Codonopsis pilosula Open pollinated. Perennial to Zone 4. Used in Chinese medicine like ginseng, but considerably easier to grow than true Panax ginseng.
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Dracocephalum moldavica (80 days) Open pollinated. Annual. Tea and medicine plant with purple-blue flower spikes that bumblebees love. 18" tall.
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Spilanthes oleracea Open pollinated. Used as a ground cover in the south, it adds unusual beauty with its low growth habit and its cute yellow flowers with rayless red-orange centers.
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Spilanthes oleracea Open pollinated. Used as a ground cover in the south, it adds unusual beauty with its low growth habit and its cute yellow flowers with rayless red-orange centers.
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Lactuca serriola (60 days) Open pollinated. Readily grows as a spring-sown annual.Young leaves are edible, and the plant can be milked for its medicinal latex.
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Capsicum annuum (65 days) Open pollinated. Also known as Golden Delicious Apple Pepper. Heirloom from Hungary forms delicious flattened thick-walled fruits that ripen through yellow to red.
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Capsicum annuum (65 days) Open pollinated. Black 2.5" long conical peppers ripen to lustrous garnet. Mild, juicy, thick-walled, a little less spicy than a jalapeño; 2,000-5,000 Scovilles.
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Capsicum annuum (80 days) Open pollinated. Early and prolific even in bad years, with a rich fruity taste. Maine-grown seed continues its cold-climate adaptation.
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Phacelia tanacetifolia Open pollinated. The small frizzy curling lavender-blue sprays provide high-quality pollen and nectar. Can be used to increase beneficial insect diversity and populations while suppressing weeds. Great for honey.
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Cucurbita pepo (100 days) Open pollinated. Heirloom. 7-8 lb rich-orange globed fruit with distinct finely russeted netted skin. Excellent for pies.
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Brassica napus × Brassica rapa (pekinensis group) (95 days) Open pollinated. A cross between Chinese cabbage and rutabaga, has very fine-grained tasty yellow flesh. Exterior much like purple-crowned Laurentian rutabaga.
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Recommended for cell-tray seedlings, but not for soil-blocking. Warms more quickly and drains better than Fort Vee, but might need additional fertilizing prior to transplanting.
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Widely used by growers who make soil blocks. Has good water retention and a long-lasting nutrient supply from the high proportion of compost in the mix. Highly recommended for slow-growing seedlings.
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Solanum lycopersicum (65 days) Open pollinated. Prolific clusters of 10–12 1½" very shiny red fruits hold on the vine and can be picked all at once. Excellent fresh, stewed or added to sauce.
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Solanum lycopersicum (62 days) Open pollinated. We have never tasted a pink cherry tomato as deliciously sweet! 12.7g fruits are large and early.
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Solanum lycopersicum (86 days) Open pollinated. Deep red dry meaty paste; 6-8 oz tomatoes shaped like banana peppers. Noted for its sparse seed cavity and excellent flavor fresh, canned or frozen.
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Solanum lycopersicum (85 days) Open pollinated. Attractive orange cylindrical 3-4" paste tomato avg 4-5 oz. Best flavor, sprightly sweetness; makes ambrosial sauce.
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Cucurbita maxima (110 days) Open pollinated. Old buttercup variety. More vigorous vines, higher yields and larger fruit with blocky turban shape and a cup.
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Cucurbita moschata (87 days) Open pollinated. Smooth, 2-3 lb butternut-type fruit with a small seed cavity and distinctive deep orange colored flesh.
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For the times when those little bags just won't cut it, Vermont Compost blends are available in 2 cubic yard totes, perfect for larger gardens and growing operations. Choose from a variety of blends.
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Sick and tired of poor yields from your container-grown cannabis or hemp? Ahoy, matey, this flowering and fruiting mix is for you! Also great for tomatoes and other vegetables, flowers or houseplants.
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Great for filling their raised beds or large containers Coarser than potting mixes, and formulated as a complete soil for organic cultivation of woody plants, shrubs, herbs, vegetables and flowers.
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Cucurbita pepo (110 days) Open pollinated. Plentiful plump dark brown hulless seeds show a good balance of mild nuttiness and underlying rich earthy potency. Feed yourself, your animals and your chickens all winter and spring!
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All the great features of the full-sized winstrip trays, but sized for smaller plantings. Each tray has 10 cells, with cell size of 1.6" wide x 2.72" deep. 5 will fit in one 1020 tray.
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All the great features of the full-sized winstrip trays, but sized for smaller plantings. Each tray has six 1.3" wide x 2.3" deep cells. 12 will fit in one 1020 tray.
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All the great features of the full-sized winstrip trays, but sized for smaller plantings. Each tray has 16 cells, with cell size of 1" wide x 1.9" deep. 8 will fit in one 1020 tray.
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These trays offer the best features of both plug flats and soil blockers, and then some! Extremely durable recycled plastic is food grade, BPA-free and UV-resistant. Made in the USA.
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These trays offer the best features of both plug flats and soil blockers, and then some! Extremely durable recycled plastic is food grade, BPA-free and UV-resistant. Made in the USA.
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These trays offer the best features of both plug flats and soil blockers, and then some! Extremely durable recycled plastic is food grade, BPA-free and UV-resistant. Made in the USA.
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Amaranthus cruentus (65-75 days) Open pollinated. Flaunts glorious 2' chestnut-bronze to copper-colored well-branched seedheads atop its majestic 4' stalks at maturity.
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Talinum paniculatum (95 days) Open pollinated. Petite pink flowers on thin stems mature into airy glistening bronze-to-burgundy sprays of teensy seedpods. Annual.
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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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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 (90 days) Open pollinated. Produces 4-5 beautiful black-and-white beans per pod, with a texture similar to Yellow Eye. Doubles in size when cooked.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (60 days shell, 85 days dry) Open pollinated. Similar in shape, color and taste to baby limas, except much easier to grow in our climate and sweeter with a buttery texture. Excellent both as a shell and a dry 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 punctata Open pollinated. A whimsical beauty with complex blossoms and many culinary and medicinal uses. Its oregano-like aroma and flavor is lovely for tea and seasoning.
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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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Daucus carota (85 days) Open pollinated. A stalwart storage carrot whose flavor improves with time. Also good for fresh eating and juicing. 7–9" heavy cylindrical roots.
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