Celosia argentea var. spicata (75 days) Open pollinated. Upright 20-26" tall multi-branched wheat-type celosia produces showy spikes, light pink at the base turning to a deep rose-magenta at the tip. Green foliage starts at ground level.
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Zea mays (85 days) Open pollinated. Early and productive true flint corn superb for cornbread, johnny cakes and polenta. 8–12" ears with 8–12 rows.
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Zea mays (105 days) Open pollinated. 5-8" ears. Kernels are mostly red, yellow, mottled rosy-brown (also brown, purple, blue and white), and larger than most popcorns.
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Cucumis sativus (58 days) Open pollinated. Slicer from the same line as Marketmore 76. Fruit is slimmer and darker, with improved yield and disease resistance.
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Foeniculum vulgare (65 days) Open pollinated. Slow grower with very thin stems valued for its striking feathery bronze foliage. Delicious and decorative.
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Triticum durum Open pollinated. Too beautiful to eat! Used for wheat weaving and flower arrangements. Four rows with blue-grey husks and long black awns. Sow in April, reap in Sept.
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Eruca sativa (47 days) Open pollinated. Musky, cold tolerant greens, great for early spring, late fall, over-wintering. Eat the flowers if you miss some of the greens.
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Beta vulgaris (55 days for bunching, 35-40 days baby leaf) Open pollinated. Very dark lush green fully savoyed leaf, brilliant red contrasting stalk. Excellent regrowth for multiple harvests.
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Blitum bonus-henricus Open pollinated. Heirloom perennial green and ancient European potherb. Eat shoots like asparagus; use leaves like spinach.
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Brassica oleracea (acephala group) (61 days) Open pollinated. Lacinato crossed with Redbor. Curly edges, red veins, purple or blue-green leaves, diverse shapes and colors. Productive and cold-hardy.
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Brassica oleracea (acephala group) (60 days) Open pollinated. Vigorous upright lacinato-leaved kale in a range of bluish-green shades, all with a dramatic pink mid-rib.
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Brassica napus (pabularia group) (55 days) Open pollinated. Cold hardy 18-28" purple and red-veined kale leaves grow frilly while remaining very tender. Good for bunches and mesclun mixes.
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Brassica napus (pabularia group) (55 days) Open pollinated. Cold hardy 18-28" purple and red-veined kale leaves grow frilly while remaining very tender. Good for bunches and mesclun mixes.
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Brassica napus (pabularia group) (60 days) Open pollinated. Serrated silvery-green flat-leaf Siberian-type kale with white veining. Sweetens after frost. Extremely cold hardy.
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Lactuca sativa (68 days) Open pollinated. Large plants form loose heads with bronzy coloration. Green interior is sweet and mild. Always one of the last to bolt.
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Lactuca sativa (50 days) Open pollinated. Heirloom. Red butterhead. Dark green butterhead base is fully blushed carmine and pebbled with bronze and brown.
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Lactuca sativa (48 days) Open pollinated. Compact tight uniform heads form upright rosettes for a clean market and salad harvest. Pebbled leaves shaded red and light plum on a green base.
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Lactuca sativa (56 days) Open pollinated. Beautiful compact Lollo-type has extremely dark purple-red leaves with ruffles and curls. Very mild flavor for type. Stays non-bitter longer.
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Lactuca sativa (50 days) Open pollinated. Very deep red savoyed leaves with extreme ruffling. Good flavor and texture. Fair heat resistance and good cold tolerance.
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Lactuca sativa (32 days baby, 60 mature) Open pollinated. Modern classic. Adds intense deep red color and full-bodied flavor to baby salad mix. Not recommended for full-size heads. Cold tolerant.
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Lactuca sativa (51 days) Open pollinated. Large head with red ruffled leaves. Tender and sweet with almost no bitterness. Very bolt resistant and cold tolerant. Popular with market growers.
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Lactuca sativa (55 days) Open pollinated. Dense oakheart heads range from mini to full to elf-eared. Variations in this gene pool range from deepest solid red to the heart, red spotting, speckling and blushing, to spotless green.
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Lactuca sativa (56 days) Open pollinated. German heirloom. Attractive romaine has deep green leaves flecked with wine-red splotches. Excellent flavor and decent heat tolerance. Bestseller.
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Lactuca sativa (67 days) Open pollinated. Deep dark red leaves with contrasting pink veins, and a smidgen of green in the center. Tall upright 8" heads.
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Lactuca sativa (44 days baby, 63 days mature) Open pollinated. From England. Compact Winter Density-type mini-romaine with very deep purple-red leaves. Very cold tolerant, decent heat tolerance.
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Cucumis melo (89 days) Open pollinated. Green-fleshed heirloom, once the most widely grown in Canada, New England. Netted and ribbed fruits with aromatic silky texture. Can get quite large.
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Nicotiana sylvestris Open pollinated. Clusters of drooping tubular white blossoms that perfume the garden day and night. Full powerful scent. 4–5' tall.
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Persicaria tinctoria Open pollinated. Japanese indigo preferred by dyers in Maine. A tender annual, indigo thrives in fertile soil and likes heat and humidity.
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Ageratina altissima Open pollinated. Flat-topped fuzzy clusters of small pure white disk flowers bloom August through October, attracting multiple species of bees, moths and butterflies.
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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.
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Dysphania ambrosioides (55 days) Open pollinated. Culinary herb native to Central America, often added to beans to deepen flavor and to mitigate flatulence. Sharp and pungent.
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Althaea officinalis Open pollinated. Cousin to the hollyhock, this showy 4–6' plant is used to soothe and soften irritated skin and membranes.
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Leonurus cardiaca Open pollinated. Perennial 2–4' plant with dull green leaves and tiny white to purple blooms. Bees love the flowering tops, which are used for tea or herbal tincture.
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Capsicum annuum (65 days) Open pollinated. An open-pollinated selection of the ever-popular shishito. Light green, thin walled and mostly mild. Early, prolific and delicious!
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Capsicum annuum (82 days) Open pollinated. Tiny bright red 1" conical fruits stand erect from foliage. Very hot, 25,000-40,000 Scovilles. Pretty and prolific.
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Cucurbita pepo (102 days) Open pollinated. Rare heirloom. 3-5 lb oblong fruits, green with an orange spot on the side. Ripen to full orange off-vine. Excellent for pies. Can store all winter.
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Cucurbita pepo (115 days) Open pollinated. Classic very large jack o' lantern. Symmetrical, solid orange, 20-35 lb fruit with hard ridged skin. Very productive.
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Raphanus sativus (55 days) Open pollinated. Miniature daikon, 6-9" long by 1-3" wide. White with green shoulders. Lime-green flesh. Excellent storage.
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Scutellaria lateriflora Open pollinated. Native spreading 1–2' perennial with numerous small blue flowers. Also known as Virginia Skullcap. Herbalists use it for headaches and insomnia.
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Spinacia oleracea (47 days) Open pollinated. Old variety grows slowly, tolerates low temps. Good spring and fall, and great for overwintering. Deeply savoyed leaves.
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Cucurbita pepo (60 days) Open pollinated. Italian heirloom. Cylindrical. Deeply ribbed striped tender fruit. Excellent flavor. Also good for blossom production.
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Helianthus annuus (90-100 days) Open pollinated. Rare indigenous heirloom used as a natural dye source for coloring baskets purplish charcoal. Also edible. 8' stalks.
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