The Hard Red Wheat Sprouts can be used to make the classic Wheat Grass Power Drink! Hard Red Wheat is an easy to grow sprout and is delicious on salads, sandwiches, breakfast cereal and living bread. Wheat seed provides many health benefits that includes improving digestion. Time to Sprout: 2-3 Days Flavor: Soft and chewy grain. Creamy Nutrition: Vitamins B, C, & E, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Pantothenic Acid, & Phosphorous, Protein: 15%
The Large White Ribbed Swiss Chard has a wide and flattened white stem. This variety is a popular heirloom chard that has tender and thick smooth leaves. The Large White Ribbed is very tasty and can even substitute asparagus when creamed.
Emerald Green Gem is truly an emerald green gem! This early, green skinned melon has a sweet yellow-orange flesh that has a sweet and somewhat spicy flavor! This variety can grow up to 3 pounds.
Also known as ‘yam bean’, this tuber has crisp, sweet white flesh, and light brown skin. Low calorie food that is great in a salad or stir-fry. With a long, hot season it can grow 4-6" diameter and 4-5 lbs in weight. More temperate climates will produce smaller roots. Tubers develop after flowering and store well.
The Orange Fantasia is a brightly colored orange Swiss Chard. This is a tasty variety that is great for people who want to grow controlled colors of different Swiss Chard. The Orange Fantasia's orange color comes when mature and ready for harvest.
Feng Qing Choi cabbage is a slow bolting Mei Qing Choi type with good plant size and dark leaf color. This variety has excellent holding ability and uniformity.
The Dark Opal Basil Microgreen will add a strong, zesty aromatic basil flavor to any meal! This basil microgreen is great for salads, dips and sprinkling on entrees. The beautifully colored Dark Opal will also add some purple color to your meals. Harvest in 20-30 days.
China Gold (F1) cabbage has exceptional color both inside and out. It has a compact frame, good weight and is very slow bolting.
The Hon Tsai Tai has deep purple tender stalks with a slight mustard flavor that is great in different salads or cooked into stir fries! Its green leaves have petite florets that are best harvested right before the bright yellow blossoms open. Hon Tsa Tai is best grown in mid to late summer.
The deep fine grained green flesh of the Rocky Ford Green Flesh has a crisp, fresh taste. This small melon is 5.5x5" diameter, weighing 2-3 lbs. Rocky Ford Green Flesh's skin has a heavy net that is slightly ribbed. Overall, this cantaloup is very rust resistant, prolific, and good for home gardens and local markets. This melon is also good shipper.
Opal Creek is a unique cross of a golden snow pea and a green snap pea. Produces a mild pea with flattened pods of a snow pea. Grows on 5-6 foot vines that produce an abundance of delicious yellow pods.
The Red Velvet Lettuce produces very dark maroon to greenish-bronze tinged colored leaves that have a nice chewy texture. This beautifully unique variety is a great choice for mixed salad greens. This lettuce is slow to bolt and will become bitter in the heat.
The Hearts of Gold actually has a heart of deep-orange, "golden" flesh that is thick and sweet! This variety produces high quality melons that are sweet, juicy and fragrant. The Hearts of Gold's rinds are thin, heavily netted and medium ribbed. This prolific producer's round, medium-sized, 2-3 lb. fruits are a popular commercial cantaloupe in the Midwest.
Cherokee White Eagle corn is a traditional heirloom variety cherished for its striking appearance and cultural significance. This variety features tall plants that produce long ears adorned with white, plump kernels, which can sometimes have a slight yellow or cream tint. Known for its excellent flavor, Cherokee White Eagle corn is often used in a variety of culinary applications, including grits, cornmeal, and even as fresh sweet corn. Its kernels are particularly valued for their sweetness and unique texture. This corn variety has deep roots in Native American agriculture, particularly among the Cherokee people, where it has been cultivated for generations. Its resilience to various growing conditions makes it a reliable choice for both home gardeners and small-scale farmers. Cherokee White Eagle corn not only serves as a staple food source but also plays an important role in cultural traditions and ceremonies. Its rich history and versatility in the kitchen make it a treasured heirloom variety among those who appreciate heritage crops.
The small Woods Prolific Lima Bean is perfect for canning, freezing and as a dry bean! The bean plant produces thick green pods with small creamy white seeds. Each pod contains about 3 to 4 seeds. The Woods Prolific Lima Bean prefers full sun and has early to mid maturity and produces continuously until frost.
Spelt is another delicious and easy to grow Grain that is growing in popularity for sprouting! This sprout variety is especially important to use for those who are allergic to, or are avoiding Wheat. This is also a great lower gluten grain for sprout bread. Time to Sprout: 2-3 Days Flavor: Soft and chewy grain. Creamy Nutrition: Vitamins B, C, & E, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Pantothenic Acid, & Phosphorous, Protein: 15%
Early Wonder Beet is a very popular microgreen with vibrant leaves and a mild top! This microgreen has a slightly bitter taste with a hint of sweet beet. This beet microgreen variety is used like sprouts, as a garnish, gourmet salad, or sprinkled over entrées. Mix the Early Wonder Beet with other microgreens to make custom salads. Harvest in 20-30 days.
The Green Curled Ruffec Endive is an old hardy endive that grows well in cold weather. This variety is a hardy grower in both cold and wet weather. The Green Curled Ruffec Endive has deep cut green leaves that are great for garnishes and salads.
