• Early Kale variety produces flavorful leaves
  
  - The blue-green leaves are finely curled and reach up to 12-15" tall
  
  - Can handle the cold extremely well
  
  - One of the best frost resistant kale varieties available
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 65 days
  
  
• Kale Seeds | Kale can be planted pretty much anywhere in the United States where there's a cool fall growing season. Plant Kale in rows 18 inches to 2 feet apart. 
  
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Additional Details

Kale is considered to be a highly nutritious vegetable with powerful antioxidant properties; kale is considered to be anti-inflammatory. Kale is very high in beta carotene, vitamin K, vitamin C, lutein, zeaxanthin, and reasonably rich in calcium.

• Allium cepa. This plant produces very long and slender bunching onions
  
  - Grown exclusively as green bunching onions. Onions have white shanks and white skin making it a very attractive scallion for gourmet dishes
  
  - A hardy plant that can withstand cold weather
  
  - If you like scallions, you'll love this variety
  
  - Extremely popular
  
  - A must have for any onion-lover
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 120 days
  
  Onion Seeds | Onions are easy to grow, have a fairly short growing period and take up little space in the garden. Plant onions 1/4 inch deep and 3 to 4 inches apart in double rows, leaving 6 to 10 inches between rows.
  
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• Lactuca sativa.  Compact butterhead-type lettuce
  
  - Plant produces good yields of a light green butter-head type lettuce
  
  - This is a very popular variety because it grows higher off the ground, so the bottom leaves don't rot
  
  - Great for growing in raised beds and containers
  
  - Can tolerate the cold
  
  - Easy to grow
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 45 - 55 days
  
  
• Lettuce Seeds | Lettuce can be grown practically anywhere.  For leaf types seed should be sown thinly in rows 1 foot apart. For head, Bibb, and cos types, space rows 18 inches apart.
  
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• Raphanus sativus. Plant produces flavorful white round radishes
  
  - Radishes have a mild taste
  
  - Easy to grow and only less than a month to grow
  
  - Crisp and tender
  
  - Excellent for salads and other culinary creations
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 30 days
  
  
  

Additional Details

Radishes are rich in ascorbic acid, folic acid, and potassium. They are a good source of vitamin B6, riboflavin, magnesium, copper, and calcium. One cup of sliced red radish bulbs provides approximately 20 calories, largely from carbohydrates
 

• Cucurbita pepo. Plant produces tiny 4" wide orange pumpkins
• Very attractive and great for Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 100 days
  

Additional Details

The word pumpkin originates from the word pepon, which is Greek for “large melon". The French adapted this word to pompon, which the British changed to pumpion and later American colonists changed that to the word we use today, "pumpkin".
 

The Orange King Pepper has a sweet, mild nature, and rules with a lobed hand. Feast your eyes on the pageantry of fruit after fruit ripening from the regal green of a Caesar salad to the majestic orange of a Monarch butterfly. This 4"-6" thick-skinned, blocky baron is resplendent and refreshing in any salad bowl, pickle jar, or roasting pan.

• High yields
• Sweet and mild
• Crunchy and juicy
• Good fresh and cooked

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Capsicum annuum
• Pepper size: Large/4"-6"
• Plant support: Tomato cage or stake
• Depth to plant seeds: .25" deep
• Spacing between plants: 18"-24" apart
• Spacing between rows: 24"-36" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Germination soil temps: 75F-85F
• Soil needs: 6.0-7.0 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost hardy: No
• Planting season: Spring, summer
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 1 plant per 2 sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 85-90 days

Good companion plants: Basil, Carrot, Cucumber, Eggplant, Okra, Rosemary, Sage, Squash, Tomato

• Plant produces good yields of orange colored sweet bell peppers. Peppers have thick walls turn from green to orange when mature. Suitable for home garden and market growers.

