LETTUCE , Reine de Glaces,(60days)   Lactuca sativa We obtained the original seed from Frank Morton at Wild Garden Seeds who explains, “The ‘Queen of Ices’ has been around for about 2 centuries, and she’s a beauty of a crisphead, with very ornately toothed green wrapper leaves blanching a crunchy white heart. Sounds like a queen. The hearts are a nice base for any salad, and she makes a fancy crisp cutting lettuce for mixes at a juvenile stage. Highly rated for horizontal resistance to downy mildew in our trials.” Packet (1 g ≈ 800 seeds) ...

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Lettuce, Sweet Valentine (55 days) Latuca sativa A quick growing, smaller stature romaine with green and red splashed leaves. Very sweet flavor has endeared this darling to growers for many years. Packet (1 g ≈ 800 seeds) ...

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Lettuce, Thai Oakleaf (50 days)  Latuca sativa This is a pleasing light green oakleaf with many layers of frilly delicate leaves that have a delicious melt-in-your-mouth flavor.  Really nice addition to salad for its visual appeal, too. Packet (1 g ≈ 800 seeds) Ounce (25,000 seeds)   Suggested Replacement if Out of Stock: Italienisher...

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Lettuce, Verte Mar (55 days) Latuca sativa A big, dark-green tall heading romaine type. Uniform heads are surrounded by tasty, crisp, slightly crinkled leaves that are sweeter than other romaines. Translated from French to “Green Sea.” Good variety to grow in hot weather.   Packet (1 g ≈ 800 seeds) Ounce (25,000 seeds) ...

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Lettuce, Winter Density Lactuca sativa A sweeter and cold hardy romaine. This variety has compact, dark green and succulently juicy leaves. This variety is slow to bolt and tolerant of the heat. A delightful mid-sized heading lettuce.  (Packet 1 g ≈ 800 seeds)...

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Melon, Galina, (80 days)   Cucumis melo In Ancient Greek myths Galina was one of the Nereids, (or sea Nymphs, who accompanied Poisiedon) and was known as the goddess of calm seas. Eating and savoring this melon may just as well make you feel like you have been enchanted by the Nereids. Galina is an intentional cross between two excellent melons, the Israeli open pollinated Haogen, (listed above) and the wonderful Galia (an F1 hybrid). Still in the stabilization process (this is the F5), variability is possible, however, the off-types are still tasty. The exterior is bright gold with green stripes and some netting with green flesh. It is highly aromatic and very sweet and quite tropical- tasting with hints of pineapple and butterscotch. The goal with this breeding project is to have a melon with the eating quality of Haogen, and the durability of the netted skin of Galia. OSSI Pedged. Siskiyou Select Original Packet (1/2 g ≈ 25 seeds) ...

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Melon, Huerfano Bliss, (90 days)  Cucumis melo  Developed by Dan Hobbs at Pueblo Seed in Colorado. Orange Honey Dew Melon, also known locally as "Huerfano Bliss", is a specialty market melon with outrageous flavor. Slightly oval fruits measuring ~5"x6",weighing an average of ~5 lbs. Not a good shipper.  HMF Packet (1/2 g ≈ 25 seeds) half ounce...

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Melon, Kansas (85 days)  Cucumis melo This nice heirloom melon has heavy netting over an oblong fruit that conceals, sweet, fine textured orange flesh. Vigorous, adaptable plants produce ample amounts of fruits with an average weight is 3-4 pounds per fruits. Packet (1/2 g ≈ 25 seeds) Half Ounce (≈600 seeds) Ounce ...

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Mustard, Frilled Dragon Magma Mix,  (30-50 days) Brassica juncea A wonderfully wild mix of spicy mustards befitting its intriguing name. From the vivid imagination of breeder, Frank Morton we are excited to share this mix of frilled, finely dissected, purple and green leaves that grow with exceptional vigor. A wonderful ingredient for salad mixes. Possesses a fairly different set of phenotypes than the “Wild Garden Pungent Mustard Mix”. OSSI (Open Source Seed Initiative) Pledged Variety. Packet (1/2 g. ≈ 250 seeds)  bulk (1 ounce) ...

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Mustard, Ruby Streaks,  (45 days)  Brassica juncea Deeply lobed, lacy burgundy baby leaves are airy and lofty with bright green stems. Adds spice and rosy elegance to any salad plate or stir-fry. Color is darkest when sown summer through fall.  This is an essential salad leaf for adding loft, texture and color along with a spicy flavor to salads. Packet (1/2 g ≈ 250 seeds)  1 oz, 1/4 lb...

