Organic Marketmore 76 Cucumber
$3.25
$3.25
Marketmore 76 remains the most widely-planted open-pollinated slicer in the US!
High Mowing Organic Seeds - Dark green fruits stay green and mild-tasting even under heat stress, while multiple disease resistances keep plants vigorous and highly productive across a long picking season. Showed good resistance to angular leaf spot and anthracnose in our trials.
Organic, non-GMO, and open-pollinated
8-9" Dark green skin with bright white flesh
Used for fresh eating
65 days
1/16 ounce (~25 Seeds)
Highly resistant to Cucumber Mosaic Virus, Scab, and Powdery Mildew
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors in 12" diameter hills after the last frost when soil is warm. Space hills 6' apart in all directions. Can also be started indoors 2-4 weeks before the last frost for an earlier harvest. Cucumbers benefit from consistent moisture. Provide support for vines to save space.
Plant 6-8 Seeds on a Hill once the soil warms to 75 degrees
Plant 1" Deep
Thin to 3 or 4 plants
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Organic Tendergreen Bush Bean, 1922 Heirloom
$3.25
$4.00
The Living Seed Company - Calvin Keeney introduced this variety in 1922. This bush bean is a heavy yielder, even in hot temperatures and produces over an extended season. The plants are vigorous, upright (no staking) and low maintenance. Be prepared for lots of stringless, meaty, 6" pods of delicious, tender green beans. This all purpose variety is great fresh, steamed, in casseroles, soups or stir fries, amazing pickled and perfect for freezing. It is also a wonderful shelling bean having purple seeds with beige accents. Can be left to dry on the plant for a pretty dry bean.
Organic
Stringless
Bush Bean 12-24" tall
50-75 days
50 seeds
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors after 2-3 weeks of last frost as beans do like the ground to be warmer.
Direct Seed 1-5" apart
Planting Depth 1/2 -1"
Thin 3-5" apart
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Organic Sugar Daddy Snap Pea (30" Height)
$3.25
$3.75
The Living Seed Company - The luscious thick and crunchy skin of the sugar snap pea allows for an extended harvest and harbors the perfect home for the delectable peas that are housed inside. Peas are a delight fresh tossed into salads, lightly steamed as a side, or tossed in at the end of fried rice or a stir fry or eaten right from the vine! In France they use the term mange tout to refer to edible podded peas, which means eat all.
Can tolerate some heat.
Blanch and freeze to keep a bit of early summer in you ice box!
Edible podded, 65-70 days.
Organic
Vines grow to 2.5' feet
Sweet
Edible podded pea
65-75 days
50 Seeds
Instructions - Peas thrive in cool weather. Sow seeds outdoors as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Seeds will germinate in 7-14 days. Double rows of peas can be planted on each side of a trellis.
Direct Seed 2" apart
Plant 1/2" deep
Plant Rows 24" apart
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Organic Double Standard Corn, Sweet Bi-Color Corn
$3.25
$4.00
The Living Seed Company - This bi-colored sweet corn, hearkens back to a delicious yellow corn from the early 1900’s called Burnell and an early white kerneled heirloom from the Saint Lawrence Valley in New York state . Known for its vigor, sweetness and easy pollination.
Organic
Tender, sweet kernels
Ideal for freezing and fresh eating
Sweet corn
75-90 days
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors 3/4” deep after danger of frost has passed. Plant in blocks of 3-6 rows instead of one long row. Thin seedlings to 8-12" apart. Corn is a heavy feeder and does best in well-drained, fertile soil with plenty of water.
Plant 4" apart
Plant 1" Deep
Germinates in 5-10 days
Plant Rows 36-48" apart
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Organic Aurora Pepper (Hot)
$3.25
$3.75
Seed Exchange - Stunning 1½" long fruits borne on foot-high ornamental plants, perfect for container growing. Fruits ripen from lavender to deep purple to orange and finally to red. 60-75 days from transplant. Medium hot.
Organic
Colorful fruits grow to 1-2 inches
Plants grow to 12 inches
Medium hot pepper
60-75 days from transplant
25 Seeds
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼” deep. Peppers germinate best in warm soil, so gentle bottom heat may be helpful until seedlings emerge. Wait to transplant outdoors until soil is warm.
