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Helianthus annuus. 5-7′ tall plants produce mostly single, 8-12” flowers with yellow petals. Large, black seeds are tasty as a snack and also good for fresh sprouts since they’re huge. Black seeded sunflower seeds are a popular protein-rich food in eastern Europe, and are very popular with the birds here at our farm. May also…
Helianthus annuus. A sunflower party, this collection is an evolving mixture of sunflower colors and growth habits that we have been curating since 2005. Selected over the years from various crosses and volunteers. Many are classic yellows as well as unique reds and a few lemon yellow types. But the real gems in the mix…
Helianthus annuus. Flowers reach 6″ wide on well-branched, 6′ tall plants. Flower color varies and includes pale yellow, bright yellow, bicolor, and red flowers. A very good cut flower since each plant produces several flower heads and stem size works well in bouquets. We were given this seed by Wim Brus, a biodynamic seed grower…
Zea mays. Super Sweet. 80-90 days. One of the first open pollinated super sweet (Sh2) corns! Medium-large ears have yellow, truly super sweet kernels, and hold their flavor once picked. Still a little variable in maturity and color with some pale yellow kernels, but we think this may be necessary to maintain vigor as corn…
Capsicum annuum. Yellow to Red. 75 days. Richly flavored Hungarian sweet pepper that is great both fresh and cooked. Attractive, large, conical fruit with a curled tip start out pale yellow and ripen to bright orange then red. These colors make Bácskai Fehér sweet pepper a great addition to a market display, as they offer…
Capsicum annuum. Lime Green to Red. 70 days. Wonderful, early sweet red pepper that is our effort at dehybridizing “a popular hybrid.” Elongated, tapered fruit are similar to Hungarian sweet peppers. Starts out a lime green color, ripens to red with good flavor at any stage. Now in its sixth season of selection, it is…
Capsicum annuum. Green to Red. 70 days. Red ruffled pepper with sweet thick flesh. Very early and also productive late into the season. Deeply lobed, flattened sheepnose/cheese type pimento. Fruit develop fewer blemishes during ripening compared to bell-shaped peppers. The German translation of Liebesapfel can be either ‘love apple’ or ‘candy apple.’ Either one certainly…
Capsicum annuum. Green to Red. 70 days. Excellent early maturing dark red sweet pepper that is definitely one of our favorites. Pointy Kaibi #1 is not overly sweet for fresh eating, instead having an incredible aroma which makes it excellent for sweet paprika. Not only will this variety fill the house with an unbearably delicious…
Eragrostis tef. An early maturing white seeded teff that consistently performs well in conditions varying from the short cool summer of 2010 to the long hot summer of 2015. White teff is usually too late maturing to be grown here, luckily A.L. White teff is different. Each plant produces many beautiful wispy tillers, like an…
Brassica carinata. A selection of Abyssinian mustard. Excellent flavor with some garlic overtones. One of Andrew’s favorite salad greens, especially in early winter, though Sarah likes it more for braising. Dark green, oval leaves with slightly irregular edges average 4-7” long. May size up enough for bunching, but does not get as big as other…
Nicotiana tabacum. As folks that haven’t spent much time in New England, we were surprised to learn that Connecticut and Massachusetts have a 300 year history of producing premium tobacco for wrapping cigars. Warm summers, long day length, and high humidity provide favorable conditions for leaves that can reach 3′ across and twice as long!…
Physalis philadelphica (synonym Physalis ixocarpa). 80 days. This special giant Mexican strain produces 3-4” wide, green fruit on super tall plants that benefit from support. Seed originally saved from imported Mexican fruit purchased at the Plaza Latina Market in Eugene, Oregon, in 2005. Much higher culinary value than the smaller yellowish varieties. We like to…
Solanum lycopersicum. Yellow. 55-60 days. Det. Dwarf. This was one of our earliest and tastiest tomatoes in 2010, which was for many gardeners in our area, “the year of late, bland tomatoes.” 1-3 oz, yellow-gold globes are plentiful and early, yielding for quite a while despite being determinate. One of the only yellow tomatoes we…
Solanum lycopersicum. 60 days. Semi-det. Very attractive bushy plants are heavy yielders all through the season of flattened, medium-sized, deep red 4-6 oz fruit. Great rich balanced flavor makes Ararat Flame tomato one of our favorites. For best flavor, we like to pick the fruit when they have slightly yellow-green shoulders. This kiss of shoulder…
