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Garden Veggies 

Here are the varieties that DIG production team is growing for the 2026 garden season.

~ Grown from seed with love and care at DIG ~

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We grow our veggies using high quality seeds, Organic Sunshine mix, Organic SeaSoil, Organic Azomite, Organic Perfect Blend 4-4-4, and Orgunique liquid fertilizer.  No Pesticides or Neonicotinoids.  If required we use natural soaps for pests. 

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This list is to be used as a guide to what we start our season growing.​ This is not current inventory.

Availability changes daily due to seed timing, weather, crop failure, and customer demand.

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*if you see an underlined name then click on the link to view more information!

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Broccoli

Deep 6-pack 

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Chief - extra early frost tolerant 55 days

Green Goliath - very early w/side shoots 55 days

Gypsy - heat tolerant w/side shoots 70 days

Centennial - small beads tight packed on smooth heads, less side shoots, 100 days

Sibsey Artwork- Early, long yielding sideshoot brocollini after main head is cut, resists bolting,  52 days

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Brussel Sprouts

Deep 6-Pack 

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Jade Cross hybrid- Extra early 95 days

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Cabbage

Deep 6-Pack

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Alcosa Savoy - head 3-4lb heat tolerant, 65 days

Blues - Chinese Napa type, bolt tolerant, 4-5lb upright heads, 45 days

Bronco - main season 4-5lb dense head w/waxy wrapper, 80 days

Farao - early 3-5lb sweet&spicy head, small core, 65 days

Langedijker - winterkeeper head, 110 days

OS Cross - thin veined so best for cabbage rolls, tolerates heat and premature bursting, 80 days

Red Acre - head compact 2-4lb tolerant to splitting, 77 days

Ruby Perfection - medium-size and dense, good wrapper leaves, 85 days

Tiara - fast growing, fresh crunchy cabbage, 63 days

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Cauliflower

Deep 6-Pack ​

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Amazing - main season thick leaves help with bolting 75 days​​

Snow Crown F1 - earliest 2lb cold tolerant spring or fall 48 days

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Celery

Deep 6-Pack 

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Golden Self-blanching - heirloom 90 days

Tango organic hybrid - non-stringy heat tolerant 85 days

Amsterdam Cutting - cutting leaf herb used to flavout soups and stock

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Cucumber

3.5" Pot 

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Alladin - mini and improved salad type cucumber 65 days

Armenian- Unusual “S”-shaped fruits alternating dark and light green stripes 63 days

Cucamelon - tiny watermelon look-a-likes have a refreshing flavor 67 days

Dasher Cucumbers were not available to us this season

Diva Lunchbox - easy-to-grow non-bitter, sweet crisp flavour, all female flowers 52 days

English burpless hybrid- 10" need trellis 60 days

Marketmore 76  - slicer 8" 65 days

Martini- white slicing cucumber 55 days

Mercury F1 - early and exceptionally productive, sweet, crisp flesh 50 days

National Pickling - bushels for pickling, also for fresh slicing if left to mature .55 days

Perseus- smooth no-peel skin are very sweet, tender, bitter free and seedless 50 days

Progress F1 - Crisp, tasty, burpless, 10-14” slim fruits 60 days

Sassy - Pickler, long, Gynoecious which means mostly female flowers, 53 days

Tasty Green F1 - Japanese burpless 12" slicing 60 days

Telegraph - crisp w/few seeds 17" not for greenhouses 57 days​

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Eggplant

3.5" pot

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Black King hybrid - Purple XL 1.5lb oval fruit, suited for outdoors, 65 days

Millionaire hybrid - Oriental 11" long & slender, purple, can grow in greenhouse, 60 days

Rosa Bianca - round white with purple streaks, pudding like flesh, great for stuffing, 80 days

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Kale

Deep 6-Pack 

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Black Magic - Improved Tuscany (Dinosaur) kale, great for baby leaf, 65 days

Darkibor- green curly kale, great for bunching, intense flavour, 75 days

Nero Di Toscano - Lacinato

Scarlet - Dark crimson curyly, 

Westlandse - Curly

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Leek

Open mini tray

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Lancelot - 8" upright slender autumn 95 days

