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The Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) bursts out gorgeous star-like violet-blue blooms with long smooth petals around a yellow center. Grows on a 2'-3' sturdy stem that also takes on a blue hue. This frost-tolerant flower can bloom through Thanksgiving.

• Life cycle: Herbaceous perennial
• Bloom season: Summer, fall
• Attracts: Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
• Flower meaning: Afterthought, daintiness, elegance, love of variety, patience

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Symphyotrichum laeve
• Hardiness zones: 4-8
• Planting season: Spring
• Days to maturity: 90-120
• Cold stratify: Yes
• Depth to plant seeds: Lightly cover - seeds need light to germinate
• Spacing between plants: 12"-24" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 14-21 days
• Germination soil temps: 70F-75F
• Soil types: Clay, sandy, loamy, rocky, dry, well-drained
• Soil pH: 5.8-6.5
• Water needs: Average
• Sun needs: Full sun, part shade
• Frost tolerant: Yes
• Drought tolerant: Yes
• Deer resistant: Yes

Epazote (Dysphania ambrosioides) is a culinary herb with a lemony green color and serrated leaves, traditionally used to add a bold umami-type depth to Mexican cuisine. Its flavor has been described as a mix of mint and savory with a bit of camphor or turpentine thrown in. An acquired taste. As a companion plant, it attracts beneficial insects and masks the scent of other plants that suffer from pest damage. Also used medicinally to help with stomach upset and to combat intestinal parasites. Can become invasive, so best grown in a container.

• Easy to grow
• Culinary and medicinal uses
• Days to germinate (sprout): 5-7 days
• Quick maturity—only 40 days

Good companion plants: Bean, Carrot, Pea, Squash, Tomato

The Russell Lupine Mix (Lupinus polyphyllus) is an easy-care perennial. It’s in the legume family, so it fixes nitrogen in the soil and is a great companion plant or cover crop for the vegetable garden. Produces upright stalks of pea-sized blossoms in various shades of blue, pink, purple, red, and yellow with contrasting tips. Grows 1'-3' tall on sturdy stems with daisy-like palmate foliage. Gorgeous in a pot or an entire field.

If consumed in large quantities, seeds can be toxic to people, pets, and livestock.

• Life cycle: Perennial
• Bloom season: Spring, summer
• Attracts: Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
• Flower meaning: Abundance, change, growth

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Lupinus polyphyllus
• Hardiness zones: 3-7
• Planting season: Spring, fall
• Days to maturity: 1st or 2nd year
• Cold stratify: No
• Depth to plant seeds: Lightly cover - seeds need light to germinate
• Spacing between plants: 12"-24" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 15-75 days
• Germination soil temps: 55-70
• Soil types: Sandy, loamy, moist, well-drained
• Soil pH: 6.0-7.0
• Water needs: Average
• Sun needs: Full sun, part shade
• Frost tolerant: Yes
• Drought tolerant: Yes
• Deer resistant: Yes

• Just as the name suggests, this style of gourd will produce a gourd that looks like a large green apple.
  
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The heat- and drought-tolerant, frost-hardy perennial Blue Flax (Linum perenne) produces small 1" light blue five-petal blossoms on 2'-3' wiry stems with delicate foliage. The flower lasts only for a day, opening at dawn and dropping its petals by mid-day. And then another blooms tomorrow.

• Life cycle: Herbaceous perennial
• Bloom season: Spring, summer
• Attracts: Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
• Flower meaning: Creativity, domestication, purity, virtue, wisdom

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Linum perenne
• Hardiness zones: 4-9
• Planting season: Spring
• Days to maturity: 2nd year
• Cold stratify: Yes
• Depth to plant seeds: Lightly cover - seeds need light to germinate
• Spacing between plants: 12"-18" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-10 days
• Germination soil temps: 65F-75F
• Soil types: Sandy, loamy, well-drained
• Soil pH: 5.5-7.5
• Water needs: Average
• Sun needs: Full sun, part shade
• Frost tolerant: Yes
• Drought tolerant: Yes
• Deer resistant: No

The Fairy Dwarf Candytuft Mix (Iberis umbellata) is a drought-tolerant, low-lying annual with sweet, delicate flowers in an array of white, rose, lavender, and red. Loves full sun, but will tolerate partial shade. Good for ground cover, cottage gardens, or containers.