Solanum lycopersicum. Red Cherry. 65-70 days. Indet. Massive tresses of medium-small, red cherry tomatoes ripen in clusters of 20 or more. Fruit have good rich flavor, and ability to hold on the plant. Originating wild in Colombia. Some sources say this variety may be a separate species, Lycopersicon columbianum, however we believe it is a…
Solanum lycopersicum. Red with Yellow Stripes. 60 days. Indet. Fairly early medium-sized, 2-4 oz, red fruit with yellow tiger stripes. One of the best striped tomatoes with excellent flavor, vigorous growth and high yields. Produces perfectly beautiful striped fruit for display on the tomato table at market and is a colorful addition to mixed quarts…
Solanum lycopersicum. Orange Cherry. 65-75 days. Indet. Tall vines produce unique, dark orange cherry tomatoes with bronze shoulders and some green inside. Sweet, fruity flavor. Very productive. Medium sized fruit fills pints quickly. This variety has traveled across the pond at least twice: Madeline McKeever of Brown Envelope Seeds in Ireland received this seed from…
Solanum lycopersicum. Brown/Maroon Paste. 65-70 days. Indet. Plum-shaped fruit are a wonderful maroon-brown color with a little green on the shoulders. Big, vigorous plants provide extremely high yields of fat, 2-3 oz fruit that are good for sauce. A Russian variety named after the hats Russian cavalry once wore. Given to The Seed Ambassadors Project…
Solanum lycopersicum. 70 days. Indet. Potato leaf. Huge amounts of 1½-2” perfect ballshaped, 2-3 oz fruit form in clusters of 7-8. Red and juicy with good tart tomato flavor. Good storing ability both on and off the plant. Deutsche Fleiss translates to ‘German diligence.’ It is consistently one of our highest yielding varieties. A Seed…
Solanum lycopersicum. White/Pink Plum. 60-65 days. Indet. Early producer of loads of small, pale-pink, egg-shaped fruit. Egg from Phuket tomato (Ei von Phuket in German) yields 1 oz fruits that are held in clusters on tall healthy vines. Good balanced flavor that has a little tartness with a clean finish. This flavor, along with a…
Solanum lycopersicum. Yellow Cherry. 65-70 days. Indet. Multi-flora type with up to 100 fruit in a cluster. High yielding of small, round, yellow fruit with pointy ends. Good, sweet intense flavor. Early, decorative, and cold tolerant plants. Fruit hold their quality through late fall when others split or rot, and hold well off the vine….
Solanum lycopersicum. 80-85 days. Indet. Big, red oxheart shaped, 12-18 oz fruit with tender skin. This is a giant tomato, good for fresh eating but best broiled or cooked into soup or sauce. Sometimes one fruit is too much for one person to eat all at once. Late but high yields. We wait every year…
Solanum lycopersicum. Yellow/Green Cherry. 60 days. Indet. Early yellow cherry tomato with green flesh that is visible through the skin. A fruity and sweet, de-hybridized Sungold with a unique outcome, completely unlike its parent. We find it less fruity than Sungold, with different flavor characteristics. Split resistant and keeps very well both on the plant…
Solanum lycopersicum. Red Paste. 65 days. Indet. An excellent variety for eating fresh, cooking, or use in sauce. Fat, oval, 4-6 oz fruit are firm, meaty, slightly juicy but not at all watery. Most tomatoes that are keeper varieties come on late in the season and don’t taste great fresh, but Graham’s Good Keeper is…
Solanum lycopersicum. 55-60 days. Det. Dwarf. Dwarf bushes, rugose regular-leafed plants produce medium-sized, 2-3 oz meaty fruit prolifically and early. It always surprises us just how many lovely red-orange fruit grow on such a small stout plant. Very good for container gardening, as plants only reach 12-20” tall at maturity. Gundula is perfect for a…
Solanum lycopersicum. Red Cherry. 50-60 days. Indet. Ernteglück in German. Bright red, round classic cherry tomato. Long, forked tresses hold up to 30 fruit. One of our favorites with its perfectly balanced sweet flavor. It is easy to eat pint after pint of Harvest Luck, and they are great added to salad. A standby variety…
Solanum lycopersicum. 55-60 days. Indet. Potato Leaf. 2-4 oz round, slightly oblate, bright red fruit held in clusters. The best trait of Harzfeuer is the aroma when fruit are ripe – they smell different, adding a delightful note to the already great well-balanced flavor. Very juicy for fresh eating. Harzfeuer translates from German to “resin…
Solanum lycopersicum. Pink Cherry. 60-70 days. Indet. This tall, wild cherry tomato produces large quantities of small tart fruit with pink skin. A little bit acidic for some, but many people prefer it at our tomato taste-offs. A unique variety in a world of super sweet cherry tomatoes. We have been told that this type…
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