Easy to Grow

The Purple Echinacea is a coneflower that is a sturdy perennial that is native to the Midwest, Southeast and naturalized throughout the Northeast. One of the most popular wildflowers, the Purple Coneflower can withstand dry conditions, though it performs best in cooler seasons, without irrigation. This variety readily reseeds itself.

Crimson Giant radish produces round, smooth roots with deep crimson-red skin and a crisp white interior. The crunchy roots have a lively, peppery flavor that adds color and bite to salads, sandwiches, and garnishes. Fast-growing plants perform best in cool weather, full sun to partial shade, and loose, well-drained soil. Sow successive plantings to maintain a steady supply of fresh radishes throughout the season.

The Kennebec is one of the most popular potatoes grown by home gardeners! This variety is one of the top 10 potatoes grown in Maine and there is no question why. Its high yields of large, white skin, white fleshed tubers grow well under harsh conditions. Kennebecs are superb boiled, mashed, fried, hashed or baked! This variety is also a good jacket potato - smother it in sour cream, cheese, chives and bacon, it's absolutely perfect.

The Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce is a very early and dependable lettuce. This large upright, compact leaf-type lettuce produces delicious light green, wide, curled leaves. The Black Seeded Simpson is a productive variety!

The easy and adaptable Red Pontiac Potato is perfect for home gardening. This variety is most likely the easiest and most adaptable red potato there is to grow, not to mention the consistent flavor! This potato has an attractive deep red skin and eyes, white flesh. This is the tuber of choice for new potatoes or fresh eating. The Red Pontiac came from Florida in 1945 and grows well in both the South and North regions.

The Roquette Arugula has tender smooth leaves that thrive in the cooler weather. This peppery-mustard-flavored arugula is a staple of fine cuisine! The Roquette Arugula grows fast and is great for spicing up any meal! This seed is certified organic.

The Purple Top White Globe Turnip is a beautifully purple and white colored turnip that is the best tasting turnip around! This turnip variety has a fine grained root that can grow as big as a baseball! The popular Purple Top White Globe is an excellent yielding turnip that is a great fall crop that gets even better with cold weather.

The Sugar Snap Pea is a garden staple pea that has unmatchable taste! This variety has tall vines that with support can grow up to 6 feet plus! The Sugar Snap Pea plant produces 3" long pods that are a 1/2" across, and bear over a long picking period. This is pea is so tasty that people will eat it directly after picking! Sugar Snap yields well in both hot and cold weather.

Florida Broadleaf mustard is a classic Southern heirloom variety long valued for its fast growth, large yields, and reliable performance in warm climates. Originating in the southeastern United States, it produces broad, bright green, smooth-edged leaves that can grow 10–12 inches long, forming an upright, leafy plant about 18–24 inches tall. The leaves are tender yet substantial, with a bold, peppery flavor that mellows pleasantly when cooked.

Black Beauty zucchini is a reliable 1920s heirloom producing high yields of glossy, dark-green fruit on compact bush plants. The mild, tender squash is best harvested at 6–8 inches, encouraging continued production. Grow in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil and consistent moisture for grilling, sautéing, baking, or fresh eating.

Peppermint seeds produce a popular and versatile herb that has been valued for centuries for its refreshing flavor and medicinal properties. Originating from Europe and the Middle East, peppermint is a hybrid of watermint and spearmint, and it has been used in various cultures for its soothing effects on the digestive system and its aromatic qualities. The plant is characterized by its vibrant green, lance-shaped leaves with a slightly serrated edge and a strong, invigorating scent.

Blue Lake 274 is a popular variety of green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) known for its exceptional taste and reliable performance in home gardens and commercial agriculture. This cultivar has a rich history, tracing its origins back to the Blue Lake region in California. Blue Lake 274 beans are beloved for their tender, crisp texture and sweet, earthy flavor, making them a favorite among gardeners and consumers alike.

The standard Chive is a hardy perennial herb that is equally attractive as it is delicious. The 6-12 inch tall clumps are perfect for patio containers! Along with the delicate, flat onion-flavored leaves, the standard chives is also popular for the cut and come again lavender flowers. This organic favorite is widely used as flavoring in many dishes. This seed is certified organic.

The Common Asclepias, also known as Butterfly Weed or Common Milkweed, is the only plant that Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on! This variety provides an abundant food source for Monarchs, but have been declining in the recent years due in part to suburban development and the increased efficiency of herbicides. The Common Asclepias spreads readily by seed and underground rhizomes and its taproot can withstand drought. This Butterfly Weed is one of the easiest and fastest to establish of the Milkweeds. Enjoy watching beautiful Monarchs visit on a daily basis!

The Stiff Goldenrod Solidago produces stunning, large and slightly flat golden flowers that are bee attracting powerhouses! These beautiful golden flowers bloom later in summer and into early fall. In fall, the leaves will turn a beautiful shade of red.

Alaska pea seeds grow into one of the oldest and earliest-maturing pea varieties, first introduced in the late 1800s and valued for its ability to thrive in cool northern climates. This hardy shelling pea produces compact, vining plants that yield an abundance of small, smooth, bright green pods filled with sweet, tender peas in just about 55 days, making it a favorite for short-season gardeners.

Genovese basil is the classic Italian basil prized for pesto and Mediterranean cooking. Large, dark green leaves deliver a sweet, robust aroma with subtle notes of clove and anise. Bushy, upright plants grow about 12–24 inches tall and perform well in garden beds and containers. Grow in warm, sunny conditions with well-drained soil and regular moisture, harvesting leaves frequently to encourage continued production and the best culinary flavor.