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Mustard, Wild Garden Pungent Mix (30-45 days) Brassica juncea Bred by Frank Morton. A mixture of 7+ diverse varieties. Bunches of this look like vegetable bouquets. Perfect for salad mix diversity. Leaf colors are golden, green, striped red, and solid purple; flavors sweet, pungent, and hot.   Packet (1/2 g ≈ 250 seeds)...

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Onion, Ailsa Craig (110 days) Allium porrum Named after a perfectly round rock island off the coast of Scotland, Ailsa Craig has become legendary for its exhibition level size that often exceeds 6" in diameter and 2 pounds in weight!  A long-day sweet Spanish onion that does well in northern areas.  Mild sweet flavor and decent storage (1-2 months) on account of its narrow neck.  Teardrop size. Adapted for 38-60° latitude. HEIRLOOM Packet: 1 g. ≈ 250 seeds 1/2 oz:   ...

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Onion, Tropea Rossa Tonda  (90 days) Allium cepa - A beautiful and reliable long day red keeper onion with firm globe shaped bulbs that are typically 3-4” in diameter, which would vary depending upon fertility and spacing. We were impressed by the uniform drying down time in early August from an April transplanting (we start seeds February 1st here in Oregon). Tight bulb wrappers are another great feature of these sweet beauties. This is one of the most famous onions in Italy. Adapted for 38-50° latitude. HEIRLOOM Packet: 1/2 g ≈ 75 seeds...

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Aleppo (80-90 days) Capsicum annum Hailing from Aleppo, Syria, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities (since the 6th century BCE). We are pleased to introduce this heirloom from the old Silk Road and consider our brothers and sisters in Syria whose lives have been disrupted by the civil war there and envision peace prevailing. Although common in the Middle East, its use in the United States outside Armenian, Syrian and Turkish immigrant communities was rare until the 20th century. Typically used dried, its burgundy pods possess a fruity, raisin-like flavor with undertones of cumin. Plants can grow to 4 feet tall, so staking is necessary at times. Fruits are a deep brick red, 4-6” long, with a blunt-lobed tip reminiscent of a bell peppers lobes. 10,000 SHU. HEIRLOOM.  Packet: (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds)    Bulk: 1g ( ~100 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)...

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PEPPER – Early Jalepeño  Capsicum annum (65 days green, 85 days red) -  An abundant yielding 3” blunt-end fruit can be harvested dark green or allowed to ripen to red. The compact plants are sturdy and work well in containers and are less prone to falling over than taller. Delicious distinctive sweet and mild flavor. Most of the heat is in the seeds. Medium heat. SHU - 5,000. Packet (0.4 g ≈ 30 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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Styrian Hulless Cucurbita pepo (90 days)    This variety is a great way to grow your own healthy, delicious snacks that you can enjoy through the fall and winter. From the Styria region of Austria this pumpkin produces 4-7 fruits on long vines. The fruits are orange stripped with dark green, containing hulless seeds that are delicious eaten fresh or dried. Fruits average 5-15 lbs. Due to the hulless nature of the seed, it is more fragile to rotting when germinating so do not plant in cold soils. Packet ( 3 g ) ...

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Winter Luxury   Cucurbita pepo (105 days)  An old variety that’s making a comeback because of its excellent flavor for pumpkin pies.  Uniquely netted orange skin over thick flesh.  Sprawling vines produce 3-4 fruits that are 5-7 pounds each.  Packet (3 g)       Half Ounce (~ 85 seeds)   Ounce (≈175 seeds) ...

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Purple Sunrise  Raphanus sativus  (30 days) The project began as a friendly challenge between Dr. John Navazio and Don Tipping after a seed grow out of Plum Purple radish and noticing some off types that were more elongated. We wondered if we could breed a French Breakfast type that was purple and white instead of red and white. John's idea was to make selections from Plum Purple off types, while Don chose the path of crossing Plum Purple with French Breakfast and selecting from there. This is an ongoing project to stabilize a cross between Plum purple and French Breakfast radishes. Begun in 2017, it still produces an occasional off type (as red seems genetically dominant to purple) but is close to the goal of elongated purple and white crisp tasty roots. We like to eat all the colors of the rainbow and know that purple is harder to find! Siskiyou Select Original Packet (2 g ≈ 250 seeds) ...

