Seeds

Very compact, densely foliaged plants bear an abundance of bright yellow or red, thin-skinned hot peppers that are shaped like a tam o' shanter. Actually a type of squash pepper. Interesting shape and spicy taste make this pepper good to eat fresh, pickle, or use as a garnish. 95 days.

Biquinho yellow peppers are sometimes pickled and used in salads, or on pizza, or in sandwiches. They are great for eating fresh, or in soups. The Brazilian word Biquinho means little beak, and it refers to the tip of the 1 inch ripe fruit. The fruit turn from green to yellow as they mature. 500 to 1000 scoville units of pungency. Plants grow up to 24 inches tall. 85 days.

These miniature pumpkins have small yet vigorous vines that produce between 8 and 20 flattened, deeply ribbed fruits, averaging 2 inches tall and 3 to 6 inches in diameter, and weigh 3 to 8 ounces. The attractive orange rind is appealing and edible. Often used for decoration in holidays, the fruit will keep for up to 12 months if cured on the vine. 110 days.

Another variation of the Armenian cucumber is the one that alternates with light and dark green stripes, and is slightly fuzzy. Harvest from 8 to 12 inches and enjoy the mild, sweet and crunchy flesh. Grows well in warm weather. 70 days.

These small, light yellow peppers are about 3 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide, tapering to a point and resembling a miniature banana pepper. They are not sweet, however, but about as hot as a Jalapeno, measuring 5,000 to 8,000 Scoville units. They can be enjoyed fresh, but are also perfect for pickling. Their small size and medium-thick walls make them ideal for putting up into jars for use in salads, sandwiches, or salsas. Eventually, this pepper ripens to orange-red. 75 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.

Compact, mounded plants bear loads of beautiful 4-in. long sausage-shaped tomatoes that are yellow with green stripes. Their rich, sweet flavor and firm texture make them wonderful as a specialty paste tomato. Think of using them to make a great-looking tomato sauce or a vibrantly green salsa. Determinate. 75 days.

An heirloom all-purpose variety that is especially well suited for canning. Medium to large, round red fruit have good quality flesh that ripens uniformly throughout. Vines are vigorous and continue to bear well throughout the season. Indeterminate. 70 days.

What really sets this variety apart from other bicolored tomatoes is its smaller size of 8 to 12 ozs., making it a great choice for gardeners who want a more modest sized bicolored fruit. It has the same luscious sweet flavor and beautiful golden yellow exterior with a red blush on the blossom end that radiates to the center. Indeterminate. 75 days.

The seed of this variety reached America via a Lebanese college student who obtained it from farmers living in the Lebanese hills. Juicy pink beefsteak fruit has exceptional flavor that is rich and delicious. Tomatoes tend to be quite large, averaging 1-1/2 pounds. Indeterminate. 80 days.

Prolific, vigorous vines bear an abundance of pink-purple, pear-shaped tomatoes that average 6 ounces and are about 3 to 4 inches long. Their shape is quite unusual for a tomato, resembling the form of a d'Anjou pear. They have a delicious, sweet flavor and are very pretty for mixed colors on a platter or salad. Heirloom variety brought back by a Peace Corps volunteer who served in Yalta. Indeterminate. 80 days.

This round, red tomato from the University of Hawaii is tolerant to both nematodes and bacterial wilt, serious problems in tropical and sub-tropical climates. It is the only open-pollinated variety we know of that can boast of these traits. While it is well suited for the tropics, it is well adapted to more temperate areas also. Determinate. 78 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.

Parsley Peione is a selection from Gigante d’Italia parsley which comes from Northern Italy. The improvement in this selection can be found in the larger leaves, uniformity in plant habit and more flavorful and sweet taste that is sought by chefs for a better dining experience. The large flat leaf type is dark green and plants reach 17 to 20 inches in height. Peione is used as a flavoring for soups, sauces, tabouli, and many other dishes. Germination takes 3 to 4 weeks. 60 to 70 days.

