Vegetable Seeds

Cinderella Pumpkin — named for its uncanny resemblance to the fairy tale coach — is a spectacular French heirloom with a deeply ribbed, flattened s...

This popcorn variety produces white-kerneled ears averaging 2 per 8-foot stalk. The ears are 4–6 inches long with 26–28 rows of kernels, tapering f...

Purslane is a surprisingly delicious and extraordinarily nutritious succulent green with thick, glossy, paddle-shaped leaves and a mild, slightly t...

Golden Bush Scallop is a golden-yellow, plump Patty Pan squash that grows on space-saving bush plants. Prolific and hardy, the plants bear continuo...

This popular northern heirloom, thought to have been developed by Jacob Trout in Virginia, features large, kidney-shaped beans with maroon markings...

Benning's Green Tint is considered one of the most beautiful and hardy varieties of Patty Pan squash. The saucer-shaped fruits have scalloped edges...

A family heirloom given to Dustin Swanland by his Italian aunt and introduced in 2012 by SESE, this indeterminate variety produces delicious fruit ...

Also known as Big Tom or Yankee Cow Pumpkin, this pre-1700 cultivar of Native American origin remains one of the most popular varieties for large H...

Introduced in 1893 and improved by Gill Brothers Seeds by 1917, this heirloom Cucurbita pepo is prized for its deep orange, slightly netted skin an...

Large Red is an heirloom with roots documented before the Civil War, appearing in the 1843 Shaker seed catalog from New Lebanon, NY as one of the m...

Discovered in 1885 growing along a Virginia roadside, this lima bean variety is known for its early maturity and wide adaptability. The bushy 2-foo...

A purslane relative, this native of parts of the South and the Caribbean produces elegant panicles of 3/8-inch pink flowers alongside mild, succule...

This flavorful Hungarian heirloom produces sweet, stout parsnips measuring 5 to 7 inches long with smooth white skin. The short, thick roots are es...

Prized for its distinctively flavorful fruit and highly rated in taste trials, Brandywine has achieved a national reputation as the flavor standard...

This pre-1880 Southern heirloom is a longtime favorite for its large, bright green leaves with attractively curled edges. Cold tolerant and with go...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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 ...

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...

Principe Borghese (Solanum lycopersicum) is an Italian heirloom specifically bred for sun-drying, retaining more flavor when dried than most other ...

A cherished heirloom that has maintained enduring popularity since its introduction, Kentucky Wonder pole beans produce 8-inch pods that are string...

Developed in 1917 from a cross between Marvel and Globe and released by the USDA in 1925, Marglobe has remained in demand for generations while oth...

Edmonson is a family heirloom from Kansas dating to 1913, and one of the hardiest cucumbers available, with good resistance to disease, insects, an...

German Johnson is a popular heirloom from Virginia and North Carolina, long a favorite at farmers markets, and is one of the four parent lines of t...

Rouge Vif d'Etampes — French for "deep red" — has been available in the United States since 1883 and is prized for its beautiful, rich orange color...

Lemon Cucumber produces crunchy, round yellow fruits on vigorous 7-foot vines, with a flavor that is excellent, never bitter, and old-fashioned wit...

Introduced by Southern Exposure Seed Exchange in 2010, genetic analysis shows this variety is descended from Bloody Butcher. Tall, hardy stalks rea...