Black Cherry Tomato, organic
$3.25
$3.75
High Mowing Organic Seeds - Dusky purple-black fruits bursting with rich flavor—sweet and complex. Indeterminate, 65-75 days from transplant.
Characteristics:
Organic
Dusky purple-black fruits grow to 1 inch
Complex and sweet flavor
Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
65-75 days from transplant
25 Seeds
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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Black Coat Runner Bean, 1600's Heirloom
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - Edible? Check! Ornamental? Check! Heirloom? Check! This unique runner bean produces sturdy 6-7’ vines that bear both vivid scarlet blooms and flavorful beans that are edible at the immature pod stage (like a green bean) and at the mature stage (like a kidney bean). Pretty, plump bean seeds change first from pink to purple, and finally to a glossy, ebony black. Dating back to the mid-1600s, this variety was first recorded by German botanist Michael Titius in his Catalogues Plantarum. 75 days.
Characteristics:
Scarlet blossoms
Beans mature to black and speckled mauve
Used for ornamental purposes or as small snap pods or green shell beans
Pole bean
75 days
25 seeds per packet
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors after the danger of frost has passed and soil and air temperatures have warmed. Runner beans prefer full sun, although they tolerate part shade very well. Young pods can be eaten whole, or the beans can be eaten fresh or dried. Even the flowers are edible.
Direct Seed 2" apart
Seed Depth: 1"
Rows Apart: 24-36"
Support: Trellis, tepee, or netting
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Black Hungarian Pepper (Hot), Organic
$3.45
$3.95
Seed Savers Exchange - Highly ornamental and useful in the kitchen, the 4" long fiery fruits of this early-to-mature pepper resemble jalapeños, but are shiny black and eventually ripen to red. The prolific plants grow to 3' tall and produce green foliage highlighted by dark-purple veins alongside beautiful purple flowers. A good substitute for jalapeños. 70-80 days from transplant. Medium hot. ±4,200 seeds/oz
Characteristics
Spicy fruits ripen from black to red
A good substitute for jalapeños
Fruits grow to 4 inches
Medium hot pepper
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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Black Hungarian Pepper Rare Heirloom (Mildly Hot Pepper), Organic
$3.75
$4.00
The Living Seed Company - This pepper is a real beauty! And tasty too! Mildly hot jalapeño shaped shaped peppers ripen green to black and finally deep red. Delicious flavor. Wonderful purple flowers and dark green foliage with purple veins make this a wonderful edible ornamental. Relatively rare.
Orange fruits grow to 4 inches
Excellent flavor
Highly productive
Heavy yields
60-70 days from transplant
2500 Scoville Heat Level (Mildy Hot)
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. Harvest with scissors!
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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Black Krim or Black Crimea Tomato, Heirloom
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - Also called Black Crimea and introduced to Seed Savers by Lars Olov Rosenstrom of Sweden. Originally from the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea. Beefsteak fruits are a unique combination of violet-brown and purple-red—they turn almost black with sufficient sunlight and heat. Excellent full flavor. Indeterminate, 70-90 days from transplant
Characteristics:
Fruits are violet-brown and purple-red
Sun exposure darkens the color
Beefsteak tomatoes
Excellent flavor
Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
70-90 days from transplant
25 Seeds
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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Black Plum Tomato
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - From Russian seeds woman Marina Danilenko. Oval 2" fruits are deep mahogany with garnet red flesh. Preferred by some for a richly colored spaghetti sauce. Indeterminate, 80 days from transplant. ±11,000 seeds/oz.
Characteristics:
Oval fruits grow to 2 inches
Fruits are brown-red with bright red flesh
Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
80 days from transplant
50 seeds in 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 weeks before the last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
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Black Prince Tomato, Heirloom, Organic
$3.25
$3.75
Black Prince - Deep reddish-brown fruits, grading to dark brown or black on the shoulders. Interior color varies from dark red to a translucent chestnut brown. 7 oz fruits with juicy, tender texture and appealing fruity flavor. Heirloom from the Irkutsk, Siberia region.
Short Season
Organic & Open-Pollinated
Indeterminate
69 Days
.16grams or ~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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Black Sea Man Tomato, organic
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - Russian variety from Russian seeds woman Marina Danilenko. Small plants produce medium-sized brownish-pink fruits with olive green shading. Well-marbled flesh is attractive when blanched and peeled. Rich flavor. Potato leaf foliage. Determinate, 75 days from transplant.
Characteristics:
Organic
Medium-sized brown-pink fruits have olive shading
Attractive marbled flesh
Rich flavor
Potato-leaf foliage
Determinate - Fruit ripens over a 2 week period
75 days from transplant
25 seeds in 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 weeks before the last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
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Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce, 1850's Heirloom, Organic
$3.25
Easy, early tender green leaves that withstand heat, drought, and light frost.
