Solar Yellow carrots are a delightful and unique variety that brings a vibrant burst of color to your garden and plate. Distinguished by their bright yellow hue, these carrots stand out among the more traditional orange varieties, offering a sunny and cheerful appearance. Their color is due to the presence of xanthophylls, which are natural pigments that also contribute to their mild, slightly sweet flavor. Solar Yellow carrots are known for their crisp texture and tender bite, making them a versatile addition to both raw and cooked dishes. This golden carrot has 6-7 inches tapered roots.
No garden is complete without the Nebuka Evergreen Bunching onion! This variety is a splitting type onion with long, slender white stalks that grow in tight clusters. This onion is an essential to Japanese and Chinese cooking, fresh or cooked, used as a garnish for baked fish, in soups, noodle dishes, or in stir-fries. Nebuka Evergreen Bunching is hardy and cold resistant.
Cherokee Wax beans, also known as Cherokee Yellow Wax beans, are a popular variety of bush beans cherished for their vibrant appearance and delicious flavor. These beans are believed to have originated from the Native American Cherokee tribe, hence their name. Cherokee Wax beans are a warm-season vegetable that thrives in various climates, making them a favorite among home gardeners and commercial growers alike. Cherokee Wax beans are known for their exceptional taste, boasting a mild, slightly sweet flavor with a tender and crisp texture. They are a type of bush bean, which means they grow as compact, bushy plants that don't require support structures. The pods of Cherokee Wax beans typically measure around 5 to 6 inches in length and have a bright yellow color. These beans have a relatively short time to maturity, usually taking about 50-55 days from planting to harvest. They are highly productive, yielding an impressive quantity of beans per 10-foot row. In terms of growing conditions, Cherokee Wax beans thrive in well-draining soil that receives full sun exposure. They require spacing of about 3-4 inches between plants and should be sown in rows that are 18-24 inches apart. Cherokee Wax beans are generally disease-resistant, with some varieties exhibiting resistance to common bean diseases like rust and mosaic virus. With proper care and regular harvesting, these beans can provide a bountiful and delicious addition to your garden or dinner table.
True Watercress is a delicious highly nutritious aquatic herb. This watercress has a wonderful fresh peppery-tasting flavor. Being semiaquatic, this cress is a creeping perennial whose leaves are popular in salads, sandwiches and as a garnish. True Watercress grow rapidly in in damp soil and can be grown in pots of soil placed in a tub of water if water is changed weekly.
The Aconcagua pepper is a distinctive heirloom variety with origins in South America, named after the towering Aconcagua mountain in Argentina. This pepper is celebrated for its impressive size and rich, unique qualities. It typically matures to a deep red color, though it can also be found in shades of orange and green when unripe. Known for its sweet and mildly spicy flavor, the Aconcagua pepper is versatile in culinary applications, often used fresh in salads, roasted, or added to various dishes for a touch of sweetness and heat. The plant itself is robust, reaching up to 3 feet in height, with a bushy, productive growth habit that yields an abundance of large, blocky peppers. The peppers are generally ready for harvest in mid to late summer, after they have fully ripened and developed their characteristic color. With its substantial size, vibrant color, and flavorful profile, the Aconcagua pepper remains a favored choice for both home gardeners and chefs seeking to add a touch of South American flair to their cooking.
Large, thick-fleshed fruit are really hot, and mature from shiny green to red. Produces high yields of top-quality fruit with little cracking, even under stress. Vigorous plant with continuous flowering and fruiting, even in cool temperatures. 8-10,000 SHU. Adaptable to patio containers. Best for fresh eating, salsa and jalapeno poppers!
Beautiful and small light-green squash with subtle freckling. Produces an abundance of 2-3" fruits with excellent flavor. Intermediate resistance to powdery mildew, watermelon mosaic virus, and zucchini yellow mosaic virus.
An excellent variety for home gardens and markets. Copenhagen Market grows up to 3-4 lbs and 6-8" in diameter. Grows as a compact plant with short stems. Great for slow cooking, coleslaws and sauerkraut.
Imperial Star is an Asian type spinach that is early maturing. This is a smooth-type spinach with medium sized green leaves. Grows upright on sturdy stalks. Perfect for cooler climates but also low bolt tolerance. Also has a high tolerance for downy mildew.
The Selway is a Lolla Rossa type lettuce with beautiful light green and dark purple coloring. This variety has deeply curled loose leaves with frilled dark-purple edges edges. The Selway is an essential in salad mixes for its color and taste. For baby leaf production, this variety can be harvested in 30 days and for full sized leaves, it can be harvested in 55 days and can be cut repeatedly!
Sorbet is a delicious and small sized watermelon that is great for farmers markets and home gardens. Matures to 6-8lbs, 9" round with crisp and bright red flesh. Great flavor and lots of sweetness. Needs a pollinator watermelon variety like Sugary Baby. Intermediate resistance to Fusarium wilt race 0 and anthracnose.
The Black Plum Tomato is a heavy producer and a favorite plum-shaped tomato variety for making different salsa or sauces. This variety produces 2" long by 1" wide tomatoes that weigh around 1-2 ounces. The Black Plum has a black-purple skin with green-shoulders and a very delicious flavor.
Slow bolting white-stem pak choi type cabbage. Develops dense, fully formed mini heads. Suitable for spring, summer, and fall production. All American Selection winner.
The Early Doll Tomato is a bright red, juicy tomato that is an improvement of the Quick Pick, making it a good slicing variety. This variety is a great tomato to grow in Northern areas where the season is short, however this tomato plant is also great for Southern locations where you can harvest the crop before insects and disease start to take over.
The Pink Summercicle Radish will bring you an endless summer with its bright pink color, sweet taste and popsicle-like shape! These 5-6 inches long roots have a crisp white inside with an extra sweet flavor. This very adaptable variety is best when grown in the early spring or fall. Enjoy the Pink Summercicle in salads or stir-fries!
The Great White Tomato is an award winning white beefsteak tomato! This unique variety has a creamy inside that grows up to 12 ounces. The Great White is an excellent big multi-purpose slicer with an unique color and a great taste that is low in acid.
The Chef's Choice Pink is a prolific producer of juicy, pink tomatoes. The pink color of this unique variety spreads throughout the entirety of the tomato. The Chef's Choice Pink is not only popular for its unusual coloring, but also for having a wonderful flavor.
Big, pink fruit with outstanding flavour is a cross of Big Dwarf and Brandywine. An outstanding heirloom-hybrid with much higher yielding and earlier to mature than its heirloom parents, with all of the great flavor and fewer blemishes. Regular-leaved plants bear pink beefsteaks that weigh 12 to 16 ozs. and have all the wonderful taste of the original heirlooms. Matures in 75-80 days.
