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The Large Fruit Tomato Mix offered by Jardins de l'écoumène is a celebration of vegetable diversity. Composed of more than a dozen determinate and indeterminate varieties, it brings together old and modern lines with fleshy, colorful and generous fruits , carefully selected for their vigor, adaptability and exceptional taste.

This mix is ​​ideal for curious gardeners and those who want to discover different types of tomatoes without buying multiple packets of seeds. The plants take on various shapes – some compact, others more vigorous – and thrive in living, well-drained soil in full sun. Harvests are staggered from mid- to late-season , offering a delightful array of flavors to discover.

Native to Europe, Dragon Tongue Mustard is prized for its variegated foliage, a delicate blend of light green and purple, reminiscent of the dragon's tongue from which it takes its name. With flavors reminiscent of classic mustard, it finds its place in exceptional gardens as an elegant, tangy green salad, adding a spicy and colorful touch to spring harvests.

In the garden, its bushy, compact habit makes it easy to plant in borders or mixed with other leafy greens. Its rapid growth and moderate hardiness make it a generous companion for brightening up fresh salads. Dragon Tongue invites culinary exploration while supporting biodiversity thanks to its small yellow flowers that attract pollinating insects.

By crossing 'Green Goliath' broccoli with two varieties of kale, breeder Frank Morton created a remarkable variety, as astonishing for its color as for its texture and flavor. Its finely toothed, red leaves are truly delicious: young, they add a colorful, bittersweet touch to salads; older, steamed, they reveal a richness that rivals the best traditional kale.

The head, too, has its own character: tender, juicy purple stems topped with small green florets that have a mild, sweet taste, without the sometimes sharp intensity of classic raw broccoli. It's a variety where every part, from the leaves to the stems, is savored with renewed pleasure at each stage of development.

Very hardy, it also shows excellent tolerance to insects , making it a safe and delightful choice for gardeners who want to grow a broccoli that is original, resilient and tasty.

In the garden, it develops a robust and compact habit, ideal for growing in a variety of spaces. Its early maturity makes it an excellent choice for those who want to enjoy tender, colorful broccoli. Its purple hue also adds a touch of beauty to companion planting, enhancing biodiversity and the overall harmony of the vegetable garden.

The Plourde standard tomato is one of those varieties deeply rooted in family gardens, the result of the patient work of local gardeners. Classified among the so-called "standard" tomatoes, it produces medium-sized, uniform fruit, designed for everyday cooking rather than special occasions.

In the garden, its growth habit is typical of determinate tomatoes: a rather compact plant that stands upright, making it a discreet but reliable companion in a productive vegetable garden. Its round or slightly flattened fruits, with the classic red skin of the tomato, integrate naturally into the cycle of the seasons, accompanying the beautiful period of summer harvests.

The unassuming Plourde standard tomato is a reliable plant , well-suited to an ecological gardening approach. It finds its place in a living garden where the aim is to cultivate stable, reproducible, and true-to-life varieties, in close relationship with the soil and the hands that sow them year after year.

The Belle Linda tomato is a rare treasure, born under the watchful eye of Michel Verdon, aka "The Tomatoologist." Appearing through spontaneous crossbreeding in 2011, it was patiently selected and stabilized, then named in honor of Linda, the love of his life. This story gives this tomato a profoundly human and relational dimension, like a plant of memory carried by the heart.

In the garden, Belle Linda forms a large, indeterminate plant, reaching up to 2 meters in height. Its regular, slightly open foliage reveals superb , heart-shaped fruits with a slightly ribbed, deep red skin. Generous, it offers regular harvests in mid-season, approximately 75 days after planting.

In a nourishing garden that respects living things, it becomes a precious, faithful and sensitive companion, flourishing in living soil and a patient relationship with the rhythm of the seasons .

Native to Spain, the Choricero pepper – often called pimiento choricero – is intimately linked to the sun-drenched landscapes of the Iberian Peninsula. It is traditionally seen drying in red garlands on the white walls of villages, ready to flavor stews and sauces. In a kitchen garden, it brings a warm and colorful presence that evokes the ancient practices of harvesting and preserving.

Its upright, compact habit, bright green foliage, and elongated fruits that ripen from green to deep red make it a distinctive companion in the vegetable garden. Throughout the seasons, Choricero offers discreet flowering, followed by an abundance of fruit that is best left to fully ripen before being hung to dry. In a harmonious garden, it finds its place among the warm-season fruiting vegetables, enriching the space with respectful cultivation and biodiversity.

