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Gourmet & Easy to Grow

Browse a curated selection of varieties that are not only culinary specialties, but are also easy to grow. These varieties were chosen by our Research Team for their superior eating quality, flavor, and performance in the field. We hope you enjoy trying some of these unique offerings!

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Confetti Cilantro (Coriander)

Confetti

Cilantro/Coriander Seed

Attractive, fern-like cilantro for baby-leaf production.

Purple Star Colored Carrots

Purple Star

Pelleted (F1) Carrot Seed

Speedy and uniform.

Benefine Endive

Benefine

Organic Endive Seed

Fancy blanched leaves for frisée salad mixes.

Shades of Green Nasturtium Shoots

Shades of Green Nasturtium

Shoot Seed

Purple, lime, and dusty-green leaves with sweet-spicy flavor.

Sugar Snap Snap Peas

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Sugar Snap

Organic Pea Seed

Most flavorful snap variety.

Honey Bun Winter Squash

Honey Bun

(F1) Acorn Squash Seed

Striking dumpling squash with excellent flavor!

Helda Pole Beans

Helda

Organic Bean Seed

Organic substitute for Northeaster.

Nira Chinese Leeks (Garlic Chives)

Nira

Organic Chinese Leek/Garlic Chive Seed

Upright, full plants with attractive leaves that are easy to harvest.

Tohya Soybeans

Tohya

Soybean Seed

Early variety with delicious, buttery flavor and tender-firm texture.

Curlesi Endive

Curlesi

Organic Pelleted Endive Seed

Compact, slow-bolting endive.

Summer Emerald Asian Eggplants

Summer Emerald

(F1) Eggplant Seed

Delicious.

Dulcina Bush Beans

Dulcina

Bean Seed

Tender, full-flavored Italian bean.

Mexicana Summer Squash

Mexicana

Organic (F1) Zucchini Squash Seed

Mexican gray zucchini.

Hungarian Hot Wax Hot Peppers

Hungarian Hot Wax

Organic Pepper Seed

Johnny's improved strain.

Aretussa Italian Eggplants

Aretussa

(F1) Eggplant Seed

High-yielding white eggplant with attractive, uniform fruit.

Cornito Giallo Sweet Peppers

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Cornito Giallo

Organic (F1) Corno di Toro Pepper Seed

Attractive, very sweet, half-size version of Corno di Toro Escamillo.

Volcana Bibb Lettuce

Volcana

Pelleted Lettuce Seed

Red-to-the-heart mini.

Marvel of Venice Pole Beans

Marvel of Venice

Bean Seed

Heirloom Italian wax bean packed with flavor.

Millennium Asparagus

Millennium

(F1) Asparagus Crowns

Superior all-around performer.

Shishimai Hot Peppers

Shishimai

(F1) Shishito Pepper Seed

Spicy flavor for a new take on the traditional shishito.

Sunshine Winter Squash

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Sunshine

Organic (F1) Kabocha Squash Seed

Deep scarlet and delicious.

Amara Mustard Greens

Amara

Mustard Green Seed

Flavorful dark green mustard.

Natsu Cocoa Diploid Watermelons

Natsu Cocoa

(F1) Watermelon Seed

Flavorful early mini with reliable performance.

Curlesi Endive

Curlesi

Endive Seed

Compact, slow-bolting endive.

Quirk Specialty Cucumbers

Quirk

(F1) Cucumber Seed

Unique mini cucumber for snacking and pickling.

Tendita Romaine Lettuce (Cos)

Tendita

Lettuce Seed

Crunchy, snackable, stackable mini cosberg.

Kolibri Bibb Lettuce

Kolibri

Organic Pelleted Lettuce Seed

Gorgeous speckled mini bibb.

Honey Blonde Honeydew Melons

Honey Blonde

(F1) Melon Seed

Attractive yellow-skinned honeydew with very flavorful orange flesh.

Rossa di Milano Full-Size Onions

Rossa di Milano

Organic Pelleted Onion Seed

Our superior strain of this classic, long-day Italian OP.

Itachi Specialty Cucumbers

Itachi

(F1) Cucumber Seed

White Japanese type excels in the wok.

Starry Night PMR Winter Squash

Starry Night PMR

Organic (F1) Acorn Squash Seed

A delicious acorn that stores through the holidays.

Red Long of Florence Specialty Cooking Onions

Red Long of Florence

Onion Seed

Beautifully refined.

Volcana Bibb Lettuce

Volcana

Lettuce Seed

Red-to-the-heart mini.

Illusion Sweet Corn

Illusion

(F1) Corn Seed

Early white synergistic (syn) with great flavor.

Illusion Sweet Corn

Illusion

Treated (F1) Corn Seed

Early white synergistic (syn) with great flavor.

Montauk Sweet Corn

Montauk

Treated (F1) Corn Seed

Full-season bicolor (syn) with jumbo ears and great flavor.