{"title":"Tardigrade Seeds (Salt Spring Island 9a)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTardigrade Seeds believes adapting to our changing climate requires evolving how we grow and what we grow. We help growers with reduced-irrigation techniques and Climate Champion seed for climate-adapted varieties of favorite vegetables and unique international crops.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"azoychka","title":"Azoychka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolanum lycopersicum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eYellow indeterminate beefsteak tomato for growing under reduced or no irrigation (performs well with regular irrigation). In Oregon State University's 2020 Dry Farm Tomato Variety Trial, Azoychka produced the highest yield with lowest blossom end rot (the major challenge of dry farming tomatoes) of non-red tomatoes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAzoychka produces medium-sized, dense, round to oblate fruit with good sweetness and moderate citrus tang. Its bright lemon yellow colour glows!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndeterminate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTransitional Organic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"\\nBest tasting roma! Larger 4” romas are good and tangy. Excellent for sandwiches or sauces. Indeterminate.\\n\\nStart indoors, seeding 5mm-1cm deep, with bottom heat and lots of light; transplant into bigger pots before plants become rootbound. Plant out when night lows are above 10 degrees C; space plants 50-75cm apart in rows 1m apart and provide supports. Germination in 7-14 days, 70 days to maturity.\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15359,\"3\":{\"1\":7},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16370588},\"5\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":1},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"6\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":1},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"7\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":1},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"8\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":1},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"14\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0},\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":6}' data-sheets-formula=\"=SUBS!R[-313]C[-1]\"\u003eGrowing Instructions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"\\nBest tasting roma! Larger 4” romas are good and tangy. Excellent for sandwiches or sauces. Indeterminate.\\n\\nStart indoors, seeding 5mm-1cm deep, with bottom heat and lots of light; transplant into bigger pots before plants become rootbound. Plant out when night lows are above 10 degrees C; space plants 50-75cm apart in rows 1m apart and provide supports. Germination in 7-14 days, 70 days to maturity.\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15359,\"3\":{\"1\":7},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16370588},\"5\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":1},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"6\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":1},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"7\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":1},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"8\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":1},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"14\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0},\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":6}' data-sheets-formula=\"=SUBS!R[-313]C[-1]\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eTransplant. If you can provide enough heat and light, tomatoes can be started up to 8 weeks before intended transplant date. Sow seeds into individual pots or cells 1\/2\" deep, or start larger amounts in flats. Use bottom heat for germination. Move seedlings into larger pots once roots are peeking out the bottom. Transplant 1-3' apart, once nighttime low temperatures are at least 10° C — ideally higher. Harden off before putting out.\u003c\/span\u003e Germination in 7-14 days.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"\\nBest tasting roma! Larger 4” romas are good and tangy. Excellent for sandwiches or sauces. Indeterminate.\\n\\nStart indoors, seeding 5mm-1cm deep, with bottom heat and lots of light; transplant into bigger pots before plants become rootbound. Plant out when night lows are above 10 degrees C; space plants 50-75cm apart in rows 1m apart and provide supports. Germination in 7-14 days, 70 days to maturity.\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15359,\"3\":{\"1\":7},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16370588},\"5\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":1},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"6\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":1},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"7\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":1},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"8\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":1},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"14\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0},\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":6}' data-sheets-formula=\"=SUBS!R[-313]C[-1]\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eDry growing (growing without watering or minimal watering): Choose a site with moisture-retentive but well draining, fertile soil. Well-worked, heavier soils with good soil structure are ideal, but sandier soils may succeed if they have high organic matter. Choose a sheltered site if possible; mulch soil and aggressively remove weeds. Remove fruit with evidence of blossom end rot. Apply liquid fertilizer (particularly potassium, phosphorous, and nitrogen).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tardigrade Seeds","offers":[{"title":"pkt 25 seeds","offer_id":46000038805690,"sku":"AzoychkaTomatoTOTS-pkt25s","price":5.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 seeds","offer_id":46000038838458,"sku":"AzoychkaTomatoTOTS-250s","price":14.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":46000038871226,"sku":"AzoychkaTomatoTOTS-1000s","price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/5268\/files\/TardigradeAzoychkaTomato2025_2.jpg?v=1781545947"},{"product_id":"zanadoo-sweet","title":"Zanadoo Sweet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eZea mays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eYou know that old joke about the gardener spending $20 on compost and fertilizer to grow a tomato they could have bought in the store for $3? Hybrid (F1) corn, which is virtually all that is commonly available now, exemplifies this. Bred under conditions of essentially unlimited fertilizer, water, and caretaking, commercial corn produces great yields under perfect, buckets-of-fertilizer conditions. Fertilizer, which – by the way – the corn breeding company also sells. It’s the agenda of Big Corn. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat we need is a sweet corn that is less gluttonous than hybrid corn and tastes great. What we need is Zanadoo. Bred by the late, massively respected Jonathan Spero, Zanadoo is a bi-colour sweet corn adapted to organic growing and “selected to produce without high fertility levels and without coddling.” Hooray!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZanadoo offers a reasonably sweet cob that has wholesome, fulfilling flavour. After eating Zanadoo, I find hybrid corn flavour inferior. Zanadoo's cobs will be an unpredictable mix of yellow and white kernels. Some cobs will be fully white, some fully yellow, and there will be everything in between. Cobs around 7” with 14 rows of kernels. One to two ears per plant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTransitional Organic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"\\nBest tasting roma! Larger 4” romas are good and tangy. Excellent for sandwiches or sauces. Indeterminate.\\n\\nStart indoors, seeding 5mm-1cm deep, with bottom heat and lots of light; transplant into bigger pots before plants become rootbound. Plant out when night lows are above 10 degrees C; space plants 50-75cm apart in rows 1m apart and provide supports. Germination in 7-14 days, 70 days to maturity.\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15359,\"3\":{\"1\":7},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":16370588},\"5\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":1},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"6\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":1},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"7\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":1},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"8\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":1},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"14\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0},\"15\":\"Arial\",\"16\":6}' data-sheets-formula=\"=SUBS!R[-313]C[-1]\"\u003eGrowing Instructions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eApproximately 85 days. Corn requires full sun. Best results will be in fertile soil. Transplant or direct seed. Start in early summer once soil and weather is warm, around June 1 in our area. Seed 2” deep, with plants 12” apart. Corn is wind-pollinated, so plant a block of corn, not a row, to ensure pollination. Fertilize with a nitrogen fertilizer. Consistent watering is most important starting when silks emerge and through to harvest. Harvest when kernels give off milky white fluid. Clear fluid means a bit too early to harvest. Flavour degrades in storage — eat quickly!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDry growing info: I have not tried growing corn, including Zanadoo, without any irrigation. The best results I expect would be in a deep, fertile, loamy soil with good structure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOSSI pledged variety. For more info about our involvement with OSSI see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcecoseedcoop.com\/pages\/open-sourced-seed\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict others’ use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this Pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg height=\"74\" width=\"247\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/5268\/files\/ossi_header.png?v=1614709880\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tardigrade Seeds","offers":[{"title":"pkt (~50 seeds)","offer_id":46023665680570,"sku":"ZanadooSweetCornTOTS-50s","price":5.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/5268\/files\/TardigradeZanadooCorn2025_1.jpg?v=1781559627"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bcecoseedcoop.com\/collections\/tardigrade-seeds-salt-spring-island-9a.oembed","provider":"BC Eco Seed Co-op","version":"1.0","type":"link"}