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For bulk sizes, click here Heirloom variety that’s most popular and most reliable. Dark green leaves with red veining and large, deep red, perfectl...

For bulk sizes, click here Old heirloom variety that is early, extremely slow to bolt and very tolerant of hot weather. Stands 2 weeks longer than ...

For bulk sizes, click here 1939 AAS Winner. Southern variety whose lack of spines gives easy picking! Produces plants with straight, grooved, ligh...

For bulk sizes, click here The perfect stuffing pepper, setting the standard for open-pollinated peppers years ago. Its medium-sized, 3 to 4-lobed...

For bulk sizes, click here Also called "Parat." A German import that grows to the size of a baseball, yet stays sweet and crisp, never pithy! Star...

For bulk sizes, click here A more rectangular, slightly later version of Roma. Bright red, meaty fruits with extra-high solids content. Ideal for c...

For bulk sizes, click here No one knows gourmet cuisine better than the Amish, who give us this terrific heirloom for sauces and canning. Meaty, fl...

For bulk sizes, click here A Tennessee heirloom from the Cherokees. Strange, dusky rose-brown fruits with brick red interiors. Sweet, tangy flavor....

For bulk sizes, click here Pale yellow flesh breaks up into spaghetti-like strands when boiled for 20 to 30-min. and removed with a fork. Top with ...

For bulk sizes, click here A miniature green romaine with a blanched thick heart that remains a single-serving treat! Heirloom favorite. Days to M...

For bulk sizes, click here A dependable, reliable performer for most of a century. A favorite of home gardeners due to high yields of sweet, succul...

For bulk sizes, click here A dependable, reliable heirloom since 1924 with great versatility. Fruit is medium green, blocky, black-spined, crisp an...

For bulk sizes, click here Massive fruits  that have been reported at nearly 5-lbs. – a serious contender for “world’s largest tomato!” Sweet flavo...

For bulk sizes, click here A gigantic bicolor heirloom with orange and yellow fruits streaked with red both inside and out. Flesh is meaty, firm an...

For bulk sizes, click here Not for the prudish, the mature shape of this devilish heirloom always turns heads! Pods are blunt-ended, long, and ripe...

For bulk sizes, click here The classic “icebox” watermelon is very early, with round, almost black fruits featuring crisp, extra-sweet, juicy orang...

For bulk sizes, click here Heirloom with dark-green, deeply ribbed skin and fine-textured golden-yellow flesh that sweetens in storage. Dry, meaty ...

For bulk sizes, click here This famous classic maintains its widespread popularity due to its large, meaty, smooth, globe-shaped, rosy-pink fruits....

For bulk sizes, click here Our best winter keeper – holds its quality for months! Huge, flattened, solid heads, blue-green outer leaves with creamy...

For bulk sizes, click here An unusual Russian heirloom featuring beefsteak sized fruits with unique colors of violet, brown and purple-red that tur...

For bulk sizes, click here Time tested, open-pollinated version of Mucho Nacho, but even earlier and better in cool conditions. Deep-green, sausage...

For bulk sizes, click here Also called "Hot Banana." Banana-shaped, light yellow, 6 to 8-in., medium hot fruits are perfect for pickling. Compact ...

For bulk sizes, click here A long, cylindrical, dark red beet yielding four times more slices than the typical round beet. Grows uniform, smooth sk...

For bulk sizes, click here Reliable, dependable heirloom known for high yields of large fruits with a deep purplish-black color. Tall, upright pla...

For bulk sizes, click here An old yellow heirloom that remains unbeatable for both home-gardener and market-grower use. Husky plants grow tall with...

For bulk sizes, click here 2014 AAS Honors. Bright, glowing orange skin on a big, beefsteak-size fruit with old-timey flavor! New hybrid bred from ...

For bulk sizes, click here Ideal for cooking specialty chili dishes. These mildly hot, 2-celled fruits have thick, dark-green flesh that ripens to ...

For bulk sizes, click here Developed at Rutgers in the 1920s and still famous for its remarkable flavor and large yields of solid, meaty, deep-red ...

For bulk sizes, click here Our earliest beet has choice tall tops – one of the best for greens, but its deep red roots are also ideal for pickling....

For bulk sizes, click here Old reliable main-crop heirloom unbeatable for kraut. Round, solid, blue-green heads with mild, sweet flavor that still ...

For bulk sizes, click here The country’s most popular variety due to its crisp, sweetly mild white flesh. Roots are nearly round, smooth, purplish-...

For bulk sizes, click here Old heirloom dating to 1924 featuring unrivaled yields of delectable, uniform, smooth, crisp, lime green fruits with bl...

For bulk sizes, click here Heirloom favorite that tolerates drought better than most. Fruits are heavily netted, ribbed and solid with a small see...

For bulk sizes, click here Heirloom with light-green, crinkled, fringed outer leaves and crisp, near-white inner leaves. Medium to large heads on t...

For bulk sizes, click here Strange Middle Eastern heirloom also called ‘Serpent Cucumber’ or ‘Snake Melon” that looks and tastes like a cucumber bu...

For bulk sizes, click here Old heirloom capable of extremely long storage. Bulbs have straw-colored skin and white, mild, sweet-flavored flesh.  D...

For bulk sizes, click here Rare heirloom, just rediscovered, that yields heavy crops of fruits looking like tiny water-melons that fall off the vin...

For bulk sizes, click here Classic Italian heirloom introduced to America in the 1890s. One of the best for multiple cuts. Slice the main head at 3...

For bulk sizes, click here Old heirloom with tapered, bright red fruits shaped like a banana pepper. Exceptionally productive plants yield solid, v...

For bulk sizes, click here Heirloom favorite with large, broad-shouldered, stump-rooted carrots. Color is red-orange throughout with a tender, swee...

For bulk sizes, click here Extremely popular heirloom features clear yellow, pear shaped fruits with a “garden candy” sweet taste and few seeds. ...

For bulk sizes, click here Also called "Red Meat." Features a watermelon-rose interior that looks like a watermelon when sliced! Roots are large, ...

For bulk sizes, click here Old heirloom variety, most popular of all green Swiss Chards, with medium green, savored leaves accented with white vein...

For bulk sizes, click here Also called "Nero di Toscana" or Dinosaur Kale." Italian heirloom with dark, sweet, succulent, heavily crinkled, blue s...

For bulk sizes, click here Sweet, plump, stringless, flavorful pods hold their peak quality on the vine even with a delayed harvest. Heirloom with ...

For bulk sizes, click here Heirloom variety. Vigorous plants produce large umbrels covered with masses of seed.  Days to Maturity: 70 Sow Method:...

For bulk sizes, click here An old Northeastern variety producing beautiful, dark blue-green heads. Uniform high yields with good color and excellen...

For bulk sizes, click here Starts whitish-green before ripening to pure white. White-fleshed, tender, succulent fruits. Early and productive. Days...