Cool Season Vegetables
Many heirloom vegetables are very well suited to cool season gardens in Fall and Winter. The time to plan your Fall garden is in early July, as the planting takes place late July through September. Most varieties are planted from 8-10 weeks prior to the first frost date.
Confused on the timing, planning and planting for a cool season garden, especially in your area? We'll walk you through the details in How to Plan for Fall and Winter. We’ve hand-selected these heirloom seeds to give you the best results in your Fall and Winter garden, giving you a sweeter and richer flavor than from the traditional Spring and Summer gardens.
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Bambino Carrot Seeds - (Daucus carota var. sativus)
$3.45Bambino Carrot - The Little Carrot That Could Meet a delightful miniature carrot that's as rewarding to grow as it is delicious to eat. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, the Bambino carrot is perfect with its quick growth, compact...$3.45 -
Barese Swiss Chard Seeds - (Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
$3.45Barese Swiss Chard - Fast Maturing Sweet Baby Chard Want spinach flavor without the summertime bolting? Allow me to introduce you to Barese Swiss Chard - (Beta vulgaris). This "cut-and-come-again" green, called "Cicla Barese" or "Cicla di Bari," isn't...$3.45 -
Bloomsdale Spinach Seeds - (Spinacia oleracea)
$3.45Bloomsdale Spinach: The Gardener's Choice for a Long-Lasting, Flavorful Harvest Bloomsdale Spinach has earned its name of “Long Standing.” It is the last to bolt in the heat yet grows through several fall frosts, gifting you an extended...$3.45 -
Broad Windsor Fava Bean Seeds- (Vicia faba)
$3.60Broad Windsor Fava Bean - Delicious Multipurpose Garden Worker One of the tastiest and largest of garden beans - often the size of a quarter - and perennially popular, especially in European kitchen gardens. Broad Windsor fava is an ancient legume,...$3.60 -
Broccoli Raab/ Rapini Seeds - (Brassica rapa)
$3.45Broccoli Raab/Rapini - Delicious, Ancient, Controversial At first glance, this deep green, leafy vegetable with tender budding shoots looks almost common, yet is a truly ancient green with a perplexing history that is loved and claimed by many cultures...$3.45 -
Catskill Brussels Sprout Seeds - (Brassica oleracea)
$3.45Catskill Brussels Sprout 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...$3.45 -
Cool Season Greens Seed Collection
$20.70Cool Season Greens Seed Collection – Fast-Growing Delectable Tastes The garden follows a rhythm, a dance between seasons, and this collection allows you to guide that movement. We've chosen these cool-season varieties for their consistent flavors...$20.70 -
Cool Season Roots Seed Collection
$20.70Cool Season Roots Seed Collection The best time to start planting cool-season crops is counter-intuitive – in the heat of summer, continuing to plant cool-loving crops as space opens up from harvests of earlier crops. Root crops including...$20.70 -
Corn Salad/Lamb's Lettuce/Mache Seeds - (Valerianella locusta)
$3.45Corn Salad/Lamb's Lettuce/Mache - Delectable Cool Weather Green Corn Salad is an ancient green that grows wild in Europe and was foraged by peasants for centuries as a dependable source of essential fresh greens from fall to early winter and again in...$3.45 -
De Cicco Broccoli Seeds - (Brassica oleracea)
$3.45De Cicco Broccoli – Taste the Tradition of Italian Gardens This isn't ordinary broccoli; this is De Cicco (De Chee ko) – an Italian heirloom that transforms your garden with fresh flavor that exceeds expectations. The seemingly...$3.45 -
Dwarf Sugar Pea Seeds - (Pisum sativum)
$3.45Dwarf Sugar Pea - Melting Sugar Flavor The Dwarf Sugar Pea hides a delightful secret: While most gardeners know of its legendary sweet, tender pods with a flavor often described as "melting sugar," this compact variety offers a versatile ingredient...$3.45 -
Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage Seeds - (Brassica oleracea)
$3.45Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage Introduced about 1840, these small 2-3 lbs. distinctly pointed, conical shaped heads are fast growing, ready for early summer harvesting. Best cabbage for early spring planting. Regarded by many as one of the best...$3.45 -
Early White Vienna Kohlrabi Seeds - (Brassica oleracea)
$3.45Early White Vienna Kohlrabi Early dwarf heirloom kohlrabi with short tops and medium stems. Bulbs have crisp, white, tender flesh that is best when 2 ½” in diameter. Harvest it young, when it tastes somewhat like a globe artichoke. A...$3.45 -
Easter Egg Blend Radish Seed Mix - (Raphanus sativus)
$3.45Easter Egg Blend Radish Seed Mix This mix has a beautiful range of colors showcasing the round radish. From almost white through pink, shades of red and into purple the range of colors draw people in. Pink Beauty, Purple Plum, White Beauty, German...$3.45 -
Frisee Endive Seeds - (Cichorium endivia var. crispa)
$3.45Frisee Endive Finely cut and narrow lacy leaves are used extensively in gourmet salad blends for its texture, appearance and unique nutty flavor. It is rich in many vitamins and minerals, especially in folate and vitamins A and K, and is high in...$3.45 -
Giant Nobel Spinach Seeds - (Spinacia oleracea)
$3.45Giant Nobel Spinach - Taste of Royalty With its large, green, thick, gently savoyed leaves with rounded tips and almost sugar-sweet, thin stems, Giant Nobel - also known as Giant Noble or Giant Noble Spinach - is the best of the thick-leaved varieties...$3.45 -
Japanese Minowase Radish (Daikon) Seeds - (Raphanus sativus)
$3.45Japanese Minowase Radish/Daikon Radish - Delectable Multi-Use Heirloom The Minowase Daikon is a specific type of radish highly favored for its large root, versatility, and mild, sweet, and peppery flavor. Unsurprisingly, its name comes from two...$3.45 -
Lacinato Kale Seeds - (Brassica oleracea)
$3.45Lacinato Kale: The Sweetest Kale You'll Ever Taste Lacinato kale is known for its striking appearance of long, textured leaves, and its surprisingly rich, sweet flavor supports its beauty. This Tuscan heirloom has stunning blue-green leaves so crinkled...$3.45 -
Little Finger Carrot Seeds - (Daucus carota var. sativus)
$3.45Little Finger Carrot - Big Carrot Taste Little Finger is more than just a carrot; it's a taste of French culinary history and a tangible lesson in how the most resilient things often come in the smallest packages. For many gardeners, the dream of...$3.45 -
Lucullus Swiss Chard Seeds - (Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
$3.45Lucullus Swiss Chard - Gourmet Quality with Exceptional Flavor Lucullus (pronounced lu-kul-us) Swiss chard is a particularly prolific heirloom variety attributed to Italian, Sicilian, and Dutch origins, but widely noted as the best tasting chard with...$3.45
