Glebionis coronaria (40 days) Open-pollinated. Japanese Shungiku prized for small grey-green leaves and 5" yellow flowers, both edible. Sow in spring.
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Brassica rapa (japonica group) (40 days) Open-pollinated. Japanese heirloom. Deeply cut fringed leaves on slender white stalks. For microgreens, cut-and-come-again, succession plantings and baby leaf production.
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Perilla frutescens var. crispa (85 days) Open-pollinated. Japanese heirloom. Ornamental and edible purplish-red anise-scented leaves. Used in sushi, sauces, garnishes, pickles, stir-fries, and to color umeboshi plums red.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (57 days) Open-pollinated. 6" creamy yellow pods mottled with purple tiger stripes. Seeds are purplish brown with blue stripes.
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Phaseolus lunatus (103 days) Open-pollinated. 18" tall. 3 tender beans per pod, grey in the shell stage and drying to buff with purple and black mottling. White flowers.
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Phaseolus lunatus (106 days) Open-pollinated. 8" pods, dependably produces at least four large creamy white seeds per pod. Vines can grow 10'.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (68 days) Open-pollinated. Heirloom bears 7-9" pods with nutty flavor. Very productive. Excellent for freezing. Brown seed.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (89 days) Open-pollinated. Large white kidney bean with red-brown soldier-like figures on the eye. Popular New England bean.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (89 days) Open-pollinated. Large white kidney bean with red-brown soldier-like figures on the eye. Popular New England bean.
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Beta vulgaris (60 days) Open-pollinated. Grown for greens, not roots. Large glossy reddish-purple leaves. Holds quality in summer but best in fall and under winter cover.
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Beta vulgaris (60 days) Open-pollinated. Grown for greens, not roots. Large glossy reddish-purple leaves. Holds quality in summer but best in fall and under winter cover.
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Beta vulgaris (60 days) Open-pollinated. Heirloom. Uniform globular smooth red beet. Tender interior with deep red flesh. A favorite of home gardeners and canners.
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Beta vulgaris (48 days) Open-pollinated. From 1911, beloved by commercial growers and home gardeners. Early beet greens and bunching beets. Quick cold soil emergence. Attractive purple tops.
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Beta vulgaris (48 days) Open-pollinated. From 1911, beloved by commercial growers and home gardeners. Early beet greens and bunching beets. Quick cold soil emergence. Attractive purple tops.
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Beta vulgaris (60 days) Open-pollinated. Heirloom, also known as Winter Keeper. The best winter storage beet. Glossy green tops with no purple.
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Daucus carota (55 days) Open-pollinated. Parisian heirloom. Round 1½" deep orange carrot. Harvest young and tender; enjoy cooked for sweetness and creamy texture. Easy in clay soil.
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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.
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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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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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Cucumis melo var. flexuosus (55 days from transplant) Open-pollinated. Specialty heirloom "snake melon" cuke. Curved coiled slender fruit with light and dark green stripes. Best eaten at 8-18".
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Cucumis sativus (60 days) Open-pollinated. Heirloom performs in tunnels and outdoors. 10-14" slim Euro-type cuke with mild flavor; not bitter, few seeds. Trellis for straight fruits.
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Cucumis sativus (52 days) Open-pollinated. Classic pickler. Dark green fruit with black spines. Non-bitter. Used for small pickles and dills. Long harvest window.
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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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Melothria scabra (65 days) Open-pollinated. Vigorous but delicate climbing vine. Profuse bearing of 1" oblong green and white fruits. Eat fresh or pickled.
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Solanum melongena (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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Solanum melongena (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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Centaurea cyanus (90 days) Open-pollinated. Annual. Ruffled dark maroon flowers, sometimes called Black Gem Bachelor’s Button. 3' tall. Hard to find.
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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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Reseda odorata Open-pollinated. Insignificant yellow-green blossoms grown for their enticing raspberry scent. Once common in Paris. Compact plants.
