Miscuglio di Lattuga/Lettuce Mix: Mix of lettuce with thick and compact red and reddish green leaves. Heads are large. Plant is an excellent yielder. This is a very popular second-early variety. Plant is well suited for summer growing's.

Spring mix is made up of 16 fresh greens and lettuces of varying tastes and textures, including red romaine, baby spinach, radicchio, green romaine, red oak leaf, mizuna, red leaf, lollo rosso, arugula, red mustard, green mustard, red chard, frisee, and tatsoi. About half of the greens and lettuces are sweet and mild while others provide a complementary slightly bitter edge.

Seasons/Availability

Spring Mix is available year-round with a peak season in spring and summer.

Nutritional Value

Greens contain vitamins A, C, and E, calcium, and potassium.

Applications

Use as a salad or bed for fresh or grilled fruits and vegetables.

Geography/History

Spring Mix, also known as “Mesclun,” is a name used for a salad mixture of leaves of various species. The name Mesclun comes from the Spanish word "mezclar," which translates to "to mix." Traditional mesclun usually consisted of chervil, arugula, lettuce, and endive.

Plant is a second early variety with a deep large oblate shape. Fruit is a dark red colour. Fruits are suitable for tomato sauces and salads. A beef tomato or beefsteak tomato is one of the largest varieties of cultivated tomatoes, some weighing 450 grams or more. Most are pink or red with numerous small seed compartments distributed throughout the fruit, sometimes displaying pronounced ribbing similar to ancient pre-Columbian tomato cultivars

Vigorous tomato with exceptional disease resistance, succulent flavor, and enormous fruit size. 

This huge red beefsteak tomato is meaty and tastes both mild and sweet. Great for sandwiches. Our summertime favorite is the BLT with one thick slice of this tomato. This indeterminate plant can grow very tall and needs a cage or tie to a stake for support. A dependable big tomato with intense flavor.

Organic, Open-pollinated heirloom (90 days) 

Plant Habit: Indeterminate. Plant Size: 6-8’. Fruit Color: Red Shape: Flattened globe. Size:12-16 oz.  

Packet: 9-10 grams of seed

A vegetable garden stalwart for decades, the Dark Green Zucchini – or Summer Squash – is a must. This variety is a very reliable producer of easy-to-grow and delicious zucchini. Harvest at around 6 to 8 inches long.

Open, erect plants are nearly spineless resulting in less damage to fruit during harvest. Dark-skinned zucchinis are popular in the western regions.

The red radish of northern Chinese cuisine is both hot and sweet in flavour. It has bright red skin over tender, crisp, white flesh. The tops are delicious and spicy. This daikon is fast growing and slow to bolt, so it can be planted for spring or fall production. So and grow as you would turnips, thinning them to 15-20cm (6-8") apart. For home gardeners on the coast, plan on sowing short rows three or four times in March and April, and again in September and October. This will result in a steady harvest, and they won't all be ready to pick at once.

Chinese chives  are a perennial herb with flat, grass-like green leaves and a mild garlic-onion flavor, distinct from round onion chives; they form clumps, produce edible white flowers, and are used in Asian cooking for stir-fries, dumplings, and eggs, adding savory flavor and texture. They are heartier than regular chives, with a strong aroma when crushed, and are a staple in many Asian cuisines. 

Leaves: Flat, long, and pale green, unlike the hollow, round leaves of common chives, with a strong garlic smell when crushed.

Plant: Forms clumps of foliage, reaching 10-20 inches tall, with edible white flowers on stalks.

Hardiness: A perennial that dies back in winter in colder climates but stays green in warmer zones. 

Taste: Stronger, garlicky flavor than onion chives, but milder than raw garlic.

Culinary Uses: Used in dumplings, pancakes, stir-fries, egg dishes, soups, and salads; added at the end of cooking to preserve flavor.

Edible Parts: Leaves, flowers, and even seeds are edible. 

Cultivated in Asia for over 3,000 years for culinary, medicinal, and ceremonial uses. 

Yellow Chives: A variety with a milder taste and more delicate texture than standard garlic chives. 

Alyssum "Carpet of Snow" is a popular low-growing annual plant known for its profusion of tiny, white flowers that create a carpet-like effect. It's an easy-to-grow plant, offering a sweet, honey-like fragrance and is well-suited for rock gardens and borders. 

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.

Summer Squash Black Beauty produces a huge crop of tender zucchini squash during the summer. Harvest zucchini squash when the fruits are small. This will result in a more tender and flavorful squash. Easy to grow and a great choice for the beginner gardener. 

Zucchini seeds can be planted directly into the garden soil.

Plant seed directly into garden soil 2-3 weeks after the last frost date. 

Make mounds of rich soil 2' apart and plant 2 seeds on top 1/2" deep. Later thin to 1 plant per mound. Keep well watered and fertilized throughout the growing season. Mulching can be useful in conserving moisture and minimizing the presence of weeds. Grow in full sun. 

Harvest your zucchini when they are 6-8" long. Cut them gently from the vine. They blend in with leaf stems so if they do grow too big remove them a put in the compost pile. 

Cucurbita pepo. Annual. Open-pollinated, heirloom, Non-GMO. Harvest in 55 days. 

A snow melon is a type of melon, a sweet, crisp muskmelon from Xinjiang, China, that is also known as the Chinese melon. It has a crunchy, firm texture and a flavor similar to a cross between a cantaloupe and honeydew melon, with a high sugar content that makes it very sweet and juicy. The outer rind is typically yellow or orange, though other varieties can have a smooth or netted rind in various colors, and the inner flesh can be orange, white, or coral. 

Shape: Oblong

Rind: Varies by cultivar; can be netted or smooth, with colors ranging from golden yellow to green or salmon

Flesh: Can be orange, white, or coral, depending on the variety 

Flavor: Very sweet, often described as floral

Texture: Firm and crunchy, a key distinguishing feature from softer melons like cantaloupe

Sugar content: High, often between 16-23 Brix