Vegetable Description

ARTICHOKE GREEN GLOBE

This artichoke is great for cool, short season climates. Prepare your harvest steamed and it is also very tasty boiled with a splash of olive oil and garlic. Space 2' - 3' apart in the sunniest location in your garden that has rich, well drained soil. A California classic !

BEAN BLUE LAKE POLE

This is a tasty and tender bean. Very dependable and easy to grow. Plant 2'-3' apart in a sunny location. Support with string or trellis.

BEAN BUSH BLUE LAKE

Bush variety. Bean is long and smooth with a sweet and delicate flavor. Great producer over a long season in sunny locations.

BEAN GOLDEN WAX

Totally string less and no staking. This is the low maintenance bean with a high yield. Beans are a golden yellow even when cooked! Quite tender and juicy, perfect fresh or canned.

BEAN HENDERSON BUSH LIMA

This is a buttery baby lima. Smooth and delicate these beans are very yummy. Plants need to be staked but are very easy to grow. Plant when temperatures are warm and not too hot. Harvest beans when they are nice and plump.

BEAN KENTUCKY WONDER POLE

67 days. One of the oldest and most widely used varieties. Bright green 8 inch pods are vey flavorful. Resistant to rust. Climbs freely, produces quickly and bears until frost.

BEAN ROMA II

No stings and no staking and very easy to grow! You will get tons of tender and tasty beans along these vines. Start early and harvest early.

BROCCOLI DICICCIO

This Italian heirloom produces very good quality 3-4" heads with lots of side shoots. A very good cool season variety.

BRUSSEL SPROUT CATSKILL

Give these tasty nuggets a little space in your garden and find out how delicious they are! This selection is a semi-dwarf variety that grows 20"-24" tall. It is very flavorful and will produce a generous crop. Does best in rich well drained soil. Cool season crop.

BEET BULLS BLOOD

Heirloom. 58 Days. Deep burgundy leaves for salad mix. Roots show attractive candy stripe zoning when sliced.

BEET DETROIT DARK RED

60 days. This beet has unbeatable canning and pickling quality. Robust sweet flavor with intense bright crimson color with no white streaks or rings. Tops are rich in vitamins A and C.

CABBAGE COPENHAGEN MARKET

Heirloom. 100 days. One of the largest early varieties. Solid round heads 6-8" across weigh 3-4 lbs. Good keeper.

CABBAGE MAMMOTH RED ROCK

Heirloom. 98 days. Introduced in 1889. Solid round heads are 8" in diameter and weigh 7 pounds. Red throughout, small to medium core. Excellent for cooking, salads, and pickling.

CABBAGE SAVOY PERFECTION

90 days. Savoyed leaves are sweet and mild with crinkled texture. When grown as a late crop, flavor improves after light frost. Great raw in coleslaw, or can be steamed, stir fried, or made into sauerkraut.

CAULIFLOWER SELF BLANCH

71 days. A cool season vegetable. 7 inch heads with excellent leaf protection. Does not need tying especially in fall crops.

CELERY TALL UTAH

A temperate climate celery. Stalks will get 11-12" long. They are dark green and very crisp. Have you ever tried home grown celery? You should give it a try!

COLLARDS GEORGIA

If you can't swallow a vitamin try eating collards instead. Collards are loaded with vitamin A, B1, B2, and C. The leaves of this collard are dark green and it is best to pick when the leaves are young. This is a non-heading variety so the more you pick the more it will grow. Can take some frost and will tolerate heat.

CORN HONEY AND PEARL

AAS Winner. 76 days. Early maturing bicolor super sweet hybrid. Nine inch ears have tight wrapping which reduces corn ear worm infestations. Super sweet corn is bred to contain twice the sugar of regular sweet corn and they retain their sweetness up to 2 weeks longer. They must be isolated from other corn varieties by 200 feet or at least 2 weeks planting time.

CORN JUBILEE

81 days. Glossy yellow kernels with high sugar content and smooth texture. 8 1/2 inch long ears with 16-20 rows.

CORN SILVER PRINCESS

Extra early variety, be the first with corn ready this summer. This is a super sugary sweet white corn with bright luminescent kernels. Yummy and early…you can't beat that!! 2 1/2 weeks earlier than the old standard Silver Queen. Great disease tolerance for better yields.

CUCUMBER ARMENIAN

These light green delicacies have a delicious clean, fresh taste and are burp less. The unusual fruits will be slightly ribbed and spineless when mature. Pick them for best flavor when they are 12 - 15 inches long, but they can reach up to 24 inches in length. Growing the plants up a trellis will reward you with straighter fruit for easier slicing. Plant in your garden area that has moist well drained soil and receives full sun.

CUCUMBER HOMEMADE PICKLES

This special cucumber has been bred for making the best pickles you've ever tasted ! Harvest when they are 1-1/2 inches long for tiny sweets or 5 to 6 inches long for robust dills and spears. They are solid and crisp with superb flavor. Vigorous 5 foot long vines exhibit excellent disease resistance and will give you armloads of fruit. See you at the county fair !

CUCUMBER JAPANESE SUYO

A wonderful long and curvy dark green fruit with non bitter burp less skin. Grow in warm sunny location.

CUCUMBER LEMON

This scrumptious old fashioned yellow cucumber has the nicest sweet, mild flavor. It's attractive bright lemon-yellow round fruit should be picked when they are 2 to 3 inches in diameter. This variety is a favorite of cool season gardeners. It grows into a nice 3 to 4 foot tall semi- bush form that does best with moist well drained soil. Kids will love to grow and eat this pretty little cucumber !

CUCUMBER MARKETMORE SLICING

Great slicing cucumber with dark green skin. Easy to grow and disease resistant. Plant in sun 2-'3' apart.

CUCUMBER TENDERGREEN BURPLESS

Great non bitter, burp less variety. Sweetest flavor when fruit is picked at 5". Plants are resistant to mildew.

