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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Pink Passion Beta vulgaris (50 days)  Resurrected from obscurity by Wild Garden Seeds this striking chard has the brightest pink, wide petioles you can imagine, and unusually smooth dark green leaves that you are bound to love. Remarkably lovely – this is edible ornamental landscaping at its finest! Packet (2 g ≈ 100 seeds) Ounce (≈ 2,100 seeds)...

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Golden Husk   Physalis philadelphica (85 days) This is the ticket for the salsa verde that will dazzle dinner guests at your gala garden soiree, making hearts flutter longingly for mariachi band music and a dance partner who’s smooth on the shoes!  Often self sows and naturalizes in gardens. Packet (1/2 g ≈ 30 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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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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Black Cherry Solanum esculentum  (60-75 days)  A refreshing break from the ordinary, this purple brown cherry tomato has incredibly abundant 1” diameter fruits with a complex, rich sweet flavor. Very productive with vigorous vines that can top 6 feet, so stake accordingly or you’ll be traversing a jungle of tangled tomatoes to satiate your desire for more of these tasty treats.  Indeterminate. Packet ( 1/4 g ≈ 50 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, Chestnut Chocolate Solanum lycopersicum  (80 days)  Lovely 1-2 oz chestnut chocolate colored fruits with that wonderful sweet rich flavor that we have come to expect in the darker brown colored fruits. Very prolific and hardy plants. Foliage is dark green and purple blushed.  Bred by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms. Packet; 1/4 g (~30 seeds)  ...

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Dakota Gold Solanum lycopersicum (80 days) This is a light yellow beefsteak tomato that can grow to 2 lbs. They are sweet, very fruity, and have a delicate pink blush in the centers. Pictured inside back cover. Indeterminate. Packet (1/4 g ≈ 30 seeds)  ...

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German Streaked  Solanum esculentum (80 days) Large 8-12 ounce, flattened fruits with some ribbing are a beautiful yellow, orange red marbled pattern. Particularly attractive when sliced. Flavor is very fruity and complex and reminiscent of fruits from more tropical locales. One of My favorites! Packet (1/4g ≈ 30 seeds) ...

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Hartman's Yellow Gooseberry Solanum esculentum (70-75 days) While it not a Gooseberry its sunny yellow fruits are reminiscent of the cape gooseberry ground cherry.  Believed to be the same yellow cherry as listed by seedsmen since pre-1830s, this was reintroduced by the John Hartman Seed Company. Delightfully prolific lemon yellow cherry tomato.  With long clusters of light and bright tasting one inch round fruits. Plants grow quite tall with narrow foliage. Indeterminate. Heirloom. Packet 1/4 g ≈ 30 seeds...

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Hungarian Heart Solanum esculentum (80 days) This is a gorgeous, large fruited “ox-heart” shaped heirloom from Budapest, Hungary with solid fruits that grow up to a pound.  Meaty and flavorful fruit does not form a juicy core and has very few seeds.  Versatile fruit is excellent for fresh eating or canning.  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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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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Polish Giant Solanum esculentum (80-90 days) A delightful heirloom that yields huge 2 pound round pink fruits with rich, juicy balanced flavor without much acidity.  One of our favorites here!  A suitable, dependable market variety. Packet (1/4 g. ≈ 50 seeds)  ...

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Polish Linguisa Solanum esculentum (75 days) An early maturing, large fruited (10-12 ounce), sausage shaped heirloom brought from Poland in the 1800s.  Solid, meaty fruits are quite flavorful and pleasing for a paste type.  Much bigger and longer than typical paste tomatoes! Versatile and beautiful! Packet (1/4 g. ≈ 50 seeds)  ...

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Red Calabash Solanum esculentum (80-90) Originally a meso-American variety from the Zapotec peoples of Mexico, brought to northern shores by horticultural adventurer, Gabriel Howearth. Delights the eyes with its flattened, bright red, pleated fruits that are 3-4” across and have a wonderful sweet tomato flavor. Mildly indeterminate. Packet ( 1/4 g ≈ 50 seeds) 1 g ~ 200 seeds  ...

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Rutgers Solanum esculentum (80-90 days) The legendary Jersey tomato, introduced in 1934, is a cross between J.T.D. (an old New Jersey variety from the Campbell Soup Co.) and Marglobe. Bred to be a true workhorse variety in a time when 36,000 acres of tomatoes were being grown in the Garden State! It is a very dependable, smooth skinned, medium sized, red slicer with good crack and disease resistance. Tall vines, Fusarium resistance. Indeterminate. Packet (1/4 g. ≈ 50 seeds)...

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Sweet Orange II  Solanum esculentum (65 days)  A unique open pollinated orange cherry tomato that is exceptionally productive. Crack resistant. Bred for higher sugar levels, it is a delicious garden snack tantalizing taste buds with an abundance of bright sweet fruits.  Vigorous growing vines require trellising as they can easily grow to 8 feet tall. Indeterminate. Packet ( 1/4 g ≈ 30 seeds) 1 g ~ 200 seeds  ...

