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Amaranth - Mix
Amaranthus - Revered by the ancient Aztecs, the easily threshed seeds of this grain make a healthy and tasty addition to breads & hot breakfast cereals. Young leaves are highly nutritious in salads or lightly steamed. Plants grow 1 to 1.5 meters tall with dramatic catkin-like plumes in shades of red, gold, green, & purple. Sow outdoors in May or after all danger of frost and thin to 15 cm. apart. Harvest after 95 days. Germination 7-14 days. Seeds per packet 1000.
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Arugula - Salad Green
A Mediterranean spinach-like salad green. A fast growing annual with lobed shaped leaves, & a strong nutty/pepper taste. Sow outdoors late March / April & harvest individual leaves or whole baby plants in 35 days. Plants tend to flower quickly in hot weather, toss the edible white flowers with their dark centers into your salad for a light piquant flavor. For continuous harvests repeat sowings every 2 to 3 weeks. Germination 5 to 10 days. Seeds per packet 1000.
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Asparagus
Asparagus - A hardy Perennial originally from the Mediterranean region. Young shoots can be harvested from mid to late spring, three years after seeding. Start indoors March to April & outdoors in early spring. Space plants 40 cm apart & in rows 1 m. apart. Zones 5 to 9. Germination 21 to 30 days. Seeds per packet 50.
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Buckwheat
Buckwheat a summer ANNUAL with coarse, branched stems & large, broad arrow-shaped leaves. Flower panicles & leaves rise from nodes on the main stem & branches. Growth habit is indeterminate, flowering & seeds maturing throughout the season. Sow late spring. The first seeds mature about 35 days after flowering. Harvest when a substantial part of the seed is ripe. Germination 14 to 21 days. Seeds per packet 50.
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Bean - Blue Lake - Pole
An early prolific cropper, producing smooth straight, stringless round 15 to 18 cm long pods. One of the best bean varieties for canning if harvested just before the outline of the bean becomes visible in the pod. A vigorous climber reaching up to 2 meters. Sow outdoors May 3 cm apart & thin 10/15 cm between plants. Germination 7 to 14 days. Seeds per packet 40.
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Bean - Cherokee Trail of Tears - Pole
This Bean memorializes the forced relocation of the Cherokee People in the mid-nineteenth century. They carried with them this bean, throughout the infamous walk, which became the death march for thousands of the Cherokee peoples now known as the Trail of Tears. Mainly used as a dry bean, but delicious eaten raw. Germination 7 to 14 days. Seeds per packet 40
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Bean - Green - Bush
Flavourful uniform rounded 14 cm long pods on compact bushy 40 cm plants. Sow outdoors early May, space seeds and thin plants leaving only the healthiest 15 cm apart. Harvest after 65 days. Repeat soings every 2 weeks for continuous harvests. Germination 7 to 14 days. Seeds per packet 40.
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Bean - Kentucky Wonder - Pole
Pole Bean Germination 7 to 14 days. Seeds per packet 40
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Bean - Royal Burgandy - Bush
A vigorous sprouter that grows well in cooler conditions, its pretty purple flowers keep blooming to provide a long harvest. Dark purple 16 to 19 cm string-less pods are held off the ground on strong, upright plants. Regular picking, promotes a longer flowering period. The pods turn green after cooking. Germination 7 to 14 days. Seeds per packet 30.
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Bean - Scarlet Runner - Pole
A vigorous climber, sometimes grown as an ornamental for its clusters of scarlet red flowers, which also help's to attract pollenators to the garden. This bean's mild flavour makes this bean very versatile. Large deep magenta and black coloured seeds in long flat 14 to 24 cm pods. Young pods are delicious eaten raw. Harvest after 75 days. Seeds per packet 15.
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Bean - Fava - Windsor Broad
Windsor Broad Bean - Light green pods on plants up to 1m. in height, with pale whiteish/green large fleshy seeds. Sow outdoors in rows 25 cm. apart spacing seeds 5 to 7 cm. apart. Feb. to May. or late Sept. in the Pacific Northwest. Harvest pods when they to droop after 120 days. Seeds per packet 20.
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Bean - Yellow Wax
Classic tender, crisp French variety bright yellow in color with a delicious buttery flavor. One of the earlier beans to mature with high yields of round pods on low bushy 35 cm plants. Ideal for gardens with limited space. A good bean for canning or freezing. Seeds per packet 40.
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Bean Dry - Appaloosa - Bush
Beautiful beige or tan coloured and white beans, in a round easy to shell pod. Best candidate for "good old baked beans". Sow seeds outdoors May or after the soil has warmed up, space plants at least 15 cm. apart, to allow air circulation between the plants. Keep plants free of weeds and well watered for maximim yields. Most "dried bean varieties" will germinate within 7 to 14 days. Seeds per packet 50.
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Bean Dry - Black Coco - Bush
Also known as Black Turtle. Plump shiny beans in a round short pod on compact bushy plants. An important ingredient in Mexican & Cuban dishes. Allow all dried bean varieties to mature and fully dry in their pods, while they are still on the plants. When the pods have turned light brown or straw coloured, harvest pods. Most varieties will be ready for harvest after 95 to 110 days. Seeds per packet 50.