EGGPLANT BLACK BEAUTY

Still the classic home gardener's favorite eggplant. Each plant will give you as many as five enormous fruits. The eggplant skin is a rich glossy blackish purple and the interior is very tender and has great flavor. Remember to plant several for all of your favorite Mediterranean recipes. Position these young plants in full sun and make sure to give them well composted soil.

EGGPLANT FAIRYTALE

Plump and tender this is a great eggplant with a nice creamy flavor. The skin is a pretty purple and white marble. These plants are small only 18-24" and can be very prolific. Pick eggplant when they are 4-5" long. A super veggie for a small garden area.

EGGPLANT JAPANESE MILLIONAIRE

Japanese Millionaire is the most popular selection that you will find in local Asian markets. This plant will give you slender 8 "-12" long deep purple fruit that are very tender and have a mild flavor and are never bitter. Try them in your cooking or pickling.

EGGPLANT LAVENDER TOUCH

Very pretty white cylindrical fruit with a lavender blush, and a mild flavor. Very productive plant. Heat loving vegetable.

EGGPLANT ZEBRA

One of the most attractive eggplants with deep violet and white variegated skin. Fruit is large 6-8" long 4" wide with tender mild flavor.

ENDIVE SALAD KING

95 days. Long curled and deeply cut leaves with dark green blade and pale green midrib. More spreading and very slow bolting in hot weather. Also withstands fall rains and light frost.

GOURDS SMALL WARTED MIX

Great mix of small yellow, orange, green and creamy white gourds with heavily warty skin. Pick and dry indoors. Plants are vigorous and will produce many fun and different gourds.

GOURDS LUNCH LADY LARGE FRUITED MIX

Large wild mix of fun colors and warty skins. Most of these gourds will weigh 5-20 pounds. A great addition to your Harvest decorations.

LETTUCE BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON-HEIRLOOM

An heirloom variety that is still one of the best producing around. The earliest tender leaf lettuce that is good for spring or fall plantings. It quickly produces a large head of crinkly, juicy, light green leaves. Harvest leaves often for a longer salad production season.

LETTUCE GOURMET SALAD BLEND

A special blend of our favorite lettuces in equal proportions for the easiest salad producing garden that you could wish for !

LETTUCE LOLITA

Lettuce is a good cool season crop. Does best in spring or fall. This lettuce is heavily frilled with a pretty burgundy color. Very attractive lettuce, good for salads or as a garnish. Grow in well drained moist soil.

LETTUCE OUTREDGEOUS

A totally bright red romaine lettuce ! This outstanding variety shows it's solid brilliant red color even with some shade. The leaves are thick, crisp and juicy with sweetness unmatched by other lettuce types. The baby leaves are long with ruffled edges and the mature heads are big, tall, and beautiful with a loose character. Try this fabulous new lettuce in your salad garden !

LETTUCE RED DEER TONGUE

Heirloom. 55 days. A variable strain with dark red to bronze leaves. Some leaves are long and narrow and some are wide and blunt. A butter head with excellent flavor.

LETTUCE RED ROMAINE

Medium sized, deep burgundy leaves adorn this romaine lettuce. Harvest early for pretty, crisp, young red leaves that have a sweet flavor, or let the plants mature into the classic romaine head that is easy to pick and use in salads. Pair with green romaine varieties for a beautiful combination in your garden.

LETTUCE RED SAILS

Red Sails is an AAS award winner and it is an all time favorite ! This loose leaf variety will measure up to 10 inches across and it's medium green, broad leaves are deeply fringed and pleasantly crinkled. The edges of these lettuce leaves have a beautiful burgundy blush that holds in the garden for an extended period after maturity without getting bitter. A heat resistant variety you will surely love.

LETTUCE ROMAINE

An easy to grow garden favorite that has a crisp sweet flavor. This plant will form a loose head with long, dark green 8 to 9 inch leaves. Harvest young leaves as needed for salads or let the plants mature into it's familiar shape. Good heat tolerance.

LETTUCE ROUGE DE HIVER HEIRLOOM

This French heirloom variety name means "Winter Red". A Romaine type lettuce which is popular used when it's leaves are baby sized and will continue to produce for a long season. It is sweet and very attractive. The leaf color varies from green to bronze-red. An elegant addition to your salad bed.

LETTUCE SALAD BOWL RED

Red Salad Bowl is highly regarded for use when it's leaves are baby sized. Radiant burgundy-red, deeply lobed, delicate oak like leaves form a full rosette. It is an early producer and holds its mild flavor for an extended period. This variety grows well in spring, summer and fall.

MELON BANANA

80-100 days. Heirloom. Introduced in 1888. An unusual smooth creamy yellow skinned melon that is 18 inches long. Flesh is soft and juicy salmon orange color with a strongly sweet flavor like an over ripe banana.

MELON CRENSHAW

This melon has yellow gold skin with pale salmon colored flesh. Extra sweet and juicy with a slight spicy smell. Does best in hot well drained location.

MELON EARLY SILVER LINE

Unique, elongated oriental melon. White, crisp flesh sweet and fragrant. A small delicious gourmet melon rarely found in markets. Yellow skin lined with silvery furrows, so thin it can be peeled like an apple.
Harvest 76 days after sowing.

MELON GREEN NUTMEG

83 days. Heirloom. The fruit is large and round, netted with flattened ends, deeply ribbed with a thin ring. Flesh is light green with a spicy flavor that reminds you of nutmeg.

MELON HALES BEST JUMBO

Heirloom variety. Skin is tan with netting, and flesh is bright orange. Rich aromatic flavor. Plants do best in hot and well drained locations.

MELON HEARTS OF GOLD

An almost round 3 -4 pound fruit with an aromatic, sweet scent. Thick deep orange flesh with a small seed cavity. Ripens early.

MELON HONEYDEW GREEN FLESH

Skin is lime green with yellow accents when ripe. Flesh is light green, watery and very sweet. Does best in hot dry locations.