Sow indoors 8 weeks before the last frost
Plant 1/4" deep
Germinates in 14 days
Plant Rows 12-24" apart
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Dragon Carrot, 1890 Heirloom
$3.25
$3.75
This is a Firefly kid favorite! Our kids love the purple skin.
Seed Exchange - This carrot’s beautiful red-purple exterior provides a striking contrast to its yellow-orange interior and light yellow core. A treat for the eye when sliced, its sweet, almost spicy, flavor makes this carrot a home gardener’s favorite and a best-seller at specialty and farmers’ markets. Considered the most refined purple carrot available, it was bred by Seed Savers Exchange member John Navazio. 90 days.
Best-seller
Red-purple skin
Yellow-orange interior
Exceptionally sweet, almost spicy
90 days
±250 seeds
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors before 3-4 weeks of last frost or soil can be worked.
Plant 1/2" apart
Plant 1/4" Deep
Plant Rows 16-24" apart
Thin 2-4" Apart
Red Habanero Pepper (Lucifer's Dream)
$3.25
$3.75
Seed Exchange - (C. chinense) (aka Lucifer’s Dream) Caribbean favorite many times hotter than the jalapeño. Three-foot tall plants produce enormous yields of small rippled peppers with a characteristic fruity flavor and aroma. 90-100 days from transplant. Sizzling hot.
Small, rippled, bright red fruits
Plants grow to 3 feet
Very hot pepper
Enormous yields
90-100 days from transplant
25 Seeds
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼” deep. Peppers germinate best in warm soil, so gentle bottom heat may be helpful until seedlings emerge. Wait to transplant outdoors until soil is warm.
Sow indoors 8 weeks before the last frost
Plant 1/4" deep
Germinates in 14 days
Plant Rows 12-24" apart
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The Three Sisters - Traditional
$8.95
$9.75
The Three Sisters is based on a Native American lore. The stories vary but what remains constant is the tradition of planting Corn, Beans and Squash together. The corn is planted first, followed by the beans and squash in a few weeks. The corn provides a stalk for the beans to grow up on, while the beans provide nitrogen to the corn and squash, and the squash provides shades for the roots and helps to retain moisture.
We combine our Butternut Squash, Golden Bantam Corn, and a Pole Bean. Play around with any combination you like.
Instructions - There are many ways you can do plant a traditional three sisters garden. One method is to plant a plot of corn in a square and then plant the beans on the outer square, while the squash is then planted around the beans.
Firefly Farm & Mercantile may substitute based on seed varieties in stock.
Organic Sugar Snap Pea (24" Height)
$2.95
$3.25
The Living Seed Company - The one and only Sugar Snap! Adored since its introduction in 1979 and an All American Selection winner. Vines bear over a long harvesting period. Eat the whole pod fresh or cooked. Great yields in the cold or heat. You say sugar and I'll say snap! Snap peas are a delight fresh tossed into salads, lightly steamed as a side, or tossed in at the end of fried rice, in a stir fry or eaten right from the vine! Blanch and freeze to keep a bit of early summer in you ice box!
Edible podded, 65-70 days.
Organic
Vines grow to 2.5' feet
Pods best eaten when small
Edible podded pea
65-70 days
50 Seeds
Instructions - Peas thrive in cool weather. Sow seeds outdoors as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Seeds will germinate in 7-14 days. Double rows of peas can be planted on each side of a trellis.
Our family tends to not trellis these and just space them a little closer together to support themselves.
Direct Seed 2" apart
Plant 1/2" deep
Plant Rows 24" apart
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Organic Cocozelle Zucchini
$3.25
$3.75
Productive, tasty Italian variety with attractively striped fruits.
High Mowing Organic Seeds - Dark and light green striping is less defined than Costata Romanesco. The flavor is slightly nutty; milder than Costata but more flavorful than most zucchini. Straight fruit with very slight ribbing over the lighter green striping.
Characteristics:
Organic, non-GMO, and open-pollinated
Bush habit
Uniform shape
Harvest at 6-8"
58 days
1/8 oz
Instructions - Plants need loose, fertile, well-drained soil with plenty of nitrogen and a pH of 5.8-6.8. Fertilize seedlings with fish emulsion if leaves are yellow. Days to maturity are from direct seeding. The optimum soil temperature for germination is about 85ºF.
