Heirloom Vegetable Seeds

  • #S01005
    * 10 roots - $14.95 - In Stock
    Most tender of all asparagus varieties. Used by most commercial growers and extensively used by backyard gardeners....
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  • #S02374
    * 100 seeds - $3.95 - In Stock
    (O. basilicum). One of the most full-flavored basils with a rich aroma to match. Favored for many dishes where basil...
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  • #S02371
    * 100 seeds - $3.95 - In Stock
    (O. basilicum). Known as the "Herb of Love". Can be used fresh or dry, with meat, vegetables and salads. 70 days. Ht....
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  • #S01253
    * 200 seeds - $3.95 - In Stock
    * 1000 seeds - $6.95 - In Stock
    Makes the best black bean soup this side of Jamaica. This variety is used a lot in Latin American and Caribbean...
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  • #S01023
    * 150 seeds - $3.95 - In Stock
    Many market gardeners consider this heirloom favorite the best variety for its long shelf life. Extra early, heavy...
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  • #S01252
    150 Seeds - $3.95 - In Stock
    750 Seeds - $6.95 - In Stock
    An heirloom named after the color of a cowboy's horse. Attractive beans have distinctive, mottled grey and white...
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  • #S01269
    * 100 seeds - $4.45 - In Stock
    An heirloom bean of great American tradition, sometimes known as the October Bean. An excellent shelling bean...
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  • #S01270
    * 150 seeds - $4.95 - In Stock
    * 750 seeds - $8.95 - In Stock
    A very popular baking variety with beans that are larger and longer than the Improved White Navy. Pods are 3 to 4 in....
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  • #S01226
    * 100 Seeds - $3.75 - In Stock
    * 500 seeds - $7.25 - In Stock
    60 days Also known as the 'Original Dwarf' or 'Bush Butterbean'. The most popular "baby" lima. An early, reliable,...
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  • #S01227
    * 150 seeds - $4.25 - In Stock
    * 750 seeds - $8.95 - In Stock
    Popular speckled lima. An unusual variety for the home garden and one of the earliest bush limas. Broad pods contain...
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  • #S01275
    * 100 seeds - $4.95 - In Stock
    * 500 seeds - $9.95 - In Stock
    Favored by New England cooks for baked bean recipes because the beans soak up flavors superbly while retaining their...
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  • #S01296
    * 150 seeds - $5.95 - In Stock
    * 750 seeds - $14.95 - In Stock
    An heirloom New England shelling bean dating back to the 1700's that is unmatched for quality, reliability and...
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  • #S01250
    * 100 seeds - $5.15 - In Stock
    * 500 Seeds - $12.65 - In Stock
    Southwestern/Western U.S. heirloom indigenous bean. Stories say seeds were found sealed inside a clay pot in a cave...
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  • #S01202
    * 50 Seeds - $4.45 - In Stock
    * 200 Seeds - $8.95 - In Stock
    A delicious heirloom saved for generations in Alabama. Technically a lima, but commonly called a butterbean in the...
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  • #S01249
    * 50 Seeds - $4.25 - In Stock
    A versatile and delicious heirloom that can be grown in either the spring or fall, depending on your location. Bright...
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  • #S01163
    * 100 seeds - $4.95 - In Stock
    Heirloom originally introduced in 1914 as Black Creaseback. Bright green, 5 to 6 in. pods are stringless with a fine...
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  • #S01169
    * 150 Seeds - $3.95 - In Stock
    * 750 seeds - $8.95 - In Stock
    Consistently one of our most popular pole varieties. Noted for the distinctive tasty flavor of both fresh pods and...
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  • #S01235
    * 50 Seeds - $3.95 - In Stock
    * 200 seeds - $7.95 - In Stock
    This old standard favorite is the leading, most well-known, large seeded pole lima bean. Dark green, 5 to 8 in. long...
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  • #S01047
    * 150 Seeds - $5.75 - In Stock
    * 750 seeds - $16.95 - In Stock
    75-80 days The original heirloom pole bean from the 1800's! One of the first to be completely stringless - there...