MELON HONEYDEW ORANGE FLESH

Flesh looks like cantaloupe but has a honeydew skin. Flesh is sweet with honeydew flavor. Prefers hot well-rained location.

MELON MINNESOTA MIDGET

Cute little miniature 4" melons resemble cantaloupe but the mini version. Great tangy sweet traditional cantaloupe taste. Vines are smaller too…and will only grow 3-4 feet. The perfect melon for small garden areas.

MELON TIGGER

This is a beautiful melon. It is fire red with yellow stripes. Very bright and distinctive, but also very tasty. The flesh is white and very sweet. Great melon for hot areas.

MIZUNA

These elegant dark green leaves have neat saw-toothed edges and a mild yet tangy flavor. Very good in a salad. Can be grown in veggie beds or herb gardens.

MUSTARD RED GIANT

Spicy flavored greens that can be used like spinach. Coppery colored leaves make it a very colorful addition to a salad. Very unique flavor and color. They usually have a very long growing season…remember the more you pick the more it will produce!

OKRA CAJUN DELIGHT

Super prolific plants producing tons of 5" long fruit. Plants grow to 38", and are very adaptive to a wide range of growing climates. This is a tasty okra and a true staple of Cajun cooking.

ONION DEEP PURPLE BUNCHING

The first deep red-purple bunching onion that shows it's beautiful color at any temperature or age. Your plants will have a very nice sweet and spicy flavor and be larger than most other bunching onion. An incredibly striking onion for many uses.

ONION LISBON GREEN BUNCHING

Grow your own green onions for salads, garnishes or as an addition to the appetizer tray.

ONION RED

BURGUNDY) 100 days. Short day variety suitable for southern regions. Produces 4" wide red onions with a mild sweet flavor. Excellent slicing variety.

ONION WHITE SPANISH

Well known mid-season onion. Mild sweet flavor raw, also great sautéed or deep fried. One of the best all-round white onions available. Produces large bulbs with fair storage qualities. Short to intermediate day.

ONION YELLOW SPANISH

Large yellow globe-shaped bulbs with mild flavored creamy white flesh. Allow the thick necks to dry well before harvesting. Short to intermediate day.

PAK CHOI WHITE STEM

45 days. A nonheading leaf type Chinese cabbage that produces large 8-10" long nearly round, smooth glossy green leaves with a snow white stalk. Very cold hardy and produces over a long period of time. Crisp and mild tasting. Great for Oriental cooking.

PEA GREEN ARROW

Very high yielding plants. A sweet garden pea that is tender and about 4" long. Peas grow in pairs at the top of the plant for very easy picking. Plants are resistant to disease. Great cool season veggie.

PEA SNOW OREGON SUGAR POD

If you have a small area for a garden this is the perfect snow pea for you! The vines are small only reaching 24-30" and don't need any staking. They have a delicious sweet taste, and good crisp texture. They are stringless too! Good cool season veggie.

PEA SUGAR SNAP

AAS Winner. 70 days. An outstanding edible pod pea. Superb thick pods are crisp, tender and sugary sweet.

PEPPER ALMA PAPRIKA

This is a prolific pepper. The plants will be loaded with a bunch of small round peppers ranging in color from creamy white to orangey red. They are thick walled peppers but have a nice combination of a tangy and sweet flavor. Can be used fresh or as a powder.

PEPPER ANAHEIM

Also known as the New Mexican Chile, this moderately pungent fruit is deep green but turns red at full maturity. These are very smooth peppers which are 7 1/2 inches long and 2 inches wide and are borne on tall productive plants. Excellent used fresh, dried or frozen.

PEPPER ANCHO

Mild; 4 to 6 inches long by 2.5 to 3 inches wide; Ancho/Poblano Type; matures from green to red; called "poblano" when fresh, "ancho" when dried; from Mexico; Uses: Large Stuffing, Mexican Cuisine, Mole, Powder, Roasting, Tall Variety; C.annuum.

PEPPER BETTER BELLE

An even blockier, thicker walled and earlier selection than the original. This vigorous variety will give you large, four lobed sweet peppers which mature from green to a bright red over a long growing season.

PEPPER BLACK HUNGARIAN

Highly ornamental and useful in the kitchen. Green foliage is highlighted by purple veins and beautiful purple flowers. Sturdy plants grow to 30 - 36 inches in height. Produces 3 - 4 inch fruits similar in shape to Jalapenos, but black ripening to red. Mildly hot with good flavor.

PEPPER CARIBBEAN RED HOT

Twice as hot as a regular Habanero. You can also use this pepper green. Be adventurous.

PEPPER CAYENNE

Long thin Pencil shaped fruits, often curled and twisted. Red Hot Flavor, dries well. Mature fruit in 75 days.

PEPPER CHILE D'ARBO

A Cayenne type pepper with pointed pods that are 2 to 3 inches long and 3/8 inches wide. They mature to a dark red and are thin fleshed. The Mexican common name is pico de pajaro (bird's beak) and cola de rata (rat's tail). They are usually ground into a dry powder for red chile sauces or added whole to soups and
stews.

PEPPER CUBANELLE

Considered an Anaheim Pepper substitute. Great for stuffing, roasting, salads, etc. Mild to moderately warm flavor.

PEPPER FLORAL GEM

Very hot, a long time favorite for home gardeners. When pickled young they are known as "Torrido Peppers"

PEPPER FRESNO CHILE

The California pepper for salsa. A medium sized pepper that is 2 - 3 inches in length and about 1 inch wide. These peppers start green, turn orange and then mature to red. A prolific plant that produces over a long summer season.

PEPPER GOLDEN WONDER

The best stuffing and most popular yellow bell pepper ever. Smooth and glossy fruit are large sized, 4 inches by 3 1/2 inches with that classic blocky shape They ripen to a beautiful golden yellow. A wonderful addition to your sweet pepper collection.

