Malus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Winter. Excellent fresh eating. Very large russeted fruit with firm white fine-grained flesh and nutty sweet-sharp flavor. Good keeper. Z4.
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Glebionis coronaria (40 days) Open pollinated. Japanese Shungiku prized for small grey-green leaves and 3" yellow flowers, both edible. Sow in spring.
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Brassica rapa (pekinensis group) (35 days) Open pollinated. Loose round chartreuse leaves, flat white stems, and blossoms, all edible. Can be cut small for mesclun. Fair bolt tolerance.
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Brassica juncea (20 days baby; 45 days mature) Open pollinated. A favorite for cutting at the purple baby stage. Vibrant maroon slightly toothed leaves on lime-green stems. Good for salads or braising.
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Brassica juncea (integlifolia group) (45 days) Open pollinated. Japanese heirloom. Large purple-tinted savoyed leaves. Peppery flavor. Standard mesclun ingredient. Cold tolerant.
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Brassica rapa (45 days full size; 21 baby) Open pollinated. Grows in rosettes like tatsoi, but bigger, more upright with leaves less shiny and more puckered. Harvest young for salad greens or mature for braising.
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Brassica rapa (chinensis group) (50 days) F-1 hybrid. Uniform pac choi heads with dark green leaves and thick succulent basal stems. For summer and fall crops.
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Perilla frutescens var. crispa (85 days) Open pollinated. Japanese heirloom. Ornamental and edible purplish-red anise-scented leaves. Used in sushi, sauces, garnishes, pickles, stir-fries, and to color umeboshi plums red.
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 4-6' tall. North American native. Blooms range from blue-purple to lavender-pink with yellow eyes. Attractive to pollinators. Z3.
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Symphyotrichum laeve 3-4' tall. North American native has Loose clusters of lavender-blue blossoms with yellow eyes. Smooth blue-green foliage. Attractive to pollinators in late season. Z3.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (61 days) Open pollinated. Dark green straight 6-8" filet pods with excellent flavor. Heavy producer. Speckled brown seed.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (57 days) Open pollinated. 6" creamy yellow pods mottled with purple tiger stripes. Seeds are purplish brown with blue stripes.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (56 days) Open pollinated. High yields of tasty 5–7" straight slender round dark green beans. Holds quality well both on the plant and after harvest.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (56 days) Open pollinated. High yields of tasty 5–7" straight slender round dark green beans. Holds quality well both on the plant and after harvest.
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Phaseolus lunatus (95 days) Open pollinated. A pole lima that will actually ripen in the Northeast! Vigorous vines produce large pods of tender, sweet and delightfully beany limas.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (70 days shell, 90 days dry) Open pollinated. Consistently one of the earliest dry pole beans. Chestnut-brown dry beans are wide and flat like limas.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (60-72 days) Open pollinated. We combine green, yellow, purple and striped varieties of staggered maturity into one packet. Varieties, our choice, will vary from year to year according to availability.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (70 days) Open pollinated. Beautiful 6-7" green pods with purple streaking. Tan seed with dark stripes. Also known as Preacher Bean.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (60 days shell, 85 days dry) Open pollinated. Plump shiny black beans! Can be harvested as a shell or dry bean. Dry pods resist shattering, yet are easy to shell.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (86 days) Open pollinated. Richly flavored heirloom brown baking bean that is well adapted to our cool climate. Golden-tan seed.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (86 days) Open pollinated. Richly flavored heirloom brown baking bean that is well adapted to our cool climate. Golden-tan seed.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (85 days) Open pollinated. Dense foliage produces medium runners, lavender flowers and good yields of thin delicate pods each containing 5-6 lustrous black seeds.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (106 days) Open pollinated. Large speckled tan beans with good yields, even in stressful conditions. Creamy texture for great comfort food.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (106 days) Open pollinated. Large speckled tan beans with good yields, even in stressful conditions. Creamy texture for great comfort food.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (70 days shell, 90 days dry) Open pollinated. White Cannellini bean. 5-6" short fat pods contain 5 plump seeds. Excellent flavor.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (89 days) Open pollinated. Large white kidney bean with red-brown soldier-like figures on the eye. Popular New England bean.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (89 days) Open pollinated. Large white kidney bean with red-brown soldier-like figures on the eye. Popular New England bean.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (65 days shell, 85 days dry) Open pollinated. Among the most beautiful of all dry beans. Tender skins disappear upon cooking.
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Monarda didyma Open pollinated. Perennial to Zone 3. Bushy clumping 30", bears 1-2 whorls of red tubular flowers on each stem from mid to late summer.
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Beta vulgaris (55 days) Open pollinated. Round rose-gold beet. Zoned white-yellow raw interior cooks to light orange. Short light green tops with gold stems and veins.
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Beta vulgaris (60 days) Open pollinated. Grown for greens, not roots. Large glossy reddish-purple leaves. Holds quality in summer but best in fall and under winter cover.
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Beta vulgaris (60 days) Open pollinated. Grown for greens, not roots. Large glossy reddish-purple leaves. Holds quality in summer but best in fall and under winter cover.
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Beta vulgaris (54 days) Open pollinated. Gold beet with Lutz shape, size and mild sweet flavor. Green tops with some golden stem. Golden orange roots with orange shoulders.
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