Cool Season Vegetables

Alaska Pea - Earliest Pea 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...

American Flag/Giant Musselburg Leek - The Gourmet's Onion Scottish heirloom leek introduced in the 1830s near Edinburgh, Scotland with delicious, sweet, subtle onion flavor. Treasured in Europe for centuries and gaining popularity in America as...

Bambina Carrot - Oh Sweet Baby! A baby carrot variety with slender, cylindrical blunt roots and a very small core. Very sweet tasting with smooth skin and crisp texture, this high yielding variety has a deep orange color that develops early. Perfect...

Barese Swiss Chard - Fast Maturing Baby Chard A baby leaf variety, bred specifically for the baby greens market. It grows quickly with glossy, smooth dark green leaves with slightly curled edges on thick white stems that hold up well in a baby leaf mix...

Black Spanish Round Radish - The Winter Radish Very old heirloom radish, grown in Spain since at least the 16th Century and probably long before.  It was first introduced around 1824, and is still a very popular choice for a winter radish. Sow...

Bloomsdale Spinach - The Long Standing Spinach Early, glossy dark green, savoyed leaves are exceptionally tender and richly flavorful. Bloomsdale can be sown in spring or fall, plants are vigorous, upright and slow to bolt in hot weather.  Also...

Broad Windsor Fava Bean An ancient legume that has been under cultivation for thousands of years. Fava beans are primarily grown for the edible seeds, which are eaten immature, as shelled beans, and mature, as dry beans. Fava beans are also a great...

Bull's Blood Beet Exceptional dual purpose heirloom. Stunning dark red young tops make attractive additions to salad mixes. The tasty round roots have a remarkably sweet, wholesome flavor. Harvest baby greens at 35 days or so. Later, as they...

Catskill 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...

Chioggia/Candystripe Beet The Italian Chioggia Beet is a pre-1840 Italian heirloom variety from Bassano, the Chioggia region of northeast Italy. Candy red exteriors and beautifully marked interiors of alternating white and cherry-red rings. Exceptional...

Cool Season Greens Seed Collection – Fast-Growing Delectable Tastes The thought of a cooler season usually brings to mind Fall and the return of fresh, crisp greens after what seems like forever. No more wilted, bolted, bitter lettuce or spinach!...

Cool Season Roots Seed Collection Under the ground, these root vegetables, keep on getting sweeter as the days turn cooler. Root crops can grow for a much longer period of time. Some will over-winter with a little added mulch-straw, giving you...

Corn Salad/Lambs Lettuce/Mache  A small plant with a rosette of rounded leaves with a unique, nutty, delicate, buttery flavor.  Quick growing, sow in early spring or late fall. It grows like spinach for early-season gourmet greens...

Danish Ballhead Cabbage Very dependable and productive variety, resists bolting and splitting and is a good keeper. The large round, blue-green heads are 7-8” in diameter, weighing 5-7 lbs. Introduced commercially by W. Atlee Burpee in 1887, this...

De Cicco Broccoli Introduced in 1890, this old, reliable European variety sports compact 2-3’ light green plants with 3-4” bluish-green central head, then lots of medium sized side shoots. Maturity is on-going, more variable and productive...

Early 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...