PEPPER HABANERO

This is one of the most intensely hot chile peppers. Unripe fruits are green and they color as they mature. Typically a ripe habanero is 1-2 1/2 inches long.

PEPPER HUNGARIAN YELLOW HOT WAX

Medium hot peppers, especially good for pickling. Canary yellow then bright red at full maturity they reach 6 to 8 inches long and 2 inches wide. Plants are 20 to 24 inches tall.

PEPPER JALAPENO

Best known chile pepper of them all ! Indispensable to Mexican cooking, eaten fresh, roasted and dried. Dark green in color with moderate heat these peppers will be about 3 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide when mature. Tall plants in the garden with heavy yields that are easy to pick.

PEPPER JIMMY NARDELLO'S

This is the best sweet variety for drying. One of the most productive, disease resistant and most widely adapted sweet peppers around. Fruits are multidimensionally sweet and intensely flavored. Banana shaped fruits are 5-8 inches long, slightly curved and thin walled. Try this fried, it's great !

PEPPER LARGE CHERRY HOT

This large, hot cherry pepper is round and matures from green to bright red. It is popular stuffed with cheese and used as a popper. It is also used for preserving and pickling. Make your own fun party food !

PEPPER MARCONI RED

A mild, sweet flavored pepper with long thin pods that turn deep red when ripe. Highly productive plants.

PEPPER MINIATURE CHOCOLATE BELL

Sweet; 1.5 to 2 inches long by 1 to 1.5 inches wide; Bell Type; matures from green to chocolate brown; pendant pods; from USA; Uses: Small Stuffing. Crisp sweet taste. Peppers do best in well drained warm locations.

PEPPER MINIATURE RED BELL

Sweet; 1.5 to 2 inches long by 1 to 1.5 inches wide; Bell Type; matures from green to red; pendant pods; from USA; Uses: Small Stuffing; C.annuum. Crisp sweet taste. Peppers do best in well drained warm locations.

PEPPER MINIATURE YELLOW BELL

Sweet; 1.5 to 2 inches long by 1 to 1.5 inches wide; Bell Type; matures from green to yellow; pendant pods; from USA; Uses: Small Stuffing; C.annuum. Crisp sweet taste. Peppers do best in well drained warm locations.

PEPPER MULATO ISLENO

Ancho type pepper that turns a warm chocolate brown at maturity. Mildly hot distinctive flavor. Grow in warm well drained areas.

PEPPER PASILLA BAJIO

Also known as 'chile negro' this pepper grows 8-10 inches long. It is mild, mainly used for its rich smoky flavor in sauces. 80 days to mature.

PEPPER PEPPERONCINI

This light green medium sized pepper is great for pickling. Best when picked young. Needs well drained soil. Plant in sunny locations.

PEPPER PIMENTO

Large heart shaped fruit. Often canned and pickled. Mild sweet flavor. 95-100 days.

PEPPER POBLANO

The most popular pepper in Mexican cooking. Great smoky mild taste. When fresh it is called Poblano, and dried it is called Ancho pepper.

PEPPER PURPLE BEAUTY

A modern exotic that is found on shelves in gourmet sections of vegetable specialty markets. It is a sweet bell pepper with a beautiful deep purple color that can be easily grown alongside of your red and green bells to give you a beautiful rainbow of peppers. The fruit have thick walls which make them perfect for slicing. It makes a compact plant in the garden.

PEPPER RED BELL

Plant this beautiful red bell pepper for it's sweet flavor and incredible color. Fruit will start green and mature to a rich red. These peppers can be used fresh, roasted or baked. Sweet peppers are always a welcome addition to any meal.

PEPPER SANTA FE GRANDE

A garden standard from 1965, ripens from yellow to orange to red. Great for pickling, salsa and canning.

PEPPER SERRANO TAMPIQUENO

Distinctive hot flavor excellent for cooking and making sauce. Large plants 2'-3' need well drained soil, and sunny location.

PEPPER SHEEPNOSE PIMENTO

An Ohio heirloom. Cheese peppers are 3" long and 4" wide. Extremely flavorful, sweet thick juicy flesh. Good for canning. 70-80 days.

PEPPER SWEET BANANA

Pungent flavor, but not hot. Bright red when ripe, slender pepper, 6-7 inches long. 58 days to mature.

PEPPER SWEET CHERRY

Grow your own immensely popular sweet cherry peppers ! These are the standard 2 inch peppers that are uniformly rounded in shape. A superb yielding, vigorous plant that gives you load after load of sweet fruit. Great for canning and found on all party trays.

PEPPER TEQUILA SUNRISE

sweet; 3 to 3.5 inches long by 0.75 to 1 inches wide; matures from green to golden orange; thin-fleshed, pendant fruits; Uses: Compact; C.annuum.

PEPPER THAI HOT CULINARY

Caution! This is a hot, hot pepper. Long and thin, these peppers usually grow to 3" long and are a fiery red when ripe. Plants are compact to 24" which makes picking very easy. Can be used fresh or dried…but remember it is hotter than a jalapeno pepper!

PUMPKIN BIG MAX

Large rambling plant produces bright yellow orange pumpkins. Average weight is 50-70 lbs., but can grow larger.

PUMPKIN CASPER

White skinned ornamental pumpkin with bright orange flesh. Very sweet flavor, and is good for cooking. Average size of pumpkin is 10-12 lbs.

PUMPKIN CINDERELLA

This is a great novelty pumpkin. Usually grown for decoration, but can make a tasty pie. Deeply ribbed orange-ish red pumpkin that looks like it has been flattened slightly. A nice unique shape, and some think it resembles the pumpkin coach from Cinderella. Your kids will love it!

PUMPKIN CONNETICUT FIELD

This a large 25-30 pound pumpkin. The standard for the traditional Jack-O-Lantern. Orange smooth skin with shallow ribs. Great for carving, and baking into a pie. Pumpkins love sun, and are easy to grow.

