The Tiny Tim Tomato could not be more adorable. This dwarf variety grows to only about 12"-18", and thrives in the coziness of a small pot or window box, even indoors in a sunny spot. At 1", the adorable red fruit is smaller than a cherry tomato, so you can get more in a handful. It doesn’t even take much time to produce an adorable harvest—only about 45 days. And the flavor. A little sweet, a little tart. Just so very adorable.

• Early producer
• Sweet, tart flavor
• Good for small spaces
• Good for containers

SEED PLANTING INFO

• Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
• Growth type: Determinate, tomato cage support, no pruning 
• Tomato size: Small
• Depth to plant seeds: 1/8" deep
• Spacing between plants: 6"-12" apart
• Spacing between rows: 24"-36" 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. 4 plants per sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 45 days

Click here to view our full Tomato grow guide

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

Dark Opal Purple Basil is a dark, fragrant beauty with its glossy, deep black-purple leaves that shimmer with iridescence in bright light, plum-colored stems, and edible violet flower spikes that make a spectacular garnish. A 1962 All-America Selections Winner! This annual basil plant produces extremely fragrant dark purple leaves. It can be used as a garnish or to make flavored vinegars. This basil drys excellently and is very easy to grow. Gardening in a small space or wanting to use a container? This variety grows great in them! 

Use it to add sweet, intense anise flavor and a dreamy purple color to pesto or bruschetta, or mix it into a moody Caprese salad with Black Krim Tomatoes.

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, intense anise flavor
• Slow to bolt (flower)
• 1962 All-America Selections (AAS) Winner
• 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.

⚠️ Do not use medicinally while pregnant.

⚠️ 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.

Plant Basil in your garden to attract hummingbirds, pollinators, and other beneficial insects.

Basil is also know to repel aphids, asparagus beetles, cabbage moths, cabbage white butterfly, cabbage worms, carrot rust fly, flies, maggots, mice, mosquitoes, spider mites, thrips, and tomato hornworms!

What is Dark Opal Purple Basil?

This sweet and very popular variety of basil has gorgeous purple-black glossy foliage and a delicious aroma. It's eye catching and a beautiful, colorful garden plant.  This basil produces small to medium sized, tender leaves.  It is slow to bolt and grows at a steady pace.  The dark purple has a green metallic undertone or sheen and in bright light it can appear flat and open.  

Health Benefits of Dark Opal Purple Basil

Dark Opal Purple Basil has a variety of medicinal benefits and has been known to improve digestive functions, treat acne and insect bites, improve nausea, and work as a sedative for muscle spasms and cramps.   

Ways to Consume Dark Opal Purple Basil

Like many basil varieties, Dark Opal Purple Basil has a degree of licorice flavor, and it is used in the culinary world as an attractive garnish with good flavor.  Use this herb fresh or dried and even frozen.  It works wonderfully in salads and on sandwiches.  The uses for this herb are endless and everyone should take advantage of this fresh and spicy leaf.

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• Compact butterhead-type lettuce
  
  - Plant produces good yields of medium size greens
  
  - Very hardy 
  
  - Perfect for home gardens, containers, raised beds, and hydroponics
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 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.
  
  Click here for complete Lettuce grow guide

The Kentucky Wonder White-Seeded Pole Bean is one of the oldest and most widely enjoyed bean varieties ever grown. It produces reliably heavy yields of 6"-8" long green pods with white beans inside. If you prefer brown beans, we sell those too. These stringless beans grow high off the ground for easy harvesting.

• Easy to grow
• Prolific producer
  
• Long pods up to 8"
• 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: 55-60

Click here to view our full Bean grow guide

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

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• The Cascadia snap pea plant produces 4" long delicious snap peas
  
  - Very flavorful
  
  - Excellent for stir fry
  
  - Plant Height: 32" tall
   
• Days to Maturity | 65 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.
  
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Peas are high in vitamin A, vitamin C, B vitamins and lutein. Dry weight is about one-quarter protein and one-quarter sugar.