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Bean Dry - Dutch Brown - Bush
An old world favourite, and the basis for Bruna Bonor (Baked Brown Beans with Bacon). Tan-brown coloured, oval shaped beans in a thin-shelled almost transparent pod when dried. Delicious served in stews & cassaroles. Seeds per packet 50.
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Bean - Fava - Mix
Fava Bean Mix - A surprise mix of Fava Bean varieties: Windsor Broad Bean, large, medium & small purple and green beans, smaller deep purple to black fava, Sweet Lorrane a small light brown very cold hardy bean. Seeds pr packet 30
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Bean - Fava - Purple
A Purple Broad Bean very similar in size, structure and taste to the Windsor Broad Bean. Light green rounded pods with dark purple beans. Height 1m. Days to harvest 120. Seeds per packet 22. Germination 7 to 14 days.
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Bean - Fava - Sweet Lorrane
The most "cold hardy" Fava bean. Small tan to brown coloured beans, with a chick pea flavour when eaten fresh. Also sown as a fall cover crop for green manure. Sow outdoors Sept or Feb. in the Pacific Northwest. Germination 7 to 14 days. Seeds per packet 30.
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Bean - Garbanzo: NOT Available 2010
NOT AVAILABLE-2010 "Black chickpea" with 2 to 3 seeds per pod, borne on short slender plants. A very versatile legume for vegetarian cuisine. Firm, almost crunchy texture, make it a tasty addition to salads. Seeds per packet 25.
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Bean Dry - Jacobs Cattle - Bush
Also known as Trout Beans, or in German as Forellen. These beautifully coloured burgundy & white beans grow on bushy compact plants, in a round pod and are heavy producers. Seeds per packet 50.
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Bean Dry - Orca - Bush
Also knows as Yin Yang or Calypso Beans. Compact plnats with round pods. Dramatic black and white oval-shaped, smmoothly textured beans with a unique black spot, adding a visual flare to salads and almost any recipe. Seeds per packet 50.
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Bean Dry - Red Kidney - Bush
Dark red large kidney shaped beans in a long flat pod. Very heavy producers. These heirloom beans are perfect for chilies & disp. Or prepare in the classic Provencal style with tomatoes, garlic, and herbs de Provence. Seeds per packet 50.
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Bean Dry - Scarlet Beauty -Bush
From olden times, first described in 1750 and well known in Great Britain. One of the largest dried beans. Crimson red, kidney-shaped beans with mottled markings in a lighter shade of red. Seeds per packet 40.
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Bean Dry - Speckled Bays: Sold Out 2010
A POLE bean, round to oval in shape, beige with red "pinto like" markings. Beans also appear red with beige markings. Flat pods also contain lighter red markings. An excellent nutty flavor. Seeds per packet 50.
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Bean Dry - Magpie - Bush
Also known as Cave Beans, because Folklore tells us these beans were discovered in the desert near ancient southwest cave dwellings. These thin, long, black & white beans have a creamy, smooth texture with a buttery flavor. Seeds per packet 50.
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Bean Dry - Norwegian - SOLD OUT 2010
Another "old world favorite", introduced by Norwegian & Swedish immigrants to USA. Pale-tan coloured beans, almost rectangular in shape. Quick cooking with a nutty flavour, good in soups. Also blend well with Indian spices. Seeds per packet 50.
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Beets - Early Wonder
Beets are well suited to large or small home gardens since they require little room. Young green leafy tops are highly nutritious when steamed. These Early Wonders are round to oval shaped, sweet tender deep-red roots up to 7 cm in diameter. Sow outdoors in late April or May, space 3 cm apart and thin plants to 8-10 cm. Harvest after 55 to 60 days. Germination 7 to 14 days. Seeds per packet 280.
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Beets - Winterkeeper
Also known as Lutz Green Leaf, with bushy green leaf tops on pale red stems. Large round root remains sweet & tender up to 9cm in diameter. Sow outdoors in late May or June, space 3 cm apart and thin plants to 8-10 cm. Harvest after 60 days. For winter crop, sow mid-July & beets can be stored in the ground. A heavy mulch helps prevent freezing, in the Pacific Northwest. Germination 7 to 14 days. Seeds per packet 280.
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Broccoli
Delicious dense blue-green flower heads 13 to 17 cm across, followed by smaller secondary heads all summer long. If the heads are regularly harvested plants will conti nue producing if kept well watered & fed. Pick individual flowers or whole heads. For an early spring crop start seed indoors in March. Transplant outside in April 60 cm apart and harvest after 60 to 70 days. Succession plantings are recommended for continuous harvests until late fall. Germination 5 to 10 days. Seeds per packet 150.
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Broccoli - Purple Sprouting *
An OVERWINTER * variety of broccoli that provides a spring delicacy in the Pacific Northwest. Numerous Small purple heads & side shoots are borne in generous quantities from late March to May. Sow seeds the previous June, space 3 cm apart, thin plants to 60 cm leaving only the strongest specimens to ensure over-winter survival. Height to 60 cm. A hearty mulch of compost & straw will help provide winter protection. Days to harvest 210. Germination 5 to 10 days. Seeds per packet 120.
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