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  • #S01282
    * 100 Seeds - $2.25 - In Stock
    Pods, up to 6 in. long, yield beans with a nice, creamy texture that is great for soups. Originating in Kenya, Mbombo...
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  • #S01183
    * 25 seeds - $3.95 - In Stock
    Our only variety that is used both for its excellent eating quality and for its ornamental value. This heirloom is...
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  • Bean, Pole, Succotash 

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    #S01295
    * 100 seeds - $2.25 - In Stock
    An extremely rare bean originally from the Narragansett Indian tribe of Rhode Island. Believed to be the original...
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  • #S01192
    * 150 seeds - $6.15 - In Stock
    * 750 seeds - $16.95 - In Stock
    Heirloom from Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. Original seed is said to have been found in a wild turkey's...
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  • #S01330
    * 750 seeds - $3.85 - In Stock
    2500 Seeds - $5.95 - In Stock
    55 Days This cylindrical dark red beet grows up to 6 inches long and 2 inches in diameter - a great shape for...
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  • #S01340
    * 300 seeds - $3.65 - In Stock
    * 15' seed tape - $4.95 - In Stock
    1000 Seeds - $4.95 - In Stock
    The leading main-crop beet for both home and market gardens. Beets are globe-shaped and deep red inside and out with...
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  • #S01360
    * 750 seeds - $3.65 - In Stock
    2500 Seeds - $4.95 - In Stock
    This old-time favorite won an All-America Selections award in 1957 when it was first introduced and is still just as...
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  • #S01507
    * 250 seeds - $2.25 - In Stock
    100 Days Smaller plants produce numerous globe-shaped, medium-green sprouts. Very hardy, prolific. Unusually fine...
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  • #S01520
    * 3 grams - $3.45 - In Stock
    * 1/2 Ounce - $4.95 - In Stock
    The best main-crop cabbage for sauerkraut. Leaves are tightly packed and make extra-solid, heavy, round heads that...
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  • #S01523
    * 3 grams - $3.55 - In Stock
    * 1/2 Ounce - $4.95 - In Stock
    Stands longer in the field without bursting than virtually any other variety. Highly recommended for late June...
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  • #S01526
    * 3 grams - $3.45 - In Stock
    * 1/2 Ounce - $4.95 - In Stock
    Unusual pointed heads with outstanding, mild flavor. Matures early and stands well without splitting. Weighs 2 to 3...
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  • #S01559
    * 3 grams - $3.45 - In Stock
    * 1/2 Ounce - $4.25 - In Stock
    An ideal pickling cabbage, the largest and surest heading variety we know! Exceptionally large, purplish heads are...
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  • #S01562
    * 3 grams - $3.45 - In Stock
    * 1/2 Ounce - $3.95 - In Stock
    The best winter keeper. An old favorite and a sure header. Huge, flattened, solid heads average 10 to 12 in. across,...
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  • #S01675
    * 2000 seeds - $3.35 - In Stock
    * Ounce - $5.95 - In Stock
    15 foot seed tape - $4.95 - In Stock
    Great for vegetables that tend to get planted too thick. Tapes are sent as three, 5 ft. sections and will plant a...
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  • #S01756
    * 1000 seeds - $3.75 - In Stock
    Popular commercial variety and one of the best yielders ever. The finest for home use and an excellent shipper. High...
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  • #S01755
    * 1000 seeds - $3.35 - In Stock
    An outstanding yellow-type, standard for market and shipping. Much earlier than Giant pascal. Plants grow 25 to 30...
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  • #S01747
    * 400 seeds - $3.35 - In Stock
    This has been a favorite for years due to great flavor and slow bolting. The loose heads are very heavy, wrapped with...
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  • #S01734
    * 200 seeds - $3.55 - In Stock
    This is not your ordinary collard greens! An interesting heirloom donated to SSE in 1989 by Ralph Blackwell of...
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  • #S01748
    * 400 seeds - $3.35 - In Stock
    Harvest loads of vitamin rich, smooth leaved, delicious greens. Recognized as a very nutritious variety with...
