Amish Snap Pea, Heirloom
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Exchange - Superb snap pea was reportedly grown in the Amish community long before the present snap pea types. Vines grow 5-6' tall and are covered in 2" translucent green pods. Yields over a 6-week period if kept picked. Delicate and sweet even when the seeds develop. Snap, 60-70 days.
Characteristics:
Best Seller
The sweet and crisp flavor
Vines grow to 5-6 feet, pods grow to 2 inches
Snap pea
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 2-3" apart
Plant 1/2" deep
Plant Rows 24" apart
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Ancient Eastern Blend Sprouting Seeds, Organic
$5.25
$5.75
A delicious blend of fenugreek, lentils, kamut, mung beans and adzuki beans.
A beautiful crunchy sprout mix with fenugreek, lentils, kamut and adzuki beans.
Soaking Time: 8 hours
Sprouting time: 3 days
Recommended methods: Jar-Lid, Sprouting Tray, Hemp Bag
Yield: ½ cup seed (4 OZ) = 2 ½ cups sprouts Kamut seed is a type of wheat.
Ingredients: Fenugreek, lentils, *kamut (a type of wheat), mung, & adzuki beans. Contains: wheat. May contain soy or mustards. Produced in a facility that also processes peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, sesame, and shellfish.
Watch our "How to grow sprouts" video here.
Instructions - Follow Instructions on Pack - Super easy.
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Andy's Polish Pink Tomato, Heirloom, organic
$3.75
$4.00
The Living Seed Company - A favorite of our friends at Occidental Arts and Ecology Center and a favorite of ours. Seed originally given to Doug Gosling, this tomato was brought from Poland in 1922 from a friend's father named Andy. Did great in our cool Point Reyes summer as well in the heat of our farm in North Carolina. Amazingly delicious, meaty and juicy. Attractive pointed pink tomatoes with very few seeds. Very Rare tomato!
Organic
Pink, up to 1lb fruits
Juicy and meaty flesh
Excellent for fresh eating and canning
Indeterminate
70-75 days from transplant
20 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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Anna Swartz Hubbard Squash, Heirloom, organic
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - (Curcubuta maxima) Given to Seed Savers Exchange by Anna Swartz of Pennsylvania who originally received it 40 years earlier in the 1950s. Introduced commercially by SSE in 1999. Anna loved this variety because of its extremely hard shell and excellent storage ability. High quality flesh is the color of a sweet potato with similar flavor. Fruits weigh 5-8 pounds.
Characteristics:
Organic
Dark Blue, almost black squash
Sweet potato flavor
Extremely productive
Winter squash
90-100 days
25 seeds per packet
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors in 12" diameter hills after danger of frost has passed. Hills should be spaced 6' apart in all directions. Can also be started indoors 3 weeks before transplanting out.
Direct Seed: 1" Deep
Seeds to Hill: 6-8 Seeds
Thin: To 3-4 Plants
Light: Full Sun
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Antigua Bush Bean, Organic
$3.25
$3.75
High Mowing Organic Seeds - Seeds were originally obtained from the Arikara tribe of North Dakota and introduced in Oscar Will’s Pioneer Indian Collection of seeds (1914). Yellow-tan seeds with red-brown eye-rings. Excellent for use as a baking bean. Prolific plants, good drought tolerance. Bush habit, dry, 80-90 days
Bush beans
Yellow-tan seeds with red-brown eye ring
Good drought tolerance
Excellent used as a baking bean
Dry bean
80-90 days
50 seeds
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors after the danger of frost has passed and soil and air temperatures have warmed. Harvest dry beans when the pods are completely mature and dry.
Direct Seed 2" apart
Planting Depth 1"
Plant Rows Apart 36"-48"
Disease Resistance DetailsHigh Resistance: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic VirusIntermediate Resistance: Halo Blight
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Anuenue Lettuce, organic
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - Its mellifluous Hawaiian name may mean “rainbow,” but this lettuce is a beautiful, uniform bright green. A slow grower and bolter, ‘Anuenue’ matures as the days get shorter and the heat gets stronger. This University of Hawaii introduction bears crisp, sweet, succulent leaves and remains compact as it grows, surrounding its round, tightly packed heart with crisp outer leaves. Unlike the seed of most lettuce varieties, its seed will germinate at 80 degrees; this variety also has some cool- season hardiness when protected.
Characteristics
50 days
Organic
Crisphead lettuce
Heat-tolerant
Instructions - Sow continuously for a constant supply of lettuce. Best grown in cooler weather. Plant in full sun or partial shade.
Direct Seed 1" apart
Plant 1/4" deep
Germinate 7-14 days
Thin: 6-8" Apart
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Apollo Arugula, Excellent Arugula Variety
$3.45
$3.95
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The Seed Savers Exchange - This improved Dutch strain of garden arugula (also known as rocket) is noted for its lack of bitterness and its spicy, large, rounded leaves, which are high in vitamin C. This variety can be harvested three to five times per sowing, functioning like a cut-and-come-again crop. 40-45 days.
Excellent flavor
High in vitamin C
Produces 3-5 cuttings
Open-Pollinated
500 Seeds
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors as soon as soil can be worked and the danger of hard frost has passed. For a continuous supply of arugula, sow every three weeks throughout the summer. Best grown in cooler weather. Plant in full sun or partial shade.
Direct Seed 1" apart
Planting Depth: 1/4"
Germination 5-7 days
Thin 1-6" apart
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Apple Gourd
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - (Lagenaria siceraria) Large hard-shelled gourd shaped like an apple. Mottled green skin dries to brown; very long shelf life. Gourds are 6-8" tall and 4-6" across. Best used for crafting and birdhouses. 100-120 days.
