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Want to grow unique and ususual plants in your garden? Then this page is for
you! Here are a few of the interesting garden plants we grow in our gardens.
2061 Golden Giant Amaranth Amaranthus hypochondriacus
6-7 ft. Tender Annual/Reseeding. A striking plant with gold leaves and stems.
Produces several ounces of white seeds per plant. Salad quality leaves are best
eaten young, either raw or steamed. A bright ornamental that attracts birds to
the garden. Sow directly when soil is warm and danger of frost has passed. For
earlier crop, plant in flats, transplanting when 4-8 inches tall. Harvesting
tips. For cut flowers, pick at the peak of bloom. For use as grain, leave heads
on plants until they drop a few seeds. Dry for about a week until brittle.
Package of 50+ seeds $2.50
GA40 Guatemalan Blue Banana Squash
An heirloom from Guatemala, this variety produces 10 lb., blue banana shaped fruit that have tasty, firm flesh. The vines are very productive, This variety is very hard to find.
Package of 5 seeds $2.95
GA41 American Tonda Pumpkin
A beautiful, ornamental pumpkin that has orange skin with green stripes between the ribbing, they weigh 4-6 lbs. each.
Package of 5 seeds $2.95
GA42 New England Sugar Pie Pumpkin
The noted small sugar pumpkin of New England. The orange fruit weigh 4-5lbs. and have fine, sweet flesh that is superb for pies. Described by Fearing Burr in 1863.
Package of 10 seeds $2.95
GA43 Amish Purple Popcorn
Popular with the Amish; beautiful ears with lovely purple kernels; perfect for popping or as an ornamental crop.
Package of 50 seeds $2.95
1A112 Mammoth Chile Pumpkin ( King of Mammoth )
110 days. An heirloom pumpkin dating back to pre-1824, this huge variety has been recorded at over 250 lbs. They commonly grow 40-100 lbs. Skin mottled pinkish-orange on yellow. Good for pies, huge yields. Rare.
Package of 10 seeds $2.95
2226 Chichiquelite Huckleberry
(Solanum nigrum) Sweet purple berries are great fresh or cooked. They are much like Garden Huckleberry but are larger in size and give heavier yields. Very easy cultivation; start seeds and grow like pepper plants, just 75 days to harvest.
Package of 20 seeds $1.95
1A118 Hegari Heirloom Sorghum This old standard variety is a favorite for forage and bird food. Large heads of chalky white seeds and the leaves are sweeter, making it a favorite browse and wildlife plot food.
( 1 Tablespoon seeds per pack ) $1.95
2294 Valentine Radish ( Watermelon Radish )
A large, round, Japanese, white-skinned radish with dark green shoulders and bright pink/red flesh. Valentine/Watermelon radish grows to be 3º" in diameter and is best harvested in Fall or Winter. When cut top to bottom, each slice resembles a Valentine. $2.95 per 5cc pack ( 100+ seeds per pack )
2229 Tropic Giant Hybrid Cabbage Grows almost anywhere!
72 days. Round 1 foot heads are slightly flat — often more than 15 pounds! Produces in spring, summer and fall. Frost-tolerant and vigorous.
25 seeds per package $1.95
2062 Burgundy Amaranth Amaranthus hypochondriacus
6-8 ft. Elegant, long burgundy plumes bear plentiful white seeds. Leaves are
intense reddish purple and add color and nutrition to salads. 6-8 ft. tall.
(100-110 days)
Package of 50+ seeds $2.50
2073 Plainsman Grain Amaranth Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Grain of the Aztecs, cultivated for its small, nutritious seeds. Grows 4-6'
tall, depending on soil fertility and moisture. Stem is green with purple veins;
leaf is green with some purple. Red seed heads with light tan seed. Good quality
grain for cooking and baking.
1.25cc Package ( Hundreds of seeds ) $2.50
2063 Amish Muskmelon
An Amish favorite for generations. (80-90 days) This Amish heirloom has 4-7
pound fruits with deep markings on the skin and thick deep orange flesh.
Dependable growth in almost any condition.
Package of 10 seeds $1.95
2064 Yellow Submarine Cucumber
Fruit color begins as light green, then turns to light yellow as the fruits gain
both length and diameter. They can be used fresh as a salad cucumber, but this
is actually a pickling type. You’ve seen, and most likely eaten, those big
yellowish sandwich stacker pickles, right? One slice covers a medium sized
hamburger. Well, this is it. This is the variety they make those giant pickle
slices from. And are they delicious!
Plants of Yellow Submarine are quite sturdy and vigorous with good tolerance
against Cucumber Mosaic Virus, Scab and Powdery Mildew. They develop large,
harvestable fruits in about 58-60 days. The fruits grow to lengths of up to
eight inches and three inches across while maintaining a very small seed cavity.
