Citrullus lanatus In the 1850s, Nathaniel Bradford developed a unique watermelon breed that was known as the sweetest and most flavorful, right down to its dark green skin. By the...
Citrullus lanatus Charleston Grey is a much-loved picnic watermelon that was introduced by the USDA in 1954. Elongated fruits with sweet and juicy red flesh and distinctive gray-green mottled skin...
Citrullus lanatus HEIRLOOM. A seed spittin' watermelon if there ever was one. An old porch swing favorite from the 1830s, known for its productive vine and sweet rose colored flesh....
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...
Citrullus lanatus HEIRLOOM. For the star gazers among us, which is to say everyone. This delicious variety has a moon and star speckled rind, but with a unique and tasty...
Citrullus lanatus HEIRLOOM. Mountain Sweet Yellow Watermelon is aptly named! This very sweet, yellow-fleshed fruit was developed in the Northeast from the well-loved red ‘Mountain Sweet’ watermelon. It gained popularity...
Cucurbita maxima HEIRLOOM. This muted blue-gray, warted winter squash is the pie-maker’s best kept secret. The unique outer shell gives way to the somewhat dry and medium-sweet yellow orange flesh...
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...
Cucurbita argyrosperma HEIRLOOM. Hailing from the Caribbean, this variety of Cushaw squash also goes by the name Tennessee Sweet Potato Squash and is part of the Slow Foods Ark of...
Cucurbita maxima This popular winter squash, also known as Japanese Pumpkin, is known for its sweet, nutty flavor, and fluffy, chestnut-like texture when roasted. Vines will produce approximately two 3-4...
Cucurbita moschata HEIRLOOM. Named for its provenance (the Northeast) and its doppelganger (a wheel of cheese), this squash would prefer to be known for its wonderful pie-making. 6-10 lb fruits...
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...
Cucurbita maxima HEIRLOOM. This brilliant red-orange, teardrop-shaped squash is a traditional vegetable from Japan. “Kuri” means chestnut in Japanese, a reference to the delicious nutty flavor of its deep orange,...
Cucurbita moschata HEIRLOOM. Originally cultivated by the indigenous peoples around the Everglades and quite rare today, this squash is excellent for southern growers. Delicious 6-8" round fruits with buff-colored rind. Productive...
Cucurbita pepo HEIRLOOM. Who wouldn't be thrilled to grow their own pasta? When baked, these squash have a stringy flesh that can be used as a delicious low-calorie gluten-free pasta...
Cucurbita pepo ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. A great winter squash for a small garden! Compact bush plants grow 36" in diameter with 3-8 fruits per plant. Otherwise identical to Table Queen Acorn...
Cucurbita pepo HEIRLOOM. Small acorn shaped fruit with deep ribbing. So delicious and well-loved, the Thelma Sanders squash is now part of the Slow Foods Ark of Taste! Fruit is...
Expected to be back in stock by March Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Maggie Flowers Six Week Pink Bunch beans can produce a crop of tender, delicious snap beans in just six weeks,...
Expected to be back in stock by March Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Old Joe Clark beans, also known as Peanut beans or Pink Half-Runners, are an Appalachian heirloom that produces very early...
Expected to be back in stock by Fall of 2025 Brassica oleracea HEIRLOOM. Marvin Foster of Fairmont, NC says these collards were saved by his grandfather in Pender County, NC...
Expected to be back in stock by March Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. The Marrowfat bean, also known as the White Egg bean, became popular in the mid 1800’s in part because...
Expected to be back in stock by May Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Rich, meaty flavor that cooks up soft every time with skins so thin they seem to disappear! Beans are...
Expected to be back in stock by March Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM - Another wonderful bean given to us by the late Luther Bailey of Mars Hill, NC. We're excited to...
Expected to be back in stock by March Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM - This seed stock was sent to us by James Morgan of Marble, NC where he reports that his...