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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.

  • Bulk: Zesty Mesclun Mix Seeds

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    PakPlus (250 seeds) | Propak (500 seeds) For single packets, click here Tangy mix of lettuces and pungent greens like arugula to add spiciness to s...

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  • Bulk: Carbon Tomato Seeds

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    For single packets, click here Certainly one of the “blackest” varieties we offer and it's nearly as large as “Cherokee Purple,” the standard of e...

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  • Bulk: Jersey Devil Tomato Seeds

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    For single packets, click here Old heirloom with tapered, bright red fruits shaped like a banana pepper. Exceptionally productive plants yield soli...

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  • Bulk: Calico Indian Corn Seeds

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    For single packets, click here Highly decorative heirloom variety with kernels in shades of red, yellow, orange, blue, white and purple. Ears make...

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  • Bulk: Old German Tomato Seeds

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    For single packets, click here Perfect as a slicer, these huge, orange-red, boat-shaped, meaty fruits. First grown by the Mennonites in Va., this h...

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  • Bulk: Ailsa Craig Exhibition Onion Seeds

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    For single packets, click here Blue-ribbon size giant onions! Pale yellow skin with mild, very sweet flesh from globes. Perfect for fresh uses like...

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  • Bulk: Mr. Stripey or Tigerella Tomato Seeds

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    For single packets, click here The favorite bi-colored heirloom along the Atlantic Seaboard, from Baltimore to Savannah. Long cherished for its lar...

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  • Bulk: Polish Paste Tomato Seeds

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    For single packets, click here A remarkably versatile Polish heirloom that produces mild, sweet fruits, which are ideal in sandwiches, salads, eve...

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  • Bulk: Amish Deer Tongue Lettuce Seeds

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    For single packets, click here An ages-old, classic heirloom variety that has been around for over 100 years! Popular amongst gardeners in the Penn...

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  • Bulk: Black Brandywine Tomato Seeds

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    For single packets, click here The Amish, long considered authorities on heirlooms, first grew Brandywine in 1885. Now, 135 years later, these priz...

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  • Bulk: Red Pear Tomato Seeds

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    For single packets, click here A bright red, earlier version of Yellow Pear, pear shaped fruits with a “garden candy” sweet taste and few seeds.  ...

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  • Bulk: Ping Tung Long Eggplant Seeds

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    For single packets, click here Taiwanese heirloom that is our most disease resistant variety, producing glossy, dark lavender fruits. Flavor is mil...

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    Bulk: Banana Cantaloupe Seeds

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    For single packets, click here An old heirloom novelty tapering at the ends like a banana. Flesh is creamy white to salmon, spicy, super-sweet and ...

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  • Bulk: Grandma's Pick Hybrid Tomato Seeds

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    For single packets, click here Top seller at farmers’ markets due to its old-timey, heirloom flavor and huge, beefsteak-like, deeply lobed fruits!...

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  • Bulk: Savoy Perfection Cabbage Seeds

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    SKU: 259 For single packets, click here 92 days. Flattened, large, blue-green leaves densely crumpled in the savoy manner. Round heads weigh 6 to 8...

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  • Bulk: Bird House Gourd Seeds

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    For single packets, click here Long, tapering toward the stem end. Tan, smooth and hard-shelled at maturity. Days to Maturity: 120 Sow Method: S...

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  • Bulk: Golden Ball Turnip

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    For single packets, click here 60 days. 150-year-old heirloom with globe shaped golden-amber roots. Yellow flesh is sweet, tender and mild and cook...

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  • Bulk: Yellow Brandywine Tomato Seeds

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    For single packet-size, click here The Amish, long considered authorities on heirlooms, first grew Brandywine in 1885. Now, 135 years later, these ...

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  • Bulk: Purple Russian Tomato Seeds

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    For single packets, click here Plum-shaped Ukrainian heirloom. Sweet-flavored, solid, meaty fruits are ideal for sauces and pastes. Days to Maturi...

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  • Bulk: Beauty King Tomato

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    For single packets, click here Wild Boar Series Brad Gates, owner of Wild Boar Farms hand picks his varieties based on exceptional flavor and stunn...

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    Bulk: Opalka Tomato Seeds

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    For single packets, click here SKU: 788 85 days. A Polish heirloom with flavor so sweet that many cooks add no seasoning to its sauce. A season-lo...

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  • Bulk: Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato Seeds

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    For single packets, click here Huge fruits begin bright green and mature light green blushed with yellow. Sweet, juicy, spicy flavor. Excellent fo...

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  • Bulk: Costoluto Genovese Tomato Seeds

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    For single packets, click here Wonderful old Italian heirloom imported directly from Naples. Large, deep red fruits are deeply ribbed, hearty and f...

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  • Bulk: Listada de Gandia Eggplant Seeds

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    For single packets, click here Italian heirloom considered the most beautiful of all eggplants, with a purple base and creamy white stripes. Lovely...

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