• Life cycle: Annual
• Bloom season: Spring, summer
• Attracts: Bees, butterflies, moths, and other pollinators
• Flower meaning: Beauty, indifference, joy, sweetness, vitality

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Iberis umbellata
• Hardiness zones: 3-9
• Planting season: Spring, fall
• Days to maturity: 55-70 days
• Cold stratify: No
• Depth to plant seeds: Lightly cover - seeds need light to germinate
• Spacing between plants: 8"-12" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 20-30 days
• Germination soil temps: 70F-80F
• Soil types: Sandy, loamy, dry, well-drained
• Soil pH: 6.0-8.0
• Water needs: Average
• Sun needs: Full sun, part shade
• Frost tolerant: No

• Drought tolerant: Yes

• Deer resistant: No

The Maximillian Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani) is a drought-tolerant perennial. Produces a 3"-5" blossom with veined, pointed bright yellow petals around a dark golden center. Grows 3'-10' tall on branching, hairy stems with multiple blooms per stem, and long, narrow, drooping foliage. Bold, robust, and cheerful.

• Life cycle: Perennial
• Bloom season: Summer
• Attracts: Birds, bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
• Flower meaning: Admiration, devotion, happiness, honesty, loyalty, optimism, peace, vitality

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Helianthus maximiliani
• Hardiness zones: 4-9
• Planting season: Spring, fall
• Days to maturity: 90-100 days
• Cold stratify: Yes
• Depth to plant seeds: 1/2" deep
• Spacing between plants: 36"-48" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-25 days
• Germination soil temps: 65F-70F
• Soil types: Clay, sandy, loamy, rocky, dry, well-drained
• Soil pH: 6.5-7.8
• Water needs: Low - do not overwater
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost tolerant: No
• Drought tolerant: Yes
• Deer resistant: Yes

The Love-in-a-Mist flower (Nigella damascena) is a striking annual in the buttercup family. Produces 1"-2" blossoms in shades of blue, pink, purple, and white. Fluffy petals surround a horned center seed pod, and the entire flower is surrounded by a “mist” of fern-like foliage that continues along the thin stem that grows 1'-2' tall. An old-fashioned flower with modern appeal.

• Life cycle: Annual
• Bloom season: Spring, summer, fall
• Attracts: Bees, butterflies, beneficial insects, and other pollinators
• Flower meaning: Harmony, love, peace, perplexity, unrequited love

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Nigella damascena
• Hardiness zones: 2-11
• Planting season: Summer, fall
• Days to maturity: 60-90 days
• Cold stratify: Yes
• Depth to plant seeds: Lightly cover - seeds need light to germinate
• Spacing between plants: 8"-10" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 14-21 days
• Germination soil temps: 65F-70F
• Soil types: Sandy, loamy, chalky, moist, well-drained
• Soil pH: 6.0-7.0
• Water needs: Average
• Sun needs: Full sun, part shade
• Frost tolerant: Yes
• Drought tolerant: Yes
• Deer resistant: Yes

The Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia), also known as Scorpionweed and Purple Tansy, is a fast-growing, drought-tolerant, cold-hardy annual in the borage family. Produces coiled, whiskered lavender-colored blossoms that look similar to a scorpion tail, fiddlehead, or thistle. Grows 2'-3' tall on thin, hairy stems with lacy foliage. Plant a few or a field, or add a bit of wildness to a cut arrangement. An especially great companion plant in the vegetable garden as it’s quick to bloom, attracts bees and hoverflies, and stores nitrogen which also makes it a good cover crop.

• Life cycle: Annual
• Bloom season: Summer
• Attracts: Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, beneficial insects, and other pollinators
• Flower meaning: Determination, endurance, resistance, strength

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Phacelia tanacetifolia
• Hardiness zones: 3-10
• Planting season: Spring, fall
• Days to maturity: 42-55 days
• Cold stratify: No
• Depth to plant seeds: 1/4" deep
• Spacing between plants: 3"-10" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Germination soil temps: 40F-65F
• Soil types: Sandy, loamy, silty, rocky, chalky, moist, well-drained
• Soil pH: 6.0-8.5
• Water needs: Average
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost tolerant: Yes
• Drought tolerant: Yes
• Deer resistant: Yes

The Paris Market Carrot (Daucus carota) is a tender, adorable 2" round carrot with very sweet flavor. Grows well in containers, shallow beds, and rocky soil. Half-hardy to frost and light freezes. Good steamed, roasted, and fresh.