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  • #S01762
    * 1 ounce - $4.75 - In Stock
    * 1/4 Pound - $8.95 - In Stock
    An extremely rare, old heirloom variety dating back to 1845. Features blood-red kernels, streaked with darker red. A...
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  • #S01763
    * 1 Ounce - $4.95 - In Stock
    * 1/4 Pound - $11.95 - In Stock
    The real Indian Corn from the American Hopi Indians. Very old eating variety with a distinctively delicious flavor,...
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  • #S02007
    * 9 grams - $4.15 - In Stock
    * 1000 Sds - $5.95 - In Stock
    58 Days Also called Green Prolific. An enormously productive heirloom variety that will continue to bear throughout...
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  • #S02017
    * 9 grams - $3.55 - In Stock
    * 1000 seeds - $5.95 - In Stock
    Introduced in the United States in the 1850's and still an excellent variety for very small pickles. Fruits average 6...
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  • #S02128
    * 20 seeds - $3.65 - In Stock
    "The largest of all and one of the best" as advertised in 1934. Extremely long, 12 to 15 in., slender with round...
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  • #S02129
    * 100 seeds - $3.45 - In Stock
    1000 Sds - $5.45 - In Stock
    The best combination of attractiveness and disease resistance. Fruits are crisp, long and straight, up to 9 in. long...
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  • #S02154
    * 100 seeds - $3.45 - In Stock
    1000 sds - $4.95 - In Stock
    58 Days AAS Winner. Our best yielding early slicer. Extremely popular early variety. Has perfectly straight,...
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  • #S02192
    * 100 seeds - $2.25 - In Stock
    58 Days An old-time heirloom producing fruits that are ivory white in color from the time they begin to form until...
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  • #S02260
    * 1000 seeds - $3.35 - In Stock
    * Ounce - $4.95 - In Stock
    (Anethum graveolens). For making the best dill pickles. Use its leaves and seeds to flavor pickles. Plants produce...
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  • #S02271
    * 850 seeds - $3.65 - In Stock
    Produces many large fruits per plant – each one a rich, deep pur plish black. Fruits are 4 to 6 in., weigh up...
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  • #S02327
    * 10 seeds - $3.95 - Out of Stock
    This heirloom variety is the largest we've ever seen, weighing in at 25 to 50 lbs. each! Enormous fruits resemble an...
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  • #S02344
    * 30 seeds - $5.55 - In Stock
    Gourds have bulbed ends with long slender necks that can grow up to 48 in. The neck makes the perfect handle for...
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  • #S02600
    * 30 seeds - $3.95 - In Stock
    Much sturdier than commercial sponges. Great for use in the kitchen, bath or outdoors. Gourds produce fibrous...
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  • #S01405
    * 500 seeds - $3.35 - In Stock
    Ounce - $4.95 - In Stock
    A very early, compact type that is particularly hardy. Grows only 12 in. tall with leaves finely curled and...
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  • #S01455
    * 500 seeds - $3.75 - In Stock
    Dinosaur. This heirloom has a long history dating back to Tuscany in the 18th century. A rather primitive open kale...
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  • #S01407
    * 5 grams - $3.85 - In Stock
    * Ounce - $5.95 - In Stock
    A very tender, colorful variety, also used for baby kale. Purple stems with purple veined gray-green leaves are...
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  • #S02490
    * 500 seeds - $3.85 - In Stock
    Its white flesh resembles an aristocratic cabbage. Bulbs are light green with very smooth skin. Flesh is creamy...
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  • #S02527
    * 1000 seeds - $3.55 - In Stock
    A true heirloom butterhead lettuce from the Southern Dutch Isles. Gustav, a local, developed his own strain of...
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  • #S02587
    * 1000 seeds - $3.55 - In Stock
    This heirloom is documented as being grown at Monticello by Thomas Jefferson! The original black-seeded strain that...
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  • #S02545
    * 1000 seeds - $3.55 - In Stock
    * 1 ounce - $4.95 - In Stock
    * 15 foot seed tape - $4.95 - In Stock
    Great for vegetables that tend to get planted too thick. Tapes are sent as three, 5 ft. sections and will plant a...