PUMPKIN DILL'S ATLANTIC GIANT

This variety hold Worlds Record for largest pumpkin. Can grow up to 600 lbs. or more. Needs fertile soil. Plant in sunny location.

PUMPKIN HAPPY JACK

Grow your own Halloween Jack o Lanterns ! This beautiful dark orange pumpkin will have a good, strong handle and be perfect for carving up into your favorite scary face. Each pumpkin will weigh about 15 - 25 pounds. A fun and easy way to get every kid in your house into the garden !

PUMPKIN JARRAHDALE BLUE

Dazzling and unique this pumpkin has silvery blue deeply ribbed skin. Great fall decoration, but it also has very good flavor for cooking. The rich golden flesh has a mild nutty flavor. They are easy to grow and the pumpkins can get 6-12 pounds.

PUMPKIN RED WARTY THING

The name gives it all away. This pumpkin makes a creepy decoration its warty skin, but can also be good eating too! Nice round shape and the pumpkins can get to 20 pounds. Very fun pumpkin to grow for your kids.

PUMPKIN SPOOKIE

6-10 pound pumpkin with smooth red-orange skin. Sweet yellow/orange flesh. Great for pie making!

RADICCHIO CHIOGGA RED PRECO

Cool season vegetable. Beautiful red oval leaves are good in salads and as a garnish. Prefer well drained soil, and sunny location.

SOYBEANS ENVY "EDAMAME"

Good for short growing season. Plants grow to 2' with a good yield of bright green pods. Ripe when beans are plump in pod. Good for shelling or drying.

SPINACH BLOOMSDALE

Extra early, heavy yielding plants with large glossy leaves. Slow to bolt.

SQUASH EIGHT BALL ZUCCHINI

No one will believe you when you tell them this cute little squash is a zucchini. The super dark green round shape makes them look like a little ball. They are best when picked around 3-4" in diameter, and usually ripen in the hot summer months. Plants are very prolific and will be covered in an abundance of high quality squash.

SQUASH FLYING SAUCER

Flying Saucer is a summer squash with a fun alien shape. Squashes are star shaped with deep ribbing and are a fun mix of dark green and yellow. Tasty nutty flavor, and can be cooked in a variety of ways..steamed, sautéed, broiled etc. Plants are prolific and do very well in the hot summer months.

SQUASH ROMANESCO

Italian zucchini. Beautiful dark green cylindrical squash with a tender sweet taste. Best when picked at 6"-7". Plant in full sun.

SQUASH RONDE DE ITALIA

Round Italian heirloom. Jade colored zucchini produce over a long period. Harvest fruit from golf ball to baseball size. Sublime grilled or try them stuffed. Unique in the garden and wonderful in cuisine.

SQUASH SCALLOP BENNINGS GREEN TINT

A tender and tasty 2-3" scallop squash with light green skin. These plants are heavy producers and should be planted in a sunny location.

SQUASH SUMMER CROOKNECK

This squash produces 8-10" bright yellow fruit with curved necks. Great flavor and hardy vigorous plants. Plant in full sun.

SQUASH ZUCCA DE LUNGO VERDE

Try this Italian selection with very dark green, cylindrical fruit that are approximately 8 inches long.

SQUASH ZUCCHINI DK. GREEN

A very prolific bearing plant that will give you 10 to 12 inch fruit at maturity or try harvesting when they are only 2 inches long for the most tender Zucchini that you will ever eat - quick steamed baby vegetables can't be beat ! Find this new style of squash on your grocery store shelves and at every good restaurant.

SQUASH ZUCCHINI GOLDEN

Bush plant with bright golden cylindrical fruit. Excellent flavor. 55 days to mature.

SQUASH WINTER DELICATA

One of the best winter squashes. Also known as sweet potato squash because the bright yellow flesh has a distinct sweet potato flavor. Very pretty squash with light green to yellow skin and dark green stripes. Squashes are oblong and can get 5-10" long. The skin is thin and edible. These squashes are good baked or steamed.

SQUASH WINTER MARINA DE CHIOGGIA

This is a great winter squash! The skin is a silvery blue with bumps and lumps making it look more like a gourd than an edible squash. However, it has a great sweet nutty flavor with deep orange flesh. The hard bumpy skin allows it to store well and can be kept in a cool spot for a couple months after harvest. Squashes can get 10-12 pounds, and could feed a large family! You must try this rare Italian heirloom.

SQUASH WINTER TABLE QUEEN

Table Queen is a dark green acorn shaped winter squash. Squashes are usually small 6" in diameter, but the plants are usually very prolific. The yellowish orange flesh is yummy and sweet. Can store well, and is usually baked or steamed when cooked.

SQUASH WINTER VEGETABLE SPAGHETTI

Are you a "carb counter". If so this squash is for you! This is a great substitute for pasta. The creamy flesh resembles pasta and tastes great with cheese or sauce. Squashes are pale yellow and cylindrical weighing 2-3 pounds. Very tasty!

SWISS CHARD BRIGHT LIGHTS

1998 All American Winner. A rainbow of stem colors with green to bronze green leaves. Very tender and mild tasting chard.

TATSOI

Asian greens. Dark green spoon shaped leaves form a perfect thick rosette. Do very well in winter gardens, and can stand up to cold winter nights. These greens have subtle and unique taste. Great raw and used in salad greens.

TOMATILLO TOMA VERDE

Bushy spreading plant, easy to grow and prolific. Green fruits are the size of small tomatoes and are encased in a papery husk which splits open when mature. Sweet tangy flavor used in Mexican green salsa and other South Western dishes. 75 days to mature.

TOMATO ABE LINCOLN

Delicious old time flavor with the uniformity and disease resistance of the new hybrids. The male parent is an heirloom with a strong growing habit and the female parent provides you with earlier maturity – just 75 days from transplant. Delicious bright red, globe shaped fruit can grow to 1 Lb each. Very disease resistant. 75 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO ACE

An ideal tomato with perfect tomato taste low acid. Tomatoes are large 5-6" deep red color. Prolific plants in full sun.

