Herbs
Chives are super easy to grow, require little maintenance, tolerate drought, and come back year after year. Edible flowers are loved by bees, make a tasty chive vinegar, look and taste great in salads, and dry well for arrangements; foliage and/or flowers add a subtle onion flavor to many dishes. Great for containers; grow indoors for year-round harvest.- Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.
Gray-green leaves are soft and aromatic, imparting an essential flavor to soups, stews, gravies and stuffing.
A flowering perennial and staple of the herb garden, plants are woody and strong, sending up beautiful purple flowers that attract pollinators. Woody stems and flowers can be dried for floral arrangements. Can be cut back in fall for bountiful regrowth in spring.
Grown as an annual but often comes back as a perennial. Preferred by cooks for its robust flavor, flat-leaved parsley adds a fresh, tantalizing note to omelets, stews, vegetables, and even soft cheeses and rice. The flat leaves are easy to chop. Parsley is one of the most used culinary herbs around the globe!
Besides being extremely easy to grow, very hardy and edible, this flower, like Lime Green Nicotiana, virtually glows. Reminiscent of a shooting star in shape and a mild cucumber in taste, borage will produce continuous flower clusters that we and the bees both adore. The flowers, which are said to induce courage, open blue and slowly turn purple and then pink before they drop. Young leaves are also edible. Borage will survive light frosts and will self sow.
Cilantro has a thousand uses in the kitchen. 'Long Standing Santo' in particular has excellent flavor, improved leafiness and, as the name infers, it is slow to bolt. Add a sprig to chicken soup or add chopped leaves to Mexican, Caribbean, or Asian dishes. The crushed seeds add intriguing flavor to stews, beans, and cookies. Can be grown indoors for fresh cilantro leaves year-round. Cilantro grows best in cool temperatures.
Heirloom Tomatoes
Huge fruit up to 2 lbs delicious and sweet tasting. These tomatoes are very striking sliced, as the yellow fruit has neon red streaking though the flesh. An heirloom preserved by members of Seed Savers Exchange. 85 days.- Baker Creek Rare Seeds
The darkest tomato we know! A dark, meaty, very rich-fleshed tomato with extreme anthocyanin expression (same antioxidant in blueberries and blackberries). So dark that some tomatoes turn solid blue-black on the skin. Deep red flesh is among the best tasting of all tomatoes. Rich, smooth and savory with earthy tones. Improves with room-temperature storage. - Baker Creek Rare Seeds
Large, 1-lb giant with creamy white fruit. This tomato is superbly wonderful. The flesh is so good and deliciously fruity, it reminds one of a mixture of fresh-cut pineapple, melon and guava. One of our favorite fresh-eating tomatoes! Fruit is smoother than most large beefsteak types, and yields can be very high. Introduced by Gleckler’s Seedsmen. 75 days. Baker Creek Seeds
With its silky smooth texture and complex fruity taste, Pineapple may be the best striped tomato. Typically grows huge fruits in excess of 1 lb that get a little funky cosmetically. Fruits hold tight to stems so bring scissors to your harvest. Cut in half, it looks like the interior of a pineapple except with yellow and red marbling. It doesn’t taste like a pineapple, or like a typical red tomato. Its unique mild low-acid fruity sweetness needs a fruit name all its own.
These are Christina's favorite slicer tomato! Big, succulent fruit can reach 8–12 ounces with a complex blend of flavors. The vivid, rosy-blushed fruit has iridescent, green skin with sunny yellow streaks and an interior that’s a fascinating kaleidoscope of green with trails of red and yellow. The relatively compact, indeterminate plants produce early for such a large tomato.
A really nice beefsteak-type tomato with fruit are five inches in diameter by four inches deep, weigh one pound or more and remain green colored at maturity. Sweet juicy flesh, refreshing flavor. This family heirloom was introduced to the general public by Ruby E. Arnold (1915-1997) of Greeneville, Tennessee. According to the family, they are not sure how, when or why the "German" got added to the name of this variety. Disappointingly, they are not from Germany and they have no known German ancestry. They speculate that Ruby may have selected her tomato from a now unknown variety from seed originally sourced from a German-speaking Amish seedsman in their area named Ivan Snapp. 80 days, indeterminate
Delicious, highly productive black heirloom. Resists cracking and cat-facing better than other large, black heirlooms. Blocky-round 10-14 oz. fruit with dark olive shoulders fading into a very dark, brick red. Boasts the signature rich flavor and meaty texture of a classic black tomato. Excellent yields and fruit quality for an heirloom. Productive over a longer period than similar types. Well-balanced plant habit. Courtesy of Johnny's Seeds.
