinacea purple cone flower 2-3 ft, 2019-20, 20-30 Seeds Globe thistle 3 ft, 2018,10-15 Seeds Gaillardia 46-Indian banket flower red- Spreader, 2019, 20 Seeds orange yellow Hollyhock MIXED COLOURS Biannual, 2018, 10 Seeds Lupins purple, white 2ft, 2018-19, 20-30 Seeds Marigold 47-FRENCH mixed, orange 2017-20, 20-30 Seeds gold Maltese Cross dainty red flower 12 in., 2019, 10 Seeds Milkweed for monarch butterflies self seeding, 2-3 ft, 2018-19, 10 Seeds indicates seed to be discussed at upcoming Starting Seeds Indoors virtual demo on March 27th Millet 48-purple spikes birds love 3-4 ft, 2018-20, 10-15 Seeds the seeds Poppies Oriental, perennial 1 ft, 2018-20, 20-30 Seeds Phlox mixed pastel colours annual 2 ft, 2018-19, 10-15 Seeds Sunflower giant up to 10 ft 48, 2019-20, 10 Seeds small multi headed 4-5 ft, 10 Seeds Zinnias green gold 15”, 2018-20, 10-20 Seeds 47-Orange 10-20 Seeds lime green 2018, 10-20 Seeds purple 2020, 10-20 Seeds yellow 2020, 10-20 Seeds California giant -mixed 2019, 10 Seeds red 2020, 10-20 Seeds Illustrations of Selected MHS Seed Sale Varieties (2021) 2-Carolina Gold 1-Black Russian 9-Aunt Ruby's German Green 8-Cowlick's Pink Brandywine 17-Naxos Cherry 16-Yellow Oxheart 5-Yellow Pear 15-Garden Peach 14-Kenosha Paste 3-Krumovgrad Beefsteak 7-Red Currant 6-Corazon de Buey 4-Cherokee Purple 10-Red Grape 11-Brad's Atomic Grape 12-Black Cherry 13-Amish Paste 31-Chinese Pink Celery 30-Golden Snow Pea 32-Black Mountain Watermelon 33-Purple Tomatillo 29-Tibetan Lhasa (hot) 28-Gypsy Pepper (hot) 22-Sweet Banana Pepper 27-Jimmy Nardello Italian 26-Yellow Currant 25-Reif Red Heart 24-Zucchini Mutabile 23-Casper Pumpkin 18-Matt's Wild Cherry 21-Sara's Galapagos 20-Reisetomate 19-Red Brandywine 48-Giant Sunflower, Cantaloupe, Baby Watermelon, Acorn Squash, 47-French Dwarf Zinnias & Marigolds 46-Gaillardia, Datura, Rudbeckia Cucumber, Purple Millet, Mums 45-Mayflower Dried Bean 36-Japanese Parsley 35-Grand Rapids Leaf Lettuce 44-Osaka Purple Mustard 43-Japanese Wasabi Radish 42-Kakai Pumpkin 41-Magpie Bean 40-Cherokee Trail of Tears 39-Dwarf French Marigold 37-Calendula 38-Blue Spice Basil 34-Snapdragon-Panorama .
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