Beautiful orange paste-type tomatoes are 3 to 4 inches long with pointed ends. Plants are very vigorous, producing enormous yields of these sweetly-flavored fruit. They taste so good that they are perfect for salads as well as making into unusually colored sauces and salsas. Indeterminate. 80 days.

Palpatation brand of Levante hybrid is an Oxheart type that is popular in Italy and France. Also called Coeur de Boeuf. Fruits change from green to an intense red color at full maturity, and weigh 8 to 10 ounces. They are delicious and fruity in flavor. Intermediate resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. Also, Highly resistant to ToMV:0-2/ToTV/Pf:A-E/Va:1/Vd:1 Potential to do well in high tunnels. Indeterminate. 65 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.

Originally from Hungary, this wedge-shaped sweet pepper starts out white then deepens to orange and red when fully ripe. Pendant fruit is about 4½ inches long with thick, sweet flesh, and is produced in great abundance, even when conditions are less than ideal. 75 days.

6-1/2 oz. brick-red tomatoes are smooth and slightly flattened in shape. Extremely productive and very early variety developed in Manitoba, Canada. Determinate. 60 days.

It has taken many years to find a bush beefsteak that is as good as Ball’s Beefsteak. Wonderstar Red hybrid tomato is Ball’s replacement! WonderStar Red hybrid is an early maturing heirloom-style beefsteak that has great flavor and wonderful productivity. It is perfect for salads, sandwiches, and for cooking. This time they have added Late Blight Resistance, and F1, V, and SLS. Plants reach 18 to 24 inches in height, and fruit are 8 to 10 ounces. Determinate 60 – 65 days.

These ornamental peppers put on a dazzling display in gardens or containers, with masses of bright lemon-yellow and deep apricot-orange fruit on small, spreading mounds. Plants grow 9 to 12 inches tall and spread up to 16 inches with the small, hot peppers held above the foliage. Space plants 12 to 14 inches apart in the garden, or grow in containers of your choice. 72 days.

One of a series of extra early tomatoes bred for extremely cold climates. Dwarf vines produce concentrated clusters of 2-1/2 oz. fruit with good flavor. Excellent for Northern gardeners or anyone seeking early tomatoes. Determinate. 62 days.

Lizard Hybrid spinach is a productive, slow to bolt, spinach with dark green leaves. Lizard has superior regrowth, so it is ideal for cut and come again harvest. With incredible resistance to powdery mildew, you will rest easy at night. (Races 1-15, 17, and 20 Peronospora effusa) Harvest for smooth baby leaf or larger sizes. Excellent upright growth habit. 40 days.

Great for the home garden, but also a productive commercial variety in the early segment of maturity. Resists bursting. The 7 ½ inch, 3 to 4 pound heads are deep red in color. Leaves are tightly wrapped, and have a excellent sweet flavor. 72 days.

This ornamental pepper has dark purple foliage. It is similar to Twilight pepper, with the exception of the foliage color. Each plant produces multiple upright multi-colored pods. The contrasting fruit colors and foliage color provide an attractive display. Plants reach up to 22 inches in height. 65 to 85 days.

Sun Mix tomato is a combination of three great tasting tomatoes - Sun Gold, SunSugar, and Sun Orange. Many people purchase one or two of these, but not all three. Multiple people have told us they grow all three because each has a special characteristic. Today you can have all three in one packet. We think this will be a hit for many of you. Now you don’t need to miss out on Sun Orange if it was not on your list. Taste all the best of the Sun series this year for the first time. Indeterminate 57 days, 62 days, 65 days.

Attractive purple and white stripes adorn the exterior of the 3 to 4 inch fruit. Some people say this eggplant is too beautiful to eat. But once you taste them, you will gladly grill them, or you might stuff them with chopped tomatoes, basil and cheese before baking them. Plants reach 24 to 28 inches and can be grown in a container. 57 days.

This is one of the best tomatoes we know of that's green when ripe. Mild, delicious flavor and medium to large size make these solid beefsteak fruit good for slicing and very enjoyable to eat. Indeterminate. 72 days.

