80 days, indeterminate — Also known as the "Wild Florida Everglades," 'Everglades' tomatoes produce small, currant-type fruit that can be best described as delivering huge flavor in a tiny package....
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...
(C. moschata) 120 days. The wild squash of the Everglades is a pumpkin with deep historic roots and rich sweet flavor. A beloved pumpkin of the deep South especially celebrated...
(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 seeds is about 36-60 seeds, depending on the variety. [Venezuelan heirloom. Seed source from Donna Hudson in TN.] Has the same shape, size, color, and aroma as Habanero,...
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...
61 days. (pm) Sweet-flavored, “burpless” cucumber from China, hot weather tolerant, and widely adapted. Exceptionally hardy, productive, and fine-flavored even under adverse conditions. One of the best varieties in Twin...
A cross between two of the most delicious and hardy greens -- tatsoi and komatsuna -- the lightly savoyed leaves have a velvety texture and lightly umami flavor that make...
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...
Superior nutrition. A fast-growing tree, keep trimmed to 6 ft for easier harvesting. Eat leaves fresh or dried. 10 seeds saved from my trees. Good to start from seed in...
(Brassica oleracea) Lacinato is dark green heirloom kale from Tuscany. Sometimes called "dinosaur kale," Italians call it cavolo lacinato, or curly kale. It is sweet and delicious and so hardy...
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...
(Melothria scabra) 73 days. Thin but tenacious vines bear many 5⁄8 in. x 7⁄8 in. fruits with skin like tiny watermelons. Immature, they taste like cucumbers; when fully mature, they...
55 days [European heirloom, 1869.] Smooth dark green leaves with slender stalks, milder than other chards. Produces tasty greens all summer and late into the fall. An excellent no-fuss warm...
75 days. (green > red) [Introduced by SESE 1999.] The best nematode-resistant bell for home gardeners. Foliage, fruits, and yields are very similar to California Wonder. This variety is a...
80 days. (Indeterminate) [Italian heirloom, famous for its use in Neapolitan pizza and other Italian dishes.] Long Roma-type tomatoes, 3-4 oz fruits with pointed ends. Thick, dry, low acid flesh...
[1963. AAS winner.] A reliable variety for garden, market, and greenhouse use. Dark green leaves and compact heads. Holds well under heat and stress, good bolt resistance. 55 days. approximately...
60 days. 3⁄8-5⁄8 in. fruits with a delicious flavor reminiscent of pineapple. Bite-sized fruits are so tasty they may never make it into the kitchen, especially if you have children....
70-80 days. [Heirloom from Puerto Rico] 4 ft. tall plants produce excellent yields of lavender-pink, teardrop-shaped fruits with white shoulders. The skin is tender without a trace of bitterness, and...
This hardy white bunching onion is highly resistant to freezing and may be left in the ground year-round. Has resistance to thrips, smut, and pink root. This is a first-class...
(C. pepo) 59 days. [Pre-1934] This Italian zucchini is long and cylindrical. Young fruits are dark green with light-green stripes and the flesh is greenish-white and firm. Fruits grow 10-12 in. long...
A vigorous bush producing round straight pods with a fine flavor. Prolific. Resistant to bean mosaic. 15-18” plant with 6-8” pods. An excellent freezer. 55 days. About 60-120 seeds depending...
(Allium tuberosum) 80 days. Leaves are larger and flatter than chives. Garlic flavor for salads and seasoning. Pkt (0.7 g, 173 seeds) Pkt (0.7 g, 173 seeds) Good to start...
(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...
78 days. (Indeterminate) [Late 1800s heirloom from the Black Forest region of Germany from Joe Bratka’s grandfather. Seed courtesy of Carolyn Male and Craig LeHoullier. Introduced 1994 by SESE.] Outstanding...
40 days. Distinctive, sharp, peppery leaves are best harvested when 2 to 3" long. A nice accent for mixed salads. Greens past their prime may be lightly steamed with other...
75 days. [1947] Widely adapted, productive, and heat-tolerant. Dark-orange roots 6-7 in. long, 2 in. at the shoulder, tapering to a blunt point. Especially suited to growing in clay soil,...
77 days. [1959] Icebox sized, 6-8 in. melons with a hard rind which turns green-black when ripe. Handles drought well. 6-10 lb fruits with red flesh and small seeds. Consistently...
Unusual and delicious gourd relative that is referred to and used as a bean in its native China. Its fruit tastes much like green beans, except even more delicious and...