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Spinach, Winter Bloomsdale  (45 days) Spinacia oleracea  A classic open pollinated strain introduced in 1925 that is well-selected in the Skagit valley of Washington for its upright, dark-green savoyed leaves and terrific spinach flavor.  Performs better than most varieties in the heat, but really excels in spring and fall plantings.    Packet (2 g ≈ 200 seeds) One Ounce (≈ 2200 seeds) ...

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Purple de Milpa Physalis philadelphica  (75 days) A Milpa is a family corn field in Meso-America that typically has quite a bit of plant diversity of food crops growing in it, one of which is these pretty purple green tomatillos. 1-2” fruit is delicious roasted, stewed, in salsa or many other dishes. A gorgeous easy to grow plant that typically begins to volunteer once established. Packet (1/2 g ≈ 100 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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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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Granny Cantrall’s Solanum esculentum (80 days) The original seeds were given to Lettie Cantrell from a World War II soldier returning home from Germany. Large Pink/Red beefsteak type fruits can weigh up to 2 pounds and are slightly flattened and lobed. A favorite in our taste tests in on-farm trials here. Has that classic heirloom full-bodied flavor that is a combination of all great things tomato. A regular winner of tomato taste offs. HEIRLOOM. Indeterminate. Packet (1/4 g. ≈ 30 seeds)  ...

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Japanese Black Trifele Solanum esculentum (80 days) This beauty is the shape and size of a Bartlett pear, with a beautiful red-brick color. The fruits are perfect and smooth with no cracks. The fruits are green-shouldered fading to red, then purple Black at the base and are about 3” long and 8-12 ounces in weight. Despite the name (there’s a story there I have yet to hear), this was bred in Russia and has determinate potato-leaved vines. Has a firm, meaty texture with a complex and dynamic smooth flavor. One of the best. Packet (1/4 g. ≈ 30 seeds)  ...

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Oaxacan Pink  Solanum esculentum (69-80 days) An heirloom hailing from one of centers of Diversity for our food crops – Oaxaca, Mexico. This is a variety that harkens back to more primitive forms of tomato, but is a treasure in the garden today as well. Interesting pleated/ ribbed & flattened pink/red fruits are 4-8 ounces and have a thin skin and plenty of delicious juice. Indeterminate. Packet (1/4 g. ≈ 30 seeds)  ...

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Paul Robeson Solanum esculentum (90 days) A wonderful brick red Russian heirloom slicer with 8-12 ounce slightly flattened fruits with a smooth skin devoid of the pleats and cat-facing that some large heirloom types can be plagued with.  Named in honor of the famous black opera singer, star of King Solomon’s Mines, 1937. Paul Robeson, an American, was also a Russian Equal Rights Advocate. Indeterminate. Packet 1/4 g (~30 seeds) ...

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 Speckled Roman Paste Solanum esculentum (80-90 days) Originally developed by Seed Savers Exchange member John Swenson, this is a charmingly unique paste tomato with orange skin streaked with gold stripes. Fruits are 6-8 ounces and very little juice so they are suitable for drying or canning. Determinate. Packet (1/4 g. ≈ 50 seeds)  ...

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Zucchini, Compost Creature Mix (75 days) Cucurbita pepo In the 2023 growing season we conducted a variety trial of 24 different summer squash varieties that included traditional green and striped zucchini as we as golden zucchini, yellow crooknecks, patty pans in a variety of hues as well as an interesting round strain.  We included both open pollinated heirlooms such as the beloved Costata Romanesco known for its nutty flavor as well as many commercial hybrids with high degrees of uniformity and earliness.  Compost Creature is a gene pool of all of these summer squashes that were allowed to freely cross pollinate amongst themselves. They will all produce good tender edible squash that can be harvested at the immature stage, plus they will exhibit a wide range of unique phenotypes (variants). The name comes from the experience all gardeners have of some mystery squash growing from the compost pile, often with questionable edibility. Summer squash are all in the genus Cucurbita and the species “pepo” which also includes the winter squash varieties Delicata, Acorn, spaghetti squash, pumpkins, and the small hard ornamental gourds. So the squash that grows on its own accord from the compost pile is typically a cross from these diverse types. Our compost Creature Mix is a narrower gene pool and could be the starting point for your own new squash types such as a striped green crookneck, or hope about a striped patty pan or any other myriad of combinations.  Packet (2 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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