New Yorker tomato seeds produce an early-maturing, determinate, heirloom variety of tomato excellent for short-season and cool-climate gardening. These plants yield 4-6 ounce, globe-shaped tomatoes with smooth, crack-resistant skin and meaty red flesh, perfect for canning, sauces, salads, and fresh eating. To grow them, start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost, transplant seedlings into pots after true leaves appear, and then move them outdoors to a sunny location after the last frost.  

Heirloom Variety:

A well-established, open-pollinated variety known for its historical development in 1912 for northern climates. 

Determinate Growth:

Plants grow to a compact size, making them suitable for small gardens and containers. 

Early Maturing:

An extra-early variety that produces fruit ready for harvest in about 65-70 days. 

Fruit Quality:

Features 4-6 ounce, flattened globe-shaped tomatoes that are smooth, meaty, and crack-resistant. 

Best Uses:

Ideal for fresh eating, salads, sandwiches, and for canning, cooking, and sauces

Latin name: Lycopersicum esculentum

Extremely prolific early variety. 

Small, compact plant (about 60 cm / 2 ft tall) produces loads of 6–9 cm red fruits. 

Excellent for container growing. Determinate. Matures in about 70 days.

A striking heirloom chili known for its dramatic color change, the Buena Mulata pepper matures from deep purple to pink, orange, and finally bright red. Slender and slightly curved, it grows 5–7 inches long with a smooth, glossy skin. The flavor is mildly smoky with a touch of sweetness, making it excellent for sauces, drying, or fresh use.

Scoville Heat Units (SHU): 30,000 – 50,000 SHU

Comparable to cayenne-level heat—medium-hot with a noticeable kick but still very usable in cooking.

In early spring, start seeds indoors 8 weeks prior to warm nightly temperatures. Place the seeds in sterile media and cover 1/4” deep. Provide 85°F bottom heat, bright light, and keep moist at all times. Seeds will germinate in 7-21 days. Transplant seedlings into pots and grow until there are 6 true leaves on the plant. Plant them directly into rich soil, 30” apart or into large 5-gallon containers. Harvest chiles when they are yellowish-orange. 

This must-have variety is a heavy and consistent producer all season long, perfect for any vegetable garden. Its plum-shaped, 5cm fruit are a uniquely beautiful, deep mahogany with subtle dusky-green shoulders. They offer a great sweet and tangy flavor, making them ideal for eating fresh or cooking in your favorite dishes.

Appearance: Plum-shaped, mahogany-red fruit with dusky-green shoulders 

Flavor: Sweet and tangy with a complex flavor, best when cooked or dried 

Growth: Indeterminate vines that are productive and can grow well even in cooler temperatures 

Uses: Ideal for making rich, dark-colored sauces, salads, and for snacking 

Jalapeno Traveler

he sturdy and vigorous 3’ tall plants produce a continuous crop all season. The fruits are conical 3-1/2- 4” long with thick bright green flesh and grow well at both high and low elevations.  A great, reliable variety that produces large peppers with consistent medium heat.

They taste best when allowed to fully ripen to red but are great green as well. Chop up and add to salsas or eat one alongside your sandwich. Capsicum annuum (80 days) 

Heat Level: Medium to Hot. Scoville 2,500 - 8,000 Organic, open-pollinated, heirloom.     

This rare pepper is crunchy and juicy with a mix of tropical flavors that are described as citrus and fruity with slightly smoky tones. Biquinho can be eaten raw or cooked, but are generally pickled in vinegar and served with meals. Try these Biquinho peppers which are also called Sweety Drops, in our Pickled Sweety Drop Peppers Recipe. These peppers are quite popular in Brazil, where they originated.

The peppers start as a striking deep purple or black, eventually ripening to a deep red with some purple undertones. They have a teardrop or beak-like shape, typical of the Biquinho family. 

Black Biquinho peppers have a sweet, fruity flavor with a mild heat. They are often described as having a slightly smoky taste when eaten fresh and are popular for pickling due to their flavor and texture. 

The heat is generally low, ranging from 500 to 2,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). 

The plants can grow to be 2 to 2.5 feet tall and have medium spread. The foliage and stems can be dark, adding to the pepper's ornamental appeal. 

Black Biquinho peppers are versatile in the kitchen. They are excellent for pickling, adding to salsas, hot sauces, and marinades, or using as a garnish. They can also be used in soups, stews, and even jams and jellies. 

They are a Brazilian heirloom pepper, belonging to the Capsicum chinense species. 

Capsicum annuum (90 days) Heirloom - Open Pollinated

The 'Petit Marseillais' is a sweet, heirloom pepper from Provence, France, known for its productivity, early ripening, and distinctive, crinkled orange fruit. It has thin, aromatic flesh and a sweet flavor that some describe as having a citrusy note with a mild warmth that doesn't become spicy. The plants are compact, grow well in containers, and are excellent for fresh eating, stuffing, drying, freezing, or making paprika.  

Aji White peppers, often variations of Aji Fantasy or Aji White Lightning, are mild-to-medium heat chilies with a sweet, fruity, and sometimes citrusy flavor. They are known for their distinctive creamy white or ivory color and unique, bell-like or lantern shape. These peppers are popular for their culinary versatility in dishes like salads, sauces, and salsas, and for their ornamental appeal.  

Flavor: Sweet, fruity, and tangy, often with bright citrus notes. 

Heat: Mild to moderate, ranging from approximately 1,000 to 30,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), depending on the specific variety. The heat is often considered mild enough for those who don't prefer extreme spiciness. 

Appearance

Color: Creamy white or ivory when ripe, sometimes with a slight yellow tint.

Shape: Distinctive, pendulous shape often described as bell-like or lantern-like.

Size: Typically small to medium-sized, around 1–2 inches long. 

Growing and usage

Growth: Plants are generally vigorous, productive, and suitable for containers. 

Culinary Uses: They are versatile and can be eaten raw in salads, used in salsas and hot sauces, pickled, or fried. 

Ornamental Value: Their beautiful color and unique shape make them a popular choice for ornamental gardens as well as for eating. 

Indeterminate. 

Pantano Romanesco is an Italian heirloom tomato variety known for its large, flattened, and ribbed red fruits with a unique green crown when ripe. It is an indeterminate, beefsteak-type tomato with a rich, complex flavor, making it excellent for slicing, sauces, and salads. The plants are productive, with a medium-season maturity of about 75 days, and require sturdy support.  

Flavor: Excellent, rich, and complex taste. 

Uses: Highly versatile, ideal for fresh slicing in salads, sandwiches, and canning or cooking into sauces.