• Very sweet and crunchy
• Size: 2" in diameter
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Days to maturity: 35 days

Good companion plants: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Chives, Lettuce, Onion, Parsley, Peas, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Tomato

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Depth to plant seeds: .25" deep
  
• Spacing between plants: 2" apart
• Spacing between rows: 18"-24" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Germination soil temps: 65F-85F
• Soil needs: 6.0-6.8 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Hardiness: Half-hardy to frost and light freezes
• Planting season: Spring, fall
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 16 plants per sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 70-75 days

The Green Arrow Pea (Pisum sativum) is an old English heirloom shelling pea. A semi-dwarf frost-tolerant bush variety that grows to only 2'-3' tall and doesn't require staking. High yields for a compact plant. Produces lots of 4"-5" pods with 9-11 plump, tender, sweet peas inside. Delicious fresh or cooked, if you don’t eat them all before you make it into the house.

• Sweet and tender
• Full sun
• High yields
• Good fresh or cooked
• Good for containers

Good companion plants: Bean, Carrot, Cucumber, Parsley, Pepper, Sage, Spinach, Squash, Strawberry, Thyme

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Hardiness zones: 2-11
• Planting season: Spring
• Pea type: English/shelling - remove peas from pod before eating
• Growth habit: Bush - no support
• Depth to plant seeds: 1" deep
• Spacing between plants: 2"-3" apart
• Spacing between rows: 18"-24" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Germination soil temps: 40F-85F
• Soil needs: Clay, sandy, loamy, chalky, rich, moist, well-drained
• Soil pH: 5.5-7.0
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost tolerant: Yes
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 8 plants per sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 65-70 days

• Just as the name suggests, this style of gourd will produce a gourd that can be repurposed as large bowl when dried.
  
  

NOTE:  We do not use chemicals to prevent our potatoes from sprouting. So the seed potatoes you order may have already begun to sprout when they arrive. This is okay-in fact some consider it desirable.

Each shallot can typically yield about 5-10 shallots per harvest.  Best time to plant is usually in the Fall (Sept. - Nov.)

Quick Overview:

• Semi-long with red papery skin
• Pungent flavor
• Creamy inside
• Easy to peel
• Easy to grow
  
• Stores very well
  
• Excellent flavor

How to Plant:

Plant the pointy side of the shallot facing up with no more than 1/4" of soil covering the shallot. Make sure your have 7-8 inches of soil to allow the roots to grow freely.  Space each bulb 10" - 12" apart from each other.

• Just as the name suggests, this style of gourd will produce a gourd that is half yellow and half green in the shape of a small pear.
  
  

How to Plant Garlic

Garlic can be planted in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked, but fall planting is recommended. Bulbs will grow bigger and more flavorful when you plant them in the fall.  Plant 6 to 8 weeks before your first hard frost.  In southern areas, February or March can be a better time to plant.

Key Planting Info:

• Break apart cloves from bulb but keep the papery husk on each individual clove.
• Ensure soil is well-drained with plenty of organic matter. Plant in Full Sun.
• Plant 4 inches apart & 2 inches deep, in their upright position (the wide end down and pointed end facing up).
• Come springtime, shoots will begin to emerge.

Click here for a more detailed Garlic Grow Guide ->

The Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata), also called Lanceleaf Tickseed, is a drought-tolerant perennial. Produces large 2"-3" blossoms with bright yellow notched petals around a golden yellow center. Grows 1'-2' tall on thin stems with narrow, lance-shaped foliage. Blooms continuously throughout the summer.

• Life cycle: Herbaceous perennial
• Bloom season: Summer
• Attracts: Birds, bees, butterflies, beneficial insects, and other pollinators
• Flower meaning: Always cheerful, friendship, happiness, joy, love at first sight, optimism

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Coreopsis lanceolata
• Hardiness zones: 4-9
• Planting season: Spring, fall
• Days to maturity: 2nd year
• Cold stratify: Yes
• Depth to plant seeds: Lightly cover - seeds need light to germinate
• Spacing between plants: 8"-12" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Germination soil temps: 65F-75F
• Soil types: Sandy, loamy, rocky, chalky, moist, well-drained
• Soil pH: 5.5-6.5
• Water needs: Average
• Sun needs: Full sun, part shade
• Frost tolerant: No
• Drought tolerant: Yes
• Deer resistant: Yes

How to Plant Garlic

Garlic can be planted in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked, but fall planting is recommended. Bulbs will grow bigger and more flavorful when you plant them in the fall.  Plant 6 to 8 weeks before your first hard frost.  In southern areas, February or March can be a better time to plant.

Key Planting Info:

• Break apart cloves from bulb but keep the papery husk on each individual clove.
• Ensure soil is well-drained with plenty of organic matter. Plant in Full Sun.
• Plant 4 inches apart & 2 inches deep, in their upright position (the wide end down and pointed end facing up).
• Come springtime, shoots will begin to emerge.

