Size:

These cucumbers are small, typically 2-4 inches long, making them perfect for pickling or snacking. 

Taste:

They have a crisp, sweet flavor, making them a delicious addition to salads or pickles. 

Plant:

The Parisian Gherkin plant is compact, making it suitable for smaller gardens or containers. 

Uses:

Pickling: The cucumbers are excellent for pickling, holding up well to the process and creating tasty, small pickles. 

Fresh: They can also be enjoyed fresh in salads, appetizers, or as a snack. 

Old Fashioned English Lavender Vera has proven itself to have superior winter cold hardiness and sweetly fragrant flowers suitable as cut flowers, for sachets and Lavender oil production. This heirloom variety from England is a compact plant that blooms in early summer with an abundant crop of thin, highly fragrant flower spikes with dark blue calyxes and lavender corollas. Lavender can be sown indoors in late winter or outdoors in early spring or late fall. Plant seeds 1/4" deep and 3" apart. Seeds should come up in 14-21 days. Thin seedlings to 18" apart. Good For Containers and evergreen. Each packet contains 300 Organic Lavender Vera seeds.

A great-tasting, snake-striped heirloom watermelon that grows up to 25-50 lbs. or even larger!

This Watermelon is one of the oldest heirloom varieties in existence. Also known as “Gypsy,” this variety was developed in Georgia around the 1830s. The bright pink crisp flesh is sweet and juicy, and it is known for the green and white stripes that resemble the pattern of a rattlesnake. Their solid rind is thin but very tough and helps them travel and store well. Plant seeds outside after the soil has warmed in spring. Create small mounds of soil 24” apart in 6’ rows. Plant three seeds 1” deep on top of each mound and then later thin to one plant per mound.

This packet plants 15 mounds ≈ 15 plants.

Citrullus lanatus (90 days)

Organic Heirloom/Open-pollinated/Non-GMO 

Purple tomatillos are uniquely beautiful and rare to find. They’re small and round like a golf ball, with an average diameter of one or two inches at maturity. Like all tomatillos, the Purple tomatillo is encased in a papery husk, which turns from green to brown and splits open as the fruit matures. The fruit itself starts out pale green and ripens to a deep violet color, and that rich purple skin coloring bleeds into its bright green interior flesh. Purple tomatillos have a tangy-sweet taste, much sweeter than their green counterparts, with citrus-like hints and sub-acid flavors of plum and pear. The semi-determinate, heavily branched plants have dark green leaves with striking purple veins, grow to an average of just three feet, and produce high yields of this exceptional fruit.

Tomatillos are a staple in Mexican cuisine and cooking 101 with tomatillos equals salsa. The tomatillo's role in the kitchen does not end with salsa, though. Purple tomatillos can be substituted for recipes calling for green tomatillos, though they are considered more exceptional for their coloring and their sweeter flavor. Purple tomatillos lend themselves to many different cooking methods. They can be stewed, fire roasted, grilled, broiled, blanched, puréed, chopped fresh and utilized as an ingredient in applications both hot and cold. Traditional and authentic accompanying ingredients include corn, tomatoes, garlic, chiles, avocado, red, white and black beans, tortillas, fresh and aged cheeses. Tomatillos can heighten the flavor of pork, chicken and seafood in Latin recipes as well as seasonal and regional recipes throughout the months of late Summer and Fall. Herbal companions include cilantro, basil, mint, epazote, cumin and oregano. As Purple tomatoes deliver more sweetness, they can also be utilized to make marmalades, jams and preserves. Once tomatillos are removed front their husk, they should be washed to remove the slightly sticky film from the skin's surface. Fresh tomatillos in their husks will stay fresh refrigerated in a paper bag for up to two weeks. Cooked tomatillos can also be preserved by canning them or freezing them for later use.

Brunswick cabbage is a cold-hardy fall/winter variety that is also heat resistant. It has good flavor fresh and is a favorite for making sauerkraut. The solid heads can weigh 6-10 lbs. These are also delicious in our Spicy Cabbage Salsa Recipe!

