Cucamelon (Mexican Sour Gherkin)
Incredible, small cucumber-like fruit is shaped like baby watermelons. They are good added to salads or can be pickled. They have a cucumber-like taste with a touch of lemon. The ornamental vines have tiny leaves and flowers and are perfect for the cottage garden. Very unique and fun for kids. A favorite in our school […]
Cauliflower, Snowball
This fast-growing variety develops 6” snowy white heads weighing 3-5 pounds. Large outer leaves offer protection from sun and pests. Crisp and tender with a nutty, sweet flavor. Reliable, disease-resistant variety. Space plants 18-24” apart in rows 2 ½-3’ apart. Requires cool temperatures and consistent moisture. Mulching helps. Annie’s Heirloom Seeds anniesheirloomseeds.com
Cauliflower, Purple of Sicily
Beautiful, brilliant purple heads weigh 2-3 lbs and are of a fine, sweet flavor. The heads cook to bright green. Insect resistant, it is also easier to grow than many white varieties, and it is rich in minerals. This colorful heirloom is from select Italian seed, and is our favorite purple cauliflower every year! 70 […]
Brussel Sprouts, Red Rubine
A hard-to-find heirloom variety that is colorful in cool late fall weather. Easily one of the most exciting additions to our catalog in years, red Brussels sprouts stand out in the garden and on the plate. The stunning purple-red sprouts are filled with antioxidants. These have a really nice, sweet flavor when grown in cool […]
Brussel Sprouts, Long Island
The standard open-pollinated variety since the 1890s. Heavy yields of delicious sprouts.100 DaysFull SunIdeal Temperature: 50-75 FPlant Spacing: 24″ Frost Hardy: YesBrassica oleracea Plants are grown with seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company using organic practices.
Broccoli, Waltham 29
Standard type, produces 4-8 inch green heads that are nicely flavored. Compact plants also produce some side shoots. Introduced in 1954. A favorite here at the farm. 75 DaysFull SunIdeal Temperature: 60-80 FPlant Spacing: 12″ Frost Hardy: YesBrassica oleraceaPlants are grown with seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company using organic practices.
Squash, Spaghetti
New spaghetti squash sort from Poland. Plants are of a bush habit, and have lots of disease resistance. Pale-yellow fruit is the usual elongated oval shape, reaching 2-3 pounds each. Flesh is fine-grained and tasty.100 daysFull SunIdeal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees FPlant Spacing: 18-36″Frost Hardy: NoCucurbita pepo Plants are grown with seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom […]
Squash, Honey Boat Delicata
One of the sweetest squash varieties in existence. Oblong, Delicata-shaped squash has tan skin with green stripes. Excellent quality and produces early. Developed by Dr. James Baggett, Oregon State University. So delicious and flavorful!105 daysFull SunIdeal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees FPlant Spacing: 18-36″Frost Hardy: NoCucurbita pepo Plants are grown with seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed […]
Squash, North Georgia Candy Roaster
Here is a smaller strain of Candy Roaster from northern Georgia. This type of squash is famous among the people of the Southeast. Pink, banana-shaped fruit has a blue tip and weighs around 10 lbs. Delicious, smooth orange flesh is perfect baked or fried. Hard to find and quite beautiful.95 daysFull SunIdeal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees […]
Squash, Fordhook Zucchini
AAS Winner from 1938, developed in Detroit Mich. Uniform lemon-yellow, club-shaped fruit of excellent quality. Tender and delicious.50 daysFull SunIdeal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees FPlant Spacing: 12-24″Frost Hardy: NoCucurbita pepo Plants are grown with seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company using organic practices.