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Grow For It Seeds
Growing food and community!
“Grow For It” is a gardening program that produces vegetable, flower and herb seeds using organic practices. Seeds are hand-selected for quality before being packaged and sold in various locations on Salt Spring Island. View our seed selection.
The “Grow For It” program at IWAV’s second stage housing is a social enterprise that provides participants with educational, therapeutic and employment opportunities related to horticulture. Participants in this program are women and children who have been impacted by gender-based violence.
Our second stage housing program relies entirely on private donations and revenue from the Transitions Thrift Store. The proceeds from the seed sales support the continuation of our on site gardening program and provides fresh produce for our resident to enjoy. Thank you for your support.
Buy Seeds at:
Transition Thrift Store, Mon. to Sat. 10-4
Salt Spring Tuesday Market, Tuesdays, 1:30-5:30, June to October 2024
Grow For It is looking for volunteers! Please email Sarah for more information.
Email Cedars if you wish to buy seeds through mail order or are interested in a wholesale order for your store.
Vegetables
Arugula
Bellezia | Diplotaxis tenufolia
$4.50 / pkg
Dark green upright plant with deeply lobed leaves. Can be grown as a perennial year round and does well in hot and cool weather. Also known as “Wild Arugula.” 50 days to maturity.
Bush Bean
Tiger’s Eye | Solanum lycopersicum
$4.50 / pkg
Tigers Eye is a very versatile heirloom bush bean that has a smooth texture and rich flavour. These beautiful beans have a season of 80 to 90 days and dry quickly on the plants making them useful for shorter seasons. Great for chilis or refried beans.
Carrot
Koral | Daucus carota
$4.50 / pkg
Cylindrical roots that are a deep orange. Great flavour and excellent for juicing. 75 days to maturity.
Celery
Pink Plume | Apium graveolens
$4.50 / pkg
Rare heirloom celery that can be eaten throughout the winter with proper mulching. Beautiful pink–purple stems that grow a bit smaller than typical celery but pack lots of flavour. 80 to 90 days to maturity.
Cucumber
Early Fortune | Cucumis sativus
$4.50 / pkg
White spine cucumber growing up to 8” long and 2” in diameter. Great for pickling and slicing and very dependable producer. 55 days to maturity.
Kale
Grand Forks Siberian | Brassicus napus
$4.50 / pkg
Very hardy kale that can be easily overwintered. Seed in June or July for winter harvest. 50 days to maturity.
Leek
Bandit | Allium porrum
Very cold hardy variety that has blue-green leaves and thick stems. Sow March to mid-June and harvest in the spring. 120 days to maturity.
Lettuce
Butter Crunch | Lactuca sativa
$4.50 / pkg
Slow to bolt bibb lettuce with a sweet and crunchy texture. Buttercrunch produces compact dark green heads. 40 to 50 days to maturity.
Lettuce
Jericho | Lactuca sativa
$4.50 / pkg
Very heat tolerant heirloom romaine lettuce that can withstand the summer heat. Light green leaves with crisp and sweet flavour that make for a great Cesear salad. 40 to 50 days to maturity.
Lettuce
Landis Winter | Lactuca sativa
$4.50 / pkg
Butterhead lettuce that produces soft leaves with excellent flavour. Very cold tolerant and can even grow throughout the winter. 40 to 50 days to maturity.
Lettuce
Three Heart | Lactuca sativa
$4.50 / pkg
Tasty and cute as buttons, this butterhead lettuce produces tender greens that mature quickly. The small leaves work well in salad mixes. 40 to 50 days to maturity.
Lovage
Lovage | Levisticum officinale
$4.50 / pkg
Celery-like perennial plant that can grow up to 7’ tall. Adds celery flavour to soups, stews and salads. Harvest in spring before the plant becomes bitter and allow for up to 1 m of space between other plantings.
Pea
Sugar Snap | Pisum sativum
$4.50 / pkg
Crisp, sweet pods that be cooked or eaten raw as a snack. These peas need to be trellised and will grow up to 6′ tall with proper support. 58 days to maturity.
Pepper
Bottle Rocket | Capsicum annuum
$4.50 / pkg
Thai-type cayenne pepper that bears fruit even in cooler summers. Small slender fruits around 4” long with fiery heat. 90 days to maturity.
Radicchio
Bel Fiore | Chicorium intybus
Beautiful deep pink speckled butterhead. Grows best in cool weather but can be grown year-round. Mild radicchio flavour. 52 days to maturity.
Radish
French Breakfast | Raphanus sativus
$4.50 / pkg
Crisp, sweet pods that be cooked or eaten raw as a snack. These peas need to be trellised and will grow up to 6′ tall with proper support. 58 days to maturity.
Squash
Honeynut Butternut | Cucurbita moschata
$4.50 / pkg
Mini butternut squash 4 to 5” long that has exquisite taste. Fruits ripen late but can continue to ripen after storage. 100 days to maturity.
Squash
North Georgia Candy Roaster | Cucurbita maxima
$4.50 / pkg
Unique heirloom Hubbard squash. Its sweet taste and smooth texture make great soups and pie filling. 100 days to maturity.
Tomato
German Striped | Solanum lycopersicum
$4.50 / pkg
This heirloom tomato produces large juicy tomatoes that have a beautiful marbled red and yellow colour. They hold their shape well for slicing and have an excellent fruity flavour. Indeterminate type. 80 days to maturity.
Tomato
Orange Strawberry | Solanum lycopersicum
$4.50 / pkg
Beautiful orange heart-shaped fruits that are great for slicing. Great flavour and big producer — this tomato does not disappoint. Indeterminate variety. 80 days to maturity.
Tomato
Striped Roma| Solanum lycopersicum
$4.50 / pkg
Striking golden striped tomato with robust and sweet flavour. Great to eat sliced but most appreciated in sauces and salsas. Indeterminate variety. 80 days to maturity.
Tomato
Thornburns Terra Cotta | Solanum lycopersicum
$4.50 / pkg
Golden orange outer flesh with beautiful marbled green inside. Medium-sized tomato that produces high yields. Great for slicing or sauces. Semi-determinate that requires some staking. 80 days to maturity.
Flowers
Calendula
Pacific Beauty Mix | Calendula officinalis
$4.50 / pkg
Edible and medicinal semi-double flowers that grow to 24″ tall. Beautiful range of apricot, cream, gold and yellow flowers.
Sunflower
Soraya | Helianthus annus
$4.50 / pkg
Branching sunflower that can produce up to 20 stems per plant in a season. Excellent for cut flowers with sturdy stems and 4 to 6” blooms. Grows 5 to 6’ tall. 85 to 95 days to maturity.
Herbs
Elecampane
Elecampane | Inula helenium
$4.50 / pkg
Tall perennial herb that produces sunflower like flowers. Medicinally the strongly scented roots are used for coughs and lung conditions. Sow seeds with very minimal coverage and expect germination in 2 weeks.