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New for 2013
- Asparagus Bean, Red-Podded
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Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis; Certified Organic
NEW FOR 2013! (70-75 days) Aka Yard-Long Bean, Chinese Longbean. This visually stunning bean produces long, deep-red pods up to 20" long that dangle from 10' vines. Originating in southern Asia, where it is still an important vegetable, it has been grown in North America since the late 1700's. The vines are known for their productivity: one sowing at the beginning of the season will produce abundantly until frost. Easy to grow, it is extremely heat-tolerant and, as a legume, enriches any soil it grows in by fixing nitrogen in the soil. The delicious pods are excellent in stir-fries, soups, sautes or steamed. Leave some pods on the vine to dry and you also have a good dried bean for winter stews and soups.
Sold Out- Pkt - 50 seeds: 3.00
- Aurora Hot Pepper
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Endangered; Sustainably-Grown
RE-INTRODUCED FOR 2013!(60 - 75 days) We're thrilled to have this variety back in our selection for 2013! A beautiful, dwarf pepper (10-12"), perfect for containers and therefore for apartment dwellers. Very ornamental, its foliage is purple and green, above which sit upright 1.5" fruits that ripen from lavender to deep purple to orange and finally to red. Medium-hot.
- Beurre de Rocquencourt Bean
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Wax Bean; Endangered; Certified Organic
SORRY, SOLD OUT. (Snap Wax,Dry, Bush)(55 days) We grew this extremely rare bean for years and loved it for its incredible productivity and buttery taste (its name translates as "Butter from Rocquencourt"). Then in one bad season we lost most of our crop. It's taken us awhile, but we finally have enough stock to offer again. Named for the town of Rocquencourt, France which was known for its fine vegetables, it was a local French heirloom that became a recognized commercial variety in the 1930's. According to William Woys Weaver, it can grow in sun or partial shade and the dried beans make excellent soup or refried beans (unusual for a wax bean). It produces large quantities of slender, stringless yellow pods with black seeds.
Sold Out- Pkt - 50 seeds: 3.00
- British Wonder Pea
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Rare; Sustainably Grown; Shell
NEW FOR 2013!(Shell) (50-55 days) We are so pleased to be able to offer this wonderful variety again! Introduced in 1890 in England by Taber and Cullen, the semi-dwarf variety produces abundant yields of sweet, green shell peas. Grows 2-3' so requires some trellising.
Sold Out- Pkt - 80 seeds: 3.00
- Trade Pack - 240 seeds: 6.00
- Brown Berry Tomato
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Cherry-type; Sustainably-Grown
NEW FOR 2013! Indeterminate. 75 days. Developed by Sahin Seeds in the Netherlands, this open-pollinated variety was the first truly brown cherry tomato to be introduced. The beautiful mahogany-coloured, medium-large, round cherry fruits are incredibly sweet and juicy and are produced prolifically on regular-leaf vines.
- Brune d'Hiver Lettuce
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Butterhead; Sustainably-Grown
NEW FOR 2013! (1855) (55 - 60 days) This is a cold-hardy French heirloom whose bronze-tinged, pale green leaves turn quite red in cold weather. Very rare.
- Butterbean soybean
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Edamame; Certified Organic
NEW FOR 2013! (90 days) Discovered as a natural sport in a soybean field at Johnny's Seeds in the late 1970's, this variety has gained a reputation as one of the best edamame soybeans. The plants are stocky & self-supporting and produce prodigious quantities of large pods, many with three large beans per pod. They live up to their name, with a sweet, buttery flavour. Easy to grow.
Sold Out- Pkt - 50 seeds: 3.00
- Cuostralee tomato
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Red; Sustainably-Grown
RE-INTRODUCED FOR 2013! (85 days) Indeterminate. This French heirloom tomato is huge (1-2 lbs) with a robust flavour. The fruits are deep red with ribbed shoulders and tend to be blemish-free. It is a heavy producer, unusual for a large tomato, and anyone who grows it raves about its flavour.
