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Add colour to your pesto! Choose from purple, cinnamon, or genovese basil for a flavourful mix. Cinnamon basil has a sweet, licorice flavour and lovely light purple flowers; and the purple basil has a flavour more similar to genovese basil, but with dark purple leaves. Basil grows well on your windowsill, and in any fertile, well drained garden. It does like heat though, so make sure to plant it in full sun. (2-3 plants/ pot for 4 inch pots)
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$4.00
Not for the faint of heart! These little fire bombs rank 100,000 to 350,00 SHU’s on the scoville heat scale. Habanero peppers start out lime green, then ripen to fiery orange, then to red. They require lots of heat, and take a little longer to mature than most other peppers at 90-100 days from transplant. Plant in full sun, in well drained, fertile soil. Do not plant with brassicas, beans, or fennel. (3-1/2 in pot)
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$4.00
These plants grow to about 2′ tall and can be planted in large containers. The peppers are moderately hot, and are great for adding a bit of spice to salsas, dips, and sauces.
Peppers start out green, then turn red.
Plant in full sun, in fertile, well drained soil.
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$4.00
A must have for the kitchen herb garden! Not only is it an essential ingredient in many Greek, Italian, and Spanish dishes, but it’s flowers also attract beneficial insects. Unlike most other herbs, oregano maintains it’s strong flavour for months after harvest and drying. Because oregano repels cabbage moths, it’s an excellent companion for your brassicas (kale, cabbage, broccoli, etc). Grows well in pots. Plant in a sunny, warm area. Perennial hardy to zone 5.
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$4.00
This is a biennial herb grown as an annual, although it is quite cold hardy. It’s large flat leaves are reputed to have a better flavour than many of the curly varieties. Can be grown in pots on the kitchen windowsill, as well as out in your garden. Easy to grow from a transplant (but more challenging from seed because of long germination period).
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These plants grow up to 30″ tall and produce heavy yields of large, 4 lobed sweet peppers with thick walls. Peppers start out green, then turn red and can be harvested at either stage. They are sweetest after they have turned red.
Plant in fertile, well drained soil in full sun.
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$4.00
This is one of the most famous heirlooms. These indeterminate plants produce large, pinkish red tomatoes with an exotic, sweet flavour. You’ll need to stake or cage these! 78 days from transplant
