2061 Golden Giant Amaranth Amaranthus hypochondriacus
6-7 ft. Tender Annual/Reseeding. A striking plant with gold leaves and stems. Produces several ounces of white seeds per plant. Salad quality leaves are best eaten young, either raw or steamed. A bright ornamental that attracts birds to the garden. Sow directly when soil is warm and danger of frost has passed. For earlier crop, plant in flats, transplanting when 4-8 inches tall. Harvesting tips. For cut flowers, pick at the peak of bloom. For use as grain, leave heads on plants until they drop a few seeds. Dry for about a week until brittle.
  Package of 50+ seeds $2.50

It is best to start seeds indoors in late winter, and transplant after danger of frost has passed. Artichokes perform best when grown in rich soil and given plenty of room.

The large flower buds are harvested just before they begin to open. These heads usually start to develop a reddish color when they are ready to be cut. Artichokes can be eaten raw, but are usually steamed for a half hour to 45 minutes, depending on size. The petals or "scales" will pull off easily when they have cooked enough. In addition to the artichoke heart (the base of the flower) the thickened flesh at the base of the larger scales may be scraped off and eaten. The scales get smaller and smaller the deeper you get into the center of the head. The small undeveloped petals are scraped off, leaving the heart.

Most varieties, such as Green Globe Improved, will not produce a crop the first season, and so must be wintered over. The plants will tolerate frozen soil if covered by a thick layer of mulch. Mice may be a problem, tunneling through the mulch to consume the plants during the winter. Overwintering this tender perennial is easier in areas with a mild winter. The flower buds are usually produced in late spring or early summer the second year.

D9712 Artichoke: Green Globe
6 months. Large green heads with a purple tint. A very flavorful and fleshy variety. Plants grow 4-6’ tall and spread 6-8’. Each plant will yield about 15 buds. Start seed inside in February and transplant outside after the danger of frost is past. It is possible to overwinter artichoke in New England in a sheltered spot with protection.
  1 Teaspoon Package ( 50+ seeds ) $1.95

Note: Most varieties of Asparagus start producing after third year.
Sow seeds outside in Fall or Spring. Seeds should be soaked overnight in warm water before sowing. If started inside, transplants should be planted 16 inches apart, in rows 3 ft. apart. Work mulch and humus into Asparagus bed each year.

VG102 Asparagus: Mary Washington
An excellent Asparagus from seeds, start your crop this year for years of bountiful harvests.
  Package of 50 seeds to a pack, $1.95

2421 Precoce D'Argenteuil Italian Asparagus
An old traditional heirloom, this gourmet variety is highly esteemed in Europe for its delicious stems that can be blanched white with rose-colored buds.
  Package of 50-75 seeds to a pack, $2.95

New! Check out Jim's Garden Bean Mixes, a different way to grow beans.

Dry Field Beans

VEG001 Pinto Beans
An old heirloom field bean with 4-5 inch pods. A small pinto type with delicious flavor, much used for soups. Popular as a refried bean in Mexican cooking, in chili and tacos.
  $1.95 per pack ( 1 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 50 ft. of row )

VEG002 Great Northern Beans
An old heirloom navy field bean with large white beans,delicious flavor, and high in protien, much used for soups. Excellent baking bean, grows well in Northern climates.
  $1.95 per pack ( 1 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 50 ft. of row )

VEG003 Dark Red Kidney Beans
An old heirloom baking bean, probably the largest and the best. Produces large, flat seed pods filled with huge, red kidney shaped beans. Perfect for red beans and rice dishes and mexican cooking.
  $2.15 per pack ( 1 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 50 ft. of row )

VEG017 Tendergreen
Long, slender, stringless pods 6-7 inches long. Excellent fresh eating or frozen.
  $1.95 per pack ( 1/3 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 20 ft. of row )

VEG019 Provider
Medium green delicious pods are round and tender. The seeds germinate in cooler soils than most beans. High yeilding and widely adaptive.
  $2.25 per pack ( 1/3 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 20 ft. of row )

VEG021 Horticultural Beans: Taylor's Dwarf
Eat in the green snap stage or shell stage, when the pods are cream and red. The large oval seeds are tan, splashed with red. They are said to make much better succotash than limas.
  $2.25 per pack ( 1/3 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 20 ft. of row )

VEG022 Black Turtle
The best bean for making black bean soup and any type spicy bean soup. Seeds are small and jet black. Half runner plants are hardy, disease resistant and heat tolerant.
  $2.25 per pack ( 1/3 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 30 ft. of row )

VEG023 Bountiful
Pale green pods are 6-7 inches long and slightly flattened. Used fresh, or for freezing and canning. They have a long shelf life, and plants are hardy and cold resistant.
  $2.25 per pack ( 1/3 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 20 ft. of row )

VEG004 Small White Navy Beans
The old fashioned navy bean enjoyed for generations. Bushes are loaded with small navy beans.
  $1.95 per pack ( 1 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 80 ft. of row )

VEG033 Marrow Fat
An heirloom variety known for it's excellent shelling quality. Delicious flavor for soups and baking.
  $1.95 per pack ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 25 ft. of row )

Bush Wax and Snap Beans

VEG048 Gold Mine
A great tasting yellow wax bean. Attractive, long pods are smooth and straight. Yield potential is high. Flavor and pod color are superlative. Rated as one of the best overall wax beans on the market. 55 days.
  $2.15 per pack ( 1/3 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 25 ft. of row )

VEG005 Cherokee Wax
A heavy producer of 6 inch long, completely stringless golden yellow pods with delicious flavor. Bears in 48 days.
  $2.15 per pack ( 1 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 80 ft. of row )

VEG006 Pencil Pod Black Wax
The best round-podded wax bean. Pods are 6-7 inches long, round and straight as a pencil. Beans are shiny black. Plants are disease resistant and prolific producers.
  $2.15 per pack ( 1 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 80 ft. of row )

RDP068 Burpee's Early Bush Italian
Flat Italian beans have the best bean flavor, and this one is the tastiest
Great Italian bush variety is easy to grow and quick to yield. The 16-18" plants are more erect, so it's easy to pick the 5-1/2" long beans. For robust bean flavor, make "Early Bush Italian" your first choice.
Plants yield early and need no support. The pods remain stringless, and are excellent frozen.
Burpee Exclusive. Full Sun. Our seed is not treated. Ready to pick in just 50 days!
  1 Ounce Pack $1.99

RDP066 Lima Bean Fordhook No. 242 ( Burpee Seeds )
Heat-resistant plants thrive in adverse conditions.
Bush varieties mature earlier than pole limas and don't need support. 75 days. All-America Winner. Heat-resistant plants thrive in adverse conditions. Heavy yields of 4" pods, with 3-4 large beans each. Excellent for freezing. Burpee Bred. Proven tops for productivity, flavor and wide adaptability. Sun.
  1 Ounce Pack $1.79

Dried beans for eating and ornamental purposes

1A123 Garbanzo Bean
65 days. These are the big hazelnut looking tan colored beans you find on good salad bars. This large round bean holds its shape well after cooking. Plants are erect and bush-type, but look different than other beans. Use them as a green-shell bean or allow them to dry for storage. Tolerates dry growing conditions. Also called chick peas. Nutty flavor adds nice touch to salads.
  $2.95 per pack
60cc scoop ( volume ), approx. 80-85 seeds.

GA14 Soldier Bean
A New England heirloom bush bean that grows to about 20" tall and produces heavy yields of kidney shaped white beans with a characteristic dark maroon "soldier" on the eye. Excellent bean for stews and baking.
  $3.50 per pack ( 2 ounce pack of seeds is enough to plant about 25 ft. of row )

GA22 Kentucky Wonder Bush
A bush version of the famous Kentucky Wonder Pole bean. Produces heavy yield of brilliant carmine colored beans. Excellent for fresh, canning or freezing.
  $4.00 per pack ( 2 ounce pack of seeds is enough to plant about 25 ft. of row )

Pole Beans

VEG007 Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean
The most popular variety of pole bean. 9-10 inch, almost stringless, delicious pods of superb quality beans. Very vigorous and productive. Also makes a fine shell bean.
  $2.25 per pack ( 1 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 80 ft. of row )

VEG072 Greasy White Pole Beans
A favorite Southern Appalachian heirloom type pole bean featuring 5-6 inch flat oval pods with wonderful flavor. You must try this unique bean.
  $2.15 per pack ( 1/3 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 25 ft. of row )

VEG016 Yard Long Pole Bean
An oriental bean with pods that can reach 3 feet long, quite an impressive site! Beans are best flavored when about 1 foot long. Excellent used as snaps, stir fries and soups.
  $2.95 per pack ( 1/3 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 25 ft. of row along bean trellis )

VEG015 Scarlet Runner Pole Bean
This bean offers an ornamental plant as well as a delicous bean. Vines to 10 ft. long with red flowers that bloom from July to frost. Can be used as a snap bean when 3 inches long, or as a dried bean during the winter.
  $4.95 per pack ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 18 ft. of row along bean trellis )

VEG034 White Half Runner
A wonderful green runner bean with large white, delicious pods. Heavy yeilds. 60 Days.
  $1.95 per pack ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 40 ft. of row )

Sprouting Beans

RDP019 Asian Mung Bean ( Sprouting ) ( From Burpee Seed Co. )
Mung beans are the most commonly used beans for sprouting. The sprouts add a delightful, crunchy texture and taste to salads, stir frys, sandwiches and other dishes. They can also be cooked in soups and ground into flour. Mung beans are an excellent source of protein and dietary fiber.
  1 oz. Pack $1.99

Beets are popular in the home garden because they are relatively easy to grow and practically the whole plant can be eaten. Beets can be grown for their root qualities which include different shapes and sizes as well as red, yellow or white colors. The tops or greens, when young, are excellent in salads and when the plant is older, can be cooked. The greens are even more nutritious than the roots.

