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Salad Garden Seeds Seeds
We all love salads and they are so good for our health, but let's face it, they can quickly become boring and bland.
That is why we put together this seed selection. Below you will find so many options for spicing up your salads with color and flavor. Do you have a favorite we have not listed? Please E-mail us and let us know.
Arugula
H802 Arugula/Roquette ( Eruca vesicaria sativa )
Also known as rocket, rucola, or roquette, this peppery green has been cultivated in the Mediterranean for thousands of years. With high levels of potassium and vitamins A and C, arugula is a nutritional powerhouse. It makes more of a punch, flavor-wise, than most other leafy greens, which lends itself nicely to a variety of dishes.
Long, dark, lobed leaves are suitable for salad mix or bunching. White flowers with dark pink veins make attractive spicy additions to salad mixes.
Another old time heirloom herb growing to 2' tall. The young leaves have a horseradish flavor and are deeply toothed resembling turnip greens. The scent and flavor are reminiscent of peanuts.
This is a cool weather crop that gets bitter in midsummer heat. Make several plantings in early spring and again in midsummer. Harvest by shearing off the entire plant at ground level.
Long, dark, lobed leaves are suitable for salad mix or bunching. White flowers with dark pink veins make attractive spicy additions to salad mixes.
Another old time heirloom herb growing to 2' tall. The young leaves have a horseradish flavor and are deeply toothed resembling turnip greens. The scent and flavor are reminiscent of peanuts.
This is a cool weather crop that gets bitter in midsummer heat. Make several plantings in early spring and again in midsummer. Harvest by shearing off the entire plant at ground level.
Web resource: 100 Arugula Recipes
Carrots
D9819 Baby Finger
Tiny gourmet great for salads.
An extra sweet, tiny Nantes type gourmet carrot only 4" long and 1" thick with smooth skin and small core. Perfect for serving whole and great for growing in containers. 65 days.
An extra sweet, tiny Nantes type gourmet carrot only 4" long and 1" thick with smooth skin and small core. Perfect for serving whole and great for growing in containers. 65 days.
JB283 Purple Haze F1 Hybrid
Beauty and bigness! Interesting novelty purple carrot has smooth roots averaging 10-12 inches, but can easily reach 16", with bright orange centre and very sweet flavor. Upright tops average 14-16 in/36-42 cm in height. Cooking dissolves the purple color. All America Selections Winner. 70 days.
3502 Black Nebula
These gorgeous carrots are deep purple ( almost black skin )from skin to core. A wonderful addition to salads. They are 9-10" long with a tapered shape and sweet taste. They do not loose their color when cooked, getting even darker. The juice is also intensely purple and can even be used as a dye for food, easter eggs or fabrics. Add lemon juice to turn the juice bright pink! 75-80 days.
Chives
HR127 Chives ( Allium schoenoprasum )
Great for dressing up potatoes and spicing up salads, Chives are easy-to-grow from herb seeds, and their lavender flowers make an attractive clump or edging in gardens. Chives are a must-have kitchen herb and are perfect for almost any savory dish. The Chives herb has tubular leaves that add a delicate onion flavor to cooking. They also make a nice garnish too with flower heads that can be used! The flowers have an even milder onion flavor.
As soon as the leaves have reached several inches in height, you can start harvesting the desired amounts for the kitchen. Cut the leaves with scissors, leaving 1 - 2 inches above the ground. Begin at the outside edge of the plant and work toward the center. Chop the leaves and use fresh or freeze for year-round use.
Chives herb uses include being companion plants to repel insect pests. Plant these herb seeds near almost any plant that is bothered by insect pests and the Chives will instantly drive them away.
As soon as the leaves have reached several inches in height, you can start harvesting the desired amounts for the kitchen. Cut the leaves with scissors, leaving 1 - 2 inches above the ground. Begin at the outside edge of the plant and work toward the center. Chop the leaves and use fresh or freeze for year-round use.
Chives herb uses include being companion plants to repel insect pests. Plant these herb seeds near almost any plant that is bothered by insect pests and the Chives will instantly drive them away.
HR131 Chives, Garlic ( Allium tuberosum )
If you like traditional Chives, and you are also a lover of garlic, then try these Chives seeds and grow Garlic Chives. The subtle garlic flavor of Garlic Chives is perfect for use in uncooked dishes where raw regular garlic might be overwhelming or too spicy.
The flowers produced from Garlic Chives herb seeds bloom during the summer months which is much later than traditional chives. These blooms are also edible, and they attract bees as the nectar in this herb is rich. Many gardeners even cut the blooms for indoor flower arrangements. They dry well for dried arrangements too.
Like most of the Allium family, Garlic Chives plants do have a small bulb that can be used like a small green onion. You may harvest these small bulbs while the flower is still a bud. Harvest the leaves as desired once they are about 6 inches long. Pick the leaves from the base by hand. Garlic Chives leaves are very soft and quickly lose freshness. Like Chives, Garlic Chives may be frozen.
3476 Welsh Onion Red Chives
Welsh Onion Red is a very popular cultivated vegetable and an important ingredient in Asian cuisine. In Japan it is used in miso soup and in the takoyaki dumpling dish, among others. It makes a great salad addition.
It is a versatile plant, the seeds can be used as sprouts, the leaves snipped for use in salads or the whole plant pulled up. It is often grown in a bunch as an ornamental plant.The Red Welsh is an old form of the perennial bunching onion with very decorative red stalks and a slightly stronger flavoured than the white variety.
It is also slightly hardier. It is distinguished from the bulb onion by its round hollow leaves and only slight bulb formation. They are an interesting addition to a vegetable plot or herb garden that, once established, tend to look after themselves.
The flowers are attractive to bees, while the whole plant is an effective insect repellent. It is very easy to grow from seed, extremely hardy and pest resistant. It will grow from cold regions right through to hot, tropical areas.
It is a versatile plant, the seeds can be used as sprouts, the leaves snipped for use in salads or the whole plant pulled up. It is often grown in a bunch as an ornamental plant.The Red Welsh is an old form of the perennial bunching onion with very decorative red stalks and a slightly stronger flavoured than the white variety.