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Tropaeolum majus (60 days) Open-pollinated. Dark purplish-green leaves with brilliant crimson-scarlet flowers contrast well with other varieties. 16" plants.
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Papaver Open-pollinated. White spots on petals form a cross reminiscent of the Danish flag. Attractive large seedheads ideal for drying. 27" stems.
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Lathyrus odoratus Open-pollinated. An antique striated variety. Blossoms contain subtle variations of bright reds with creamy white streakings. Heavily perfumed. Vines grow to 3'.
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Lathyrus odoratus Open-pollinated. Oldest and among the most fragrant of all sweet peas. Deep maroon-purple upper petals with deep violet-blue lower petals. 5' vines.
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Lathyrus latifolius Open-pollinated. The traditional English cottage sweet pea. Shades of rose, white and pink in big clusters. Good cutflowers. Climbs 6'.
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Tithonia rotundifolia (120 days) Open-pollinated. Stately 6' plants with velvety leaves bear scarlet-orange 4-5" blooms that attract hummingbirds and monarch butterflies. Popular variety.
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Luffa aegyptiaca (110 days) Open-pollinated. Used to make sponges and scrubbies. Also edible when harvested young. Requires a long season; start indoors.
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Amaranthus hybridus (65 days to flower, 125 days to seed) Open-pollinated. Is it a green vegetable? An ornamental? A gluten-free grain? Why, yes! No wonder Amaranth was sacred in pre-Columbian Mexico.
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Avena nuda (100 days) Open-pollinated. Grain that’s easier to thresh than most other oats, though it still has a small hull that must be removed. A good variety to re-introduce growing grain on home ground.
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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 (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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Sorghum bicolor (100 days) Open-pollinated. A white-seeded 4' grain sorghum, can be popped, but it is more commonly ground into a mild-flavored flour, cooked as a grain, or sometimes nixtamalized like corn and made into tortillas.
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Amaranthus tricolor (120 days) Open-pollinated. Very red Jamaican traditional green for Callaloo stew. Beautiful tricolor blaze makes it ornamental as well.
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Lupinus mutabilis (130 days, longer to seed) Open-pollinated. “Lost” crop of the Incas. Wild-looking 3' lupine native to the high Andes. Attractive, many-colored flowers. Protein-rich seeds.
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Diplotaxis erucoides (21 days baby, 50 days mature) Open-pollinated. Wild Arugula. Deeply lobed dark green narrow leaves. Excellent for cold-season salads, but also shows good summer endurance.
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Cichorium intybus (60 days) Open-pollinated. Savory Italian chicory with deeply toothed red-veined leaves. Best in cool weather, can become bitter in heat.
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Cichorium intybus (80 days) Open-pollinated. Italian heirloom grown for its fused stems which form a swollen bulb. Sweet stalks eaten in salad or cooked.
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Cichorium endivia (85 days) Open-pollinated. Also known as Escarole. Smooth broad green outer leaves with creamy yellow closely bunched center leaves. Especially good as a fall crop; tolerates frost under row cover.
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Cichorium endivia (42 days) Open-pollinated. French heirloom. Large frizzy sweet endive with very fine ribs. For late spring and early summer harvests.
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Rumex acetosa (60 days) Open-pollinated. Thick sword-shaped lemony-flavored leaves picked when young and tender. A special treat in early spring. Perennial hardy to Z3.
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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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Crambe maritima Open-pollinated. Perennial hardy to Zone 5, native to seashores of British Isles. Blanch the tender shoots for spring and winter.
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Nasturtium officinale (60 days) Open-pollinated. Perennial to Zone 4, native to Europe. Start seeds indoors and transplant to cold frame, keeping...
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Cichorium intybus (80 days) Open-pollinated. White-veined leaves turn from green to variegated burgundy red in cool weather. Romaine-shaped heads. Best for fall crops.