Solanum melongena variety producing abundant tennis ball-sized bright orange eggplants with exceptional flavor. These striking vegetables are ideal for stuffing, roasting, or grilling. Turkish eggplants are remarkably easy to cultivate, reaching maturity in approximately 90 days. Start seeds indoors 10 weeks before transplanting, spacing plants 2 feet apart in rows 3 feet wide. Perfect for gardeners seeking a visually stunning and delicious harvest with minimal fuss.

• Solanum melongena. Plant produces good yields of tennis ball size bright orange eggplants
  
  - Extremely flavorful
  
  - Easy to grow
  
  - Perfect for stuffings
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 90 days
  
  
• Eggplant Seeds | Start seed indoors to allow at least 10 weeks for young plants to develop. Plant in rows 3 feet apart, with 2 feet between plants.
  
  Click here for complete Eggplant grow guide

• Solanum melongena. Produces excellent yields of 9" long/glossy light green eggplants
  
  - White flesh
  
  - Very delicious with nutty flavor and no bitterness
  
  - Excellent for Creole fish stew and other culinary creations
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 65 days
  
  
• Eggplant Seeds | Start seed indoors to allow at least 10 weeks for young plants to develop. Plant in rows 3 feet apart, with 2 feet between plants.
  
  Click here for complete Eggplant grow guide

• The Planters Jumbo melon produces a very sweet and delicious fruit that matures to about 5lbs
  
  - Thick and protective rind
  
  - Orange flesh
  
  - Extremely juicy
  
  - Has a pretty small seed cavity 
  
  - Tolerant of heat and drought 
  
  

  - Can also tolerate heavy rainfall
  

  - Excellent source of vitamin C
  
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 85 days
  
  
• Melon Seeds | Because of the long growing season, start plants indoors 4 to 5 weeks before outdoor planting time. Direct sow 4-5 seeds in a hill and then thin to the appropriate spacing. 
  
  Click here for complete Melon grow guide

Carrot gets its characteristic and bright orange colour from β-carotene, which is metabolised into vitamin A in humans when bile salts are present in the intestines. Carrots are also rich in dietary fibre, antioxidants, and minerals.


 

The Rattlesnake Pole Bean is as delicious as it is beautiful. Long purple-and-green streaked pods dangle from strong 10' vines, with streaked beige beans inside. Like its namesnake, it’s not bothered by heat, humidity, or drought. If you hear it rattle, it has probably dried on the vine. Grow alongside other streaked beans, like Tongue of Fire and Borlotti.

• Easy to grow
• Heat tolerant
• Long pods up to 8"-10”
• Eat fresh or dried

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Phaseolus vulgaris
• Depth to plant seeds: 1" deep
• Spacing between plants: 5" apart
• Spacing between rows: 18"-24" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 8-14 days
• Germination soil temps: 70F-85F
• Soil needs: 6.0-7.0 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost hardy: No
• Planting season: Spring, summer
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 4 plants per sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 70-75 days

Click here to view our full Bean grow guide

Good companion plants: Cucumber, Pea, Rosemary, Thyme, Tomato

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Most tomato varieties don’t like nighttime temps above 75F, but the Floradade Tomato takes no notice. Neither does it concern itself with humidity or daytime temps over 95F. It happily minds its business, producing heavy yields of medium-sized slicers with bright red skin and flesh, and a flavor that’s well-balanced between sweet and acidic. It even ripens the fruits quickly.

• Extremely heat tolerant
• High yields
• Quick to ripen
• Good for Southern gardens

SEED PLANTING INFO

• Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
• Growth type: Determinate, tomato cage support, no pruning 
• Tomato size: Medium
• Depth to plant seeds: .25" deep
• Spacing between plants: 24" apart
• Spacing between rows: 36"-48" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-14 days
• Germination soil temps: 75F-95F
• Soil needs: 6.0-6.5 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost hardy: No
• Planting season: Spring, summer
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 1 plant per 2 sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 70-75 days

Click here to view our full Tomato grow guide

Good companion plants: Basil, Borage, Onion, Parsley, Pepper

On any productive homestead, every member needs to pull its weight, and the Homestead Tomato out-tomatoes every tomato. Sun up to sun down, in high heat and humidity, this workhorse churns out large, red, smooth, sturdy, meaty, juicy slicers. As comfortable in the overalls of a sandwich as it is done up in its Sunday best for the canner. Just a good ol’ heirloom with good old-fashioned tomato flavor.

