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.
Viburnum opulus var. americanum 8–12' × same. Also known as Crampbark. Medicinal multi-stemmed native shrub. Add to the biological diversity of your garden. No two seedlings are exactly alike. Z2.
Vaccinium corymbosum Mid-Late. 5-6'. Medium-large berries are mild and sweet with low acidity. Uniform ripening, heavy yields, and good resistance to mummyberry. Z4.
Agricultural Sulfur. Use to make soil pH more acidic. Often helpful for both lowbush and highbush blueberries, and for potatoes. Lowering the pH of gravel paths will help control weed growth.
Ocimum basilicum (60 days) Open pollinated. Purple stems and flowers of standard Thai, but displayed upon a strong bushy umbrella form with wide and beautifully ample flowers.
Brassica oleracea (botrytis group) (72 days) F-1 hybrid. Large broad purple heads, or wait for open floret stick-type stems. Easy to harvest from tall bushy plants.
Tropaeolum majus (42 days) Open pollinated. Bushy variety holds its blooms above the foliage. Early free-flowering blend of orange, yellow, red and gold. 16".
Tropaeolum majus (42 days) Open pollinated. Bushy variety holds its blooms above the foliage. Early free-flowering blend of orange, yellow, red and gold. 16".
Baptisia australis 3-4' x same. Vibrant blue lupine-like flowers in early summer. Bushy habit and shrub-like structure once mature. Good for erosion control. Z3.
Clethra alnifolia 4-5' x same. Red buds and beautiful spires of heavenly scented deep-pink flowers appear for 6 weeks in midsummer. Erect oval habit. Z3.
Capsicum annuum Orange skin. (100 days) Open pollinated. Shiny orange fruits are a bit longer than a habanero but they pull off the look. Bushy short plants bear about 2 dozen sweet—not hot— fruits.
Capsicum annuum Red skin. (74 days) Open pollinated. This large blocky market-type pepper produces good-sized glossy dark green 3–4 lobed peppers on tall bushy plants, even in adverse conditions.
Phacelia tanacetifolia Open pollinated. Small frizzy lavender-blue flowers. Long bloom period. Excellent for pollinators and beneficial insects. Bushy 18-30" plants.
Salvia splendens (70-85 days) Open pollinated. Glowing red tubular flowers grow along spikes on a big bushy low-maintenance shrub-like plant. Pollinators love them. 24" tall.
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.
Malus spp.This is a twig for grafting. Winter, red-striped and blushed skin. One of the most famous of all 19th c. apples. Large, beautiful, red striped and blushed. Dry white flesh for eating, cooking and cider. Good keeper. Z4.
Vaccinium macrocarpon White skin. Albino berries with red blush. Selected from a seedling found growing in a bog on an island off the coast of Maine. Lasts up to 6 months in cold storage. Z2.
Vaccinium macrocarpon Red skin. 4-10". The cranberry of holiday sauces, bread and jelly. Dense low lustrous evergreen groundcover loaded with large red berries in fall. Z2.
Provides consistent water flow regardless of slope or hose length. No external parts to snap off or leak. Does not clog as easily as soaker hose. With proper care, tubing will last 10 years or more.
Provides consistent water flow regardless of slope or hose length. No external parts to snap off or leak. Does not clog as easily as soaker hose. With proper care, tubing will last 10 years or more.
Avena sativa Annual grass. A solid all-purpose oat. Generates biomass and smothers weeds. Tolerates bad weather and soil conditions. Excellent feed for cows and horses.
Amaranthus tricolor (120 days) Open pollinated. Very red Jamaican traditional green for Callaloo stew. Beautiful tricolor blaze makes it ornamental as well.
Old-time wooden lath and wire peck baskets featuring a wire bail with a wood handle. Classic and effective. We sell hundreds every year at the Common Ground Fair. Made in PA.
Cerinthe major var. purpurescens Open pollinated. Annual. Features coin-shaped grey-green foliage and profuse blue shrimp-like bracts with purple flowers. Beloved by bumblebees. 12-30" tall.
Hibiscus moscheutos Open pollinated. Perennial, Zones 5-9. 6-8" saucer-shaped flowers in a mix of pinks, red and white, with contrasting red eyes where a contrast is to be had.
Agastache foeniculum Open pollinated. Perennial can grow 3' tall, 2' wide. Vigorous self-sower. Anise-scented foliage and purple flowers delightful as a tea or culinary seasoning, or filler in mixed bouquets.
Agastache foeniculum Open pollinated. Perennial can grow 3' tall, 2' wide. Vigorous self-sower. Anise-scented foliage and purple flowers are delightful as a tea or culinary seasoning, or filler in mixed bouquets.
Stevia rebaudiana (100-120 days) Open pollinated. Stevia is several hundred times sweeter than sugar, and is used fresh, dried, powdered or in a liquid as a sugar substitute.
Gaylussacia baccata 1-3' x 2-4'. Cousin of the blueberry. Less acidic, more mildly sweet flavor. Flowers in June, fruits in August. Full sun to part shade but fruits best in sun. Native to eastern U.S. and Canada. Z3/4.
Amelanchier laevis 15-25'. Leaves of this understory tree unfold purplish-orange bronzed color in spring. Pendulous white blossoms. Berries ripen midsummer. Z2.
Pisum sativum (58 days) Open pollinated. Earliest snap pea, on 2' vines. Use to start the season, and allow extra space between rows if you do not stake.
