ALL ORDERS WILL BE REFUNDED IF MADE AFTER MARCH 6TH. STORE IS CLOSED.
Seeds are ready for our final sales year. Shop closing March 2019. I am currently in the process of putting up photos and descriptions so please feel free to ask questions if you have them.
The seed lists under each category have several pages so look for the numbers at the bottom.
SOLD OUT.A perennial green onion of shorter height, it grows in bunches. Very hardy.
Beautiful, edible, perennial onion with midsummer long-lasting pink flowers that start out nodding before straightening. Like all alliums, it is very attractive to pollinators. Very tasty onion greens. May self seed.
Medium sized perennial edible that is a member of the Amaranth family. Spring shoots are traditionally eaten but young leaves, flowering spikes and even seeds are edible.
Hardy, reseeding perennial in the Cabbage family. Florets and strong tasting greens are parts usually eaten.
Pretty, edible perennial that grows well in part shade to full sun. Very tasty blue or white flowers. Will reseed.
Sold Out for 2017. A spreading perennial with glaucous blue-grey leaves. Traditional eaten as spring shoots but the florets are very tasty too. One fellow grower I know also loves the immature pea sized seapods. Hardy to at least Canada Zone. 4 but overwintering success may depend on soil type and snow cover.
Rhubarb from seed is quite satisfying, an easy way to start a large amount and a way to cut back on the disease and viral load that plant clones can potentially harbour. In a good growing season, rhubarb from seed can be as sizeable as a nursery brought plant and can be harvested the second year (or third year depending on growth). These seeds were harvested from a red selection program but will vary in colour from green to red stems.
A mix of turnips with a dominance of yellow. Grown as a self seeding annual at Aster Lane Edibles for four years.
Capsicum annuum - Sweet Pepper "North Meets South"
Over the years, this pepper has developed as a cross between short season European types and a Spanish bell survivor. My most reliable.
SOLD OUT.Pretty curly leafed mallow to be used cooked or raw. A self seeding annual.
This is a productive annual ground cherry that happily produces bountiful fruit from self sown seedlings. Fruit are delicious and will store for a period of time if left in their papery calyxes. I no longer have to plant this bonus fruit but rely upon them to serendipitously appear in disturbed ground.
Mother genetics was from a variety of commonly available varieties including various pineapples, golden bells, aunt molly and so forth. When I become interested in a plant, I get whatever varieties seem promising and then select from there. These have self selected for self seeding. My understanding is this is a common trait among small fruited nightshades, even cherry (and early) tomatoes!
One of two ongoing short season eggplant projects here at ALE. This is based on a long type with a black calyx. Nice creamy flavour. Some variation in the fruit to be expected and embraced.
Limited amounts of this dark coloured, large, round chufa.
Wow, I love this lettuce. You need more description? Disease resistant, frilly, semi heading, crispy, bolt resistant. Honestly. I <3 it. Thanks Frank Morton for creating this beauty.
Very attractive nodding purple flowers on hardy perennial beloved by pollinators. Ornamental.
Sold Out: Great self seeding bright yellow summer flower for areas that would to infuse with a little wild colour. Will self seed, perhaps prolifically.
Nice companion plant. The parents of these seeds were also grown from seed to produce a beautiful, mid summer bloomer that is easier to care for than bearded iris.
Sold Out.Pretty, wildflower that fills in an area. Fun for kids (and those young at heart) as you can move the individual flowers around the stem.
Pretty, low growing companion plants. This is a low growing variety that often exhibits broken colours.
Sunny wildflower that will happily fill in an area. Perennial.
Great cut flower that will happily self seed and fill in bare areas in the garden. Bright early to mid summer bloom in shades of pink.
I have a love for prickly things and these fit the bill! Purple, prickly and hardy to Ottawa Zone 4b.
Classic pink to white cosmos for self seeding in the garden.
SOLD OUT Small, decorative orange flower followed by unusual black seed clusters looking like blackberries.Grows well in both my ornamental and forest gardens.
Neat flower that inflates before opening, looking like a balloon.
Common pea-familywildflower in multiple colours from pink to white to blue and combinations. Wonderful palm shaped leaf gives contrast in garden.
She's back!Perennial ground cherry with creeping stolons. It produces edible aromatic edible berries late in the season.