Heirloom Vegetable, Herb & Flower Seeds

Peppergrass Cress grows quickly and produces medium green leaves, which are cut deeply giving them a lacy look. Easy to gro, spicy, peppery salad green similar to watercress.

Ready when 6 to 12 inches high, trim shoots for continuous crop. Sow in very early spring. Reseeds, comes up again the following year. Even good on windowsills.

Approx 150 seeds per pack

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Wrinkled Crinkled Crumpled Cress is quick-growing, with broad leaves that are extremely wrinkled and ruffled along the edges and savoyed in the middle, giving lots of extra leaf to enjoy.

A fluffy, spicy addition to any salad or sandwich. After the spicy tang, there is a sweetness that lingers on the tongue. Excellent for bunching for fresh market sales. Irresistible to nibble on in the garden and kitchen.

30 days

Approx 150 seeds per pack

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Broad Windsor Fava Bean is an ancient legume that has been under cultivation for thousands of years.

Fava's prefer a cooler growing condition.

Fava Beans are a classic ingredient in many Italian dishes.

75-85 days (Dry Bean)

Approx 25 seeds per pack

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Catskill Brussels Sprout is a dwarf or semi-dwarf variety with heavy yields, large firm dark green early 1 1/4 - 1 3/4" sprouts on 20-24" plants with medium green leaves.

A heavy producer, it is used mainly as a fall crop or in cool climates.

Our open pollinated Brussels sprouts lack the uniformity and roundness of modern hybrids, but have a depth of flavor that is unmatched. Very hardy and uniform, becoming sweeter after first frosts. Classic European fall and winter green.

85-110 days

Approx 150 seeds per pack

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Leaf Celery/Par-Cel is an 18th Century heirloom, this Dutch variety is a 3 ft tall Celery in leaf form instead of stalks.

A curly, cutting celery that looks like triple curled parsley and tastes like celery. Withstands heat and drought, and is remarkably cold tolerant, lasting well into late fall. Very vigorous once established.

The sharp, refreshing flavor of these leaves, fresh or dried, perks up soups, stews, stuffings, stir-fries, casseroles, salads, dressings, pickles, etc. Can also be used as a garnish.

72 days

Approx 100 seeds per pack

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Frisee Endive is rich in many vitamins and minerals, especially in folate and vitamins A and K, and is high in fiber.

It has finely cut and narrow lacy leaves and is used extensively in gourmet salad blends for its texture, appearance and unique nutty flavor.

As part of the chicory family, endives and escaroles are grown in a similar manner. They love cool temperatures the best for planting, and do well planted in spring and again in the fall.

60 days

Approx 100 seeds per pack

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Swiss Chard or Spinach - Beet Greens have large soft, green leaves on bushy, 2.5 ft. plants.

Pick outer leaves to get a constant supply of tasty greens from May - fall. Good raw in salads, cooked like spinach - or stir-fried with stems. This warm weather spinach substitute withstands heat, producing well until heavy frost.

60 Days

Approx 100 seeds per pack

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Uncommon, old European variety.

Red Russian Kale is quite different from either of the more common curly and Tuscan varieties. The base color is a blue-green with brighter purple accents, and the leaves are flatter than other types, with long, frilled edges.

Rich in taste steamed, stir-fried or fresh in salads. Cold hardy, it can be picked continually until early winter. Does best in cool weather, excellent for a Fall and Winter garden crop.

50-65 days

Approx 200 seeds per pack

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Vates Blue Curled Kale is a Scotch type that is slow bolting with finely curled crunchy sweet blue-green leaves.

Low growing variety with short stems, 12-16 in tall with 24 in heads.

Very hardy in heat and cold. Sow early spring or mid summer, long production times give continual harvests of delicious, tasty leaves.

50-80 days

Approx 200 seeds per pack

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Buttercrunch Bibb Lettuce has thick, juicy leaves fold into crisp, tender heads. Wonderful, buttery flavor. AAS winner, 1963.

Heat resistant, slow to bolt, remains sweet even after going to seed. Head type but larger, more compact. One of the highest quality bibb varieties available. For the longest shelf life, harvest greens late in the day.

50-75 days

Approx 300 seeds per pack

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Cimmarron Lettuce is an heirloom from the 18th century. Also called Little Leprechaun.