TOMATO ANNA RUSSIAN

Exquisite large heart shaped, deep velvety pink, sweet and creamy fruit. An excellent, gorgeous tomato ! Superb rich old fashioned tomatoey flavors, and the fruits normally weighs 1 LB. An heirloom oxheart variety handed down from a Russian immigrant. Early maturing plant with beautiful lacey foliage. Excellent trellised on a metal fence. 70 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO ARKANSAS TRAVELER

An heirloom that traveled from the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas. An excellent tomato which gives you nice medium sized fruits about 6 ounces in size. You will love it’s creamy texture, rosy-red color and lovely flavor. You will also be pleased with how easy it is to grow anywhere in your garden. Good for hot summer areas. 90 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO AUNT RUBY'S GERMAN GREEN

Get ready for outrageous flavor with a slightly spicy afterglow ! Tangy, sweet, intricate, earthy, unforgettable flavor. You are going to love this tomato. The pink blushed interior is a surprise to the gorgeous light green, pleated exterior. A vigorous plant that rewards you with a big crop of 1 LB. fruits. Handed down from Aunt Ruby Arnold of Greenville TN. Good in cooler climates too. 75 – 80 Days Indeterminate Bragger Size

TOMATO BANANA LEGGS

Kids will love these brilliant yellow 4” mini banana tomatoes hanging on their vines ! An abundant producer of fruit throughout your whole summer growing season. Very tasty to eat right in the garden and you will also love them in salads. A fun way to get kids to eat healthy and learn about gardening at the same time ! 75 Days Determinate

TOMATO BETTER BOY

One of the most popular hybrids. Huge, delicious, deep red fruits, many 1 LB. each. Extremely flavorful with brilliant scarlet skin and flesh that’s juicy yet firm. This variety holds the Guinness record for the most fruit from one plant – 342 pounds ! Excellent disease resistance and heavy leaf coverage to protect fruit from sunburn. Highly adaptable, and thrives in nearly any climate. 75 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO BIG BEEF

73 days. AAS Winner. Extra large, very meaty tomatoes can easily weigh 10-12 ounces. Bred to yield large quantities of attractive, extra-smooth fruit. Indeterminate.

TOMATO BLACK KRIM

Originally from Krim on the Black Sea in the former Soviet Union. Regular leaf plant yields 4-6" slightly flattened dark reddish (mahogany-colored) fruit with deep green shoulders. Green gel around seeds. Fantastic taste. 75 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO BLACK PRINCE

Originally from Siberia these deep garnet round 2-inch (2-3 oz.) slicers are full of juice and incredibly rich fruity flavors. The small fruits contain deep rich colors on the inside. 70 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO BOX CAR WILLIE

Big, gorgeous, 10 to 16 ounce, smooth bright-red tomatoes with a sunset orange glow inside ! Superb taste with that old fashioned flavor. Known as an abundant producer throughout the season. Named after the famous American country western singer. This tomato is a classic. 80 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO BRANDYWINE RED

The old Amish heirloom dating back to 1885. named after Brandywine Creek in Chester County, PA. Large, vigorous vines produce 8 –12 ounce, deep-red fruits in clusters of 4 to 6. Excellent, robust, old-fashioned tomatoey flavor. 90 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO BRANDYWINE YELLOW

A MAGNIFICIENT tomato ! Rich, bright, complex tomato flavor. A beautiful big yellow-orange beefsteak fruit. A classic for your tomato patch. 85 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO CELEBRITY

The standard for today’s best and easiest tomato. This all purpose variety has superb flavor and offers excellent disease resistance. Expect very heavy yields of 7 ounce bright red, globe shaped fruit from this All American Winner. A great tomato to grow if your yard has been plagued with tomato diseases in the past. 70 Days Determinate

TOMATO CHAMPION

Champion has been specially bred as a luscious sandwich tomato. It is solid giving you nice meaty slices with just the right sweetness. This outstanding performer will give you high yields of large fruit, over half a pound each. 70 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO CHEROKEE PURPLE

A legendary tomato. It’s flavor is sweet, smoky and luscious. Often compared to Brandywine. This large dusky rose purple tomato from Tennessee is thought to have been handed down to us from Cherokee gardeners. These 12 ounce tomatoes are purplish brick red inside and are very attractive served sliced on a platter. 85 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO COUSTRALEE

A French beefsteak heirloom tomato. Big, hearty, prolific plant with lots of beautiful huge red tomatoes up to 3 pounds ! Gigantic fruits with superb, intense, balanced, classic tomato flavor. Always a favorite at statewide tastings. Don’t miss it. 85 Days Indeterminate Bragger Size

TOMATO DRUZBA

Beautiful heirloom tomato with perfect form ! A Bulgarian hand me down variety that produces big harvests of smooth, blemish free, round, deep-red, juicy, 10 ounce fruits. Excellent, robust, sweet/tart juicy flavors. You will be assured of a long season of production. Also shows good disease resistance. 80 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO EARLY GIRL

It’s hard to find really tasty tomatoes early in the home gardening season, but Early Girl delivers every time ! Then it keeps on delivering throughout your growing season. Huge crops of 4 to 6 ounce, bright crimson fruits with firm texture and blemish resistance. 52 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO FIRST LADY

An extra early full season abundant bearer of mid-sized flavorful, smooth and tasty fruits. This variety has very high disease and cracking resistance. Many gardeners are choosing First Lady over many other well-known hybrids. Perfect for the early gardener. 66 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO GARDEN PEACH

Small 2 oz. delicate and meaty fruit. Really does have a peach color outside. Hint of red inside. Very mild-sweet taste. Light fuzz on fruit and leaves. A very pretty novelty tomato. 70 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO GERMAN JOHNSON

A large prolific plant from North Carolina. Producing HUGE beautiful pinkish red beefsteak type tomatoes often more than one pound in size. Excellent flavor. Thought to be one of the famous parents of Mortgage Lifter. A wonderful tomato. 78 Days Indeterminate Bragger Size

TOMATO GERMAN ORANGE STRAWBERRY

Heirloom variety. Large 3" wide and 31/2" long heart shaped fruit. Rich full bodied flavor. Very prolific plant. Plant in full sun, and well drained soil.

