Pepper, Cayenne, Aci Sivri   Capsicum annum (80-90 days)  This wonderful heirloom strain from Turkey is incredibly prolific, producing up to 50 fruits per plant that are about 5-10” long and typically twisty.  Fruits ripen from green to a brilliant shade of red and are larger than traditional cayennes without sacrificing the heat.  Excellent for making attractive ristras.  Very impressive.  Heat can be variable from plant to plant.  10,000-50,000 SHU. Packet ( 2/5 g ≈ 40 seeds) 1 g ( ~100 seeds) 5g (~500 seeds)...

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Golden Cayenne Capsicum annum (75 days) Vigorous, yet compact plants grow 24” tall and produce abundant masses of 4-6” long fruit that turns from bright green to a brilliant yellow.  Mature fruit is smooth and waxy without the wrinkles of typical red cayennes.  Flavor is quite spicy and lends itself to use in salsa, Cajun and creole cooking.  One of the first chilies to mature for us in SW Oregon, which is impressive considering our summer night time lows are routinely around 50 degrees Fahrenheit. 30-50,000 SHU. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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PEPPER - Chimayó Capsicum annuum (75 days)   This was shared with us by seed grower, Sebastian Aguilar, who farmed in New Mexico where this was a popular variety.  Chimayó chilies are unpredictable. A single plant might produce some chilies as long as six or seven inches and many more that are shorter; a few might be straight and skinny, and some will be bent oddly into curlicues. Delicious flavor. Chimayó chilies make great red Chile sauce. It tastes sweet and then hot. SHU – 4-6,000.  Packet ( 2/5 g ≈ 30 seeds) 1 g ( ~100 seeds) 1/2 oz - 1000 seeds...

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Pepper, Costeno Rojo Capsicum annum ( 85 days) Plant produces good yields of 2" long by 2" wide ballon shapped chilies. They are thin walled and great for drying as anchos.  Flavor is medium hot with a pleasant smokey flavor.  Fruits turn from green to a satiny brick red when mature. Plant has green stems, green leaves, and white flowers and grows to about 30" tall.  Excellent for mole sauces. A variety from Oaxaca, Mexico in the Ancho / Poblano type. Packet ( 2/5 g ~ 35 seeds) 1g (100 seeds)...

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Pepper, Ghost aka Bhut jolokia (100-120 days) Capsicum chinense x fructescens   In 2007 the Guinness Book of World Records awarded this interspecific cross of two very spicy peppers with the hottest chili in the world award.  It is 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce and roughly 10 times hotter than a habanero pepper, or 50 times hotter than a cayenne!  The Ghost pepper is rated at 1,000,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHUs).  In 2013 the Carolina Reaper stole the hottest chili crown at 1.5 million Scovilles.  Now the Ghost is number 7. Originally from Northeastern India it is a cross between two landrace chilies Capsicum chinense & Capsicum fructescens and is closely related to the Bangladeshi pepper named "Naga Morich".  Ripe peppers measure 2 to 3" long and 1" wide with a red, yellow, orange, or chocolate color. Plants grow tall (up to 48"). In northeastern India, the peppers are smeared on fences or incorporated in smoke bombs as a safety precaution to keep wild elephants at a distance. Chili grenades made from Bhut jolokia were successfully used by the Indian Army in August 2015 to flush out terrorist Sajjad Ahmed, who was hiding in a cave. Please exercise caution when handling these seeds as they pack a whallop!  packet: 2/5 g (~30 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Gypsy Queen Capsicum annum ( 80 days) This comes to us from the work of Andrew Still & Sarah Kleager of Adaptive Seeds. It is their effort at dehybridizing the classic market standard hybrid "Gypsy". It produces a profusion of elongated, tapered, bell-shaped fruits, which have excellent flavor & productivity. They mature to a warm sunny orange leaning towards red, Sweet, thick flesh is great for eating fresh. Good uniformity. OSSI. Packet:  2/5 g (~40 seeds) 1g ~ 100 seeds  ...

