The Tri-Leaf Luffa is a vigorous, heat-tolerant annual vine from the cucumber family, known for its lush, deeply lobed leaves (hence "tri-leaf") and prolific, smooth, deep-green cylindrical gourds that grow 10-16 inches long and dry into high-quality, fibrous sponges for exfoliating skin or household cleaning, offering an eco-friendly alternative to plastic scrubbers. These fast-growing plants produce attractive yellow flowers and are ideal for growing on trellises, yielding both edible young fruits and mature sponges. Foliage: Large, dark green, silvery-shaded, palm-shaped leaves, often with three distinct lobes. Flowers: Bright yellow, attracting pollinators. Growth Habit: Vigorous, twining vines that can reach 20-30 feet, needing support like fences or trellises. Appearance (Young): Resembles a cucumber, deep green, smooth-skinned. Size (Mature): Cylindrical, typically 10-16 inches long and 3-5 inches in diameter. Texture (Mature): Becomes fibrous and tough as it dries, but the inner skeleton is soft and silky when wet. Culinary (Young Fruit): Edible when young, used in stir-fries, soups, and salads. Sponges (Mature Fruit): Dried and processed into natural, biodegradable sponges for bathing or scrubbing dishes. Ornamental: Attractive foliage and flowers, can act as natural sunshades. Ridge Gourd: Hero is a high yielding photo insensitive hybrid variety of ridge gourd. Fruits are vigorous in growth and resistant to biotic and a biotic stresses. Fruit length is 40 – 45 cm and weight 250-300 g each. Plant harvesting starts around 40 – 45 days after sowing. Yield is 14 – 16 tons/acre.

Tendergreen Mustard is a flavorful cold-weather green that is wonderful featured in salads or cooked dishes. It makes a great spinach substitute. Enjoy fresh Tendergreen.

This versatile Japanese green is called mustard spinach, spinach mustard, or komatsuna, but it's neither mustard nor spinach! Whatever its name, this delicious, leafy green is milder than other mustards, very easy to grow, and quickly produces flat, smooth, dark, glossy green leaves that can be picked as baby greens or grown to full size. Hardy and productive plants are slow to bolt and tolerate cold, heat, and dry conditions; although best results in cool weather.

Liscia verde Da Taglio/Smooth Green Leaf: Plant has a smooth stalk with bright dark leaves. Leaves are long and narrow and are slow bolting. The stems of this chard variety are thin and the leaves are very sweet. This is the perfect green to grow even in hot weather.

Flavor: Very sweet and mimics a mild spinach taste.

Preparation Ideas: Sautee or use in a stir fry.

Plant Type: Vegetable

Fill Weight (grams): 2

Grows Best In: Sun/Partial Shade

Days to Germination: 7-10 Days

Days to Maturity: 55 Days

Planting Depth: .25"

Seed Spacing: Sow Liscia Verde Da Taglio Swiss Chard seeds roughly 6" apart in rows, keeping rows of seeds roughly 20" apart.

Best Container Size: 12"+

Instructions: Sow Liscia Verde Da Taglio Swiss Chard seeds outdoors in rows as soon as the ground can be worked. Place one seed every 3" and cover firmly with soil. Prefers full sun. Thin to 6" apart when plants are 3" tall. Use thinnings as fresh greens. Keep plants heavily mulched and moist.

Suggestions: When plants are 7" tall, cut outer leaves at soil level with a sharp knife. Harvest will continue all season if inside leaves are permitted to grow.

Packet: 9-10 grams of seed

The Principe Borghese tomato is an Italian heirloom famous for sun drying.

They have a thin skin and a thick, very meaty flesh that houses few seeds and little juice, with a rich classic tomato flavor.

Small 1-to 2-oz, grape-shaped fruit is very dry and has few seeds. It has a rich tomato taste that is wonderful for sauces.

An old Italian variety, very suitable for drying and storing over winter. Very productive and healthy plants, that do not need support for growing. Produces intensely red tomatoes that weigh between 30 to 60 g each.

Cauliflower: Plant has a short stem with round compact head. Plant is well protected and is pure white in colour, approx 0,9 – 1,2 kg (2-3lb) in weight. Hardy variety well suited for open field growing.

Cultural heritage. From 1880. Dark green. Very tasty. Gives many side shoots and rich harvest throughout the country. Good for freezing.

Cultivation from seed:

Pre-cultivated indoors March-April. Cover the seed with clear plastic provided with air holes and place at about 20 degrees, bright and cooler after germination. Planted after softening when the risk of frost is over. Can also be sown directly in the open air when the soil has been heated to at least 15 degrees. Avoid dehydration. Cut off the flower heads early for more side shoots. Non-woven fabric or cabbage net protects against pests.

60 Day Rapini: Plant has small inflorescences with the most tender leaves that are used. They are sown all year round according to areas and are harvested according to the resp, negative cycle of 60 to 120 days after sowing.

Packet: 9 grams of seed

Choi-san: Very popular for Chinese cuisine. Harvest a whole plant when bolting. Oblong leaves are erect and thick with slender petioles

Cantonese pak choy, Chinese flowering cabbage, Chinese soup green, edible rape, flowering Chinese cabbage, flowering pak choy, mock pak choy, yellow flower choy sum.

Other names for this Asian vegetable...

China:  hon tsai tai, hong tsoi sum, hong cai tai, yu choy, zi cai tai, cai tai, cai tsai, cai xin, choy sum, pak tsoi sum, pei choy sum, tsai hsin, tsoi sum, yintsai sum, you cai, yu choy, yu choy sum, yui tsai

Japan:  beninabana, kosaitai, saishin

Korea:  yuchaeip

Malaysia:  sawi bunga, sawi manis

Thailand:  pakaukeo, pakauyai

Vietnam:  cai ngot, zaub ceg ntev

40 Day Rapini: Plant has small inflorescences with the most tender leaves that are used. They are sown all year round according to areas and are harvested according to the resp, negative cycle of 40 to 120 days after sowing.

Packet: 9 grams of seed

Gigante Di Napoli/ Italian Giant: Plant has an upright habit with medium cover. Plant will grow 22 – 24 cm (8-9in) long. Plant is uniformed and cylindrical with deep green and light green mottling 

Stronger taste than curly parsley. Superb flavour! A high yielding parsley producing flat, dark green leaves of excellent flavour.
Ideal for use in salads or cooking.

At first glimpse, Gigante resembles rangy, wild-looking celery! The deeply-indented leaves form an unexpectedly large, open plant growing to 3’ tall. Gigante is an obvious favorite of Italian cooks, since flat-leaved parsley is vital to their cuisine. These sweet, intensely-flavored leaves are most prized and central to almost every pasta sauce. Gigante is also perfect for gremolata, another savory Italian mixture used in Osso Buco, rice dishes or rubbed under the skin of fowl before roasting - try it! Combine the zest of three to four lemons, 1/3 to 1/2 cup chopped Gigante parsley, 1 minced garlic clove and 1 shallot. Using a sharp blade, chop everything together until finely minced and use immediately.

Cut leaves, just before use, in soups, carrots or garnish.