A longtime favorite variety with pink fruit up to a whopping 2 lbs. Firm and meaty, low in acid. To prevent sunscald, grow the large, vigorous vines in wire cages. Indeterminate. 80 days.

A jalapeno that offers a both fruity flavor, and mild to mid-level heat. Excellent productivity on 25-inch tall plants that produce 2-to-3-inch fruit ripens from green to brilliant orange. Perfect for adding color to a salsa, or for pickling, or stuffing to make popper jalapenos. Pungency increases as they mature to orange. Suitable for container gardening. 75-80 days.

This heirloom variety is a small beefsteak that ripens to emerald green with a touch of yellow on its blossom end. What makes it really special is the unique fruity aroma that is released when you cut open the ripened fruit. Smooth with a flattened-round shape, these tomatoes have chartreuse-green interiors full of sweet, complex flavor with a hint of spice. Indeterminate. 80 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.

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.

These cute little miniature bell peppers are just an inch or two long and feature very sweet flavor. Best when harvested as fully yellow, they are great for putting out whole on platters or cut up as sweet additions to salads. Compact plants produce an impressive amount of peppers. 55 days.

Reliably large harvests of beautiful scarlet tomatoes with thick walls and medium size. Vines are strong and offer heavy foliage cover. Well adapted to most areas. Determinate. 72 days.

This early maturing plant produces high yields of small red cherry tomatoes. They are very sweet and flavorful and are good for salads and snacks. The plant will require support, either from staking or cages. Indeterminate. 65 days.

Extremely hardy, rapid growing, with large blue green slightly curled feather shaped leaves. Non heading plants are vigorous and productive. You can sow in the spring or fall. Light frost improves tenderness and flavor. 60 days.

Cherry Blast hybrid won the Retail Choice Award because it is perfect for hanging baskets, containers, and small growing spaces. Plus it has great flavor, and luxury sweetness (6% brix). Disease resistances include Late Blight and ToMv 1,2. Fruit are one inch in size (like Sweet Chelsea), and the plants tend to produce over longer periods than similar varieties. Determinate 47 days.

Cienfuegos yellow is the perhaps the most fragrant and fruity of the series. It still has the heat, ranging from 250,000 to 350,000 scoville units. High yield potential and early maturity are the hallmark of this impressive series. 80 to 85 days.

Cienfuegos comes in two other colors: orange, the mildest of the series, and red, the hottest of the series.

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.

This pepper is heart-shaped with thick walls. Some chefs prefer the mild flavor of the pimento. Fruit start out green and change to bright red with 3 x 2.5 “ diameter. Great for salads, grilling, freezing or canning. Plants reach 24 to 30 inches. 65 to 90 day maturity.

This variety sets an abundance of 1 lb., slightly flattened round fruits of the typical beefsteak size and shape. What makes this tomato special is its flavor--exceptionally good with a high sugar, high acid balance. Heirloom variety from the Moldovan region of Europe. Indeterminate. 85 days.

What a fitting name for a beautiful round, red tomato with great yields and high resistance to late blight plus intermediate resistance to early blight and Septoria Leaf Spot. Stellar gives gardeners who experience high disease pressure a slicing tomato they can count on. Smooth, lovely fruit is medium-sized at 5 to 7 ounces, perfect for tucking into sandwiches or cutting up into salads. Determinate. 70 days.

Classic French garden tomato that bears well even in cool weather. Abundant crops of beefsteak-shaped large 8 oz. scarlet fruit with delicious flavor and firm, meaty flesh. Semi-determinate. 67 days.

Luscious pink-purple beefsteak fruit grow to at least 1 lb., and have a superb, rich flavor, high in both sugar and acid. The tomatoes are smooth in shape and may be compared to those of Brandywine. Potato-leaved plants become large and are quite productive. Indeterminate. 80 days.

An ornamental piquin-type chile with green leaves and purple fruit that ripens to yellow, orange, and then red. This variety has fruit in all four color states at the same time. Very striking and great for containers. 120 days.

Large harvests of small plum shaped fruit, perfect for salads. Indeterminate. 78 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.