It is also slightly hardier. It is distinguished from the bulb onion by its round hollow leaves and only slight bulb formation. They are an interesting addition to a vegetable plot or herb garden that, once established, tend to look after themselves.
The flowers are attractive to bees, while the whole plant is an effective insect repellent. It is very easy to grow from seed, extremely hardy and pest resistant. It will grow from cold regions right through to hot, tropical areas.
Cucumbers
JB201 Burpless Supreme
Monoecious. This is one of our favorite cucumbers and one of the mildest cucumbers on the market. Burpless Supreme is bred for its particularly thin skin for reduced cucurbitacin, the biochemical believed to be responsible for the burps, and to be virtually seedless for sensitive systems. Pick shiny, dark green fruits at a mature 7 to 8 inches. Harvest earlier for bitterless, burp-free munching. Excellent when sliced, even horizontally for salads, and make great pickles when harvested small. Expect heavy yields from Cucumber mosaic virus and Powdery Mildew resistant, medium, vigorous plants. Well suited for winter conditions. 55 days.
JB168 Saladmore Bush
Monoecious. 2014 AAS Edible Vegetable Winner. Vines spread only 24 inches, yet produce an average of 10 to 12 fruits per plant. Harvest small, dark green fruits for pickles or allow them to fully mature, 7 to 8", for fresh use. Crisp flesh has a mild, sweet flavor. Keep fruits picked to extend the harvest season. Perfect for growing in containers or smaller gardens where space is limited. Resistant to CMV, Scab, Anthracnose and Powdery Mildew.
Matures in 55 days from sowing. This semi-bush vine sets sweet crisp cucumbers as long as you keep them picked. Good garden performance due to the multiple disease resistances. Has duel use, pick small for processing as pickles and harvest larger for fresh slices or spears.
Matures in 55 days from sowing. This semi-bush vine sets sweet crisp cucumbers as long as you keep them picked. Good garden performance due to the multiple disease resistances. Has duel use, pick small for processing as pickles and harvest larger for fresh slices or spears.
TPF247 National Pickling
Monoecious. A cucumber for all your needs. National produces short thick cukes with blunt ends that are perfect for pickles and also delicious for slicing in salads. Cucumbers average 6" and are slightly tapered to fit nicely in a pickle jar. Skin is medium green with some striping. A heavy producer. Black spines. Developed by the National Pickle Packers Association, this is the pickling cuke that pickle growers grow!
The National Pickling cucumber seed works well for pickling because the thin, tender skin allows it to be easily flavored with spices. The fruits are short, thick, and blunt-ended when small, becoming smooth and cylindrical when larger. The medium-large vines produce heavy yields of 6" cucumbers in 50-58 days.
The National Pickling cucumber seed works well for pickling because the thin, tender skin allows it to be easily flavored with spices. The fruits are short, thick, and blunt-ended when small, becoming smooth and cylindrical when larger. The medium-large vines produce heavy yields of 6" cucumbers in 50-58 days.
IP085 Pick A Bushel Hybrid
Plant your own pickle factories.
Be prepared to be pick lots of cukes from these compact plants. The medium green, white-spined fruits are sweet, firm and crisp, ready to pick only 50 days from sowing at 3 inch gherkin size for great pickles or left to grow to 6 inch length for slicing fresh in salads.
The semi-bush vines grow only 24 inches long, so they are well-suited for growing in patio containers as well as the garden. Plants have excellent heat tolerance and disease resistances to CMV, Scab and MMV. 50 days. Gynoecious.
Be prepared to be pick lots of cukes from these compact plants. The medium green, white-spined fruits are sweet, firm and crisp, ready to pick only 50 days from sowing at 3 inch gherkin size for great pickles or left to grow to 6 inch length for slicing fresh in salads.
The semi-bush vines grow only 24 inches long, so they are well-suited for growing in patio containers as well as the garden. Plants have excellent heat tolerance and disease resistances to CMV, Scab and MMV. 50 days. Gynoecious.
IP122 Caigua Exploding Cucumber ( Cyclanthera pedata )
This is one of the most interesting plants we have found. It is a climbing member of the cucumber family that can be used as a vegetable in salads, or steamed, it has a nice sweet flavor. It is also an herbal plant, the fruit has anti-inflammatory, weight reducing ( it is often sold in capsule form as a natural weight loss product ), lipid-absorbing, cholesterol and blood sugar regulating affects.
Can easily be grown in the garden, on a fence or trellis. It is an annual plant. One of the most interesting aspects of the plants is that when ripe, the fruits become spring-loaded missile devices, splitting and turning themselves inside-out to launch their seeds up to 5-6 feet away into the garden. This is quite the conversation plant.
Can easily be grown in the garden, on a fence or trellis. It is an annual plant. One of the most interesting aspects of the plants is that when ripe, the fruits become spring-loaded missile devices, splitting and turning themselves inside-out to launch their seeds up to 5-6 feet away into the garden. This is quite the conversation plant.
Endive
TWT030 Sugar Loaf
Strongly resembling the more familiar Romaine lettuce, this gourmet endive variety is valued by chefs in France and Italy. The light green leaves form compact heads weighing 2-4 pounds, and it's slightly bitter flavor adds a unique flavor to any salad. 80-90 days.
Good King Henry
IP249 Good King Henry ( Chenopodium bonus-henricus )
Good King Henry has been used as a vegetable for centuries and was once a common sight in every garden. But this reliable kitchen garden staple has fallen by the wayside in recent years, since it is not easily cultivated in large commercial operations.
Good King Henry may have become something of a rarity today, but this unique herb still has much to offer to the home or cottage gardener.
A perennial herb in the family Chenopodiaceae, the same plant family as some familiar vegetables (including beetroot and chard) and some other useful but more unusual plants including quinoa and tree spinach. This unique herb possesses many unusual functions. One of its many common names is "All Good" and pretty much all of the plant can be eaten.
The succulent young leaves and flowering stems can be either eaten in salads or cooked like spinach. The seed can be ground and mixed with flour then used in making bread. Known as 'poor man's asparagus', the growing shoots can be tie together in bundles, cooked and eaten like asparagus. Considered to be a gourmet food, young flower buds can be sauteed in butter
It has been used as a herbal medicine to alleviate stomach-ache. The seed is a gentle laxative that is suitable for children. Chickens especially seem to have a special fondness for Good King Henry; one of its common names is "fat hen".
