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Excelsior is a high quality pickling cucumber for both open field and unheated greenhouse production in spring and fall. It has an open and vigorous plant habit, with fruits that are medium to dark green and 4-5 in. (10-12 cm) in length.

Crop: Cucumber
Crop Type: Pickling
Resistance HR: Cca/Ccu     
Resistance IR: Px/CMV/CVYV
Growing Method: Open field, High Tunnel, Unheated Greenhouse
Plant Habit: Vigorous
Variety Size: 4 in (10 cm) - 5 in (12 cm)
Color: Dark green

Seed from this supplier is Treated as Standard

Red Acre Cabbage

One of the standard varieties, Great color and flavor, Ideal for micro and mature plant production. Very versatile, Stores well .

Prefers full sun but will tolerate shade, Mature into a dark red and purple, nearly black, tightly packed head. Medium-sized heads of about 3-5 lbs each and a neat 5-7" diameter

Seed us Untreated as standard

Upland Cress is also called Winter Cress. It is an easy to grow cut-and-grow again crop. The plant grows to about 4-6″ tall with mildly peppery leaves.

Harvest at any stage from micro-size to full maturity. Leaves, shoots, and flower buds are all delicious.

Upland cress seeds are available from 1/4 lb packs up to bulk quantities. Please let us know what you need.

Multifort F1

Also available as Multifort Non-Pelleted seed (click here)

Plant: vigor like Maxifort, amongst the strongest available in commercial rootstocks. Combination of high resistance to Fusarium race 3 combined with nematodes resistance makes the Multifort rootstock an excellent choice for soil grown crops.

Using a strong rootstock can expand the life of the plant and increase the average fruit weight.

Multifort is recommended where 'Fusarium 3' resistance is required.

Tomato Grafting Guidelines - click

Resistances: TmC5V FrN(P)Pto

Seed is Untreated, primed and pelleted
May not be suitable for Organic Production please verify with your OG Certifier.

Tomato seed from this supplier is untreated as standard

Bachata is a yellow blocky that sets fruit well in heat. It has a very erect plant with large fruit size.

Seed is Untreated as standard

Large leaf Italian Basil  produces excellent yields of very flavorful and tender large 4" long medium dark basil leaves.

78 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual.

Preferred by chefs because it is sweeter and less clover-like than other varieties.

Large leaf Italian Basil seeds are available from 1/4 lb packs up to bulk quantities. Please let us know what you need.

Rimrock is an excellent Roma tomato with Intermediate TYLCV resisiatnce. It is an mid-early indeterminate mid to early variety . Rimrock has strong plant  vigor and produces a firm fruit with a very good red color.

Average fruit weight 200 - 240 grams  (7.1 -  8.5 oz).

This variety is suitable for Spring, Autumn and Winter season in the greenhouse

IR: TYLCV, TSWV, MA, Mj, Mi   HR ToMV, Fol 0-1, For, Va, Vd

Seed from this supplier is usually supplied as Untreated

Variety to be Phased out

Alternatives from Enza are are CASEY and FAIRLY

For alternatives from BASF - use FRANK or CHARLES

Espirando has proved itself as the large framed standard. This variety performs in screening trials still as one of the best large framed product models that we have seen. This variety is strong against tipburn and yellow leaf edges and is easy to trim.

Crop Lettuce

Crop type Butterhead

Subtype Long Day

Resistance HR Bl:16-26,28-35EU/Nr:0

Growing Method Greenhouse

Size Medium - Large

Colour Green

Unlike field varieties that are widely sold for use in greenhouse, these varieties are smaller framed allowing for higher plant populations with exceptional rates of growth that mean plants reach maturity much more quickly.

A dwarf curly kale for baby leaf or full size plants.

Vates Kale leaves are curly and a dark blue-green. Plant is compact and dwarf plants reach about 2’ tall at full size.

Good resistance to yellowing in cold and heat.

Seed is untreated as standard