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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Alaska Pea Seeds - (Pisum sativum)
$3.30Alaska 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...$3.30 -
American Flag Leek/Giant Musselburg Seeds - (Allium ampeloprasum)
$3.30American 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...$3.30 -
Bambina Carrot Seeds - (Daucus carota var. sativus)
$3.30Bambina 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...$3.30 -
Barese Swiss Chard Seeds - (Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
$3.30Barese 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...$3.30 -
Black Spanish Round Radish Seeds - (Raphanus sativus)
$3.30Black 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...$3.30 -
Bloomsdale Spinach Seeds - (Spinacia oleracea)
$3.30Bloomsdale 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...$3.30 -
Broad Windsor Fava Bean Seeds- (Vicia faba)
$3.45Broad 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,...$3.45 -
Broccoli Raab/ Rapini Seeds - (Brassica rapa)
$3.30Broccoli 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...$3.30 -
Bull's Blood Beet Seeds - (Beta vulgaris)
$3.30Bull’s Blood Beet – Memorable Flavor and Color Bull’s Blood beet is an exceptional dual-purpose heirloom with deeply flavorful, gorgeous leaves maturing from green to vibrant merlot-red. Freshly harvested young beets are tender with a...$3.30 -
Catskill Brussels Sprout Seeds - (Brassica oleracea)
$3.30Catskill 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...$3.30 -
Chioggia/Candystripe Beet Seeds - (Beta vulgaris)
$3.30Chioggia/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...$3.30 -
Cool Season Greens Seed Collection
$19.80Cool 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!...$19.80 -
Cool Season Roots Seed Collection
$19.80Cool 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...$19.80 -
Corn Salad/Lamb's Lettuce/Mache Seeds - (Valerianella locusta)
$3.30Corn 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...$3.30 -
Danish Ballhead Cabbage Seeds - (Brassica oleracea)
$3.30Danish 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...$3.30 -
De Cicco Broccoli Seeds - (Brassica oleracea)
$3.30De 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...$3.30 -
Early White Vienna Kohlrabi Seeds - (Brassica oleracea)
$3.30Early 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...$3.30 -
Easter Egg Blend Radish Seed Mix - (Raphanus sativus)
$3.30Easter 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...$3.30 -
Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard Seeds - (Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
$3.30Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard - Big in Taste Broad dark green heavily crumpled leaves with white veins and thick stalks, excellent greens. Grows 24 - 28" tall with 2 1/2" wide stalks. Abundant producer all season, even after light frosts. ...$3.30 -
Frisee Endive Seeds - (Cichorium endivia var. crispa)
$3.30Frisee 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...$3.30