Characteristics:
Hard-shelled gourds resemble apples
Mottled green skin dries to brown
Gourds grow to 6-8 inches by 4 inches across
Best used for crafting and birdhouses
100-120 days
Instructions: Sow seeds outdoors after the danger of frost has passed in 12" diameter hills. Space hills 6' apart in all directions. In short-season areas, growth from transplants started indoors 8 weeks in advance. Gourds grow well on fences or garden trellises.
Direct Seed: 1" Deep
Seeds to Hill: 6-8 Seeds
Thin: To 3-4 Plants
Light: Full Sun
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Apple Pepper (Sweet), Organic
$3.25
$3.75
Seed Savers Exchange - The broad-shouldered, conical, wildly sweet peppers of this prolific variety reach 3" in length and ripen to all red on sturdy 24" plants. Seed Savers Exchange member Ron Thuma has grown it faithfully since 1993, when he obtained the pepper from Johnny’s Selected Seeds for trial. 80 days from transplant. Sweet.
Characteristics
Organic
Sweet pepper
80 days from transplant
25 Seeds per packet
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 the soil is warm.
Sow indoors 8 weeks before the last frost
Plant Rows 12-24” Apart
Germinates in 14 days
Full Sun
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Arikara Yellow Bush Bean, pre-1800’s Heirloom
$3.45
$3.95
Seed Exchange - Seeds were originally obtained from the Arikara tribe of North Dakota and introduced in Oscar Will’s Pioneer Indian Collection of seeds (1914). Yellow-tan seeds with red-brown eye rings. Excellent for use as a baking bean. Prolific plants, good drought tolerance. Bush habit, dry, 80-90 days
Bush beans
Yellow-tan seeds with red-brown eye ring
Good drought tolerance
Excellent used as a baking bean
Dry bean
80-90 days
50 seeds
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors after danger of frost has passed and soil and air temperatures have warmed. Harvest dry beans when the pods are completely mature and dry.
Direct Seed 2" apart
Planting Depth 1"
Plant Rows Apart 36"-48"
Arkansas Traveler Tomato 1800's Heirloom, Organic
$3.25
$3.55
Arkansas Travlerer -An old Southern heirloom esteemed for its ability to produce flavorful tomatoes under conditions of drought and high heat where many other varieties fail. Good disease resistance. Medium-size, pink fruits with wonderful flavor. Keeps well. Grown from Northwest Arkansas to North Carolina in the 1800's.
Heat Tolerant
Organic & Open-Pollinated
Indeterminate
89 Days
40-50 Seeds per Packet
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" 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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Armenian Cucumber, 1400's Heirloom, Organic
$3.75
$4.00
The Living Seed Company - This is my favorite fruit (or is it a vegetable) and love growing it. Also known as Striped Armenian, this unique cucumber was introduced to Italy from Armenia back in the 1400’s. Botanically a melon (C. melo) but looks and tastes like a cucumber! A unique appearance of a slender dark and light green striped body. Never has the bitterness often associated with traditional cucumbers instead this fruit is always crunchy and mild in flavor. Known for having few seeds and no bumps, best of all this fruit does not need to be peeled. Known as the snake cucumber, snake melon, uri and the yard-long cucumber. Usually grows between 12"–18” and maintains its sweetness, even when grown larger! Delicious raw in salads, on sandwiches, in a veggie plater and nice for pickles! Great when trained on a trellis to keep fruit straighter. For tastiest cukes harvest at 6"–12” long. Very productive!
Organic
Fruits grow up to 18 inches
Striped skin
25 Seeds
Instructions - Sow outside after all danger of frost. For best results grow on a trellis to keep the fruits straight. Mulch the plants when 10" tall to help retain moisture and keep the roots cool.
Sow 2-3 weeks after the last frost
Plant 12" apart
Thin to every 3-4'
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Arugula 'Sylvetta', Organic
$3.45
$3.95
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Seed Savers Exchange - Arugula is a wonderful salad addition to other greens or a salad by itself. Sylvetta is less a wild variety that has wonderful traits and will be loved for being easy to grow and thrive.
Organic
Tasty, small, serrated leaves
Slow to bolt
Wild variety
45 days
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors as soon as soil can be worked and danger of hard frost has passed. For a continuous supply of arugula, sow every three weeks throughout the summer. Best grown in cooler weather. Plant in full sun or partial shade.
Direct Seed 1" apart
Planting Depth 1/4"
Germination 5-7 days
Thin 1-6" apart
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Arugula Microgreen Seeds, Organic
$7.25
$7.75
Spicy long, rounded green leaves.
A commerical standard arugula with just the right amount of spice. Germinates quickly and tolerates cold and hot temperatures well. Our strain has a mix of "cut" and "strap" leaf shapes when grown as a microgreen to give mixes diversity and loft.
Lofty greens
Fast growing
3 oz of seeds
Instructions - Follow Instructions on Pack - Super easy.
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Arugula, One of the truest varieties, Organic
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - (Eruca sativa) (aka Roquette or Rocket) This fast-growing, cool-season green of Mediterranean origin is ideal for salads, sandwiches, frittatas, and pizzas, and can be grown in partial shade. Its sharp, distinctive, nutty flavor is best when picked young. Self-sowing and relatively cold-tolerant. 40-45 days. ±11,000 seeds/oz
Organic
Also known as Roquette or Rocket
Open Pollinated
Sharp, distinctive nutty flavor
Best when picked young
40-45 days
500 seeds per packet
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors as soon as soil can be worked and the danger of hard frost has passed. For a continuous supply of arugula, sow every three weeks throughout the summer. Best grown in cooler weather. Plant in full sun, or partial shade.
Direct Seed 1" apart
Planting Depth: 1/4"
Germination 5-7 days
Thin 1-6" apart
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