Growing Guides

Marketer Cucumber These cucumbers have long, slender fruits 12-14 inches long and ripen in 58 days. It is ideal for slicing, is not bitter, and contains almost no acid. It is suitable for pickling and preparing salads.Historians are convinced that...

Butternut Squash Waltham Butternut is the most popular winter pumpkin variety with a more uniform shape and size. The pulp is creamy with a rich nutty flavor. Pumpkins ripen in 100 days, up to 12 inches in length, weighing up...

Pumpkin Connecticut Field These giant pumpkins are ideal for carving or baking with a soft light orange rind and a flat bottom. Pumpkins grow 15″ in diameter and 25 pounds in 110 days. These pumpkins were developed by the early...

Eggplant Black Beauty is a popular eggplant heirloom with big yields! One of the earliest and best-known American eggplant varieties, dating from the early 1900s. The spreading plants grow up to 30″ in height and up to 2 pounds in...

Zucchini   This popular and highly productive variety of home garden courgettes matures in about 55 days. The shiny black-green fruit is at its best when it reaches an average of 8″ in length and 2″ in diameter. When the...

ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Cal Wonder is an heirloom bell pepper that produces large, blocky, deep-green glossy 4" fruits that turn red at full maturity. The taste is sweet, mild, and grassy, with a crunchy texture. When red, the taste...

ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Cayenne peppers are 2 to 5 inches long, thin, red peppers, often with a curved tip and somewhat rippled skin. They have a sweet and slightly smokey aroma. Heat is 30,000 to 50,000 SHU. Cayenne chile...

ABOUT THE PLANT Description: Jalapeno peppers are firm, thick-walled, 2-3 inches long, with a curved shape and green, shiny, smooth skin. The flavor is vegetal with medium heat. Scoville Heat Units 2,000 to 10,000. They are usually harvested when green...

Mountain Mint Mountain Mint is a native American herb that, unlike regular mint, is a very respectable substitute and has a long history in cooking. From the family of mint grows not only in the mountains but also in the...

Oregano Oregano seeds grow on the sunny slopes of the Mediterranean and are often used in the cuisine of this region. The name comes from the Greek word for "joy of the mountains". Mythology says that the Greek goddess of...