The root is used as a cough remedy for livestock such as sheep and goats.
Good King Henry may have become something of a rarity today, but this unique herb still has much to offer to the home or cottage gardener.
A perennial herb in the family Chenopodiaceae, the same plant family as some familiar vegetables (including beetroot and chard) and some other useful but more unusual plants including quinoa and tree spinach. This unique herb possesses many unusual functions. One of its many common names is "All Good" and pretty much all of the plant can be eaten.
The succulent young leaves and flowering stems can be either eaten in salads or cooked like spinach. The seed can be ground and mixed with flour then used in making bread. Known as 'poor man's asparagus', the growing shoots can be tie together in bundles, cooked and eaten like asparagus. Considered to be a gourmet food, young flower buds can be sauteed in butter
It has been used as a herbal medicine to alleviate stomach-ache. The seed is a gentle laxative that is suitable for children. Chickens especially seem to have a special fondness for Good King Henry; one of its common names is "fat hen".
The root is used as a cough remedy for livestock such as sheep and goats.
Italian Dandlion
1A050 Catalogna Special Italian Dandelion ( Cichorium intybus )
A new type of green that is taking green lovers by storm. The large leaves are more tasty and nutritious than any green you've ever tried. For salad mix or bunching. Uniform strain. At baby-leaf stage, leaves are narrow with subtle spikes along the margins and a thin petiole. At full size, leaves are long, deep green, slender, and deeply cut with white midribs.
Kale
JM209 Dwarf Siberian
Our favorite kale for home made salads! Coming from Russia, this variety of kale thrives in cold weather, but also does well in warmer climates. The ruffled green and purple leaves burst with flavor and are wonderfully versatile for tossing in salads, being steamed, or used in a stir-fry.
12-15 inch coarse blue-green leaves and delicious flavor on a compact plant make this one of the most popular kales grown today.
12-15 inch coarse blue-green leaves and delicious flavor on a compact plant make this one of the most popular kales grown today.
Leeks
LET625 Giant French Carentan Leeks
A tough, hardy French heirloom that grows vigorously even in very cold climates. The tender creamy-white stems can grow to 2 inches in diameter and 8 inches long, so plenty of produce to work with in the kitchen. The blue-green leaves are attractive and quite tender so can also be used for flavor or garnish in soups, salads, stews.
Lettuce
JB248 Heirloom Garden Mix
This is a great all around lettuce mix! Traditional mix of different colored lettuces with multiple textures and delicious mild flavor. This is a great salad blend and makes for great BLT's. Can be easily grown in containers as well as the garden. 45-55 days.
TWT301 Tango Leaf
Tango Lettuce is a fun curled baby leaf lettuce variety! This lettuce has a crisp clean texture and holds up well with numerous salad dressings. This attractive uniform plant forms tight erect rosettes that are 12" across and 6-8" tall. Tango is an oak leaf variety.
Deeply lobed leaves with curled margins are the signature of this variety, so widely known that it is the standard for a class after the same name. Three dimensional leaves add texture and significant loft to salad mix. Strong regrowth. 32 days.
Deeply lobed leaves with curled margins are the signature of this variety, so widely known that it is the standard for a class after the same name. Three dimensional leaves add texture and significant loft to salad mix. Strong regrowth. 32 days.
TWT023 Red Sails
Attractive, ruffled, fringed leaves of deep burgundy red over green. A favorite among gardeners who prize beauty as well as flavor, Red Sails received an AAS when it was introduced, and has never looked back! Among the very first to arise, it resists bolting, giving you an especially long season of delectable eating. The large, erect leaves are deep red at the ruffled tips, shading into a bronzy-maroon and finally becoming green toward the base. A great source of rich color for the salad bowl, they are high-quality eating, with a soft texture and buttery flavor that appeals to all ages. 45 days
JB138 Sandy
The first AAS winning lettuce since 1985, Sandy is an attractive oakleaf type lettuce with a multitude of sweet tasting frilly dark green leaves. Not just pretty and tasty, Sandy has exceptional disease resistance, especially to powdery mildew and is slow to bolt. Use Sandy as cut and come again baby leaf, or grow to full maturity for loose salad heads. Sandy is typically not bitter when heat-stressed.
The uniformly mounded loose heads are well adapted to both raised beds and containers. When planted with cool-season flowers, Sandy will add an abundance of interesting texture to patio containers. 55 days
The uniformly mounded loose heads are well adapted to both raised beds and containers. When planted with cool-season flowers, Sandy will add an abundance of interesting texture to patio containers. 55 days
JB252 Iceberg
Introduced in 1894, it quickly became a standard garden lettuce, prized by gardeners and farmers alike for the crisphead variety's firm, packed heads and knack for retaining freshness, flavor, and crunch. Cool-green, medium-sized heads with fringed, ruffled outer leaves have pale, silvery-white hearts. Unrivalled for crispiness. Thrives in cooler weather. 85 days
TCB094 Marvielle De Four Seasons
Medium to large heads form rosettes of bronze, gold, red and green toned leaves. Will thrive in a range of climates, thus the "Four Seasons" moniker, this vigorous plant is easy to grow and remains crisp during all stages. A true French heirloom from the 1800s, Marvel of Four Seasons has been lovingly cultivated in kitchen gardens for centuries.
TPF242 Salad Bowl
Salad Bowl is an ideal lettuce variety for the home vegetable garden. It forms large, lime-green rosettes of delicate, tender leaves. This variety has relatively good heat tolerance and does not get bitter in hot weather. The baby leaves are ready for harvest in just 28 days and reach full size in about 50 days.
An old time favorite, the Heirloom Green Salad Bowl Leaf Lettuce is slow to bolt and tolerant to heat. This "All-America Selection" winner from 1952 is delicious and does not get bitter as it matures. It is also a steady grower even in warmer climates.
An old time favorite, the Heirloom Green Salad Bowl Leaf Lettuce is slow to bolt and tolerant to heat. This "All-America Selection" winner from 1952 is delicious and does not get bitter as it matures. It is also a steady grower even in warmer climates.
IP160 Red Salad Bowl
Maroon-red, deeply cut and finely divided leaves, very attractive in tossed salad.
