Phaseolus lunatus (95 days) Open-pollinated. A pole lima that will actually ripen in the Northeast! Vigorous vines produce large pods of tender, sweet and delightfully beany limas.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (70 days shell, 90 days dry) Open-pollinated. Consistently one of the earliest dry pole beans. Chestnut-brown dry beans are wide and flat like limas.
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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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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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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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Oryza sativa (115 days from transplant) Open-pollinated. Upland short-grain hardy Russian variety adapted to dry-land production. Can withstand a light frost. May be direct seeded in warmer regions.
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Oryza sativa (115 days) Open-pollinated. Upland variety from Japan. This great-tasting short-grained brown rice is much easier to hull and process with human-powered equipment than other varieties. Does not require flooding.
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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.
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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.
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Hablitzia tamnoides (45 days) Open-pollinated. Perennial spinach-like green. Hardy vine from the Caucasus grows 6-9' long for 2-3 months beginning very early spring. Heart-shaped attractive leaves.
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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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Bunias orientalis Open-pollinated. Perennial, Zones 4-8. Tender spicy mustard greens and florets for stir-frying. Drought-tolerant with a deep taproot.
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Pycnanthemum incanum Open-pollinated. A culinary herb, excellent cutflower and pollinator fave! “Mintier than mint” and less likely to spread.
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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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Scutellaria baicalensis Open-pollinated. Beautiful medicinal perennial with myriad small violet monkshood-shaped blooms on a 1–2' subshrub. Tolerates drought and grows best in light well-drained soil.
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Brassica oleracea (acephala group) (61 days) Open-pollinated. Florida heirloom. After frost, develops beautiful white ribs that contrast with yellow-green leaves.
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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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Cucumis melo (80 days) Open-pollinated. Round-to-oblong 2–3 lb fruit that embodies the texture, flavor and redolence of the finest pear. High yielding, even in melon-challenging seasons.
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Allium cepa (aggregatum group) (105 days) Open-pollinated. Handsome golden-bronze 1¼–2" bulbs uniformly divide into triples and quadruples, store into the spring, and have a luxurious caramel flavor.
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Brassica napus x 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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Tragopogon porrifolius (120 days) Open-pollinated. “Oyster Plant” from Sweden. Biennial produces a clump of roots; thin for best sizing. Best-tasting and highest-yielding strain.
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Sium sisarum (120 days) Open-pollinated. Perennial. 3–4' plant with 6-8" pinkie-width greyish-white roots. May be harvested in fall, but customarily overwintered for spring treats.
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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 (75 days) Open-pollinated. The 2½–3 x ½" bright scarlet fruits have thin walls and classic serrano heat. Perfect for fresh salsa, pickling and hot sauces
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Capsicum annuum (85 days) Open-pollinated. 2x4" squat ribbed fleshy red fruits are thick-walled, crunchy and extra sweet. Plants are productive and fairly early.
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Capsicum annuum (85 days) Open-pollinated. Beautiful tangerine color. Plants ripen more than a dozen of these small 2-3" round to slightly flattened thick-walled sweet and juicy fruits in a good year.
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Physalis peruviana (115 days) Open-pollinated. Yellow fruits the size of cherry tomatoes on bushes 3-4' tall and wide. Tropical flavor; coconut, pineapple, citrus.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (65 days) Open-pollinated. This large elongated 3–6" pinkish plum tomato was a winner in our “paste” test! Very flavorful, sweet d and meaty.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (82 days) Open-pollinated. 3x5" massive solid bull’s horn–shaped red fruits with dry texture, few seeds, and round mellow flavor. Dries well.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (82 days) Open-pollinated. Blemish-free blood-red nippled 2 oz plums are solid but moist, perfect in salads and sandwiches. Gorgeous healthy plants produce great yields.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (88 days) Open-pollinated. Late yellow slicing tomato with amazing rich taste, sweet and citrusy. Prone to catfacing under stressful weather conditions.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (85 days) Open-pollinated. Deep red heirloom beefsteak with full-bodied flavor. Good-sized and crack-free, though they won’t take a lot of handling. Lots of ribbed 8-24 oz oblate fruits.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (90 days) Open-pollinated. Gigantic 1–3 lb red-streaked yellow fruits have marbled interior flesh, meaty smooth melting texture, and superb mild sweet flavor with nary a hint of acidity.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (80 days) Open-pollinated. You won’t find a better sandwich tomato than Soldacki, a heavy producer of meaty tasty 14 oz pink globes with a good mix of sweetness, tartness and real tomato flavor.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (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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