• A 1957 All-America Selections (AAS) Winner
  
  - Plant produces good yields of flavorful curly dark green leaves
  
  - Perfect for salads
  
  - Stays in the ground 2 - 4 weeks longer than other mustard varieties
  
  - Tolerates the cold extremely well
  
  - Perfect for home gardens and market growers
  
  - Easy to grow
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 45 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. 
  
  Click here for complete Mustard grow guide

Mustard greens are extremely high in Vitamin A, B, and C.

• A 1949 All-America Selections Winner
  
• Grows as a bush
  
• Produces high yields of 16" long grayish-green zucchini squash with dark green stripes
• Perfect for home garden and market growers.
  
• Days to Maturity | 65 days

Additional Details

Though considered a vegetable in cooking, botanically speaking, squash is a fruit (being the receptacle for the plant's seeds). Squash can be served fresh (in salads) and cooked (squash stuffed with meat, fried squash, baked squash). 

• Produces good yields of flavorful dark green mustard leaves
  
  - Harvest as much as you want and do it often
  
  - Super easy to grow
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 45 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. 
  
  Click here for complete Mustard grow guide

Additional Details

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.

The Thorogreen Lima Bean is a high-yielding heirloom that loves higher temperatures. Plump, light green pods grow at the top of a compact plant for easy harvesting. Both fresh and dried beans have a smooth, buttery flavor. When eating fresh, be sure to cook them, as raw beans are toxic. This compact bush-type plant spreads wider than green beans, so give them room to grow.

• Easy to grow
• Bush growth habit
• Heat loving
• Early producer

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Phaseolus lunatus
• Depth to plant seeds: 1.5" deep
• Spacing between plants: 6"-8" 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, fall
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 2-4 plants per sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 65-75 days

Click here to view our full Bean grow guide

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

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The Provider Bush Bean is great for all you impatient gardeners. It germinates in cool soil, so you can direct sow earlier than other beans, and matures in only 50 days. This high-yielding compact plant provides delicious 5"-6" stringless pods with purple beans inside.

• Germinates in cool soil
• Matures quickly—50 days
• Heavy producer
• 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: 60F-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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• The Amarillo Oro plant produces good yields of large 15 lb. golden yellow oblong melons. A pre-1870 heirloom variety from Europe
  
  - White flesh with sweet flavor
  
  - Grows well in the winter
  
  - Suitable for home gardens and market growers
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 90 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

• Produces excellent yields of 18" long yellow melons.
  
  - The orange flesh is extremely tender and juicy
  
  - Has a banana flavor
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 90 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

• This variety has unusually large, thick pods that grow up to 5" long
  
  - Medium green, flat pods are very tender and have a mild, sweet flavor that holds well into the season
  
  - Vines grow 30-36 inches tall and are heavy producers making this variety one of the best producing snow peas available
  
  - Shows resistance to common wilt, mosaic virus, and powdery mildew
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 70 days
  
  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.

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 Ashley cucumber is a popular variety among gardeners, particularly those interested in cultivating high-quality vegetables. This cucumber type is known for its exceptional flavor, crisp texture, and versatility in culinary applications. The Ashley cucumber is classified as a slicing cucumber, making it ideal for fresh consumption in salads, sandwiches, or as a refreshing snack.

One of the defining characteristics of the Ashley cucumber is its growth habit. It is a vigorous, high-yielding plant that can produce an abundance of fruit throughout the growing season. Typically, the Ashley cucumber reaches maturity approximately 55 to 60 days after planting, allowing for a relatively quick turnaround from seed to harvest. This rapid growth cycle is particularly advantageous for gardeners looking to maximize their vegetable output within a limited timeframe.

In terms of physical attributes, the Ashley cucumber is characterized by its dark green skin, which is smooth and free from spines. The fruit typically grows to a length of about 8 to 10 inches, making it a suitable size for slicing. The flesh of the Ashley cucumber is firm and has a mild, sweet flavor profile, which is often preferred by consumers over other cucumber varieties.

