Direct Seed

You can direct seed these varieties, after the last frost date for your zone.

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Okra Seeds - Jing Orange, ORGANIC

Abelmoschus esculentus ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. Striking red-orange pods make this Asian heirloom a true standout! This may be the only okra you'll ever want to grow again because of its heavy...

Okra Seeds - Star of David

Abelmoschus esculentus HEIRLOOM. Star of David okra, also known as Old Fashioned, produces fat, short pods with deep ridges that give them a star shape when cut in cross section....

Okra Seeds - White Velvet

Abelmoschus esculentus HEIRLOOM. Now very rare, this heavy producer of long, pale, velvety pods was once a favorite in the Southern states, especially Alabama. Spineless pods are ideal for pickling...

Pickling Cucumber Seeds - Boston

Cucumis sativus HEIRLOOM. Pickle, pickle, pickle! Of course that's not the only way to eat a cucumber, but it's certainly a popular one. These smooth, bright green, five to six...

Pole Bean Seeds - Bertie Best Greasy, ORGANIC

Phaseolus vulgaris ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. Bertie Best was the aunt of legendary bean grower and seed saver Bill Best. Originating from Haywood County, NC, this bean is a short, round-podded greasy...

Pole Bean Seeds - Cherokee Trail of Tears

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM The Cherokee Trail of Tears bean memorializes the forced relocation of the Cherokee Indians in the mid-nineteenth century. They carried this bean throughout this infamous walk, which...

Pole Bean Seeds - Fatman

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM -A large cornfield-type pole bean with large, round, white seeds. Fatman is a very heavy producer of tender and flavorful 5” pods on 6-7’ vines. There is...

Pole Bean Seeds - Fortex, ORGANIC

Phaseolus vulgaris ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. Fortex Pole Beans produce long, slender, completely stringless French-style green beans abundantly on vigorous pole-habit plants. Beans are best harvested between seven and eleven inches. Prized for...

Pole Bean Seeds - Kentucky Wonder

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Long, meaty, and stringless, introduced in 1877, this reliable bean provides huge yields of straight and smooth eight to nine inch pods. Great fresh or dried. Direct...

Pole Bean Seeds - Mountaineer White Half Runner

Phaseolus vulgaris Expect flavorful 4" beans from this high yielding variety. With a bush habit that sends out yard-long runners, some growers may trellis for easier harvest and containment, but...

Pole Bean Seeds - Rattlesnake

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Beautiful green pods with purple streaks. An indigenous heirloom, high yields of tender seven inch pods and speckled beans are great fresh or dried. Well-adapted to the...

Pole Bean Seeds - Turkey Craw

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM - This variety came to us from outstanding then-teenage gardener Kyler Johnson, of Greeneville, TN. It is stringless and has excellent flavor as a snap bean or...

Pumpkin Seeds - Cinderella

Cucurbita maxima HEIRLOOM - With only the slightest imagination does this heavily ribbed, bright orange squash turn into Cinderella's carriage! Also known as Rouge Vif d'Etampes, this highly ornamental French...

Pumpkin Seeds - Connecticut Field

Cucurbita pepo HEIRLOOM.  Perhaps the original Thanksgiving pumpkin, now often used for carving. 15-25 pound fruits have thin rinds and thick yellow-orange flesh. Use for jack-o'-lanterns, canning, and stock feed.

Pumpkin Seeds - Small Sugar

Cucurbita pepo HEIRLOOM. Small sweet fruit weighs 6-8 lbs. A beloved standard for pie makers everywhere. Dry flesh with no stringiness.

Pumpkin Seeds - Wildwood

Cucurbita pepo HEIRLOOM. Saved by the Neely & Carroll families of Wildwood, Georgia for over six generations. Family oral history places the origin of the variety with the Cherokee Indians...

Runner Bean Seeds - Scarlet Emperor

Phaseolus coccineus HEIRLOOM. Vining plants produce decorative scarlet flowers grown as often for their appeal as for the tasty meaty beans. Fat, slightly fuzzy 12" pods are filled with rich,...

Sesame Seeds - Monticello White

Sesamum indicum HEIRLOOM. Our seedstock comes from Monticello, where Thomas Jefferson grew sesame (also known as Benne, or Benni) to press the seeds for oil. Seed growers the Utopian Seed...

Slicing Cucumber Seeds - Armenian

Cucumis melo Thin-skinned, simply delicious fruit that looks and tastes like a cucumber but is technically a melon! Crunchy, burpless, never bitter. Best harvested at 12 to 15 inches long....

Sorghum Seeds - Black Amber Cane

Sorghum bicolor HEIRLOOM. One of the earliest molasses sorghums known. 6-8' stalks bear shiny black seeds and make fine brooms. A good intercrop for pole beans and peas.

Sorghum Seeds - Coral

Sorghum bicolor ‘Coral’ sorghum, originally sourced from Experimental Farm Network, is a showy variety that is entering its third year of adaptation in Western North Carolina. Reliable for both grain...

Sorghum Seeds - Sugar Drip, ORGANIC

Sorghum bicolor ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM - Grows to 9-12' tall. One of the earliest maturing varieties for the South. Excellent syrup producer. SMALL FARM GROWN by Driftless Seed Co in Mabel,...

Southern Pea Seeds - Blue Goose

Vigna unguiculata HEIRLOOM. Blue Goose southern peas stood out from a trial of over 30 varieties from the USDA seed bank conducted by local Swannanoa, NC legume expert Mark Dempsey....

Southern Pea Seeds - California Blackeye

Vigna unguiculata HEIRLOOM. The constant productivity of these peas will certainly earn them a permanent place in your garden! Vines are resistant to wilt and nematodes. The peas have a...