Click here for a more detailed Garlic Grow Guide ->

Green Shiso (Perilla frutescens), also called Perilla Leaf and Japanese Basil, is an herb in the mint family with large, bright green, wrinkled, serrated leaves. Not as spicy as Red Shiso. Used extensively in Japanese cuisine, it has a fresh minty-basil flavor with notes of clove and cumin, and a bitter, astringent finish. Pairs well with fish, rice, noodles, and vegetables, especially cucumbers. Also a medicinal herb with antioxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antiseptic properties. Its rhizome root can become invasive, so best grown in a container.

• Mint-basil-clove-cumin flavor
• Full sun
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Days to maturity: 80-85 days

Good companion plants: Arugula, Basil, Bok Choy, Parsley, Tomato

The Blazing Star/Gayfeather flower (Liatris spicata) produces a long, spiky, fluffy flower that begins blooming at the top of the stem, working its way down until it looks like a wild bottlebrush. This hardy perennial is tolerant of heat, drought, frost, and cold. Stem grows 2'-3' tall, with the purple, pink, or white flower taking it as tall as 6'.

• Life cycle: Perennial
• Bloom season: Summer, fall
• Attracts: Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
• Flower meaning: Blissfulness, happiness, joy

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Liatris spicata
• Hardiness: Zones 3-10
• Planting season: Spring, fall
• Days to maturity: 55-70 days
• Cold stratify: Yes
• Depth to plant seeds: Lightly cover - seeds need light to germinate
• Spacing between plants: 8"-12" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 21-35 days
• Germination soil temps: 65F-75F
• Soil types: Clay, sandy, loamy, rocky, chalky, moist, well-drained
• Soil pH: 5.5-7.5
• Water needs: Average
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost tolerant: Yes
• Drought tolerant: Yes
• Deer resistant: Yes

The night-flowering Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) has delicate four-petal lemon-scented lemon-yellow 2" blossoms that close every day by noon, opening again in the late afternoon and evening. Plants grow 2'-6' tall on hairy stems tinged with purple.

Also called King’s Cure-All for its herbal and medicinal properties.

• Life cycle: Biennial
• Bloom season: Spring, summer, fall
• Attracts: Birds, bees, butterflies, moths, and other pollinators
• Flower meaning: Bashfulness, inconstancy, longevity, youth

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Oenothera biennis
• Hardiness zones: 4-9
• Planting season: Spring, summer
• Days to maturity: 2nd year
• Cold stratify: Yes
• Depth to plant seeds: Lightly cover - seeds need light to germinate
• Spacing between plants: 12"-18" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 15-30 days
• Germination soil temps: 65F-70F
• Soil types: Sandy, loamy, rich, well-drained
• Soil pH: 5.5-7.5
• Water needs: Average
• Sun needs: Full sun, part shade
• Frost tolerant: No
• Drought tolerant: Yes
• Deer resistant: Yes

The Crego Mix Aster (Callistephus chinensis) is a showy collection of full 4" flower heads with delicate curled petals in multiple pastel hues of red, white, pink, and purple. Also called China Aster, it resembles the Chrysanthemum and grows 2'-3' tall. A soft accent in the garden or as a cut flower.

• Life cycle: Annual
• Bloom season: Summer, fall
• Attracts: Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
• Flower meaning: Afterthought, daintiness, elegance, love of variety, patience

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Callistephus chinensis
• Hardiness zones: 2-11
• Planting season: Spring
• Days to maturity: 90-120
• Cold stratify: No
• Depth to plant seeds: Lightly cover - seeds need light to germinate
• Spacing between plants: 8"-12" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 14-21 days
• Germination soil temps: 70F-75F
• Soil types: Loamy, well-drained
• Soil pH: 5.5-7.5
• Water needs: Average
• Sun needs: Full sun, part shade
• Frost tolerant: No
• Drought tolerant: No
• Deer resistant: Yes

The Yellow Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera), also called Mexican Hat, is the pure yellow form of the native Prairie Coneflower. Grows 15"-24" tall on slender stems with yellow petals that skirt a tall upright cone. This drought-tolerant droopy petaled daisy loves the heat. A cheerful mid-summer pick-me-up that blooms into fall.

