BEAN
—Bean Mrs. T's Ukrainian. (10) VBEA-MT. Packet: $2.50 OUT OF STOCK (Already! I'll grow more this year.)
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Beautiful shiny round beans are bicolored, half deep maroon, almost black, half white with a few tiny speckles, produced abundantly on tall vines. Brought to Canada from the Ukraine and shared around the Ukrainian community in Alberta by Mrs. T., where they are valued for their delicious flavor as a soup bean, eaten at the traditional Christmas Eve dinner.
CARROT
—Carrot Pulsar Pink. (200) VCAR-PUL. Packet $2.50
1/4 Ounce: $6.00, Ounce: $12.90
Rose-pink 10" long carrots, slender and tapering. Deep rosy pink all the way through. Sweet and crisp, holds color when cooked.
CAULIFLOWER
—Cauliflower Green Macerata. (100) VCAU-GM. Packet: $2.50
1/4 Ounce: $6.00
Striking Italian variety with 2 pound apple green heads. Delicious raw or cooked. Color fades when cooked, so best raw or lightly steamed.
—Cauliflower Violet Queen. (100) VCAU-VQ. Packet: $3.00
1/4 Ounce: $20.00
Highly productive variety with deep purple heads. Delicious raw with dip or in salads. Tasty when cooked, though the color changes to green. Prefers heavy alkaline soil.
CHICORY
—Chicory Wild Garden II. (100) VCHI-WG. Packet: $3.00
The latest chicory blend from Wild Garden Seeds. Bred from many generations of Italian heirlooms and varietal selections, this mix produces beautiful forms and colors. Pretty, crisp, tasty varieties for fall and winter salads.
CUCUMBER
—Cucumber Marketmore 76. (100) VCUC-MKT. Packet: $2.50
Ounce: $5.00, 1/4 pound: $12.00
Prolific producer of 8 - 9" dark green cucumbers, perfect for slicing and pickling. Vigorous short vines resistant to common viruses and pests. Favorite home and market garden variety since its introduction in 1968.
MELON
—Melon Banana. (100) VMEL-BA. Packet: $2.00
Ounce: $5.00, 1/4 pound: $12.00
Oval melons with yellow skin and incredibly fragrant, sweet orange flesh. A favorite since 1885.
—Melon Piel de Sapo. (35) VMEL-PL. Packet $2.50
Ounce: $6.00, 1/4 pound: $14.00
Small oval melons with rough green and yellow rind. Pale green flesh is fragrant, sweet, and crunchy. Originally from Spain, where it is a favorite for the sweet flavor. The name means 'Toad Skin', and sometimes called Christmas or Santa Claus melon because it can keep for months because of the thick rind.
ONION
—Onion Warrior Bunching. (750) VONI-W. Packet: $2.00
Ounce: $8.00
Fast and easy-to-grow bunching onion, with slender green and white stalks. Lasts longer in the garden than other bunching types. Excellent raw, grilled, or stir-fried.
PEAS
—Pea Cascadia Snap. (50) VPEA-CS. Packet: $2.00
1/4 pound: $5.00
Plump dark green 3" pods are crisp, sweet, and juicy. Short vines to 2 - 3 feet, good in containers. Whole pods eaten raw or lightly cooked. Bred by Jim Baggett at Oregon State University.
PEPPER
—Pepper Pepperoncini. (100) VPEP-PR. Packet: $2.50
1/4 Ounce: $6.00, Ounce: $20.00
Long, wrinkled, thin-skinned peppers. Slightly hot, the classic type for pickling.
PUMPKIN
—Pumpkin Miniature Blend O.P. (75) VPUM-MN. Packet: $2.50
Ounce: $9.00, 1/4 pound: $15.00
Beautiful mix of small pumpkins in various shapes and colors—round, flat, smooth, and ribbed, in white orange, green, and speckled. Delicious for eating as well as striking ornamentals.
RHUBARB
—Rhubarb Glaskins Perpetual. (75) VRHU-GL. Packet: $2.50
Ounce: $10.00
British heirloom, from Brighton in the 1920s. Tall bright red stalks, juicy and flavorful. Plants establish quickly and can be harvested the first year after sowing, and will continue for decades.
SPINACH
—Spinach New Zealand Spinach. (100) VSPI-NZ. Packet: $2.50
Ounce: $5.00, 1/4 pound: $12.00
Tetragonia tetragonioides. Thick, succulent triangular leaves on sprawling plants that thrive in hot weather, poor soil, and harsh conditions. Tender, delicious, and with a milder flavor and more body than regular spinach. We often find it growing on local beaches in pure sand, a wonderful wild food. Produces a continuous, abundant supply of spinach from June till frost. Pre-soak the seed overnight. USDA Germination Standard: 40%.
TOMATO
—Tomato Brad's Atomic Grape. (75) VTOM-BA. Packet: $3.00
1/4 Ounce: $16.00
Large oval cherry tomatoes with amazing colors and flavor. Fruits start green with purple spots and streaks, turn olive-green to red with blue or brown stripes when ripe. Interior is olive-green with a red blush. Incredibly sweet, very productive and sturdy. From the well-known tomato breeder Brad Gates.