From a nutritional standpoint, cucumbers, including the Ashley variety, are low in calories and high in water content, making them an excellent choice for hydration. They also provide essential vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin K, vitamin C, and potassium. Incorporating Ashley cucumbers into a balanced diet can contribute to overall health and wellness.

When cultivating Ashley cucumbers, it is important to consider their growing conditions. This variety thrives in well-drained, fertile soil with a pH level between 6.0 and 6.8. Adequate sunlight is crucial, as Ashley cucumbers require at least 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight per day for optimal growth. Regular watering is also essential, particularly during dry spells, to ensure consistent moisture levels in the soil.

In terms of pest and disease management, the Ashley cucumber is relatively resilient; however, gardeners should remain vigilant for common cucumber pests such as aphids and cucumber beetles. Implementing integrated pest management strategies, including crop rotation and the use of beneficial insects, can help mitigate potential infestations.

In conclusion, the Ashley cucumber variety is an excellent choice for both novice and experienced gardeners. Its rapid growth, high yield, and superior taste make it a valuable addition to any vegetable garden. By providing the appropriate growing conditions and care, gardeners can enjoy a bountiful harvest of Ashley cucumbers, contributing to a diverse and nutritious diet.

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• Old italian heirloom variety that produces excellent yields of beautifully unique green broccoli heads.
  
  - This is a unique Italian variety with better taste and texture than other broccoli.
  
  - It has beautiful apple green spiraling buds and is especially well adapted to the north.
  
  - A heirloom variety from Italy.
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 75 days
  
  
• Broccoli is high in vitamin C, as well as dietary fiber; it also contains multiple nutrients with potent anti-cancer properties, such as diindolylmethane and small amounts of selenium. A single serving provides more than 30 mg of Vitamin C and a half-cup provides 52 mg of Vitamin C.

• 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. 
  
  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.

• 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
 

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. 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.
  
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• 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.
  
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• 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. 
  
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• Lemon Grass is a tropical plant that produces a thick grass that can be used for flavoring many culinary dishes. It can also be used to make medicinal tea for the treatment of digestive issues and fever/flu-like symptoms
  
  - The grass is thick, hearty, and robust with a delicious lemon flavor
  
  - Makes a GREAT mosquito repellent
  
  - Some people juice it with other homemade veggies
  
  - Cats have been known to love lemon grass
  
  - The oils from the plant can be used for flavorings and/or perfumes

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 Orange Swiss Chard is a popular plant that  produces some of the most amazing looking swiss chard leaves in a bright shade of orange
  
  - Perfect for salads or steamed greens
  
  - One of this years most popular varieties to grow
  
  - Extremely healthy
  
  - Easy to grow
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 65 days
  
  

Additional Details

Swiss chard is high in vitamins A, K and C, with a 175g serving containing 214%, 716%, and 53%, respectively, of the recommended daily value. It is also rich in minerals, dietary fiber and protein.

 

• The Magenta Swiss Chard is a popular plant that produces bright magenta colored stems
  
  - Perfect for salads or steamed greens
  
  - One of this years most popular varieties to grow
  
  - Extremely healthy
  
  - Easy to grow
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 65 days

Additional Details

Swiss chard is high in vitamins A, K and C, with a 175g serving containing 214%, 716%, and 53%, respectively, of the recommended daily value. It is also rich in minerals, dietary fiber and protein.

 

• The Pink Swiss Chard produces excellent yields of dark green shiny leaves with magenta/hot pink stalks and veins
  
  - Excellent for salads, juicing, and/or steamed with others greens
  
  - Extremely healthy
  
  - Easy to grow
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 65 days

Additional Details

Swiss chard is high in vitamins A, K and C, with a 175g serving containing 214%, 716%, and 53%, respectively, of the recommended daily value. It is also rich in minerals, dietary fiber and protein.

