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This interesting mix of red, white, and bicolor radishes has wonderful flavor and make your salad light up with bright colors that are perfect for gardeners or growers. 28 days.

These very beautiful tomatoes are a stunning combination of fine-lined golden yellow and red stripes. While visually exciting, the real treat comes when you cut them open. Their gold flesh is streaked with red and is very juicy, flavorful, and sweet. A stabilized cross between Green Zebra and Marvel Stripe, these tomatoes weigh about one pound each. They were named in honor of Copia, the American Center for Food, Wine and the Arts, in Napa California. Indeterminate. 85 days.

2016 AAS WINNER. Cornitos are smaller versions of Corno di Toro, well regarded for being delicious but sometimes slow to ripen. These new peppers are earlier and smaller at 5 to 6 inches long, but just as delicious with a sweet, fruity flavor. Peppers turn a beautiful bright yellow and appear early in the season on up until frost. Great when raw, grilled or roasted. 55 days green; 75 days yellow.

A smaller version of Corno di Toro Red and Carmen, these very sweet peppers are 5 to 6 inches long and 2 inches wide. Although delicious cut up raw into salads, their flavor deepens and intensifies when peppers are roasted or grilled. Abundant harvests are ready early in the season and keep on coming well into Fall. 60 days green; 80 days red.

Italian “bull’s horn” colorful sweet peppers are 8 to 10 inches long and curved like a bull’s horn. Ripen to deep red and are delicious fresh in salads, but more often are sauteed or grilled. Prolific tall plants. 68 days.

The bull’s horn golden yellow pepper is a classic Italian heirloom, great for grilling, stuffing, for salads or for eating raw. Peppery flavor is neither hot nor very sweet. Fruit reach 8 inches in length and 2 inches in width. 85 days.

Heirloom Cosmos Dwarf Sensation Mix quickly produce beautiful bouquets of pink, cerise, and white flowers. The stalks reach 12 to 15 inches in height, then flower throughout the growing season. By growing such attractive flowers, you will invite beneficial insects like Monarch butterflies who will bring about a vibrant ecosystem to your garden. Grow these in full sun. 60-85 days.

Costata Romanesco is an Italian heirloom squash that is known for its delicious and slightly nutty flavor. The texture is firm and it can be fried, grilled, baked, or eaten raw in salads. In Italy they love to eat the blossoms so you will see more male flowers in this selection. Blossoms are put in salads, soups, and pasta, but are also use for stuffing with ricotta or goat cheese. The fruit are dark green with light green ribs that run the length of the fruit. In Italy the fruit are harvested at 4 or 5 inches with the blossom still attached. But they can be harvested at 15 inches and they will still be firm and tasty. You can cut the big fruit into thin patties to top a sandwich. Add some pesto, or grate a little Parmesan on top. It is semi-vining type that can stretch 4 feet. Space 24 inches apart when planting, with 4 feet between rows. 55 days.

Italian heirloom tomatoes. Large, deep-red, juicy tomatoes are deeply ribbed but fully flavored and absolutely delicious. This variety is hearty and does well in hot weather, but continues to produce even when the weather turns cool. Indeterminate. 78 days.

Non-bitter fruit with few seeds and beautiful crunchy pickles. Vines bear an impressive amount of 6-8 inch blocky, dark green fruits. Resistant to bacterial wilt. 50 days.

This full flavored heirloom variety from France produces large red beefsteaks with ribbed shoulders. Fruit is typically about 4 inches across, quite meaty, and smoothly textured. Very large crops of big, beautiful tomatoes. Indeterminate. 82 days.

Coventry is an orange, 3 to 4 inch chantenay carrot which is a popular item in farmers markets and select upscale markets when harvested at full maturity. It is often compared to the Caracas carrot which you can plant in containers, baskets or planter boxes. Also, you can harvest “true” baby carrots – just pick earlier. Coventry has excellent flavor and a sweet crunchy texture. 70 days direct seeded.

