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Although much of the information is quite straightforward, even experienced gardeners sometimes have problems deciphering all the various letters and numbers provided on seed packets, particularly with those regarding disease resistance, especially with hybrids and most notably with tomato varieties. A good overall gardening strategy is to decide what crops and varieties you wish to […]

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As peer-reviewed scientific research data continue to confirm health-related concerns about ever-increasing numbers and amounts of chemical residues in our food supply, more and more parents and grandparents are seeking sustainably-grown, nutritious food sources to reduce exposure to chemicals for their children and grandchildren, as well as for generations to come. Due to relaxed governmental […]

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“Our new Seeds ‘n Such exclusive ‘English Sweet Long Slim’ cucumber (65 days), is an improvement on the ‘English Long Sweet Crunch’ variety we gave away to Early-Bird-order customers in Spring 2018, and it may well be one of the finest slicing cucumbers ever for the home gardener,” says owner J. Wayne Hilton. “It’s a […]

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‘Chef’s Choice Red Hybrid VFF’ tomato (82 days) is the fifth straight color in the Chef’s Choice series to win an All-America Selections (AAS) Award, attesting to its unrivaled flavor and unmatched adaptability. This new ‘Red’ has an unusually good balance of sweet, yet tangy taste to yield that fabulous, old-fashioned tomato flavor! Firm fruits […]

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As is always our custom, we proudly offer our Early-Bird Customers two packets of free seeds when they place any order by March 15, 2019! This season, our two new variety offerings are Butter Belly Hybrid Squash and Tonopah Hybrid Tomato VFF, and free packets of 5 seeds of each variety will be included in […]

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Featured on the Front Cover of our 2018 Seeds ‘n Such Catalog is a new tomato introduction—Goliath Giant Early Bush Hybrid VFFN Tomato—and we just know you’ll want to try some in your garden this coming year. This new member of the Goliath Series comes with very high recommendations from Seeds ‘n Such owner J. […]

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Hybrid Tomato Pretty In Pink (73 days). “Pink tomatoes are the latest rage,” says Hilton, “so we went to Asia, where pinks out-sell reds, to get this new gem. Loads of sweet, mild, 6 to 8-ounce, disease-resistant fruits with heirloom-like shoulders. Indeterminate.”  Stellar Hybrid VFFLbEb (70 to 75 days). “Perhaps our best all-purpose red slicing […]

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If you are concerned that you’re late in sowing your tomato and pepper seeds, relax. Many gardeners sow these seeds too soon, resulting in plants that are too tall or ‘leggy’ when it’s finally time to transplant them outdoors. Tomato seeds should be sown six to eight weeks before you are ready to transplant after […]

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With such a popular and universal favorite as tomatoes, did you ever wonder about where tomatoes came from? In her book, “Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health,” organic gardener and author Jo Robinson describes wild ancestors of our modern-day tomatoes as “indeterminate—they keep growing all summer long and would mock […]

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