For People Who Eat What They Grow
Lettuce Varieties
Red Romaine
Delicious, flavorful lettuce brings color and zest to salads. The red coloring develops best in cool weather. A tall variety reaching 9-12” tall and 8-10” wide. 200+ Seeds
68 Days
Rouge d' Hiver
A wonderful French heirloom lettuce from the 1800’s. An extremely attractive variety with delicious, sweet leaves of a more buttery texture than most. Turns red with cool nights. Frost tolerant, one of the best choices for fall planting. Popular for baby leaf, with excellent re-growth properties. 500+ Seeds
28 Days Baby, 58 Days
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Mesclun
This is the true Mesclun salad mix- Arugula, Cicoria, Endive, red and green lettuce. Harvest early for best taste and watch for re-growth. Does best in cool weather (55-60 degrees). 500+ Seeds
28-35 Days.
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Black-Seeded Simpson
Black-Seeded Simpson has been THE favorite lettuce variety of gardeners since at least 1900. It is generally considered the primary heirloom lettuce variety. Leaves stay sweet at all stages of growth and plants are slow to bolt (flower). Plants are upright and compact with light-green, curled leaves. Heat tolerant. Great for containers. 1,000+ Seeds
45 days.
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Butter Crunch
Another classic favorite thanks to its high-quality flavor, crispness, and compact head. Buttercrunch is easy to grow, slow to bolt, and works well in containers. The leaves are very dark green and thicker than most lettuce varieties. My favorite lettuce variety. 1,000+ Seeds
65 Days
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Forellenschluss
This is a very old Romaine-type variety originally from
55 Days
Merveille des Quatre Saisons
A French butterhead-type heirloom dating back to the 19th century. The green outer leaves are tipped with a deep red, surrounding a tightly-folded green heart. Harvest early and often as leaves become bitter when the weather turns hot. 1,000+ Seeds
58 Days
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Spinach Gigante D'Inverno
Pure imported Italian seed. A beautiful Italian heirloom variety known for its hardiness. Leaves are very large, wavy, and sword-shaped. Growing habit is as a short, broad plant. 300+ Seeds
53 days, open-pollinated.
Red Salad Bowl
This is an oakleaf-type lettuce with burgundy-colored, lobed leaves. A favorite for many years due to its propensity to stay sweet and tender well into the summer. 500+ Seeds
28 Days Baby, 50 Days to Maturity
Iceburg Lettuce Seeds
An American favorite for many years. Don't rule out this variety when planting your garden. Home-grown Iceburg is much more flavorful than the heads available at the grocery store. 500+ Seeds
Medium-size, compact heads
68 Days
Oak Leaf Lettuce Seeds- 500+
This is a green loose-leaf variety famous for its re-growth. Harvest the outer leaves and they will be replaced with tender new leaves in a week of two. A real producer that works equally well in the garden or a container. 500+ Seeds
40 Days
Herb Varieties
Lemon Basil
Popular and easy-to-grow annual that develops into as attractive, upright plant with branching habit and uniform shape. Noted for its strong lemon scent and increased leaf production. 200+ seeds
Italian Large Leaf Basil
This warm weather annual develops into an attractive, bushy plant. Grow in containers or flower borders. Used in pesto, tomato dishes, soups, fish and poultry dishes, fresh or as quick-frozen leaves. Full or partial sun. 300+ seeds
Parsley- Green, Triple Curled
Double and triple-curled dark green leaves which are high in vitamins and minerals. Parsley flavor improves with each successive cutting. Excellent heat tolerance. Great for containers. 1,000+ seeds
Please note: Parsley has the reputation of being extremely difficult for home gardeners to germinate. Fear not! By soaking the seeds 12-16 hours in warm (not hot!) water you will substantially increase germination rates. It is also important to understand that germination typically takes anywhere from two to four weeks, depending upon temperature and moisture. Sow outdoors in early spring in rows 10 to 12 inches apart, and cover 1/2 inch deep. Later thin the plants to stand about 6 inches apart.
Rosemary
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Please note: Rosemary, like Parsley, has the reputation of being extremely difficult for home gardeners to germinate. Fear not! Our seeds were tested in October, 2010 and germinated at a rate of 40%, which is quite high for Rosemary. Direct seeding outdoors is not always successful, so we recommend starting seeds indoors in trays or pots, three seeds per cell, and allow a minimum of 3 weeks for germination. Optimum germination occurs at around 62F, but room temperature is fine.
