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Chives -

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Allium schoenoprasm 12-14" tall. Edible and easy to grow. Deters critters from the garden. Full to part sun. Z3.

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Nelly Chives -

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Allium schoenoprasum (80 days) Open pollinated. Hardy perennial. 1-2' dark blue-green leaves are medium-fine, long and slender. Lilac-colored flowers bloom in June and July.

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Leisure Cilantro -

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Coriandrum sativum (55 days) Open pollinated. A cilantro variety with excellent bolt resistance.

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Wild Columbine -

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Aquilegia canadensis 12-24" tall. This eastern North American native features delicate red-spurred sepals with yellow petaled skirts. Blooms late May to early June. Irresistible to hummingbirds! Z3.

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‘Bocking 14’ Russian Comfrey -

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Symphytum × uplandicum 24–48" tall. Great companion plant for orchards. Excellent addition to the compost pile. Rich in silica, nitrogen, magnesium, calcium, potassium and iron. Z3.

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Abenaki Calais Flint Corn -

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Zea mays (88 days) Open pollinated. Abenaki heirloom—delicious and great for drying. 7–9" ears with an even 8 rows all the way to the shank.

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Blue Mountain Flint Corn -

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Zea mays (88 days) Open pollinated. Fast-maturing blue flint corn great for grits, polenta, hominy and cornbread.

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Cascade Ruby-Gold Flint Corn -

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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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Floriani Red Flint Corn -

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Zea mays var. rostrato (100 days) Open pollinated. Beautiful red pointy kernels are easy to shell and grind. Rich sweet corn flavor good for flour or polenta.

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Homestead Hero Flour Corn -

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Zea mays (95 days) Open pollinated. A nutrient-dense grain that is fast maturing under harsh conditions, and stands strong for machine harvest. The soft starch makes fluffy cornbread and also binds well for Johnnycakes and tortillas.

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Magic Manna Flour Corn -

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Zea mays (85 days) Open pollinated. This superior flour corn boasts hardiness, earliness and vigor. Ears are solid-colored and can be sorted for use based on kernel color: Pancake White, Parching Red, Parching Starburst and Brown Gravy.

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Montana Morado Maize Flour Corn -

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Zea mays (90 days) Open pollinated. Dark purple kernels on long thin ears. Fast maturing, highly nutritious. Great for flour.

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Painted Mountain Flour Corn -

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Zea mays (85 days) Open pollinated. 5' plant with 6-7" cobs. Kernels are gold, orange, red and purple. Multi-colored tassels.

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Dakota Black Popcorn -

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Zea mays (100 days) Open pollinated. Compact plant with one ear each. 4.5" dark maroon-black ears with 15 rows. 4' stalks.

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Pennsylvania Dutch Butter Flavored Popcorn -

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Zea mays (102 days) Open pollinated. Two 4-6" stocky ears per stalk. 8' plant with long dark green leaves. Delicious 1885 Pennsylvania Dutch heirloom.

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Luther Hill White Sweet Corn -

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Zea mays (82 days) Open pollinated. Very sweet rare classic corn, sets multiple 3-6" ears on 4' stalks. Open-pollinated heirloom.

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Ashworth Yellow Sweet Corn -

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Zea mays (72 days) Open pollinated. Bred by Fred Ashworth. 5' stalks, 6-7" yellow ears, good flavor. Harvest at milk stage; does not hold in the field. Starts well in cool soil.

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Cupcakes Cosmos -

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Cosmos bipinnatus (90-100 days) Open pollinated. Pink and white blooms. The 4' tall plants attract pollinators and have long stems for cutting.

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Socrates Beit Alpha Cucumber -

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Cucumis sativus (54 days) F-1 hybrid. 7-8" smooth-skinned dark green fruits with crunchy sweet seedless pale green flesh. Tolerant of cool temps.

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Super Zagross Beit Alpha Cucumber -

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Cucumis sativus (54 days) Open pollinated. Smooth thin-skinned fruits are juicy, refreshingly cool, enjoyably mild and almost completely free of the bitterness common in American slicers.

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Shintokiwa Long-Fruited Cucumber - OG/BD

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Cucumis sativus (62 days) Open pollinated. Extra-long Asian slicer. Uniform slender smooth-skinned 9-12" fruit with crisp non-bitter flesh. Excellent flavor.

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Suhyo Long Long-Fruited Cucumber -

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Cucumis sativus (61 days) Open pollinated. Extra-long Asian slicer. Up to 15" long. Trellis for straight fruit. Sets well in heat.

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Common Wealth Pickling Cucumber -

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Cucumis sativus (52 days) Open pollinated. Sweet crisp thin-skinned 6" pickler. Resistant to downy mildew.

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Little Leaf H-19 Pickling Cucumber -

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Cucumis sativus (60 days) Open pollinated. Parthenocarpic pickler. Blocky, smaller than average fruit. Compact growth and small leaves. Can be grown under row cover.

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Marketmore 76 Slicing Cucumber -

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Cucumis sativus (63 days) Open pollinated. Classic slicer for the Northeast. Dark green 8-8.5" uniform fruits. Vigorous throughout the season.

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South Wind Slicing Cucumber -

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Cucumis sativus (55 days) Open pollinated. Straight medium-green 7–8" cukes are spectacular: crunchy and aromatic with stem ends never getting bitter.

