May 06
The Best No-Heat and Low-Heat Peppers for Big Flavour
A guide to peppers that bring aroma, sweetness, and culinary depth without overwhelming heat.
THE JOURNALDISPATCHES FROM THE FIELD
Notes from
the field
& the kitchen.
Growing guides, variety profiles, recipes, and notes from the Casa Verde field rows. Written by the people selecting, trialing, and shipping seeds.
May 06
Tomatoes That Look Like They Came From Another Planet
A guide to Casa Verde tomatoes with cosmic colour, stripes, speckles, dark shoulders, and dramatic sliced interiors.
May 06
Aji Peppers Explained: The Fruity Chile Family Every Cook Should Grow
A cook-focused guide to the Aji pepper family: fruity flavour, useful heat, and the varieties worth growing from seed.
May 06
The Casa Verde Colour Garden: Seeds That Make the Harvest Look Unreal
A visual-first guide to building a garden around colour, contrast, and harvest drama using rare Casa Verde varieties.
May 05
More Than Just a Plant: The Rising Culture of Rare Seed Collecting
Jan 11
How to Grow Tomatoes in Canada: From Seed to Harvest
Grow tomatoes for salads, slicing and sauces. Plan indoor sowing, transplanting, support, watering and harvest for your Canadian garden.
Nov 02
20 Pepper Varieties for Canadian Gardens
Compare 20 pepper varieties for frying, roasting, sauces and fresh eating. Choose seeds by kitchen use and plan the harvest for your Canadian garden.
Oct 29
How to Grow Peppers in Canada: From Seed to Harvest
Plan pepper sowing, light, transplanting and harvest for Canadian gardens. Choose varieties for your kitchen and adjust care to your local conditions.