• Life cycle: Perennial
• Bloom season: Spring, summer, fall
• Attracts: Birds, bees, butterflies, beneficial insects, and other pollinators
• Flower meaning: Healing, health, strength

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Ratibida columnifera
• Hardiness zones: 4-9
• Planting season: Spring, fall
• Days to maturity: 2nd year
• Cold stratify: Yes
• Depth to plant seeds: Lightly cover - seeds need light to germinate
• Spacing between plants: 12"-18" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Germination soil temps: 65F-75F
• Soil types: Clay, sandy, loamy, silty, chalky, rocky, dry, moist
• Soil pH: 6.8-7.2
• Water needs: Average
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost tolerant: No
• Drought tolerant: Yes
• Deer resistant: Yes

How to Plant Garlic

Garlic can be planted in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked, but fall planting is recommended. Bulbs will grow bigger and more flavorful when you plant them in the fall.  Plant 6 to 8 weeks before your first hard frost.  In southern areas, February or March can be a better time to plant.

Key Planting Info:

• Break apart cloves from bulb but keep the papery husk on each individual clove.
• Ensure soil is well-drained with plenty of organic matter. Plant in Full Sun.
• Plant 4 inches apart & 2 inches deep, in their upright position (the wide end down and pointed end facing up).
• Come springtime, shoots will begin to emerge.

Click here for a more detailed Garlic Grow Guide ->

The Polar Bear Zinnia (Zinnia elegans) is a tender annual with a long 3-month blooming period. Produces huge 4"-5" double blossoms with long, oval crisp white petals around a golden center. Grows 2'-3' tall on sturdy stems with lance-shaped foliage.Stunning as a long-lasting cut flower in a bouquet or vase.

• Life cycle: Annual
• Bloom season: Spring, summer, fall
• Attracts: Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
• Flower meaning: Acclaim, affection, elegance, farewell, friendship, healing, peace, purity, remembrance, strength

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Zinnia elegans
• Hardiness zones: 2-11
• Planting season: Spring, summer
• Days to maturity: 60-70 days
• Cold stratify: No
• Depth to plant seeds: 1/4" deep
• Spacing between plants: 12"-18" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 5-7 days
• Germination soil temps: 70F-75F
• Soil types: Sandy, loamy, rich, moist, well-drained
• Soil pH: 5.5-7.5
• Water needs: Average
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost tolerant: No
• Drought tolerant: Yes
• Deer resistant: Yes

How to Plant Garlic

Garlic can be planted in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked, but fall planting is recommended. Bulbs will grow bigger and more flavorful when you plant them in the fall.  Plant 6 to 8 weeks before your first hard frost.  In southern areas, February or March can be a better time to plant.

Key Planting Info:

• Break apart cloves from bulb but keep the papery husk on each individual clove.
• Ensure soil is well-drained with plenty of organic matter. Plant in Full Sun.
• Plant 4 inches apart & 2 inches deep, in their upright position (the wide end down and pointed end facing up).
• Come springtime, shoots will begin to emerge.

Click here for a more detailed Garlic Grow Guide ->

Red Shiso (Perilla frutescens), also called Perilla Leaf and Japanese Basil, is an herb in the mint family with large, deep purple, wrinkled, serrated leaves. Much stronger and spicier than Green Shiso, the crunchy leaves are used mainly in salads, for pickling, and as a natural food coloring. Used extensively in Japanese cuisine, it has a fresh minty-basil flavor with notes of clove and cumin, and a bitter, astringent finish. Pairs well with fish, rice, noodles, and vegetables, especially cucumbers. Also a medicinal herb with antioxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antiseptic properties. Its rhizome root can become invasive, so best grown in a container.

• Mint-basil-clove-cumin flavor
• Full sun
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Days to maturity: 80-85 days

Good companion plants: Arugula, Basil, Bok Choy, Parsley, Tomato

The Queensland Blue Winter Squash (Cucurbita maxima) is an Australian Blue pumpkin with beautiful blue-green skin, gray foliage, and bright orange flesh that’s fragrant, meaty, and sweet. Deeply ribbed, slightly flattened, and can weigh 8 lbs-20 lbs. Dependable producer with a vining growth habit. Keeps for up to 6 months under proper storage conditions. Great for baking, canning, and roasting.

• Sweet and firm
• High yields
• Dependable producer
• Good keeper

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Cucurbita maxima
• Hardiness zones: 3-11
• Planting season: Spring, summer
• Squash size: Large
• Growth habit: Vine (6'-10' long), trellis support or generous bed/ground space
• Depth to plant seeds: 1" deep
• Spacing between plants: 10'-12' apart
• Spacing between rows: 10'-15' apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 5-10 days
• Germination soil temps: 70F-85F
• Soil needs: Loamy, rich, moist, well-drained
• Soil pH: 6.0-6.8
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost tolerant: No
• Days to maturity: 100-120 days

Good companion plants: Bean, Dill, Epazote, Marigold, Pea, Pepper, Sage, Thyme

Though considered a vegetable in cooking, botanically speaking, squash is a fruit (being the receptacle for the plant's seeds). Squash can be served fresh (in salads) and cooked (squash stuffed with meat, fried squash, baked squash).

