SEEDS, BULBS, AND SUPPLIES

Pisum sativum Item #3010 58 days. Remember when you were a kid how fun it was to pop open a pod and eat the peas? Relive the memories and enjoy the wonderful taste of Progress #9. Each 5" pod has 7-9 plump peas. A heavy producer, also called Laxton's Progress #9. (Thomas Laxton was a renowned 19th Century strawberry breeder.) This packet sows one 10-foot row.

Brassica rapa nipposinica Item #3047 30-50 days. A graceful plant in flower beds and also a tender, mildly spicy mustard green that is ready to harvest in as little as 3 weeks. Withstands heat longer than lettuce without bolting. Beautiful and prolific branching plant will germinate under cold and wet spring conditions. Use fresh in salads, steam, or stir-fry. Does not have the pungency of common or Chinese mustards. This packet sows three 10-foot rows.

MELON MINNESOTA MIDGET ORG

MELON HEARTS OF GOLD ORG

Cucumis melo Item #3054 85 days. Talk to seasoned gardeners, they still swear by Hale's Best. It's exceptionally sweet, thick-walled, and the seed cavity is small, so you can enjoy more delicious, mouth-watering fruit! Grows and stays sweet in a wide variety of conditions. This packet sows 9 mounds.

LETTUCE ROMAINE ROUGE D'HIVR ORG

Lactuca sativa Item #3102 68 days. Also called Sucrine or Sugar Cos, Little Gem is an English heirloom that is a very small variety of romaine, but has the succulent sweetness of a butterhead. The glossy-leafed heads are a petite 6" tall and 4" wide -- a perfect size for an individual dinner salad. The tender blanched heart is ideal for any recipe that calls for "hearts of romaine". This packet sows six 10-foot rows.

Lactuca sativa Item #3125 21-58 days. Grow your own mesclun to create beautiful salads just like those at your favorite restaurant! This exciting mix of butterhead, leaf and romaine lettuce will jazz up any meal. All varieties in our gourmet mix remain wonderfully tasty, even picked at full size. Contains equal parts: Buttercrunch, Black Seeded Simpson, Green Salad Bowl, Lolla Rossa, Red oak Leaf, Rouge d'Hiver. This packet sows four 7-foot rows.

Lactuca sativa, Brassica rapa, Eruca sativa Item #3024 21-45 days. The owner of Q's restaurant, Chef John Platt, cooks some of the best food in Boulder, Colorado. That is why we trusted him to choose this special medley. 25% each of Lolla Rossa and Oak Leaf lettuce; 10% each of Black Seeded Simpson and Summer Bibb lettuces, arugula, mizuna, and Tatsoi bok choy. A good conatiner mix. This packet sows two or four 7-foot rows depending on spacing.

Lactuca sativa Item #3023 50 days. Fill your bowl with the mixed colors of Salad Bowl! This blend has it all: delicious, pretty, sweet leaves in a heat-tolerant variety. The greens and reds look beautiful in salads and sandwiches. Harvest young for terrific baby greens. Successive sowings will produce sweet lettuce spring through late fall! An All-America Selections winner. This packet sows fifteen 10-foot rows.

Lactuca sativa Item #3103 45 days. A favorite to use as baby greens, Red Sails is ready to harvest after just 2 or 3 weeks and grows to a full head in just over 6 weeks. It is very heat tolerant; the soft buttery leaves will grow for quite some time in warm weather without getting bitter. The light green leaves with red-bronze tips make it an attractive patio container variety. This packet sows five 10-foot rows.

Lactuca sativaItem #3058 55 days. If you are looking for a lettuce that is both tasty and attractive, this heirloom is the one. The tender, sweet leaves are green at the base, turning to a beautiful cranberry-red, forming a crinkly rosette that looks almost like a flower! Won't turn bitter when heat arrives. Rosettes are 8" - 12" in diameter, good for large containers. This packet sows nine 10 foot rows.

Allium ampeloprasum Item #3057 100 days. Gaining popularity with gourmets and cooks in the U.S., this onion relative has compact stems that thicken but do not form bulbs like onions. King Richard produces extra long white stems. Superb eaten fresh, grilled, sauteed, and added to soups and stews. Leeks are cold tolerant and can be left in the garden into fall for an extended harvest. This packet sows two 6-foot rows.

