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Brassica rapa
(40 days)
Open-pollinated.
Medium-dark green variably shaped leaves. Zingy. Excellent for salads or braised.
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Brassica rapa
(45 days)
Open-pollinated.
Tall frilly medium-hot serrated green leaves with purple veins and shading, with nice variation among plants.
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Apium graveolens
(84 days)
Open-pollinated.
Delicious chewy stalks with interior red color. Lively flavor for soups, salads, casseroles.
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Zea mays
(88 days)
Open-pollinated.
Fast-maturing blue flint corn great for grits, polenta, hominy and cornbread.
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Zea mays
(90 days)
Open-pollinated.
Dark purple kernels on long thing ears. Fast maturing, highly nutritious. Great for flour.
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Zea mays
(85 days)
Open-pollinated.
5' plant with 6-7" cobs. Kernels are gold, orange, red and purple. Multi-colored tassels.
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Zea mays
(100 days)
Open-pollinated.
Compact plant with one ear each. 4.5" dark maroon-black ears with 15 rows. 4' stalks.
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Cucumis sativus
(55 days) Open-pollinated. Another stand-up variety from Edmund Frost, who focused in on bacterial wilt tolerance as well as downy... read more
(55 days) Open-pollinated. Another stand-up variety from Edmund Frost, who focused in on bacterial wilt tolerance as well as downy... read more
Calendula officinalis
(55 days)
Open-pollinated.
Mix of orange, apricot and peachy doubled petals, all with red backing.
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Calendula officinalis
(55 days)
Open-pollinated.
Yellow, pinkish-blond, some with light tips, all with contrasting red backs.
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Lepidium sativum
(30 days)
Open-pollinated.
Broad leaves are extremely ruffled, wrinkled and savoyed. Spicy, tangy and sweet. Good in salad mix and bunched for market.
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Brassica oleracea (acephala group)
(61 days)
Open-pollinated.
Lacinato crossed with Redbor. Curly edges, red veins, purple or blue-green leaves, diverse shapes and colors. Productive and cold-hardy.
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Brassica oleracea (acephala group)
(60 days)
Open-pollinated.
Vigorous upright lacinato-leaved kale in a range of bluish-green shades, all with a dramatic pink mid-rib.
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Brassica napus (pabularia group)
(60 days)
Open-pollinated.
Serrated silvery-green flat-leaf Siberian-type kale with white veining. Sweetens after frost. Extremely cold hardy.
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Lactuca sativa
(48 days)
Open-pollinated.
Compact tight uniform heads form upright rosettes for a clean market and salad harvest. Pebbled leaves shaded red and light plum on a green base.
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Lactuca sativa
(48 days)
Open-pollinated.
Deep red pointed deer-tongue leaves and contrasting white-green stems. Withstands some heat.
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Lactuca sativa
(46 days)
Open-pollinated.
Folded and blistered light green leaves wrap into a tight crisp whorled 4" head that easily makes a single-serving salad.
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Lactuca sativa
Open-pollinated.
At least 10-12 different forms of disease-resistant great-tasting lettuces. And all open-source seed.
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Lactuca sativa
(56 days)
Open-pollinated.
Beautiful compact Lollo-type has extremely dark purple-red leaves with ruffles and curls. Very mild flavor for type. Stays non-bitter longer.
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Lactuca sativa
(50 days)
Open-pollinated.
Very deep red savoyed leaves with extreme ruffling. Good flavor and texture. Fair heat resistance and good cold tolerance.
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Lactuca sativa
(48 days)
Open-pollinated.
Very large vigorous oakleaf lettuce with extra-frilled bright pink and bronze leaves. Withstands some heat. Start in early spring for an amazing show.
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Lactuca sativa
(50 days)
Open-pollinated.
Bright green leaf with deeply cut lobes, crowned in extra-extended narrow tips. Compact form, easy salad cutting or clean full-head presentation.
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Lactuca sativa
(54 days)
Open-pollinated.
Beautiful troutback/oakleaf cross, with rich lime-green oakleaves showing dark speckles. Excellent flavor and texture.
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Lactuca sativa
(49 days)
Open-pollinated.
Unique Butterhead/Romaine combination with ruffled savoyed leaves dappled red and green. Very crisp and buttery.
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Lactuca sativa
(51 days)
Open-pollinated.
Best of the speckled types. Dark green ruffled leaves mottled with maroon-red spots. Sweet juicy veins, blushed pink heart. Poor heat tolerance.
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Cucumis melo
(80 days) Open-pollinated. This story begins when former Fedco staffer Heron Breen heard tell of a “lost” disease-resistant... read more
(80 days) Open-pollinated. This story begins when former Fedco staffer Heron Breen heard tell of a “lost” disease-resistant... read more
Allium ampeloprasum (porrum group)
(84 days)
Open-pollinated.
6" tall, 3" thick shanks. Blue-green leaves. Very cold tolerant. A good candidate for overwintering.
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Allium cepa (aggregatum group)
(105 days)
Open-pollinated.
Handsome golden-bronze 1¼–2" bulbs uniformly divide into triples and quadruples, store into the spring, and have a luxurious caramel flavor.
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Capsicum annuum
(74 days)
Open-pollinated.
Round 1-2" shiny bright tangerine fruits on sturdy plants. Heat is comparable to a mild jalapeño, but varies with the weather.
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Capsicum annuum
(75 days)
Open-pollinated.
Pale green to deep scarlet 2" long, 1/3" wide. Hot! 30,000-50,000 Scovilles. Prolific.
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Citrullus lanatus
(82 days)
Open-pollinated.
Modern classic. Red flesh with few seeds. Round-to-oval 8-12 lb fruit with dark green stripes on light green base.
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Cucurbita maxima
(95 days)
Open-pollinated.
Slightly smaller than the standard Burgess, with a lighter green rind. Very high-quality fruits.
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Cucurbita pepo
(100 days)
Open-pollinated.
High-quality strain. 1 lb fruit has ivory skin with dark green stripes. Turns orange and yellow in storage.
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