How to Grow Guides | Plant Growing Guides

At OSC Seeds, we offer a variety of resources to help gardeners plant and grow seed in the Canadian climate.

Canada is a large country with a diverse range of climatic zones. Depending on your zone, you may need to start seed indoors, employ cold stratification, or use other techniques to achieve healthy growth in your garden. If you have any questions about our guides, please contact us for more info.

General Gardening Guides

General information on types of plants and basic gardening techniques.

What is the Difference Between Annual, Biennial, and Perennial Plants?

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Starting Seeds Indoors

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Tree Seed Germination

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Planting Native Grasses and Wildflowers

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Starting a Compost Pile from Scratch

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Gardening with Flowering Vines

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Vegetable Growing Guides

Detailed guides on how to grow different vegetables from seed in Canada.

Asparagus

Bush Beans

Pole Beans

Beets

Broccoli

Sweet Corn

Lettuce

Peas

Peppers

Tomatoes

We are currently operating on reduced hours and at a limited capacity. Please visit our blog for the latest updates. Dismiss

Our ordering system is temporarily closed to new orders.

Please support our decision to keep our workplace safe. The health and wellbeing of our staff is our primary concern. At OSC, we have taken our role as an essential service provider seriously for more than 125 years. In order to continue supplying seeds to our country’s invaluable growers, and to ensure proper physical distancing in our workplace, we have remained open with limited staff. As we are operating in a limited capacity, we have been overwhelmed by the increase in demand and we are taking some time to catch up.

Please do not be alarmed; we are not out of seed! Aside from a few shortages, we have strong inventory levels for the majority of our varieties. We will be taking this time to catch up on existing orders and prepare for the busy growing season ahead. We are also servicing our retail partners. These would include hardware stores, feed stores and nursery/grow centres that are classified as an essential business.

If you have already placed an order, we are working hard to process it. All existing orders are being processed in sequence of when they were placed. Most orders are shipping within 10 to 14 business days. Plenty of time to get your garden in. You will receive an email notification when your order has shipped. We are unable to make changes to existing orders at this time. If you would like to cancel your order, please send your name and order number to info@oscseeds.com.

Thank you for your understanding!

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