EPISODE 517 SEED CATALGUE FROM T&T SEEDS, MANITOBA…A REASON TO CRY
alan skeoch
Jan. 22, 2022
There was a time when I collected seed catalogues in January
and February and selected a few seed varieties that appealed to
me via descriptions or pictures. Today T&T seeds has computerized
their seed catalogue for easy use with seed packets ranging from
$3 to $5.
My catalogues came from Dominion Seed House and Stokes Seeds.
The Dominion seed fields are now industrial and residential structures…gone.
Stokes is still in business I believe.
So it was with great joy that T&T sent this catalogue. Perhaps courtesy
of Cathy Skeoch in Manitoba. Thanks.
It was the big onion, pictured below, that sparked the thought that
maybe some readers in Canada might be dreaming of the spring
garden and might want to buy a few packs of seeds.
We do it every year. Usually we fail to do a good job in that the
race between weed seeds that are already in the soil and the
GOOD SEEDS we purchase is an uneven race. Weeds get a
head start and win the race too often.
Reading and dreaming about garden plants is a healthy activity
in January and February, especially in these Covid 19 down-d0wn-down days.
T&T Seeds makes the dreaming totally enjoyable…everything comes up
on the computer screen in glorious colour and the pages can turn with
the pressing of that little arrow or just touching the screen.
Now take a look at the onion in hands of a gardener. How big would the
hamburger patty and the hamburger bun have to be if one slice of that
onion were to be used as the measure?
alan
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Awesome Alliums
Ready, set, sow!
Click on the photos to shop
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Exhibition Onion, Hybrid (#1450)
110 Days
A descendant of the famous Kelsae onion, Exhibition is a sweet Spanish onion that is fun to grow and show!
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Onions
Here’s three good reasons to cry (out)!
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Ailsa Craig Onion, Spanish-type (#1454)
110 Days
Huge, firm and sweet – perfect on burgers this summer. Heirloom!
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Candy Onion,
Walla Walla type (#1425)
85 days
A mild tasting, short-season onion that stores well.
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Genesis Onion,
Storage Type (#1405)
100 Days
A pungent and flavourful yellow cooking onion.
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Other members of the family
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#1405 Bunching Onion – Evergreen Hyb
Vibrant and fresh! Sow every few weeks to harvest all summer-long.
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#880 Leek – Large
American Flag
A sturdy variety that requires very little attention for a big harvest payoff.
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#854 Chive – Garlic
An easy to grow perennial that thrives in any garden, with dainty white flowers that attract pollinators.
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Should I start my own onion seeds, or plant onion sets?
BENEFITS OF SEED
- Growing from seed the most economical way to grow onions;
- It’s the only way to grow unique varieties like Red Carpet or White Cloud;
- Start onion seeds 10-15 weeks before you anticipate being able to transplant them into the garden, between mid-February and mid-March depending on your zone.
BENEFITS OF SETS
- Onion sets are easier to plant than seeds or transplants;
- Onion sets are small onion bulbs that have had previous growing time, so they grow to full sized onion quicker than seeds;
Generally, sets do not store very well. If your goal is too keep onions for the winter, grow them from seeds, or buy onion transplants from us this spring! See you then!
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Or call us:
204-895-9962 ext. 2
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