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Montia perfoliata (40 days) Open-pollinated. Small, heart-shaped leaves with a mild but succulent flavor. Use in mesclun and cut-and-come-again culture.
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Valerianella locusta (60 days) Open-pollinated. Heirloom. Vigorous large-leaf type of staple salad green. Best for sowing in spring for early summer harvest.
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Valerianella locusta (45 days) Open-pollinated. Very cold-hardy small-seeded small-leaved strain of this winter staple salad green. Can be overwintered.
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Anethum graveolens Open-pollinated. Variety generally grown for its seeds. Can also be used as dill weed, but the foliage is slightly darker, coarser and stronger-tasting than that of Bouquet.
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Petroselinum crispum (70 days) Open-pollinated. Italian heirloom. Flat-leaved parsley with good early seedling vigor and rich sweet flavor. Grows to 1' tall.
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Petroselinum crispum (70 days) Open-pollinated. Italian heirloom. Flat-leaved parsley with good early seedling vigor and rich sweet flavor. Grows to 1' tall.
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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 oleracea (acephala group) (30 days baby, 56 days mature) Open-pollinated. The most commonly grown kale. Dense finely curled blue-green leaves on upright hardy plants. Best as a fall crop, planted July or August.
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Brassica oleracea (acephala group) (62 days) Open-pollinated. Italian heirloom also known as Lacinato and Tuscan Black. Very dark green wrinkled, pebbled sturdy leaves extend like palm fronds from stalk.
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Brassica oleracea (acephala group) (60 days) Open-pollinated. English heirloom. Extremely hardy and vigorous. Rounded slightly savoyed leaves are tender even when large.
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Brassica napus (pabularia group) (60 days) Open-pollinated. Unsurpassed tenderness and flavor. Green oakleaf with purple veining darkens in cold weather. Wilts quickly once picked. Great microgreens.
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Brassica napus (pabularia group) (60 days) Open-pollinated. Unsurpassed tenderness and flavor. Green oakleaf with purple veining darkens in cold weather. Wilts quickly once picked. Great microgreens.
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Brassica oleracea (gongylodes group) (130 days) Open-pollinated. Czechoslovakian heirloom. Green kohlrabi can exceed 10" and 10 lb without getting woody. Crisp white interior is mildly tangy.
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Brassica oleracea (gongylodes group) (58 days) Open-pollinated. Central European heirloom. Green kohlrabi with short tops and medium stems. White interior is crisp, tender, pungent.
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Lactuca sativa (55 days) Open-pollinated. German heirloom. Elegant loose softball-sized green butterhead lettuce with light brown pebbling on leaves. Excellent flavor and bolt resistance.
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Lactuca sativa (55 days) Open-pollinated. Heirloom. Very attractive bibb lettuce has apple-green leaves splashed with maroon-red flecks. Selected for resistance to tip burn.
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Lactuca sativa (52 days) Open-pollinated. Large fancy fast-growing light-green butterhead lettuce. Bolts quickly in heat. Recommended for fall or overwintering where climate permits.
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Lactuca sativa (48 days) Open-pollinated. Heirloom. Thick green pointed leaves radiate from a compact center. Rich nutty flavor. Slow to bolt.
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Lactuca sativa (50 days) Open-pollinated. Rare. Starlike rosettes of glossy deer tongue-type leaves are tinged burgundy-red. Nutty texture and bitter-free. Very bolt resistant.
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Lactuca sativa (42 days) Open-pollinated. Popular heirloom. Early looseleaf lettuce, 16" in diameter. Large crumpled juicy light-green leaves. Will not stand heat.
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Lactuca sativa (60 days) Open-pollinated. Slightly ruffled green leaf lettuce is tinged bronze at the tips. Extreme cold tolerance. Fall, winter and spring production.
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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.
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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 (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 (65 days) Open-pollinated. French heirloom. Semi-romaine head with deep red outer leaves. Green inner leaves with bronze tips. Excellent cold tolerance, good for overwintering.
