Seeds

Ancho Ranchero offers large fruit that are 5 – 5.5 inch, by 3 – 3.5 inch fruit. The plants are large with plenty of cover to protect the fruit. The dark green fruit ripen to bright red. You can use either color for fresh cooking (poblano),and the red fruit can be dried for making powder (ancho). Pungency is 1000 to 2000 scoville units – which is a mild heat. TMV resistant. 70 to 77 days.

This wonderful heirloom beefsteak was handed down from an Amish family living in Minnesota and has big, luscious dark pink tomatoes that slice into pure heaven on a plate. The flavor is rich, yet sweet and just lovely, and the tomato interior is almost as meaty as an oxheart type. You will have plenty of these treats to pick throughout the season also as their productivity is excellent. Indeterminate. 75 to 80 days.

These great tasting cherry tomatoes offer a unique new color that is a mix of brown and red with golden highlights. They are not just deep red nor are they black, but a rich burnished shade of bronze. As pretty as they are to look at, what makes them truly special is their taste--sweet with a good measure of acid and a richness that fills your mouth with fabulous, earthy flavor. Vigorous, tall vines put on a very heavy set of these 1-inch, crack-resistant fruits. Indeterminate. 75 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.

These black tomatoes appear in clusters of round, smooth fruit that is 6 to 8 ozs. each. Their flavor is excellent, sweet yet full of that special black tomato richness. Production is very good and fruit is reliably blemish-free. Indeterminate. 80 days.

These fast growing basil plants have a unique flavor that makes for an excellent tea leaf, poultry or seafood herb spice. If you really like the flavor, use in place of basil in your other menu items. Can be grown in containers and reaches 24 to 28 inches. 75 to 80 days.

This pepper from Spain is traditionally used in its immature green stage, when it is picked quite small and fried in olive oil and served as a tapa. When harvested small, peppers are mild, but get hotter as they grow. At maturity, they are about 2½ inches long and 1¼ inches wide, deep red and fiery hot. 65 days.

A Southern heirloom variety that produces some of the mildest, sweetest eggplant there is. If you have never tried eggplant that is pale green when ripe, you may be surprised by its tender white flesh and rich, nutty flavor that is delicious. Fruits grow abundantly in warm weather and become 7 to 9 inches long and 3 inches wide. 80 days.

A tomato like you've probably never seen before, these small, ruffled red fruit are unique in appearance, but distinctive in flavor also. Their taste is rich and assertive, slightly sweet with a bit of zing added in. Only about 2 inches across, these flattened scalloped tomatoes appear in great profusion, perfect for cutting into halves for a salad or using on plates as a garnish. Indeterminate. 72 days.

This huge flat headed cabbage has many admirable qualities including early main season maturity. It can grow to 1 foot in width, and 5-7 pounds in weight, or even larger. It is ideal for the at home chef who wants to make sweet mild cabbage wraps (blanch them) But don’t limit yourself to wraps, shred, mix for a salad, make kraut or kimchi. Interesting for roadside stands. Resistant to tip burn. 83 days.

All America Winner  - If are interested in growing the superfood known as kale but you don't have room, there is a solution. You can now grow this All America winner in containers as well as in-ground beds. The attractive short plants have tight ruffle-edged leaves, and almost stemless stalks that are quick to re-leaf. Harvest early and often for a continual supply throughout the season. Sweet nutty flavored leaves are tender enough to enjoy in fresh salads but also hold up well when cooked. 40 days