2016 Crops

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In 2016 we are working with three popular crops here in BC to start off the BC Seed Trials. Read a bit about each crop below and check out the variety list for each crop which follows.


Beets

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  • Golden
  • Chioggia

Beets are a popular crop at BC farmers markets and golden beets are becoming more and more common. The southern coast of BC  has a great climate for beet seed production.

 


Kale

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  • Lacinato
  • Winter Curly

Kale is a staple crop for most small farms in BC and is popular for its year-round production. The Lacinato style kales are very popular and we will be assessing them for may traits including overwintering

 

 

Spinach

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  • Savoy
  • Arrowhead

Spinach is another popular spring and fall crop at BC farmers’ markets. It is also a great seed crop for the region with much commercial spinach seed production happening just south of us in Washington State.

 

These crops all grow well in BC as market crops and hold the potential to be significant seed crops as well. In coastal Washington State these crops are grown on a commercial scale for seed production, suggesting they would be successful seed crops here in BC.

 

Beet Variety and Supplier List

Type Variety OP Source
Red Red Ace F1 Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Golden Touchstone Gold OP Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Golden Touchstone Gold OP Wild Garden Seeds
Golden Yellow Sunrise OP Osborne
Golden Golden OP Osborne
Golden Golden OP Full Circle Seeds
Golden Boldor OP Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Golden Golden Grex OP Fedco
Golden (Grex) 3-beet-grex OP Planting Seeds Project
Chioggia Chioggia OP Sunshine Seeds
Chioggia Chioggia Guardsmark OP Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Chioggia Chioggia OP Uprising
Chioggia Chioggia OP West Coast Seeds
Chioggia Chioggia OP Eagleridge

 

Kale Variety and Supplier List

Type Variety OP Source
Lacinato Black Magic OP Osborne
Lacinato Dazzling Blue OP Wild Garden Seeds
Lacinato Wild Garden Lacinato OP Wild Garden Seeds
Lacinato Lacinato OP Osborne
Lacinato Lacinato OP West Coast Seeds
Lacinato Toscano OP Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Lacinato Lacinato OP Full Circle Seeds
Lacinato Lacinato OP Eagleridge
Lacinato Rainbow OP Sugar Shack
Lacinato Black Tuscan OP Siskiyou
Lacinato Nero di Tuscana OP William Dam
Lacinato Cavolo Nero OP Seeds from Italiy/Franchi
Lacinato Dinosaur Kale OP Planting Seeds Project
Curly Nash’s Green OP High Mowing Seeds
Curly Winterbor F1 Stokes
Curly Layla OP Osborne
Curly Westlandse OP William Dam
Curly Westlandse OP Eagleridge
Curly Grand Forks OP Sheila from Grand Fork
Lacinato Rainbow OP Salt Spring Seeds

 

Spinach

Type Variety OP Source
Savoy leaf Bloomsdale OP Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Savoy leaf Bloomsdale OP Sunshine Seeds
Savoy leaf Bloomsdale Dark Green OP William Dam
Savoy leaf Bloomsdale Long Standing OP Sugar Shack
Savoy leaf Long Standing Bloomsdale OP Wild Garden Seeds
Savoy leaf Abundant Bloomsdale OP High Mowing Seeds
Savoy leaf Winter Bloomsdale OP Uprising Seeds
Semi-savoy Winter Bloomsdale OP Osborne
Semi-savoy Winter Giant OP Adaptive Seeds
Semi-savoy Giant Winter OP Full Circle Seeds
Semi-savoy Giant Winter OP Fedco
Savoy leaf Viroflex (Giant winter) OP William Dam
Savoy leaf Heirloom Bloomsdale OP BN
Savoy leaf Popeye OP Siskiyou
Savoy leaf Samish F1 West Coast Seeds
Savoy leaf Giant Noble OP Eagleridge
Arrowhead leaf Flamingo F1 Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Arrowhead leaf Monstrueux de Viroflay OP West Coast Seeds
Arrowhead leaf Monstrueux de Viroflay OP Planting Seeds Project
Arrowhead leaf Verdil OP Adaptive
Arrowhead leaf Verdil OP Sugar Shack
Arrowhead leaf Elly’s Dutch OP Full Circle Seeds