Beets prefer a cooler climate although they are tolerant of heat. Temperatures of 60 to 65 F and bright sunny days are ideal for beet plant growth and development. They can withstand cold weather short of severe freezing, making them a good long-season crop.

Beets prefer loose, well-drained soils but will tolerate a wide range. Remove stones and debris since this will hinder growth. In high clay soils, add organic matter to improve soil structure and to help avoid crusting after rainfall. Beets also make an excellent raised bed crop since soils are generally less compacted and there is less foot traffic. Beets are also sensitive to soil acidity. A low soil pH results in stunted growth. They prefer a pH of 6.2 to 6.8 and will tolerate 6.0 to 7.5.

1A022 Detroit Dark Red Improved Hybrid
An old time favorite made even better! This one has excellent color, flavor and shape and produces in only 58 days.
  Package of About a 100 seeds to a pack, $1.45

1A024 White Wonder
A most unique beet gaining popularity in specialty markets. A great flavored beet that has an all white root. Bears in 55 days.
  Package of 50 seeds $1.95

2021 Burpee Golden
Burpees, round orange roots which turn golden yellow when cooked and do not bleed like red beets. Delicious beet flavour. Tops are excellent as cooked greens. Best when picked small, but still retain their flavour when larger. Great for salads and pickling.
  5cc Package ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

2022 Italian Chioggia
52 days. This Italian heirloom has beautiful pink skin and red and white rings on its interior. Try grating the roots raw into salad as well as cooking them. The greens are mild with a good flavor and can be added to salads or cooked.
  5cc Package ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

2417 Yellow Cylindrical
Very large, oblong golden-yellow mangel beets are sweet and tasty if picked small, or let them mature for high-quality stock feed. A rare European heirloom that can grow huge, it also makes tasty greens.
  5cc Package ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

2418 Early Wonder
An old heirloom, pre-1811 variety. Early, smooth round beet, makes lots of tender tall greens too! Perfect pickled, fresh cooked, or in borsch.
  5cc Package ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

Brussels sprouts, is a hardy, slow-growing, long-season vegetable belonging to the cabbage family. In the proper season of the year, it can be grown with fair success in most areas of the country. In mild areas, or where there is deep snow cover, the sprouts may overwinter.

The "sprouts" (small heads that resemble miniature cabbages) are produced in the leaf axils, starting at the base of the stem and working upward. Sprouts improve in quality and grow best during cool or even lightly frosty weather. Brussels sprouts require a long growing period, though newer hybrids have greatly reduced this requirement. In all but the most northern states, summers are usually too warm for completely satisfactory production from spring plantings. Plants set out in late spring to early summer grow satisfactorily and mature high-quality sprouts when the fall weather begins to cool.

W137 Evesham Special
An old fashioned English variety, produces excellent yields of large sprouts that have a very fine favor.
  Package of 50 seeds $1.95

VS110 Bubbles F1 Hybrid
Produces perfectly rounded, dark green sprouts in only 82 days. The most uniformly round and earliest variety we've tried. Very easy to grow and very productive!
  Package of 20 seeds to a pack, $1.95

W150 Long Island Improved
Heirloom. 95 days. A semi-upright, compact, 2’ tall plant with dark green, tight 1 1/2” heads. A lot of firm sprouts are produced over an extended season. Good for freezing.
  1/2 Teaspoon Package ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

A mainstay of local oriental produce markets, especially during the warm summer months, bitter melon is a common vegetable consumed by millions around the world -- not only in the Far East, but also in many Central and South American and Caribbean countries. In the western hemisphere, it seems to be better known as an annual ornamental vine than as a food, with lovely, deeply cut leaves and bearing pretty fruits called balsam pears that ripen to a dramatic orangy red.

Its bitterness comes from the high concentration of quinine it contains, which incidentally, is the reason why it is regarded by Asians, as well as Panamanians and Colombians, as a valuable drug for preventing and treating malaria.

The vast majority of Americans who have tried bitter melon probably found the experience quite unpleasant, not something they would ever want to repeat. But really, bitter melon is a delicious vegetable -- when cooked right and when latent taste buds on the tongue are given the chance to become acquainted with the most misunderstood and maligned of the five primary flavors. Moreover, it is immensely nutritious.

Rich in iron, bitter melon has twice the beta carotene of broccoli, twice the calcium of spinach, twice the potassium of bananas, and contains vitamins C and B 1 to 3, phosphorus and good dietary fiber. It is believed to be good for the liver and has been proven by western scientists to contain insulin, act as an anti-tumor agent, and inhibit HIV-1 infection.

1A119 Common Foo Gwa
(Momordica charantia) Tasty mild bitter fruit gives delicious flavor to stir-fries and Oriental dishes. 5”-8" white-green colored bumpy fruit turn a beautiful deep orange. When overripe they pop open. The seeds are covered in a good amount of bright red jell, that tastes like cherry candy. Ornamental vines give good yields. They thrive in hot weather and are not bothered by insects or wilt. Aka Balsam pear, it has been used medicinally for hundreds of years. Can be hard to germinate.
  5 seeds $1.95

1A121 Delica Thorn
This light green variety produces fruit that have large thornlike projections. Very ornamental looking. The fruit grows to 8” and is of high quality. An early and disease resistant variety from China.
  5 seeds $2.15

Broccoli can be grown anywhere except in the hottest and coldest climates, but does require cool weather to reach maturity. Ideal temperatures are not more than 77 degrees during the day and not less than 60 degrees at night.
Plant in a well drained, sunny location. Broccoli can be planted in containers outdoors. Soil should be of a pH between 6.5 and 7.5. Prepare the bed with manures and compost and provide extra nitrogen supplement if the soil is sandy.
Sow seeds ˝ inch deep. After thinning, plants should be about 10 inches apart. Successive sowings should occur at one month intervals. If starting seeds indoors, use 4 inch peat pots and transplant when 4 true leaves have appeared (6-8 weeks after planting.) The plant grows quickly, so keep soil moist by frequent watering, if necessary. It requires less water as heads begin to mature.

W144 Waltham 29
Open pollinated. 85 days. A compact, stocky, 20” plant with dark blue-green solid heads. Bears a large crop of side shoots. Best for late summer and fall harvest. Developed to withstand the cold temperatures of fall and can survive dry spells. For a spring crop start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost and transplant outside 2 weeks before the last frost. For a fall crop direct seed in the garden in later spring or early summer. Set plants 18” apart.
 1/4 Teaspoon Package ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

2798 Romanesco
75-100 days. This is a unique Italian variety with better taste and texture than other broccoli. It has beautiful apple green sporaling buds and is especially well adapted to the north.
 1/4 Teaspoon Package ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

2439 Early Purple Sprouting
An English heirloom variety, bred for overwintering, produces lots of purple broccoli sprouts in the spring. Grows slowly through the winter, very frost hardy; a great variety that is very hard to find in this country; delicious!
 1/4 Teaspoon Package ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

VS120 Small Miracle F1 Hybrid
A new type of broccoli that we believe will soon be the rage. It packs an amazing amount of nutritional power on a dwarf plant that only reaches about a foot tall. Bears very fine beaded heads that are dark green. Excellent flavor and texture for eating raw and cooking.
  Package of 25 seeds, $1.95

Broccoli raab' has loose green sprouting heads (more like loose broccoli than cauliflower)that are harvested and eaten with surrounding leaves. It has a bit of a mustardy taste to it, but it is otherwise similar to Calabrese broccoli in taste. Broccoli-raab is fast maturing small plant, being ready in only about a 1˝ months. It can only be planted out in winter in warmer areas. Sow the seeds about 50mm apart, and thin the plants to about 150mm apart. It stands some light frost. As with all broccoli, fertile soils and never being water stressed is the key.

D9711 Broccoli Raab Spring
Distinct from heading broccoli with small flower heads and turnip-like leaves but see broccoli for cultural information. You can also direct seed in the garden in fall to overwinter plants for an early spring harvest.
  1/2 Tablespoon Package ( hundreds of seeds ) $1.95

RDP071 Burpee's Green Goliath ( Burpee Seed Company )
Large headed, tight budded, blue-green variety.
Bred especially for the home gardener, to give an early and extended harvest. Large headed, tight budded, blue-green center heads mature over a three-week period, not all at once. Good side shoots follow after center head is harvested. Ready to start picking about 55 days after plants are set or thinned in garden.
  1g. pack $1.79

Cabbage plants are adapted to cool weather and grow best when temperatures are between 60 and 80 degrees. Most cabbage varieties will tolerate temperatures into the low 20s. Planting dates should be planned so that harvest dates occur in cool weather.
Cabbage plants prefer loose, moist, well drained soil. Mulch will help keep soil loose and cool. Cabbage plants can be easily started from seed in transplant containers or directly in garden soil. Most garden centers sell both seeds and seedlings. When purchasing seedlings, buy plants that have at least four complete leave. Plant seedlings almost up to the first real leaves.

Cabbage family seeds should be planted in 1/2 inch of soil and should be sown about two weeks before you would plant transplants outdoors. Cabbage is a hardy vegetable that grows especially well in fertile soils. There are various shades of green available, as well as red or purple types. Head shape varies from the standard round to flattened or pointed. Most varieties have smooth leaves, but the Savoy types have crinkly textured leaves.

Cabbage is easy to grow if you select suitable varieties and practice proper culture and insect management. Always regarded as a good source of vitamins, cabbage recently has been shown to have disease-preventive properties as well.
Green cabbage is grown more often than the red or Savoy types, but red cabbage has become increasingly popular for color in salads and cooked dishes. The Savoy varieties are grown for slaw and salads. Varieties that mature later usually grow larger heads and are more suitable for making sauerkraut than the early varieties.

