You can always buy seeds from us online. We do not keep an open stocked store because seeds are sensitive to light and heat and moisture and for them to be at their greatest and longest viability, we store all our seeds in a special cold storage facility. However, a few times a year, mostly in the spring, we attend several seedy (not meaning less than savory, but having to do with “seeds”) events, where we bring everything we have available, including some items that never make it into the catalogue.
Most of these events are hosted by groups who organize around Seeds of Diversity Canada, http://www.seeds.ca and you should definitely support their efforts if you can as they are like a living seed bank for biodiversity. Many of the small and large seed companies across Canada attend ‘seedy’ events beginning in January on the west Coast and we are at many in Alberta every year, the big ones being Calgary Seedy Saturday (see them on Facebook and their webpage of the same handle), and Edmonton Seedy Sunday (on Facebook). We will also be attending another smaller one in the Millwoods area and I will post all the details of dates here, but visit them directly for more information. There are always lots of speakers on all topics to do with soil, gardening and seeds, as well as seed swaps, resource swaps, and other events. Everyone who is there is somehow related to growing with many excellent experts to share what works and what doesn’t in their respective areas.
At. Albert, March 2 seed event. Followed by…
Calgary Seedy Saturday 2024. The event will be held on Saturday, March 23 from 10am to 3pm at the Bowness Community Association. This is a NEW venue with a large gym and is located at 7904 43 Ave NW, Calgary, within the lovely community of Bowness. Come and get some great seeds, and as usual if you require potatoes, you must contact us at least a week ahead so we can bring them for you.www.calgaryseedysaturday.ca
Edmonton Seedy Sunday – Sunday March 24, 2024, 11-4. Alberta Avenue Community Hall 9210. 118 Avenue. Edmonton Come hear the many great speakers and bring seeds to swap. With a large library of old gardening magazines and books to swap. For more information visit them at www.edmontonseedysunday.orgAnd again, if you want potatoes, email us at least a week ahead.
And one in Stony Plain March 30.
Seedy Saturday: Cultivating Community and Growth
Date: March 30, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: PERC Gym, Red Brick Common, 5411 51 St. Stony Plain, AB
Hope to see you all there!
email abunadhseeds at gmail.com
And we will be back in Calgary for the Calgary Horticultural Clubs annual Garden Showcase April 27 at Atco Park in the SW. check their website for updates.
https://www.calhort.org/whats-happening/think-spring/
And on Sunday April 28, we will be in Cochrane at the Cochrane Lions Event Center from 11-3 for their first ever Seed Event. See all the details here
https://cochraneenvironment.org/cochrane-area-gardening-expo-april-28-2024/
We’re getting ready with many more seed varieties than are listed in our extensive catalogue. We are putting together packages for those that find our catalogue too overwhelming. We have the following packages available:
Beginner gardener sample pack: comes with 10 packages of seeds of easy to grow and eat fresh vegetables. Includes shelling peas, green bush beans, lettuce mix, carrots, cilantro, dill, calendula, beets and arugula. $35.00 plus shipping. Comes with planting and growing instructions for these vegetables and suggested uses. This is suitable for a 10’x10’ garden space or 2 raised beds 4’x 8’.
An experienced gardener pack contains large slicing tomatoes, sweet peppers, one medium hot variety of pepper, celery, basil, lavender, thyme, oregano, summer squash and one winter soup squash. $35.00 plus shipping.
Our herb sampler pack for balcony gardens includes basil, cilantro, dill, parsley and garlic chives. $17.50 plus shipping. Comes with instructions.
Our patio garden pack includes easy to grow tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, and watermelon. $17.50 plus shipping.
The family garden pack includes the instructions for starting plants inside plus 20 packages of seeds for the whole family to enjoy: radishes, carrots, beets, shelling and snap peas, leaf lettuce salad mix, kale, spinach, cilantro, dill, calendula, cherry tomatoes and salsa tomatoes, sweet peppers, green bush beans and purple pole beans, zucchini, pumpkins, sunflowers and poppies. This is suitable for a 20’x20’ garden space with fencing on one side. $70.00 plus shipping.
Do you have raised beds? Things that grow well in there early season- prior to May 15 planting are spinach, lettuce, radishes, kale, peas, beets for greens, arugula and chard. Grow to small size, harvest and eat fresh or freeze the greens for later use in smoothies or soups.
After May 15, rework the bed and plant the heat loving crops such as peas, beans, squash, herbs, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, melons, eggplants or flowers. Consider putting up a hooped cage between two beds and planting beans or pease or even cucumbers, squash and melons that can climb and be supported between the beds for utilizing space more efficiently. Sunflowers are too large to plant in a raised bed so find a sunny spot for them. If you have a space along a fence you can trellis plants that climb there as well. Growing in pots can free up space for larger plants like tomatoes and squash. Just make sure it is at least 5 gallons in size and water well.
We will also assist in picking seeds out for your special interests. Just email us for help with that. Abunadhseeds@ gmail.com
Happy growing!
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