Solanum lycopersicum Coal-dusted crimson skin. (85 days) Open pollinated. Also known as True Black Brandywine. Rich and peaty flattened large heirloom beefsteak looks coal-dusted over crimson, with shadows of green, purple and brown.
Cordura® nylon bag with a strong steel frame and a sewn-in padded layer for extra fruit protection. Comfortable straps disburse the weight of your harvest across your back and shoulders.
The distinctive cut-and-hold makes this a useful tool for removing browntail caterpillar nests from the orchard. Removable holding piece also allows for use in more conventional pruning work.
This curved-blade version affords more cutting power, especially when sawing above or below the torso. Lightweight yet incredibly durable and versatile. For medium limbs.
Sharp thin collinear blades ride flat and parallel with the top layer of soil, slicing through weeds without tossing soil onto the crop. Especially useful around low-lying leafy crops.
Brassica rapa White skin, white flesh. (45 days) Open pollinated. Heirloom. Smooth-skinned egg-shaped early white turnip with mild sweet white flesh. Keeps well.
Verbena stricta 12-48" tall. North American native. Attractive to pollinators, most notably the Buckeye butterfly. Birds will devour the seeds! Blooms June through August. Z3.
Citrullus lanatus Dark red flesh. (90 days) Open pollinated. Large shipper. Crisp very dark red flesh. Nearly round 25 lb fruit with dark green stripes on light green base.
Citrullus lanatus Deep red flesh. (87 days) F-1 hybrid. An extra big and bulky elongated Sangria-type with intensely sweet deep red flesh, 15-20 lb fruits.
Citrullus lanatus Pink flesh. (100 days) Open pollinated. Pink flesh. Large heirloom, round-to-oblong 10-20 lb fruit has dark green skin with yellow spots.
Citrullus lanatus Deep red flesh. (80 days) Open pollinated. Classic icebox. Deep red flesh. Very dark green 8-10 lb fruit. Early reliable standard for the North.
Cucurbita maxima Dark green skin. (95 days) Open pollinated. Classic New England favorite. 3-4 lb dark green fruit with flattened top and square shoulders and button on the blossom end.
Cucurbita maxima Dark green skin. (110 days) Open pollinated. Old buttercup variety. More vigorous vines, higher yields and larger fruit with blocky turban shape and a cup.
Cucurbita moschata Tan skin. (105 days) Open pollinated. A top-of-the-line Waltham strain, with improved yield and consistency. 9" long buff tan fruit weighing 4-5 lb.
Cucurbita pepo Green-striped ivory skin. (100 days) Open pollinated. Classic heirloom. 1-1.5 lb fruit has ivory skin with green stripes. Excellent flavor.
Cucurbita maxima Slate blue skin. (95 days) Open pollinated. Classic small hubbard. 4-5 lb version of the much larger Blue Hubbard. Compact growth habit.
Cucurbita maxima Grey green skin. (88 days) F-1 hybrid. Kabocha-Buttercup cross. Large grey-green drum-shaped fruit with rounded shoulders. No cup on the blossom end. Excellent flavor.
Cucurbita pepo Yellow skin. (88 days) Open pollinated. Classic heirloom. 4 lb oblong fruit with pale to deep gold skin when ripe. Spaghetti-like "strings" in flesh.
Cucurbita maxima Peach skin. (98 days) Open pollinated. Unique French heirloom. Round slightly flattened 15 lb fruit has salmon-peach skin covered in peanut-like warts. Lovely, or ugly?
Zinnia elegans (85 days) Open pollinated. 3-4' tall and bushy blooms with masses of brilliant 4-6" double flowers in red, yellow, orange, lavender, maroon, violet and white.
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