W131 Chinese Cabbage: Wong Bok
Large oval heads, excellent quality, very tender, productive Mandarin heirloom. Tasty cooked many ways.
  1/2 Teaspoon Package ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

2025 Chinese Cabbage: Michihhli
Big tall heads, widely grown in the Orient, mild and tasty, very tender, great for stir-fry.
  1/2 Teaspoon Package ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

W114 Black Palm Tree
Heirloom. This loose leafed cabbage dates back to the early 1800’s at least. It has beautiful deep “black” green leaves that can be 24" long, the leaves are heavily savoyed, this Italian heirloom is popular in Tuscany and central Italy, for making fabulous soups and stews. One of the most beautiful and flavorful types you can grow.
  1/4 Teaspoon Package ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

2026 Stein's Early Flat Dutch
Huge, 8 inch and larger heads weighing 10-12 pounds, a favored variety for kraut.
  1/2 Teaspoon Package ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

VJ135 Baby Head Miniature Cabbage
A most unique cabbage that is the rage at specialty markets. Bears round blue-green heads of cabbage averaging 1/2 the size of normal cabbage heads. Has densely packed, solid interior with small core.
  Package of 25 seeds per pack $1.95

VJ137 Red Express
An excellent red cabbage that bears 2-4 lb. heads very early ( 63 days ). Has great taste and uniform appearance. A good variety for Northern states.
  Package of 50 seeds $1.95

VS230 Sweetstuff
The sweetest cabbage we know of, it bears 4 lb heads of cabbage that will melt in your mouth! Bears in 75 days.
  Package of 50 seeds $1.75

RDP074 Burpee's Orient Express ( Burpee Seed Company )
Very early, heat-resistant variety that will form heads in moderately warm temperatures.
Small, oblong heads average about 22 oz. Very solid interior, leaves are smooth, nicely blanched with a crisp texture and sweet, peppery flavor. Ready to harvest about 43 days after seeding.
  500mg. pack $1.79

20 days for greens. 40-60 days for seeds. Grown for the leaves, flower buds and seeds. Direct seed once a month from early spring through fall. It is extremely cold tolerant, vigorous and will grow in almost any kind of soil. The plants will grow 4-5' tall if they are allowed to mature. Use the leaves in salads or like mustard greens. Eat the unopened flower buds like broccoli. Use the seeds for oil. It also makes an excellent cover crop. It can also be grown in trays of soil indoors as a sprout.

1A041 Dwarf Essex
20 days for seeds, 40-60 days for seeds. Grown for the leaves, flower buds and seeds. Sow new crop every 30 days from Spring to Fall for continous crop. Use the leaves in salads or like mustard greens, eat the unopened flower buds like broccoli and use the seeds for oil. Huge 4-5 foot tall plants produce an abundance of greens.
  1 Tablespoon Package ( 200+ seeds ) $1.95

Carrots require soft, fertile soil to produce roots of the finest quality. It is important that the soil be finely broken up to the full depth of the carrot roots and remain in porous condition until the crop is harvested. May be sown in succession from early spring to mid-summer and again in the fall. Sow in rows 14-16” apart and cover lightly. Firm soil over the seed, especially in dry weather. Thin to 2” apart in the row.

Grow same culture as cauliflower

VS140 Cauli-Broc ( Brocoverde )
A cross between cauliflower and broccoli! Strong, upright plants support medium, semi-domed heads that taste like sweet cauliflower. Very nice!
  Package of 20 seeds to a pack, $1.95

Cauliflower is a vegetable which can be produced abundantly from April until early December in the maritime Northwest. Rich, humusy soil is essential, as cauliflowers tend to have weak root systems. Heavy soils must be especially well amended with organic matter. With cauliflower only continuous rapid growth will produce high quality heads, so ideal soil conditions should be created and fertilizer used. One-quarter to 1/2 cup of complete organic fertilizer worked into the soil immediately below the plant will produce good results if the soil is light enough to permit good root development. A high soil pH of 6.5 - 7.5 is also important for best development.

VJ152 Purple Cauliflower
Unique type of cauliflower that bears beautiful PURPLE heads that are delicious raw. Blanches pale green when cooked.
  Package of 25 seeds $1.95

W146 Early Snowball Cauliflower
It is exceedingly early and hardy, and is one of the surest to make a solid, compact head. For these reasons it is growing more and more in favor for planting for the late summer and fall crop.
  1/2 Teaspoon Package ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

W151 Snowball X Cauliflower
The most satisfactory main crop strain for fall harvest. Very solid and pure white.
  1/2 Teaspoon Package ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

All melon, cantaloupes, muskmelons, honeydews and watermelons require the same care. They grow best in loose, fertile soil that is rich in organic matter. The soil should be well drained. All melons require full sun. Cantaloupes, muskmelons and honeydews prefer a soil pH between 6.0 and 7.0. Watermelon prefer a pH between 5.5 and 6.5.
Melons require a long, warm growing season. They can be direct-seeded in late spring when the soil temperature is above 70 degrees Fahrenheit and the weather is settled. Black plastic mulch put down in early spring can raise the soil temperature under the mulch to a safe level in about two weeks.
Melons do not transplant easily, it can be done. Start the seeds indoors in peat pots two to four weeks before the the soil has warmed enough to set the plants into the garden.

2448 Prescott Fond Blanc Melon
One of the most unique and beautiful French melons you will ever try. The fruit is 4-9 lbs., very flattened and ribbed, with warts and bumps. Melons have grey/green skin turning straw color; flesh is salmon-orange. Once one of the best known melons, it was mentioned in the 1860’s, but it likely is much older. The flavor is very rich if picked at perfection and the fragrance is heavenly.
  Package of 10 seeds $2.25

2784 Sharlyn
2-3 lbs. A very nice melon made available by SOC. Silky gold flesh is sweet, soft, juicy and aromatic. Highly recommended, the productive, disease-resistant vine yields oval, 4-6 pound fruits with a thin green rind that matures to yellow or orange, with no ribs and a shallow, full net. Direct seed in garden in rows 4-6 feet apart when danger of frost has passed. Likes to be planted in clusters with 3-4 plants per group. Deeply fertile soil produces optimum yield of fruits. Enrich soil with compost. Harvesting tips. Stem turns brown and separates easily from the melon when ripe.
  Package of 10 seeds $1.95

2785 Haogen
This unique Israeli melon has thick, orange flesh and an unusually spicy flavor. Vigorous vines yield heavily. Highly recommended for northern gardeners for its dependable productivity. Direct seed in garden in rows 4-6 feet apart when danger of frost has passed. Likes to be planted in clusters with 3-4 plants per group. Deeply fertile soil produces optimum yield of fruits. Enrich soil with compost. When mature, skin turns yellow and stem turns brown and seperates easily from the fruit. Seeds by SOC.
  Package of 10 seeds $1.95

2029 Rocky Ford
90 days. OG An old heirloom variety, from 1881. This old-timer is still a popular green flesh muskmelon, with a heavily netted rind, and smooth, sweet flavored flesh, fruits weigh 2-3 lbs, a good keeper, has firm flesh.
  Package of 15 seeds $1.95

2030 Jenny Lind
80 days This fine melon dates back to the 1840’s, was sold by many of the 1800’s Seed Company’s, it was named after the Famous Singer, Jenny Lind, “The Swedish Nightingale”. This wonderful 1-2 lb turban shaped melon is very sweet & has light green, delicious flesh.
  Package of 15 seeds $1.95

2788 Stutz Supreme Honeydew
5-10 lbs. Smooth, slightly netted, beige-skinned melon has delicious orange flesh. Mid- season, bears well until frost. Perfected over 20 years by Joe Stutz of Chico, Ca. Needs heat to develop full flavor. Direct seed in garden in rows 4-6 feet apart when danger of frost has passed. Likes to be planted in clusters with 3-4 plants per group. Deeply fertile soil produces optimum yield of fruits. Enrich soil with compost. Harvesting tips. Stem turns brown and separates easily from the melon when ripe. Seeds by SOC.
  Package of 10 seeds $1.95

2789 Swan Lake Honeydew
Rare melon, Seeds of Change Original. 1.5 to 3 lbs. Some fruits are white fleshed, others swirled with orange - all have exceptional flavor. Creamy yellow, partially netted melons. Direct seed in garden in rows 4-6 feet apart when danger of frost has passed. Likes to be planted in clusters with 3-4 plants per group. Deeply fertile soil produces optimum yield of fruits. Watering tips. During germination, keep entire seedbed evenly moist and warm. Allow soil surface to dry between waterings. Harvesting tips. Stem turns brown and separates easily from the melon when ripe.
  Package of 10 seeds $1.95

2031 Ambrosia
In taste tests, Ambrosia is recognized as the melon people prefer most. It simply has a very inviting, luscious, sweet flavor that is distinct -- different than any other melon. One bite and you're usually hooked.
Ambrosia melons weigh 4 to 5 lbs., have a heavy net with light sutures, are round in shape, mature in about 86 days, and have sweet peach-colored flesh.
  Package of 10 seeds $1.95

VS160 French Orange Gourmet Melon
A super sweet gourmet cantaloupe of the French Charentais type. A very distinctive flavor that is dainty, delicate, and aromatically pleasing. Deep orange flesh. 4-5 round fruits with lightly netted exteriors that turn creamy yellow when ripe. Resists cracking and is Fusarium resistant.
  Package of 5 seeds $1.95

VS170 Touchdown
A unique novelty melon that has superior flavor and is easy to grow. Produces 5-6 lb. football shaped fruits with bright orange flesh that is buttery smooth with an outstanding aroma.
  Package of 5 seeds $1.95

