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The Crazy Kids Collection

The Crazy Kids Collection

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Regular price $24.00 CAD
Regular price Sale price $24.00 CAD
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Low stock: 5 left

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  • Weight: 5g / 0.2oz
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  • Growing Difficulty: Easy
  • We ship Wednesdays !

All our seeds are 100% Canadian Grown, Processed-by-Hand, Non-GMO, Certified Organic, and Open Pollinated. From our 10-acre Seed Farm in Metchosin, BC since 2004.

Quick Notes

  • Five whimsical edibles to spark kids’ curiosity
  • Includes crunchy, colourful, sweet and tangy flavours
  • Easy-to-grow annuals, ideal for containers or raised beds
  • Perfect for hands-on kitchen and snack gardening
  • Certified organic, open-pollinated seeds

About
The Crazy Kids Collection brings fun to the garden with five unusual—but utterly delicious—plants: Mouse Melon, Strawberry Spinach, Goldenberry, Indigo Rose Tomato, and Magenta Spreen. Each variety offers a playful shape, vibrant hue, or unexpected taste that will get little hands digging, snacking, and learning about where food comes from.

Where Can You Grow
These sun-loving annuals thrive in pots, window boxes, raised beds, or in-ground gardens. They’re perfect for small spaces and container gardening—just give them rich, well-drained soil, consistent moisture, and plenty of sunlight.

History and Historical Uses

  • Mouse Melon: Also called Mexican sour gherkin, long cultivated by indigenous peoples as a miniature cucumber snack.

  • Strawberry Spinach: A Chenopodium relative valued in Europe for its magenta seed heads and mild spinach-like leaves.

  • Goldenberry: Native to the Andes, prized for its sweet-tart berries used fresh, in jams, or dehydrated.

  • Indigo Rose Tomato: Modern breeding marvel with anthocyanin-rich dark skins, combining good flavour with antioxidant benefits.

  • Magenta Spreen: A colourful South African herb traditionally used as a seashore “green” and mild spinach substitute.

Canadian Zone Information

Zones 3–9: Start all five indoors 4–6 weeks before last frost. Harden off and transplant after danger of frost has passed.


How to Grow and Harvest

  • Sowing: Sow ¼ in deep in seed trays or directly in warm soil.

  • Spacing: Thin to 6–12 in apart, depending on plant size.

  • Support: Provide stakes for Indigo Rose Tomatoes; other varieties grow well without support.

  • Harvest: Pick mouse melons and goldenberries when bright; pinch spinach-style leaves and harvest berries before splitting.

Seed Saving Tips for Future Supply

  • Isolation: Keep varieties at least 3 ft apart to prevent cross-mixing.

  • Collection: Allow seed heads (spinach, spreen) and berries (goldenberry) to fully mature on the plant.

  • Cleaning: Rub seed heads or squeeze berries to release seeds; rinse, dry, and store airtight in a cool, dark place.

Certified Organic By
Islands Organics Producers Association (Cert#1962)

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