Laitue Côte de Beaune

Is there anything better than a crisp lettuce, freshly harvested from the garden and made into a salad to share with friends? We don't think so. This is why we have chosen our sweetest, loveliest, and most speckled varieties to create this dream mix. Alphange à graine noire, Ibis, Forellenchluss, Gotte jaune d'or, Baquieu, Merveille des 4 saisons, and Cressonnette for your enjoyment!

Japanese mustard, also named Mizuna cabbage. Sweet, mild pepper flavor. Traditionally used in soups, salads and stir-fries. Also grown as an ornemental plant for its attractive feathery leaves.

 

Does not like the heat. It is best to grow early in spring or in the fall.

Very crunchy lettuce, sent by a friend from France a few years ago. Very easy to go, it seeds to have grown fond of Quebec's climate. We were able to find the following informations on the Internet : "This lettuce surely had the Champagne territory as its cradle since the start of the 19th Century. Then, as decades went by, the name got lost like it happens with so many varieties. It nonetheless survived over time thanks to its undeniable qualities, saved by a woman named Angèle. The variety has kept on existing and spreading around, now under this name. Luckily, Gilbert Vincent, notorious bean collector, was able to conclude, after many years of research that the 'Angèle' lettuce was the same as another variety from Champagne too, 'Alphange à graine noire'." (free translation). The variety is also referenced under its English names in a London publication from the 1870s, The Garden by William Robinson.   Package: 200 seeds

This spinach variety is very rare. It comes from a convent, the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul in Kingston, ON. These sisters grew over 400 different cultivars of vegetables, fruits, and herbs. They're offered us some treasures that have been grown for over a century. Some of their seed packages were even written using a typewriter. For more information, visit Le Potager d'Antan (in French): https://potagersdantan.com/2011/01/06/lepinard-norfolk/ Package: 130 seeds

The ice plant comes from South Africa. Its foliage, which looks covered with frost or dew, is nicely tangy. The leaves can be eaten raw in salads or cooked in butter. Its tiny flowers are dainty and quite unique. Easy to grow, doesn't require much but will be killed by freezing temperatures.   Package: Around 100 seeds

The leaves of this large curly endive grow in a rosette, and have a white midrib. Chicory is mainly grown for its young leaves, but can also be eaten once mature when its delightful taste gets a spark of bitterness. Crunchy charming leaves. Can be blanched by covering each plant with an upside-down pot for 2 to 3 weeks. Just make sure to elevate those pots a bit from the ground to provide sufficient air circulation. Can help to reduce bitterness.