Soldier bean seeds produce a traditional New England heirloom dry bean known for its creamy white color and distinctive reddish-brown marking near the hilum that resembles a toy soldier—hence the name. These bush-type plants are hardy and compact, typically reaching maturity in about 85 to 95 days, and they yield reliably even in cooler climates. Soldier beans are especially prized for their mild, earthy flavor and smooth texture, making them a favorite for baked beans, soups, and stews. Their excellent storage qualities and historical significance have kept them a staple in regional cooking for generations. Easy to grow and harvest, Soldier beans are a dependable and flavorful addition to any garden.
The Orange Crunch Watermelon makes the perfect market watermelon with its exceptional shelf life and beautiful orange flesh. This round watermelon is a round to slightly oval shaped fruit that has a very crisp orange flesh that is firm with a high brix. The Orange Crunch is a sweet Crimson Sweet type watermelon with shell striping and very few seeds!
Clemson Spineless 80 Okra is the most popular okra found in home gardens and markets and an All American Selections winner for a reason! This high yielding plant that produces dark green, grooved pods that stay spineless and non-woody. Clemson Spineless grows to 4' tall and pods are most tender and flavorful when harvested at 3-4". Okra is excellent for pickling or cutting up and using and some fresh gumbo or strews. The Clemson Spineless 80 is a popular pick that is now available in organic seeds! Certified Organic. Learn more about our organic seeds.
The Super Sugar Pea is an improved original tall snap pea that is bursting with a sugary sweet flavor! This plant variety has a very high yield potential and even better flavor than before being improved, making it a favorite to add to many dishes.
The Chef's Choice Yellow is an All American Selection winner that is a prolific producer of juicy, bright yellow tomatoes. The Chef's Choice Series is not only popular for its unusual coloring, but also for having a wonderful flavor.
Candy Onion can grow just about anywhere from the far North to the deep South! Neither a long-day (Northern) nor short-day (Southern) variety, this variety is a "mid-day" or day-neutral variety. This variety is a hybrid onion that is earlier, larger and more flavorful. No matter where you live, you can enjoy these huge, savory yellow onions with a delicious sharp-to-sweet flavored flesh. These onions can be stored for months.
El Eden (F1) Guajillo pepper is for Mexican mole. Pepper is a high yielding hot pepper of smooth, 7-8" fruit. Slightly hot peppers that turn from green to an orange-red-brown color when mature. This pepper is also excellent for drying and making powder. Skins are tough so not recommended for fresh eating.
Chesnok Red garlic is one of the best baking garlic's available! This variety is a fantastic garlic that holds its shape and flavor well when cooked. Its stores well. Chesnok Red is regarded by some as the best all around garlic variety as it has a very beautiful red color.
The Sweet Valentine Lettuce is a beautiful bronze-red variety that turns apple-green in the center, making it look and taste sweet! This lettuce starts out as a head lettuce before forming a looseleaf romaine excel. Sweet Valentine holds long into the heat without bolting and is one of the sweetest lettuces around.
The Noble Giant is an old heirloom that was an All-America Selections Winner in 1933. This spinach variety produces huge, dark green leaves with a very delicious flavor. This spinach is great in salads, cooked, canned or frozen. The Noble Giant is slow to bolt and is very easy to grow, making it perfect the perfect spinach for the home gardener!
Northern White is one of the most cold hardy garlic varieties we carry. It can withstand temperatures of -18°F. A full flavored spicy hardneck porcelain type garlic with big, relatively easy to peel cloves. Stores 6-8 months with 6-8 cloves per bulb.
A high yielding producer of uniform, red okra. Harvest while young for small, deep red pods or wait for larger semi-pink pods. Fast-maturing at 51 days with stalky, upright plants. Produces edible flower with pink petals.
This is an excellent okra plant for tight spaces. French Quarter Pink does well in containers and smaller gardens. Produces attractive, compact plants that only reach 24-30 inches tall. Yields 3-5 pods at a time when harvested regularly. Harvest pods at 3-4" in size and use for grilling, stir-fry or jambalaya.
The Triple Gold Seedless Watermelon is a delicious seedless watermelon with a sweet, light yellow flesh that just screams summer! This variety produces early and is a yellow triploid seedless hybrid with deep golden yellow flesh. Its rind color is light green with dark green stripes and has a mouth-watering taste! This delicious round melon gets to be 8-10 pounds.
Wild Jungle Peanuts are delicious heirloom nuts that grow "wild" in the jungle of the Amazon! These peanuts are beautiful and great tasting. When eaten raw, the Wild Jungle peanuts are rich, aromatic and earthy. They are loaded with 40% heart healthy oleic acid and 26% protein. You can enjoy them by the handful, in trail mixes, or soaked and blended into nut milks.
A high yielding delicious tuber! Jerusalem Artichokes, aka Sunchokes, are great for winter markets as they store well. A carefree plant that produces heavy yields of tubers. Stampede is early producing giving you a jump on other growers. They store well and can be eaten raw or cooked. Winter hardy in severe cold. Grows fast and should be given room to grow.
The Bushel is gigantic ornamental gourd! Bushel gourds produce gigantic sized gourds that can grow up to 5 feet in diameter, the size of a bushel basket, and can weigh as much as 100 pounds. This gourd variety is excellent for making crafts. Impress your neighbors by growing this gigantic gourd!
The Sweet Princess Watermelon has a thin tough rind with yellow-green and med-green stripes and a sweet crisp deep-pink flesh. The 15 x 8 in. watermelon can get to be about 20-30 lbs. and is FW AN1 and AN3 resistant. This Watermelon variety contains very small seed and has a juicy sweet taste. The Sweet Princess makes to be a good shipper.
