For the Historian
Our gift guides are here to make holiday shopping for gardeners personal and thoughtful. The 'Historian' collection is perfect for those who savor timeless flavors and heirloom varieties, with each seed offering a taste of tradition!
Purple Russian Tomato Seeds
Plum-shaped Ukrainian heirloom. Sweet-flavored, solid, meaty fruits are ideal for sauces and pastes. Days to Maturity: 75 Sow Method: Start Indoor...
View full detailsMarianna's Peace Tomato Seeds
Features unbeatable tomato flavor – a perfect balance of acidity and sweetness. Fruits are deep-pink, meaty and large Vines with potato-leafed foli...
View full detailsGerman Johnson Pink Tomato Seeds
The most highly treasured heirloom pink in the Carolinas and Virginia, where its mild tomato flavor and superior yields are appreciated. Vigorous v...
View full detailsWhite Wonder Cucumber
SKU: 393 58 days. Old heirloom that remains popular for both slicing and pickling, especially whole and chunk pickles. Ivory-white, black-spined, ...
View full detailsCostoluto Genovese Tomato Seeds
Wonderful old Italian heirloom imported directly from Naples. Large, deep red fruits are deeply ribbed, hearty and full-flavored. Full-season varie...
View full detailsScarlet Runner Bean Seeds
Equally outstanding for its sensational eating quality or its classic ornamental value. Grows to 10 ft., covered with bright, fiery, scarlet-orange...
View full detailsSavoy Perfection Cabbage Seeds
SKU: 259 92 days. Flattened, large, blue-green leaves densely crumpled in the savoy manner. Round heads weigh 6 to 8 lbs. and measure 6 to 8-in. a...
View full detailsZebrune Shallot Seeds
Banana type shallot sporting a pinkish brown coat that protects the fine white flesh carrying a delicate gourmet flavor of both onion and garlic th...
View full detailsJacob's Cattle Bush Bean Seeds
Also called 'Trout Bean' or 'Coach Dog Bean.' 85 days. An exceptionally old heirloom that's our best New England baked bean, as the beans absorb fl...
View full detailsWisconsin SMR 58 Cucumber Seeds
Popular old heirloom continuously produces huge yields of deep green, crisp, sweet cukes as long as they are kept picked. Yields loads of mild-flav...
View full detailsOzark Giant Pepper Seeds
Beautiful heirloom sweet peppers are prolific and tasty and larger than California Wonder, Smooth skins with thick, crisp flesh and slightly elonga...
View full detailsGrandma's Pick Hybrid Beefsteak VFNSt Tomato Seeds
Grandma’s Pick Hybrid Beefsteak VFNSt Tomato Seeds bring the flavor of old-fashioned, homegrown tomatoes to a modern, high-performing hybrid. This ...
View full detailsMountaineer White Half Runner Bean Seeds
Mountaineer White Half Runner Bean is a cherished Southern classic with deep regional roots, believed to have been introduced by German settlers in...
View full detailsViolet Delight Hybrid Eggplant Seeds
Formerly "Asian Delight." These pleasing elongated eggplants shine as glossy, bright purple fruits adorn the upright plants. Perfectly tender skin...
View full detailsAilsa Craig Exhibition Onion Seeds
Blue-ribbon size giant onions! Pale yellow skin with mild, very sweet flesh from globes. Perfect for fresh uses like salads and burgers. Scottish h...
View full detailsBanana Cantaloupe Seeds
An old heirloom novelty tapering at the ends like a banana. Flesh is creamy white to salmon, spicy, super-sweet and aromatic. Early enough to grow ...
View full detailsBoston Pickling Cucumber Seeds
Prized heirloom for its perfect pickling size, thin bumpy skin, and slightly sweet flavor. They're ideal for making delicious pickles because of th...
View full detailsStringless Green Pod Bean
Also called “Burpee’s Stringless.” 50 days. Ancient heirloom from 1894 with round, brittle, 5 to 6-in. pods with a slight curve. Entirely stringles...
View full detailsNew Zealand Spinach Seeds
Also called "Tetragonia." While not a true spinach, this variety thrives in hot weather and produces non-stop from spring to fall. Bushy plants wit...
View full detailsStupice Tomato Seeds
European heirloom with superior earliness and high tolerance to cold temperatures. Heavy yields (up to 85 fruits per plant) of sweet, round fruits ...
View full detailsBulgarian Carrot Chile Pepper Seeds
An heirloom with a fruity but very hot flavor and glowing orange, carrot-shaped fruits. Adds brilliant color and intense flavor to glazes, marinade...
View full detailsRed Kuri Hokkaido Winter Squash Seeds
Red Kuri Hokkaido Winter Squash Seeds grow a petite, teardrop-shaped winter squash that’s as beautiful as it is delicious. Also called Hokkaido Squ...
View full detailsEarly Fortune Cucumber Seeds
An heirloom garden favorite renowned for its quick growth and abundant harvests. This white-spined variety produces crisp, dark green fruits. It's ...
View full detailsJackson Wonder Bush Lima Bean Seeds
At only 60 days it’s as early as Henderson’s and is the South’s “colored butterbean,” sporting light to dark brown seeds with contrasting speckles....
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