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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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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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Marketmore 86 Slicing Cucumber - ECO

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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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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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Rosita Eggplant -

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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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Diamond Elongated Eggplant -

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Solanum melongena (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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Bronze Fennel -

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Foeniculum vulgare (65 days) Open pollinated. Slow grower with very thin stems valued for its striking feathery bronze foliage. Delicious and decorative.

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Perfection Fennel -

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Foeniculum vulgare (72 days) Open pollinated. Nearly as bolt proof as those pricey hybrids seven times the cost and 5-7 days longer-standing than Zefa Fino, with much thicker bulbs.

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Sussex Flax -

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Linum usitatissimum (110 days) Open pollinated. A most useful flax for spinning or seeds. Annual.

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Opopeo Amaranth -

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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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Burbank Hulless Barley -

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Hordeum vulgare Open pollinated. An historic 6-rowed barley selected by Luther Burbank from California hulless barley. In his final seed catalog he called it “one of [his] greatest grain creations.”

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Autumn Colors Broom Corn Blend

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Sorghum bicolor (105 days) Open pollinated. Sprays of ornamental seedheads in gold, bronze, brown, black, burgundy, red and cream are great for making natural straw brooms and classic autumnal displays. Small shiny seeds are beloved by birds.

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Majesty’s Mirror Millet -

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Pennisetum glaucum (120 days) Open pollinated. Ornamental grass with deep-purple foliage and large purple seed spikes. Popular in arrangements. 4-5' tall.

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Terra Hulless Oats -

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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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Duborskian Rice - ECO

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Oryza sativa (115 days) 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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Kwanto Wase Rice - ECO

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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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Yukihikari Rice - ECO

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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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Yukimochi Rice - ECO

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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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Texicoa Sorghum -

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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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Black Eagle Spring Wheat -

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Triticum aestivum (95 days) Open pollinated. Dual-purpose spring wheat: Harvest early for ornamental grain, later for 6-row wheat for baking.

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Sirvinta Winter Wheat -

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Triticum aestivum Open pollinated. Extremely cold hardy hard red wheat good for small spaces and well adapted to New England. Flour has great flavor and texture, and sturdy plants make great straw.

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Utrecht Blue Spring Wheat -

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Triticum durum Open pollinated. Too beautiful to eat! Used for wheat weaving and flower arrangements. Four rows with blue-grey husks and long black awns. Sow in April, reap in Sept.

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Arugula -

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Eruca sativa (47 days) Open pollinated. Musky, cold tolerant greens, great for early spring, late fall, over-wintering. Eat the flowers if you miss some of the greens.

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Astro Arugula -

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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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Ice-Bred Arugula -

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Eruca sativa (44 days) Open pollinated. Cross of two European heirlooms and selected for vigor and cold hardiness. Turns purple when it freezes. Full of flavor.

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Bali Chard -

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Beta vulgaris (55 days for bunching, 35-40 days baby leaf) Open pollinated. Very dark lush green fully savoyed leaf, brilliant red contrasting stalk. Excellent regrowth for multiple harvests.

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Golden Sunset Chard -

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Beta vulgaris (56 days) Open pollinated. Heirloom. Large light green semi-savoyed leaves contrast with bright yellow stems and veins.

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Rhubarb Supreme Chard -

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Beta vulgaris (60 days) Open pollinated. Clear rich red stems contrast deep green savoy leaves. Good bolt resistance.

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Endeavor Gene Pool Endive -

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Cichorium endivia
(45 days) Open pollinated.

Developed by Wild Garden Seed out of their Chicendive project, originally a cross of chicory and

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Caucasian Mountain Spinach Perennial Greens - ECO

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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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Good King Henry Perennial Greens - ECO

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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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Sea Kale Perennial Greens

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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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Turkish Rocket Perennial Greens - ECO

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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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Aurora Orach Mix Specialty Greens -

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Atriplex hortensis
(38 days) Open pollinated.

In his Wild Garden Seed catalog, originator Frank Morton calls it “mountain spinach for merry

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Golden Purslane Specialty Greens -

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Portulaca oleracea var. sativa (50 days) Open pollinated. Golden-green leaves with succulent texture and mildly acerbic flavor. Ideal addition to mesclun.

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Wrinkled Crinkled Crumpled Cress Specialty Greens -

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Lepidium sativum (30 days) Open pollinated. Broad leaves are extremely ruffled, wrinkled and savoyed. Spicy, tangy and sweet. Good in salad mix and bunched for market.

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Cascade Glaze Greasy Collards -

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Brassica oleracea (acephala group) (60 days) Open pollinated. Smooth glossy “greasy” greens are delicious steamed. Most delectable early in the season, or late after a nip of frost.

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Beedy’s Camden Curly Kale -

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Brassica oleracea (60 days) Open pollinated. This kale is a Maine celebrity! Overwinters for many and self sows with gusto. Tender all summer.

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Rainbow Lacinato Curly Kale -

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Brassica oleracea (acephala group) (61 days) Open pollinated. Lacinato crossed with Redbor. Curly edges, red veins, purple or blue-green leaves, diverse shapes and colors. Productive and cold-hardy.

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Dazzling Blue Dinosaur Kale -

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Brassica oleracea (acephala group) (60 days) Open pollinated. Vigorous upright lacinato-leaved kale in a range of bluish-green shades, all with a dramatic pink mid-rib.

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