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Heirloom Seeds

It’s amusing that Heirloom Vegetables are a current craze in home gardening, yet no one knows what heirloom vegetables are! One of the truest definitions is that an heirloom is a variety that has been selected, re-selected and handed down from one family member to another for many generations. Another definition places a date point on the variety. Some purists say a variety must be at least a hundred years old to be a true heirloom, while less strict experts state that an heirloom must have originated before 1951, the year that marked the widespread introduction of hybrid varieties to home gardeners.

While heirloom tomatoes are our most popular, virtually any vegetable we sell, from “A” to “Z,” contains at least one or two heirloom varieties. Our “Ping Tung Long” Aubergine hails from Taiwan; our “Black Beauty” Zucchini is just another of the numerous heirlooms we offer.

  • California Wonder Bell Pepper Seeds

    $3.99

    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...

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    $3.99
  • Red Peter Hot Pepper Seeds

    $3.99

    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...

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    $3.99
  • Early Jalapeño Hot Pepper Seeds

    $3.99

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

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    $3.99
  • Hungarian Yellow Hot Wax Pepper Seeds

    $3.99

    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 ...

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    $3.99
  • Anaheim Chili Hot Pepper Seeds

    $3.99

    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 ...

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    $3.99
  • Golden Greek Pepperoncini Pepper Seeds

    $3.99

    For bulk sizes, click here The rare and prized Greek strain found pickled in gourmet produce departments. Huge yields of thin, golden-green fruits...

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    $3.99
  • Chinese Giant Bell Pepper Seeds

    $3.99

    For bulk sizes, click here Perhaps our mildest sweet bell. Chinese heirloom with huge, thick-walled, tapered fruits that ripen from green to bright...

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    $3.99
  • Corno di Toro Red Pepper Seeds

    $3.99

    For bulk sizes, click here Classic Italian heirloom “Horn of the Bull” from Naples, with a special sweet taste and great versatility, fresh or gri...

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    $3.99
  • Jimmy Nardello's Non-Bell Pepper Seeds

    $3.99

    For bulk sizes, click here One of the sweetest heirlooms from the Balsilicata region of Italy. Superb for frying, these bright red fruits taper to...

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    $3.99
  • Bulk: Red Peter Hot Pepper Seeds

    from $15.75

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

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    from $15.75
  • Bulk: California Wonder Bell Pepper Seeds

    from $7.25

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

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    from $7.25
  • Bulk: Early Jalapeño Hot Pepper Seeds

    from $8.50

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

    View full details
    from $8.50
  • Bulk: Hungarian Yellow Hot Wax Pepper Seeds

    from $7.75

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

    View full details
    from $7.75
  • Bulk: Anaheim Chili Hot Pepper Seeds

    from $7.50

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

    View full details
    from $7.50
  • Bulk: Golden Greek Pepperoncini Pepper Seeds

    from $8.25

    For single packets, click here The rare and prized Greek strain found pickled in gourmet produce departments. Huge yields of thin, golden-green fr...

    View full details
    from $8.25
  • Bulk: Corno di Toro Red Pepper Seeds

    from $7.50

    For single packets, click here Classic Italian heirloom “Horn of the Bull” from Naples, with a special sweet taste and great versatility, fresh or ...

    View full details
    from $7.50
  • Bulk: Ozark Giant Pepper Seeds

    from $6.75

    For single packets, click here Beautiful heirloom sweet peppers are prolific and tasty and larger than California Wonder, Smooth skins with thick,...

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    from $6.75
  • Bulk: Jimmy Nardellos Non-Bell Pepper Seeds

    from $8.25

    For single packets, click here One of the sweetest heirlooms from the Balsilicata region of Italy. Superb for frying, these bright red fruits taper...

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    from $8.25
  • Bulk: Chinese Giant Bell Pepper Seeds

    from $9.25

    For single packets, click here Perhaps our mildest sweet bell. Chinese heirloom with huge, thick-walled, tapered fruits that ripen from green to br...

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    from $9.25
  • Bulk: Bull Nose Bell Pepper Seeds

    from $6.25

    For single packets, click here One of the first medium-full sized bells grown in the U.S., this crinkled nosed pepper was historically grown by Th...

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    from $6.25