The Arroyo Lupine (Lupinus succulentus) is a fast growing annual. It’s in the legume family, so it fixes nitrogen in the soil and is a great companion plant or cover crop for the vegetable garden. Produces dense spires of bright blue pea-sized blossoms with pink or white tips. Grows 2'-4' tall on sturdy stems with daisy-like palmate foliage. Put a few in a pot or plant in wide bands for a striking effect.

If consumed in large quantities, seeds can be toxic to people, pets, and livestock.

• Life cycle: Annual
• Bloom season: Spring, summer
• Attracts: Hummingbirds, birds, bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
• Flower meaning: Abundance, change, growth

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Lupinus succulentus
• Hardiness zones: 3-7
• Planting season: Spring, fall
• Days to maturity: 1st to 2nd year
• Cold stratify: No
• Depth to plant seeds: Lightly cover - seeds need light to germinate
• Spacing between plants: 12"-24" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 15-75 days
• Germination soil temps: 55F-70F
• Soil types: Clay, sandy, loamy, rocky, moist, well-drained
• Soil pH: 6.1-7.8
• Water needs: Average
• Sun needs: Full sun, part shade
• Frost tolerant: Yes
• Drought tolerant: Yes
• Deer resistant: Yes

• Just as the name suggests, this style of gourd will produce a gourd that looks like a small green apple.
  
  - Dark green then dries brown
  
  - Image source commons wiki
  
  

The Hollow Crown Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) has a 100-year history as a delicious, hardy, versatile root vegetable. This relative to Carrots grows to 10"-12" with a smooth, white, tender root. Eaten raw, it’s nutty and sweet, turning buttery and slightly spicy when cooked. Hardy to frosts and freezes, which sweetens the flavor. Try them roasted or puréed and topped with Parmesan cheese.

• Sweet, nutty flavor
• Tender and buttery
• Sweeter after a frost
• Good fresh and cooked

Good companion plants: Anise, Bush Bean, Garlic, Lettuce, Onion, Oregano, Pea, Radish, Rosemary, Sage, Tomato, Wormwood

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Pastinaca sativa
• Depth to plant seeds: 1/4" deep
• Spacing between plants: 2"-3" apart
• Spacing between rows: 18"-24" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 10-28 days
• Germination soil temps: 50F-75F
• Soil needs: 6.0-7.0 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun, part shade
• Frost tolerant: Yes
• Planting season: Spring, fall
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 9 plants per sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 100-120 days

The Solar Yellow Carrot (Daucus carota) is a sunny yellow carrot with a crispy crunch and a flavor slightly sweeter than the orange ones. Grows 7" long with a tapered root. Harvest sooner for small carrots. Half-hardy to frost and light freezes. 

• Sweet and crunchy
• Size: 7" long
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Days to maturity: 75-80

Good companion plants: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Chives, Lettuce, Onion, Parsley, Peas, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Tomato

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Depth to plant seeds: .25" deep
  
• Spacing between plants: 2" apart
• Spacing between rows: 18"-24" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Germination soil temps: 65F-85F
• Soil needs: 6.0-6.8 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Hardiness: Half-hardy to frost and light freezes
• Planting season: Spring, fall
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 16 plants per sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 70-75 days

The Purple Haze Carrot (Daucus carota) is dark purple on the outside and bright orange on the inside. Fun when sliced into coins. Grows 6"-8" with tapered roots, good texture, and sweet flavor. Half-hardy to frost and light freezes. Good steamed, roasted, and fresh.

• F1 hybrid
• Sweet and crunchy
• Size: 6"-8" long
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Days to maturity: 70-75
• Can be harvested sooner for mini sized carrots

Good companion plants: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Chives, Lettuce, Onion, Parsley, Peas, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Tomato

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Depth to plant seeds: .25" deep
  
• Spacing between plants: 2" apart
• Spacing between rows: 18"-24" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Germination soil temps: 65F-85F
• Soil needs: 6.0-6.8 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Hardiness: Half-hardy to frost and light freezes
• Planting season: Spring, fall
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 16 plants per sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 70-75 days

The Texas Bluebonnet Lupine (Lupinus texensis) is so named because the blossoms resemble the bonnets worn by pioneer women. This low-growing annual is in the legume family, so it fixes nitrogen in the soil and is a great companion plant or cover crop for the vegetable garden. Produces upright spikes of pea-sized blossoms in rich blue with white tips, but can also pop up in shades of white, pink, purple, and maroon (“Aggiebonnet”). Grows 1'-1.5' tall on sturdy stems with daisy-like palmate foliage. Spectacular in a pot or blanketing an entire field. The state flower of Texas.