French explorers probably brought this okra to America in the early 1700s. Plants reach more than 7 feet in height and produce an abundance of large, light green, curled pods 8 to 10 inches in length. Harvest at 6 inches for best flavor and texture. Great for your favorite jambalaya dish. 55 to 60 days.

Delightful little cherry tomatoes are creamy ivory with hints of yellow and an absolutely unforgettable taste. The flavor is not only sweet but is also marked by a fruity complexity. They are so irresistible that you won't want to stop eating them at harvest time. Plants are large and quite prolific, bearing long clusters of these 1/2-inch delicious little treats. Heirloom variety originally from Mexico. Indeterminate. 65 days.

This variety was developed by Tom Wagner from heirloom stock. He focused on making a more productive plant and creating flavor that is great for making sauces. The cream to yellow colored fruit are nearly 3 inches long and are shaped like a sausage. The determinate 3 foot bush plants don’t need to be staked. 75 days.

This is the first-ever All America winning echalion shallot. It has a beautiful copper-pink outer skin, and an even more attractive rosy-purple inner skin. French chefs love this type of shallot because they are easy to peel, have more interesting flavors, and caramelize easily when heated. Perfect to plant in the garden, or sell at a farmers market. Plants reach 24 to 30 inches, and the bulb is 4-5 inches in length. Can be grown in a container as well. Space 3 to 4 inches apart. Transplant in March, or direct seed in April or May. 90 to 100 days.

Crimson Sweet is a long-time favorite due to wonderful flavor, texture, and sweetness. This melon can reach up to 9 x 12 inches and weigh between 15 to 25 pounds. Vines grow 6 to 9 feet, and are normally planted 2 to 5 feet apart in the row. Direct seed when soil temperatures are 70 to 75 degrees. 80 days.

This cucumber is popular in Europe where gardeners love the true "Cornichon" type pickle. The petite 3 to 5 inch fruit have very small white spines and are very crispy and flavorful. Short season areas will appreciate Crispy Crunchy's ability to set fruit without pollination (parthenocarpy). That means you don't need to have any honey bees working the flowers. Yields are impressive, and the vigorous vines keep growing. This kind of cucumber is hard to find in the United States, but we have taken the time to make sure our customers can have a taste of Europe without traveling to Paris. 44 days.

A profusion of tiny oval-shaped yellow grape tomatoes are produced on tall, vigorous plants. They are delightfully sweet but refreshing and sure to be a favorite with kids and adults who like to snack right in the garden. Expect long clusters of fruit that can be picked individually with very little cracking. Indeterminate. 90 days.

Yellow-green, frying-type pepper. 6 inch long fruits have thin walls and waxy flesh. Excellent split and fried in olive oil but also a sweet and crisp addition to salads. 65 days.

These attractive fruit sport green stripes over a creamy white background, and weigh between 12 to 20 pounds, and measure 18 to 20 inches in length. The hard rinds and firm sweet flesh, and are good for baking, canning or boiling. 110 days.

A sibling of Green Stripe, Cushaw White is a true American squash, and was being cultivated by Native Americans thousands of year ago. Fruit reach up to 30 pounds and have sweet flesh. 110 days.

This beautiful bi-colored heirloom tomato is distinctive among other yellow and red varieties because of its pastel coloring. It matures to a soft shade of pale yellow painted with subtle striping of light red. The 12 oz. slightly flattened fruit has delicious, rich flavor with nuances of tropical fruit that suits it well to simple salads or slices with only a light drizzle of dressing. Indeterminate. 72 days.

This new hybrid heirloom type combines the flavor of heirlooms with the productive quality of a commercial variety. The attractive, dark purple fruit weigh 7 to 10 ounces, and have deliciously sweet and tangy flesh. And Darkstar is resistant to Late Blight. The strong, 6 – 7 foot tall indeterminate vines will produce over a long period of time, with great productivity. 75 days.