The Slow Bolt Cilantro is an easy to grow variety that has a great flavor! This variety gets its name for being slow to bolt; bolting means that the plant starts to produce the seed, rather than growing more leaves. This cilantro is a pungent member of the carrot family that is a favored ingredient for Asian and Latin American cuisine, including salsa and other Mexican dishes. The Slow Bolt Cilantro's mature, spicy dried seeds, coriander, are a staple of Indian cooking. This seed is certified organic.

Aromatic Aster, also known as Aster oblongifolius or Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, is a hardy native perennial with a dense, bushy habit. Abundant lavender-purple flowers with yellow centers bloom in autumn, providing valuable late-season nectar for pollinators. The foliage releases a pleasant fragrance when brushed. Well suited to borders and native plantings, this compact aster thrives in full sun and well-drained soil and becomes drought tolerant once established.

Boston Pickling cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a time-honored heirloom variety with roots reaching back to the late 1800s, when it was widely grown and highly regarded. Vigorous, productive vines set heavy crops of smooth, medium-sized cucumbers with a bright green color and uniform shape. Renowned for pickling, the fruit has crisp, tender flesh and consistently high quality, making it a standout choice for both home and commercial use.

Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda punctata), also called dotted horsemint, is a North American native perennial with stacked flower whorls, yellow-spotted blooms, and showy pink to lavender bracts. Its aromatic foliage and long midsummer-to-fall display add distinctive color and texture to meadows, pollinator gardens, and cut-flower plantings. Plants thrive in full sun and lean, well-drained soil, becoming drought tolerant once established. Nectar-rich flowers welcome native bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and beneficial insects, while deer resistance and low-maintenance growth make this variety an easy habitat-building choice.

The Panorama Red is a great cutting plant for center pieces. Produce vibrant red blooms from July to August on 3' foot plants. Vivid red bee balm made for cutting gardens. Three-foot plants flower generously from July through August. Fragrant foliage offers natural deer and rabbit resistance.

Black Magic kale is a modern, improved selection of the traditional Tuscan or Lacinato (dinosaur) kale, originally grown in Italy for centuries. It features long, deeply savoyed blue-green to near-black leaves with a beautifully rich, earthy flavor and sweeter notes that intensify after a light frost. Bred for darker color, tender texture, and strong performance, Black Magic offers excellent leaf quality for salads, sautés, and soups, often with less bitterness than standard kales.

The Sweet Joe Pye Weed Eutrochium, also know as Purple Joe Pye Weed, is easy to grow and its vanilla-scented flowers are irresistible for Monarchs, Swallowtails and many other butterflies. If you want to attract butterflies to your garden, this is the plant variety for you! The Sweet Joe Pye Weed can reach up to 7 feet high and does great in shady locations. This beautiful flower blooms pale pink to pale purple flowers from July to September.

Early Jersey Wakefield is a fast-maturing heirloom cabbage with distinctive pointed heads that resist splitting. Its tender, flavorful leaves are excellent for fresh kitchen use, while quick maturity suits spring gardens and short growing seasons. Compact plants provide a dependable harvest for home gardens, raised beds, and traditional vegetable rows.

This aromatic heirloom herb can be grown as a perennial ground cover and tolerates light foot traffic once established. It forms a low, spreading mat through creeping rhizomes, making it well suited for paths and garden edges. While it produces fewer blooms than annual chamomile types, it shares many of the same traditional culinary, tea, and medicinal uses. The flavor and aroma are notably fruity and milder, with less bitterness than German chamomile. Grown as an annual ornamental in many regions, it performs best in bright, sunny locations and well-drained soil.

German Chamomile seeds—also known as Matricaria chamomilla, Matricaria recutita, or simply “true chamomile”—come from an herb long treasured in Europe and the Middle East for its soothing aroma and medicinal teas, with use dating back to ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman times. Plants grown from these seeds are airy and delicate, producing feathery foliage and masses of small, daisy-like white flowers with cheerful yellow centers that release a sweet apple-like fragrance when brushed.

Cheyenne Spirit coneflower produces a vivid mix of red, orange, yellow, and purple daisy-like blooms with prominent centers. Compact, upright plants reach about 18–24 inches and flower from midsummer into early fall. The long-lasting blooms attract bees and butterflies and work beautifully in beds, borders, containers, and wildlife-friendly plantings. This resilient perennial thrives in full sun and well-drained soil and tolerates drought once established.

This heirloom Rainbow Swiss chard is remarkably easy to grow and delivers a steady harvest of nutritious greens from a single sowing all season long. Plants feature an upright growth habit that keeps leaves clean and makes harvesting simple, whether picked young or at full size. The vibrant blend of stems ranges from red, pink, white, yellow, and gold, paired with leaves that shift from bright lime green to deep purple-green as they mature.

White Stem Pak Choi, also known as Bok Choy or Pak Choi, is a versatile and popular Asian cabbage variety with origins in China. This leafy green vegetable has been cultivated for centuries, appreciated for its tender leaves and crisp, white stems. Characterized by its vibrant green, broad leaves and smooth, white stalks, White Stem Pak Choi is both visually appealing and nutritious.

Spearmint seeds yield a robust and aromatic herb with a rich history and distinctive qualities. Believed to have originated in the Mediterranean region, spearmint has been used since ancient times for its cooling, digestive benefits and its refreshing flavor. The plant is characterized by its bright green, ovate leaves with a smooth texture and a slightly serrated edge, emitting a sweet, mildly spicy aroma.