VS180 Tropical Melon ( Hybrid )
A fast maturing tropical type melon that produces in only 73 days. Features thick, delicious green flesh with a banana like aroma. Fruits average about 6 lbs. Has an exotic, complex taste that hints of tropical fruit. Smooth textured fruits that are ripe when skin turns yellow.
  Package of 5 seeds $1.95

GO55 Banana Cantaloupe
A new type of garden melon with an exotic banana shape, pink colored flesh and a very sweet taste!
  Package of 10 seeds $2.00

W147 Planter's Jumbo Muskmelon
Excellent standard variety. 88 days. The vines are vigorous and do well in drought or high rainfall. The fruits have a firm rind with light ribs and thick, orange flesh, weighing 4 or 5 pounds on average.
  Package of 15 seeds $1.95

W126 Metki Dark Green Serpent Melon
An ancient heirloom, introduced from Armenia into Italy as far back as the 1400's. It is a melon, but is used like a cucumber , picked small (18" or less) it is very mild and tasty, but the fruits can grow to over 3' long! Easy to grow, and good yields, It should be planted in more gardens.
  Package of 15 seeds $1.95

W127 Small Persian Melon
110 days. Rare old-time melon, with a sweet bright orange flesh & a dark green rind. Distinctive flavor!
  Package of 15 seeds $1.95

W128 Casaba Golden Beauty
110 days. A quality Casaba type. In 1927 Burrell's said it was the finest of Casabas, very sweet white flesh, tough golden rind, and a good keeper, can be stored well into the winter!
  Package of 15 seeds $1.95

VH326 Tahitian Melon Squash This is actually a summer squash that can provide up to 100 lbs. of large fruits off of a single vine!. Unique, large curved melons are delicious.
  Package of 5 seeds $1.95

W121 Minnesota Midget
Small early, 4" melons with sweet flavorful flesh. Large crops on compact 3' vines, good quality, a true midget! A favorite small melon introduced in 1948.
  Package of 15 seeds $1.95

W123 Collective Farm Woman Melon
This heirloom from the Ukraine was collected in 1993 by Seed Savers Exchange, very popular on Island of Krim in the Black Sea. Melons ripen to a yellowish-gold and the white flesh has a very high sugar content, a favorite among heirloom gardeners and growers alike. Ripens early, even in Russia.
  Package of 15 seeds $1.95

2196 German Heirloom ( Cavaillon Espagnol )
Large oblong heavily netted fruits, green flesh with salmon center, a very rare and old melon, it was listed in 1893 in Haage & Schmidt’s catalog in Erfurt, Germany, and also listed by the Vilmorin’s of France earlier in the 1800’s. A wonderful, rare heirloom melon.
  Package of 15 seeds $1.95

2202 Savor French/Charentais F1 Hybrid Melon
The sweetest French melon.
Unsurpassed eating quality. The small, 2 lb. melons are of the classic Charentais type: faintly ribbed, with a smooth gray-green rind, and dark green sutures. Sweet and aromatic, deep orange flesh. Tolerant to fusarium races 0, 1, and 2 and powdery mildew.
  Package of 10 seeds $3.95

RDP073 Burpee's Hearts of Gold ( Burpee Seed Company )
An excellent melon for home gardens. The aromatic deep-orange flesh is sweet and juicy. Vines are vigorous and very productive. High in vitamins A, B, and C. This packet will plant approximately 10 hills.
  750mg. pack $1.79

Celery is not that commonly grown in home gardens because it is readily available from your grocery store and it is rather difficult to grow it compared to other vegetables. It needs much water, cool temperatures, and requires a long growing season. If you want to grow celery in your garden, make sure you have the correct soil type for this. The soil should be rich with a pH of about 6.0 to 6.5, and can be made rich by hoeing plenty of compost and manure into the place where you want to plant the celery. Sprinkling the gardening site also enriches its potassium level, which is critical for the celery.

Until the growing season, keep watering the celery to keep it moist, and periodically add more mulch for both nutrients and its water retaining abilities. The celery will also benefit from some general fertilizer mixed into the water once a month. When the plants reach a height of about a foot or more, it is time to harvest the celery.

VS260 Golden Stalk Celery
Outstanding yellow variety that is self blanching. Stalks are thick and heavy, but tender without strings. Thick hearts form early. Excellent table variety.
  Package of Several hundred seeds, $1.95

W115 Giant Prague
Heirloom. 110 days. Root Celery, this variety is grown for its large, white roots that is superb fried, or in soup. Taste and culture much like regular celery, introduced in 1871, popular in parts of Europe.
  1/4 Teaspoon Pack ( several hundred seeds ) $1.95

Use the leaves fresh in salads or cook them; dry and grind the roots to use as a coffee substitute, or alternately, dig the roots in the fall, tim them to 8 inches, pot them, keep them in a dark location and in about three weeks you can harvest the delicate growing tips, known as Belgian endive, a real delicassy. Plant seed directly in the garden in the early spring, or in peat pots.

1A199 Ruby Catalogna
60 days. Also called Red Italian Dandelion. Broad, deeply cut green dandelion-like leaves have deep red veins. They can be eaten young in salads or cooked. Makes a very colorful addition to any mesclun mix. Plant in the garden in midspring for greens. Let the plants winter over for edible flower stems in the spring.
  1 Tablespoon Pack ( several hundred seeds ) $2.25

Sweet corn must be grown in full sun, where shelter from strong winds is provided. It is not too particular about the soil, although it hates clay. Because sweet corn sends down deep roots, it prefers a deeply dug bed.
Sweet corn are very easy to look after once they have germinated successfully. They appreciate a good watering especially when they are in flower. They also appreciate being fed at fortnightly intervals with fertilisers designed for tomatoes (i.e. not too high in nitrogen, but high in potassium).
If the plants are at all exposed to wind, it helps greatly to pile up earth around the base of the stems - this will encourage more supporting roots to grow just below ground level.

VEG027 Silver Queen ( Hybrid )
One of the most popular white corns, featurs large 8-9 inch ears with 14-16 rows of snow-white, sugary sweet, extremely tender kernels. High yeilds, disease resistant. 85 days.
  ( 1/3 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 50 ft. of row ) $2.25

VEG026 Early Sunglow ( Hybrid )
An extra early sweet corn that is resistant to cold and frost. Plump 6-7 inch ears with 12 rows of sweet, tender yellow kernals. 6 ft. tall plants with red tinge on leaves, holds edible stage well. Only 65 days to maturity.
  ( 1/3 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 50 ft. of row ) $2.25

VEG028 Iocheif ( Hybrid )
A truly outstanding late variety that is excellent for canning, freezing and fresh eating. Tall 7 ft. plants produce high yeilds of 9-10 inch long ears with 14-18 rows of sweet, deep golden kernels. 85 days.
  ( 1/3 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 50 ft. of row ) $2.25

VEG104 Country Gentleman ( Open Pollinated )
Named for a famous 19th century American agricultural magazine, Country Gentleman is an excellent old variety of corn for the home gardener. Plants are 6 to 7 feet tall and ears are 8 inches long. The kernels are unusual - they are arranged in a zig zag pattern, not in the usual 'row' pattern as seen in most corns. Also know as Shoe Peg corn. Very tasty and excellent for making cream corn.
  ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 50 ft. of row ) $1.75

VEG105 Reid's Yellow Dent ( Open Pollinated )
100 days. 9-10 long ears with 16-18 rows of closely spaced, narrow yellow kernels. Stalks are heavy, tall and leafy. Good roasting ears when in the milk stage. Excellent for corn meal or stock feed when mature.
  ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 50 ft. of row ) $1.75

VEG039 Improved Golden Bantam( Open Pollinated )
80 days. Sweet, yellow corn, ear length 8 inches, with 10 to 14 rows of yellow kernels. Used in home gardens.
  ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 50 ft. of row ) $1.75

VEG029 Trucker's Favorite White ( Open Pollinated )
A favorite for roasting ears, this is a widely adapted corn well suited for the Cotton Belt and the South. Creamy white ears are 8-10 inches long with 14-18 rows of large, deep and nearly rectangle kernels.
  ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 50 ft. of row ) $1.75

VEG030 Trucker's Favorite Yellow ( Open Pollinated )
Yellow version of the favorite for roasting ears.
  ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 50 ft. of row ) $1.75

GO68 Black Aztec
The same corn raised by the Aztec Indians over 2,000 years ago. A fast grower and heavy producer. Corn kernels turn dark blue-black when mature. Good for fresh corn or for making decorative corn meal.
  Package of 25 seeds $2.25

GO75 Gourmet Yellow Popcorn

A must corn For popcorn lovers, this is the corn for you. Matures early, is comparable to supermarket popcorn, is easy to grow and makes huge kernels of popcorn when popped.
  Package of 25 seeds $2.50

Cowpea is one of the most ancient crops known to man. Its origin and subsequent domestication is associated with pearl millet and sorghum in Africa. It is now a broadly adapted and highly variable crop, cultivated around the world primarily for seed, but also as a vegetable (for leafy greens, green pods, fresh shelled green peas, and shelled dried peas), a cover crop and for fodder. Cowpea has a number of common names, including crowder pea, black-eyed pea and southern pea.

All cultivated cowpea varieties are considered warm season and adapted to heat and drought conditions. Cowpeas typically reach a canopy height of 30 to 36 inches, although the more determinate bush types may reach only 24 inches. The seed pods are borne above the leaf axil, making the pods very visible. The seed pod is typically 3 to 6 inches long and has 6 to 13 seeds per pod. The seed weight per bushel is 60 pounds with about 3,000 to 4,000 seeds per pound. The germination of the seed is rapid at soil temperatures above 65° F.

