Daucus carota (70 days) Open pollinated. French heirloom. Thick 5-7" long red-orange carrot. Performs well in heavy soil. Excellent flavor and long storage.
Daucus carota (70 days) F-1 hybrid. Straight 8" creamy-white carrot. Good texture and flavor, both raw and cooked. Develops green shoulders at full-size.
Camelina sativa Annual brassica. Widely adaptable and versatile winter-hardy cover crop and oilseed plant; tolerates poor conditions. Excellent nutrient scavenger. Sow when you would for winter rye.
Eruca sativa (21 days baby, 35 days mature) Open pollinated. Profuse basal growth. Dense clusters of tasty lush leaves. Grows well in hot and cool seasons.
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Lactuca sativa (46 days) Open pollinated. Very attractive oakleaf lettuce forms a green and bronze rosette. Very slow to bolt. Excellent in mesclun and for cut-and-come-again culture.
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.
Solanum tuberosum Very early season, buff skin, yellow flesh. For keeping it classic, you can't beat Yukon Gold's tasty butter flavor and marketable appearance
Zinnia elegans (85-90 days) Open pollinated. Brilliantly hued large flowers on long stems come in an array of colors: oranges, yellows, red, magenta and pink with many petal forms.
Brassica oleracea (gemmifera group) (120 days) F-1 hybrid. 1" tightly wrapped sprouts are widely spaced for ease of harvest and good air circulation. Vigorous and sturdy plants showed little aphid damage.
Brassica oleracea (botrytis group) (68 days) F-1 hybrid. Pastel orange uniform heads of dense curds on sturdy plants. Highly adaptable; consistently performs well in a range of conditions, including heat stress.
Zingiber officinale Rose-tinted white skin, white flesh. (120 days) Suitable for high tunnel cultivation, even in our northern climate! Rose-tinged pearlescent skin will draw customers from yards away.
Lagenaria siceraria Tan skin. (120 days) Open pollinated. Large gourd with bulbous base and narrow neck. Fruit can grow 14" tall and 12" in diameter. Start indoors.
Lagenaria siceraria Tan skin. (120 days) Open pollinated. Dark green skin with pale green splotches. Round 8-10" base tapers into a long neck capped by a small bulb near the stem to make the swan’s head.
Pennisetum glaucum (120 days) Open pollinated. Ornamental grass with deep-purple foliage and large purple seed spikes. Popular in arrangements. 4-5' tall.
Oryza sativa (120 days) Open pollinated. Short grain light brown rice, can work in Zone 5b in paddies from direct sowing but does best from transplants.
Oryza sativa (120 days) Open pollinated. Lowland variety from northern Japan. Pearly white short-grain sweet-sticky rice is great for mochi and fries well.
Amaranthus tricolor (120 days) Open pollinated. Very red Jamaican traditional green for Callaloo stew. Beautiful tricolor blaze makes it ornamental as well.
Allium ampeloprasum (porrum group) (120 days) Open pollinated. Up to 4" across. Makes much of its growth below ground, protected from the cold; often withstands the rigors of winter to offer a delectable spring treat.
Allium ampeloprasum (porrum group) (120 days) Open pollinated. Up to 4" across. Makes much of its growth below ground, protected from the cold; often withstands the rigors of winter to offer a delectable spring treat.
Cucumis melo White flesh. (85 days) F-1 hybrid. Complex flavor, sweet white flesh. Round 2-4 lb fruit with sparse net. Green skin turns orangey-yellow when ripe. Harvest at full slip.
Artemisia annua (120 days) Open pollinated. The scent of the Common Ground Fair. Light green leaves valued for wreaths, flower crowns and other dried arrangements. Grows up to 5'.
Trigonella foenum-graecum (30 days leaf, 120 days seed) Open pollinated. Leaf and seeds are used culinarily, imparting a sweet nutty flavor reminiscent of maple syrup.