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.

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.

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.

Boldly contrasting, big creamy white flowers with deep chocolate centres. Excellent for flower arranging and great at back of borders or against a tall wall where they provide atmosphere and contrast. Flowers summer. Height 4-5ft.

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. 

"Trottolino pepper" is an Italian hot pepper, often sold as Trottolino Amoroso. It is known for its medium heat, sweet and fruity flavor, and a distinctive shape that resembles a spinning top. These peppers grow on bushy plants and ripen from green to red. 

The Trottolino Amoroso pepper, also known as Diavolicchio, has a Scoville heat unit (SHU) rating that varies widely, with sources listing it between \(500\) and \(20,000\) SHU. One source notes that it was once renamed in honor of the Diavolicchio pepper. While some reports indicate a very low heat level with fruity flavor, others describe it as a medium-hot pepper with a high SHU rating. 

Characteristics

Flavor and heat: The Trottolino Amoroso has a sweet, fruity flavor with some bitterness and is considered medium-hot.

Appearance: The peppers are upright, chubby, and conical in shape, with some varieties having dark purple markings as they mature.

Color: They start green and ripen to a bright red.

Growth: The plants are relatively small and bushy, with a long fruiting period.

Uses: It is considered a great cooking and stuffing pepper. 

Listada de Gandia is an heirloom eggplant variety known for its beautiful, bi-colored skin with purple and white stripes, tender flesh, and mild, sweet flavor. It is an oval-shaped fruit that typically grows to about 5-6 inches long, is productive even in heat, and has a thin skin that doesn't need to be peeled before cooking. It is considered particularly good for grilling, roasting, or baking. 

Appearance: Oval-shaped fruit with a thin skin that has a striking pattern of purple and creamy white stripes.

Flesh: Creamy white, tender, and mild.

Flavor: Sweet and mild with no bitterness, especially when harvested at the right time.

Size: Approximately 5–6 inches long. 

The thin skin doesn't require peeling.

It is ideal for grilling, roasting, and baking.

It can be used in Mediterranean dishes. 

Indeterminate

85 days. Heirloom. Open-Pollinated. 

Create a sweet meat sauce with this gem. Eat raw as a snack or roast and saute it in its sweetness.

The Green Sausage tomato is an heirloom, sausage-shaped paste tomato that is elongated, about 4 inches long, and ripens to a yellowish-green with green skin and faint yellow stripes. Its flesh is green and has a sweet, tangy, cucumber-like flavor. These compact, determinate (bushy) plants are prolific and suitable for sauces, pastes, and fresh use in salads. 

Shape: Elongated, sausage-like, or banana-shaped.

Size: Approximately 4 inches long.

Color: The skin is primarily green with yellow stripes, turning yellowish-green when ripe. The flesh is green.

Flesh: Thick, cavity-free, and has little juice. 

Flavor profile: Sweet and tangy with a unique, rich, old-fashioned tomato flavor that some describe as cucumber-like. 

Growth type: Determinate (bushy).

Plant size: Compact and bushy, growing up to 50 cm tall.

Yield: Produces abundant crops.

Disease resistance: Not very sensitive to drought or mildew. 

Ideal for: Making green salsa, sauce, and paste due to its color and low juice content.

Also good for: Slicing for salads, frying, or using in gourmet dishes.