High Mowing Organic Seeds - A highly adaptable lettuce for plantings throughout the season. Quickly produces a full-sized, bright green open head with distinctively savoyed leaves that hold salad dressing well. Popular baby leaf variety for a bright green contrasting leaf in salad mixes.
Characteristics:
Organic, non-GMO, and open-pollinated
Grand Rapids-type
Baby leaf for salad mix
Highly disease resistance
28 days baby - 45 days full size
1/32 oz approx.
Instructions - Lettuce is cool-season annual in the Compositae family. Choose cool, well-drained, loose soil. Lettuce can be seeded in the spring as soon as the soil can be worked.
Direct Seed 1" apart
Planting Depth 1/8"
Space 8-12"
Thin 1-6" apart
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Black Valentine Bush Bean, 1897 Heirloom
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Exchange - Introduced in 1897 by Peter Henderson & Company. Shiny black seeds in 6" pods. A great dual-purpose variety, use for fresh snap beans or dry soup beans. Prolific and dependable. Tolerant of cool temperatures. Bush habit, snap or dry, 50-55 days. ±1,300 seeds/lb.
Bush bean
Black seeds
Prolific and dependable
Cool-weather tolerant
Snap or dry bean
50-55 days
50 Seeds per packet
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
Seed Depth: 1"
Rows Apart: 36-48"
Light: Full Sun
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Black from Tula Tomato
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - Russian variety imported by SSE from seeds woman Marina Danilenko. First listed in the 1996 SSE Yearbook. Described by one SSE member as “the ugliest, most delicious tomato I’ve ever grown.” Good yields of brownish-red slightly flattened globes weighing up to 14 ounces. Rich full flavor, great for slicing and canning. Indeterminate, 75-85 days from transplant.
Characteristics:
Brownish-red, flattened globe shape
Fruits grow to 14 ounces
Deep, rich flavor
Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
75-85 days from transplant
50 seeds in 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 weeks before last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant apart 24-36"
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
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Blacktail Mountain Watermelon, Organic
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - Gorgeous green-black round fruits weigh 6-12 pounds. Deep scarlet flesh is super sweet, juicy, and crunchy. Perfect for short-season areas; also does well in hot humid climates. Bred by SSE member Glenn Drowns in the 1970s when he lived in northern Idaho, where summer nights average 43°F. 65-75 days.
Organic
Round fruits grow to 6-12 pounds
Deep scarlet flesh, dark green-black rind
Super sweet, juicy, and crunchy
Perfect for short-season areas; also does well in hot humid climates
65-75 days
This variety will grow well in most regions of the United States.
25 seeds
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors in 12" diameter hills after danger of frost has passed and soil has warmed. Space hills 8' apart in all directions. Seeds will germinate in 4-10 days. Can also be started indoors 4 weeks before transplanting out. Watermelons love heat and prefer sandy or light-textured soils.
Plant 1/2" deep
Hill 6-8 seeds together
Thin to 3-4 plants
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Blizzard Snow Pea, Organic,
$3.45
$3.75
Concentrated, prolific yields of slender, pale green pods with crisp texture.
High Mowing Organic Seeds - A standout in our trials program, vines top out at 30-36" and hold multitudes of sweet, easy to pick pods. Plants are open, making the pods easy to locate. Best grown with a trellis. Pods set in pairs which aids in efficient harvesting.
Fruit set in pairs
3" pods
Open-Pollinated
Organic
5-6' Tall Vines
1 ounce of 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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Blondkopfchen Tomato, organic
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - East German variety obtained by Seed Savers Exchange from Gatersleben Seed Bank. Also known as Little Blonde Girl. Small golden yellow 1" fruits borne in giant clusters, excellent sweet taste. Enormous yields and rarely a cracked fruit. Bears until frost. Indeterminate, 75-80 days from transplant.
Characteristics:
Organic
Giant clusters of golden-yellow, 1 inch fruits
Excellent sweet flavor
Rarely a cracked fruit
Enormous yields
Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the seasons
75-80 days from transplant
25 seeds in 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 weeks before the last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
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Bloomsdale Spinach, 1874 Heirloom, Organic
$3.45
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange -Developed in 1874 by D. Landreth & Sons seed company of Philadelphia. Vigorous upright plants with dark green, glossy, savoyed leaves. Fine quality, very tender, excellent flavor. Quick growing variety with heavy yields. Well adapted for late spring or summer plantings, slow to bolt. 39-60 days
Characteristics:
Organic
Dark green, glossy, savoyed leaves
Tender leaves with excellent flavor
Quick growing and productive
Slow to bolt
39-60 days
250 Seeds
Instructions - Spinach grows best in cool weather and should be planted in early spring or late summer to produce a fall crop. For best yields, harvest continually and make successive plantings every ten days.
Plant 1" apart
Plant 1/2" deep
Thin 6" apart
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