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Lactuca sativa (60 days) Open-pollinated. French heirloom has substance with succulence. Begins like a bibb, matures into a well-wrapped romaine. Thick tender dark green leaves. Cold hardy.
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Lactuca sativa (47 days) Open-pollinated. Heirloom. Beautiful large twisting red and green rosettes with heavy purple accents. Tender, buttery.
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Allium fistulosum (65 days) Open-pollinated. Japanese heirloom. Hardy perennial bunching onion. For a steady market crop, seed every two weeks.
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Allium cepa (110 days) Open-pollinated. 19th century heirloom. Large medium-firm deep purple-red flattened globes with pinkish-white fine-grained flesh. Long-day. Keeps till late winter.
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Allium ampeloprasum (porrum group) (110 days) Open-pollinated. French heirloom. Thick medium-tall shanks with sweet mild flavor. Blue-tinged dark green leaves. Very cold tolerant.
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Arctium lappa (120 days) Open-pollinated. Standard Japanese variety. Thin 1-2' long mild earthy root for stir-fries, soups and herbal medicine. Can be dug in spring with parsnips.
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Brassica napus x Brassica rapa (85 days) Open-pollinated. Light green skin, knobby and bulky. Sweeter and later to mature than other turnips, not woody even at softball size, and taste better after frost.
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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 (76 days) Open-pollinated. Shiny red thin-walled 8" long tapering frying pepper. Sweet mild flavor, good raw and especially fried. High yielding.
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Capsicum annuum (87 days) Open-pollinated. Heirloom from Ukraine. 2¼x4½" tapered peppers ripen from lime to orange to red. Crisp, juicy, thick-walled.
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Capsicum annuum (78 days) Open-pollinated. Dark green to red 7" long tapered. Pungent, moderately hot; 900-2,500 Scovilles. Typical pepper for chiles rellenos.
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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. Striking color display, white with green stripes to orange with brown stripes, to red. 2" curving pendant form. 5,000-30,000 Scovilles. Attractive foliage.
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Capsicum annuum (68 days) Open-pollinated. Smooth waxy yellow 1.5x5.5" tapered fruits ripen to orange then red. Semi-hot, 5,000-10,000 Scovilles. Early and prolific.
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Capsicum annuum (75 days) Open-pollinated. Bright red, 5-6" long by 1/2" wide tapered and often curled. Hot, pungent; 3,500-5,000 Scovilles. Dries easily. Prolific.
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Capsicum annuum (90 days) Open-pollinated. Light yellow 3x4.5" pointed fruits. Juicy, sweet, flavorful. Ripens to red and can be dried for paprika. Incredibly productive.
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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 maxima (105 days) Open-pollinated. Heirloom French squash-pumpkin. Burnt orange to red flattened 7-30 lb fruit with deep ridges. Edible and ornamental.
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Raphanus sativus (30 days) Open-pollinated. Heirloom. Slender 4-6" long white radish of high quality. Harvest young. Recommended for home gardens.
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Raphanus sativus var. caudatus (50 days) Open-pollinated. Asian heirloom, Specialty. Grown for its immature purple-green pungent seed pods. Harvest young for best quality.
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Raphanus sativus var. niger (65 days) Open-pollinated. Spanish heirloom. Turnip-shaped 4" long radish with black skin and pungent white flesh. Excellent long storage.
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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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Cucurbita pepo (58 days) Open-pollinated. Classic heirloom. Deep yellow warted fruit with bulbous blossom end and narrow curved neck. Excellent flavor.
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Cucurbita pepo (50 days) Open-pollinated. Cylindrical. Very dark green fruit with a small seed cavity. Open plant habit. Heirloom with excellent flavor.
