Seed Packets

This rainbow-colored Cherokee Long Ear Small popcorn, a blend of several strains passed down through generations, offers both beauty and flavor. It...

Introduced by SESE in 1994, Sugar Cherry (Solanum pimpinellifolium) is an indeterminate variety producing large currant-type tomatoes about half an...

This Italian heirloom, grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, produces pale green fruits up to 36 inches long, though they are best harvested at ...

This heirloom variety has rich scarlet roots with white tips in a slim, oblong shape. The flavor is mild and tasty in salads or as a snack, with sp...

This ornamental hot pepper features a striking range of fruit colors that transition from purple to creamy yellow, yellow, orange, and red, all at ...

This Italian heirloom produces fabulous yields of 7-inch horn-shaped fruits that are excellent for frying, drying, or eating fresh in salads. The p...

This mustard green variety offers an extremely mild mustard flavor, making it a great option for those who prefer less pungency in raw greens. The ...

Costata Romanesca is an Italian heirloom zucchini favored for its exceptional flavor, with heavily ribbed fruits striped in alternating light and d...

Early Prolific Straightneck is a 1938 All-America Selections winner bearing straight, lemon-yellow, slightly club-shaped fruits of excellent flesh ...

Detroit Dark Red is a widely adaptable beet with a rich, dark red color that extends even to its dark green foliage. It has excellent flavor, is su...

An English heirloom and longtime favorite for home gardeners, Green Arrow produces loads of 4 to 5 inch pods filled with plump, sweet, dark green p...

This indeterminate tomato truly resembles a peach, with a peach-like fuzz on its 2–3 oz fruits that ripen to yellow, often with a hint of pink blus...

Clemson Spineless is a classic All-America Selections winner producing 4–7 foot plants with few side-branches and ribbed pods up to 8 inches long. ...

Texas Early Grano is a Vidalia-type onion and a good choice for the Mid-Atlantic and the South, best started in fall or winter and transplanted in ...

Strawberry Watermelon was selected from a Florida heirloom and introduced by Southern Exposure Seed Exchange in 1989, producing long 8 x 20 inch me...

Black-Seeded Simpson is an old standard dating to around 1850 and one of the earliest loose-leaf lettuce types, well suited to early spring plantin...

Yellow Crookneck is an heirloom dating to around 1700, producing yellow, bulb-shaped fruits with a narrow, curved neck; skin becomes bumpy and wart...

Hales Best is a classic muskmelon producing sweet, juicy, 3–5 lb oval fruits that were a favorite at the Twin Oaks 2012 Melon Trials. Skins are net...

Straight Eight is a highly dependable, high-yielding slicer that won an All-America Selections award in 1935. Fruits are very uniform, deep green, ...

Rouge d'Hiver is a French heirloom romaine dating to around 1840, with red and green leaves tipped in deep red that form semi-open heads with good ...

Tom Thumb is a pre-1850 miniature butterhead lettuce whose apple-sized heads are perfect for individual salads and make excellent use of limited ga...

Luffa gourds are doubly useful: the young fruits make an excellent zucchini substitute when harvested at one inch in diameter or less, while mature...

Spaghetti Squash produces 9-inch pale yellow fruits whose flesh breaks up into spaghetti-like strands when cooked — simply boil the whole fruit for...

Red Cherry (Old Fashioned Red) is a pre-1840 heirloom — specifically the small red cherry, not the large red cherry commonly used as a salad tomato...

Ancho Poblano is the classic choice for chiles rellenos when harvested fresh and green, at which stage they are known as poblanos. After ripening t...

Introduced in 1902, Black Beauty is a dependable variety well adapted to the Mid-Atlantic and the South, producing dark purple fruits of high quali...

Early Wonder Tall Top features tall tops ideal for harvesting as nutrient-rich greens, along with small to medium-sized dark red roots excellent in...

Georgia Green collards are resistant to both heat and frost and grow well even on poor soil. The open, loose heads are best harvested after frost, ...

Hollyhock Black is a striking biennial growing to 6 feet tall with deep, nearly black flowers whose petals can be used to make a floral tea. It gro...

Sensation Mix is one of the earliest cosmos varieties, producing large single flowers in a mixture of white, pink, and purple on tall 4–5 foot plan...

Introduced in 1957, this bean variety has a natural blanching indicator — its purple pods turn green after 2 minutes of boiling, making it perfect ...

A local favorite in Cajun country since the 1950s and introduced in 1989 by Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, this dwarf-type variety grows 2-1/2 to...

Ozark Pink (Solanum lycopersicum) was introduced by SESE in 1991 and developed by the University of Arkansas from a pedigree including Bradley, Ark...

Amish Paste is one of the largest sauce tomatoes available, with indeterminate, tall plants producing heavy yields of coreless, top-shaped fruits t...

Garden Huckleberry is a productive 18-inch plant bearing heavy yields of dull black berries at full maturity that keep very well both on and off th...

Fish Pepper is an African-American heirloom from Maryland with striking white and green mottled leaves and fruits that display variegated colors be...

De Cicco produces a central head ranging from 3 to 6 inches in diameter, followed by side sprouts that extend the harvest period considerably. Medi...

An Italian heirloom selected by Italian gardeners and introduced to the seed trade between 1914 and 1918, Calabrese Green Sprouting broccoli produc...

Zinnia Peruviana Yellow, introduced in 1994 by SESE, bears single 1½-inch diameter blooms that open yellow and age to a softer light yellow on plan...

Tokyo Long White is a Japanese heirloom bunching onion producing slim white shafts with upright blue-green tops that quickly grow up to 12 inches a...

Stone Mountain is a Southern heirloom from 1923 that was a commercial bestseller through the 1930s and 1940s, producing slightly oval fruits averag...

Kansas Muskmelon is celebrated for its remarkable combination of sweet flavor, fine texture, prolific production, and robust hardiness. The ridged,...

Cherokee Purple is a pre-1890 Tennessee heirloom reportedly of Cherokee origin, introduced by SESE in 1993, and included in Slow Food USA's Ark of ...

Introduced in 1928, this widely adapted variety is well-known and preferred by many market growers and gardeners. A smooth, blocky, mostly four-lob...

This Danish heirloom produces rich red beets celebrated for their tender sweetness in a distinctive 6 by 2 inch carrot-shaped form. Their unique cy...

Black Spanish Round is a very hardy fall and winter radish with firm white flesh and thin, nearly black skin. The flesh is crisp and pungent, and t...

Golden Acre produces compact 5 to 7 inch heads weighing 3 to 4 pounds, and its small size allows for closer spacing in the garden. The variety is r...

Cosmos Mona's Orange, introduced in 1990 by SESE from a family heirloom originating in southern California, produces radiant orange, mostly single-...