Sep 09
2027 Seed Season: Plan a Kitchen Garden Around What You Cook
Meet Casa Verde’s 2027 seed selection: fragrant peppers, roasting chiles, unusual crosses and White Cherry Tomato, with a practical approach to planning your...
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.
Jul 10
Sweet vs. Hot Peppers: How to Choose Seeds for Your Garden
Choose pepper seeds by flavour, heat, cooking use, season length, and garden space instead of heat alone.
Jul 10
Best Pepper Varieties for Canadian Gardens: Short-Season Picks
A practical guide to sweet, mild, hot, and unusual pepper varieties that fit Canadian gardens and shorter summers.
Jul 10
When to Start Pepper Seeds in Canada: A Month-by-Month Guide
A practical Canadian calendar for starting sweet, hot, rare, and slow-growing pepper seeds indoors.
May 06
The Best Seeds for Garden-to-Taco Night
A seed-to-table guide for growing the tomatoes, peppers, herbs, and alliums that make taco night feel fresh.
May 06
The Casa Verde Pepper Palette
A guide to building a colour-forward pepper garden with plausible, useful, chef-friendly varieties.
May 06
The Best Seeds for Pickles, Ferments, and Pantry Jars
A guide to growing the most satisfying vegetables for quick pickles, refrigerator jars, ferments, and pantry projects.
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.
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.