BASIL, Lettuce Leaf (65-75 days) – Ocimum basilicum Lettuce leaf basil is a popular Italian variety, a large leafed variety of Sweet Basil and one of the most productive of all basils with very large, crinkled and highly aromatic leaves. The sweet basil leaves are not as strong as other basils and have been described as having a clove and minty taste or alternatively a mild spicy, peppery taste. Great in salads and excellent for using in pesto and herbal oils. HEIRLOOM, DBF Packet (1/2 g ≈ 400 seeds)  Bulk (10g)...

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Basil, Mammoth (65-75 days)  This Italian heirloom is a lettuce leafed variety with yellow green leaves that are large enough to use as a wrapping leaf in culinary arts. Highly aromatic flavor is perfect for pesto making. HEIRLOOM, DBF Packet (1/2 g ≈ 400 seeds)...

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Beet, Chioggia (60 days)  Beta vulgaris Old Italian heirloom with candy striped roots with a bull’s eye pattern of red and white alternating rings. Very pretty grated over salads. Non-staining juices come in handy when traditional red beets would dye a dish red.  HEIRLOOM, DBF  Packet (1.5 g. ≈ 200 seeds)   bulk:        One Ounce         ...

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Cucumber, Richmond Green Apple (70 days) Cucumis sativus A lime green heirloom wonder from Australia that produces round to oblong, crunchy fruits that are 2-3" in diameter. A delightful snack that some say rivals that flavor of the beloved Lemon cucumber. You'll have to try both and be the judge. HEIRLOOM. SSF Packet:  2 g (~25 seeds) Half Ounce Ounce...

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Gerkin, Mexican Sour (75 days) Melothria scabra AKA Cucamelon or Mouse melon. A unique relative of cucumbers that produces a plethora of small (1-1 ½ “) fruits that resemble tiny watermelons and have a unique mildly sour cucumber flavor that are delicious to pop in your mouth and eat raw, serve on salads or pickled. Vines grow vigorously up to 10’ and benefit from a trellis. HEIRLOOM. SSF PACKET – 1/2 g. (~150 seeds)...

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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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Parsnip, Hollow Crown This has been a popular variety since the 1820's because of its smooth, white roots that grow 12-16" long and up to 3" around at the crown. Parsnips store incredibly well through the winter in the ground through the deepest cold. A delicious winter treat baked or in soups and stews. Its sweet, nutty flavor is a real standout among the root vegetables. Please be patient upon planting them as they can take over 2 weeks to germinate. Packt: 4g (~850 seeds) 1 oz (~6100 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Fatali (100 days) Capsicum chinense A spicy monster of a chile from central Africa. For thise that love this sort of thing it has a fruity citrus flavor reminiscent of habenero which it is related to. Plants grow to 24" bearing multitudes of 2-3" lomg pendant shaped bright golden yellow fruits. Excellent for adding to a hot sauce, which its fruity citrus flavor really comes alive with mangoes, pineapple, and nuts. SHU = 125,000-400,000. Packet: 2/5 g (~60 seeds) 1 g (~200 seeds) ...

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Fish Capsicum annum (80 days)   This unique variety made its way to shellfish cookery houses around Chesapeake Bay in the 19th century via African-American seed stewards.  Plants grow to 24” tall and have lovely variegated green and white foliage and immature fruits.  Fruits ripen from green/white to orange brown then red.  Has a wide range of heat from jalapeno level to cayenne.  SHU = 5000 -30,000. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) Bulk (1 g ≈ 170 seeds) From William Woys Weaver's description in Mother Earth News: "The origins of the Fish Pepper are obscure. The Aztecs had a variety of pepper called White Fish Chili described in the 1569 Florentine Codex of Spanish friar Bernardino de Sahaguin (1963, 68). A pepper with this name existed in the early nineteenth century, but it is not certain that it was the one under discussion. All that has been ascertained thus far is that the Fish Pepper shown in color plate 65 was an African-American heirloom that began as a sport or mutation of a common serrano pepper sometime during the 1870s. Over time it became a fixed variety, but it was never sold commercially. Seed was acquired by my grandfather from Horace Pippin, who said that the variety originated near Baltimore. By 1900, throughout the region stretching from Washington to Philadelphia, Fish Peppers were raised almost exclusively in the black community for use in oyster and crab houses, and especially for dishes using terrapin. It was one of those “secret” ingredients favored by cooks and caterers to spike a recipe with invisible heat, for the Fish Pepper was used primarily when it was white, and it could be dried to retain that color. This feature was a culinary plus in the days when cream sauces reigned supreme."...

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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, Jimmy Nardello Capsicum annum (75 days) An heirloom favorite for generations, loved for its remarkably candy sweet, thin fleshed ,long & skinny fruits that can grow up to 10" long. A very early maturing and productive plant that grows to about 30". Consistently one of the first sweet peppers to ripen here. Slender fruits mature to a bright crimson red. Packet: 2/5 g (~40 seeds) 1g ~100 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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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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