• Heat tolerant
• Old-fashioned tomato flavor
• Meaty and juicy
• Good for Southern gardens

SEED PLANTING INFO

• Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
• Growth type: Determinate, tomato cage support, no pruning 
• Tomato size: Large
• Depth to plant seeds: .25" deep
• Spacing between plants: 24" apart
• Spacing between rows: 36"-48" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-14 days
• Germination soil temps: 75F-95F
• Soil needs: 6.0-6.5 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost hardy: No
• Planting season: Spring, summer
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 1 plant per 2 sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 80-85 days

Click here to view our full Tomato grow guide

Good companion plants: Basil, Borage, Onion, Parsley, Pepper

• Health Benefits | In skin care, Lemon Mint leaves can be rubbed directly on the skin to fight off mosquitoes.  The dried leaves can also be infused in oil made into lotions for soothing the skin.

See 7 Awesome Mint Drink Recipes HERE

With a name like King of the Garden Lima Bean, you can expect great things. This pole bean produces prolific yields of 7" pods full of large white lima beans with sweet, smooth flavor. Vines can grow 9'-10' high. Will continue to blossom and produce throughout the hot summer months. Cook them before you eat them fresh, as raw lima beans are toxic.

• Easy to grow
• Prolific producer
• Heat loving
• Sweet flavor

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Phaseolus lunatus
• Depth to plant seeds: 1.5" deep
• Spacing between plants: 4"-5" apart
• Spacing between rows: 24"-30" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 10-21 days
• Germination soil temps: 70F-90F
• Soil needs: 6.0-7.0 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost hardy: No
• Planting season: Spring, summer
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 4-6 plants per sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 85-95 days

Click here to view our full Bean grow guide

Good companion plants: Cucumber, Pea, Rosemary, Thyme, Tomato

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	1. Chives (appx. 1,000 seeds) Narrow, grass-like leaves have mild onion-like flavor. Learn more
	2. Cilantro (Coriander) - Slow Bolt (appx. 490 seeds) This slow-bolting strain is grown primarily for its broad, deep green, celery-like, pungent foliage. Used in Oriental and Mexican cuisine. Use seed to flavor meats, pickles and baked goods. Learn more
	3. Cumin (appx. 1,000 seeds) The Cumin seeds have widely been used to flavor rice, breads, beans, meats, and other dishes. Often used to flavor Curry Powder. Learn more
	4. Dill - Bouquet (appx. 450 seeds) Annual. 3 ft. plant with strongly aromatic foliage, stems, and heads. Excellent for pickling. Learn more
	5. Fennel (appx. 1,000 seeds) Produces very flavorful large bulbs and edible flower buds. Excellent for seasonings and for cooking as a vegetable. - Plant Height: 30" tall. Fennel is a very aromatic plant with a sweet licorice flavor, similar to an anise seed. Fennel has a long history of herbal use and is a commonly used household remedy, being useful in the treatment of a variety of complaints, especially those of the digestive system. Easy to grow. Many health benefits associated with this plant (see video below) Learn more
	6. Lemon Mint (appx. 230 seeds) Lemon scented leaves that can be used as a replacement for lemon in any dish or tea.  Put mint leaves in the body of a chicken before cooking - adds excellent flavor and aroma. Excellent for poultry, lamb & pork stuffing.  Makes a great marinade for fish too! Great for vinaigrette dressings. Lemon mint can be used many different ways in any culinary creations. Learn more
	7. Oregano - Italian (appx. 1,000 seeds) Hardy 2 ½ inch plant with pungent, oval leaves and purplish pink flowers. Use fresh or dried in sauces and soups. Learn more
	8. Parsley - Dark Green Italian Giant (appx. 550 seeds) Finely cut dark green parsley. Use this parsley for garnishing, and culinary decoration. Good heat tolerance. Learn more
	9. Rosemary (Appx. 100 seeds) Excellent flavor - extremely fragrant. Perfect to use fresh or dried. Can be used to flavor many culinary varieties such as meats, soups, and sauces. Can be used for treating headaches and known to improve circulation. Perfect for containers. Learn more
	10. Summer Savory (appx. 1,000 seeds) The Summer Savory plant grows tasty peppery flavored leaves. This is the herb to use if you want to flavor beans, cabbage, peas, and many other dishes. Learn more
	11. Tarragon (appx. 1,000 seeds) Tarragon, aka Dragon Wort, is a popular herb widely recognized for its strong aroma and many culinary uses. A native herb of Europe. Used to compliment to many classic continental – mostly French – dishes. Learn more
	12. Basil - Italian Large Leaf (appx. 1000 seeds) The Italian Large Leaf Basil plant will produce medium to large leaves that can measure up to 4" long! It is of heriloom variety and is extremely fragrant and used widely in the culinary industry.  If you're a lover of basil, this would be a good variety to plant in your garden.   Learn more

