Pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and many other insects, play a crucial role in the health of our ecosystems. They are essential for the reproduction of the majority of flowering plants and the production of fruits and vegetables.
The arguments in favor of local purchasing are well established: solidarity with local commerce, reduction of GHG emissions, products better adapted to local realities, etc. However, when it comes to seeds, buying local presents, for gardeners, advantages on the physiological and environmental levels, in terms of adaptation to the climate, and therefore more abundant harvests.
Les Jardins de l'écoumène are pleased to announce that it is now possible to obtain a line of the Red Robin Tomato exclusively on its online store.
Contrary to what one might believe, Chinese cabbages do not come from real cabbages, but from the lineage of turnips and turnips. They are not from China either, but from Europe like all other cabbages. They would have crossed central Europe to end up in Asia. From Iran, this species of cabbage transited through China via Mongolia to finally reach Japan. Subsequently, this subspecies developed into two distinct foci.
While the harvests have started in mid-summer, several spaces have been freed up in the vegetable garden. We can of course cover them with biodegradable material, such as mulch, to prevent erosion, but we can also use them to start new crops.
Small radishes, radishes of all months or radishes of all seasons, are well known. However, there are also black radishes and daikon radishes, which are less commonly grown.
For centuries, they have been part of medicinal and useful herbs, even edible. Then, about a hundred years ago, they became weeds.
“For me, the pretty flowers of chicory – the ones that adorn meadows and roadsides from July onwards! — are forever linked to renowned jazz pianist, Chick Korea. »
This species, native to Eastern Europe and Asia, has been useful to humans since prehistoric times!
Widely cultivated in the Middle Ages for the blue dye obtained from its leaves, this plant is also distinguished by its medicinal and nectar-producing properties.
Before the arrival of the potato in Europe, the beautiful fleshy root of the turnip occupied a special place in the diet of old countries.
Responding to the Latin name Basella alba, this pretty climber is popular as an ornamental plant in tropical areas of Asia, Africa, Polynesia and South America.
Medium-sized strawberries, very elongated, almost pastel yellow, very tasty and very sweet, this is how we can describe the 'Yellow Wonder' Alpine strawberries.
Contrary to logic, the name of this ancient vegetable has nothing to do with its true origin, northwest China. Rather, it owes it to the town of Crosne in France where the local population adopted and cultivated it from 1882.
Let's make one thing clear: nothing gives a summer look to our plates more than chili peppers, peppers and tomatoes!
All followers of Ayurvedic medicine will tell you that holy basil fully deserves its name, because the many virtues of the “queen of herbs” are a miracle!
The space allocated to the descriptive texts of our Online Store does not allow us to write everything we would like to share with you regarding some of our varieties. It is true that the history of some of them is frankly interesting!
This little pepper in the shape of a Chinese lantern has traveled so much and so well that it has deceived many botanists in search of its origins!
No, that's not the nice nickname given to the old lady who grew them since her childhood. In fact, there is no old lady in the story of Mémé de Beauce!
During a trip to Mexico, you have probably seen a plant called huauzontle or guausoncle on market stalls.
Discovering new flavors is always a pleasure. When these flavors come back to us year after year, with no other investment than a little of our time, this pleasure is increased tenfold.
Discovering new flavors is always a pleasure. When these flavors come back to us year after year, with no other investment than a little of our time, this pleasure is increased tenfold.
Cultivated garlic or common garlic is a herbaceous vegetable plant that develops from an edible perennial bulb.
