"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]
Obviously Kohlrabi has made an impact on gardeners and chefs alike as it has stood the test of time. Kohlrabi is actually a member of the cabbage family, but the edible part is actually an enlarged stem. Best harvested when the stem reaches 2-3 inches. Many people use the young leaves in salads or steamed. This variety have a light green skinned exterior, white interior, and a bit smaller than the Purple Vienna Kohlrabi, but slightly faster growth rate. Plant kohlrabi in rich soil about 1/4 inch deep. They love moisture once established and will benefit from an ample side dressing of compost. ... [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]
Start these vegetable seeds indoors in sterile potting mix being sure to keep the temperature above 70 degrees. Some people prefer to use a grow pad but the top of the fridge has been known to be quite effective as well. Once the first true leaves appear on your tomato seedlings, transplant into 4" pots until you have completely hardened them off in the garden. Hardening is a process of exposing the plants more and more to outside temperature until they are hardy enough to tollerat a complete outdoor move. Generally speaking, by early summer heirloom tomatoes should be transplated into the gar... [Read More]
2019 American Horticultural Society Book Award Winner Best-selling author Niki Jabbour invites you to shake up your vegetable garden with an intriguing array of 224 plants from around the world. With her lively “Like this? Then try this!” approach, Jabbour encourages you to start with what you know and expand your repertoire to try related plants, many of which are delicacies in other cultures. Jabbour presents detailed growing information for each plant, along with fun facts and plant history. Be prepared to have your mind expanded and catch Jabbour’s contagious enthusiasm for experime... [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.
A long standing favorite, Grand Rapids produces medium-large plants that have wavy, frilled, deeply cut, light green leaves. Nice uniformity. Perfect for cold-frames, greenhouse growing or in the garden of course. Crisp, tend and tasty. Resistant to heat and tipburn resistant.
While starting seeds of the Spanish Sweet Yellow Onion is not necessarily difficult, the right conditions will make the process successful. Sow Spanish Sweet Yellow Onion seeds directly in the ground in the spring when the threat of frost has passed or start in containers several weeks before transplanting into soil. Keep the ground moist but not wet for the first couple of weeks. Pick a sunny, well-drained spot for planting for the best performance. Spanish Sweet Yellow Onion prefers a well-drained fertile soil in a sunny position. Height: 24-30" | Days to harvest-90 to 105 Days | | Spacing: ... [Read More]
Agastache rugosa. This mint family plant native to Asia has aromatic edible foliage with a minty licorice flavor and dense dark purple blooms that attract a host of beneficial insects and are quite pleasing to the eye. Korean Licorice Mint leaves are excellent minced in salads but they also make a delicious tea that mixes well with any number of other herbs in our seed catalog. Plants will perennialize in areas with warmer winters and has some degree of frost tolerance. This one's easy to fall in love with.
This is an important open-pollinated corn variety for those serious about the ethos of organic farming and gardening. Plant breeder and farmer Jonathan Spero from Lupine Knoll Farm has developed this sweet corn variety for seven years, and the result is an extremely productive, sweet and vigorous open pollinated corn. Here's Jonathan's description of his variety: "Zanadoo has a mixture of white and yellow kernels and we are finding this bi-color is promising to be a little sweeter than the single color white Anasazi cross corn. About 82 days to maturity with mostly 14 rows of big deep kernels ... [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]
A long standing favorite, Grand Rapids produces medium-large plants that have wavy, frilled, deeply cut, light green leaves. Nice uniformity. Perfect for cold-frames, greenhouse growing or in the garden of course. Crisp, tend and tasty. Resistant to heat and tipburn resistant. 1898 Nebraska Seed Co. Catalog says about Grand Rapids Lettuce.... "Grand Rapids Forcing: In the vicinity of Grand Rapids, Mich., this is the only variety they plant for forcing. It is an excellent sort." Grand Rapids lettuce is a loose-leaf, or leaf type, lettuce that develops crisp leaves loosely set on the plan... [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]
Take one packet each of every variety of sage in our seed catalog at discounted pricing. Our sage seed collection includes one packet each of: Black Sage (Salvia mellifera; ~50 seeds), White Sage (Salvia apiana, ~50 seeds), Red Sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza, ~35 seeds), Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea, ~10 seeds), Garden / Common Sage (Salvia officinalis, ~50 seeds), Clary Sage (Salvia sclarea, ~50 seeds), and Purple Sage (Salvia leucophylla, ~50 seeds). Black Sage Photo Credit: Curtis Clark. Licensed via Creative Commons.
Delicious.Kohlrabi was first introduced sometime just before the Civil War. Three varieties appeared later in the 1884 D.M. Ferry Seed Catalog. Inside its thick skin lies a crisp, juicy vegetable that I like equally raw or cooked. It's a member of the brassica family, those nutrient-dense cabbages (as well as kales, brussels sprouts, broccoli and cauliflower) whose phytochemicals are highly regarded for their antioxidant properties. If you can get kohlrabi with the greens attached, cook them as you would turnip greens or kale. The greens are never quite as copious as the greens on a bunch ... [Read More]
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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