Red Salad Bowl is a long-standing, slow-to-bolt and early maturing lettuce that grows well all season and can be harvested over period of time. Its maroon-red, deeply cut and finely divided leaves are crisp and delicious and make an eye-catching addition mixed with green lettuce. Some tolerance to late-season mildew. 50 days.
TPF210 Tom Thumb Lettuce
A miniature butterhead type lettuce producing tiny ( perfect
size for one person ) heads of sweet flavored lettuce.
LET834 Pot and Patio Blend
Tailored specifically for the container gardener, this lively blend of vibrant green and deep, rich burgundy lettuces will maximize your salad green production in the tiniest of spaces. We’ve selected 2 loose leaf, 1 romaine, and 1 butterhead for their dense, compact growth habit and extra-long harvest period.
LET835 Cardinale
Give a delightful color and aweson to your fresh salads! Wine red Batavian crisp-leaf developing at maturity into a nice head. Especially suited to cutting for salad mix because of its juicy crunch, heft, shelf life and well-proportioned leaves. 55 days.
LET836 Pablo
Mild crisp flavor, very juicy, very slow to bolt. Pablo is a batavian (not a crisphead). Its larger plants form loose heads of beautiful upright rosettes surrounded by wide wavy-edged flat leaves. Vibrant splashes of bronze-purple will highlight any salad. This market quality lettuce can stand up to heat and cold beautifully and the flavor is top notch. This disease resistant heirloom thrives in hot and cool regions. Exceptionally flavorful and crisp. Loose-leaf type with mint-green curly leaves that stay tender and not bitter for months! Also great for jucing!
70 days.
Mache ( Corn Salad )
1A354 Corn Salad
Valerianella locusta. Also known as Mache, Com Salad is a European favorite, which likes cool weather. Culture just like spinach. Seed may be sown early in the spring - April to May 1st. or during Sept. For wintering over, protect by a light straw mulch. Sow in Sept. for best results. Plant the large light seed 1/2 inch deep in rows 12 inches apart. Thin to 3 inches apart in the row.
Leaves should be individually picked, not cut, and may be harvested in about 6 weeks from seeding. Com salad provides a very distinctive salad, served like lettuce. Oval leaves are grey-green in color.
Leaves should be individually picked, not cut, and may be harvested in about 6 weeks from seeding. Com salad provides a very distinctive salad, served like lettuce. Oval leaves are grey-green in color.
Mustard
LET837 Frizzy Lizzy
Unique ruffled cherry purple leaves, serrated lobes, lots of body in salads, spicy flavor, fine ornamental also.
These sibling mustards are a very attractive pair of deeply toothed and super wavy greens with a pleasant, mild mustard flavor. Plant them both for the striking contrast of Joe’s bright green to Lizzy’s purple and the added loft and spice to salad mixes. Terrific for baby leaf mixes, but the mature plants have great field-holding and bolt resistance for a long harvest window of full-sized leaves. 21 days (baby leaf), 35 days mature.
LET838 Mizuna Red Streaks
With a mild peppery mustard flavor, this green is great for salads as a baby green or a full-size green. The stalk has a great flavor as well and the splashes of red add color to mixes. It is a fast grower and has good heat tolerance allowing it to bolt later than lettuce.
Red Streaks has wispy, frilly, dark green leaves with burgundy streaks. Its taste is mild for a mustard. 45 days. 20 days for baby leaf.
Red Streaks has wispy, frilly, dark green leaves with burgundy streaks. Its taste is mild for a mustard. 45 days. 20 days for baby leaf.
LET839 Wassabissimo
Delicious, spicy, wasabi-like flavor, grow as sprout to add extra zest to salads.
LET840 Golden Streaks
Baby leaf harvest after about 20 to 25 days. This fast-growing baby green mustard has a bright spring-green color and a delicate, lacey habit that contrasts strikingly with dark green or red salad greens. Its mild spicy taste adds interest, as well. Use the Golden Streak to perk up a salad or sandwich or as a perfect little side garnish. 40 to 50 days to full maturity.
Minutina
LET841 Minutina ( Plantago coronopus)
Also known as Buckshorn Plaintain or Erba Stella, this is a unique Italian heirloom , grown in America since colonial days, when it was used as a medicinal for fevers. Also put up in fancy jellies. This cold weather salad green has a mild nutty flavor and crunchy texture. The small, narrow-leaved heads form full rosetted clumps. Best harvested before flowering begins, as the flowers tend to draw up the flavor into themselves. Also, you can eat the flowers too and they make a decorative accent to salads. Harvest when young and tender at about 5". Easy to grow and self-seeds. 60 days.
Cleaned seeds, no hulls.
Cleaned seeds, no hulls.
Onions
IP256 Texas Grano 1015Y (Texas Supersweet)
Heirloom variety. Sweetest of the sweet! Considered short day, but can be used in Intermediate and Long Day areas as it takes longer for bulbs to develop. Most common vidalia style Texas onion grown! So sweet, it won’t bring tears to your eyes! Typically weighs about 1 lb. and is close to the size of a softball. Very productive. Yellow skinned with white flesh. 2-4 month shelf life! Excellent for salads, slicing, grilling and cooking. Resistant: Pink Root Rot. 110 days.
IP062 Red Burgundy
Excellent slicing variety for salads or hamburgers and grilling. Red Burgundy onions produce large flattened globes 3 to 4 inches in diameter that are beautiful for slicing! Very mild and sweet flavor! Good for short term storage. Average water needs. Water regularly, but don't over water. Resistant to Botrytis and Pink Rot. This is a short day variety that matures in 95 to 165 days depending upon planting time, location and climate.
TGL026 Yellow Sweet Spanish
Also called Sweet Jumbo Onion. Large, globe-shaped yellow-skinned onion with a crisp, firm white flesh that keeps well and is a favorite for salads. A long day onion, it develops late in the season in the North. In the South it makes scallions, or fresh green onions, when planted as a fall onion. Needs 13 hours or more of day length for best bulb development. Make sure the thick, heavy neck dries well, and it will store for several months in a cool, dry place.
Large bulbs sometimes weighing a pound or more. Sweet and mild flavored. Has fair storage characteristics. Moderate Pink Root tolerance. Well adapted to the Western States 115 days.