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Cucurbita moschata (60 days summer squash, 90 days winter squash) Open-pollinated. Italian specialty. Harvest at 8-12" for summer squash. Harvest at 90 days for winter squash use. Excellent flavor.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (85 days) Open-pollinated. Red oxheart nippled 8 oz heirloom paste. Consistent good flavor; sets the standard for paste tomatoes.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (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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Lycopersicon esculentum (85 days) Open-pollinated. Green with yellow and amber-pink tinge,12-16 oz, oblate beefsteak. Best green eating tomato.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (80 days) Open-pollinated. Iridescent purple with dark green shoulders, 12-18 oz, oblate with catfacing. Ripe when half green and firm. Dark juicy meaty interiors smoky, exquisite.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (77 days) Open-pollinated. Dusky brownish-purple with green shoulders, 10-13 oz, round to slightly oblate. Brick-red flesh. One of the best-tasting heirlooms.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (71 days) Open-pollinated. Yellow pink-blushed fuzzy 2 oz fruit. Soft-skinned, juicy, very sweet and fruity heirloom. Relatively early and prolific.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (75 days) Open-pollinated. Deep orange beefsteak-type, 16-20 oz, often bi-lobed. Rich flavor, velvety texture. Harvest when it gets a rosy blush on the blossom end.
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Lycopersicon esculentum Open-pollinated. For a surprise medley of colors, sizes, shapes and flavors, and all organically grown seed. No cherries.
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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 (78 days) Open-pollinated. Maroon-brick with dark green shoulders, 6-12 oz, oblate often bi-lobed. A distinctive sweet smoky flavor.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (82 days) Open-pollinated. The famous Brandywine whose sublime flavor put heirlooms on the map. Pink 1 lb oblate meaty beefsteak fruits. Potato-leaf foliage.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (80 days) Open-pollinated. Pink 5 oz unblemished globes. The Brandywine of continental Europe. Excellent field-to-market variety that doesn't require high tunnels.
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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 (85 days) Open-pollinated. Also known as True Black Brandywine. Rich and peaty flattened large heirloom beefsteak looks coal-dusted over crimson, with shadows of green, purple and brown.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (85 days) Open-pollinated. Very tasty rare pink 8–12 oz heirloom. Has performed well in cool wet summers. Potato-leaf foliage.
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Lycopersicon esculentum (75 days) Open-pollinated. Red Italian heirloom cherry used for dried tomatoes. Rich, meaty, few seeds. Bears prolific clusters over a long season. No cracking.
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Citrullus lanatus (100 days) Open-pollinated. Pink flesh. Large heirloom, round-to-oblong 10-20 lb fruit has dark green skin with yellow spots.
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Cucurbita maxima (95 days) Open-pollinated. Classic New England favorite. 3-4 lb dark green fruit with flattened top and square shoulders and button on the blossom end.
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Cucurbita pepo (100 days) Open-pollinated. High-quality strain. 1 lb fruit has ivory skin with dark green stripes. Turns orange and yellow in storage.
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Cucurbita pepo (88 days) Open-pollinated. Classic heirloom. 4 lb oblong fruit with pale to deep gold skin when ripe. Spaghetti-like "strings" in flesh.
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Cucurbita maxima (112 days) Open-pollinated. Appalachian heirloom. Somewhat warty pinkish-orange buttercup-shaped fruits with blue-green markings. Averages two fruits per plant ranging from 5-25 lb each.
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Cucurbita maxima (98 days) Open-pollinated. Unique French heirloom. Round slightly flattened 15 lb fruit has salmon-peach skin covered in peanut-like warts. Lovely, or ugly?
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Cucurbita maxima (100 days) Open-pollinated. Unique Italian heirloom. Gorgeous aquamarine to dark green 15 lb fruit. Round, flattened with bumps and ridges
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Cucurbita moschata (110 days) Open-pollinated. Buff tear-drop shaped 7 lb fruit with very hard rind stores long. Delicious deep orange flesh. Seminole heirloom.
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Cucurbita maxima (100 days) Open-pollinated. Heirloom banana-type. Slate-blue obpyriform 6-8+ lb fruit. Average 12" long. Excellent flavor and good storage.
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