Yellow Pear Beam's

Delicious bright yellow fruits grow on very productive plants all season. The mild and sweet flavor is great for fresh eating. History: Yellow pears have been grown in Europe since the 1700s. During the 1800s, this sweet, small, pear-shaped tomato came to both England and the United States. It traveled west with the pioneers and north with the fur trade. This could be the prettiest tomato in your garden.

Plant Habit: Indeterminate. Plant Size: 6‘-8’ Fruit Color: Yellow. Shape: Pear-shaped cherry Size: 1-1/2” long. 

Open-pollinated, Organic, Heirloom (73-80 days) 

75 days, indeterminate — The plants are beautifully well behaved and compact for an indeterminate variety. Its fruits typically weigh about six ounces, are bright red in color, globular and slightly flattened in shape with smooth, thick walls that are crack resistant. Good for fresh slicing, cooking, juicing, as well as for canning — an excellent all-purpose variety.

Rutgers tomatoes are a smaller (12-14 ounces), globe-shaped variety created in the 1930s to produce a tasty, hearty, and versatile fruit. The plant is an indeterminate grower that typically does not grow higher than around 36", needing 70-80 days to reach maturity.

Color: Bright red

Shape: Round

Size: Average 2–4 in across and 2–3 in high

Weight: Average about 1 lb per fruit

Texture: Thick, meaty, and flavorful

Seeds: Small seed cavity and minimum of seeds

Vine: Strong, disease resistant, and indeterminate

Great for slicing in sandwiches or salads

A favorite for canning

Makes a thick, flavorful sauce

Has been used as a parent in the breeding of many other hybrids

Marglobe Supreme

The Marglobe Supreme Tomato is great for home and market growing as it is the highest producing tomato plant that we have ever seen!

History: It was originally released in 1925 and was first developed in 1917 from a cross between ‘Marvel’ and ‘Globe’. Marglobe Supreme has been in demand for several generations while many other varieties have come and gone. 

This high yielding tomato plant is stocky, vigorous, and has excellent disease tolerance. Its vine growth is uniform and provides good protection from sun-scald. The high yields of crack-resistant, smooth and round shaped tomatoes are perfect for canning. 

Open-pollinated, heirloom (75 days)

Fruit Color: Red. Shape: Round. Size 4-6 oz. Plant Habit: Semi-determinate Plant Size: 4’. 10 seeds

Thyme produces attractive bushy plants with tiny grey-green leaves. Not only used to flavor most meat, fish, and vegetable dishes, this versatile herb can also be used as a plant for rock gardens and edging.Thyme is extremely aromatic and has a pleasant, pungent, clover flavor. 

PLANTING THYME:

Most gardeners will not grow thyme from seeds as the germination can be slow and uneven.

It's best to purchase the plant or use some cuttings from another thyme plant.

Plant the cuttings or seeds indoors 6-10 weeks before the last spring frost to get a head start.

2-3 weeks before the last spring frost, plant the seeds/cuttings in well drained soil about 9 inches apart.

Thyme plants should grow about 6-12 inches in height.

You can plant thyme alongside tomatoes and cabbage.

CARING FOR THYME PLANTS:

Water regularly and trim the plants regularly.

Prune the thyme plants in the spring and summer to contain growth.

To protect the plants during the winter, lightly mulch around the soil.

HARVESTING THYME:

You can harvest the sprigs and leaves in the summertime.

To dry the sprigs, hang them upside down in a dry, cool place such as a cellar.

So now that you know how to grow thyme, it's time to roll up your sleeves and get to planting!

Super Hero™ Spry is a lovely compact (10-12 inches) French marigold with dark maroon lower petals and golden yellow upper petals perched on top of the dark green foliage. The list of winning attributes continues: a more uniform and stable color pattern, earlier to bloom and no deadheading required.

Stupice

A variety originating in the Czech Republic, Stupice Organic tomato seeds were introduced to North America in 1976. Plants are a naturally disease resistant, compact indeterminate (vine) type with attractive potato leaves.

Fruit Color: Red. Shape: Round. Size: 4 oz. Plant Habit: Determinate  Plant Size: 3-4’

Succulent 4 oz. red fruits have a rich tangy sweet flavor. This vigorous plant with potato leaf foliage is an abundant producer. 

Stupice is a 'cold-set' variety but is also an all-weather standout because it is able to produce in hot weather, too. 

History: This heirloom tomato is from Czechoslovakia and arose in 1955 from a cross made at the cultivator station in the community of Stupice (near Prague). It bears an abundance of very sweet, flavorful 2-3" deep red fruit.

Black Magic is a winter-hardy kale with long and narrow, crinkled leaves, so dark green they're almost black! Its rich flavor that only improves with frost.

Plant in spring as soon as the ground can be worked or in autumn for an over-winter crop.

Sow 1/4 to 1/2″ deep, 1″ apart in rows 18-30″ apart. Thin seedlings to 8-12″ apart which can be transplanted or eaten.

Kale germinates best in cool or warm soil temperatures with even moisture.

Choose an area with full sun and a soil pH of 6.0-7.0.

Enrich the soil with compost or well-rotted manure.

Harvest by clipping individual leaves

Kale is very hardy and quality actually improves after a frost.

Mint is a very hardy perennial with a strong scent. Pick freely for use in salads, jellies and teas. Mint has a tendency to overpower the garden if not kept in check. This perennial herb is hardy to Zone 3.

Latin Name: Mentha spicata

Seed Type: Open Pollinate

Product Weight: 70 milligrams / Approximately 500-600 seeds

Plant Type: Herb

Flavor: Cool and refreshing mint

Days to Harvest: 85 to 90 days

Days to Seed Germination: 7 to 16 days

Seed Planting Depth: 3 mm (1/8")

Row Spacing: 40 cm (16")

Plant Spacing: 40 cm (16")

Growing Height: 30-60 cm (12-24")

Best Container Size: 12"+

Planting Instructions: Start seed indoors 6-8 weeks prior to last spring frost. Harvest leaves as needed.

Suggestions: Mint has a tendency to overpower the garden if not kept in check. Cut the bottom from a container, place the container in a hole in the garden, fill with soil and plant the mint inside the container.

Preparation Ideas: This versatile herb can be used in meat dishes, potato dishes, iced drinks or iced cream to name a few.

Hon tsai tai is an Asian leafy plant that has dark green leaves with purple veins. Interesting to this plant are the stems, which are a rich deep purple color with tiny yellow flowers. Hon tsai tai has a flavor very similar to broccoli raab, but not as strong: it's sweeter in flavor with a more delicate textured leaf

Hon Tsai Tai is a type of leafy green vegetable, also known as purple choy sum, known for its purple stems, dark green leaves, and yellow flowers. It is a descendant of Chinese flowering cabbage, closely related to yu choy, and has a mild, sweet mustard flavor similar to broccoli rabe but with a more delicate texture. It can be eaten raw or cooked, is used in stir-fries, soups, and salads, and is entirely edible from stems to flowers. 

Appearance: Dark green leaves with purple veins and deep purple stems. It produces small, yellow flowers.

Flavor: Sweet and mild with a hint of mustard, similar to broccoli rabe but less strong.

Texture: Delicate leaves and crunchy stems.

Uses: All parts of the plant are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked. It is common in stir-fries, soups, and salads.

Growth: It is a fast-growing, cold-hardy, and disease-resistant plant.