Welcome to Hortinova
Hortinova is a supplier of high-quality vegetable seeds for professional and semi-professional Canadian growers.
Hortinova strives to introduce to the Canadian market novel vegetable varieties from international breeding and seed producing companies and supply farmers and gardeners with high-quality varieties selected not only for their quality, productivity, and disease resistance but above all consumer taste satisfaction.
Our passion for seeds and quality produce guides our vision forward.
High quality seed is the critical first link in the vegetable value chain.
Our varieties are strictly developed by conventional breeding techniques
We are committed to the growers and consumers requirements
Lasting relationships are built, and trust is earned over time.
We collaborate with commercial growers to test our varieties in different geographical areas and growing conditions to identify desirable characteristics and fill key market niches.
Our vegetable seed varieties are available in various sized commercial packets. Contact us to inquire about product availability or to place special orders.
Authorized Importers and Approved Conditioners may order bulk seed shipments of select hybrid and open pollinated vegetable varieties as well as a wide selection of herbs and flowers seeds.
Hortinova Seeds is the exclusive authorized dealer in Canada for Satimex Quedlinburg GmbH, a German seed producer and breeder of high-performance vegetable cultivars for professional growers.
Founded in 1996 in the west of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, Satimex comes from a very long tradition of German seed producing and horticultural knowhow that strived particularly thanks to the rich soil and microclimate of the Quedlinburg area in the rain shadow of the Harz mountain.
Our portfolio contains a special assortment of hybrid and open pollinated vegetable varieties from Satimex breeding program curated for Canadian growers.
Hortinova is proud to partner with the Spanish seed company Meridiem Seeds to introduce and develop their tomato assortment in Canada. Meridiem Seeds is a breeding company focused on selecting, improving, and developing new versions of traditional European varieties with improved productivity and resistance to diseases while maintaining all the original flavors and sensory characteristics appreciated by the consumer.
Meridiem Seeds is the only breeding company in the TRADITOM European consortium which aim is to valorize the genetic diversity stored in traditional tomato varieties and to increase their resilience to prevent their steady replacement by higher yielding, hardier and often less tasty modern cultivars.
Hortinova is proud to offer in its assortment organic seeds from De Bolster, a Dutch family-owned company with over 40 years of history and experience in breeding and producing organic seeds of vegetables, herbs, and flowers, all certified organic and GMO-free.
De Bolster is an innovative breeder, with bright ideas and fresh thinking. All their breeding is conducted with traditional techniques under organic conditions. This strategy is chosen to breed very robust, vigorous, and productive varieties, selected for their exceptional performance in organic conditions and particularly suited to professional growers.
Hortinova is proud to offer in its assortment organic seeds from De Bolster, a Dutch family-owned company with over 40 years of history and experience in breeding and producing organic seeds of vegetables, herbs, and flowers, all certified organic and GMO-free.
De Bolster is an innovative breeder, with bright ideas and fresh thinking. All their breeding is conducted with traditional techniques under organic conditions. This strategy is chosen to breed very robust, vigorous, and productive varieties, selected for their exceptional performance in organic conditions and particularly suited to professional growers.
