Also known as molokhia. Grown for its edible leafy green leaves although the stem is what we know as jute. Wonderful crop for the summer vegetable garden. Will take the...
(Chinese Vining Okra, Vegetable Sponge, Dishcloth Gourd) The young gourds are edible and are eaten like okra, especially throughout parts of the South. If left to mature the fruits look...
Packet of 20 seeds. (Hibiscus sabdariffa) Beautiful 3-5 ft. plants with red stems and leaf veins. The bright red calyxes can be used to make “zingy” tea, sauce, syrup, or...
This blend of 5 crops (cowpea, sorghum, millet, sunhemp, and marigold) will keep your soil protected over the hot summer months with no effort on your part. Once established they...
Incredibly productive long bean that does best with trellis. Pods have unique and beautiful tiger stripes. Firm and flavorful and able to take the heat of spring when other beans...
53 days. [Burmese heirloom, seedstock courtesy Hap Heilman. Now a favorite in some local restaurants.] Bears when plants are 18 in. tall and continues to bear until frost. Huge leaves,...
(Tagetes erecta) Classic marigold. Big, 3-4 in. flowers in shades of yellow, gold, and orange, on 3-4 ft. plants. When Ira was growing up in Florida, this was her grandmother's...
A very productive climbing or trailing vine, producing pods that are typically 51cm (20in) long. The pods must be harvested before they become stringy. Is disease-resistant. Thrives in hot humid...
A heat- and drought-tolerant green in spectacular splashes of color! Leaf amaranth is popular in Asia, eaten raw, stir-fried, or steamed. This is by far the most tender and sweetest...
[Brought to the Americas from Africa during the slave trade, grown by Jefferson at Monticello.] Once the standard for southern peas, this variety is drought-tolerant and will grow in almost...
(Amaranthus viridis) [Jamaican variety, via Melissa DeSa in FL.] Tasty, quick-growing, self-sowing hot weather greens popular throughout the African diaspora, as well as in Asian cuisines. The abundant leaves are...
A rare heirloom variety! Save your seeds! The conch pea has a vigorous, vining habit: When planted at intervals of 3 meters, the vines and prolific leaves quickly meet up,...
Mild, spineless pods about 6" long on highly productive 5-6′ plants. Good drought and heat tolerance approximately 64-86 seeds Good to start from seed in these months: North Florida: April-July...
Jicama is a crunchy vegetable that's high in vitamin C and is used in Mexican and Latin American recipes. The large, edible roots have a brown outer skin that looks...
16–20" long beans are borne in clusters of up to four beans each. Healthy, vigorous plants. Sweet flavor compares to Gita. Burgundy color will fade when cooked. Packet: 4-7g (24...
Mild, spineless pods about 6" long on highly productive 5-6′ plants. Good drought and heat tolerance. More resistant to root knot nematodes because of deeper root system. Annual. 4 inch...