Tadorna - Autumn, strong upright, easy to harvest and clean, 95 days

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Lettuce

Deep 6-Pack 

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Bergams Green - Greenleaf, slow to bolt 45 days

Buttercrunch - sweet & creamy, bolt tolerance, 50 days

Dragoon - Mini Romaine, tolerant to tip burn, slow bolt, 50 days

Endive Eliance - Smooth and upright yet compact, bolt resistant

Hampton Oakleaf - head or one cut for loose leaf, slow bolt 45 days

Hamburg- crisp, compact romaine-iceberg 60 days

Hilde II - Butterhead for spring or fall, 48 days

Kaiser - Iceberg early, slow to bolt, 65 days

Leny - Batavian, heat-tolerant, stay crisp under heat, 65 days

Mezquite - Semi Savoy, thick texture, fresh & tasty, great as romaine hearts, 50 days

Mighty Joe - Iceberg, smooth, uniform, 88 days

Paris Island Cos - Romaine11" slight Savoy, spring or fall, good as baby leaf, 70days

Pomegranate Crunch - Romaine-butterhead cross, deep-garnet, crispy, 50days

Radiccio Fiero Hybrid - Fancy barrel type 8" long, heat tolerant and bolt resistance, 70 days

Salad Bowl - Greenleaf bowl shaped head, flavourful & soft, slow to bolt, 50 days

Salad Bowl - Redleaf bowl shape head, better for cool temp, 50days

Trunchas - Mini Romaine, red w/green heart, slow bolt, 50 days

Valley Heart - Fast maturing, uniform romaine 75 days​

Vicious -Romaine with strong tolerance to bolting and tip burn, 75 days

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Melon

3.5" Pot 

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Athena - Muskmelon/Cantaloupe firm deep salmon/tan colour flesh with small seed cavity, 75 days

Crimson Sweet Watermelon- Round oval green fruit with dark stripes, 85 days​

Diplomat - Honeydew green flesh, extra early, 64 days

Hales Best - Cantaloupe, oblong 5lb, 85 days

Halona - Cantaloupe, globe, resistant to powdery mildew, 75 days

Sarah's Choice - Cantaloupe, attractive oval 1.5KG fruit, vigorous, 75 days

Sugar Baby Watermelon- classic heirloom icebox type melon, 85 days

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Onions

Open Mini tray​

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Ailsa Craig - Sweet 8" giant, firm, short storage but better than walla, 95days

Cartier - yellow, early, thin neck avoids sprouting, hard bulbs for storage, 94 days

Expression - Sweet yellow XL globe, thick & mild rings, short to med storage, 100 days

Patterson - yellow firm round, strong skin for longest storage, 104 days

Powell - yellow, medium size, storage, downy mildew resistant, 106 days

Red Wing - ultimate red skin storage (as long as copra), 110 days

Spanish Medallion - Brown, jumbo bulbs, mild and non pungent, 110 days

White Wing - round medium pungent, storage onion, 105 days

Walla Walla - famous large sweet, mild flavour, crisp & juicy flesh, 150 (300 days overwintered)

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Sweet Peppers

3.5" Pot 

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Ace Bell - Extra-early, highly productive 50-70 days depending on colour

Ancho - Poblano when eaten fresh, large smooth glossy for mexican cooking, mild heat

Aruba Sweet Cubanelle- good flavour and sweetness. Excellent for grilling, 65 days

Banana - Firm & sweet, glossy skin, matures from green to yellow to red, 75 days

Bright Star Orange Bell - pleasant, sweet, crisp flavour, 75 days 

California Wonder Bell- fleshy walls and mild flavour matures green to crimson, 76 days

Chocolate Bell- unique flesh is cola-red colour, very sweet and delicious 75 days

Golden Star Bell- thick walls and sweet flavour. Excellent leaf coverage protects sun scalding, 75 days

Gypsy Sweet- Very sweet, fresh floral flavour and thick walls. Favourite for salads and frying, 60 days

King Arthur - Bell, thick wall, green to red, early ripening, 69 days

Lipstick ​Sweet Salsa- Very sweet flavour when mature red. Great for salads, grilling, salsa and pickling. 72 days