What is a Seed Bank?

The answer is simple: a seed bank is your very own supply of open-pollinated, non-hybridized, NON-GMO seeds to be kept on hand in the case of an emergency or the unavailability of seeds.

There are many reasons to invest in a seed bank. Whether the market has changed or famine and war have changed the way we get access to seeds, these banks represent a secure way to begin planting quality foods.

All our seeds offer you the chance to replant the seeds after a successful harvest, making your investment in food one of the best values you will find. All of our seeds will produce organic produce when properly cared for.

While we remain optimistic about the future, we feel it is best to control your own food supply and live a healthier lifestyle with the best non-hybrid, non GMO seeds available today!

The Romano Pole Bean is a traditional Italian heirloom bean enjoyed by generations of gardeners. The vining plant produces high yields of flat, wide, stringless 6" pods that taste best when harvested young. Just a great all-around green bean.

• Easy to grow
• Stringless variety
• Harvest young for best flavor
• Vining plant requires staking

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Phaseolus vulgaris
  
• Depth to plant seeds: 1" deep
• Spacing between plants: 5" apart
• Spacing between rows: 18"-24" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 8-14 days
• Germination soil temps: 70F-85F
• Soil needs: 6.0-7.0 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost hardy: No
• Planting season: Spring, summer, fall
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 4 plants per sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 65-80 days

Click here to view our full Bean grow guide

Good companion plants: Cucumber, Pea, Rosemary, Thyme, Tomato

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• AAS - All-America Selections Winner - The Champion Radish plant produces large and extremely tasty red cherry radishes
• They measure about the size of a silver dollar and have bright red solid skin
• One of the most popular and easiest radishes you can grow anywhere
• Grows well in small spaces
• Days to Maturity | 25-30 days

Additional Details

Radishes are rich in ascorbic acid, folic acid, and potassium. They are a good source of vitamin B6, riboflavin, magnesium, copper, and calcium. One cup of sliced red radish bulbs provides approximately 20 calories, largely from carbohydrates
 

What is a Seed Bank?

The answer is simple: a seed bank is your very own supply of open-pollinated, non-hybridized, NON-GMO seeds to be kept on hand in the case of an emergency or the unavailability of seeds.

There are many reasons to invest in a seed bank. Whether the market has changed or famine and war have changed the way we get access to seeds, these banks represent a secure way to begin planting quality foods.

All our seeds offer you the chance to replant the seeds after a successful harvest, making your investment in food one of the best values you will find. All of our seeds will produce organic produce when properly cared for.

While we remain optimistic about the future, we feel it is best to control your own food supply and live a healthier lifestyle with the best non-hybrid, non GMO seeds available today!