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Tomato, Wali's Gold  ORGANIC A unique open pollinated orange cherry tomato that is exceptionally productive bred from the wildly popular hybrid: SunGold (F1).  We are still selecting this strain with the assitance of my now 15 year old son, breed for higher sugar levels, productivity and crack resistance. As it is a work in progress, there will be the occasional red fruited plant which is still a delicious cherry tomato.  This is a delicious garden snack tantalizing taste buds with an abundance of bright sweet fruits.  Vigorous growing vines require trellising as they can easily grow to 8 feet tall. Indeterminate.  SSF TM58: Packet ( 1/4 g ≈ 50 seeds) - $4.50  ...

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Yellow Stuffing Solanum esculentum (70-80 days)  This was a find from a seed swap of years ago. Yellow Stuffing heirloom open pollinated tomato is a tomato like no other.  It looks more like a bell pepper than a tomato, especially on the inside.  Yellow stuffing has a mild flavor, and is great when stuffed with meat, potatoes, onions, and carrots.  Indeterminate.  Packet ( 1/4 g ≈ 50 seeds)  ...

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Des Vertus Marteau Brassica rapa (35 days) The name translates poetically to Hammer of Virtue. Vertus, is in the northeast of France. Its elongated shape is great for slicing in the kitchen and mild flavor is delicious in salads or steamed with butter. A great early season crop with a sweet, crisp flavor and unique elongated shape.  Roots average 2” wide by 4-6” long. This French heirloom dates back to the 1800s. Packet:  1 g. ~ 350 seeds ...

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TURNIP, Golden Globe  Brassica rapa (55 days) Very tasty turnip with sweet, crisp golden-colored flesh. Firm, round roots grow to 3-4”, best for spring or fall harvest. Tops can be eaten as nutritious greens. Packet: (1 g) ...

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Blacktail Mountain Citrullus lanatus (75 days)  Developed by Glenn Downs from the Sandhill Preservation Center, created while he lived in northern Idaho, a location which has cool 35 to 45 degree nights and short seasons. He says, “The fruit is dark green with very faint stripes, flesh is an orange red similar to Sugar Baby. Continuously, it is my earliest type in over 100 varieties grown each season. Fruit averages 6 to 10 pounds. Our son, Cory, and family moved to a new home in mid-July, 2013 and he wanted to plant a garden. He stuck in some Blacktail Mountain seed on July 18 and was rewarded in late September with an abundance of nice sized ripe melons.” OSSI (Open Source Seed Initiative) Pledged Variety. Packet (2 g ≈ 70 seeds) Ounce  ...

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Crimson Sweet Citrullus lanatus (85 days) An heirloom workhorse that can hold its own against any hybrid out there.  Fine sweet flavor with incredible smooth texture.  Small seeds don’t get in the way of enjoying the crisp red flesh.  Produces 5-6 fruits that are generally about 10-15 pounds, but can mushroom up to 30 pounds with ample spacing and fertility.  Rind is light green with dark green stripes.  Packet (2 g ≈ 70 seeds) One Ounce (≈ 650 seeds)    ...

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Desert King  Citrullus lanatus (90-100 days) This variety produces 20-30 pound fruits with a light green rind that resists sunburn and performs well in drought and heat as its name implies. Flesh is yellow orange with a tangy sweetness with large tan and black seeds.  A dependable producer. Packet (2 g ≈ 70 seeds) ...

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Moon & Stars Citrullus lanatus (80 days)  Take a bite out of this galaxy of taste. Moon and Stars is named for the yellow dots, ‘stars’, and 1-2” ‘moons that are speckled over the dark green skin. The flesh is deep red with large tan seeds that are the perfect ammo for seed spitting. Not as sweet as Crimson Sweet, but very pleasant and refreshing nonetheless, with fine texture and depth.  Can grow up to 40 pounds!  Packet (2 g ≈ 70 seeds) One Ounce (≈ 650 seeds) ...

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Moon & Stars Gold Citrullus vulgaris (95-95 days)  Rare, this is the yellow-meated strain of this fine heirloom; these are very delicious and have beautiful, yellow-orange meat that is very sweet. The large fruit can grow to 40 lbs, and they have large, yellow "moons and stars" covering their nearly black rinds. A favorite variety by many. Draws rave reviews! A great variety for farmers' markets. Pictured inside back cover. Packet (1 1/2 g ≈ 70 seeds)...

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Sweet Dakota Rose  Citrullus lanatus (80-90 days)   Sweet Dakota Rose has become known as one of the best tasting, most reliable open pollinated watermelon varieties.  It features great flavor, few seeds and sunburn resistance.  It produces 8-15 lb fruits.  Bred by the Podoll’s of Prairie Road Organic Seed of North Dakota. Packet (2 g ≈ 70)...