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Pepper, Little Elf Capsicum annum (90 days)  This delightful ornamental pepper from Hungary puts on quite a show with fruit emerging green, then maturing through a rainbow of yellow, orange, purple and red.  Plants have a short stature (12-18”) with small leaves and 1” very spicy fruits borne in great abundance.  Plants can exhibit some purple coloration on the leaves.  Makes a very festive looking container plant. SHU = 20-30,000. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Maria Nagy’s Transylvanian Capsicum annum (70 days)   A remarkably productive and early chili with 6” long fruits that are 3/4” wide and look like a cayenne. Sourced from our friends at Adaptive Seeds who obtained this heirloom from Maria Nagy, a seed steward near Turda, Transylvania, during their 2008 Seed Ambassadors trip to Romania. BTW - as strange it may seem, I encourage folks to check out the amazing offerings over at Adaptive seeds - seed people, like plants generally try and co-exist and cooperate like the plants that we steward.  Fruits have thick juicy flesh with a flavor that begins pimento sweet and has a substantial heat that builds slowly. Heavy yields that color up earlier than any other chili in our trials! Packet (2/5 g. ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Pepper, NuMex Big Jim Hatch Capsicum annum (80 days) Developed at New Mexico State University in the 1970s, this chili holds the distinction of the biggest chili ever grown in the Guinness Book of World Records, easily growing up to 12” long. Tall, stocky plants produce 5-10 thick-walled mild fruits that have the heat of an Anaheim chili. Great for roasting or stuffing. 2-4,000 SHU. This variety is an improved hatch variety type roasting chili. Perfect balance of smokey sweet heat.  Packet (2/5 g. ≈ 50 seeds) ...

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PEPPER - Padrón Capsicum annum (80 days)    From the municipality of Padrón in the province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. These are small peppers with a color ranging from bright green to yellowish green, and occasionally red. While their taste is usually mild, a minority (10-25%) are particularly hot. The peppers are customarily fried in oil and served as tapas. 500-2500 SHU. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 30 seeds)  1 g (~100 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Alma Paprika Capsicum annum An heirloom treasure that produces 2-3"wide fruits that are a nice orange color with thick walls and sweet flesh. A traditional Hungarian variety for drying into Paprika powder. Grow your own! Very productive plants that are 18-20" tall. Packet: 2/5 g (~30 seeds) 1 g (~100 seeds) 5g (~500 seeds)...

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Pepper, Kalocsa Paprika (85 days) Capsicum annum This is a genuine Hungarian variety bred for the making of high quality spicy Paprika. There are 2 types of paprika. Most people are familiar with the sweet, mild type, however, in the Balkan region where paprika originated as a spice (all peppers were from the new world but spread through trade), most people prefer the spicy type. Plants are 24-36" tall  and produces abundant yields of 6" long by 1 1/4" wide fruits that have thinner walls than our Feher Ozan Paprika which is a bit blockier and wider in shape, with thicker flesh.  Fruits mature from dark green to deep red. A wonderful heirloom from Hungary that you will be pleased to grow. It is at 250-500 heat units on the Scoville Scale. SSF. Heirloom   Packet: 2/5 g (~30 seeds) ...

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Pepperoncini - Stravos Capsicum annum (75 days) We have wanted to grow and offer seeds of this Greek heirloom staple enjoyed at delis far and wide for decades.  The wait is over!  You too can now grow and pickle this special garden treat.  Plants are productive even in cooler summer areas growing 18-24” tall and producing dozens of 4” long by 1” wide, thin-skinned, somewhat wrinkled fruits that mature from pale green to medium red.  The fruits sweeten as the turn color; however, they are traditionally pickled when green.  Mildly spicy.   Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Shishito Capsicum annum (75 days green, 90 red)  A culinary sensation!  Try growing them for their prolific yields of thin walled, 3-4”, bull-nosed frying peppers.  Plants grow to 30” tall and yield over a long season.  They are delicious fried with olive oil, coarse salt and some lemon juice.  Quite addictive.  NOT SPICY. Packet (.4g ≈ 50 seeds) ...

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Stocky Red Roaster Capsicum annum (65 days to green, 85 days to red)  Stabilized from a discontinued hybrid pepper by Frank Morton, "This is our Red Italian with refinement - selected for straight un-crumpled sides, smooth skin, thicker walls, and a rich red color. By far the quickest for uniform roasting and easy skin removal, and the thicker flesh holds up well to fire. Fruits are 6-7" long, 2" broad at the crown, sweet, heavy fruiting, and long keeping. Has the fewest seeds of all of these types. Mature 102 days post-trans. at OSU/Corvallis, OR." Packet:  (2/5 g. ≈ 30 seeds) ...

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Cinderella / Rogue Vif D'Etampes Curcurbita maxima (95 days)  This was a popular market squash in France where "Rogue Vif" translates to "vivid Red". Gorgeous deep orange-red fruits are flattened, deeply lobed, cheesewheel shape in the 10-15 lb range. Average of 2 fruits per plant. Moderately sweet flesh. One of the most beautiful winter squash ever! Packet: 3 1/2g (~30 seeds) ...