VEG057 Mississippi Silver 60-65 days. Large seeded brown crowder with pale green silvery pods at green shell stage. Pods are 6 to 6 ˝ inches, slightly curved, light straw color when dry. Low bushy plant, few runners.
  $2.25 per pack ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 30 ft. of row )

VEG058 CT Purple Hull Pinkeye 63-65 days. Vigorous bush type to semi-vining plant grows 18-24 inches tall. Pods turn purple at shell stage, are 6 to 7 inches long, and slightly above foliage. Peas light green with red eye at green shell stage, turn white with maroon eye when dry. Medium size, rounded on ends. Good producer.
  $2.25 per pack ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 30 ft. of row )

VEG100 Black Crowder 63 days. Plants high bushy with pods at foliage level. Peas shelled green have a deep purple cast, turning black when dry. Very prolific. Easy to shell.
These thrive in long, hot summers. Old fashioned Southern favorites are packed with good nutrition and are rich in immunity-boosting folate and are a good source of fiber.
  $1.85 per pack ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 30 ft. of row )

VEG056 CT Dimpled Brown Crowder 70 days. Bush type. Prolific yielder. Pods contain 12-15 peas, closely bunched together.
  $1.85 per pack ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 30 ft. of row ) VEG032 Zipper Cream

VEG101 California Blackeye #5
55-60 days. The dominant variety of all Southern peas across the country. The vines are upright to semi-spreading, medium coarse stem and branches, medium foliage and fair drought resistance. Pods 6 to 8 inches long, early maturing. Seed medium to large. A favorite.
  $1.85 per pack ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 30 ft. of row )

VEG054 Cream 8 Old standard bush type pea. Oblong kidney shaped when dry. Long pods make top crop. Nice garden pea. Delicious Flavor.
  $1.85 per pack ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 30 ft. of row )

VEG102 Mississippi Purple Large seeded brown crowder with reddish-purple pods at green shell stage. Plants have much less vine and a concentration of pods over the plant with the pods maturing over a short time span. Pods shell very easily. High yield. PVP.
  $1.90 per pack ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 30 ft. of row )

Cucumber is a tender, warm-season vegetable that produces well when given proper care and protection. The vines of standard varieties grow rapidly and require substantial space. Vertical training methods and new dwarf varieties now allow cucumbers to be grown for slicing, salads and pickling, even in small garden plots.

RDP070 Burpee's Sweet Burpless Hybrid ( Burpee Seed Company )
This is the highest yielding burpless cucumber we've found yet.
Hybrid Cucumber. 55 days. This is the highest yielding burpless cucumber we've found yet. The attractive, 10" cukes are refreshing and mild. It's very productive because it makes huge numbers of female flowers. The vines are resistant to every disease we could think of. If you like Tasty Green, you'll love this one.
  600mg. pack $1.99

FA72 Satsuki Madori Asian Bitter Free Cucumber
Very rare Asian variety. 10-14" long, slender fruits have tender skin and few seeds. Extremely delicious and never bitter, this has quickly become one of our favorite slicing cukes.
  $2.25 ( 15 seeds per pack )

G057 Hanging Basket Cucumber
The perfect cucumber for small areas. Will produce loads of fruit when grown in hanging baskets or patio containers. Tasty cukes are straight and 5-8" in length.
  Package of 20 seeds $1.95

G185 Fancy French Pickling Cucumber
A different type of cuke that is longer and slimmer than the ones we normally grow. Although they can be pickled when mature, they are fantastic when pickled finger size as "baby cukes". Also very good for salads and snacks raw.
  Package of 20 seeds $1.95

2928 Miniature White Cucumber
Great miniature yellowish-white eating cucumber. Sweet flavor, no need to peel. Very productive, vines rarely exceed 3' in length. Fruits are best eaten raw when they are under 3" long. Extremely popular. 50-55 days.
  $2.25 ( 15 seeds per pack )

2926 Japanese Climbing Cucumber
Introduced to American gardeners in 1892 by Thorburn from seed they obtained from Japan. Vigourous growth, strong grasping tendrils, the best variety we offer for trellises, wire netting, brush or fences. Fruits are 7-9" long by 3" in diameter, light green and of fine quality for both slicing or pickling. Plants continue to bear all season, if consistently picked clean. 58-65 days. Seeds from SSE.
  $2.25 ( 15 seeds per pack )

2750 Mideast Prolicic Cucumber
Excellent flavor, this thin-skinned variety is never bitter. Vines bear 5-7" cukes extremely early and is very productive. Adaptable to a variety of climates. A garden favorite. 50-60 days.
  Package of 20 seeds $1.95

2751 Northern Pickling Cucumber
Early and prolific for short-season gardens. Heavy yields of quality, 3-5 uniform cukes, perfect for pickling. (50-55 days).
  Package of 20 seeds $1.95

2752 Suyo Long Chinese Cucumber
Remarkable Chinese variety produces large quantities of long, curvaceous fruits. Spiny skin protects the delicious, crispy, non-bitter flesh. Always a favorites in our taste tests. Almost seedless, the fruits are burpless, crisp, and tender. (60-70 days)
  Package of 15 seeds $2.95

VS190 Bitter Free Burpless Cucumber ( Hybrid )
Excellent cuke for hot, humid areas. Strong vines with tolerance to mosaic virus produce 10" x 2" slender fruits with dark green skins. An excellent burpless cucumber that is also bitter free.
  Package of 25 seeds to a pack, $1.95

1A029 Southern Homemade Pickles
An especially fine cucumber for pickling. Harvest when 1-2 inches long for tiny sweets or when 5-6 inches for robust dills or spears. Very prolific cuke that produce solid, crisp pickles.
  Package of 40 seeds $1.95

VS210 Patio King
An excellent cucumber for growing in containers or small sized gardens. Produces numerous 6-8" long fruits in only 62 days. Short vine variety.
  Package of 25 seeds $1.95

VC220 White Wonder
A fine cucumber for pickling or slicing for salads. Very thin skinned fruit is 7"x3" when mature. Fruits are a unique ivory white until mature.
  Package of 25 seeds $1.95

VC222 West Indian Gherkin
A favorite gherkin heirloom variety that produces 2" long, oval shaped fruits excellent for pickling. Fruits are prickly and leaves resemble watermelon plant.
  Package of 25 seeds $1.85

W149 Straight Eight
Heirloom.60 days. AAS winner. An early cucumber that bears prolific, smooth, straight, dark green fruit that is 8” long and 2” wide. Tolerant of mosaic virus. A good home garden variety that can be used for pickling as well as slicing.
  1.25cc Package ( 25+ seeds ) $1.95

2019 Lemon Apple
60 days The shape size and color of a lemon! But the flavor is crisp like an apple, sweet and mild! This heirloom was introduced in 1894, and is still a favorite today!
  1.25cc Package ( 25+ seeds ) $1.95

2232 Park’s Bush Whopper II Hybrid
61 days. Top-quality eating, space-saving vines and high yields over a long season. Loads of sweet, uniform, dark green 8- to 9-inch straight cukes. Both male and female flowers arise, producing huge, extended yields — unusual for compact plants. Unbeatable resistance to Scab, ALS, ANTH, CMV, DM and PM.
  Package 15 seeds $2.25

Collard (also known as tree-cabbage or nonheading cabbage), is a cool-season vegetable green that is rich in vitamins and minerals. It grows better in warm weather and can tolerate more cold weather in the late fall than any other member of the cabbage family. Although collard is a popular substitute for cabbage in the Deep South, it can also be grown in northern areas because it is frost tolerant.

1A027 Georgia Southern
80 days. 3’ tall plants have loose clusters of blue-green, slightly crumpled, juicy leaves. This non-heading plant has a mild cabbage-like flavor that is improved by a slight freeze. Resistant to bolting and tolerant of heat and poor soil.
  1 Tablespoon Package ( 200+ seeds ) $1.95

Tips: Eggplants grown from seed in the home should be seeded 4 to 6 weeks before the plants are to be set out in the garden. Commercial mixtures for starting seeds are available. Plant the seeds 1/2 inch deep and keep the medium moist and at a temperature of 75° to 85 °F. Be sure the soil does not dry out during the germination period. When the germinating seeds break through the soil surface, water the soil only as necessary to keep it moist to the touch. Damping-off disease can be a problem. Supplemental artificial light may be necessary if adequate natural light is not available.
Transplant young seedlings into growing containers when the stems have straightened and the first true leaves have opened. This is usually 15 to 20 days after the seed was sown, but may be longer at lower temperatures. The young plants should be exposed to full sunlight if possible. The best temperatures for growing transplants are from 65° to 75°F during the day and 60° to 70°F at night. Growing the plants in a hotbed or cold frame works well.
Transplanting to the Garden
Eggplants require more care than many other types of plants when transplanting to the garden. Hardening off the plants enable them to withstand the planting shock. Start the hardening off process 10 days to 2 weeks before planting them in the garden. Begin by moving the plants in their containers outdoors to a shady spot (a cold frame works well for this purpose). Move the plants into sunlight for short periods each day, increasing the length of exposure gradually. Reduce the watering frequency to slow growth, but don't allow the plants to wilt. Don't put tender seedlings outdoors on windy days. Once the plants are hardened off and the danger of a frost is passed, they can be planted in the garden.

