The standard crinkled-leaf spinach. Very good cold soil emergence. Much better in fall than in spring when it bolts in the heat. Recent hybrids surpass it in production and bolt resistance.

Bushy variety holds its blooms above the foliage. Early free-flowering blend of orange, yellow, red and gold. Long one of our best-selling flower varieties. Edible flowers with spicy sweet fragrance lend a peppery-sweet taste to salads, with each color adding contrast and subtle variations in flavor. Round leaves also edible. 16 inches. Annual

Also known as Armenian Cucumber or Snake Melon, native to Armenia and brought to Italy in the 15th century. Its flavor surpasses that of cucumbers, excelling in salads and stir-fries without bitterness or burps. Slender slightly fuzzy flexuous fruits delicately coil like a serpent with alternate light and dark green stripes. Culture like the melon it is, starting indoors in individual pots and transplanting into a low tunnel. Will grow up to 30 inches...

Culture: Sow as early as ground can be worked for best yields. Minimum soil temperature for pea seed germination: 40 degrees. Optimal range 50-75 degrees. Peas are legumes with moderate fertility requirements. Avoid excess nitrogen: they can fix their own. Use Legume Inoculant at planting. They prefer cool, moist weather and dislike dry heat. All peas produce more when staked; varieties over 2 feet must be supported. Use either Trellis Netting or...

Very tender, will not tolerate frost, dislike wind, will not set fruit in cold or extremely hot temperatures or in drought conditions. Black plastic highly recommended. Row cover improves fruit set in windy spots. Pick first green peppers when they reach full size to increase total yield significantly. Green peppers, though edible, are not ripe. Peppers ripen to red, yellow, orange, etc. 3,5000-6,000 Scovilles at maturity.

A custom blend with flowers in the full range of colors: pink, red, and white with blue predominating. This is also known as Cornflower. Start indoors at 60-65 degrees 2 months before setting out, or direct seed in May in a sunny location.

Bush bean. Jade's 6-7", slender, deep-green pods are exceptionally tender and delicious. Large, upright plants keep beans clean and straight. Heat tolerant and high yielding even under heat or cold stress. Pale green seeds. USDA Certified Organic.

This is the true culinary herb for Greek and Italian cuisine. Low-growing perennial with fragrant dull green and purple leaves and white flowers. If given a favorable square foot in full sun, it will fully inhabit the area attracting a proliferation of pollinators.

We live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and staff of life: supporting diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe. Just as the search for nutmeg and pepper drove the Age of Discovery, coffee beans fueled the Enlightenment and cottonseed sparked the Industrial Revolution. Seeds are fundamental objects of beauty, evolutionary wonders, and simple fascinations. Yet,...

Climbing beans often grown as ornamentals for their brilliant scarlet blossoms that attract hummingbirds. Need trellises, fences or poles; will grow to 10-12 feet. Can be eaten either as snap or shell (95 days) beans. Full Sun. Direct seed after last frost. Days to maturity 70-115. Need trellises, fences or poles.