Instructions: Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.

• Start Indoors: 6 weeks before last frost
• Germination: 7-14 Days
• Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
• Support: Cage, stake, or trellis

Tropical heat-loving vine from India. Not a true spinach, but similar in flavor and usage. Free-branching climber with red leaf veins and stems. Will regrow rapidly if sprouts are cut to eat as greens. Pinch tips to encourage branching. Stems can be cut and rooted.

Growing Instructions: Sow seeds outdoors when danger of frost has passed. Can also be sown indoors. Transplant outdoors after air temperatures are consistently between 70 and 80°F. For best yields, harvest continually. Plant in full sun or partial shade.

• Direct Seed: 1" Apart
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Thin: 6" Apart
• Support: Trellis

Classic culinary herb for flavoring meat, cheese, and bean dishes. Good for laying on the grill and flavoring meat with its smoke. Attractive grey-green shrubby plant with beautiful mauve flowers.

Growing Instructions: Sow seeds indoors on surface of soil. Can also be directly sown outdoors two weeks after the last spring frost. Prefers rich, moist, well- drained soil. Divide every 3-4 years.

• Start Indoors: 6-8 weeks before last frost
• Germination: 14-21 Days
• Plant Outdoors: 12” Apart
• Light: Full Sun

• Perennial in zones 8-10
• Grown as an annual in cool climates
• Plants can reach up to 5 feet tall
• Tolerant of drought and low water
• Contains 50 seeds

This essential herb bears fragrant grey-green, needlelike foliage and spikes of violet-blue flowers. Also known as True lavender, this Mediterranean native is highly valued for cutting and drying, as well as the aromatic fragrance and essential oils it produces.

• Conventional
• Perennial plant in zones 5-9
• Plants grow to 12-20 inches
• Short spikes of violet-blue flowers
• Good for cutting, drying, and essential oils

• Organic
• Giant clusters of golden-yellow, 1 inch fruits
• Excellent sweet flavor
• Rarely a cracked fruit
• Enormous yields
• Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
• 75-80 days from transplant

(aka Little Blonde Girl) East German variety obtained by Seed Savers Exchange from Gatersleben Seed Bank. Small golden yellow 1" fruits borne in giant clusters, excellent sweet taste. Enormous yields and rarely a cracked fruit. Bears until frost. Indeterminate, 75-80 days from transplant.

• Annual plants grow up to 3 feet tall
• Papery flowers in a mix of 8-10 colors
• Great as a cut flower or dried flower
• Cutting promotes bud formation

(Helichrysum bracteatum) Australian native that was introduced to Europe in 1799. Large papery flowers used extensively in dried arrangements and as a long-lasting cut flower. Cutting promotes bud formation, so cut often. Mix of 8-10 colors. Annual, 30-36" tall.

• Self-seeding biennial plants grow to 5-6 inches
• Purple and yellow blossoms
• Good for container growing
• Flower heads are edible
• Contains 250 seeds

• Organic
• Fruits have yellow-white skin
• Fruits are best eaten at 3 inches
• Vines rarely exceed 3 feet in length
• 50-55 days
• ±1,300 seeds/oz

Popular yellow-white miniature eating cucumber. Best eaten when fruits are less than 3" long. Mild sweet flavor, no need to peel. Productive vines rarely exceed 3' in length; suitable for container gardening.

• Compact plants
• This variety will grow well in most regions of the United States but prefers a long, cool summer season
• Yield 50-100 sprouts over a season
• Sprouts grow to 1.5 inches
• Sweet flavor when harvested after frost
• 80-115 days from transplant
• Contains 100 seeds

• Organic
• Purple fruits are very sweet
• Fruits grow to 1-2 inches
• Less sticky than other tomatillos
• 90 days from transplant

Dark purple fruits are smaller (1 ½-2") and have a sweeter flavor than green tomatillos. Makes an attractive purple salsa, also great grilled. Noticeably less sticky than most tomatillos. 90 days from transplant.

• Organic
• Green fruits grow to 2 inches
• Plants grow to 3-4 feet
• Fruits are ripe when they burst through the husks
• Very productive
• 70-80 days from transplant
• Contains 25 seeds

Ted Maiden of LaFollette, Tennessee, has grown and saved seeds from this variety since his father, Ernest Maiden, gave it to him in 1964. Ernest stewarded the variety in his own garden in Bristol, Virginia, after receiving its seeds from his father, Reverend Frank Maiden of Saltville, Virginia, at some point prior to 1956. In 2009 Ted rediscovered seed he had grown in 1987 stored in a box of photos that had remained packed during several moves he made while in the Air Force.

• 60-75 days from transplant
• Organic
• From the Collection
• Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
• Dark orange fruits average 8-10 oz

This variety works for:

• Fresh eating
• Sauce
• Paste
• Canning

Store your tomatoes at room temperature. The flavor and texture of tomatoes suffer when the fruit is chilled.