Beautiful deep red romaine, 10”-12" tall with a crisp, creamy yellow-bronze center with a tender texture and great flavor.

Large, sturdy plants virtually impervious to bolting. Both cold and heat hardy. Excellent for home gardeners. For the longest shelf life, harvest greens late in the day.

60 days

Approx 300 seeds per pack

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Mizuna Mustard is a cool-season crop, this Japanese heirloom green should be started in early spring or late summer.

Slow to bolt, tolerates both heat and cold, extending the season nicely for both short - and long-growing climates.

Plants are hardy annuals that bear 8-15" high slender white stalks topped with rosettes of thick, deeply-cut green leaves. A wonderful "cut-and-come-again" variety.

40 days

Approx 100 seeds per pack

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The Tokyo Long White Onion is a bunching onion with dark green leaves with white stalks grow 20-22" long.

Highly resistant to hot weather but is fairly cold resistant also. Excellent for fall and summer bunching, not for winter. Plant early spring and early summer for continuous yields.

68 days

Approx 1000 seeds per pack

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The Alaska Pea was originally known as "Earliest of All" in England where it was bred to be extremely early by Thomas Laxton around 1883.

It was renamed Alaska when introduced into the American market. Interestingly, the original variety has died out in Britain, but has continued to be extremely popular here in the States.

Heavy yields of round straight pale green pods with small smooth skinned peas. Grows to about 3 ft and does well in cool soils. One of the best and favorites for early first peas.

50-60 days

Approx 50 seeds per pack

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This Pepperoncini Pepper is a Milanese strain of an old Greek variety and is unparalleled for purity and productivity.

Large yields of thin 2in- 4in long, lime green fruits stay sweet until late maturity.

Harvest when green for fresh eating or for the legendary canned/pickled peppers used in pizzas, salads and sandwiches. Plants excel in cold climates with short seasons.

62-75 days

Approx 40 seeds per pack

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The Black Plum Tomato is a Russian commercial variety.

Tons of sweet, elongated, mahogany-hued, fat fruits with the most intense, complex tomato flavor we've found; deep and rich with a sweet, tangy aftertaste.

Consistently prolific producer of 3" dark mahogany, plum shaped tomatoes which get "blacker" in hot, sunny conditions.

Approx 45 seeds per pack

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The Cosmonaut Volkov Tomato is a treasured Ukrainian heirloom.

Early season large 4 in. red fruit with sweet rich full bodied flavor. Underestimated variety, much earlier, incredibly productive and tastier than many others. Old time flavor with a sharp edge.

Disease resistant, does well in cold summers or poor soils, yet produces well in hot weather. Unusually large tomatoes for an early season variety.

From Dniepropetrousk, Ukraine and named after their first Cosmonaut.

Certified Organic.

Indeterminate. 72-75 Days.

Approx 45 seeds per pack

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The Kallio is a determinate tomato named for the Agricultural Extension Service Agent, Arvo Kallio, that brought it back from Alaska in the mid 1950s.

He gave seeds to a friend, who kept the strain alive and gave us trial seeds.

It is a cool season tomato, being from Alaska, that flowers and sets fruit at lower temperatures than others.

The fruit is medium red heart shaped, about 2-3” in diameter and will drop the fruit easily once ripe.

Certified Organic.

Approx 45 seeds per pack

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Oregon Spring Tomato is very early with large size and good flavor.

Mouthwatering, luscious, nearly seedless, 4-5 oz. fruits are close to the perfect tomato.

Able to set abundant crops in cool weather or under tough conditions. Reliable and uniform size, great for home gardening and fresh markets.

Developed by Dr. Baggett, Oregon State University.

Determinate. 55-80 Days.

Approx 45 seeds per pack

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Wild Galapagos Tomato is one of two wild tomato species endemic to the Galapagos.

This small grape sized yellow-orange tomato was found growing right along the seafront, just feet from the ocean in rocky, exposed and in almost soilless conditions.

The fruit is intensely sweet, salty and complex and resistant to many tomato pests. We found that the flavor of many other small-fruited tomato varieties paled by comparison.

Indeterminate. 70 days.

Approx 45 seeds per packet.

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