"This book is sure to be a modern classic and is one of the most important books on gardening in the current century." —Jere Gettle, founder, Baker Creek Heirloom SeedsHeirloom Vegetable Gardening has always been a book for gardeners and cooks interested in unique flavors, colors, and history in their produce. This updated edition has been improved throughout with growing zones, advice, and new plant entries. Line art has been replaced with lush, full-color photography. Yet at the core, this book delivers on the same promise it made two decades ago: It’s a comprehensive guide based on meti... [Read More]
Tired of genetically modified food every day, Americans are moving more toward eating natural, locally grown food that is free of pesticides and preservatives-and there is no better way to ensure this than to grow it yourself. Anyone can start a garden, whether in a backyard or on a city rooftop; but what they need to truly succeed is The Heirloom Life Gardener, a comprehensive guide to cultivating heirloom vegetables.In this invaluable resource, Jere and Emilee Gettle, cofounders of the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company, offer a wealth of knowledge to every kind of gardener-experienced pros a... [Read More]
Japanese Long slender green sweet tasting cucumbers are crisp, mild and easy to digest. Fruits grow up to a foot long and have few seeds. One of the best Japanese varieties for the home garden. A second planting in early summer is recommended for fall harvest. Best grown on a trellis or fence to keep fruit straight and dry. Open Pollinated. Plant produces high yields of 18 to 20" long dark green burpless cucumbers. They are very mild, very crisp, and easy to digest. One of the best Japanese burpless cucumbers on the market. Best when harvested when 12" long. Excellent pickling variety with ver... [Read More]
Every year, renowned grower Amy Goldman produces an amazing 600 varieties of tomatoes on her estate in New York's Hudson Valley. Here, in 56 delicious recipes, 200 gorgeous photos, and Goldman's erudite, charming prose, is the cream of the crop.From glorious heirloom beefsteaks - that delicious tomato you had as a kid but can't seem to find anymore - to exotica like the ground tomato (a tiny green fruit that tastes like pineapple and grows in a tomatillo-like husk), Homegrown Tomatoes is filled with gorgeous shots of tomatoes so luscious they verge on the erotic. Along with the recipes and pho... [Read More]
(Lycopersicon esceluntum) V. O. Porter, a seed enthusiast from Stephenville, Texas, developed the Porter tomato to withstand the heat and humidity of Texas weather conditions. Porter & Son Seeds published their first seed catalog in 1914, specializing mostly in watermelon, garlic, and tomatoes. Though the company went out of business in 1994, the Porter tomato continues to be a garden favorite because of its drought hardiness, crack resistance, and huge yield of golf-ball sized, meaty tomatoes. Annual. 75 days. Indeterminate. HOW TO GROW: Once a few true leaves have developed, seedlings should... [Read More]
Identified as having the best flavor of any Mid-East style squash in our trials. Magda's sweet, nutty flavor is comparable to Zephyr. The blocky, pale-green, tapered fruits are usually picked small, 3-4" long, for stuffing, stir-fries, and pickling. High yielding over a long season. David's Garden Seeds is a Veteran owned business that has been offering quality seeds since 2009.
New York Times best sellerWinner, James Beard Foundation Award, Best Book of the Year in American CookingWinner, IACP Julia Child First Book Award Sean Brock is the chef behind the game-changing restaurants Husk and McCrady’s, and his first book offers all of his inspired recipes. With a drive to preserve the heritage foods of the South, Brock cooks dishes that are ingredient-driven and reinterpret the flavors of his youth in Appalachia and his adopted hometown of Charleston. The recipes include all the comfort food (think food to eat at home) and high-end restaurant food (fancier dishes whe... [Read More]
A.k.a. Apple Cucumber, Crystal Lemon Cucumber. Crisp and juicy. To experience the smooth, tender and cream-tasting fruits at their peak, enjoy them when they're young. A bright, scrumptious addition to salads. When mature, Crystal Apple's pretty, pale, greenish white-skinned fruits resemble Granny Smith apples. Said to be more digestible than other cucumbers. Best harvested early. An heirloom that was popular "Down Under" in New Zealand/Australia for some time before appearing in Ferry Morse's 1934 seed catalog here in the U.S. Crystal Apple gets its name from the apple-shaped cucumbers it pro... [Read More]
GROWN NATURALLY WITHOUT THE USE OF CHEMICALS AND PESTICIDES AT MY SEED FARM, HARVESTED AND PACKAGED BY HAND IN RESEALABLE AIR TIGHT BAGS (EACH BAG IS INDIVIDUALLY LABELED). EACH PURCHASE INCLUDES A FULL PAGE SEED FACT SHEET AND PLANTING/GROWING INSTRUCTIONS. ALL SEED LOTS ARE TESTED FOR GERMINATION. LAST GERMINATION TEST 85 PERCENT. First documented listing in a seed catalog is 1883, these have been a gardening favorite for a very long time. Green globe is a perennial in zones 7-10 and planted as an annual elsewhere. This artichoke is know for being one of the fastest producers of artichokes g... [Read More]
Green and white Thai specialty. Compact, well-branched plant with a prolific set of small, round fruits, avg. 2 across. White blossom end with a deep green, striped shoulder and green calyx. Firm flesh holds up well in curries. Compact, well-branched plant with a prolific set of small, round fruits, avg. 1½-2" in diameter. White blossom end with a deep green, striped shoulder. Firm flesh holds up well in curries. Green calyx. Eggplant- Cultivation Plant indoors in good potting mix about 8 weeks before planting outside . Plant seeds 1/4" deep and germinate at 80 degrees. Transplant outdoors af... [Read More]
Though the exact origin of French Breakfast radishes is unknown, renowned seed expert James J. H. Gregory of Marblehead, Massachusetts first offered them for sale in his seed catalog in 1875.
Tomatoes are thermophilic vegetables, under normal conditions, the assimilation optimum temperature 20 ~ 25 °, root growth optimum soil temperature is 20 ~ 22 °. Increase soil temperature can not only promote root development, while a significant increase in soil nitrate content, growth accelerated, the yield increased. Tomatoes are hi light crop, light saturation point 70000lx, appropriate light intensity of 30000 ~ 50000lx. Tomatoes are short-day plants, in the vegetative growth to reproductive growth process steering short-day basic requirements, but not critical, and some varieties under... [Read More]
From the rare to the most commonly grown, this tomato seed collection will fill your need for seeds!
Hales Best Jumbo Cantaloupe Melon Seeds. Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis. This melon thrives in warmer, more tropic climates. This plant will produce uniform round, juicy melons for summer
This flavorful, meaty tomato made quite a reputation for itself as a canning tomato during in the early 1900s. George W. Middleton of Jeffersonville, Pennsylvania developed this variety from the old standard Chalk’s Early Jewel
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