• The Ruby Red Swiss Chard is an extremely prolific plant that is a very popular variety for home growers. The plant grows to about 2' tall and produces some of the most amazing looking swiss chard leaves in a deep shade of ruby red
  
  - Perfect if you're into juicing your swiss chard leaves
  
  - Great to saute and/or steam
  
  - Excellent as a salad
  
  - Plant yields all summer long into the fall months
  
  - Extremely healthy
  
  - Easy to grow
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 65 days
  
  

Additional Details

Swiss chard is high in vitamins A, K and C, with a 175g serving containing 214%, 716%, and 53%, respectively, of the recommended daily value. It is also rich in minerals, dietary fiber and protein.

 

• Plant grows excellent quality stalks of celery
  
  - Stalks are thick and heavy, but no strings
  
  - One of the best varieties around
  
  - Plant grows to about 30" tall
  
  - Easy to grow
  

• Days to Maturity | 85 days

• Celery Seeds | Celery seed is usually started indoors about 10 weeks before it is time to set the plants outdoors. Plant in rows 2 feet apart; with 6 - 8 inches between plants.

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• The Victoria Rhubarb variety will produce high yields of long red and green stalks
• Rhubarb is a pretty easy to grow in any garden and will continue to grow for many years (10 years or more)
• The Rhubarb plant has big green leaves and bright red stems
• Used to make pies and many other dessert
  
• How to Plant Rhubarb Seeds

You may also like to try Rhubarb Root, Crimson Cherry

• The Early Purple Broccoli Plant produces extremely flavorful heads of broccoli that are bright purple.
  
  - Ideal for garnishes or used fresh in salads and other gourmet culinary creations.
  
  - Once the main head is removed this variety will continuously produce many offshoots during the season.
  
  - Can be planted late winter and early spring.
  
  - An extremely easy to grow variety that can withstand cold temps.
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 65 days
  
  
• Broccoli Seeds | Start seed indoors 6 weeks before the last killing frost, for early spring crop. Plant in rows 2 1/2 feet apart, with 18 inches to 2 feet between the plants.
  
  
• Broccoli is high in vitamin C, as well as dietary fiber; it also contains multiple nutrients with potent anti-cancer properties, such as diindolylmethane and small amounts of selenium. A single serving provides more than 30 mg of Vitamin C and a half-cup provides 52 mg of Vitamin C.

• The Dark Green Squash is another one of the most popular squash varieties on the market
  
• Grows as a compact bush (not as a vine)
  
• Produces a dark green, glossy fruit, which is long, straight & slender
  
• Firm, very tender, with excellent flavor making it perfect sliced, fried, steamed, or baked
  
• Ideal for home gardens and market growers
  
• A summer squash variety
  
• Very easy to grow.
  
• Days to Maturity | 80 days

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Though considered a vegetable in cooking, botanically speaking, squash is a fruit (being the receptacle for the plant's seeds). Squash can be served fresh (in salads) and cooked (squash stuffed with meat, fried squash, baked squash).
 

The Tigerella Tomato is one of those tomatoes you try once for the novelty, but keep growing for the goodness. A red fruit with orange streaks, no two skins are ever alike, but inside every one of them is bright red flesh that’s fruity and light. This firm slicer is also an early producer that’s tolerant of cold and heat. Such goodness in this bella Tigerella.

• Early producer
• Light, fruity flavor
• Cold and heat tolerant
• Good for containers

SEED PLANTING INFO

• Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
• Growth type: Indeterminate, trellis support, regular 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: 55-70 days

Click here to view our full Tomato grow guide

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

• The Triple Moss Curled Parsley plant grows to about 12" tall with high yields of very dark green curled leaves
  
  - Grows thickly and resembles a bunch of moss (hence the name)
  
  - Excellent for drying and use as a garnish
  
  - Extremely flavorful and aromatic
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 70 days
  
  
• Planting Guide | Sow directly in your garden and space seeds 7" apart. Seeds can take a while to sprout. Can take 3-4 weeks before seedlings appear. Plant will grow to about 10" tall in about 60 days.

