Sweet basil, good for pesto

This classic Italian basil is most often used for making pesto. It has a sweet fragrance and is slow to bolt. Its large green leaves average 2" long.

Mainly ornamental

Exotic and tropical-looking hyacinth Bean vines flaunt gorgeous sprays of amethyst and violet blossoms, borne on striking purple stems throughout warm summer weather. The rich hued flowers mature into shiny, 3" pods that hang like purple patent leather ornaments against the dense canopy of twining foliage. These show-stopping climbers win the admiring attention of all our garden visitors. 

The pods and flowers must be eaten when young because dried beans have high concentrations of cyanogenic glucosides and are poisonous.

Beautiful stable "candy striped" beets

The flesh of this unusual Italian heirloom has red-and-white alternating rings within eye-catching scarlet skin. They have a sweet, peppery taste and are beautiful sliced horizontally in a salad. The green tops are delicious and nutritious both raw and cooked. A popular seller at farmers' markets.

Dual purpose

Selected for its dual purpose. Has lush fast-growing tops and dark-red, flavorful round 3 - 4" roots. You can grow this one for the tops, however keep it for its vibrant roots. Resistance to Rhizoctonia dry rot which results in incredibly smoother skins. 55-60 days to harvest.

Invento

Compact plants bear extra early 3 lb medium green heads and are great for smaller spaces. Sweet, flavorful taste and tender crisp texture. Well wrapped heads with excellent holding capacity.

Fall variety, heat tolerant, productive, well suited for clay soil

Introduced in 1947, this carrot is widely adapted, productive and heat tolerant. Danvers 126 type produces dark orange roots 6-7 inches long, 2 inches at the shoulder, tapering to a blunt point. Roots are especially suited to growing in clay soil and the strong tops aid harvesting. This is a good variety for fall.

A classic variety of chives, excellent for cooking

The thin, round leaves of chives are commonly used in soups and sauces. The plant grows in clumps up to 12" high and produces lavender flowers in midsummer. Chives are useful as a companion plant throughout the garden to help reduce the insect population.

Organi, Heirloom, Thin Skin, Sweet

60 days. Smooth, straight, dark-green fruit, to 18 long. Flesh is very crisp, tender and mild, superb flavor. Very few seeds, vigorous high yielding vines, great for greenhouse production; also good cultured outdoors. This is an excellent English heirloom variety, introduced around 1897.

Early-blooming classic with aromatic dill flavor

Earlier blooming than Mammoth dill, Bouquet dill has large seed umbels and dark-green foliage. Dill provides a great beneficial-insect habitat in the garden and can reseed prolifically. Dill is used in many pickle recipes as well as in seafood, soups, sauces, and potatoes.

Outstanding early productivity.

Attractive, slender, 8-10", glossy black fruits in the long Oriental style. Ready up to 2 weeks before other early varieties, it features an ability to set fruit in cool weather as well as under heat stress. Tender, delicately flavored, and quick cooking. Purple calyx.

Rich, mild flesh is very popular with chefs and gardeners alike

Colorful, light pink-lavender fruit with white shading. Rich, mild flesh is very popular with chefs and gardeners alike! no bitterness. A great variety for heirloom market growers. Use the color that sells!

Grows best in a cold climate

A hardneck with a mottled purple wrapper. The brown-skinned cloves have some real garlicy punch. Eaten raw, the cloves have a fiery flavor which mellows to a pleasing aftertaste. A little goes a long way. One bulb produces about a half dozen large cloves. Stores longer than many hardnecks.

Delicious baking garlic

Hailing from the Republic of Georgia, this spicy variety requires cold winters to thrive. One of the best baking garlics around, you can look forward to eating this for up to 5 months. Rich burgundy stripes on smooth white skin, 9 to 12 cloves per bulb.

Bandit exhibits a blue-green, erect flag and very thick shanks that exhibit no bulbing

Bandit exhibits a blue-green, erect flag and very thick shanks that exhibit no bulbing. Harvest during autumn or winter. Extremely winter-hardy. 12-13" shanks

Quick producer, slow to bolt, grows in all seasons

This leaf lettuce with large, loose, light green, lightly crumpled leaves is a popular standard among green leaf lettuces. Its inner leaves blanch nearly white. The plant is large and upright, and is slow to bolt. It withstands heat, drought, and frost.

White

White skin, skin, firm, suited for medium term storage. Plant 4" apart in rich, moist, soil.

Famous crisp and juicy sweet onion that is mild enough to be eaten raw

Famous crisp and juicy sweet onion that is mild enough to be eaten raw. Light brown skin, light flesh. They are relatively low in sulfur, making their flavor very mild. Since their water content is about 85%, they are juicy. However, because of these traits, their storage capacity is limited to just a couple of months. Unless you have atmosphere-controlled coolers to extend their market season, they must be considered seasonal and perishable.

Hearty and quick to flourish

Double curled, ruffled leaves aborn 10" stems. Moss curled has a milder flavor than the flat leaf type. Parsley makes an attractive garnish. Eat as a natural breath freshener.

60 day. Shelling pea.

Sweet, delicious flavor. 3 ft. plants with 5" pods. Trellis plants for easy picking. Plant 4 to 6 " apart in rows 12 to 18" apart. Amend soil with lime and compost.

Very productive, heavy yield, and easy to grow

The best variety of Sugar Snaps to eat whole when peas are round and ripe and pod walls are sweet, thick and juicy. You will be tempted to eat them right off the plant! Super Sugar Snap vines grow 5 feet tall with larger, longer pods than other snap peas. Good heat tolerance, plus pea roll and powdery mildew resistance. Chosen for their vigor, productivity and melt-in-your-mouth sweet taste, Super Sugar Snaps are wonderful eaten raw or very quickly cooked.