• Extremely tender, medium green leaves are broad and slightly crumpled
  
  - The juicy leaves have a mild cabbage-like flavor and are delicious boiled, steamed, or as an addition to salads
  
  - Tolerant of heat and cold
  
  - Rich in vitamins and minerals
  
  - Plant grows to about 36" tall
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 80 days
  
  
• Collards | Plant seeds 3 to 4 weeks before your first frost for Spring harvest. Sow seeds approximately 12" from one another.
  
  Click here for complete Collards grow guide

Additional Details

Collard is widely considered to be a healthy food, collards are good sources of vitamin C and soluble fiber and contain multiple nutrients with potent anti-cancer properties, such as diindolylmethane and sulforaphane.[citation needed] Roughly a quarter pound (approx. 100 g) of cooked collards contains 46 calories.

• The snap pea may be planted in spring as early as the soil can be worked
  
  - Tolerates light frost when young
  
  - High tolerance of hot temperatures
  
  - Grow as a vine and requires a trellis or anything else the can climb along
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 60 days
  
  Pea Seeds | Peas are a cool season vegetable, and do best in a climate where there are two months of cool growing weather, either spring planting in the northern regions or fall planting in the warmer, southern regions. Plant seeds 4"-6" apart.
  
  Click here for complete Pea grow guide

Additional Details

Peas are high in vitamin A, vitamin C, B vitamins and lutein. Dry weight is about one-quarter protein and one-quarter sugar.

The Tendergreen Bush Bean is a heavy yielder and heat-tolerant, producing longer than other beans. It grows long 6"-7" stringless pods, but pick them at 5" for best flavor and tenderness. Be sure to shell one of the pods to see the purple-brown beans inside.

• Easy to grow
• High yields
• Heat tolerant
• Stringless variety

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Phaseolus vulgaris
  
• Depth to plant seeds: 1" deep
  
• Spacing between plants: 4" apart
  
• Spacing between rows: 18"-24" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 5-10 days
• Germination soil temps: 70F-85F
• Soil needs: 6.0-7.0 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun
  
• Frost hardy: No
• Planting season: Spring, summer, fall
  
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 4 plants per sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 50-55 days

Click here to view our full Bean grow guide

Good companion plants: Cucumber, Pea, Rosemary, Thyme, Tomato

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Medium heavy-duty Seed Storage container with vacuum-seal top!

• 8" tall x 4" diameter
• 1.30 Liters
• Holds appx., 100 packets of seeds.
• Keeps seeds lasting years longer. 
• Superior moisture barrier. 
• Super water-resistant. 
• Pest, insect, and rodent resistant. 
• Freezer safe.

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Small heavy-duty Seed Storage container with vacuum-seal top!

• 5.5"tall x 3.5"diameter
• .57 Liters
  
• Hold appx., 50 packets of seeds.
• Keeps seeds lasting years longer. 
• Superior moisture barrier. 
• Super water-resistant. 
• Pest, insect, and rodent resistant. 
• Freezer safe.

Pick another size:  ExtraSmall  |  Small  |   Medium  |  Large  |  Extra-Large

Extra-Small heavy-duty Seed Storage container with vacuum-seal top!

• 3-3/4"tall x 3"diameter
• .29 Liters
• Hold appx., 20 packets of seeds.
• Keeps seeds lasting years longer. 
• Superior moisture barrier. 
• Super water-resistant. 
• Pest, insect, and rodent resistant. 
• Freezer safe.

Pick another size:  ExtraSmall  |  Small  |   Medium  |  Large  |  Extra-Large

• The Small Sugar pumpkin is a popular heirloom variety! It has a very smooth texture with a bright orange flesh
  
  - Has excellent flavor for making pumpkin pies
  
  - Pumpkin size is about 7" diameter
  
  - Semi-bush plant
  
  - One of the most popular pumpkin varieties you can grow in your garden
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 100-110 days

Additional Details

The word pumpkin originates from the word pepon, which is Greek for “large melon". The French adapted this word to pompon, which the British changed to pumpion and later American colonists changed that to the word we use today, "pumpkin".

