Direct Seed

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

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Amaranth Seeds - Red Garnet

Amaranthus cruentus Jewel-toned plants are best harvested young for tasty salad greens or to be sauteed like spinach. If grown to maturity, plants reach 6 to 8 feet tall and...

Amaranth Seeds- Hopi Red Dye

Amaranthus cruentus HEIRLOOM. Stunning burgundy leaves and seed heads make a beautiful back drop to any garden. Entire plant is edible including the tasty black seeds. Used ceremonially, as a...

Beet Seeds - Bull's Blood

Beta vulgaris HEIRLOOM. This variety will grace your garden with the deepest purple-red leaves of any beet! The sweet and tender baby greens look great in a salad, and the...

Beet Seeds - Chioggia

Beta vulgaris HEIRLOOM. This Italian specialty, also known as Candystripe or Bull’s Eye, has round red roots with a striking bullseye pattern of white and fuschia rings inside. A festive...

Beet Seeds - Cylindra

Beta vulgaris HEIRLOOM. The best beet for pickles! This heirloom from Denmark is also known as “Butter Slicer” because of its tender, smooth texture. Long, uniform, carrot-like roots make for...

Beet Seeds - Detroit Dark Red, ORGANIC

Beta vulgaris ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. Our most popular beet! A consistent producer for canning, juicing, pickling, or roasting, with uniform, 3-inch burgundy roots and bright green leaves. This old reliable heirloom...

Beet Seeds - Early Wonder

Beta vulgaris HEIRLOOM. This quick-growing variety has been prized for its abundant greens and high-quality, 3-inch roots since 1911. Its short time to harvest makes it ideal for succession sowing...

Beet Seeds - Lutz Green Leaf

Beta vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Also called "Winter Keeper," this red-fleshed beet with pale green tops is famous for its sweetness, long-storage quality, and tenderness even when large (up to 6” across!)...

Bush Bean Seeds - Blue Lake 274

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Blue Lake 274 is a well-loved and reliable, classic green bean. Its heavy yield arrives all at once, making it a favorite for canning and freezing, but...

Bush Bean Seeds - Cherokee Wax

Phaseolus vulgaris This old favorite was introduced by Clemson University in 1947, and won the All-America Selections Award the following year. It’s been a reliable staple in gardens for decades...

Bush Bean Seeds - Dark Corner

 Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. A productive, bush-type snap bean from the Dark Corner region of upstate South Carolina, saved by Manning Farmer and his family for generations. (Mr. Farmer also brought...

Bush Bean Seeds - Dragon Tongue, ORGANIC

Phaseolus vulgaris ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. A fanciful name for a fanciful bean! This beautiful variety originated in the Netherlands in the 18th century, and we can see why it has endured...

Bush Bean Seeds - Maxibel Haricot Vert, ORGANIC

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Maxibel produces the classic slender and delicate French green beans known as haricots verts or filet beans in the world of gourmet cooking. An abundant, concentrated set...

Bush Bean Seeds - Roma II

Phaseolus vulgaris Roma II produces heavy yields of classic Italian-type green beans - flat, stringless pods with rich flavor and crisp, hearty texture. Upright, determinate plants will produce mostly in...

Carrot Seeds - Parisian

Daucus carota HEIRLOOM. This 19th-century French heirloom, also known as Paris Market, is packed with flavor and cute as a button! These unusual carrots are about the size and shape...

Carrot Seeds - Red Core Chantenay

Daucus carota HEIRLOOM. This carrot gets sweeter with age - can the same be said for all of us? One only hopes. Regardless, this old favorite variety has a wide-shouldered,...

Carrot Seeds - Scarlet Nantes, ORGANIC

Daucus carota HEIRLOOM. This classy and refined French heirloom is known for its cylindrical, blunt-tipped shape, as well as its fine-grained, nearly coreless texture and mild, sweet flavor. It has...

Dent Corn Seeds - Bloody Butcher

Zea mays HEIRLOOM. Produces 2 to 3 large ears per stalk with lovely, dark red kernels. Plants grow up to 12 feet tall and have good drought tolerance. Mature ears...

Dent Corn Seeds - Blue Ridge White Capped

Zea mays HEIRLOOM. A very rare landrace variety from the mountains of North Carolina, and one of the most interesting we've ever grown. As with all landraces, there is significant...

Dent Corn Seeds - Cocke's Prolific

Zea mays HEIRLOOM. What was once one of the most cultivated corn varieties in the South because of its reliably high yields and excellent flavor is now back and ready...

Dent Corn Seeds - Cown

Zea mays HEIRLOOM. The stock for this sturdy dent variety was given to us by Robert Cown of Northern Georgia, whose great grandfather, Robert M. Cown, bred it from a...

Dent Corn Seeds - Hickory King Yellow

Zea mays HEIRLOOM. This old Appalachian variety grows up to 12 feet tall and typically produces two 9-inch cobs per plant, with broad, yellow kernels. Great for grits, cornmeal, and...

Dent Corn Seeds - Jimmy Red

Zea mays HEIRLOOM. Jimmy Red corn is a rare American treasure. Once so rare it was only found on a few family farms, we are so happy to see it...

Dent Corn Seeds - Pencil Cob

Zea mays HEIRLOOM. A skinny cob not much larger than a pencil means larger, taller kernels. Pencil Cob germinates in cooler soils than many corn varieties and is a reliable...