Another fantastic tomato from Brad Gates - Wild Boar Farms. "8-12 oz. fruit, Early to mid-early. Like most dark tomatoes, this is one of my first ripe tomatoes each season. 65-75 days. Indet. regular leaf, grows fairly stocky and not as tall as most indet. Flattened med, beefsteak fruit. Good choice for marginal tomato climates. Pink brown with metallic green stripes. Very meaty pink flesh that is very flavorful. Originated from F-2 Black and Brown Boar. The only large tomato in a row of 200. First large striped tomato I had ever seen at the time." - Brad Gates aka The Lord of All Tomatoes
Another fantastic tomato from Brad Gates - Wild Boar Farms. This one is a show-stopper! It has stunning green and gold stripes drenching the rich deep red/brown base. This looks like a Black Zebra but is slightly larger with some lobes. It pumps out 3-4″ fruit like crazy. Aggressive grower and producer. Great flavor, dark earthy tones of rich tomato. Perfect for salads and garnishes. Discovered in a Green Zebra patch years about ten years ago at Wild Boar Farms. An excellent choice for home gardens. - Brad Gates aka The Lord of All Tomatoes
An ancient heirloom cultivated for centuries in Mexico’s Oaxaca region, this tomato carries the rich flavours of its heritage. Indeterminate plants produce medium-large, slightly ribbed, shouldered fruits with deep pink skin and a classic sweet-and-acid balance. Exceptionally disease-resistant, Oaxacan Pink yields persistent fruits well into late fall. First harvest comes in 70–77 days, and the versatile tomatoes shine both as slicers and in sauces. It is reported that this type of tomato performs well in hotter climates and may tolerate receiving less water than other varieties. We haven't tested this yet but will this year in 2026.
Cherry Tomatoes
Elongated multi-colored large cherries. Grow in Clusters. Lavender and purple striped when immature. Turing to Green/Red/Brown with anthocycnin blue stripes when fully ripe. The interior is green with a blush red when extra ripe. This amazing variety is delicately sweet. Fruit holds well on the vine and post-harvest. Wispy foliage. Consistent heavy producer. Elongated oval shape with curved to slightly pointed ends. - Baker Creek Rare Seeds
One of the sweetest, most popular cherry tomatoes! Rivaling Sungolds, in its popularity. Super Sweet 100's bear the long, branched clusters of deliciously sweet tomatoes high in sugar and vitamin C. Known to be more disease resistant, and you'll be eating them right off the vine before they ever make it to the salad bowl! They are perfect for snacking, salads, and even to freeze for soup or chilli. Super Sweet 100 lives up to its name, especially when harvested at the peak of ripeness. The indeterminate vines continue bearing until frost. Give them a tall support.
Sweet, fruity flavor has universal appeal. Beautiful bright yellow snacking tomato. Red stripes appear as blossom-end red marbling develops. Beautiful, bright yellow snacking tomato. Red stripes appear as blossom-end red marbling develops. Strong plants tolerate tough conditions. Great in mixes with the other Artisan tomatoes. 25-30 gm. fruits. Indeterminate.
Blush tomatoes—specifically the popular Artisan Blush variety—are hybrid tomatoes. Introduced by Fred Hempel of Baia Nicchia Farm, they are bred for high yields, disease resistance, and consistent, sweet, fruity flavor. They are characterized by 2-inch, elongated, golden-yellow fruits with red, striped "blushing"
Chocolate Cherry tomatoes—doesn't just the name make you hungry? These slightly over-sized purplish-red, delectable cherry tomatoes are great for snacking and add sweetness to salads and pastas. The prolific vines bear seemingly endless trusses with 6–8 crack-resistant fruits that will keep you coming back for harvest after harvest. These cherries have an attractive port wine-colored flesh and skin with a comparably delicious and multifaceted flavor. Super productive, indeterminate plants. We’ve found them enjoyable when picked several days before they’re fully ripe then allowed to finish indoors.
Sungolds' plump, tangerine-colored fruits are a special treat! They are in our top bestsellers year after year. Very sweet and juicy - they often don't make it into the house! Rare in grocery stores so extra special to grow. Children love them. Provide support for vigorous vines that easily reach 6' long. Low-acidity tomato. F1 hybrid & Disease resistant.
The wild tomato with great flavor. These small cherry tomatoes are deep-red, tender, smooth, and full-flavored with a high sugar content. Though the flavor is superior, it doesn't yield as well as modern varieties, and the fruits are soft. Fantastic in salsa and for fresh eating. Some resistance to early blight and late blight. The story of how we obtained 'Matt's Wild Cherry' seeds can be traced back to Teresa Arellanos de Mena, who brought them to Maine from her family's home state of Hidalgo in Eastern Mexico (the region where these tomatoes grow wild). Teresa gave the seeds to her friend Matt Leibman, a former Univ. of Maine AG faculty member, who then gave the seeds to us. Avg. fruit size 5 gm. Indeterminate.