If consumed in large quantities, seeds can be toxic to people, pets, and livestock.

• Life cycle: Annual
• Bloom season: Spring
• Attracts: Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
• Flower meaning: Abundance, change, growth

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Lupinus texensis
• Hardiness zones: 3-8
• Planting season: Fall
• Days to maturity: 1st or 2nd year
• Cold stratify: No
• Depth to plant seeds: Lightly cover - seeds need light to germinate
• Spacing between plants: 8"-12" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-30 days
• Germination soil temps: 55F-70F
• Soil types: Clay, sandy, loamy, silty, rocky, chalky, calcareous, dry, well-drained
• Soil pH: 7.5+
• Water needs: Low - do not overwater
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost tolerant: Yes
• Drought tolerant: Yes
• Deer resistant: Yes

NOTE:  We do not use chemicals to prevent our potatoes from sprouting. So the seed potatoes you order may have already begun to sprout when they arrive. This is okay-in fact some consider it desirable.

The Lunaria Silver Dollar (Lunaria annua) is a most unusual biennial. Also called Money Plant, Honesty Plant, and Moonwort, it produces small, fragrant lavender blossoms with a separate seed pod in the form of a flat, translucent disk membrane. When immature, the disk is green. As the plant dies, the seed pod turns as silvery and shimmery as a full moon or silver dollar coin. Grows 2'-3' tall on thin, hairy stems with serrated, heart-shaped foliage. Fantastic in dried floral arrangements or wreaths.

• Life cycle: Herbaceous biennial
• Bloom season: Spring
• Attracts: Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
• Flower meaning: Honesty, money, sincerity

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Lunaria annua
• Hardiness zones: 5-9
• Planting season: Summer, fall
• Days to maturity: 2nd year
• Cold stratify: Yes
• Depth to plant seeds: Lightly cover - seeds need light to germinate
• Spacing between plants: 12"-18" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 10-14 days
• Germination soil temps: 60F-70F
• Soil types: Sandy, loamy, rich, well-drained
• Soil pH: 6.0-7.5
• Water needs: Average
• Sun needs: Full sun, part shade
• Frost tolerant: Yes
• Drought tolerant: Yes
• Deer resistant: No

How to Plant Garlic

Garlic can be planted in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked, but fall planting is recommended. Bulbs will grow bigger and more flavorful when you plant them in the fall.  Plant 6 to 8 weeks before your first hard frost.  In southern areas, February or March can be a better time to plant.

Key Planting Info:

• Break apart cloves from bulb but keep the papery husk on each individual clove.
• Ensure soil is well-drained with plenty of organic matter. Plant in Full Sun.
• Plant 4 inches apart & 2 inches deep, in their upright position (the wide end down and pointed end facing up).
• Come springtime, shoots will begin to emerge.

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The Globe Gilia (Gilia capitata) is an easy-care drought-tolerant annual. Produces globe-shaped 1"-2" blue-hued flowers on thin stems with lacy foliage that grow 2' to 3' tall. Also called Queen Anne’s Thimble for its resemblance to a pincushion.

• Life cycle: Annual
• Bloom season: Spring, summer
• Attracts: Bees, butterflies, beneficial insects, and other pollinators 
• Flower meaning: Affection, beauty, desire, hope, inspiration, love

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Gilia capitata
• Hardiness zones: 3-10
• Planting season: Spring, fall
• Days to maturity: 60 days
• Cold stratify: Yes
• Depth to plant seeds: 1/8" deep
• Spacing between plants: 6"-8" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 14-21 days
• Germination soil temps: 70F-75F
• Soil types: Sandy, loamy, rocky, dry, well-drained
• Soil pH: 6.0-7.0
• Water needs: Low - do not overwater
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost tolerant: No
• Drought tolerant: Yes
• Deer resistant: Yes

The Pink Banana Winter Squash (Cucurbita maxima) is a jumbo cylindrical winter squash that can grow to more than 4' long, 1' in diameter, and 50 lbs!!! Flavor and texture is best when it’s about 30" and 30 lbs, or harvest as a summer squash when 6"-8" long, and a fingernail can pierce the skin. Prolific producer with a vining growth habit. Pinkish orange skin and yellow-orange flesh that is sweet, firm, dry, and not stringy. With a flavor similar to Acorn Squash, it can be used as a substitute. Great for baking, canning, roasting.