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  • #S02573
    * 1000 seeds - $3.35 - In Stock
    Our most heat resistant variety. Never gets bitter. Leaves are crisp and flavorful, even during the hottest summer...
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  • #S02591
    * 1000 seeds - $3.75 - In Stock
    * 1 ounce - $4.95 - In Stock
    Frilled, deep red leaves hold up in hot weather. Wide leaves are crisp, tender and always delicious. Slow to bolt. 50...
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  • #S02524
    * 1000 seeds - $3.35 - In Stock
    * 1 Ounce - $5.55 - In Stock
    The sweetest Romaine lettuce, highly recommended for Caesar salad. Light green outer leaves, with a creamy yellow...
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  • #S02605
    * ounce - $5.65 - In Stock
    * 1/4 pound - $10.25 - In Stock
    Equal in nutrition to grain and produced at half the cost! Relished by livestock, particularly milk cows. Roots...
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  • #S02619
    * 25 seeds - $3.55 - In Stock
    Old-time heirloom, mild and sweet, famous for being a good yielder wherever it's grown. Oval fruits on compact vines...
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  • #S02675
    * 100 seeds - $3.95 - In Stock
    Long fruits resemble bananas. This novelty melon is smooth, green and ripens to a creamy yellow. Flesh is deep...
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  • #S02630
    * 100 seeds - $3.55 - In Stock
    This is a great-eating old variety and we're pleased to add it to this catalog. The flesh is deep orange, thick,...
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  • #S02639
    * 100 seeds - $3.45 - In Stock
    Combines drought tolerance with exceptional flavor. Flesh is distinctively sweet, salmon-orange and has a fine...
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  • #S02640
    * 100 seeds - $3.45 - In Stock
    Produces honey-sweet, 3 lb. cantaloupes in waves. Melons are almost round, measure about 5 in. by 6 in. and have deep...
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  • #S02643
    * 30 seeds - $3.25 - In Stock
    * 1 ounce - $5.65 - In Stock
    Tough, protective rind makes this mammoth melon exceptional for roadside markets or the home garden. Iroquois...
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  • #S02644
    * 30 seeds - $3.35 - In Stock
    This old heirloom has one of the most aromatic, exquisite flavors we have ever tasted. Very early, medium-sized...
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  • #S02638
    * 50 seeds - $3.85 - In Stock
    Extra early heirloom bred by the University of Minnesota in 1948. Round, 4 to 5 in. fruits have thick, sugary,...
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  • #S02655
    * 50 seeds - $2.25 - In Stock
    75 Days This Oregon heirloom was selected by Pike and Young Seeds in Monmouth, Oregon in the 1930's - the result...
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  • #S02662
    * 30 Seeds - $3.65 - In Stock
    Outstanding flavor and quality. Originally grown for the Milwaukee markets, this heirloom produces large fruits with...
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  • #S02556
    * 1000 seeds - $3.45 - In Stock
    A must-have for every garden. A well-balanced mix of Buttercrunch, Black Seeded Simpson and Tennis Ball (pg. 24),...
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  • #S02705
    * 750 seeds - $3.95 - In Stock
    * 1 Ounce - $4.95 - In Stock
    Best frilled type. Slow to bolt. Mature, wide leaves are bright green, frilled at the edges and delicious when cooked...
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  • #S02715
    * 7 grams - $3.55 - In Stock
    * 1 Ounce - $5.95 - In Stock
    1939 All-America Selections Winner. Can be harvested continuously for weeks. Prolific producer of dark green,...
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  • #S02716
    * 50 seeds - $3.45 - In Stock
    A robust heirloom that continues to be a favorite year after year. Tall plants produce prolific yields of 10 to 14...
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  • #S02718
    * 7 grams - $3.75 - In Stock
    * 1 ounce - $4.95 - In Stock
    Large plants provide outstanding yields. Strong growing, 5 ft. plants are covered with 5 to 6 in. pods. Long,...
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  • #S02721
    * 200 seeds - $3.75 - In Stock
    * Bunch (40-50 plants) - $14.95 - In Stock
    Grow huge 2 pounders with this English heirloom. Grows almost anywhere, even in cool short season areas. Globe-shaped...