They make wonderful sliced crunchy pickles in these large sizes, the perfect
thing to stack on sandwiches to give them some extra zip, especially on
submarine sandwiches and burgers. Add some garlic and hot red peppers to your
pickling brine, and you’ll be in hog heaven with every sandwich bite you take.
Package of 15 seeds $1.95
2066 Baby Round Zucchini Summer Squash
This is one zucchini squash that won't produce enough for a small army. This
delightful French heirloom is not available in stores, but well worth the
trouble to grow. The 1" to 5" round fruit can be stuffed, steamed, and eaten as
any summer squash. The flowers are a real culinary treat.
Package of 15 seeds $1.95
2067 German Beer Radish
Munchner Bier. A favorite snack radish in Germany. Crisp white flesh, oval
shaped radish. 52 days.
1/4 teaspoon package $1.95
GO18 Coffee Chickory Chichorium
An easy to grow coffee substitute costing pennies per pound. The large roots are
roasted and ground to make a delicious caffeine free drink.
Package of 20 seeds $2.00
G020 Special Hybrid Yellow Meated Watermelon SOLD OUT...
This is a very fast growing and compact plant that bears 5-7 lb. "icebox" size
melons with a crisp, sweet taste that can only come from this variety. Bears in
70 days.
Package of 12 seeds $1.95
G024 Broomcorn
Although still used as broomstock, this is primarily grown for fall decorations.
Small pack $1.95
G029 Luffa ( Washrag Gourd )
We offer this quaint plant because of the many requests we have had for it. The
dried insides of the fruit do make good sponges.
Package of 12 seeds $1.95
G035 Catura Coffee Arabica catura
A coffee plant that requires no tree shading and is a very heavy producer.
Should be raised for houseplants even if you don't like coffee. For warm
climates outside.
Package of 5 seeds $2.50
G037 Improved Red Pod Okra
Finally, a great tasting red pod okra that is fast growing and bountiful. The
foliage and fruit have a lush, tropical appearance.
Package of 20 seeds $1.95
G040 Pickling Dill
Dill is very easy to grow and is used to flavor pickles, salads, soups and more.
To harvest Dill, cut flowering stems when in full bloom. Spread out to dry on
trays. When dry, rub off flowers and stems and discard the stems. Store the
flowers and stems in an airtight container until ready to use.
Package of 100 seeds $1.50
1A050 Delicious Italian Dandelion
A new type of green that is taking green lovers by storm. The large leaves are
more tasty and nutritious than any green you've ever tried.
Sample pack $1.95
GO55 Banana Cantaloupe
A new type of garden melon with an exotic banana shape, pink colored flesh and a
very sweet taste!
Package of 10 seeds $2.00
G057 Hanging Basket Cucumber
The perfect cucumber for small areas. Will produce loads of fruit when grown in
hanging baskets or patio containers. Tasty cukes are straight and 5-8" in
length.
Package of 20 seeds $1.95
GO68 Black Aztec Corn
The same corn raised by the Aztec Indians over 2,000 years ago. A fast grower
and heavy producer. Corn kernels turn dark blue-black when mature. Good for
fresh corn or for making decorative corn meal.
Package of 25 seeds $2.25
GO71 Cassabanana Sicana odorifera
Long slender orange fruits 1-2 ft. long borne on a long trailing vine over forty
foot long. Very fragrant, sweet fruits that are eaten raw, cooked or preserved.
Also used as an insect repelling room perfume. Eating the fruit is said to
prevent tonsillitis.
Package of 2 seeds $2.00
GO72 Mosquito Plant Agastache cana
This hardy perennial will provide you with sweetly scented foliage and large 1"
rosy-purple flowers. It attracts hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. The crushed
foliage rubbed on the skin is said to repel mosquitoes.
Package of 10 seeds $2.00
1A052 Blue Navajo Flour Corn
A must corn for making flour and decorative purposes. Bears large 10" ears of
purple blue corn. A good northern corn. Harvest in 110 days.
Package of 25 seeds $2.00
G074 Minature Ornamental Indian Corn
If you enjoy fall decorations, you must raise a few stalks of this corn. Tiny
ears averaging 3-4 inches in length with shades of yellow, red, purple,
mahogany, and orange.
Package of 25 seeds $1.95
GO75 Gourmet Yellow Popcorn
For popcorn lovers, this is the corn for you. Matures early, is comparable to
supermarket popcorn, is easy to grow and makes huge kernels of popcorn when
popped.