Large bulbs sometimes weighing a pound or more. Sweet and mild flavored. Has fair storage characteristics. Moderate Pink Root tolerance. Well adapted to the Western States 115 days.
TPF271 Evergreen Bunching
Bunching onion does not form a real bulb. Oriental bunching onion has a green leaf portion and a long blanched white stalk portion. The blanched portion can be from a few inches to 20 inches, depending the varieties. The long-stalk onions are blanched by earthing up during growth. The long-stalk onions are very tender and well flavored, excellent for stir-fry, sukiyaki, salaads, tempura and many Japanese dishes. Plants can be harvested for vegetable use at any growing stage. Considered a neutral day variety that grows about anywhere.
Peppers
PEP064 Giant Aconcagua ( Sweet Pepper
)
Flavor as sweet as apples! Gourmet chefs use them in salads,
stir-fried, roasted and stuffed. Long fruits grow up to 11
inches and can weigh up to 12 ounces. Best flavor at light
green stage. 70 days.
PEP001 Baby Belle
( Sweet Bell Pepper )
These tasty tiny (2" by 2-1/2) sweet bells will certainly be
the hit of any salad bar and are just the extra touch for that
special gourmet dish. Easily grown in 5 gallon containers.
These mostly 4-lobed, emerald green beauties waste no time in
turning bright red at full maturity. Resistant to Tobacco
Mosaic Virus. 68 days.
LET833 Cambuchi Hot ( Mildly Hot Pepper )
Open-pollinated, heirloom, hot-type pepper with medium 4000 to 6000 Scoville Heat Units. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses.This unique, flying saucer-shaped pepper is originally from Brazil and can often be confused with the Bishop Crown pepper. However, it is not as spicy as the bishop crown pepper and has a different fruity flavor. It is perfect for salads, salsas, jams, stuffings, and more!
Cambuci peppers are named after the Cambuci fruit, which they also resemble, which in turn is named for being shaped like an indigenous style of earthen jar.
Cambuci peppers are named after the Cambuci fruit, which they also resemble, which in turn is named for being shaped like an indigenous style of earthen jar.
PEP415 Chablis ( Sweet Frying and Salad Pepper )
No, it's not a seed mix, Chablis is a single pepper plant with delicious fruit that matures from gleaming ivory to golden-orange to brightest red!
Thick-walled and ultra-sweet, these bells look great and taste terrific. So now you can have a mix of colors from a single plant!
These blocky bells measure 3 inches across and 4 inches long, with thick walls, glossy skins, and beautiful shapes. They begin green, but turn white quite quickly, and are ready to harvest at any stage after that. Pick some pure white, let others mature to citrus shades of gold and orange, and reserve a few for ultra-nutritious ripeness and beauty at pure red.
Chablis is a very vigorous pepper, as its early maturity suggests. It stands up to tobacco mosaic virus and bacterial leaf spot effortlessly, which makes for healthier growth and bigger crops. This plant reaches about 18 to 24 inches high, very well-branched and productive. Give it some support to hold up its big crops!
Chablis peppers are good for slicing, stuffing, and cooking. They keep their color nicely, and the supersweet flavor just gets better with a little heat. 65 days.
Thick-walled and ultra-sweet, these bells look great and taste terrific. So now you can have a mix of colors from a single plant!
These blocky bells measure 3 inches across and 4 inches long, with thick walls, glossy skins, and beautiful shapes. They begin green, but turn white quite quickly, and are ready to harvest at any stage after that. Pick some pure white, let others mature to citrus shades of gold and orange, and reserve a few for ultra-nutritious ripeness and beauty at pure red.
Chablis is a very vigorous pepper, as its early maturity suggests. It stands up to tobacco mosaic virus and bacterial leaf spot effortlessly, which makes for healthier growth and bigger crops. This plant reaches about 18 to 24 inches high, very well-branched and productive. Give it some support to hold up its big crops!
Chablis peppers are good for slicing, stuffing, and cooking. They keep their color nicely, and the supersweet flavor just gets better with a little heat. 65 days.
Available only in Treated Seed.
LET792 Costa Rico ( Sweet Pepper )
Ruby red 1-1/2" x 6", sweet fruity flavor, perfect in salad, sliced for dip, or grilled, 70 days.
A truly tasty pepper, its a large Marconi type but shorter in length and wider through the shoulder. Pick when the skin turns deep ruby red to experience its unique fruity sweetness. Delicious in salads and sliced in strips for dip because it provides more flavor than a sweet bell. Also tasty when roasted or grilled.
LET197 Garden Salsa ( Mildly hot pepper )
Developed just for salsa, this medium-hot chile pepper turns out to be heavy bearing and delicious, too! Boasting just the right amount of heat, it can be picked green for salsa or allowed to turn red for full nutritional kick and use in salads, sauces, and more!
Garden Salsa Hybrid scores 3,000 Scovilles on the heat index, which gives it a nice little bite in salsa but doesn't produce so much heat that diners have to be warned before they try it! It's a great all-purpose pepper, because it does offer a nicely nuanced flavor that works in a variety of dishes. Great for adding a zesty kick to homemade salsas, but also chili and other dishes. Fruits are 8" long by 1" across, usually picked green for salsa (they mature red), and classed as mildly-hot. Peppers get hotter in dry weather. 75 Days
Garden Salsa Hybrid scores 3,000 Scovilles on the heat index, which gives it a nice little bite in salsa but doesn't produce so much heat that diners have to be warned before they try it! It's a great all-purpose pepper, because it does offer a nicely nuanced flavor that works in a variety of dishes. Great for adding a zesty kick to homemade salsas, but also chili and other dishes. Fruits are 8" long by 1" across, usually picked green for salsa (they mature red), and classed as mildly-hot. Peppers get hotter in dry weather. 75 Days
PEP770 Greek Golden Pepperoncini
Pepper ( Very mild, about 2000 SU )
Classic garnish for sandwiches, pickling, or Greek salads. Golden color before maturing, 1-1/2 x 4" peppers change from golden yellow to red. 75 days
PEP773 Gypsy ( Sweet Pepper )
Winner. Very prolific frying and roasting pepper with great taste! The unique colors of the maturing peppers make them an attractive landscape plant as well. This All-America Selections winner is a very prolific frying pepper that is also recommended fresh in salads. Tapered fruits grow 4 1/2" long by 2 1/2" wide and matures from yellow to orange to red. 62 days.