W116 Rosa Bianca
80 days Colorful, light pink-lavender fruit with white shading. Rich, mild flesh is very popular with chefs and gardeners alike! No bitterness. A great variety for heirloom market growers.
  1/8 Teaspoon Package ( 50+ seeds ) $1.95

2803 Imperial Black Beauty
Introduced around 1910, this popular variety has rich flavored fruits that hold up well. Plump, slightly lobed, 4-5 in. Diameter fruits are a beautiful, shiny purple-black. (80-85 days)
  1/8 Teaspoon Package ( 50+ seeds ) $1.95

VC271 Oriental Ichiban
An unusual plant that produces loads of slim, 10" long eggplant fruits that are a deep purple. An excellent garden variety with outstanding flavor.
  Package of 20 seeds $1.95

VS280 Black Beauty
This heavy yeilder can produce as many as 5 enormous rich deep purplish-black fruits at a time. Tender, tasty and retains color very well. One of the best eggplants anywhere.
  Package of 50 seeds $1.95

2419 Brazilian Oval Orange Eggplant
Very tall erect plants with dark green foliage which provides good cover. Small oval fruits are shiny bright green, ripen through orange to bright red at full maturity. Delicious in antipastas, grilled or fried. Very ornamental.
  Package of 20 seeds $2.25

2420 Pandora Striped Rose Eggplant
A great market variety, teardrop-shaped fruit are a lovely lilac-rose color with thin white stripes. Strong, thornless plants give heavy yields; tender and delicious. A real eye catcher.
  Package of 20 seeds $2.25

Florence Fennel (F. vulgare azoricum), also known as finocchio, is an annual. One source did called this variety F. vulgare dulce, but it appears that is not actually correct. If you look for the seed or plant at a garden center be sure to ask for Florence Fennel-versus the Common Fennel. This type of fennel is known mainly for the stem that swells to a "bulb" as it grows. It is similar to celery and can be used raw or cooked.
Plant the fennel seeds directly into rich soil, and keep the bed moist for two weeks until the first leaves appear. At this point be careful not to over water, but treat as you would a garden vegetable. Fennel can be planted right up till August.
The bulb does take months to grow to it's full size, but you can use it at any point. When the bulbs are about the size of an egg, pile the soil up around it so it will continue to grow away from the light. At this point the bulb should be ready to harvest in 2 to 3 weeks. You may cut off the seed heads when they form and give the bulb a few more days to grow, then harvest. In mild climates you can grow and harvest fennel all year long using this method

VJ285 European Finocchio
A specialty European vegetable grown for its delicious bulbs. Foliage is about 2 ft. tall, feathery and dill like.
  Package of 50 seeds $1.95

2435 Komatsuma Tendergreen Oriental Greens
Japanese mustard greens, tasty, slightly spicy flavor, great for stir-frying or salads, good for hot or cold weather.
  5cc Package ( hundreds of seeds ) $2.15

Kale can grow in northern climates where more delicate members of the cabbage family cannot. Until the end of the Middle Ages, kale was the common green vegetable in all of Europe. Kale actually tastes sweeter and tastier after being exposed to a frost.
Tender kale greens can provide an intense addition to salads, particularly when combined with other such strongly-flavored ingredients such as dry-roasted peanuts, tamari-roasted almonds, or red pepper flakes. Kale cannot tolerate hot weather, but doesn't mind the cold. In fact, it tastes even better when nipped by a frost. Sow early in spring in rows two or three feet apart. The vegetable may also be sown in October for spring use if covered with straw. Kale is rich in Vitamins A and C, high in potassium, calcium and iron, and is a good source of fiber. It maintains flavor best when frozen.

VL281 Red Russian
A great way to add color to your salads and mescaline mixes. Red veination, red frilly leaves and wavy margins make this a hit with salad lovers.
  Package of over a hundred seeds $1.95

1A019 Dwarf Siberian
Large, 12-15 inch coarse blue-green leaves and delicious flavor on a compact plant make this one of the most popular kales grown today.
  Package of over a hundred seeds $1.95

2794 Lacinato
2-3 ft. Hardy Biennial. The classic Italian "Dino" Kale, Lacinato has deep blue-grey, super-savoyed long, narrow leaves. This extremely winter-hardy variety becomes sweeter after a hard frost. (50-60 days) From SOC.
 1/2 Teaspoon Pack ( 100+ seeds ) $2.25

Leeks (Allium porrum or A. ampeloprasum var. porrum), sometimes called "the gourmet's onion" are related to onions (A. cepa) and garlic (A. sativum), but have flat leaves instead of tubular and relatively little bulb development. They're easy to grow and delicious, with a taste all their own, very much like a mild onion. The thick leaf bases and slightly developed bulb look like a giant green onion, and are eaten as a cooked vegetable. Leeks are not as popular in the United States as they are in Europe, where they are known as "poor man's asparagus."

The leek was developed from a wild type, which is native to Western Asia and the Mediterranean countries. Wild leeks were used as food during the early Bronze Age, around 4000 B.C., and were probably domesticated around 2000 B.C. They were part of the diet of those who built the Egyptian pyramids, and Hippocrates, the father of medicine, prescribed the leek as a cure for nosebleeds. Leeks have been cultivated in Western Europe since the Middle Ages, and are particularly associated with Wales – dating back to 640 AD when Welsh soldiers wore pieces of leek in their helmets to distinguish themselves from their Saxon foes in battle. The Welsh traditionally wear a leek on St. David's Day (March 1) to commemorate King Cadawallader's victory over the Saxons that year. Leeks were brought to North America with early settlers from Europe. Today leeks are grown as an excellent substitute for onions and for its own unique mild onion flavor in soups and other dishes.

VL284 American Flag
A very popular leek with gardeners for years. The stems are long, white and thick and the foliage is medium green. Very dependable for fall and summer use.
  $1.95

W117 Bulgarian Giant
A long thin leek of the best quality, light green leaves. Fine autumn variety that is popular in Europe.
  1/2 Teaspoon Pack ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

Soil P H 6.0 to 7.0 - Sow seed in early Spring, as soon as soil can be worked. This occurs about four weeks before last expected Spring frost. Plant 1/8 inch deep in a wide row, 6 inches apart in all directions. Make sure soil contains a good supply of nitrogen for good leaf production. Lettuce may be started inside and transplanted into the garden for an earlier crop. Lettuce needs cool weather to do well. In warm weather, lettuce turns bitter and quickly goes to seed. Plant every two weeks for a continuous harvest all summer long. Make early plantings in full sun.
As soon as the weather warms up, start planting in partial shade. During the summer, a good spot to grow lettuce is against the house on the side that receives the morning sun, or in the shade of taller vegetables in the garden. Weed frequently, as lettuce has shallow roots and can't compete with deep rooted weeds.
Make sure to plant lettuce in the fall, as it is extremely productive at this time of the year. Lettuce can be grown in containers, and does well in one with a soil depth of 9 to 12 inches.

RDP012 Burpee Bibb ( From Burpee Seed Co. )
(Butterhead) The sweetest Bibb lettuce ever!
Soft heads are creamy yellow inside. Best in cooler regions. 75days. The sweetest Bibb lettuce ever! The tender, dark green outer leaves are tinged with brown. Slow-bolting. Burpee Bred.
  1.5g Pack $1.59

RDP014 Iceberg A ( From Burpee Seed Co. )
Introduced in 1894, it defined a whole new class of lettuce. Crisp firm leaves grow in compact, medium-sized heads. Light green fringed and heavily ruffled outer leaves with hearts that blanch to silvery white. Grows best in cool weather. The classic crisphead lettuce. Ready to harvest 85 days after sowing seeds.
  1g Pack $1.59

RDP016 Black-Seeded Simpson ( Loosehead ) ( From Burpee Seed Co. )
HEIRLOOM. Even after 150 years it's one of the most tender leaf lettuces. 45 days. Hugely popular for over 150 years, it's one of the most tender and delicately flavored leaf lettuces ever bred. The ruffled leaves are large with an appealing green color. "Simpson" is well adapted to a wide range of climates and is still the best for early spring sowing.
  680mg Pack $1.79

RDP075 Green Ice ( Looseleaf ) ( From Burpee Seed Co. )
A customer favorite for 25 years and still the sweetest lettuce in our trials.
45 days. Gorgeous texture too. Large clusters of rich green, ruffled leaves. Burpee Bred. Sun. Partial Sun.
  1g Pack $1.79

GA33 Old Heirloom Chinese Celtuce
A very unique lettuce! Grown for its celery-like stem that is tasty raw or cooked, the leaves can also be used as greens. High in vitamin C, introduced from China in the 1840's.
  1/2 Teaspoon Pack $1.95

2036 Paris White Cos
A well-known 'romaine' lettuce. Especially noted for its crisp leaves and sweet flavour. Attractive uniform heads are large, growing about 10 inches tall, with deep green outer leaves protecting the creamy white heart. Maturity 70 - 75 days.
  1/2 Teaspoon Pack $1.95

GA12 Tom Thumb Lettuce
A miniature butterhead type lettuce producing tiny ( perfect size for one person ) heads of sweet flavored lettuce.
  $2.95 per pack ( several hundred seeds per pack )

VS290 European Monet
An unusual variety with crisp, sweet flavored frilly leaves that stand out in appearance and taste. Medium sized plants 7-8" tall.
  $1.95

VS300 Crisphead
Big heads of crisp, tight, fine flavored leaves that are well adapted to hot, adverse conditions. Ready in 82 days.
  $1.95

Sow seeds in suny to partially shady area in early spring after danger of frost.

RDP076 Sweet Salad Mix ( From Burpee Seed Co. )
Beautiful blend of Heirloom greens.
A tender, mild flavored blend of leaf veggies for early spring salads. Mouth watering, time-tested heirloom varieties in red (Ruby lettuce, Bull's Blood beet) and bright green (Bloomsdale spinach, Simpson lettuce, Tendergreen mustard). Plant them and then pick them all together, starting when the leaves are about 3" long. As beautiful in the garden as they are sweet in the salad bowl. 35 days. Full sun. Burpee Exclusive.
  2g $1.99

RDP077 Spicy Mix ( From Burpee Seed Co. )
Classic gourmet mix. Certified Organic.
30 days. Tangy and sweet gourmet lettuces.Mixture includes:
Salad Bowl, Oak Leaf and Red Salad Bowl lettuces, Arugula, Endive, Radicchio and Garden Cress.
  1.5g $1.99

Large bulbs are formed on the stems just above the soil, and should be harvested when young and tender. Raw pieces are good with dip. Sow in spring or fall in rows 18" apart and thin to 8-10".