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Boothby’s Blonde Specialty Cucumber -

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Cucumis sativus (63 days) Open pollinated. Maine heirloom. 3-4" short plump oval cream-white fruit with black spines. Excellent fresh eating.

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Poona Kheera Specialty Cucumber -

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Cucumis sativus (60 days) Open pollinated. Specialty Indian cuke. 4-5" fruit turn from cream to golden yellow to russet brown. All stages edible and very crisp. Vigorous.

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Silver Slicer Specialty Cucumber -

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Cucumis sativus (64 days) Open pollinated. Unique white slicer. 7-8" slim creamy-white fruit with crisp non-bitter flesh. Excellent flavor.

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Bouquet Dill -

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Anethum graveolens (55 days) Open pollinated. Sweet refined ferny leaves are perfect for dill weed production.

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Purple Coneflower Echinacea -

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Echinacea purpurea Open pollinated. Easy to grow, 2–4' tall, native to a wide range of habitats, from Appalachian woods to Midwest prairies.

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Purple Coneflower Echinacea -

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Echinacea purpurea 3-5' tall. Spiny seedheads are a beautiful coppery yellow-brown, surrounded by a single row of reflexed lavender-purple petals. Tinctured roots boost the immune system. Z3.

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Yellow Coneflower Echinacea -

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Echinacea paradoxa 3-5' tall. Bright pure-yellow flowers with drooping petals surround spiky dark brown seed cones—irresistible to gobbling goldfinches! Z3.

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Rosa Bianca Eggplant -

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Solanum melongena White-streaked lavender skin. (88 days) Open pollinated. Italian heirloom. White with lavender streaking, plump, 3-4" wide by 5" long. Fruits avg 2 lb. Creamy, delicate, great for gourmet markets.

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Rosita Eggplant -

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Solanum melongena Pink-lavender skin. (84 days) Open pollinated. Pink-lavender with white shoulders, pear-shaped, 4-6" wide by 6-8" long. Sweet tender white flesh. Early and productive.

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Rosso di Napoli Eggplant -

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Solanum aethiopicum Orange skin. (65 days) Open pollinated. Sometimes called Ethiopian Eggplant or Garden Egg. Fruits mature to orange but are sweetest when they first turn from green to white. Great in curries and spreads.

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Diamond Elongated Eggplant -

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Solanum melongena Dark purple skin. (78 days) Open pollinated. Dark purple 2.5x7" elongated slightly tapered 12 oz fruits. Firm mild flesh lacks bitterness. Good cold-climate adaptation.

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Barley -

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Hordeum vulgare Annual spring grain. Variety: ‘Quest.’ Suitable for cover-cropping, grain production, home brewing, or forage. Reliable, valuable feed grain for livestock.

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Hulless Barley -

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Hordeum vulgare Annual spring grain. Truly hulless variety, which makes for quick, easy, low-tech processing. Fast-growing, and competes well with weeds. Tolerates drought and heavy soils.

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Bell Beans

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Vicia faba Annual or winter annual legume. Great for fixing nitrogen, and building large amounts of biomass. Bell beans will happily sprout in half-frozen soil, and tolerate a wide range of soil conditions.

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Common Buckwheat -

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Fagopyrum esculentum Annual broadleaf. Excellent cover crop for outcompeting summer weeds. Makes tasty flour for pancakes or baked goods. Bees like its abundant nectar.

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Ladino White Clover

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Trifolium repens Perennial legume. 8–12" tall. Fantastic nitrogen fixer with great protein and digestibility. Tall enough to be harvested for hay, silage, and green chop. Good choice for poorly drained soil.

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Deep-rooted Daikon Radish -

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Raphanus sativus var. niger Broadleaf annual. Roots penetrate hardpans and loosen soil down to 30" or beyond. Takes up available soil nutrients and prevents losses to leaching or runoff. Suppresses weeds if planted thickly.

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Field Peas -

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Pisum sativum var. arvense Annual legume. Also called Forage Peas. Great as weed-smothering workhorse soil builder, or a tasty and highly digestible forage. Likes cool moist conditions. Will grow in most soil types.

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Annual Ryegrass -

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Lolium multiflorum Annual or winter annual grass. Extremely frost hardy. Widely adaptable. Will establish quickly in cool wet spring weather, providing a dense cover crop and outcompeting weeds. Good erosion control.

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Annual Ryegrass

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Lolium multiflorum Annual or winter annual grass. Extremely frost hardy. Widely adaptable. Will establish quickly in cool wet spring weather, providing a dense cover crop and outcompeting weeds. Good erosion control.

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Orchard Grass -

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Dactylis glomerata Perennial grass. Long-lived vigorous grass. Tall leafy plants grow rapidly even in poor soils, tolerates moderately drained soils. Can be established in spring, summer, or even late winter.

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Perennial Ryegrass -

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Lolium perenne Short-lived perennial grass. Extremely palatable forage grass, popular in grazing mixes. Germinates quickly and grows rapidly, suppressing weeds. Holds up under heavy traffic. Good pest resistance.

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Tall Fescue -

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Lolium arundinaceum Perennial grass. Long-lived, versatile and low-maintenance grass good for pasture, lawn, or hay. Deep and extensive root system protects against erosion. Tolerates most adverse conditions.

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Timothy -

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Phleum pratense Perennial grass. A popular perennial hay species that produces good yields, resists lodging and is easily cut and cured. Very winter hardy. Does not tolerate heat or drought.

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