 

Italian Large Leaf Basil has soft, crinkled, bright green 2"-4" leaves, and a sweeter flavor than the Genovese Basil.

Aromatic and delicious, use it to flavor herbal tea, herb butter, oil, vinegar, pasta and pizza sauce, antipasto, smoothies, curries, cocktails, Caprese salad, dressing, and pesto. The edible flower spikes make a beautiful garnish. Reliable producer and all-around great Italian basil.

Harvest the leaves and stems from the top part of the plant, and pinch off edible flower buds as they appear, which prevents the leaves from turning bitter, and signals the plant to branch out and grow more leaves, making a bushier plant.

The more you harvest, the more it grows!

• Sweet and spicy with less clove
• Genovese type
• Grows 1'-2' tall
• Good for containers
• Tons of medicinal benefits!

As a medicinal herb, Basil has been used internally to treat anxiety, colds, colic, cough, depression, diarrhea, fever, flatulence, flu, indigestion, insomnia, intestinal parasites and worms, exhaustion, gastric pain, gonorrhea, lactation problems, migraine headache, nausea, stomach cramps, sore throat, and vomiting, and externally to treat acne, insect bites and stings, loss of smell, skin problems, snake bites.

YIELD Do not use medicinally while pregnant.

YIELD Medicinal properties are presented as information only, and are not a recommendation or prescription for use. Consult a medical professional before using any herb medicinally.

As a companion plant, Basil attracts hummingbirds, pollinators, and beneficial insects, and repels asparagus beetles, cabbage moths, cabbage white butterfly, cabbage worms, carrot rust fly, flies, maggots, mice, mosquitoes, spider mites, thrips, and tomato hornworms. 

The Italian Large Leaf Basil plant will produce medium to large leaves that can measure up to 4" long! It is of heirloom variety and is extremely fragrant and used widely in the culinary industry.  If you're a lover of basil, this would be a good variety to plant in your garden.  

What is Italian Large Leaf Basil?

Italian Large Leaf Basil is an annual plant that will produce edible and fragrant leaves, flowers, and continue to put off a few more leaves through the process of ending it's life cycle.  This basil grows well in "filtered light" (meaning near a bright window or under a tree), and it grows best in 50-90 degree weather.  Warm, but not too warm. 

Health Benefits of Italian Large Leaf Basil

Italian Large Leaf Basil has anti-bacterial properties and anti-inflammatory effects. It's been known to help people with inflammatory health problems like arthritis or IBS.  Basil also contains properties that mimic food preservatives so it makes good sense to try and include more basil into the foods you prepare at home. Basil will help naturally preserve them so they'll be safer, longer. Basil also contains all the good stuff needed for better cardiovascular health.

Ways to Consume Large Leaf Italian Basil

Use this variety of basil in your favorite Neapolitan cuisine dishes!  Use the extra large leaves, fresh or dried, in tomato dishes, pasta sauces, vegetable dishes and soups. 

See Basil Recipes & Growing Tips on our Pinterest Board

• The Blue Curled Scotch is an early Kale variety which will produce tasty greens! 
  
  - Excellent in salads or steamed. 
  
  - The blue-green leaves are finely curled and reach up to 12-15" tall!
  
  - Can handle the cold extremely well.
  
  - One of the best frost resistant kale varieties available.
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 60 days
  
  
• Kale Seeds | Kale can be planted pretty much anywhere in the United States where there's a cool fall growing season. Plant Kale in rows 18 inches to 2 feet apart. 
  
  Click here for complete Kale grow guide

Additional Details

Kale is considered to be a highly nutritious vegetable with powerful antioxidant properties; kale is considered to be anti-inflammatory. Kale is very high in beta carotene, vitamin K, vitamin C, lutein, zeaxanthin, and reasonably rich in calcium.