PEP748 Italian Sweet Roaster ( Mild roasting pepper )
These plants produce lots of 7-8" long x 1", curved peppers with a wondeful mild, but a bit warm flavor. Peppers grow green to red, great grilled or in salad, good yield, 85 days.
To cook on the grill: brush the skin of each pepper with olive oil, place the peppers on the grill, cover and cook until tender, about 10 minutes, yummy!
PEP767 Mad Hatter Hybrid ( Sweet pepper with a slight bit of heat )
2017 AAS Edible Vegetable Winner
This exotic pepper wins on uniqueness alone! However, the plant's vigor, earliness, high yields, large size and awesome taste all contribute to its high score among AAS judges. Mad Hatter is a member of the Capsicum baccatum pepper species from South America commonly used in Bolivian and Peruvian cuisine.
You can impress your friends by growing this pepper and showing off the novel three-sided shape and deliciously sweet taste. The taste has a refreshing, citrusy floral flavor that remains sweet, only occasionally expressing mild heat near the seeds.
Be prepared for vigorous and robust plants that are easy to grow because they were bred for North America"s many growing conditions. Use your abundant harvest raw in salads, pickled or stuffed with cheese, a new favorite!
This exotic pepper wins on uniqueness alone! However, the plant's vigor, earliness, high yields, large size and awesome taste all contribute to its high score among AAS judges. Mad Hatter is a member of the Capsicum baccatum pepper species from South America commonly used in Bolivian and Peruvian cuisine.
You can impress your friends by growing this pepper and showing off the novel three-sided shape and deliciously sweet taste. The taste has a refreshing, citrusy floral flavor that remains sweet, only occasionally expressing mild heat near the seeds.
Be prepared for vigorous and robust plants that are easy to grow because they were bred for North America"s many growing conditions. Use your abundant harvest raw in salads, pickled or stuffed with cheese, a new favorite!
PEP066 Marconi ( Sweet Pepper
)
A giant pepper with giant flavor! Awarded All-America Selections recognition in 2001 for its adaptability, earliness, smoky-sweet flavor, and yield, this pepper is a sure winner in the garden. It is one of the biggest Italian- type sweet peppers, with a long profile and a slightly lobed end. Peppers ripen from green to red and are sweetest when red.
Traditional long red sweet peppers, imported from Italy. Large plants bear tasty, 3-lobed fruits which grow up to 12" inches long and 3" across at shoulders. Good green or mature red for salads and for frying. 70-72 days.
Traditional long red sweet peppers, imported from Italy. Large plants bear tasty, 3-lobed fruits which grow up to 12" inches long and 3" across at shoulders. Good green or mature red for salads and for frying. 70-72 days.
LET791 Ozark Giant ( Sweet Bell
Pepper )
An heirloom variety. Ozark Giant produces huge, long bell peppers that have delicious, thick flesh. They start out green and turn bright red when mature. Red flesh is sweet and tangy. Very productive plants and great flavor will make this old Ozarks variety a favorite.
The plant produces heavy yields of 6" to 8" long giant red sweet bell peppers. Peppers turn from dark green to bright red when mature. Peppers have thick walls, are sweet, and juicy. Great in salads, salsa, and stuffed. Should be staked to support the heavy yields of giant peppers. 72 days.
The plant produces heavy yields of 6" to 8" long giant red sweet bell peppers. Peppers turn from dark green to bright red when mature. Peppers have thick walls, are sweet, and juicy. Great in salads, salsa, and stuffed. Should be staked to support the heavy yields of giant peppers. 72 days.
LET512 Pretty Colorific ( Sweet Pepper )
A great ornamental with great sweet flavor, an excellent way to dress up a salad! Ornamental edible, 2" conical fruits are very sweet and range in orange, yellow, purple, red, colors. Grows about 15" tall plant, perfect in patio pot, 67 days.
LET236 Giant Sahuaro ( Mildly Warm to Hot Pepper 500 Scoville Units
)
Huge, flavorful mild peppers. F1, Improvement on Big Chile II, large 9" long, strong plant, resists sunburn, for salads or roasted, mild 500 scoville, 68 days.
Giant 9-inch fruits mature from bold green to deep red, packing nutrition into every bite. And although it's classified as a hot pepper, Sahuaro has such a mild bite that you can eat it raw as well as use it for stuffing, grilling, and baking!
Giant 9-inch fruits mature from bold green to deep red, packing nutrition into every bite. And although it's classified as a hot pepper, Sahuaro has such a mild bite that you can eat it raw as well as use it for stuffing, grilling, and baking!
PEP790 Snick Snack ( Sweet
Snacking Pepper )
Sneak in to the latest Pepper craze, Snackers! These deliciously sweet, snack-size red peppers taste so good right off the plant that they might never see the inside of your kitchen. Kids love them for snacks and lunches, and they also taste great in salads and stir-fries. Wonderfully tasty and crunchy, 3½ " long, yellow to orange to red, 60 days. Compact plants make wonderful patio plants or will thrive in garden.
PEP780 Valencia( Bell Pepper )
Very unique, sweet pepper. Very large size for a bell pepper, with blocky 4.5 long and wide size. A beautiful pepper changing from deep green to a bright, sparkling red-orange color as it ripens. Very sweet flavor, it maintains it's firm shape in the fridge for days. Excellent for eating fresh or adding color to salads. Ideal for stuffing. Try serving them grilled, roasted, or stir-fried. Resists TMV, 90 days.
Radish
FB132 Easter Egg Radish
A mixture of red, purple and
white radishes often harvested when marble size for salads,
that are crisp and mild, even when mature. Adds color and zest
to salads.
TCB092 French Breakfast
French Breakfast radishes have a unique oblong shape! Great for dipping! Fast and easy to grow. Cool weather is best for this variety. Only 24 days to maturity! Requires consistently moist soil.
Though the exact origin of French Breakfast radishes is unknown, renowned seed expert James J. H. Gregory of Marblehead, Massachusetts first offered them for sale in his seed catalog in 1875.
