Cicer arietinum (105 days dry) Open-pollinated. A garbanzo developed to be tolerant of cold soils and light frosts. 2' plants with ornamental flowers bear abundant two-seeded pods with black medium-sized beans.
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Phaseolus vulgaris (60 days shell, 85 days dry) Open-pollinated. A versatile variety, excellent both as a shell and a dry bean. Plants benefit...
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Brassica oleracea (105 days) Open-pollinated. Compact deep-burgundy red heads are excellent raw, cooked or fermented. In good storage they'll keep till March.
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Solanum aethiopicum (65 days) Open-pollinated. Sometimes called Ethiopian Eggplant or Garden Egg. Slightly sweeter and more delicate than S. melongena eggplants. Great in curries and spreads.
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Brassica oleracea (acephala group) (60 days) Open-pollinated. A re-selection of the 1820 heirloom Green Glaze, by Alan Kapuler, Jeff McCormack and...
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Brassica oleracea (60 days) Open-pollinated. Could give Camden, currently known as a tourist attraction on the Maine coast, a new claim to fame....
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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.
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Allium ampeloprasum (porrum group) (100 days) Open-pollinated. Highly uniform and reliable OP leek with impressive cold tolerance, gorgeous dark blue-green leaves, and medium-length white shanks.
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Cucumis melo (85 days) Open-pollinated. Heirloom. Very deep orange flesh. Round-to-oval heavily ribbed 2-4 lb fruit with sparse net. Harvest at full slip.
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Allium cepa (110 days) Open-pollinated. An excellent red onion for northern growers and a superior keeper. Bred in Southport, CT, in 1873, Red...
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Chasmanthium latifolium Open-pollinated. Perennial. Strong 2' arching stems with airy flattened seedheads are beautiful for dried arrangements.
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Capsicum annuum (74 days) Open-pollinated. Round 1-2" shiny bright tangerine fruits on sturdy plants. Heat is comparable to a mild jalapeño, but varies with the weather
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Papaver Open-pollinated. Truly amazing blooms on thin wiry stems look like crepe paper dipped in lavender-grey ink. Semi-double flowers range from...
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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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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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