Originally from Hungary, the Szentesi Cherry pepper is a cherry-type variety that has become popular in vegetable gardens for its small, round, bright red fruits when ripe. In a thriving garden, its compact plants produce an abundance of fleshy balls that stand out sharply against the green foliage, adding a warm touch to the heart of the summer season.

In a nurturing environment, this chili pepper behaves like a reliable plant: it produces generously after the first warm days and allows for repeated harvests. Adapted to gardens in cooler climates when started indoors, it naturally lends itself to a respectful cultivation approach, where the plant is nurtured from sowing to harvest by observing the seasonal cycle.

Originally from Galicia in northwestern Spain, the Padrón pepper (or Pimientos de Padrón ) first became known in the vegetable gardens and taverns of this coastal region before spreading to gardens here. Its small, elongated, slightly wrinkled green fruits lend themselves well to successive harvests throughout the summer, bringing a regular and cheerful presence to the vegetable garden.

In the garden, it forms a compact, upright plant that gradually becomes covered in white flowers and then numerous drooping fruits. Harvested young, they provide an abundant harvest for everyday cooking. Well-established in warm, welcoming soil, it's a reliable chili pepper that naturally finds its place in a diverse, productive garden and a cultivation approach that respects living organisms.

A tropical plant with a cosmopolitan distribution, Celosia 'Flamingo Feather' derives from species adapted to warm climates. It captivates with its airy blooms and feathery inflorescences , a pale silvery pink with soft pearly highlights. Evoking the grace of a flamingo feather , it brings an airy and luminous touch to summer flowerbeds , structured borders , or living bouquet gardens .

This annual, which thrives in full sun and has an upright, elegant habit , is both very prolific and easy to grow . Its straight, sturdy stems , perfect for cut flowers , bear up to 40 secondary branches , each adorned with soft, silky flower spikes. Its early and prolonged flowering lasts all summer, attracting butterflies, pollinators , and admiring glances.

Born from the millennia-old agricultural heritage of the Andes and adapted to the needs of modern gardeners, the Henderson Bush Lima Bean embodies the alliance between nourishing tradition and ease of cultivation. Its compact, bushy shape, requiring no staking, makes it an ideal choice for small gardens, container gardening, or urban vegetable patches.

This old cultivar, introduced to North America in the late 19th century, is prized for its hardiness, drought tolerance, and continuous production. It thrives in light, well-drained soils under ample sunshine, where it forms a dense ground cover that protects the soil. Its inconspicuous flowers herald full pods, each containing up to four plump, melt-in-your-mouth seeds.

An ideal companion plant, it enriches the soil with nitrogen, promotes microbial biodiversity, and embodies a form of sustainable and resilient food crop, perfectly integrated into a nourishing ecological garden.

A vibrant tribute to the diversity of North American vegetable gardens, the Royal Burgundy dwarf bean offers a unique spectacle with its dark purple pods contrasting against intense green foliage. Its compact, bushy habit makes it a perfect companion for urban gardeners, balconies, or small vegetable patches.

Hardy and cold-resistant, it ensures a generous yield even at the beginning of the cooler season. Its discreet white flowers herald long, tender, and flavorful pods that turn green when cooked. Undemanding and nitrogen-fixing, it integrates naturally into ecological crop rotations, nourishing the soil while adding color to the harvest. Accessible and rewarding, this bean embodies the balance between beauty, simplicity, and abundance in the garden.

Native to North America and belonging to the species Cucurbita moschata , the Butternut Violina (also called "Violina Rugosa" in Italy) is a fascinating blend of heritage and performance. This heirloom variety owes its name to its violin-like shape with its thick curves, and to the delicate apricot-colored flesh that literally melts on the tongue.

Historically cultivated in the gardens of the northeastern United States, then enthusiastically adopted in Mediterranean regions and more recently in Quebec, it embodies a valuable adaptive diversity. The Violina is perfectly suited to a kitchen garden or family garden thanks to its vigor, its ability to store well throughout the winter, and its capacity to feed a household with a single fruit.

In the garden, its ample foliage covers the ground and suppresses weeds, while its ribbed, drooping fruits ripen slowly in the sun. Its cycle is long, but its reward is exceptional. A true ambassador of late harvests, it accompanies the end of the seasons and allows gardeners to extend the magic of the vegetable garden right into the winter kitchen.