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The Kentucky Wonder Brown-Seeded Pole Bean is a reliable and heavy yielder. This vigorous vining plant produces bright green, stringless 8" pods with flavorful brown beans inside. Wondering if you can get flavorful white beans inside? Yes, you can. Quick to start producing, and will continue to set blooms and beans until frost.

• Easy to grow
• Long 8" pods
• Quick to produce
• Long growing season

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Phaseolus vulgaris
• Depth to plant seeds: 1" deep
• Spacing between plants: 5" apart
• Spacing between rows: 18"-24" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 8-14 days
• Germination soil temps: 70F-90F
• Soil needs: 6.0-7.0 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost hardy: No
• Planting season: Spring, summer
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 4 plants per sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 75-85 days

Click here to view our full Bean grow guide

Good companion plants: Cucumber, Pea, Rosemary, Thyme, Tomato

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The Harvester Bush Bean grows high off the ground for easy picking. It has excellent flavor from pods that can grow up to 6" long. And you can be enjoying the juicy crunchiness in only 55 days. What’s not to like about this easy string bean?

• Easy to grow
• High yielding
• Easy to harvest
• Long, flavorful pods

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Phaseolus vulgaris
• Depth to plant seeds: 1" deep
• Spacing between plants: 4" apart
• Spacing between rows: 18"-24" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 5-10 days
• Germination soil temps: 70F-85F
• Soil needs: 6.0-7.0 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost hardy: No
• Planting season: Spring, summer, fall
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 4 plants per sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 50-55 days

Good companion plants: Cucumber, Pea, Rosemary, Thyme, Tomato

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• The Self-Blanche Cauliflower produces flavorful snow ball type cauliflower
  
  - Plant early as it stops growing when it gets hot
  
  - The leaves curl upward and cover head to keep sun from ruining white color
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 65 days
  
  
• Cauliflower Seeds | Cauliflower is an annual cool-season crop, half-hardy to frost and light freezes. Plant in rows 2 1/2 to 3 feet apart, with 2 feet between plants.
  
  Click here for complete Cauliflower grow guide

Good companion plants: Basil, Carrot, Cucumber, Eggplant, Okra, Rosemary, Sage, Squash, Tomato

Good companion plants: Basil, Carrot, Cucumber, Eggplant, Okra, Rosemary, Sage, Squash, Tomato

• This is the most popular large-pod garden shelling pea
  
  - Each plants produce 4"-5" pods with 6-9 large green peas inside
  
  - It is an early producer. Does not require staking 
  
  - Easy to grow 
  
  - Great flavor and excellent quality
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 55 days

Additional Details

Peas are high in vitamin A, vitamin C, B vitamins and lutein. Dry weight is about one-quarter protein and one-quarter sugar.

• A traditional Southern favorite
  
  - Plant produces good yields of green mustard leaves
  
  - Excellent flavor
  
  - Makes a great garnish to any dish
  
  - Easy to grow
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 35 days
  
  
• Mustard Seeds | When growing from seed, start them outdoors 3 weeks before the last frost. Plant seeds a 1/2" deep, and thin to 3 inches. 
  
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Mustard is high in Vitamin A, B, and C. Mustard greens are very popular in the southern U.S. where they are generally slow-cooked with ham hocks or other smoked-pork products. Asian cuisines generally use mustard greens pickled or stir-fried.

• Harris Model Parsnips are 3½" in diameter by up to 12" long
  
  - The flesh is white and extremely tender
  
  - One of the most popular parsnip varieties around
  
  - Very easy to grow - similar to carrots
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 90 days
  
  
• Click here to learn how to grow perfect parsnips!

