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Botanical Interests 0248 Max’s Gold Summer Squash Seed, Squash, Cucurbita Pepo We love Max’s Gold zucchini because of its beautiful color outside and flavorful, firm squash inside. Long, straight fruits have a small seed cavity, meaning there’s more delicious squash to eat. It is ideal for grilling, snacking on fresh or adding to salads. Harvest…
Botanical Interests 0276 One Kilo Slow Bolt Napa Cabbage Seed, Cabbage, Brassica Rapa Var Pekinensis Also called napa cabbage, One Kilo Slow Bolt’ has a delicate flavor, a soft texture in between that of lettuce and regular cabbage and tight heads have a creamy yellow interior. Cabbage is most reliable when sown in mid- to…
Botanical Interests 0246 Orient Wonder Pole Yard Long Bean Seed, Bean, Vigna Sesquipedalis Also called Chinese long beans or asparagus beans, Orient Wonder is a delicious and beautiful, dark green, pole bean. Seeds are slow to develop, so pods stay smooth and slender. Orient Wonder is much more tolerant of weather fluctuations like cool, dry…
Botanical Interests 0157 Pink Banana Winter Squash Seed, Squash, Cucurbita Maxima Very smooth, velvety skin makes Pink Banana an attractive conversation piece as well as a delicious dish! Ancient Peruvians and American pioneers ate many a hearty meal with banana-type squash. 18 to 24 in long squash make not only a vegetable side dish, but…
Botanical Interests 0170 Pumpkin Seed, Pumpkin, Cucurbita Maxima Popular in Paris in the 1880s and introduced to the U.S. in 1883, this remarkable French heirloom, also known as Rouge Vif d’Etampes (‘vivid red of Etampes”), is deeply ridged, 12 to 24 in across and weighs 15 to 20 pounds. It’s a terrific decoration whether carved…
Botanical Interests 0237 Red Warty Thing Pumpkin Seed, Pumpkin, Cucurbita Maxima Developed from the 1897 heirloom Victor, which spent years in storage at the U.S. Seed Bank. Peculiar looking, but renowned for delicious flavor and fine texture. The bumpy, thick, red-orange skin protects the 10 to 20 pound pumpkins, allowing them to store for many…
Botanical Interests 0297 Robust Pop R400MR Popcorn Corn Seed, Corn, Zea Mays Once only commercially available, this type of popping corn is now available to the home gardener, Robust Pop R400MR produces large, round popped kernels sturdy enough to hold a coating and stay in one piece, unlike the more common ‘butterfly’-shaped popcorn. This is…
Botanical Interests 0244 Scarlet Emperor Pole Runner Bean Seed, Bean, Phaseolus Coccineus With such magnificent clusters of rich-red, edible flowers, this variety is predominantly used as a flowering screen, vine or fence cover. Little known is that this runner bean has an extremely rich flavor when picked young and can be shelled for green or…
Botanical Interests 0119 Shin Kuroda Carrot Seed, Carrot, Daucus Carota Late planting your garden Shin Kuroda is quite heat resistant, so don’t hesitate to sow in late spring and even into the summer (when you might be doubtful about sowing carrots). Shin means new in Japanese, which alludes to its improved, tapered, 5 in long…
Botanical Interests 0012 Sugar Magnolia Snap Pea Seed, Pea, Pisum Sativum Var Macrocarpum Sugar Magnolia’ isn’t just a famous Grateful Dead song, it is also a beautiful, fine-flavored, edible-pod pea with purple flowers. Long hypertendrils (vigorous, multi-branching tendrils) act as extra sturdy supports for 6 to 7 ft vining plants, creating an airy structure that…
Botanical Interests 3089 Sugar Snap Pea Seed, Pea, Pisum Sativum Snap peas are best eaten fresh and there’s nothing like picking them right off the vine. The French call edible podded peas mange tout meaning eat all. Sugar Snap provides an extended harvest of thick, crunchy 3 in pods filled with flavorful peas. Vines tolerate…
Botanical Interests 0185 Sun Gold Pole Cherry Tomato Seed, Tomato, Solanum Lycopersicum Rare in grocery stores, Sun Gold’s plump, tangerine-colored fruits are a special treat at the peak of flavor in the garden-very sweet and juicy. Provide support for vigorous vines that easily reach 6 ft long. Pick a bit early and ripen indoors at…