Package of 25 seeds $2.50
G076 Peppermint Eucalyptus SOLD OUT...
You should definitely grow this wonderful plant for cut flowers, dried
arrangements and potpourri. The foliage has a strong peppermint fragrance. Pot
grow in northern states.
Package of 10 seeds $1.95
G111 Hangover Plant Scutellaria
Got a friend or neighbor who parties a bit too much or suffers from headaches?
Raise a few of these plants for them. An extract of the plant will give
immediate relief for a hangover. A good border plant growing to 18" with a
profusion of light blue flowers.
Package of 5 seeds $2.50
G150
G134 Spanish Licorice Glycyrrhiza echinata
Very similar to True Licorice in taste and uses. Grows to 4' with purple
flowers. This is a must plant for anyone with a sweet tooth trying to cut down
on their sugar intake.
Package of 5 seeds $2.50
G150 Bright Red French Pumpkin
Most unusual!. A brilliant bright red pumpkin that is shaped flat and resembles
a bright red cheese wheel more than a pumpkin. The 12-16 lb. fruits produce a
sweet orange flesh that is great for pumpkin pies. A definite must for fall
decorations.
Package of 5 seeds $1.95
G160 Spaghetti Squash
A fast maturing winter squash producing 4-5 lb fruits. Bake in oven, split open
and remove the "spaghetti" and top with your favorite sauce, delicious!
Package of 10 seeds 10 seeds $1.95
G185 Fancy French Pickling Cucumber
A different type of cuke that is longer and slimmer than the ones we normally
grow. Although they can be pickled when mature, they are fantastic when pickled
finger size as "baby cukes". Also very good for salads and snacks raw.
Package of 20 seeds $1.95
G205 Giant Water Laddle Gourd
Larger and faster growing than most gourds of this type. Harvest mature fruit,
let shell dry, then coat with varnish and you have a great water laddle or
decoration.
Package of 10 seeds $1.95
D9605 True Irish Shamrock Trifolium repens minor
No type of Irish celebration would be completes with out a few of the familiar
shamrocks around. Can be started inside anytime of the year.
Package of 40 seeds $2.50
D9607 Sold Out..
Black Wattle Acacia mearnsii
So named because of its very dark branches. Has wattle like foliage and fragrant
yellow flowers. Rather cold hardy and easy to grow.
Package of 5 seeds $2.00
D9613 Potato Tree Solanum macranthum
Shrubby ornamental with 2" star shaped flowers in shades of blue, purple, pink
and white. Very ornamental plant that should be grown for its appearance. Fruits
are small and oval shaped.
Package of 5 seeds $2.50
VJ376 Bread Seed Poppy
A new low-morphine poppy for seed. Bears solitary, pastel blossoms on tall
stalks, followed by large seed pods which produce seeds for baking when mature.
This variety is specially produced for extremely low morphine content, having
less than 0.01% in the dried seed capsule.
Package of 50 seeds $1.95
GA03
GA02 Strawberry Spinach A green that is grown and eaten like spinach, but also
bears small strawberries on the stems of the plant. This plant has been around
for over 400 years and was a favorite of English Monks long ago. Smaller,
thinner leaves than ordinary spinach, with abundance of thumbnail size fruits
which are edible.
About 50 seeds per pack $2.95
GA03 Yard Long Asparagus Beans A favorite in Europe, this plant grows to 10 ft.
tall on poles and produces an enormous yield of slender, tasty pods 2-3 ft.
long.
125-150 seeds per pack $2.95
GA04 Sugar Cane ( Sorghum Variety, Rox Orange ) Not to be confused with sugar
cane grass grown in Florida ( Saccharum ) for sugar production. The "sugar"
refers to the sweet variety of this cane compared to types grown only for
forage. Grow this old time sorghum favorite for forage or syrup, pieces of
mature cane heart can be chewed like candy. Grow same culture as corn, but
prefers well drained sandy loam. Grows to 8 ft. tall and matures in about 110
days.
Can be cut for silage after 70-80 days, or be used for livestock grain if left
to full maturity. Best adapted to well drained loam. Will mature in any area
with a long enough growing season for corn.
About 200 seeds per pack $2.95
GA07 Colossal Long Red Mangel SOLD OUT... Excellent, nutritious livestock/poultry food and
quite a novelty. The roots of this giant beet usually grow about 2 ft. long with
half of the root above ground and weighs up to 15 pound!
$2.95 ( over 200 seeds per pack )
GA09 Old Colossus Heirloom Tomato An old time favorite from the hills of
Arkansas that bears huge orange tomatoes over 2 pounds regularly.
Indeterminate.110 days.
$2.95 per pack ( 20 seeds per pack )