• The Cocozelle squash is an Italian heirloom bush type zucchini that produces excellent yields of dark green squash with light green stripes
  
• Grows as a compact bush size plant (not as a vine)
  
• Extremely flavorful and tender
  
• Best when harvested at 12" long or smaller
  
• Makes a great variety for slicing, frying, and steaming
  
• Pick the fruits often (when they are young) to have a longer harvest
  
• The Bush type plant is perfect for small gardens and containers
• Days to Maturity | 50 days

Additional Details

Though considered a vegetable in cooking, botanically speaking, squash is a fruit (being the receptacle for the plant's seeds). Squash can be served fresh (in salads) and cooked (squash stuffed with meat, fried squash, baked squash).
 

• Sage is an aromatic perennial plant that is actually part of the mint family.  The plant produces grayish-green leaves that are used in many popular food dishes, most notably in the preparation of sausages
  
  - Natural mosquito repellent
  
  - The leaves can also be used as a digestive and nerve tonic
  
  - Excellent as a border plant around the garden
  
  - Grows well in containers
  
  - Easy to grow from seed and can be sowed directly in the garden
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 75 days

• The leaves of the Horehound plant are widely used to flavor juices and teas.  Horehound is used to make hard lozenge candies that are considered by folk medicine to aid digestion, soothe sore throats, and relieve inflammation^.
  
  - Easy to grow from seed and can be sowed directly in the garden
  
  - Plant in a sunny location with well-drainage

• Days to Maturity | 75 days
  
  

The Pepperoncini Pepper was likely your first taste of a foreign word at a deli, subway shop, or pizza joint. Those bright yellow pickled rings added a smidge of sour and a surprise of spice. You weren’t sure you liked them at first, but kept eating them, and learned to pronounce it: pepper-on-CHI-ni. Bring back the memories with this prolific plant that produces bunchini 3"-5" fruits that are tangy and crunchini when yellowish-green, becoming softer and sweeter as they ripen to red. Pickle these sweet, mild peppers in the old way, or toss fresh with a bowl of fettucini, porcini, and pecorini.

• Very high yields
• Tangy, sweet, and crunchy
• Early producer
• Harvest any color

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Capsicum annuum
• Pepper length: 3"-5"
• Scoville heat units (SHU): 100-500/mild
• 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 sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 65-75 days

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

• The Italian Pepperoncini pepper is one of the oldest Italian heirloom varieties that's still widely popular around the world. 3-5" pepper with low-medium heat.

• Bushy and small plants will produce a large amount of peppers.

• The peppers are yellow and then turn to red as the sweet flavor intensifies.

• Excellent when pickled or eaten raw in salads or sandwiches.

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

Red Velvet Leaf Basil is a delight for all of your senses. When you see the firm, smooth, deep burgundy leaves, you must touch them, which releases a divine anise fragrance that you have to nibble, and then you hear your own sigh of gratitude that this enchanting herb is growing in your garden, producing all summer long.

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!

• Rich basil flavor
• Culinary, medicinal, and ornamental
• Good for indoor gardens
• 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.

Works as well with garlic and tomato as it does with honey and fruit, and makes a rich herbal tea. Dress up a Lollo Rossa Lettuce salad with the edible amethyst flowers.

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, it 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.

What is Red Velvet Leaf Basil?

Health Benefits of Red Velvet Leaf Basil

Ways to Consume Red Velvet Leaf Basil

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Squash (Winter), Delicata (100% Heirloom/Non-Hybrid/Non-GMO)

• The Delicata Squash are 8" long by 4" wide and have the most amazing exterior.
  
  - Grows as a vine.
  
  - Has a sweet potato flavor
  
  - Vine type plant is perfect for small gardens
  
  - Amazing flavor
  
  
• Day to Maturity | 80 days
  
  
• Best Months to Plant  |  [March - June]  Winter squash love the sun and can't get enough of it. They need about 3 months of warm temperature and one additional month of cooler temps to fully mature.

Additional Details

Though considered a vegetable in cooking, botanically speaking, squash is a fruit (being the receptacle for the plant's seeds). Squash can be served fresh (in salads) and cooked (squash stuffed with meat, fried squash, baked squash).