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Baby Butternut, Burpee’s Butterbush   Curcurbita moschata (75 days)  Excellent early-maturing butternut, with compact vines (3-4 ft).  Flesh is deep reddish-orange, moist and deliciously sweet.  Long keeper.  Yields 1.5 - 4 lb fruits, averaging 4 fruits per plant.  Selection for uniformity is ongoing with this old strain so their may still be some elongated types that we hope to rogue out in future generations of growing seed.  Packet (2 g ~ 40 seeds) Ounce ...

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Winter Squash, Butternut clan mix (110 days) This is a diverse mix of butternut type squash that range from Tromboncino types to regular Butternut shapes.  All have good storage qualities and excellent culinary value as cooking and baking squash.  Cucurbita moschata type squash benefit from a 2 week period of post harvest curing that we typically do in a warm greenhouse environment.  SSF WS28: - 3 g (~30 seeds) ...

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Winter Squash, Butternut, Waltham   Cucurbita moschata (110 days)  Solid 9” fruits weigh in at 4-6 pounds and have a very small seed cavity, brilliant orange flesh and a tan skin. Flavor is sweet, smooth and slightly nutty. Excellent for pie. Requires supplemental curing in a greenhouse or warm house post harvest to properly color up and cure. Univ. of Mass. 1956 introduction. Packet (3 g ~ 40 seeds) ounce...

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Delicata, Zeppelin  Cucurbita pepo (100 days)  A much loved 1894 heirloom winter squash that is just the right size for a side dish with dinner. The fruits are 7-10” long, weigh about a pound and possess flesh that is finer-textured, sweeter, and significantly longer keeping than other strains. Packet (2.5 g ≈ 40 seeds) ...

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Lower Salmon River Cucurbita maxima (90 days) This PNW heirloom from Idaho has a thick, mottled, salmon-colored rind. Deep orange and sweet flesh make this squash great for pies, soups, or as a side. Grows from 3 to 10 lbs. Harvest before fall rains. Great for storage. A regular taste test winner! SSF Packet( 6g ~ 30 seeds) 1 oz ...

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North Georgia Candy Roaster Cucurbita maxima (95 days) Local to present day North Carolina, the Candy Roaster Squash is known for its sweet, unique flavor, which is the reasoning behind its name. The Cherokee tribes in the southern Appalachians originally cherished this squash for its long shelf life. Despite its odd appearance, many more people have come to treasure it for its unique taste. When fully ripe and stored for several months, it will reach its full flavor potential. A favorite in pies, soups, butters and breads, recipes that utilize this squash do not call for any additional sugar or sweetener, such that many have compared it to a sweet potato   This delicious, unique hubbard-type winter squash was a stand-out open-pollinated variety in terms of dry farmed yield and storability in a dry farmed winter squash variety trial conducted by Alex Stone and Jennifer Wetzel of the Oregon State University Horticulture Department, and is also a top-yielder in Dry Farming Collaborative variety trials. SRF Packet: 5 g (~30 seeds) 1 oz ...

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Tromboncino Curcubita moschata (60 days summer squash/ 90 days winter squash) This is a highly unique classic Italian heirloom squash that can be harvested young as a rich, full-flavored summer squash which is much preferred to traditional zucchini by many Italians who call it "zucchini rampicante". Harvested at 8-12" long, it is delicious roasted, grilled, grated raw into salads or stuffed in ravioli. It can also be left to mature as a long keeping winter squash. Related to Butternut squash, Tromboncino has vigorous growing vines that give rise to elongated serpentine fruits that can grow up to 3 feet long. Can be stored and eaten like a winter squash, however its texture is somewhat stringy like a spaghetti squash and not as sweet and even as a Butternut. A real treat to grow and marvel at! Packet: 3 g (~30 seeds) 1 oz ...

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Wonder Berry – SunBerry Solanum Burbankii   Developed by plant genius Luther Burbank this is an interesting tomato relative. 3' plants yield dozens of clusters of dark, 1/4" berries, and each cluster holds 8-12 fruits. Unique, huckleberry-like flavor makes for intriguing dessert fillings, jellies, syrups, etc. Grown in the usual tomato fashion can be challenging to germinate - the tiny seeds need to keep moist for a much longer period. Start seeds 6-8 weeks before transplanting outside after the last frost. Space plants 30" apart.  Packet (2/5 g) ...

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Zucchini, Golden Cucurbita pepo (60 days) Golden Zucchini was introduced in 1973 by the W. Atlee Burpee seed company.  It is a compact bush type plant that is perfect for those with limited space in their gardens. It is a prolific producer of dazzling gold zucchinis that can grow over 10", but are tastiest when eaten at this size or smaller.  Frequent harvesting of small fruits encourages more fruit to grow.  HEIRLOOM. *If you have issues with Squash Vine Borers you may want to try growing Tromboncino as a summer squash as they are a different species (Cucurbita mochata) Packet (2 g ≈ 30 seeds) Oz ...

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