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The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable related to the carrot. Parsnips resemble carrots, but are paler in color than most carrots, and have a sweeter taste, especially when cooked. The buttery, slightly spicy, sweet flavor of cooked mature parsnips (often picked after the first frost) is reminiscent of butterscotch, honey, and subtle cardamom. (Source)

Kale - Premier is an extremely flavorful variety perfect for juicing and healthy smoothies. This cold-hardy cultivar stays in the ground 3-4 weeks longer than standard kale varieties, making it ideal for extended fall and winter harvests across most U.S. growing regions. Matures in just 50 days. Plant in rows 18 inches to 2 feet apart in cool-season gardens. Kale is nutrient-dense, packed with vitamin K, vitamin C, beta carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin—plus powerful antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds. Refer to our complete kale grow guide for detailed planting and care instructions.

• Extremely flavorful Kale variety.  Ideal for juicing and healthy smoothies.
• This variety will stay in the ground 3-4 weeks longer than other Kale varieties.
• Also an excellent variety for a Fall and Winter harvest!
  
• 50 days to maturity.
  
• Kale can be planted pretty much anywhere in the United States where there's a cool fall growing season. Plant Kale in rows 18 inches to 2 feet apart. Click here for complete Kale grow guide

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Kale is considered to be a highly nutritious vegetable with powerful antioxidant properties; kale is considered to be anti-inflammatory. Kale is very high in beta carotene, vitamin K, vitamin C, lutein, zeaxanthin, and reasonably rich in calcium.

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Chicory - Verona Red (100% Heirloom/Non-Hybrid/Non-GMO)

• The Verona Red Chicory produces round and red cabbage like heads. 
  
  - Popular in salads
  
  - Can be cooked as a vegetable
  
  - Grows best during the cooler climates
  
• Day to Maturity | 80 days

Chicory - Witloof (100% Heirloom/Non-Hybrid/Non-GMO)

• Witloof Chicory produces heads that have gorgeous light green leaves. 
  
  - A perfect variety for summer and fall harvest.
  
  - Can be used in salads or as a coffee substitute.
  
• Day to Maturity | 55 days

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Chicory is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Various varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds), or for roots which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive. It is also grown as a forage crop for livestock. It lives as a wild plant on roadsides in its native Europe, and in North America and Australia, where it has become naturalized.  Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory

• The Igloo Cauliflower produces snowball type white heads
• Produces large dense leaves that protect the solid white heads from frost
• Excellent variety for the cooler months
• Days to Maturity | 65-70 days
• Cauliflower Seeds | Cauliflower is an annual cool-season crop, half-hardy to frost and light freezes. Plant in rows 2 1/2 to 3 feet apart, with 2 feet between plants.
  
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• Compact butterhead-type lettuce
  
  - Very productive variety
  
  - One of the only heat tolerant lettuce varieties
  
  - Very popular and easy to grow
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 65 days
  
  
• Lettuce Seeds | Lettuce can be grown practically anywhere.  For leaf types seed should be sown thinly in rows 1 foot apart. For head, Bibb, and cos types, space rows 18 inches apart.
  
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• As its name suggests, this is a lettuce that can be gown throughout the year, though it will require protection with a cloche or cold frame in the cooler months  
  
  The 'All Year Round' lettuce is a classic Butterhead lettuce, with medium sized loosely formed heads and soft, buttery-textured green leaves
  
  
• DayS to Maturity | 65 days
  
  
• Lettuce Seeds | Lettuce can be grown practically anywhere.  For leaf types seed should be sown thinly in rows 1 foot apart. For head, Bibb, and cos types, space rows 18 inches apart.
  
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• The Green Cos (aka Romaine Lettuce) is one of the most popular crispy salad vegetables
  
  - This variety of lettuce is well known for its crisp green upright narrow heads of leaf that comes in dark green color
  
  - Also grows well in containers on a patio
  
  - Contains the most nutrients
  
  - Used in Cesar Salads. 
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 65 days
  
  
• Lettuce Seeds | Lettuce can be grown practically anywhere.  For leaf types seed should be sown thinly in rows 1 foot apart. For head, Bibb, and cos types, space rows 18 inches apart.
  
  Click here for complete Lettuce grow guide