They did indeed originate in France. These radishes make great natural snacks for the table. Keep a bowl of them in the fridge for a quick snack. The shape also makes them great for dipping.
The tops can be used to create a spicy salad. You might try slicing both roots and leaves for a stir-fry, or sauteeing them in butter.
Topped with edible, leafy greens, French Breakfast radishes are very crisp and offer a mildly spicy flavor. Grilling or oven roasting will bring out the subtly sweet and nutty flavor of the French Breakfast radish.
Though the exact origin of French Breakfast radishes is unknown, renowned seed expert James J. H. Gregory of Marblehead, Massachusetts first offered them for sale in his seed catalog in 1875.
They did indeed originate in France. These radishes make great natural snacks for the table. Keep a bowl of them in the fridge for a quick snack. The shape also makes them great for dipping.
The tops can be used to create a spicy salad. You might try slicing both roots and leaves for a stir-fry, or sauteeing them in butter.
Topped with edible, leafy greens, French Breakfast radishes are very crisp and offer a mildly spicy flavor. Grilling or oven roasting will bring out the subtly sweet and nutty flavor of the French Breakfast radish.
Spinach
TCB101 Olympia F1
45 days. Probably the best and most productive dark green plain leaf spinach for year-round sowing and harvests. Within its class, Olympia is slower to bolt and displays better eating quality than others. An excellent choice for cooking and year-round fresh spinach salads. Typically upright, it grows to 10 inches.
TPF237 Seaside F1
Slow-bolting variety for spring and summer. Seaside has upright, dark green leaves, that are somewhat spade shaped. Stays small, which extends the baby leaf harvest window. High resistance to downy mildew races 1-11, 15, 16, and intermediate resistance to races 12, 14.
A heat tolerant, smooth-leafed spinach cultivar that will be as good for salads as it is for stir frys, in soup, or atop a pizza. Seaside is a very uniform, dark green, baby leaf spinach excellent for fast harvest and high-volume production. The leaves are thick and juicy, with well-developed flavour, and the nutritional value is legendary for a reason.
A heat tolerant, smooth-leafed spinach cultivar that will be as good for salads as it is for stir frys, in soup, or atop a pizza. Seaside is a very uniform, dark green, baby leaf spinach excellent for fast harvest and high-volume production. The leaves are thick and juicy, with well-developed flavour, and the nutritional value is legendary for a reason.
1A469 Noble Giant
Giant Noble Spinach is an old heirloom that was the All-America Selections Winner in 1933. This variety produces very large, dark green spinach leaves with wonderful flavor. Perfect fresh in salads, cooked, canned or frozen. This spinach is slow to bolt and is very easy to grow. Perfect for the home gardener! 46 days.
Tomatoes
RTP014 Banana Legs
Very prolific novelty tomato with yellow, pointed banana shaped
fruits that are 4" long by 1½" wide. Good, meaty delicious
plants that are a must for salads. Determinate. 75 days.
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RTP016 Baxter's Early Bush Red
Extra early cherry type on compact, bush type plants. Prolific
bearer of orange red delicious salad fruits that will keep up
to 28 days when refrigerated. Determinate. 70 days.
LET445 Black Truffle
Deep burgundy with black tones, high sugar, rich flavor, 6-8 oz pear shape, perfect on salad, indeterminate. 75 days.
RTP990 Florida 91 Hybrid
A perfect tomato for hot climates, will set in very hot conditions. Large, sweet, 8 ounce deeply oblate fruits. A disease-resistant hybrid, plants yield a crop of round, sweet fruit ideal for slicing onto sandwiches and salads.
Maturing in the main season, Florida 91 is a hot-set tomato hybrid for the eastern United States. Its combination of a strong, healthy vine and exceptionally firm and smooth fruit can give growers a high yield potential. Determinate. 80 days.
Maturing in the main season, Florida 91 is a hot-set tomato hybrid for the eastern United States. Its combination of a strong, healthy vine and exceptionally firm and smooth fruit can give growers a high yield potential. Determinate. 80 days.
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LET128 Giant Belgian Pink
One of our most popular heirlooms. Huge, sweet fruits average 1 to 2 lbs. and have weighed in at nearly 5 lbs. Dark pink fruits have smooth blossom ends and a low-acid, mild flavor, so sweet that some growers use them to make wine. Solid meat and size means one slice per sandwich!
Tomatoes are very sweet, meaty, and turn dark pink when mature. A low-acidity tomato that is excellent for salads, sandwiches, and canning. The pink skin occurs as the result of clear skin over red flesh, while most red tomatoes have a yellow skin over red flesh. Indeterminate, 85 days.
Tomatoes are very sweet, meaty, and turn dark pink when mature. A low-acidity tomato that is excellent for salads, sandwiches, and canning. The pink skin occurs as the result of clear skin over red flesh, while most red tomatoes have a yellow skin over red flesh. Indeterminate, 85 days.
3739 Homestead
80 days. Lycopersicon esculentum. Plant produces good yields of flavorful 8 oz red tomatoes. Excellent for salads, sandwiches, and canning. Plant does well in hot & humid conditions making it a perfect variety for Southern regions. Determinate. Disease Resistant
LET327 Independence Day
Be the first one in your neighborhood to have ripe tomatoes this year! If planted in early May, you can have ripe tomatoes by the Fourth of July. Round, 2 to 3 inch pink fruit have a great tomato flavor which is not always typical with other early varieties. Perfect for salads and for slicing. It continues to produce until early fall and in ideal conditions, up to first frost. Indeterminate, 55 days.
RTP851 Mexico Midget (Currant)
Very prolific plants continue producing heavily throughout the
entire season. Round dark-crimson ½" fruits give an
incredible flash of rich tomato flavor, great for salads.
Indeterminate, 60-70 days from transplant.
RTP192 Old German (Heirloom)
An old heirloom variety producing huge boat shaped fruits
weighing 2 pounds or so. Color is golden yellow with pink to
red stripes that varies from fruit to fruit. Excellent for
slicing.