Originating in Belgium , and more specifically in the area around Brussels , Brussels Endive is a variety of chicory prized for its winter harvest. Its particular cultivation, which requires forcing in the dark after germination , makes it a plant well-suited to the cold seasons , offering crisp, pale, and tightly packed leaves with a delicately bitter taste .

With its compact shape and creamy-white leaves , it brightens up winter harvests and extends the diversity of the vegetable garden into the quietest months . Its cultivation requires patience, preparation, and care , but the result—a tender, fresh, and flavorful endive— fully rewards the gardener who is attentive to the rhythms of the seasons.

Native to the temperate regions of Europe and Western Asia, Rhubarb Red Swiss chard is distinguished by its bright red stalks reminiscent of rhubarb, hence its evocative name. Its ample, deep green foliage provides a striking contrast that energizes vegetable gardens and edible gardens.

In the garden, this variety proves robust and easy to grow. It stands out for its ability to provide long harvests of crisp, colorful ribs, adding a vibrant touch to summer dishes. A valuable companion to root vegetables and slow-growing crops, it enriches the diversity and structure of the vegetable garden.

The 'Tosca' onion is a long-day yellow onion variety, recognizable by its elongated, torpedo-shaped bulbs covered with a thin, dry, glossy golden-brown skin. Its slender shape, unusual for yellow onions, makes it easy to slice into even pieces with very little waste, a valuable asset both in the garden and in the kitchen.

In the garden, Tosca stands out for its hardiness and good adaptation to cold climates. It is when the days shorten that the plant concentrates its energy on bulb formation, making it a particularly reliable variety for northern regions.

Sown early and with good support, it offers a harvest from late summer to autumn.

Originating from the Naples region, the cradle of processing tomatoes, the Dix doigts de Naples variety evokes southern Italy and its deep-rooted market gardening traditions. A San Marzano type, it forms a vigorous, semi-determinate plant, adorned with regular clusters of 6 to 8 elongated, firm, red fruits, each ending in a blunt point.

In the garden, it forms a productive and tidy hedge, thriving in warm soil and plenty of sunshine. It's a reliable plant that consistently supports the gardener, ideal for environmentally conscious gardening and a collaborative vegetable garden. Its bushy, well-trained structure lends a cheerful and abundant appearance to the tomato row.

Originating from the fertile hills of Piedmont in Italy, Merveille du Piémont is a dwarf bean with an old-fashioned charm, celebrated for its pale yellow pods subtly streaked with purple and its vibrant bicolored beans, ranging from red to cream. It embodies both the richness of Italian vegetable-growing traditions and the elegance of a refined vegetable.

In the garden, this compact, bushy variety is perfectly suited to small spaces and container gardening. Hardy and undemanding, it offers rapid growth (around 55 days) and continuous production, while naturally improving soil fertility thanks to its nitrogen-fixing capacity. Its inconspicuous flowers attract a few pollinators, and its decorative pods add a vibrant touch to the vegetable garden.

Merveille du Piémont fully flourishes in a nurturing approach that values ​​diversity, heritage seeds and edible beauty.

The Canada Crookneck squash is an heirloom variety steeped in history, its roots stretching far beyond its first commercial description. While first described in the United States in 1834 by Boston seed merchant Charles H. Hovey, it is highly likely that it was cultivated in Quebec well before that date, as the Iroquois were already growing it before the 1700s. This deep historical connection gives the variety significant heritage value, closely linked to North American agricultural knowledge.

The plant produces elongated, beige fruits that can reach up to 30 cm in length. It is easily recognizable by the curved tip of its stem, forming a characteristic hook that gives the variety its name. Some variability in fruit shape is perfectly normal, a common trait among older, non-standardized varieties, reflecting their genetic diversity.

In the garden, Canada Crookneck develops vigorous, trailing plants that require space and stress-free growth. It appreciates warmth and rich, well-drained soil, but is more tolerant than many other squashes of varying weather conditions, especially late in the season. Harvested at maturity, it offers a bright orange, dense, and flavorful flesh.

In the kitchen, this squash is equally suitable for eating raw, grated or in salads, as it is for cooked preparations. Once cooked, its flesh becomes tender and develops a pleasant sweetness, making it suitable for both simple dishes and more elaborate recipes.

In the local world, the Canada Crookneck squash is seen as a plant of continuity and transmission. It embodies the link between Indigenous cultures, gardeners of yesterday and those of today, reminding us that some varieties survive through the centuries because they know how to adapt, nourish, and tell a story.