Cabbage seeds can be planted outdoors.

Sow seeds 2-3 weeks before the last frost date.

Plant seeds 1/4" deep and 3" apart. Seeds should come up in  7-14 days. Thin seedlings to 18" apart. 

Keep cabbage free of weeds. This is especially important when they are small because the weeds will take nutrients away from the cabbages. 

Each packet contains 150 Brunswick Cabbage seeds. Brassica oleracea. Annual. Open-pollinated, heirloom, non-GMO. Harvest in 90 days. 

This packet plants a 75' row with 50 plants.

First imported to the U.S. in 1824, Brunswick cabbage history says all cole crops were exported under the Brunswick name at that time. This German heirloom, a large drumhead, is becoming rare as winter cabbage growing decreases. For many years it was a favorite for making sauerkraut. 

Features.

German heirloom with dense, firm drum-shaped heads packed with flavor.

An excellent late-season variety, the large, 6-10lb. drum-shaped heads are dense and firm. A favorite choice for homemade sauerkraut. Cabbage lasts longer in the fridge than most vegetables. If cabbage is properly stored, it can last from 3 weeks to up to 2 months in your refrigerator. In optimum root cellar conditions, it can even last longer. Do not remove the outer leaves nor wash until ready to use. It’s versatile and can be used for soups and salads, shredded into coleslaws, stir-fried, and fermented into sauerkraut. It can be stuffed whole or use individual cabbage leaves, steamed, boiled, fried, roasted, and grilled.

Excellent summer treat. Climbing strawberry plants add a hint of extra charm to your garden scape.

Chufa nuts, also known as tiger nuts or earth almonds, are actually edible tubers, not nuts, with a sweet, nutty flavor and chewy texture, often used in horchata, a Spanish beverage. 

What they are:

Chufa nuts are the edible tubers of the Cyperus esculentus plant, a member of the sedge family, not nuts or almonds. 

Appearance:

They are small, wrinkled, and chickpea-sized with a chewy texture and a sweet, nutty flavor similar to coconut. 

Nutritional Value:

They are a good source of fiber, resistant starch, plant-based protein, and various nutrients like magnesium, calcium, and vitamins C and E. 

Uses:

Horchata: They are a key ingredient in the Spanish drink, horchata de chufa (tiger nut milk), a popular beverage in Spain. 

Snack Food: They can be eaten raw, roasted, or dried as a snack. 

Other Culinary Uses: They can be used to make flour, oil, or added to smoothies, yogurt, and cereal. 

Harvest peppers when they are very firm and green or wait until they are fully mature and red in color. 

Each packet contains 30 Yolo Wonder Bell Pepper seeds. Capsicum annuum. Annual. Open-pollinated, heirloom, non-GMO. Harvest in 75 days. 

This packet plants a 40' row with 30 plants. 

Tokyo White Bunching Onion is a hardy, mild-flavored, fast-growing onion that does not form a bulb. They are often referred to as scallions and grow 12" long with white stalks and green tops. This variety is very dependable because it thrives in a wide range of soils, is heat and cold tolerant, and can be sown successively throughout the season. Young plants can be harvested at 60 days and mature ones at 110 days.

Scallion seeds can be planted directly into the garden soil.

Sow seed directly into the garden soil after the last frost. 

Plant seeds 1/4" deep and 1" apart. Firm the soil lightly and keep it evenly moist. Seeds will germinate in 7-14 days. Later thin to 3" apart when seedlings are 1- 2" high.

Gently apply a thick layer of mulch to keep weeds down and the soil moist.

Harvest bunching onions when plants reach 10-12" tall, while the stalks are still white at the bottom and fairly thin. 

Each packet contains 300 Organic Tokyo White Bunching Onion seeds. Allium cepa. Annual. Open-pollinated, heirloom, Non-GMO.