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Asian Greens
Mustards
Mustard
Brassica rapa (40 days) Open-pollinated. Medium-dark green variably shaped leaves. Zingy. Excellent for salads or braised. read more
Mustard
Brassica rapa (45 days) Open-pollinated. Tall frilly medium-hot serrated green leaves with purple veins and shading, with nice variation among plants. read more
Celery
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Apium graveolens (84 days) Open-pollinated. Delicious chewy stalks with interior red color. Lively flavor for soups, salads, casseroles. read more
Corn
Flint Corn
Flint Corn
Zea mays (88 days) Open-pollinated. Fast-maturing blue flint corn great for grits, polenta, hominy and cornbread. read more
Flour Corn
Flour Corn
Zea mays (90 days) Open-pollinated. Dark purple kernels on long thing ears. Fast maturing, highly nutritious. Great for flour. read more
Flour Corn
Zea mays (85 days) Open-pollinated. 5' plant with 6-7" cobs. Kernels are gold, orange, red and purple. Multi-colored tassels. read more
Popcorn
Popcorn
Zea mays (100 days) Open-pollinated. Compact plant with one ear each. 4.5" dark maroon-black ears with 15 rows. 4' stalks. read more
Cucumbers
Slicing Cucumbers
Slicing Cucumber
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
Flower Seeds
Calendulas
Calendula
Calendula officinalis (55 days) Open-pollinated. Mix of orange, apricot and peachy doubled petals, all with red backing. read more
Calendula
Calendula officinalis (55 days) Open-pollinated. Yellow, pinkish-blond, some with light tips, all with contrasting red backs. read more
Calendula
Calendula officinalis Open-pollinated. Pinky-maroon and yellow with dark centers. read more
Greens
Specialty Greens
Specialty Green
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. read more
Kale and Collards
Curly Kale
Curly Kale
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. read more
Dinosaur Kale
Dinosaur Kale
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. read more
Siberian Kale
Siberian Kale
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. read more
Lettuce
Butterhead Lettuce
Butterhead Lettuce
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. read more
Deer Tongue Lettuce
Deer Tongue Lettuce
Lactuca sativa (48 days) Open-pollinated. Deep red pointed deer-tongue leaves and contrasting white-green stems. Withstands some heat. read more
Iceberg or Crisphead Lettuce
Iceberg or Crisphead Lettuce
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. read more
Lettuce Blends
Lettuce Blend
Lactuca sativa Open-pollinated. At least 10-12 different forms of disease-resistant great-tasting lettuces. And all open-source seed. read more
Lollo Rosso Lettuce
Lollo Rosso Lettuce
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. read more
Looseleaf Lettuce
Looseleaf Lettuce
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. read more
Oakleaf Lettuce
Oakleaf Lettuce
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. read more
Oakleaf Lettuce
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. read more
Oakleaf Lettuce
Lactuca sativa (54 days) Open-pollinated. Beautiful troutback/oakleaf cross, with rich lime-green oakleaves showing dark speckles. Excellent flavor and texture. read more
Romaine Lettuce
Romaine Lettuce
Lactuca sativa (49 days) Open-pollinated. Unique Butterhead/Romaine combination with ruffled savoyed leaves dappled red and green. Very crisp and buttery. read more
Romaine Lettuce
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. read more
Melons
Galia-type Melons
Galia-type Melon
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
Onions and Leeks
Leeks
Leek
Allium ampeloprasum (porrum group) (84 days) Open-pollinated. 6" tall, 3" thick shanks. Blue-green leaves. Very cold tolerant. A good candidate for overwintering. read more
Shallots
Shallot
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. read more
Peppers
Hot Peppers
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. read more
Hot Pepper
Capsicum annuum (75 days) Open-pollinated. Pale green to deep scarlet 2" long, 1/3" wide. Hot! 30,000-50,000 Scovilles. Prolific. read more
Watermelons
Red & Pink Flesh Watermelons
Red & Pink Flesh Watermelon
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. read more
Winter Squash
Buttercup
Buttercup
Cucurbita maxima (95 days) Open-pollinated. Slightly smaller than the standard Burgess, with a lighter green rind. Very high-quality fruits. read more
Delicata
Delicata
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. read more