"Very, very Productive. Ability to set fruit in a wide variety of hot and cold conditions. Average Plant Height is 5-6 feet tall. Green, Yellow, Orange, Red Topped with Blue-Black Anthocyanin Splashes. This tomato boasts as many flavors as it does colors. Each color has its own flavor element. Sweet, Tart, Rich, Savory. Dependable production in varying conditions along with its colorful looks, great flavor and outstanding post-harvest durability make it a Winner! Excellent durability without sacrificing quality. Holds ripe on the vine up to a week, post-harvest self-life can be weeks. This does well above average for hot and cold tolerance for a tomato." Another brilliant tomato from Brad Gates - Wild Boar Farms, aka The Lord of All Tomatoes.
Pink Bumblebee tomatoes are small, cherry tomatoes that measure about 2.5 to 4 centimeters in diameter and weigh around 15 grams. They have a rounded oval shape and bright pink-red skin with faint yellow and orange stripes that run lengthwise along the tomato's surface. Their thin skin is smooth, firm, and crack-resistant. The variety has a juicy red flesh with a translucent and glossy appearance due to the gel pockets within. Pink Bumblebee tomatoes have an exceptionally sweet and smooth taste, balanced with tangy and tart notes. They are part of the artisan series.
Dramatic color contrast. Purple Bumble Bee is an eye-catching combination of the dusky purple seen in heirloom tomatoes and metallic green striping. Sweet flavor and meaty texture provide a nice accent to any salad. Like all the Artisan™ tomatoes, Purple Bumble Bee was bred with high vigor to perform under tough conditions. 20-25 gm. fruits. Indeterminate.
Beefsteak & Slicer Tomatoes
One of the earliest, most cold-tolerant varieties 65-70 days. They do well as an early fall tomato as well! This determinate variety was developed at Oregon State University. Their research shows that Oregon Spring will produce incredibly early yields of tomatoes when planted outside a month before your last frost date and given no protection except on frosty nights. Remember our zone is 5b so our tomatoes do need protection but this is definitely a more cold-hardy variety!
2014 AAS Winner! Bred from the popular heirloom tomato Amana Orange, this variety captures the wonderful flavor and unique color of the heirloom, but with much earlier maturity so you can begin enjoying the fruits sooner - also features an improved disease resistance. Beefsteak-type, 5 to 6" fruits have a flattened globe shape and average 9 to 12 oz. each. Bright orange, almost neon, both inside and out - won't fade or discolor when cooked. Tomato Mosaic Virus resistant. Indeterminate.
2019 AAS winner - And now there are six! This variety is the sixth color variation in the popular Chef’s Choice tomato series. Chef’s Choice Black is a beefsteak type tomato with a dark green/brown/black hue. AAS Judges reported vigorous, healthy plants with clean and uniform fruits that were early to set and had a meaty interior with great flavor. This hybrid boasts a prolific yield of 8-ounce fruits grown on strong, 5-foot indeterminate vines. You’ll harvest 30 or more blemish-free fruits throughout the season from this disease-resistant plant with dark green leaves and well-behaved form. Grow the whole Chef’s Choice series for a beautiful and unusually colorful tomato salad!
2018 AAS Edible-Vegetable Winner. The fifth addition to the popular Chef’s Choice tomato series is Chef’s Choice Red which produces globe-shaped, tomato-red beefsteak type tomatoes. Tomato lovers and culinary gardeners will want to grow this firm-fleshed delicacy that has just the right balance of acid to sugar. AAS Judges raved about the prolific yield of the 8-ounce fruits that the strong, 5-foot indeterminate vines produced. You’ll enjoy harvesting 30 or more scar-free fruits throughout the season from this disease-resistant plant with dark green leaves and well-behaved form. Grow the whole Chef’s Choice series for a colorful harvest!
Paste Tomatoes
Sweet Peppers
The Jimmy Nardello is a renowned Itallian heirloom sweet pepper, celebrated for its sweet, fruity flavor and exceptional frying quality. Brought from Italy to Connecticut in 1887, this 10-inch, thin-skinned, red pepper is highly productive and considered one of the best frying peppers availableA customer favorite! This fine Italian pepper was grown each year by Giuseppe and Angella Nardiello at their garden in the village of Ruoti, in Southern Italy. In 1887 they set sail with their one-year-old daughter Anna for a new life in the U.S. When they reached these shores, they settled and gardened in Naugatuck, Connecticut, and grew this same pepper that was named for their fourth son, Jimmy. This long, thin-skinned frying pepper dries easily and has such a rich flavor that this variety has been placed in “The Ark of Taste” by the Slow Food organization. Ripens to a deep red, is very prolific, and does well in most areas. You will love it!
