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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.

  • Cherokee Carbon Hybrid Tomato Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Dark tomatoes rule! To capitalize on the current craze, our breeders crossed Cherokee Purple with Carbon to create a rob...

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  • Pink Brandywine, Sudduth's Strain Tomato Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here The Amish, long considered authorities on heirlooms, first grew Brandywine in 1885. Now, 135 years later, these prized v...

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  • Lazy Housewife Bean Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here One of the great heirlooms loved for its ease of shelling or snapping. All purpose variety can be used as a snap, shell...

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  • Parris Island Lettuce Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Noted for its crisp leaves and sweet flavor. Attractive, large heads have deep-green outer leaves to protect the white h...

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  • Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Still one of the best early varieties, with pale green, pointed heads with a great sweet flavor. Smaller size allows for...

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  • Red Salad Bowl Lettuce Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here A wine red version of “Green Salad Bowl.” Deeply lobed, oakleaf, red leaves. Days to Maturity: 51 Sow Method: Start Ind...

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  • Beefsteak or Red Ponderosa Tomato Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Popular, time-tested and reliable. A favorite of veteran gardeners who love its flattened, large, mild fruits. Nearly se...

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  • Kellogg's™ Breakfast Tomato Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Striking deep orange fruits that are meaty, solid and weigh up to a pound. Flesh has a marvelous rich flavor with just a...

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  • Bush Crop Cucumber Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Our only heirloom bush pickler has been used for containers and small gardens for years. Sweet, crisp cucumbers are big...

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  • Giant Imperial Mix Larkspur Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Long, stately spires loaded with double blooms of dark blue, pink, carmine and white. Robust and floriferous. An heirloo...

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  • Chinese Giant Bell Pepper Seeds

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    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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  • Beauty King Tomato Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Wild Boar Series Brad Gates, owner of Wild Boar Farms hand picks his varieties based on exceptional flavor and stunning...

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  • Peach Melba Nasturtium Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Also called "Strawberries and Cream." Bright, peachy cream blooms with four big strawberry blotches at the base of each ...

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  • Jenny Lind Cantaloupe Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here 150-year-old heirloom features unusual, juicy, delightfully sweet, lime-green flesh in a turban-shaped fruit. Vigorous, ...

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  • Moon & Stars Watermelon Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here The legendary Van Doren strain that’s reasonably early with medium-large fruits and very sweet, flavorful, bright rose-p...

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  • Corno di Toro Red Pepper Seeds

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    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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  • Pink Beauty Radish Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Ancient heirloom that becomes our only rosy-pink radish, with a mild taste and crisp white flesh. Roots are round, unifo...

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  • Musquee de Provence Pumpkin Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Also called Fairy Tale. French heirloom renowned for its remarkable eating quality and its striking, burnished golden-br...

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  • Blue Hubbard Winter Squash Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Also called "New England Hubbard." Old heirloom features long vines with excellent yields of powdery blue-gray, oval squ...

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  • Buckbee's™ Abraham Lincoln Tomato Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Introduced in 1923 by H.W. Buckbee Seeds of Rockford, Illinois to honor its greatest son. Huge, meaty fruits, described...

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  • Tenderette Bean Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Old heirloom that many veterans consider the most productive, most flavorful of all varieties. Keep well picked to main...

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  • Georgia Rattlesnake Watermelon Seeds

    Georgia Rattlesnake Watermelon Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here The traditional Southern heirloom strain grown by generations of gardeners, yet still found in supermarkets today. Larg...

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  • Bird House Gourd Seeds

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

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  • Old German Tomato Seeds

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

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  • Zesty Mesclun Mix Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Tangy mix of lettuces and pungent greens like arugula to add spiciness to salads. Days to Maturity: 45 Sow Method: Star...

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  • Amish Deer Tongue Lettuce Seeds

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

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  • Vermont Cranberry Bean Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here This 300-year-old New England heirloom is probably the most beautiful of all dried beans, whether used as a fresh shell ...

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  • Black Diamond Watermelon Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here A full-season heirloom that’s the preferred round variety in the South. Flesh is bright red, firm and extra sweet. Frui...

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  • Golden Sweet Snow Pea Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here A rare and unusual heirloom variety recently rescued from a village market in India. Starts with a spectacular display ...

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  • Listada de Gandia Eggplant Seeds

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

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  • Rattlesnake Bean Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Hundred-year-old heirloom features snake-like markings on the purple-streaked, round, dark green pods that possess an ol...

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  • Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Huge fruits begin bright green and mature light green blushed with yellow. Sweet, juicy, spicy flavor. Excellent for fri...

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  • Italian Tree or Climbing Trip-L-Crop Tomato Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Fast-growing plants may reach 15 to 25 ft. and yield 2 to 3 bushels per plant. Extra-large, meaty, bright-red fruits are...

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  • Heavenly Blue Morning Glory Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here The classic morning glory, with its exceptionally popular ‘true blue’ flowers, one of Nature’s rarest colors. Intensely ...

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  • Charleston Grey Watermelon Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here Old heirloom that combines superb eating quality with excellent disease resistance. Deep red flesh is crisp, solid and ...

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  • Polish Paste Tomato Seeds

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    For bulk sizes, click here A remarkably versatile Polish heirloom that produces mild, sweet fruits, which are ideal in sandwiches, salads, even wi...

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