This variety has early maturity with exceptional size - 8 to 10 oz. Perhaps the best variety for those wanting a compact determinate plant that has great yield potential, flavor, and appearance. You can even grow this in a large container. The deep oblate fruit are picture perfect with a small blossom scar. (VFFASt) Determinate 70 days

Huge red fruit is smooth, nearly solid and often weighs more than 2 lbs. Excellent flavor, tiny seed cavities, and very little cracking. This is the variety that holds the world record for the largest tomato ever grown. Indeterminate. 77 days.

Beautiful tangerine orange bell peppers are blocky, 4-lobed, and early to mature. Fruit becomes an average 4 inches tall and wide. Strong plants are resistant to both Tobacco Mosaic Virus and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, which makes them easier to grow in a wide variety of climates. Colorful orange bell peppers are some of the sweetest and most nutritious peppers you will ever eat. 72 days.

Put some variety in your salad or stir-fry, with this new purple cauliflower. Heads are a purple/lavender color, that will not change when cooked. Heads are 7 to 8 inches in width, self wrapping and taste great. 68 days.

Luscious pink beefsteaks weigh a pound or more and have a rich, sweet flavor that is unforgettable. This is a family heirloom variety brought over from Germany by Dr. Dester when he settled in Indiana. He gave seeds to an Amish woman, who moved to Missouri and shared Dester seed with a farmer there who grew them for the local market. Dester continues to earn its great reputation by winning taste tests and even wider popularity. Indeterminate. 80 days.

This commercially bred variety is perfect for salsa, pico de gallo, canning, and fried green tomatoes. Plants are hardy with good leaf cover, and resist Yellow Leaf Curl virus. 7 to 9 ounce fruit. Large determinate. 73 days.

Diamond pepper has thick flesh, with wonderful crisp flavor. The 3 to 4 lobed bell turns from a translucent ivory color, to slightly yellow, and then a scarlet red. Great for salads or fresh cut. The 24 inch plants are strong and productive. 75 days.

This Italian heirloom produces a small head that is 3 inches in width. Side shoots begin to grow after harvesting the main head. Abundant side shoots can be harvested over time. Growth of side shoots is extended by harvesting the shoots that are ready for harvest. The leaves are edible and taste like kale. Height 2 to 3 feet. 50 days.

Aromatic leaves are used to flavor many foods, such as soups, vegetable dishes, and dill pickles. Mixed with sour cream or butter it can top potato dishes and it is also often mixed in salads. Best if used fresh. Plants reach 36 inches. 70 days.

Believed to have originated in India, spreading to North Africa and beyond, this All America winner is one of the best tasting of the Persian types. Now more and more people in North America are eating these burpless, bitter-free, thin skinned fruit. The fruit are parthenocarpic and don't need bees for pollination. That makes Diva seedless and oh-so-delicious. Fruit can be harvested when small or up to 8 inches in length. Vines are particularly productive, with impressive yields, plus plenty of disease resistance. Diva has intermediate resistance to downy and powdery mildew, cucumber vein yellow virus, and scab. 58 days from planting in warm soil.

Fabulous, sweet fruity taste in a huge, clear lemon-yellow beefsteak tomato make this variety outstanding. Some of the 1 to 2 lb. fruit have a pink blush on their blossom ends. This is an heirloom variety that grows on large plants and yields a good harvest. Excellent flavor and not so late as some others of its type. Indeterminate. 85 days.

Produces prolific yields of bright yellow crookneck fruit measuring 5 to 6 inches in length. Holds well after picking. A favorite of gardeners for many years. Early maturity. 41 days.

A great new tomato that is heat-tolerant as well as resistant to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus and gray leaf spot. Large, smooth round red tomatoes have good flavor and are perfect for slicing, salads, or canning. This variety offers exceptional yields and outstanding disease resistance, suiting it well for commercial production in the Southeast. Additionally, we think that home gardeners everywhere are going to love this tomato. Determinate. 70 days.