Purple Beauty Bell- mildly sweet with a fine, crisp texture. Peppers will turn green when cooked. 75 days

King of the North Bell- good sized sweet, red bell peppers in short, cool seasons.60 days

Red Knight - Bell, turns red quicker, blocky 4-lobe, 67 days

 

Hot Peppers

3.5" Pot 

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Hungarian Wax Black- Medium hot and excellent for pickling, 65 days​

Mikes Hungarian - Exceptional heat and flavour,  green to orange, great for chili sauce, 80 days 

Mucho Nacho Jalapeno-  fruit is fatter, heavier, thicker and somewhat hotter than regular Jalapeños (68 days)

Cayenne Long Slim-  Fiery hot standard, curled and twisted fruit. 75 days

Paprika Sweet- Preferred pepper for dried sweet paprika. 72 days

Pepperoncini- yields prodigious quantities of thin-walled pickling peppers on compact, vigorous plants. 70 days

Raam Jalapeno- Early jalapeno producing 5-7 days earlier, 65 days

Super Chili - compact plant, multicolour fruit pointing above plant for easy picking, 75 days

Tabasco-  used to make the famous hot sauce , 80 days

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Hot peppers from a Supplier

3.5" pot

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Basket of Fire

Carolina Reaper

Ghost/Bhut Jolokia

Hot Burrito

Hot Fajita

Hot Tamale

Poblano

 Ring of Fire

Shishito

Trinidad Scorpion

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Pumpkins

3.5" Pot 

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Blanco Hybrid- Brilliant white pumpkin with dark green handles. Powdery Mildew tolerant, 100 days

Howden - Best for Halloween carving or pies and roasting seeds, 25 lbs, 115 days

Small Sugar-  the classic (if not original) pie pumpkin of excellent quality, 110 days

Rouge Vif D'etamps- 'Cinderella' pumpkin is red and flat with deep ridges. First to colour 105 days

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Shallot (sold in open cell flat)

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Ambition - round 2" brown/red, high yield, excellent storage 100 days

Innovator - tear shaped pink, firm, good skin stores well 110 days

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Summer Squash + Zucchini

3.5" Pot â€‹â€‹â€‹

Black Beauty Zucchini- Grow semi-upright, fine flavour, very early, and productive over a long period 60 days

Eight Ball Hybrid- round, dark green zucchini can be picked at 3-4” size and used for stuffing 48 days

Golden Delight Zucchini- Dark yellow colour. Improved semi-spineless for ease of harvest 52 days

Sunburst - Attractive, bright yellow, scallop squash.Compact, open habit plants produce heavy yields. 50 days

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Winter Squash

3.5" Pot 

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Avalon Butternut- Market quality, blocky, main season butternut, 85 days

Burgess Buttercup- Thick, orange, dry flesh has a sweet, rich flavour, 90 days

Butterbaby Butternut- produce an abundance of sweet personal-size 1 lb, can be trellised, 105 days

Delicata - Very sweet; excellent for stuffing and baking, even right after harvest,100 days

Early Butternut- Best selling very early, productive and uniform. Compact, semi-bush vines, 75 days
Galeux D'Eysines-  best smooth texture of all the pumpkins for pies. It has a delicious flavour and very high sugar. Salmon pink coloured skin covered in peanut-like warts caused by sugar swelling in the skins, 105 days

Golden Hubbard- Good keeper, deep orange dry fine-grained flesh, 90 days

Green Hubbard​- large, winter squash with a hard, bumpy, dark green rind and sweet orange flesh, 105 days

Honeynut - serving size butternut, good yields on manageable vines, 110 days

Spaghetti​- fruits that actually appear to be stuffed with cooked spaghetti, 100 days

Sunshine - Kabocha, flat round scarlet orange, vigorous semi-bush, 95 days

Waltham Butternut - blocky tan 12" great keeper, 95 days

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Swiss Chard

Deep 6-Pack 

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Bright Lights- savoyed and glossy green of many colours 55 days

Eldorado - Bright orange,  also great as baby leaves in salads and braising mixes.  59 days