• Sweet and firm
• High yields
• JUMBO 30 lbs-50 lbs
• Harvest early for summer squash

Good companion plants: Bean, Dill, Epazote, Marigold, Pea, Pepper, Sage, Thyme

Though considered a vegetable in cooking, botanically speaking, squash is a fruit (being the receptacle for the plant's seeds). Squash can be served fresh (in salads) and cooked (squash stuffed with meat, fried squash, baked squash).

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Botanical name: Cucurbita maxima
• Hardiness zones: 3-11
• Planting season: Spring, summer
• Squash size: Ginormous
• Growth habit: Vine (12'-15' long), trellis support or generous bed/ground space
• Depth to plant seeds: 1" deep
• Spacing between plants: 10'-12' apart
• Spacing between rows: 10'-15' apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 5-10 days
• Germination soil temps: 70F-85F
• Soil needs: Loamy, rich, moist, well-drained
• Soil pH: 6.0-6.8
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost tolerant: No
• Days to maturity: Appx. 100 days

The Lunar White Carrot (Daucus carota) is a creamy-white carrot with a small core and mild, sweet flavor that grows 8"-12" long. Harvest sooner for smaller carrots. Half-hardy to frost and light freezes. Good steamed, roasted, and fresh.

• Sweet, mild flavor
• Size: 8"-12" long
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Days to maturity: 70-75
• Can be harvested sooner for mini carrots
  

Good companion plants: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Chives, Lettuce, Onion, Parsley, Peas, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Tomato

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Depth to plant seeds: .25" deep
  
• Spacing between plants: 2" apart
• Spacing between rows: 18"-24" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Germination soil temps: 65F-85F
• Soil needs: 6.0-6.8 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Hardiness: Half-hardy to frost and light freezes
• Planting season: Spring, fall
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 16 plants per sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 70-75 days

The Thessaloniki Tomato is a Greek heirloom. A tomato so epic that Homer could have written an ode to its plump round fruits that ripen from golden yellow to vivid red, high yields in high temps, and a rich, earthy flavor that’s well-balanced between sweet and acidic. This one’s a keeper, both in the garden and on the countertop. By the time you eat a few of these, you may even be able to pronounce it.

• Well-balanced flavor
• Heat tolerant
• Early producer
• Stores well

SEED PLANTING INFO

• Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
• Growth type: Indeterminate, trellis support, regular pruning 
• Tomato size: Medium
• Depth to plant seeds: .25" deep
• Spacing between plants: 24" apart
• Spacing between rows: 36"-48" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-14 days
• Germination soil temps: 75F-95F
• Soil needs: 6.0-6.5 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Frost hardy: No
• Planting season: Spring, summer
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 1 plant per 2 sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 75-80 days

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Good companion plants: Basil, Borage, Onion, Parsley, Pepper

Quick Overview

How to Plant Bulb Onions

Onion bulbs are quite hardy and can withstand 20° F frost. They should be set out 4-6 weeks prior to the last expected frost. When your plants arrive they should appear to be quite dry. DO NOT WET THEM NOR STICK THEIR ROOTS IN WATER. Unpack them and store them in a cool, dry place until it is time to plant. They should last about 3 weeks kept this way. Do not worry that your plants seem dry. They will "shoot" new roots and new, green tops as soon as they are planted.

• Organic
• Ready to eat as a sprout just a soon as they pop.
  
• Sweet and delicious in salads and casseroles.
  
  
• Day to Maturity | 3-7 days

 

 

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The Snow White Carrot (Daucus carota) is a creamy white carrot with a crispy crunch and mild, sweet flavor. Grows 7" long with a tapered root. Harvest sooner for small carrots. Half-hardy to frost and light freezes. Good steamed, roasted, and fresh.

• Sweet and crunchy
• Size: 7" long
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Days to maturity: 70-75

Good companion plants: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Chives, Lettuce, Onion, Parsley, Peas, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Tomato

SEED PLANTING TIPS

• Depth to plant seeds: .25" deep
  
• Spacing between plants: 2" apart
• Spacing between rows: 18"-24" apart
• Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
• Germination soil temps: 65F-85F
• Soil needs: 6.0-6.8 pH
• Sun needs: Full sun
• Hardiness: Half-hardy to frost and light freezes
• Planting season: Spring, fall
• # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 16 plants per sq. ft.
• Days to maturity: 70-75 days