Scoville scale SHU 0 “Habanada” is aromatic with lingering sweetness, and it defies everything we’ve come to expect from a pepper. You can eat them green and unripe for a potent hit of aroma, or savor the habanadas’ full potential as a bright orange flavor bomb. All the floral sweetness of the famous habanero, minus the burn. THE SWEET HABANERO! CUSTOMER FAVORITE! The world’s first truly heatless habanero! Bred by well-known organic plant breeder Michael Mazourek, Habanada is the product of natural breeding techniques. These exceptional snacking peppers have all of the fruity and floral notes of the habanero without any spice (even the seeds are sweet and add to the flavor). This 2-3 inch tangerine fruit stole the show at the 2014 Culinary Breeding Network Variety Showcase, where the fruit was made into a stunning sherbet. This exotic new pepper is sure to be the darling of the culinary scene, making it an excellent choice for market farmers, chefs and foodies.
Lesya is a totally unique sweet pepper from Ukraine that caught our eye due to its cool, conical, almost heart-like shape. Fruit have 3”-4” wide rounded shoulders that taper to a point at the blossom end. The heart shape is a bit variable but is really apparent when the peppers are cut in half lengthwise. Sturdy, 2 ft tall plants are good producers of dense, thick-walled, very sweet peppers that ripen easily under outdoor conditions. Plants tend to ripen a lot of their satiny red fruit all at once. Yields a very high percentage of fruit (read: peppers don’t develop issues during ripening) that holds quality both on and off the plant. Excellent for eating raw in salads (or as a snack!), roasting, or for use when making stuffed or marinated peppers. Lesya is a female Ukrainian name that is diminutive for Oleksandra. Lesya sweet pepper is named after a friend of the plant breeder Nadiya Filimonivna Bilous. It was selected on the Bilous homestead farm and permaculture center in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine.
Spicy Peppers
A favorite old Japanese variety which produces 3 inches long, slightly wrinkled fruit that is perfect for making tempura and other traditional recipes. Fruit is emerald green in color, ripening to red, and mildly flavored with just a bit of spice. It really is superb and is the standard with many chefs." - Courtesy of Baker Creek Rare Seeds
67 days. The flavor of a regular jalape̱no without as much bite. Fruits are tapered with a blunt end, 2 1/2 inches long. Plants are not as large as standard jalape̱no. Scoville units: 1000 - 1500. Package contains 1 gram, approximately 140 Pepper, Hot Tam Jalapeno Seeds. Planting Instructions Germination:...
One of the most popular chiles in Mexico! The green, 3"-6" poblano is most often stuffed with cheese or meat for chiles rellenos (recipe inside this packet), and the dark, reddish-brown dried ancho is used in a variety of sauces, such as the traditional "mole poblano". 1,000-2,000 Scoville Heat Units (mild).Suitable for growing in containers, garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. Resistant to disorders. The Poblano Ancho pepper is known for its deep, mahogany-red color and rich, complex flavor profile. The Poblano Ancho pepper delivers a gentle warmth that complements its fruity sweetness and subtle earthiness.
Gigantia jalapeño peppers are a high-yielding, hybrid variety known for their massive size, typically measuring 4–5 inches long with thick, meaty walls. Ideal for stuffing and pickling, they offer a mild-to-medium heat (approx. 2,000–6,000 SHU) and transition from dark green to red when mature. These are the jalapenos that you want to stuff with black beans and corn or cheddar and bacon or sausage with breadcrumbs
The Serrano Tampiqueno is one of the most diverse pepper plants available. Similar in appearances to the popular jalapeno, Serrano Tampiqueno seeds grow compact 2" long peppers without comprising heat. These are incredible in guacamole or any other dish that is looking for a different flavor than Jalapeno.
Tomatillo
These compact plants can grow up to 2 ft. tall and produce 3-4 oz tomatillos that mature inside a light tan husk. Expect the Rio Grande Verde Tomatillos to be prolific plants. You won't need to stake out the plant to maintain a healthy plant.