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  • #S02847
    * 500 seeds - $3.55 - In Stock
    * Ounce - $5.75 - In Stock
    105 Days Best-flavored variety--Nutty and sugary sweet. Slender, smooth, medium-long roots grow up to 12" with a...
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  • #S02920
    * 150 seeds - $3.75 - In Stock
    * 750 seeds - $6.95 - In Stock
    Combines extreme earliness with exceptional productivity. Consistently one of our best sellers. Peas stay in perfect...
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  • #S02910
    * 150 seeds - $3.75 - In Stock
    * 750 seeds - $6.95 - In Stock
    One of our most popular varieties. Has more peas in a pod and is easier to pick than most varieties. Long, 4½...
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  • #S02950
    * 150 seeds - $3.75 - In Stock
    * 750 seeds - $6.95 - In Stock
    One of the leading early, large podded varieties. Superb flavor. The 18 in. plants are extremely vigorous, producing...
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  • #S02875
    * 150 Seeds - $3.65 - In Stock
    * 750 seeds - $5.95 - In Stock
    A very high yielding Chinese snow pea with large pods and distinctive sweet flavor. Pick when pods are young for peak...
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  • #S02966
    * 150 seeds - $3.65 - In Stock
    * 750 seeds - $6.95 - In Stock
    Has the largest pods on the longest vines. Vines grow 4½ to 5 ft. and should be supported for best results....
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  • #S03108
    * 30 seeds - $3.75 - In Stock
    An heirloom dating back to the 1800's. Crisp, 3 to 4-lobed, glossy bells ripen from green to red, have an excellent...
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  • #S03128
    * 30 seeds - $3.55 - In Stock
    A huge heirloom bell-type that is unequaled for size. Fruits measure up to 6 inches long across by 4-1/2 inches wide....
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  • #S03259
    * 40 seeds - $3.95 - In Stock
    * 250 seeds - $4.95 - In Stock
    Also called Big Tom. Best variety for canning and stock feeding. Yields many big, yellow-orange fruits weighing about...
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  • #S03380
    * 400 seeds - $2.25 - In Stock
    Black-skinned variety keeps all winter. Roots are up to 4 inches in diameter, large and globe-shaped. Black skin,...
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  • #S03310
    * 500 seeds - $3.35 - In Stock
    * 1 ounce - $4.75 - In Stock
    One of America's most popular. Grows as big as a silver dollar without any pithiness. Withstands early planting and...
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  • #S03315
    * 500 seeds - $3.25 - In Stock
    * 1 ounce - $4.95 - In Stock
    * 15' foot tape - $4.95 - In Stock
    Great for vegetables that tend to get planted too thick. Tapes are sent as three, 5 ft. sections and will plant a...
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  • #S03340
    * 500 seeds - $2.25 - In Stock
    Small tops, attractive roots make it our best bunching variety. A market gardener's strain bred for upland and sandy...
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  • #S03395
    * 500 seeds - $3.35 - In Stock
    * 1 ounce - $4.95 - In Stock
    The most tolerant of hot, summer heat. One of the earliest and most popular of the long types. Skin is icy white,...
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  • #S03405
    * 1000 seeds - $3.35 - In Stock
    * 1 ounce - $4.95 - In Stock
    The finest of all golden purple-top rutabagas – the hardiest, heaviest, best shaped and most productive....
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  • #S03415
    * 300 seeds - $4.05 - In Stock
    A flavor similar to oysters, with creamy white flesh. Roots grow 8 in. long and up, measure 1 to 1½ in. across...
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  • #S01266
    * 150 seeds - $5.05 - In Stock
    * 750 seeds - $10.95 - In Stock
    Edamame beans are nutritious and delicious fresh or dried and have a high protein content. An early variety that...
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  • #S03425
    * 350 seeds - $3.35 - In Stock
    * 1 ounce - $4.95 - In Stock
    Bears for a longer period than any other variety. Holds its quality well and is slow to go to seed. Dark green leaves...
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