Fire Fresh red- Fiery red stems and bright green leaves light up salads with a slight crunch. 30 days baby leaf 60 days bunching

 

Tomatoes

3.5" Pot 

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Ananas- Indeterminate, Pineapple tomato, old-fashioned with fruit that is large, ribbed & fleshy with few seeds. 85 days

Beefmaster- Indeterminate, standard extremely large 20 oz/560 g, Italian beefsteak with outstanding taste. 81 days

Better Boy - Indeterminate, delicious meaty flavor, these deep red, smooth firm fruits 45-55 days

Big Beef-   Indeterminate, Has the size, taste, and earliness for an unsurpassed fresh beefsteak. 70 days.

Black Krim-  Indeterminate, juicy with incredibly complex sweet, smoky flavours and a hint of saltiness, 80 days

Brandywine Red - Indeterminate, potato leaf, this beefsteak tomato is an heirloom classic. 75-80 days.

Bush Beefsteak- Determinate, compact, early-season beefsteak variety 65 to 80 days

Carolina Gold Hybrid- Determinate, Extra large, low acid, golden tomato, 72 days

Celebrity- Determinate, AAS Winner for yield and garden performance, 75 days

Early Girl - Indeterminate, Staking, earliest, juicy & tangy right through summer, 55 days

Evans Extra Early- Determinate, very early, firm, red mid-sized tomatoes in large clusters, 57 days.

Genuwine - Indeterminate, exceptional taste and slicing quality. A cross between two heirlooms:

European Costoluto Genovese. 72 days.

Lemon Boy-  Indeterminate,  lemon-yellow tomato produces globe shaped. Mild, low acid flavour. 65-75 days

Mama Mia - Roma, determinate, bush type, meatier, firm flesh, 60 days

Matina - Indetermiante, small staking tomato bears heavy set of 3" fruit, 55 days

New Girl- Indeterminate, early variety for outstanding flavour and disease resistance, 62 days

San Marzano Roma- Determinate, Roma/Saladette , great to eat fresh, make sauces or for canning 75-90 days

Supremo Roma- Determinate,  perfect for canning or sauce. Sets fruit early, performs well in summer heat, 68 days

Ultra Girl- Semi-Determinate, Perfect for salads, juice, canning, relishes and cooking. 62 days.

Ultra Sonic- Determinate, Heavy yields of firm, medium sized fruit, Excellent in salads, slicing for sandwiches 65 days

Ultra Sweet- Indeterminate, outstanding balance of sugar/acid, 62 Days

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Cherry Tomato

3.5" Pot

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Black Cherry - Indeterminate, vigorous staking plant, clusters of 1" fruit good for salads, 80 days

Esterina yellow - Indeterminate, yellow, vigorous plant with clusters of 1" fruit, 60 days

Orange Zinger - Indeterminate, golden orange, tangy, 1.5-2" fruit, crack resistant, 60 days

Red Robin compact - determinate, extra sweet compact, good for indoor growing year round, 55 days

Sugar Rush - Indeterminate, super sweet highest Brix rating, nice crunch, prefers ground planting, 80 days

Sun Sugar yellow - Indeterminate, sweetest tasting, crack resistant, 60 days

Sun gold yellow - rivals to Sun Sugar

Super Sweet 100 red - Indeterminate, low acid, produce long clusters, 65 days

Sweet Gold yellow - Indeterminate, vigorous high yields, good flavour, 60 days

Sweet Million red - Indeterminate, round uniform fruits, strong vigour, 60 days

Tiny Tim - compact for patio/windowbox

Tumbling Tomato red - determinate, ideal for hanging baskets or containers, rich flavour, 65 days

Tumbling Tomato Yellow - determinate, for baskets or containers, sweet medium fruit, 65 days

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Tomatillo

3.5" Pot

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Purple - excellent storage but take a long time to turn purple, less tart than green, 65 days

Toma Verde - Pale green, high yield 2" fruit, non pithy, 70 days

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Ground Cherry

3.5" pot

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Aunt Molly's - small orange fruit in papery husk, sweet & tart pineapple flavour, 75 days

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