1A026 Early Purple Vienna
60 days. The standard home and market variety with a taste that is delicate and unique. The bulbs are purple-red on the exterior and pale green on the interior. Harvest them at 2-3" in diameter when they are crisp and tender. The leaves can also be eaten when they are young.
  1 Tablespoon Package ( 150-200 seeds ) $1.95

For spring harvest direct seed 2-3 weeks before the last frost. For fall harvests direct seed in midsummer. Thin plants to 10-18” apart.

VC321 Southern Black Giant
A very good mustard with large dark green leaves that produces in only 45 days.
  $1.50 a pack.

2792 Tatsoi Spoon
8-12 in. Delicate, mild flavored sturdy leaves for salad or braising mixes. Attractive and prolific, this oriental vegetable forms dense rosettes that can be also be harvested as a whole plant and bunched. Sow in the spring or late summer/early fall for biggest and best plants. (45-55 days). From SOC.
 1/2 Teaspoon Pack ( 100+ seeds ) $2.25

2793 Osaka Purple
8-15 in. Large beautiful, savoyed, purple leaves are striking in bunches. Young leaves make a spicy, colorful addition to salad or braising mixes. (60- 70 days). From SOC.
 1/2 Teaspoon Pack ( 100+ seeds ) $2.25

Okra (also known as gumbo), is a tall-growing, warm-season, annual vegetable from the same family as hollyhock, rose of Sharon and hibiscus. The immature pods are used for soups, canning and stews or as a fried or boiled vegetable. The hibiscus like flowers and upright plant (3 to 6 feet or more in height) have ornamental value for backyard gardens.

1A069 Louisiana Green Velvet
55 days. Round, smooth, dark green spineless pods. Pods 7-8 inches long. Under optimum conditions pods are tender when large in size. Plants 3 to 4 feet tall.
 1 Teaspoon Pack ( 40-50 seeds ) $1.95

W145 Clemson Spineless
56 days. AAS winner. This is the standard by which all other okras are judged. The prolific 3 1/2-5’ tall plants bear straight, dark green pods that can grow to 6 1/2-9” long, but should be harvested when 3” long for the best quality. The leaves are spineless which makes harvesting much easier.
 1 Teaspoon Pack ( 40-50 seeds ) $1.95

W139 Southern Burgundy
55 days. Grows loads of tender pods per plant. Pods are a beautiful deep red, stems are red also, very tender and delicious. Very ornamental, tasty.
 1 Teaspoon Pack ( 40-50 seeds ) $1.95

VS360 Cajun's Secret
An all around winner! It out produces almost every other okra, has a darker green more attractive color that other okra and produces pods that stay tender longer and have less fiber. Good for pickling or cooking. Also yields earlier than most varieties.
  Package of 20 seeds $2.50

G037 Improved Red Pod
Finally, a great tasting red pod okra that is fast growing and bountiful. The foliage and fruit have a lush, tropical appearance.
  Package of 20 seeds $1.95

2205 Star of David
60 days. This Israeli variety has a distinctive strong flavor and is recommended for okra lovers who would like to try something different. Stalks may grow 8 to 10 feet with few side branches. Pods left to mature average 6" in length with medium spines. Purple coloration on top of leaf petioles and major leaf veins. Harvest pods when small and keep well picked. Highly productive throughout the season and tolerant of root-knot nematode.
 1 Teaspoon Pack ( 40-50 seeds ) $1.95

2797 Mammoth Spineless
4-6 ft. tall vigorous plants. Intense green, slightly ribbed, 3-5 in. Pods stay tender a long time. Productive variety. Excellent for canning. (55-65 days).
  Package of 25 seeds $2.15

Onion is a cool-season vegetable that can be grown successfully throughout most of temperate North America. Onions may be grown from sets, transplants or seeds.
Onions start bulb formation when the day length is of the proper duration and different varieties of onions require different day lengths to initiate bulbing. In general, most common varieties fall into one of two classes, long-day (for northern latitudes) and short-day (for southern latitudes). For this reason, onion varieties that are grown in the South are not adaptable to the North and vice versa. Late plantings of the suggested varieties also result in small bulbs or lack of bulbing altogether in any location.
High temperatures and low humidity are advantageous during bulbing and curing. Onions have shallow roots and compete poorly with weeds and grasses. Timely shallow hoeing and cultivation are important, especially when the onions are small.
Onions may be eaten raw, broiled, boiled, baked, creamed, steamed, fried, french fried and pickled. They are used in soups and stews and combination with vegetables and meats.

RHN001 Amish Bottle
Amish heirloom, bottle-shaped onions with a unique mild yet spicy flavor. White flesh, sometimes tinged red, with red-brown skin. Good keeper, adaptable to a wide variety of conditions. Plants take 2 - 3 years to produce seed, so is rarely offered.
  1.25cc Pack ( 75-100 seeds ) $2.55

VS330 Vidalia ( Short Day Type )
Large bulbed with thick flat globe shape. Excellent producer that is attractive and uniform. Used in Georgia to make the famous Vidalia onion.
  Pack $1.95

VS340 Large White Spanish
Flesh is white, sweet, mild and tasty. Skin is glistening white with a thin skin. Good winter keeper that produces bulbs that average a pound or more.
  Pack $1.95

VS350 Large Yellow Spanish
An excellent onion that produces extra large bulbs that are sweet with a mild taste. Flesh is pure white. Skin is straw colored.
  Pack $1.95

W118 Red of Florence
Long, bottle-shaped bright red onions, great for planting spring or fall, seems to do well in many areas. They are very mild and sweet, great for salads and pickling! A delicious Italian heirloom, Very rare.
  1.25cc Pack ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

W119 Australian Brown
Introduced 1897 by W. Atlee Burpee, medium sized flattened bulbs, flavorful & pungent, yellow brown.
  1.25cc Pack ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

W120 Flat of Italy
Beautiful, red "cipollini" type, flat gourmet onions from Italy, They are bright red in color and very flat, perfect for fresh eating or cooking. This is a very old Italian variety, that was mentioned by Vilmorin in 1885. A good choice for fresh markets, early.
  1.25cc Pack ( 100+ seeds ) $1.95

NW50 Red Long of Tropea
A specialty gourmet type with tall, elongated red bulbs. Traditionally grown in Mediterranean Italy and France for harvest just at maturity in mid-to-late summer, and marketing fresh from the field, topped or bunched. Not for storage. Nice specialty variety. Adaptation: 35°-48° latitude. 1/4 teapspoon pack, about 100 seeds.
  Pack $2.75

NW51 Walla Walla
The famous mild variety from Walla Walla, WA. Summer visitors to the Northwest and West Coast are impressed with this juicy, sweet, regional favorite. In those areas which have normal low winter temperatures above -10°F (-23°C), seeds are sown in late August, and a crop of very large, flattened, ultra-mild onions is harvested early the next summer. SPRING PLANTING: Winter survival is hit-or-miss in colder regions, where it may be spring planted using seeds or plants. It isn't as big or sweet as the wintered over crop, but still milder and juicier than others from spring planting. Nice as a summer "green top" onion (bulbed, but before the skin forms). Adaptation: 35°-55° latitude. 1/4 teapspoon pack, about 100 seeds.
  Pack $2.75

NW52 Mini Red Amethyst
Deep purple-red skinned mini onion. Produces beautiful, small, round mini onions with thin necks ideal for bunching at baby or golf-ball size. The color is deeper red than most red onions, and fades to pink when cooked or pickled. Perfect size for shish kabob. Specialty market crop. 62 days. 1/4 teapspoon pack, about 200 seeds.
  Pack $2.75

NW53 Yellow Copra Hybrid Storage
Unsurpassed for storage. Uniform "rock-hard" storage onion with early maturity. These medium-sized, dark yellow-skinned storage onions have the preferred blocky roundshape with thin necks that dry quickly. Firmness and skin are superior. Unrivaled in our yearly storage trials, remaining firm and sound after other varieties have sprouted. Highest in sugar (13°-14°) of the storage onions. Adaptation: 38°-55° latitude. 104 days. 1/4 teapspoon pack, about 100 seeds.
  Pack $2.75

GA06 Peanut: Spanish Delight
Produces large quantities of the famous snacking peanut sold in vending machines. Plant grows close to the ground and nuts are easily harvested. Produces in about 105 days.
  $2.95 per pack ( About 30 seeds per pack )

Pea is a frost-hardy, cool-season vegetable that can be grown throughout most of the United States, wherever a cool season of sufficient duration exists. For gardening purposes, peas may be classified as garden peas (English peas), snap peas and snow peas (sugar peas). Garden pea varieties have smooth or wrinkled seeds. The smooth-seeded varieties tend to have more starch than the wrinkled-seeded varieties.
The wrinkled-seeded varieties are generally sweeter and usually preferred for home use. The smooth-seeded types are used more often to produce ripe seeds that are used like dry beans and to make split-pea soup. Snap peas have been developed from garden peas to have low-fiber pods that can be snapped and eaten along with the immature peas inside. Snow peas are meant to be harvested as flat, tender pods before the peas inside develop at all. The Southern pea (cowpea) is an entirely different warm-season vegetable that is planted and grown in the same manner as beans.