TOMATO GLACIER

You can count on Glacier to usher in the tomato season ! This very early short season variety flowers when it is only four inches tall ! It sets loads of very flavorful 2 to 3 ounce bright orange red tomatoes which are a classic round shape. Very sweet flavor for an ultra early tomato. 65 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO GREEN GRAPE

This tomato is really something to see ! First time growers tend to fall in love with it at first sight! A huge plant with clusters of richly flavored sweet and beautiful green 1 ounce cherry tomatoes. Grows in large grape like clusters. Turns a beautiful golden amber when fully ripe. Look for this beauty on your plate when dining at the finest restaurants. 60 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO GREEN SAUSAGE

Heirloom 85-100 days. Elongated, green sausage-like fruits with conspicuous yellow stripes and delicious green flesh. Bushy plants bear 6-7 fruits per stem and are 4" long and 1 1/2" wide. Determinate.

TOMATO GREEN ZEBRA

Visually enchanting, yellow and green stripes over an amber background. Utterly gorgeous to behold. Tangy and deeply sweet with lingering flavors like a fine wine. Abundant production of 2 inch round fruit with a lime emerald interior that has an invigorating lemon-lime flavor. 75 Days Indeterminate Good for Small Gardens

TOMATO HEALTH KICK

This highly sought after new introduction brings us a tomato with the highest known levels of lycopene. Current studies point towards the value of eating foods high in lycopene to promote good health. These juicy, plum shaped fruits weigh about 4 ounces. The plants are highly disease resistant and set loads of fruit. 72 Days Determinate

TOMATO HEARTLAND

An excellent performer ideal for small space gardeners. Dwarf, compact plants produce mid-sized,6 to 8 ounce fruit, bright red in color. Great fresh flavor. 80 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO HILLBILLY POTATO LEAF

Huge, mild-flavored beefsteak-type fruits weigh 1 to 2 pounds each, and their color is a most unusual orange-yellow, streaked and mottled in shades of red and pink. This old heirloom comes from West Virginia. A fantastic tomato ! 85 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO JETSETTER

Great early season tomato for the short season growers. Large red tomatoes with a rich tomato flavor.

TOMATO JULIET

These grape shaped saladette tomatoes are sweet and tasty. A good early season tomato and very prolific when planted in full sun.

TOMATO KELLOGS BREAKFAST

Wow your family with large orange beef steak type tomatoes that can grow to 1-2 lbs. Tomatoes are juicy and meaty with good flavor.

TOMATO LAROMA

One of the best Italian type tomatoes with wonderful flavor. Plants are vigorous and prolific. Very good for sauces and canning.

TOMATO LEGEND

These medium sized bright red tomatoes have a super rich tomato flavor. Strong disease resistance, and easy to grow. Plant in full sun

TOMATO LEMON BOY

A perfect jewel ! Sunshine yellow, flavorful, bright, smooth, juicy and a very prolific producer. You will have more big, gorgeous scrumptious lemon colored fruit than you will know what to do with ! A superior selection. Best all gold tomato in trial tests for both flavor and yields. 72 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO MANITOBA

An heirloom produces 3-4 inch crimson red tasty tomatoes. Another hardy early season tomato. Tangy and great for slicing.

TOMATO MARIANNAS

PEACE Large, dark pink tomato. 1-2 pound beefsteak fruit. Vigorous and very productive. Indeterminate. 80 days

TOMATO MARTINO'S ROMA

Looking for a superior Roma style tomato for your sauce making then try Martino's Roma. 75 Days Determinate

TOMATO MOMOTARO

(TOUGH BOY) Wonderfully sweet, perfectly smooth tomato. Abundant producer. Indeterminate. 74 days. Japan's favorite.

TOMATO MR. STRIPEY

An English heirloom with a nice sweet flavor and low acid. This tomato’s intriguing color combo of red stripes over a golden yellow body will be sure to win praise. The plum sized fruit have yellow flesh and a pink center. Great for slicing and salads. Indeterminate

TOMATO OLD GERMAN

A Huge heirloom variety. Can get up to 3 pounds ! Attractive reddish yellow fruit with that rich traditional tomato taste.

TOMATO OMAR'S LEBANESE

The BIGGEST one ever ! A vigorous heirloom originating from a Lebanese hill town produces large pink irregular shaped beefsteak tomatoes. Entrancing, rich, incredible, sweet, complex flavor. Absolutely HUGE tomatoes, up to 3 to 4 pounds !!! Out of this world. 80 Days Indeterminate Bragger Size

TOMATO OREGON SPRING

Favorite variety for early silver dollar sized bright red tomatoes. Earliest fruit have little or no seeds. This bush variety was developed for gardeners with cool summer seasons. Bright red, slightly flattened, lusciously sweet and juicy. 60 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO PERSIMMON

This vigorous and prolific heirloom, introduced around 1983, yields lots of fruit. One of the better flavors of all the orange tomatoes. Rose-orange (persimmon colored) fruits range from 12-ounces to 2 pounds. Meaty, very sweet, and few seeds. 80 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO PINEAPPLE

An heirloom garden favorite that grows fruits up to 2 pounds ! These bicolor yellow and pink fruits have a beautiful red starburst in the center. The flavor is tropically sweet, fruity and complex. This one is a show stopper ! A fantastic heirloom. 85 Days Indeterminate Bragger Size

TOMATO PRUDENS PURPLE

Related to Brandywine many folks think this variety is comparable in every way, and some say even better ! Great for hot day and cool night climates and perfect for all others. Very bountiful producer of 1 pound lovely purple pink fruits with very few seeds. An UNFORGETTABLE flavor. 75 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO PURPLE CALABASH