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QUINOA, Colorado Rainbow (100 days) Chenopodium quinoa – An intriguing multicolor quinoa adapted to temperate latitude cultivation that bears grain in a wide spectrum of colors including black, red, gold, gray and white. The colorful seed heads grow in many vibrant hues asa well, which makes them a nice addition to floral bouquets. SS. QN6: 2 1/2 g(~230 seeds)  ...

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Quinoa, Kasala (100 days) Chenopodium quinoa This diverse variety has a number of unique qualities that have gained our attention. First, the plants themselves are striking, a large percentage having the "magenta leaf" trait in the young leaves, and growing to 7' tall, many plants with bright red stems. The seed is vividly multicolored from jet black through chocolate, nut brown, buff, pink, cherry, yellow and white. Seeds are larger than the other varieties offered here. Makes a handsome cut flower for the adventurous florist. Originated in the Bolivian/Chilean introductions to Colorado, ca. 1980, fostered by John McCamant and farming partners at White Mountain Farm. SSF Packet: 2 1/2 g(~230 seeds) * Picture by Karen Morton...

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Quinoa, Wild Garden Mix, Chenopodium quinoa (100-120 days)   A very easy to grow grain crop related to lambsquarters, beets and spinach. Grows to 4-6 feet tall with an attractive plume-shaped seed head that is clipped and dried at summer’s end. This mix is part of a 5 year breeding project at Wild Garden Seeds, and offers a diverse mix of genetics to help you find a suitable variety for your locale.  2 1/2 g(~230 seeds)  ...

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Rat Tail Raphanus sativus (35 days) A unique heirloom from SE Asia grown for its elongated seed pods that are eaten rather than the roots, which can be used but then you lose the opportunity to enjoy savoring the pods.  Pods can grow up 12” in length and are light green splashed with purple. Typically used chopped up in salads or stir fried.  Flavor is mildly spicy and pungent and the texture is crisp.  Plant is about 24-30” tall once pods form from pretty purple stems and flowers.  Packet (~1.2 g ≈ 110 seeds) ...

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Zlata Gold  Raphanus sativus  (30 days) Originally from Poland, where Zlata means “gold”.  These clean round roots form quickly and have a medium golden skin and bright white interior.  Mild flavor when young and resists pithiness. Skin is thinner and more tender than other gold radishes that we’ve trialed. Packet (2 ½ g. ≈ 250 seeds) ...

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Rutatbaga, Nadmorska Brassica napus(85-100 days)  Rutabagas occupy a special place at the table for their value as a winter storage crop.  Much neglected in many modern American gardens they will feed you when all the tomatoes and summer squash are but a fleeting memory.  This beauty has yellowish flesh and leaves that resemble kale (and can be eaten as such if needed) that is most excellent cooked and mashed.  Mild flavor.  Great storage ability.  Easy to grow.  Best suited as a fall crop that would be sown in July here in Oregon.  Grown by Alan Adesse at Hands On organics. Packet: (1g.) Bulk: 1 oz (≈ 8,000 seeds)  ...

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Sage, Culinary garden Salvia officinalis - Perennial Shrub This is an easy to grow perennial shrub that grows to about 2' tall and has a similar spread. Aromatic gray green leaves are about 2" long.  Plant produces 2-3' tall flower spikes with opposite clusters of pretty lavender flowers.  Garden Sage leaves have long been prized for their pleasant pungency that pairs well with many savory dishes.  I have become quite fond of sage leaves lightly fried in olive oil as a way to add an easy pizzaz to a meal.  HOO.  Packet: (1g) ...

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Sage, White  Salvia apiana - Perennial  A wonderful, somewhat tender perennial herb native to the deserts of S.California prized for its sweetly aromatic scent, both fresh and when burned for smudge.  Hardy to about zone 9 outside, growing 2-3’ tall, with flower spikes up to 6’.  In colder climates its best grown as a potted plant and brought inside for winter.  Thrives in a somewhat sandy soil.  Seed is from plants grown in unheated greenhouses in Oregon. SSF. Packet: (.2g)...

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Available 2024 Shallots, Bonjour (100 days from transplant) Allium cepa While most folks grow shallots from sets, planting them in the Fall, they are increasingly grown from seed, planted in the spring. This is a more cost effective options compared with the investment in sets for planting stock and the yield can be equally impressive. Bon Jour is a pretty rosy pink-skinned, long-storing shallot with a teardrop shape. Grow like you would onions. It is possible to save some of your harvest from replanting in the Fall as you would with sets. Packet:  .5g. ≈ 100 seeds ...