The perfect tomatillo for making chili verde salsa! If you haven't had tomatillo verde salsa, we strongly recommend giving it a try! - Pepper Joe's,
Really Purple Tomatillo Seeds produce one of the most striking and flavorful tomatillos available, yielding deep violet to plum-colored fruits wrapped in papery husks. This rare Physalis ixocarpa variety matures in about 70–80 days and delivers heavy clusters of 2–3 inch fruits with exceptional color and depth. Really Purple Tomatillo Seeds are ideal for growers looking to add both visual impact and bold flavor to the garden.The flavor of Really Purple tomatillos is sweet-tart with subtle berry notes, offering more richness and less sharp acidity than green types. When cooked, they deepen in color and create complex sauces perfect for salsa, sauces, jams, and traditional dishes. Fresh fruits add brightness to salads, ceviche, and pico de gallo.
Cucumbers
Making pickles at home is easy with 'Homemade Pickles'. This plant has very high yields, and is ready to harvest early; pick anywhere from 1½"–6" long cucumbers. They have the perfect interior texture for pickles, but can also be eaten fresh. The 4'–5' compact vines are great in containers. Disease resistant.
A tender, mild-flavored variety perfect for fresh eating. Known for its sweet, low-acid taste and thin, tender skin, Muncher Burpless delivers delicious, easy-to-digest cucumbers that live up to their name. The Muncher Burpless Cucumber produces smooth, medium-green fruits about 6–9 inches long, with firm, juicy flesh and no bitterness. Their exceptional flavor and nearly seedless texture make them ideal for slicing, salads, and snacking, while their attractive, uniform appearance appeals to both home gardeners and market growers alike.
Melons
Hale's Best Jumbo Cantaloupe is one of the most popular open-pollinated melons! Developed by in 1924 by I. D. Hale, this award-winning plant yields 3-5 pound lightly ribbed melons with great sweet flavor! Prepare into fresh fruit, salads, pressed in sorbets and drinks, wrapped in prosciutto, or desserts. A rich source of potassium, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
Eggplant
The gold standard of Japanese eggplants, this variety is very popular in Asian markets and Asian cooking. Bears long, somewhat skinny fruits that grow to several inches. Fruits ripen to purple-black are tapered towards the stem end and slightly curved. Flesh is tender, excellent for cooking. Plants bear well and perform particularly well in warm climates and greenhouses.
Winter Squash
Winter squash gives you the perfect reason to look forward to winter! The rich, sweet flavor of butternut quickly became a classic and has set a high bar. Roast, bake, or purée into a soup for classic winter fare. 4 to 5 fruits per plant; solid stems resist squash vine borers. Stores for months! 1970 All-America selections winner. Larger fruits with small seed cavities and thick, straight, cylindrical necks. Flesh has smooth texture and sweet flavor, particularly after 2 months of storage. This 1970 All-America Selections winner from Massachusetts is still deservedly the most widely grown, full-size OP butternut. Fruits avg. 9" long. Avg. weight: 4–5 lb.
The dessert of winter squashes. Cucurbita pepo ‘Sweet Dumpling’ forms petite, 4-inch fruits with creamy ivory skin streaked in deep green, their ridged shells wrapping around golden-orange flesh that’s smooth, sweet, and nutty. The flavor is reminiscent of chestnut and maple, deepening in storage as the sugars concentrate. Despite its size, each squash is a meal in miniature—perfect for roasting whole, stuffing, or baking into halves that caramelize beautifully.
Bush-type plants reach just 3–4 feet across, ideal for smaller gardens or containers. Highly productive and early for a winter squash, ‘Sweet Dumpling’ yields an abundant harvest of uniform fruits that cure well for long keeping.
Summer Squash
A powerhouse of a squash, Emerald Delight supplies a bumper crop of dark green fruit throughout the summer. The open plant habit makes harvesting the tender fruit a breeze, and the mild flavor lends itself to uncountable summer dishes. Vigorous, disease-resistant plants performed well in our trials at a time in the season when other zucchinis had already fizzled out.
Greens
Also known as dinosaur kale, black Tuscan kale, black cabbage, and black palm. Vigorous dark green to black leaves of this 18th century heirloom are favored by gourmets. Harvest tender young baby greens for fresh salads in just 21 days when 2"–4" tall, or grow full-sized plants in about 2 months.
Bright candy-striped stems. Vivid pink-on-white striping on the petiole. Glossy dark green leaves make for a striking contrast with the brilliant white veins. Deep leaf savoy for higher leaf volume. Long, strong petioles and upright habit make for quick and easy harvesting and bunching. Selected for strong disease tolerance and high bolt resistance. Peppermint is more than a novelty item; its strong agronomic qualities make it an outstanding performer in the field, and its beautiful color grabs attention. The ace of our field trials year after year. Courtesy of Johnny's Seeds.