VEG050 Progress No. 9
60 days. Early, wilt-resistant vines grow 14-16 inches tall, very prolific. The seeds are apple green and cream colored, about 1400 per pound. Fresh peas dark green, large oval, good quality, delicious flavor. Used for eating fresh, canning, freezing and market.
  $2.15 per pack ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 20 ft. of row )

VEG052 Little Marvel
62 days. A heavy yielder. Vines about 15 inches tall, sturdy, dark green with heavy foliage. Seed medium green, about 1800 per pound. The peas are dark green, round, tender, sweet and fine flavor. Unsurpassed by any others in its class. Good for freezing and canning.
  $2.15 per pack ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 20 ft. of row )

VEG053 Alaska
56 days. Light green, straight, blunt pods. Peas are small, light green, low in sugar. Tolerant to Fusarium Wilt. Good canning variety.
  $2.15 per pack ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 20 ft. of row )

VEG068 Early Frosty
64days. Frosty produces a prolific yield of tightly packed 3.5" pods with medium-size peas. A distict improvement over Little Marvel because of uniformity and higher number of peas per pod. It has a greater number of pods per plant as well. Plants are about 28" tall and have many double pods resulting in almost twice the yield of Little Marvel. Uniform dark green shelled peas are tender and sweet, both for fresh and frozen uses. The best early peas for home garden planting.
  $2.15 per pack ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 20 ft. of row )

VEG031 Sugar Sprint Sugar Pea
One of the earliest sugar peas, ready in only 60 days. Healthy vines 18" tall provide large yeilds of 3 inch sweet pods. An improved vaiety of Sugan Ann.
  $2.15 per pack ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 20 ft. of row )

VEG012 Green Arrow Sugar Pea
One of the most popular varieties, has long 4˝ pods with 9-12 peas in each pod. Grows in pairs, so they are easy to pick. Vines grow 30 inches tall with exceptionally high yields.
  $2.15 per pack ( 1/2 cup pack of seeds is enough to plant about 20 ft. of row )

VS420 Victoria
Standard main crop variety. Large and very productive. Stalks are crimson red, shading a little to green on inside. Excellent for pies.
  Package of 40 seeds $1.95

Radish is a cool-season, fast-maturing, easy-to-grow vegetable. Garden radishes can be grown wherever there is sun and moist, fertile soil, even on the smallest city lot. Early varieties usually grow best in the cool days of early spring, but some later-maturing varieties can be planted for summer use. The variety French Breakfast holds up and grows better than most early types in summer heat if water is supplied regularly. Additional sowings of spring types can begin in late summer, to mature in the cooler, more moist days of fall.
Winter radishes are sown in midsummer to late summer, much as fall turnips. They are slower to develop than spring radishes; and they grow considerably larger, remain crisp longer, are usually more pungent and hold in the ground or store longer than spring varieties.

W140 White Hailstone
An early old time, white spring radish, this one has superb flavor. Very mild and crisp.
 One Teaspoon Pack $1.95

FA63 Plum Purple Radish
A mixture of red, purple and white radishes that are crisp and mild, even when mature. Adds color to salads.
  $1.95 per 2.5cc pack ( over 150 seeds )

GA27 Easter Egg Radish
A mixture of red, purple and white radishes that are crisp and mild, even when mature. Adds color to salads.
  $1.95 per pack ( several hundred seeds per pack )

VH556 China Rose
A most unique type of radish that features rose-pink tasty roots that are cylinder shaped and 5-6 long.
  Package of 40 seeds $1.95

VH552 French Breakfast Radish
A new, gourmet type of radish with unusual cylinder shaped roots and mild uniquely flavored root that can served in many interesting ways. Be the first in your neighborhood to try this one.
  Package of 25 seeds $1.75

NW54 Round Black Spanish
Heirloom. 55 days. Originally from Germany but it has been grown by New Englanders for more than 150 years. This 3"-4" winter radish is smooth and round with black skin and a white interior. It has a pungent flavor and is cooked in soup. Plant in July or August and it will store all winter.
 1/2 Teaspoon Package ( 100+ seeds ) $1.75

1A198 Miyashige Daikon
Easy, adaptable, and popular, this long tapered radish is best sown in late summer for fall or early-winter harvest. Its mild-flavored, crisp white flesh is delightful raw, pickled, or in stir-fries. Originally from Japan. (55-65 days).
 1/2 Teaspoon Package $2.75

2434 Castelfranco
An improved selection of this beautiful old Italian heirloom, the round heads are cream colored and splashed with wine red. This colorful variety is becoming a rage in salads.
 1.25cc Package ( hundreds of seeds ) $2.15

The roots have a delicious oyster-like flavor and can be used in an oyster soup. Salsify likes a rich, deep-spaded, light garden soil. Sow in rows early in the spring. Space 24 inches apart. Sow seed ˝ inch deep, and 2 to 3 seeds to the inch. Thin out the plants to stand 6 to 8 inches apart in the row.

They take a long time to germinate - up to 21 days. Since they are a root crop, they prefer deep, stone-free soil. The seeds frequently fail if they are not kept consistently wet until the seedlings are established. Harvest in 16 to 25 weeks. The roots are hardy and can be left in the ground until April. As a biennial salsify flowers and goes to seed the the second year.

VH557 Mammoth Sandwich Island
Features mild, oyster-like flavor. Produces long, slim succulent roots with snow white flesh. A must for soups and seasoning.
  Package of 25 seeds $1.95

Rare root vegetable that is as easy to grow as carrots. Peel the roots after cooking when the skin slips off. Add to soup, stew and mashed potatoes. Grow at 65°F for 2-3 weeks. If germination is slow the soil should be deeply watered. Thought to repel Carrot Roof Fly.

1A194 Duplex The roots grow 8-10” long. They are white with a brown-blackish skin. The plants are thoroughly edible. Roots, young leaves, flower buds and flower petals are all edible
  75-100 seeds per pack $1.95

GA04 Sugar Cane ( Sorghum Variety, Rox Orange ) Not to be confused with sugar cane grass grown in Florida ( Saccharum ) for sugar production. The "sugar" refers to the sweet variety of this cane compared to types grown only for forage. Grow this old time sorghum favorite for forage or syrup, pieces of mature cane heart can be chewed like candy. Grow same culture as corn, but prefers well drained sandy loam. Grows to 8 ft. tall and matures in about 110 days.
Can be cut for silage after 70-80 days, or be used for livestock grain if left to full maturity. Best adapted to well drained loam. Will mature in any area with a long enough growing season for corn.
  ( about 200 seeds per pack)$2.95

2094 Honey Drip Sorghum Makes sweet delicious syrup. A very old sweet variety, 8-10 stalks. Crush the stalks to get the juice and boil down in a large metal pan or tub, to make the wonderful old time sorghum syrup, that is still popular in the Ozark Mountains. Has become very rare.
  1/2 Teaspoon pack ( about 75-100 seeds per pack) $1.95

2408 San Felipe Pueblo Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor. Raised as "sugar cane", these stalks are chewed as a sweet treat. Dark black seeds, plants are up to five feet tall.
  25 seeds $2.10

2409 Cana Ganchado Sorghum Sorghum bicolor. Grown by the Guarijio in Sonora, Mexico. Seeds are dark maroon and the sweet canes can be 6 feet tall.
  25 seeds $2.10

2410 Onavas Red Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor. The stalks produce many tillers and are sweet and juicy, with burgundy red seeds. From the Pima Bajo village
  25 seeds $2.10

2411 Apache Red Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor. The red seedheads attract birds, and the stalk is chewed like candy when the red seeds are ripe. From San Carlos Reservation, Arizona
  25 seeds $2.10

Fresh spinach seed germinates readily at 38-40F and may be planted with good results when soil temperatures are 50 to 60 F. Higher temperatures reduce seed germination. Soil temperatures above 85 F will inhibit seed germination. Spinach seed rapidly loses viability. Fresh seed should be purchased each year. Spinach should be planted in rows 1 to 2 feet apart. The seed should be placed 1/2 inch deep and planted to have one plant every 3 to 4 inches after thinning.
Spinach requires a soil pH of 6.0 - 6.5 and will not grow well if pH is below 6.0. Indications of possible soil pH problems include poor seed germination, yellowing and browning of the margins and tips of seedling leaves, browning of roots, and generally slow growth or death of the plants. If soil pH is too high, leaves may show a generalized yellowing or chlorosis.
Spinach is adapted to a range of soil types, from light and sandy to silty clay loams. In heavier soils, spinach should be grown on raised beds to improve drainage for the shallow-rooted plants. Seedling damping off can be reduced by use of raised beds. After seeding, the soil should be kept uniformly moist. When irrigating the garden, apply water in the morning so that the foliage is dry before dark. Apply sufficient water to moisten the soil to a depth of six inches. A uniform supply of soil moisture is required to produce high quality, tender spinach.
Spinach growth starts slowly and then accelerates during the final 21 days before harvest. If a soil test has not been taken, broadcast 5-10-10 fertilizer at 30 pounds per 1,000 square feet before planting. Spinach should be side-dressed once during the growing season with ammonium nitrate at 1 pound per 100 feet of row or calcium nitrate at 2 pounds per 100 feet of row. A total of approximately 150 lb/A of actual N is recommended, usually applied 1/2 preplant and 1/2 as a broadcast application 3-4 weeks after seeding. Spinach requires fairly high boron (B). Most soils in Nebraska supply adequate boron for spinach. Spinach plants can become stunted with dark roots and small, flattened, yellow leaves when boron is deficient. An application of 1 pound of boron (10 lb/A of borax) broadcast before seeding should eliminate the problem in subsequent years. NEVER use boron unless needed and then only in the recommended amounts. Boron is highly toxic to many other garden plants including snap beans, cucumbers, peas and strawberries.
Emergence rate varies depending upon soil temperature; time from planting to harvest also is highly temperature dependent. Generally, most varieties can be harvested 45 to 50 days after planting. Spinach can be harvested from the time the plants have five to six leaves until just before seedstalk formation.

TPF182 Giant Noble
This is the giant of the spinach clan, plants spread to 25"! Tender leaves are great for canning, steaming or salads, for those who want quantity and quality, introduced in 1926.