Brassica oleracea (Acephala group) Item #3013 50 days. Most kale gets sweeter as the first frost hits. Red Winter is sweet all the time making it excellent for mesclun, garnishes and sauteeing. The red veins, wavy margins, and foliage that resembles oak leaves make Red Winter as attractive as it is delicious. Harvest baby greens in just 25 days. This packet sows five 10-foot rows.

KALE ITALIAN NERO TOSCANA ORG

Brassica oleracea (Acephala group) Item #3136 55 days. Dwarf Blue Curled kale is extremely hardy and will overwinter in all but the coldest climates. Like most greens, grows best in cool weather but will also withstand some heat. Leaves are rich in vitamins and minerals, and low in calories. The flavor of the leaves is actually improved by frost! You will really enjoy kale, particularly in winter soups! This packet sows four 10-foot rows.

Cichorium endivia var. crispa Item #3120 65 days. Also called frisee, endive's beautiful lacy leaves will turn ordinary lettuce salad into an upscale mesclun. The mild flavor blends well with other greens and the crisp, finely cut leaves add interesting texture. Use in the flower garden for an exquisite ornamental. This packet sows seven 10 foot rows.

EGGPLANT BLACK BEAUTY ORG

CUCUMBER MARKETMORE ORG

CUCUMBER LEMON ORG

CUCUMBER HOMEMADE PICKLES ORG

CORN SWT PAINTED HILL ORG

Apium graveolens Item #3146 100-200 days. Imagine slicing that first, big, beautiful bunch of celery from the earth in your garden. You can harvest individual stalks when just 6" tall, or wait for the bunch to mature. Celery grows best in climates with long, mild-temperature seasons, but can be grown in most places with proper technique (see inside packet). This packet sows six 5-foot rows.

CARROT SCARLET NANTES ORG

Daucus carota Item #3016 65 days. The Danvers carrot was developed during the late nineteenth century in Massachusetts; it worked wonderfully interplanted with onions and grew particularly well in the heavy soils because of its higher fiber content than Nantes type carrots. Wonderful flavor. Very resistant to cracks and splits. Strong tops make harvesting easy. This packet sows four 10-foot rows.

Daucus carota sativus Item #3115 65-75 days. Colored carrots are unique but not new. Grown and eaten in Asia and Europe 1,000 years ago, they are available once again. Just like the popular orange carrots, red, purple, white and yellow carrots contain plenty of vitamin A and other healthful nutrients. Carnival Blend carrots can also be harvested when only 3" to 4" long for gourmet baby carrots. This packet sows four 10-foot rows.

Daucus carota sativus Item #3105 57 days. Did you know that grocery store baby carrots are actually cut from regular sized carrots? Once you try the sweet flavor and crisp bite of this 3" true baby carrot, you will never look back! Though it tastes great fresh from the garden, Little Finger was developed in France for pickling & canning whole. This packet sows four 10-foot rows.

There is a good reason the Europeans love Rapini; the tender stems, buds, flowers, and leaves have a wonderfully delicate and slightly bitter, peppery broccoli flavor, that can be enjoyed in salads, stir-fries, or steamed. Budding florets should be harvested just before the flowers open for best flavor. Known in Italy as "broccoletti".

Product Details

• Botanical Name:?Brassica rapa?subsp.?rapa
• Days to Maturity:?45 days
• Family:?Brassicaceae
• Native:?Probably Eurasia
• Hardiness:?Frost-tolerant annual
• Plant Dimensions:?12"?14" tall, 8"?10" wide
• Variety Information:?Broccoli raab is a traditional Italian vegetable that is gaining popularity around the world. The tender stalks and flower buds have a bitter, pungent, broccoli flavor. The young leaves are eaten like greens.

Brassica oleracea Item #3056 48 days. If you have eaten broccoli in Italy, you know why Di Cicco is superb. It produces numerous small to medium sized heads well into the summer for more delicious broccoli more often! We recommend harvesting the main head when it is 3" in diameter; this will encourage side shoots. Di Cicco is a good freezer variety, and leaves are also edible, cooked like chard. Seeds are excellent for sprouting! This packet sows three 8-foot rows.

Beta vulgaris Item #3132 65 days. Join the beet renaissance! Aside from the health benefits, which include significant amounts of fiber, potassium, folic acid, and vitamin C, beets come in a variety of colors, shapes, and textures. Varieties include Detroit Dark Red with deep red roots and delicious dark green tops, Chioggia with interior rings of bright pink and white, and Golden with bright yellow flesh. This packet sows five 10-foot rows.