Plant 1/2-1" deep
Plant Spacing: 12-24"
Row Spacing: 5-6'
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Organic French Breakfast Radish, 1870 Heirloom
$3.25
$3.75
The Seed Savers Exchange -(aka Radis Demi-long Rose a Bout Blanc) A very early market garden radish of French origin. Listed by J.M. Thorburn & Co of New York in 1870. Oblong and blunt, rose-scarlet with a white tip. White crisp flesh with a mildly pungent flavor. Sow in the spring or fall and pick when small. 20-30 days.
Characteristics:
Organic
Oblong roots
Dark pink roots fade to white
Mildly pungent flavor
Fall/winter and spring radish
20-30 days
250 Seeds per packet
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Plant in full sun. Successive plantings can be made every 3-4 weeks throughout summer and fall to provide a continual harvest.
Plant 1" apart
Plant 1/2" deep
Plant Rows 12" apart
Thin 2-3" apart
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Organic Tiger Tomato, Heirloom
$3.25
$4.00
The Living Seed Company - A favorite of our friends at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center and a favorite of ours! Seed originally given to Doug Gosling. Did great in our cool Point Reyes summer. This is a different variety that the most commonly found Tiger. Very early, medium-small sized fruits.
Organic
Fruits are about 10oz
Indeterminate
65-75 days from transplant
25 Seeds
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors 1/8" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant apart 24-36"
Plants need trellising or staking
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Organic Baby Blue Hubbard Squash
$3.25
$3.75
Highly marketable scaled-down blue Hubbard with smooth gray skin and sweet flesh.
High Mowing Organic Seeds - Fruits are of consistent quality and teardrop-shaped, with sweeter flesh than the standard Blue Hubbard. Our strain has been improved for uniformity on the High Mowing farm. Excellent trap crop for cucumber beetles, who prefer Blue Hubbard above all.
Characteristics:
Organic, non-GMO, and open-pollinated
Uniform fruit
5-7 lbs
95 days
1/8 oz
Instructions -
Plants need loose, fertile, well-drained soil with plenty of nitrogen and a pH of 5.8-6.8. Fertilize seedlings with fish emulsion if leaves are yellow.
Days to maturity are from direct seeding. The optimum soil temperature for germination is about 85ºF.
Plant 1/2-1" deep
Plant Spacing: for bush varieties 18-24”, for vining 24-36”
Row Spacing: 5-6'
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Organic German Giant Radish
$3.25
$3.99
Renee's Garden - These tasty and fast-growing heirloom radishes are round to globe-shaped and a brilliant cherry- red in color. They are renowned for their juicy, tender-crisp mild flesh and adaptability to a wide variety of conditions. Tuck the fast-growing seeds in wherever you have a little space as they’ll be ready in no time. Enjoy snacks and slice into salads. We try them in the traditional European method: sliced thinly and lightly salted atop crusty buttered bread.
Characteristics:
Organic
Heirloom Radishes
Fast-growing
Big cherry-red
Juicy, tender-crisp flesh
28 days
Approx 410 seeds
Instructions - In early spring as soon as the ground can be worked, sow radish seeds in well-worked, fertile soil in full sun. Plant seeds 1/2 inch deep and 1 inch apart, in wide rows 6 inches apart. Keep soil evenly moist and well weeded. If first sowing comes up unevenly, replant right away. Sow again in late summer for a fall crop.
Plant In: April - May for cold winters or February - May / September - October for mild winters
Full Sun
Plant 1 inch apart
Plant 1/2 inch deep
5-7 days to germinate
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Organic Parade Cucumber
$3.25
$3.75
The Seed Savers Exchange - Popular Russian variety. Heavyset of uniform fruits that mature at relatively the same time, making it a good processing variety. Fruits are 5" long by 2" in diameter, one of our favorites at Heritage Farm. Resistant to extreme weather conditions. 50-60 days. ±1,200 seeds/oz.
Organic & Open-Pollianted
Fruits grow to 5 inches long
Sweet and crunchy flesh
Resistant to extreme weather conditions
50-60 days
25 Seeds per packet
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors in 12" diameter hills after the last frost when soil is warm. Space hills 6' apart in all directions. Can also be started indoors 2-4 weeks before the last frost for an earlier harvest. Cucumbers benefit from consistent moisture. Provide support for vines to save space.
Direct Seed: 1" Deep
Seeds to Hill: 6-8 Seeds
Thin: To 3-4 Plants
Light: Full Sun
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