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  Shungiku, Double Garland / Edible Chrysanthemum (30-50 days)  Glebionis coronaria Lovely, finely dissected, aromatic Chrysanthemum leaves are used fresh in salads, as a tangy garnish, pickles, sushi or fresh vegetable dishes.  Direct sow thickly and cut repeatedly when 4-8" tall for a continuous supply.  If left to flower the plant grows to about 36" tall with pretty 1" golden yellow blooms that may also be used as an edible flower.   Avg. 12,500 seeds/oz. Packet: 230 seeds. 0.6g ...

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Sorrel, French, (60 days) Rumex acetosa A great perennial salad plant that lives for about 5 years. Grows rapidly and has lightgreen leaves with a mild lemon flavor. Produces leaves from fall through mid summer when it flowers and makes seed. Space plants 12” apart. In flower its pollen feeds beneficial insects.  Packet Weight: 1 g (~700 seeds) ...

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SORREL, Red-veined - Perennial.    Rumex sanguineus Very beautiful and unique addition to salads with green leaves with wide, deep, maroon red veins and stems.  Flavor is a pleasant, tangy lemon flavor much like the French Sorrel.  Perennial growth that flowers in the second year.  Very easy to grow and quite hardy once established. Packet (1 g. ≈ 150 seeds) ...

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Spinach, Abundant Bloomsdale (45 days) Spinacia oleracea A sweet, tender, and savoyed spinach on upright stems. Bred by Organic Seed Alliance, and named after Abundant Life Seed Foundation where breeding took place. Great for spring planting, or over-wintering. Bolt resistant. OSSI. Packet= 2 g (~ 200 seeds)  1 oz (~2200 seeds) ...

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Spinach, Monnopa (45-60 days)  ORGANIC A wonderful round leafed variety with a large stature purported to be the sweetest tasting of all spinaches largely on account of it being low in oxalic acid.  Leaves can grow up to 8” long.  LKF.  SP6: Packet (2 g ≈ 200 seeds) - $3.95...

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Spinach, Winter Giant  (45 days)  Spinacia oleracea  This heirloom classic is also known as ‘Geant d'Hiver’ in France or 'Gigante d'Inverno' in Italian.  Smooth, semi-savoyed variety with medium green leaves that are exceptionally cold hardy.  This is an excellent strain for late summer and fall seeding.  Packet (2 g ≈ 200 seeds)            One Ounce (≈ 2200 seeds)   ...

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Strawflower, White/Pink Mix Bracteantha bracteata (90 days)  This is a variety like our other strawflower mix, however, it has been selected for flowers in white to pale pink shades. An excellent everlasting flower for bouquets and wreaths and a dependable, long-lasting flower in fresh bouquets. SSF Packet: (0.1g~65 seeds)...

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Scallop, Custard White Cucurbita pepo (55 days) This is a nice Italian heirloom strain of “patty pan”-type summer squash that produces flattened disk-shaped fruit with lobes around the edges that are a creamy, off-white color.  When picked young and repeatedly their flavor is tender and creamy with a mild sweetness.  Bush growth habit lends to success when growing in containers. Packet (2 g. ≈ 30 seeds) ...

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Summer Squash, Yellow Crookneck Curcibita pepo (50 days)  A tried and true variety with exceptional productivity of tender, smooth yellow fruits with an intriguing twist. Bush habit helps to save space in the garden. The flavor of this variety is rich and creamy, delightful steamed and mashed with butter! In our 2023 summer squash trials this was everyone's favorite tasting variety both grilled and sauteed. Packet (2 g ≈ 60 seeds) Ounce (≈250 seeds) ...

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Sunflower, Amber Eye Helianthus annuus (80-100 day)   A poly-headed beauty that grows to 10’ with abundant blooms that are a mix of golden blossoms with an amber “eye” in the center.  Easy to grow cut flower, wildlife food and joyful expression of creation!  Packet: 2 1/2 g (~65 seeds) Bulk: 1 oz ...

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Sunflower, Maximilian Helianthus maximiliana   Blooming 2-3" flowers atop strong, multiple branches reaching up to 10 feet in height, Maximilian Sunflower is a must-have for the permaculture garden. This flower blooms from late summer into fall and creates edible seeds that are under consideration for perennial oil production.  Like Jerusalem artichoke, Maximilian sunflower makes edible tubers, and will also reproduce vegetatively from these rhizomes in addition to seed. Flowers can be cut and used for fresh flower arrangements. The flower display is spectacular-- as other plants begin to fade, Maximilian comes on strong! Packet: (0.2g ~20 seeds)...

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Sunflower, Tarahumara   Helianthus annuus (90-100 days) A traditional variety developed by the Tarahumara people of Northern Mexico. Tall (7-11’) plants produce a single, large (up to 24” across) solid golden flower with pure white seeds. Seeds are large, plump and delicious. SSF Packet -(~45 seeds) Bulk-1 oz Bulk-1/4 lb ...

