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.
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Bulk: Iceberg Lettuce Seeds
from $7.25| /For single packets, click here Heirloom with light-green, crinkled, fringed outer leaves and crisp, near-white inner leaves. Medium to large heads ...
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Bulk: Heirloom Cutting Mixture Lettuce Seeds
from $7.75| /For single packets, click here With a legacy mixture of tried and true varieties, we bring a balanced blend of “cut and come again” lettuces. Each ...
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Bulk: Large and Small Ornamental Mix Gourd Seeds
from $11.75| /For single packets, click here A blend of 60% small ornamental mix and 40% large ornamental mix. For the arts-and-crafts fanatic. Days to Maturity...
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Bulk: Stringless Green Pod Bean
from $5.15| /For single packet-size, click here SKU: 044 Also called “Burpee’s Stringless.” 50 days. Ancient heirloom from 1894 with round, brittle, 5 to 6-in. ...
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Bulk: Peach Melba Nasturtium Seeds
from $8.25| /For single packets, click here Also called "Strawberries and Cream." Bright, peachy cream blooms with four big strawberry blotches at the base of e...
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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...
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Bulk: Chef's™ Choice Orange Hybrid Tomato Seeds
from $9.50| /For single packets, click here 2014 AAS Honors. Bright, glowing orange skin on a big, beefsteak-size fruit with old-timey flavor! New hybrid bred f...
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Bulk: Copenhagen Market Cabbage Seeds
from $6.50| /For single packets, click here European heirloom that withstands bursting better than any other variety. Prolific yields of light green, uniform, s...
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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 ...
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Bulk: Crosby's Egyptian Beet Seeds
from $6.25| /For single packets, click here German heirloom with large, dark red, flattened beets that are early and super-sweet. Beets grow mostly above the s...
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Bulk: Parris Island Lettuce Seeds
from $5.75| /For single packets, click here Noted for its crisp leaves and sweet flavor. Attractive, large heads have deep-green outer leaves to protect the whi...
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Bulk: Thumbelina Carrot Seeds
from $8.50| /For single packet-size, click here 1992 AAS Winner. A 100-year-old heirloom that recently won the prestigious AAS Award for its sweet, crunchy text...
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Bulk: Buckbee's™ Abraham Lincoln Tomato Seeds
from $9.25| /For single packets, click here Introduced in 1923 by H.W. Buckbee Seeds of Rockford, Illinois to honor its greatest son. Huge, meaty fruits, descr...
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Bulk: De Cicco Broccoli Seeds
from $7.25| /For single packets, click here Classic Italian heirloom introduced to America in the 1890s. One of the best for multiple cuts. Slice the main head ...
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Bulk: Yellow Pear Tomato Seeds
from $11.25| /For single packet-size, click here Extremely popular heirloom features clear yellow, pear shaped fruits with a “garden candy” sweet taste and few s...
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Bulk: Snowball Self-Blanching Cauliflower Seeds
from $7.50| /For single packet size, click here Old heirloom with curling, self-wrapping leaves to protect the brilliant white curds from summer’s sunlight and ...
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Bulk: American Purple Top Rutabaga Seeds
from $5.50| /For single packets, click here Round roots are yellow with a purple top and are early and sweet. Creamy-yellow flesh turns orange when cooked. Good...
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Bulk: Watermelon Radish Seeds
from $8.75| /For single packet-size, click here Also called "Red Meat." Features a watermelon-rose interior that looks like a watermelon when sliced! Roots are...
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Bulk: Mammoth Melting Sugar Pea Seeds
from $10.50| /For single packets, click here Sweet, plump, stringless, flavorful pods hold their peak quality on the vine even with a delayed harvest. Heirloom w...
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Bulk: Mild Mesclun Mix Seeds
from $7.75| /For single packets, click here Colorful blend of lettuces and other greens like mild endives for that special gourmet salad. Cut every 2 wk. for an...
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Bulk: Wisconsin SMR 58 Cucumber Seeds
from $6.50| /For single packet-size, click here Popular old heirloom continuously produces huge yields of deep green, crisp, sweet cukes as long as they are kep...
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Bulk: Mrs. Maxwell's Big Italian Heirloom Tomato Seeds
from $12.25| /For single packets, click here One of the earliest of the beefsteak types, producing one pound, reddish-pink fruits with remarkable flavor. Seed fr...
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Bulk: Pink Beauty Radish Seeds
from $9.25| /For single packets, click here Ancient heirloom that becomes our only rosy-pink radish, with a mild taste and crisp white flesh. Roots are round, ...
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Bulk: Box Car Willie Tomato Seeds
from $9.75| /For single packets, click here Consider this favorite for main-cropping due to its outstanding quality and exceptional yields. Meaty, crack-resista...
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