Seeds of Summer

These can be directly sown into the garden after all danger of frost has passed!

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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...

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!)...

Beet Seeds - Chioggia

Beta vulgaris HEIRLOOM. The Chioggia beet is an Italian specialty dating back to the 1840s. Sometimes referred to as Candystripe or Bull’s Eye, the rounded red roots reveal a striking...

Lima Bean Seeds - Henderson Bush

Phaseolus lunatus HEIRLOOM. A reliable producer of buttery, white Lima beans since the 1880's! Creamy and delicious under a variety of growing conditions. Bushy habit and long harvest window. Direct...

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...

Beet Seeds - Bull's Blood

Beta vulgaris 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 pink-ringed...

Winter Squash Seeds - North Georgia Candy Roaster

Cucurbita maxima HEIRLOOM. Forget the "pumpkin" pie! Grow this Appalachian heirloom for making pies, breads and other sweets. Candy Roasters are well known in the mountains for their full flavor...

Summer Spinach Seeds - New Zealand

Tetragonia tetragonoides HEIRLOOM.  This leafy green relishes hot weather so plant in spring for a nutritious summer harvest. Soak seeds 24 hours before planting. Harvest the young plant tips for...

Summer Squash Seeds - Tromboncino

Cucurbita moschata HEIRLOOM. Tromboncino squash, also known as zucchetta, grow loooong necks which curl in fanciful shapes. Fruits are best when harvested at 8 to 18 inches long, and have a...

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,...

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....

Melon Seeds - Hearts of Gold, ORGANIC

Cucumis melo ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. Four pound fruits have thick orange flesh and a full, sweet flavor. Grows vigorously on blight-resistant vines. Introduced in 1900, it was once the most popular melon...

Melon Seeds - Ridgeway Cantaloupe, ORGANIC

Cucumis melo ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. The exceptionally sweet Ridgeway Cantaloupe was a national celebrity during the early 20th century, proudly served at fine dining establishments up and down the East coast....

Specialty Cucumber Seeds - Lemon

Cucumis sativus HEIRLOOM. Lovely lemon-yellow round fruits grow on very productive semi-bush plants. Very easy to digest, rust resistant, drought tolerant. Harvest when three to four inches in diameter. Direct...

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...

Sweet Corn Seeds - Country Gentleman

Zea mays HEIRLOOM. Country Gentleman corn kernels form in a random pattern, as opposed to the usually tidy rows found on most other ears of corn. An old timey shoepeg...

Watermelon Seeds - Moon and Stars Red

Citrullus lanatus HEIRLOOM. The Moon and Stars Watermelon has luscious red flesh with a dreamscape rind of small yellow "stars" and large yellow "moons" on a dark green skin. Introduced...

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...

Okra Seeds - Aunt Hettie's Red

Abelmoschus esculentus HEIRLOOM. This very rare Tennessee heirloom produces plump, glossy pods with a bright burgundy finish. Plants grow to 4-5’ high and are very ornamental. Pods are tender and...

Pumpkin Seeds - Dutch Fork

Sold out for 2025 Cucurbita moschata HEIRLOOM. An original Cherokee heirloom sometimes referred to as Old Timey Cornfield Pumpkin, Dutch Fork was once the premier pie pumpkin in much of...

Winter Squash Seeds - Candy Roaster Melon

Cucurbita maxima HEIRLOOM. A North Carolina original and part of the Slow Foods Ark of Taste! Large, rampant vines produce 12-14 lb fruits. Produces delightfully warty, buttercup-shaped fruit, with pinkish-orange...

Okra Seeds - Hill Country Red

Abelmoschus esculentus HEIRLOOM. Plump, squat pods are bright green with red tips. Full, delicious flavor and great for pickling. Lovely red-stemmed, green leaf plants grow 4-6', produce well, and are drought...

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,...

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...