Heirloom tomatoes are bred for their flavor and simple preparation best allows that intense flavor to shine through. Tomatoes can be sliced and drizzled with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and salt and pepper or layer slices with basil and mozzarella for a Caprese salad.

Roasted tomatoes have a richer, concentrated flavor.

There are hundreds of salsa recipes to try and most are dramatically improved with the use of heirloom tomatoes. Tomatoes are also the main ingredient in Gazpacho, a cold soup that is perfect for summer.

Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.

• Start Indoors: 6 weeks before last frost
• Germination: 7-14 Days
• Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
• Support: Cage, stake, or trellis

• Organic
• Dark green skin
• Slender fruits grow to 5 inches
• Thin flesh
• 50-60 days
• Contains 25 seeds

An All America Selections winner in 1939, that was introduced by Clemson University. Still the most popular open-pollinated variety on the market. Vigorous plants grow 3-5' tall. Exceptionally uniform, deep green ribbed and spineless pods are best harvested when 3" long. Excellent quality.

• 50-64 days
• ±500 seeds/oz
• Organic
• Plants grow to 3-5 feet tall
• Pods are spineless
• Best harvested when pods are 3 inches long

This variety works for:

• Baking
• Frying
• Soup
• Pickling

Okra has a reputation for its slimy texture, but when it is cooked properly it is a delicious addition to your summer meals.

Chop your okra into half inch long pieces, dip in Buttermilk, coat in a flour and cornmeal mixture, fry and drain it for a crispy treat. You can also try a lentil and okra curry or create a gumbo dish with chicken or shrimp.

Don't miss out on spicy pickled okra with hot peppers and garlic, either!

Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors when the soil has warmed. Tolerant of heat and drought, but not of cold. Keep well picked for higher yields.

• Direct Seed: 2" Apart
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Thin: 6-8" Apart
• Light: Full Sun

• Organic
• Bicolor shades of red, magenta, pink, and white
• Continuous blooms of clove-scented flowers from late spring until frost
• Readily reseeds
• Biennial
• Contains 25 seeds

• New for 2022
• Works well in containers or in the garden
• Refreshing peppery flavor
• Quick to grow
• 14-30 days

Looking to add a little zing to your salads and sandwiches? This herb will do the trick! It flourishes whether planted in containers or in the garden, producing ruffled leaves with a refreshing peppery flavor. Quick to grow, it is also quick to bolt so consider succession sowings. 14-30 days.

• Organic
• Solid, tightly folded heads
• Heads weigh 3-4 pounds
• Up to 15" long by 7" wide
• Short season
• 60-75 days from transplant
• ±6,800 seeds/oz

This early-maturing variety is delicious eaten fresh. The conical, solid, tightly held heads grow up to 15" long by 7" wide and weigh 3-4 pounds each. An historic variety, this cabbage was first grown in the United States by Francis Brill of Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1840.

• Deep purple heads
• Turns green when cooked
• 80 days from transplant
• ±8,100 seeds/oz

Delicious fresh or cooked, this Silician cauliflower grows deep purple in the garden but turns green when cooked. The voluminous variety will form side shoots after the main head is cut so be sure to space plants at least 20" apart as it will get quite large throughout the course of the growing season. A stunning addition to vegetable trays, this cauliflower retains its excellent flavor when cooked.

• Annual
• Beloved by pollinators
• Easy-to-grow
• Contains 100 seeds

• Cream colored petal fronts with crimson undersides
• Plants grow to 24 inches tall
• Blossoms are edible
• Great for container growing
• New for 2021

This stunning and glamorous calendula has coffee-cream petal fronts and a crimson reverse. Its two distinct tones allow it to mix with almost any color in a border or vase. ‘Touch of Red Buff’ matures quickly and reaches 24" in height.

• Organic
• Tasty tender leaves
• Red, orange, purple, yellow, and white ribs
• Can be grown in containers
• 50-60 days
• Contains 100 seeds

Purple-skinned above ground bulbs with crisp white flesh. Sweet turnip-like flavor. Excellent raw or steamed. Best harvested at 2½" diameter. Slightly larger and later than White Vienna.

Growing Instructions: Best grown in cooler weather. Sow seeds outdoors as soon as soil can be worked and danger of hard frost has passed. Can also be started indoors and transplanted out. Plant in full sun or partial shade. Kohlrabi is also an excellent fall crop.

• Direct Seed: 1" Apart
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Rows Apart: 12-18"
• Thin: 4" Apart

• Organic
• Sweet zingy flavor
• Very productive
• Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
• Contains 25 seeds

Renee's crispy, nutty-flavored Baby Leaf chard is the fastest growing and best tasting, whether you use it in salads or steam, stirfry or braise its handsome green leaves. Easily grown by the “cut and come again” method, seeds are sown thickly, then cut as needed at 4-5 inches tall, leaving crowns to regrow for multiple additional harvests. With its tender texture and milder flavor, baby leaf chard makes wonderful garden- fresh salads.