The plant produces good yields of 1-1/2 to 2 lb bi-colored yellow beefsteak tomatoes with red and pink stripes. It is one of the best slicing tomatoes on the market. They are delicious, beautiful, very sweet, meaty, juicy, and flavorful. Perfect for salads, garnishes, or culinary creations. The plant requires support, either staking or cages. A potato leaf variety. An excellent choice for home gardens. A Mennonite heirloom from Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, USA. Indeterminate, 75 days.
The plant produces good yields of 1-1/2 to 2 lb bi-colored yellow beefsteak tomatoes with red and pink stripes. It is one of the best slicing tomatoes on the market. They are delicious, beautiful, very sweet, meaty, juicy, and flavorful. Perfect for salads, garnishes, or culinary creations. The plant requires support, either staking or cages. A potato leaf variety. An excellent choice for home gardens. A Mennonite heirloom from Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, USA. Indeterminate, 75 days.
LET332 Pineapple Pig
This is a wonderfully unique tomato for those who need a low acid tomato plant for their garden. Pineapple Pig tomatoes are large and plump, weighing up to 1 or 2 pounds, with a somewhat rounded, bumpy shape. The fruits ripen to a creamy yellow color with light green stripes or specks and a pale pink blush. The flesh is also yellow in color, often with a rosy tint or marbling, and offers a thick, meaty, and juicy texture. The flavor is mild and sweet with very low acidity and fruity undertones.
Although Pineapple Pig tomato plants are late to set fruit, they are a prolific indeterminate variety that will continue to grow and produce up until a frost. The plants are tall, often reaching 5 to 7 feet high, hence staking or caging is recommended to help prevent garden sprawl and support the heavy fruits.
Pineapple Pig tomatoes are best suited for raw applications because of their juicy-sweet flesh, and their large size and meaty texture lend well for slicing onto salads or sandwiches. Try adding chopped Pineapple Pig tomatoes to fresh salsa with red tomatoes and lime juice to add sweetness and balance the acidity. 75 days.
Although Pineapple Pig tomato plants are late to set fruit, they are a prolific indeterminate variety that will continue to grow and produce up until a frost. The plants are tall, often reaching 5 to 7 feet high, hence staking or caging is recommended to help prevent garden sprawl and support the heavy fruits.
Pineapple Pig tomatoes are best suited for raw applications because of their juicy-sweet flesh, and their large size and meaty texture lend well for slicing onto salads or sandwiches. Try adding chopped Pineapple Pig tomatoes to fresh salsa with red tomatoes and lime juice to add sweetness and balance the acidity. 75 days.
RTP960 Porter Improved
Also known a Porter Pride. Larger than a Porter but with same setting ability. Plants produce heavy yields of 3-4 oz red, very flavorful cherry tomatoes. Borne in clusters of 6. Does extremely well in high heat and low humidity. Crack and sunburn resistant. Excellent keeping quality. Perfect for snacks, salads, canning and making tomato juice and sauce. Indeterminate, 78 days.
RTP973 Rapunzel
Named for the fairy tale character, plants produce unique, long cascading trusses with up to 40 fruits. Very flavorful, bright red, 3/4 to 1 ounce cherry tomatoes make the perfect addition to salads and veggie trays. The long stems are quite impressive when picked fully loaded with tomatoes, which can be enjoyed individually as they ripen. So sweet, you'll be tempted to eat them straight-from-the-vine.
Indeterminate. 68-70 Days.
RTP309 Tiny Tim
Bush type, 18" tall producing loads of excellent salad type
tomatoes. Indeterminate, 60 days.
RTP988 Valencia
Sunny orange fruits with full tomato flavor.
Round, smooth fruits average 8-10 oz. Their meaty interiors have few seeds. This midseason tomato is among the best for flavor and texture. They are meaty and have a tangy flavor with very few seeds. Perfect for salads, slicing, garnishes, or culinary creations. It ripens earlier than many other orange varieties making it a good choice for gardeners with shorter seasons. Excellent choice for home gardens. A heirloom variety from Maine, USA. Indeterminate, 76 days.
Round, smooth fruits average 8-10 oz. Their meaty interiors have few seeds. This midseason tomato is among the best for flavor and texture. They are meaty and have a tangy flavor with very few seeds. Perfect for salads, slicing, garnishes, or culinary creations. It ripens earlier than many other orange varieties making it a good choice for gardeners with shorter seasons. Excellent choice for home gardens. A heirloom variety from Maine, USA. Indeterminate, 76 days.
JB243 Watermelon Beefsteak
An heirloom from the 1800's, with good-flavored fruits weighing 2 lbs. or more. Pink-skinned and very mild, with purplish-red flesh and an oblong shape.
The plant produces high yields of pink beefsteak tomatoes. They are very sweet, meaty, juicy, and flavorful. It has a rich old-fashioned tomato flavor. Perfect for salads, slicing, and sandwiches. A plant can produce up to 50 lbs of tomatoes. An excellent choice for home gardens. Indeterminate, 75 days.
The plant produces high yields of pink beefsteak tomatoes. They are very sweet, meaty, juicy, and flavorful. It has a rich old-fashioned tomato flavor. Perfect for salads, slicing, and sandwiches. A plant can produce up to 50 lbs of tomatoes. An excellent choice for home gardens. Indeterminate, 75 days.
LET336 WayAhead
This early maturing plant produces good yields of 6 to 8 oz bright red tomatoes. They are very sweet, meaty, juicy, and flavorful. Perfect for salads, slicing, sandwiches, and making tomato juice. One of the best varieties for making tomato juice. They ripen early as it's name indicates, way ahead of other varieties. The seeds were saved from the most select plants that had premium quality straits. Also known as Jung's Wayahead Tomato, Hudson Valley Tomato, and Earliana Tomato. A potato leaf variety. Excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom variety dating back to 1921. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 633493. Determinate. 63 days.
Watercress
SF161 Watercress ( Nasturtium officinale )
Nasturtium officinale, more commonly known as watercress, is a perennial semiaquatic vegetable plant known for its spicy foliage that's popular in salads and similar dishes.
While watercress hails originally from Europe, today it grows throughout U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 11.
Best grown along streams where water is shallow and calm. Will succeed, however, in gardens or in pots, provided soil is kept moist.
While watercress hails originally from Europe, today it grows throughout U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 11.
Best grown along streams where water is shallow and calm. Will succeed, however, in gardens or in pots, provided soil is kept moist.
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