Bush Bean-Blue Lake Green Bean    An old time favorite with exceptional Blue Lake flavor, it is noted for retaining its excellent flavor and texture when frozen. This snap bean (or green bean) grown on short bushy plants is eaten pod and all and is one of those vegetables like tomatoes that tastes significantly better when grown at home rather than bought at the grocery store. Blue Lake 274 produces a very large crop of round 6” pods all at once. An excellent variety for containers. This packet plants: One 10-foot row.
When to plant outside: RECOMMENDED. Sow in spring, after average last frost. If the weather is cold and wet, wait for warmer weather. For all areas, bush beans can be planted in succession to produce beans all season. Seed a new crop every 7 to 14 days up to 60 days before first fall frost. Note for Southwest and South

Beets- Detroit Dark Red

Heirloom

These tender, sweet, tasty, extremely nutritious roots are much better when they are home-grown. This heirloom variety was introduce in 1892 and is the standard for beets The young leafy greens are great in salads, can be substituted in recipes for spinach or Swiss chard, and can be steamed or frozen. 1 cup of greens has more iron than a hamburger patty. Try sliced beets in salads or to add extra nutrition to your fresh juices .Beets make an excellent spring or fall crop and can also be grown in containers. This packet plants: Three 10-foot rows (about 30 lbs. of beets).

When to plant outside: RECOMMENDED. Early spring, 3-4 weeks before average last frost for an early summer crop AND late summer for a fall crop. Growing during hot temperature periods should be avoided. In frost-free areas, sow in September for February harvest.

When to start inside: Not recommended. Sow directly outside.

Special Germination Instructions: Soak seeds for 24 hours before sowing. Beet seed is actually a dried fruit with 1-5 seeds in each fruit. Therefore, thinning instructions are very important

Corn Sweet -Spring Treat

Certified Organic

Can't wait for fresh sweet corn? Choose Spring Treat! This deliciously sweet sugary enhanced (SE) variety can be harvested up to two weeks before other varieties are ready. The large, 8" ears have 12 rows of juicy, yellow kernels. They are easy to harvest--the first ear forms at about 1 foot on the short, 5-foot tall plants. This packet plants: two 6-foot rows.

When to plant outside: RECOMMENDED. Spring, a week or two after the average last frost and when soil is warm (60-65 degrees).

When to start inside: Not recommended. Seed does not transplant well.

Special Germination Instructions: Corn is easy to grow from seed. Since pollination occurs from wind, seed should be planted in short, parallel rows or blocks. Seed 6" apart and thin to 1" apart.

Corn Sweet Sugar Pearl

Certified organic

These sugary sparkling white kernels have melt in your mouth flavor! SugarPearl is a Tablesweet  variety that is sweeter and holds its sweetness longer than most other sweet corn. If you love white corn, nothing beats its flavor and snow white color! Bred and grown on the Western Slope of Colorado, Sugar Pearl is a sugary-enhanced (se) sweet corn that holds its flavor longer than other varieties and matures in just 73 days. No need to get the pot boiling before you go out and pick! SugarPearl holds its sweetness for a few days after harvesting. Make room in your garden for this one.  you can"t buy it fresh in any grocery store!

When to plant outside: Spring, a week or two after average last frost, and when soil is warm (60-65 degrees).

When to start inside: Corn seed does not transplant well. Sowing directly outside is recommended.

Special Sowing & Germination Instructions: Corn is easy to grow from seed. For best results, provide optimal germination conditions in your garden including  planting depth and warm soil

 COLLARDS -HEIRLOOM

(Georgia Southern)

Although collards are a staple of southern cooking, they should be more widely grown for their nutritious green leaves that are high in vitamins and minerals and for their versatility in the kitchen. Collards are actually a non-heading member of the cabbage (mustard) family with huge cabbage-like blue-green leaves. The young fresh leaves can be picked for salads. More mature leaves can be harvested when the plants are 6-8 inches  tall, then the entire plant can be cut off at ground level, or the entire plant (roots and all) can be hung upside down in a cool dry place for 2-3 months. Excess harvest can also be blanched and frozen to provide greens for later use. Collards are more heat tolerant than other greens and are cold tolerant up to about 20 degrees F, so they make a good spring/summer and fall crop. A light frost makes the leaves taste even sweeter!

When to plant outside: Early spring, 3-4 weeks before average last frost. Or, they can be sown in late summer, 10-12 weeks before average first fall frost. Late summer plantings produce the best collard flavor which occurs after light fall frosts.

When to start inside: 6 weeks before transplanting outside (3-4 weeks before average last frost).

Special Germination Instructions: Easy to grow from seed. Thin seedlings by pinching off plant at soil surface, thus decreasing damage to other seedlings. Rotate crops, so you don't grow any member of the mustard family in the same place more than once every three years. Protect seedlings with caps in early spring if temperatures drop below 30 degrees.

Cucumber Marketmore  Organic 

This garden favorite delivers plenty of crisp and delicious burpless cucumbers with unbeatable flavor for slicing and fresh salads all summer long. A great choice for the home garden, Marketmore is a beautiful, dark green cucumber that’s ready to pick when 6”-8” long. Fruits keep their size and shape even under poor weather conditions, unlike other varieties that may curl and become misshapen. The 4’-6’ vines continue to produce with regular picking.

When to plant outside: Spring, after the average last frost and when soil is warm, at least degrees.
 

 Eggplant -Black Beauty

Certified Organic

Black Beauty grows three to four very attractive purplish-black fruits on each plant that weigh one to three pounds. With its excellent flavor, there are many reasons to include this beautiful plant in your garden. The beautiful lavender flowers on the plants before developing into fruit are an added visual bonus in the vegetable garden. This packet plants 35 plants (after thinning).

When to plant outside: Spring, after average last frost an d when soil temperatures are at least 55 degrees F. Outdoor temperatures should be at least 55 degrees at night. Some gardeners plant eggplant when the  oak leaves are fully developed. The early season use of black plastic as mulch is highly recommended to increase the soil temperature, but make sure it is taken off later in the season.

When to start inside: RECOMMENDED. 8-12 weeks before the average last frost. To germinate quickly, seed requires VERY warm soil temperatures, between 80 and 90 degrees F. Either use a heating cable or cover the seed tray with a plastic bag to contain warmth. Transplant seedlings outside 1 to 2 weeks after last frost.