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Sunflower, Tiger Teddy  Helianthus annuus (90 days)    Fantastic blending of Tiger’s Eye bicolor and Teddy Bear genetics.  Colors are bronze, maroon, red, gold and yellow.  Blooms are mostly double-petaled flowers with single outer layers, with an occasional fully double individual. Outrageous cut flower. Bred by Don Tipping. Siskiyou Select Original. FLA.  Packet -2 1/2 g (~50 seeds) ...

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Fordhook Giant Beta vulgaris (50 days)   An incredibly vigorous green-leafed chard with very wide, brilliant white petioles. Leaves can grow to 3’ tall with good fertility! Lots of variation in leaf shape, but generally heavily savoyed. An old standby in gardens across northern latitudes. Packet (2 g ≈ 100 seeds) ...

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Golden Beta vulgaris (50 days)  A nice heirloom strain originally from Abundant Life Seed Foundation. Emerald green baby leaves with yellow stems are especially mild and sweet cut salad. Stem color intensifies to almost orange with age. Provides a really nice color contrast as baby leaves in salad. Packet (2 g ≈ 100 seeds) ...

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Amana Orange Solanum esculentum (80-90 days) Indeterminate Heirloom classic from the Amana colonies.  This is a large (averaging one pound) golden yellow , slightly fluted heirloom with rich, delicious, low acid flavor.  Vines from 6-8 feet, so trellising is advised. packet - 1/4 g ~ 30 seeds ...

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Atomic Grape Solanum esculentum A remarkable elongated grape tomato bred by breeder extraordinaire, Brad Gates.  Fruits come in 2 variants - one is warm hues of red, and orange,  while the other is green, purple and yellow.  One of the fruitiest flavored tomatoes that we’ve ever grown that wows all who taste it. Fruits are about 1 & ½” long born on Indeterminate plants. 1/4 g (~30 seeds)...

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Barry's Crazy Cherry (aka Lemon Drop) Solanum esculentum (80 days)  This plant has enormous sets of oblong cherry tomatoes (up to 40 in a cluster). A multi-flora variety similar to the "Centiflor" bred by Dr Alan Kapuler. Pale yellow fruits have a somewhat lemon shape and look to them, such that we began to call this variety Lemon Drop. Mild sweet flavor means that you can eat a lot of these. Bred by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms. Packet:  1/4 g (~30 seeds)  ...

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Berkeley Tie Dye Solanum esculentum (75-90 days)  This is a remarkable, large-fruited specimen with green fruit that has red and yellow stripes. Creamy green flesh infused with various shades of red and yellow is complex, fruity and somewhat low acid. It's likely that you haven't seen anything like this. 8-20 oz fruits. Bred by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms. Packet:  1/4 g (30 seeds) 1 g ~ 200 seeds  ...

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Blueberry Solanum esculentum   (75-85 days)  A vigorous indeterminate cherry that produces heavy clusters of 8-12 dark purple and golden yellow fruits that are very high in the phyto-nutirent, Anthocyanin.  Foliage is tinged purple as well.  A unique addition to summer salads! Packet (1/4 g.≈ 30 seeds)  ...

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Tomato, Caro Rich Solanum lycopersicum (77 days) A deep orange beefsteak style tomato high in beta carotene developed in 1973 at Purdue University. Caro Rich produces multitudes of 10-12 oz round fruits and is fairly drought resistant.  Fairly compact growth at 36-48". Indeterminate. Packet 1/4 g ~ 30 seeds ...

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Tomato, Champagne Bubbles Solanum pimpinellafolium  (80 days) Also known as White Currant.  Has a very vigorous growth habit that requires trellising.  Produces very abundant fruit sets of small (3/4-1”) round pale yellow fruits the color of Champagne.  Flavor is very sweet and amazes all who try it.  Dare I say – our sweetest cherry tomato?!  Packet (1/4 g. ≈ 30 seeds)  ...

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Tomato, Cherokee Purple Solanum lycopersicum  (80-90 days)   Cherokee Purple produces 8-12 oz fruits that are a combination of red, green and purplish brown. It is a highly flavorful heirloom slicer that regularly places at or near the top of taste tests. Medium vigorous vines benefit from trellising, which also helps to ensure that fruit quality is enhanced.  While this variety references a name for the Cherokee Indigenous nation, it turns out that it was named by someone who was not a tribal member, we are still learning about the origins and appropriate way to reference this awesome variety.   Indeterminate. Packet (1/4 g ≈ 50 seeds) 1 g ~ 200 seeds  ...

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