A beautiful, drought tolerant variety producing small to medium (2 1/2 to 3-inch), flat, deeply ruffled, chocolate-brown to deep-purple fruit. Intensely rich, almost wine-like flavor. Crack resistant and stores well. A winner!! 85 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO RADIATOR CHARLIES MORTGAGE LIFTER

As the story goes, this very popular, well known heirloom from the 1930’s came from a farmer facing bankruptcy. He selected his biggest , best tasting tomato and sold the plants to pay off the mortgage ! Huge, very flavorful, meaty pink-red fruits that can reach up to 3 pounds ! A very prolific winner that also keeps well. Consistently wins taste tests. 79 Days Indeterminate Bragger Size

TOMATO RAINBOW CHERRY

The unique color and flavor combination of this mix will add variety to your veggie garden. A super mix of pink, yellow , red and orange cherry tomatoes great for the salad enthusiast.

TOMATO RED CHERRY

Very productive plants produce large clusters of scarlet red tomatoes. Tomatoes are sweet and tasty. Great in salads. Large plants, so give them plenty of room!

TOMATO RIESENSTRAUBE

This East German heirloom variety name means “giant bunch of grapes” and that is what you will see when you grow these excellent flavored cherry tomatoes. Born in bunches of 20 to 35 per cluster their small, oval red fruit have pretty little pointed ends. 80 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO SAN DIEGO

A very hardy, disease resistant tomato with flavorful, 5-7 ounce fruit. Indeterminate. A favorite in California.

TOMATO SAN MARZANO

Another favorite paste tomato with Italian heritage. Small deep red fruit have good flavor. Good for fresh eating and cooking up into your favorite sauce.

TOMATO SIBERIAN

Very early tomato. Sets fruit in cool weather. Medium sized bright red tomatoes with good flavor. Popular for fall planting.

TOMATO STUPICE

A great tomato ! The ABSOLUTE very best tasting early heirloom variety. This tomato from Czechoslovakia has big flavor, is sweet and tangy and all in a 3 to 4 ounce red, round fruit. Very early with an abundant yield from this small plant. Bears well in hot weather and cold. 52 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO SUN CHERRY

Extra sweet, prolific bearer. Wonderful in salads, pasta or out of hand! Indeterminate, 58 days to mature.

TOMATO SUN GOLD

This cherry tomato ripens to a golden orange. Very sweet fruit, it produces in warm or cool conditions. Indeterminate, 58 days.

TOMATO SUPERSTEAK

Excellent producer of huge red tomatoes. Usually will get 1-2lbs meaty and delicious fruit. A vigorous plant in full sun.

TOMATO SWEET 100

65 days. Indeterminate. Huge clusters of 1 inch cherry tomatoes. Mouth watering very sweet flavor high in vitamin C. Vigorous vines bear abundantly all season.

TOMATO SWEET MILLION

Absolutely wonderful flavor with incredible yield. These super sweet cherry tomatoes start producing early and keep on until frost. Long clusters of 1 - 1 1/2 " fruits will keep your kids happy in the garden.

TOMATO SWEET OLIVE

(GRAPE) Sweet, bite sized red fruit. A perfect snack and great in salads. Medium tall plant, productive. Determinate

TOMATO TAXI

This is a great tomato for smaller gardens. Stout plants to 2' with an abundance of medium sized yellow tomatoes. Great taste with low acid.

TOMATO THESSALONIKI

This heirloom tomato comes from a Greek island, introduced to the USA in the 1950's, and it has been popular ever since. It's very productive, and it doesn't crack. The large, red fruits are 4" in diameter and weigh about 7 oz. Great tomato flavor. Mildly earthy, slightly acidic flavor ranked high in our taste tests. Indeterminate. (65-70 days)

TOMATO YELLOW PEACH

Also known as Jaune Peche a French heirloom from 1862. This was an absolute favorite last summer. The fruits are actually fuzzy exactly like tiny peaches. Great keepers, you can leave them on the table for a month or more and they are still perfect. Round 1 – 1 1/2 inch peach colored tomatoes with a mild yet sweet fruity flavor that improves with age. Everyone wants them once they see and taste them. 75-85 Days

TOMATO YELLOW PEAR

An enormous number of yellow, bite sized, baby pear shaped fruits from this extremely old variety on vigorous plants ! The flavor is deliciously tangy and makes a perfect addition to your summer party trays. 85 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO YELLOW PERFECTION

This potato leaf heirloom originally from an old British seed company produces 1 1/2 to 2-inch, round, brilliant-yellow, thin-skinned and delicious fruits. And they are . . .Perfect! 75 Days Indeterminate

TOMATO YELLOW PLUM

Heirloom variety. Very productive sturdy plants that produce bright yellow small plum shaped tomatoes. Taste sweet and mild.

WATERMELON DIXIE QUEEN

Melons average 40bs. Deep red flesh with tough light green rind. Very crisp and sweet. Plant in full sun. Needs rich well drained soil.

WATERMELON KLONDIKE BLUE RIBBON STRIPED

Scarlet red flesh and thin rind. Very sweet. Average size of melons is 20-30 lbs. Watermelons like rich well composted soil.

WATERMELON MOUNTAIN SWEET YELLOW

This is a beautiful large watermelon with dark green skin and light green stripes and can grow up to 35 pounds. When it is cut the bright yellow flesh is a nice surprise. With a very high sugar content the flesh is super sweet and yummy. Easy to grow and does best in warmer weather.

WATERMELON SUGAR BABY

Early variety. Small round melons 8-12 lbs. Fine texture and very sweet. Plant in full sun. Prefers rich soil.

WATERMELON TENDERSWEET ORANGE

Oblong melons 30-40 lbs. Medium thick rind with bright orange flesh. High sugar content and very sweet. Plant in rich well composted soil.