Until recently stem cauliflower was only available in upscale restaurants and fancy markets. Fortunately, we are able to offer the latest innovation in gourmet cauliflower. This new stem cauliflower is one of the best tasting we have trialed. As the flowering head opens, the stems are exposed to sunshine and the color of the stem changes from white to green. At the same time the stem grows increasingly sweet. The 8-inch flowering shoots will delight your taste buds and enrich your dining experience. Due to its adaptability in a wide range of growing regions, you are likely to have success growing Dolce Vita.  Only one harvest, so it is best to stagger your plantings. 65 days to mature from transplant.

Developed in 1924, this pickle is said to produce two to three fruits for every one that is harvested. The four to six inch long light green fruit are great for eating fresh and they make delicious pickles. A garden favorite for nearly 100 years. 52 days.

This is a wonderful ivory-colored cherry tomato that originally appeared as a variation of Galina's. Dr. Carolyn Male first saved the seed, and so the variety was named in her honor. Round fruit are about 1 inch in diameter and ivory-white deepening to pale yellow. The flavor is not just sweet, but also complex and nicely balanced with acid. Very productive vines. Indeterminate. 75 days.

This is undoubtedly one of the best tasting yellow tomatoes to be found, combining luscious sweetness with plenty of tangy tomato flavor. Golden-yellow fruit is beautiful, unblemished and smooth, and varies from 10 ozs. to 1 lb. The shape is that of a typical beefsteak with very meaty interiors. Huge, vigorous plants produce well, but it is the rich, excellent flavor and large fruit size that really set this one apart. Indeterminate. 80 days.

We love hot peppers, and we hope you will love the Dragon Cayenne. It can be used for fresh or dried fruit. It offers that kind of kick that lingers on your tongue. Strong plants produce an abundance of fruit, that are fiery finger-size pods. Good production over a long growing season. 15,000 to 25,000 scoville units. 65 to 70 days.

This All America winner is a sweet tasting pepper with brilliant colors. The fruit start green, then change to purple, and finish with red. They have thicker walls than other purple peppers, and the flesh is crispy and flavorful. The interior of the fruit is a bright green, offering a beautiful color contrast in salads. Resistant to Tobamovirus 0-2. 75 days.

An heirloom from Bulgaria, this variety bears large harvests of perfectly smooth and round, deep-red tomatoes that weigh between 4 and 6 ounces. Flavor is outstanding, with just the right combination of sweetness and tartness, and fruit is juicy and blemish-free. Indeterminate. 80 to 85 days.

Compact plants produce loads of zucchini fruit that are dark green and finely speckled. With intermediate resistance to powdery mildew, zucchini yellow mosaic virus, papaya ringspot virus, and watermelon mosaic virus, Dunja becomes your garden Ninja, fighting against disease pressure that quickly kills other squash. Don't go without your garden Ninja. Plant Dunja! 47 days.

This heirloom strain offers large purplish-pink fruit that are sweetly flavored and almost all solid meat. The tomatoes are much like those of Giant Belgium, but a little flatter in shape. Indeterminate. 85 days.

Deep pink, 1 to 1 1/2 lb. beefsteaks have delicious rich flavor that is both sweet and complex. In fact, the flavor is so good that this variety has won awards in tomato tasting contests. Tall, vigorous plants are potato-leaved and bear a good crop of these smooth, meaty tomatoes. Heirloom variety. Indeterminate. 80 days.

Early Doll is early maturing and has beauty that shines in several ways – excellent flavor, good production, great in salads, in a sandwich, and in your favorite salsa. 5 ounce fruit. Determinate. 55 to 58 days.

Taste the great flavor you have come to appreciate in First Prize, but expect a much earlier harvest. The "first early" fruit reach 4 to 7 ounces, and the indeterminate vines are productive over a long season. A good disease resistance package and plentiful harvests make this your choice for early maturity. Stake plants for best results. 56 days.

The Early Girl Plus hybrid tomato is the latest improvement in this extremely popular variety. It is very close to the original but now has Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus resistance. Many regions of the country are having trouble with TSWV, and this new Early Girl is ready to protect your harvest. Indeterminate. 60 days.