Vegetable Seeds - H -  Plant Nursery

Parsnips - Harris Model
Harris Model Parsnips

Harris Model Parsnips have long white roots, averaging 10" to 12" long and 3" at the crown. To obtain smooth tapered roots, grow in deep, uncompacted soil. Harris Model is a good overwintering type with very tender white flesh and no sideroots. It is very sweet when harvested in the spring, but can be left in the ground all winter without protection for spring use; freezing improves flavor. Parsnips are ideally suited to the northern climate and are best harvested after a hard frost. A parsnip is similar to a carrot, a cool weather vegetable. Plant as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring. Before sowing make sure the soil is well dug and free from stones to a spade's depth. Sow 12 seeds per foot, 1/4 inch deep in rows 18-24 inches apart.

Corn - Yellow Corn - Head Start F-1 SE
Head Start F-1 SE Yellow Corn

Head Start F-1 SE is an extra early yellow corn with nice 8" ears and 12 to 16 rows of kernels. It has 5 ½'' plants with 2 to 3 ears per stalk that come on fast. Bred for cool season climates, Head Start is tender, sweet and sugar enhanced. Corn needs a consistent source of water and requires rich soil. Plant corn seeds in a sunny location after the last frost. Sow seeds in at least 4 side by side rows to insure good pollination. Plant every three weeks until early summer. If space is adequate, plant rows of corn in blocks of a minimum of four rows, 2 1/2 to 3 feet apart. Block planting insures adequate pollination and the rows can be as long as desired. When silks turn brown and kernels are firm, start picking the corn.

Beans - Bush Beans - Bush Blue Lake 274 - Hrlm
Heirloom Blue Lake 274 Bush Beans

Bush Blue Lake 274 Bush Bean is an Heirloom that is an ancient staple crop grown throughout North and South America. It is an excellent freezing and canning variety that retains its excellent flavor and texture when frozen. This snap bean grown on short bushy plants is eaten pod and all, and it is one of those vegetables, like tomatoes, that tastes significantly better when grown at home rather than bought at the grocery store. Bush Blue Lake 274 has oval pods 5 1/2" long; crisp and good flavored. It remains stringless and tender over a long period and has heavy yields. Sow in the spring, after average last frost. If the weather is cold and wet, wait for warmer weather. For all areas, Bush Beans can be planted in succession to produce beans all season. Seed a new crop every 7 to 14 days up to 60 days before first fall frost. Resists BCMV, tolerates NY15.

Kale - Blue Scotch Curled - Hrlm
Heirloom Blue Scotch Curled Kale

Blue Scotch Curled Heirloom Kale is a very high yielding variety with moss-green leaves that curl deeply with cool weather. With its highly decorative curly fringed leaves, Blue Scotch grows 24" to 30" tall and is an upright plant. Its flavor improves with frost and is winter hardy. Enjoy these greens boiled, steamed, stir-fried or fresh as an addition to salads. Plant in the spring, 4 weeks before the last expected frost or 10 to 12 weeks before first fall frost. Kale tastes best when grown in the fall. The soil needs to be well drained and have lots of organic matter. Kale can be harvested by cutting off the entire plant, or by periodically stripping off the lower leaves.

Lettuce - Romaine - Cimmaron - Hrlm
Heirloom Cimmaron Romaine Lettuce

Romaine Cimmaron Heirloom Lettuce is a deep red romaine dating back to the 18th Century. The excellent color is demanded by market farmers. It grows 10 inches high and rarely bolts. Cimmaron Romaine has good flavor and crisp, tender texture. Gardeners love it because it is fast growing, and forms a loose head that is easy to harvest. It takes up little space in the garden, too. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before average last frost, and successive plantings thereafter every 3 weeks until 2 weeks before the first fall frost.

Kohlrabi - Early Vienna - Hrlm
Heirloom Early Vienna Kohlrabi

Early Vienna Heirloom Kohlrabi is a strikingly purple with a white interior. It is a little smaller than White Vienna. Pick Early Vienna early, at about 2.½", to avoid woodiness. With high yields and being cold hardy, Early Vienna is a delicious cabbage-flavored bulb that grows above ground. Direct sow in rich soil every 2 to 3 weeks from 2 weeks before last frost of spring to 2 to 4 weeks before first frost of autumn. Allow the plants about 6 to 12 inches minimum spacing. Harvest when the "bulbs" are about 3 inches in diameter, or the size of an apple.

Cabbage - Golden Acre - Hrlm
Heirloom Golden Acre Cabbage

Golden Acre Heirloom Cabbage is an early and quite sweet, quick-heading cabbage. This is the elite strain, which is vastly superior to the original Golden Acre cabbage. Since its size is just right, the small 3 lb. heads are perfect for limited space. Golden Acre Cabbage heads are succulent, sweet and tender; produces round, tight heads shaped like balls. Golden Acre should be picked as soon as heads become hard. It is a great cabbage for coleslaw or stir fry. If outside condition are not good, sow seed in modular tray, then just plant out the plug plants when large enough. Choose an open, unshaded site with fertile, well-drained and moisture retentivesoil. Also, be sure to plant another seed crop at midsummer for fall harvest. Cabbage harvested in the fall is especially sweet. Cabbage supplies Calcium, Iron, and Vitamins A, B, Niacin and C.

Squash - Summer - Patty Pan - Golden Scallop - Hrlm
Heirloom Golden Scallop Patty Pan Summer Squash

Patty Pan Golden Scallop Heirloom Summer Squash is a beautiful ornamental scallopini. It is bright glossy yellow with green blossom scar. It is a round, flattish summer squash with a scalloped edge, which is why it's also called scalloped squash. Young Patty Pans can be identified by their pale-green skin, which turns white as the squash matures. It is a small squash in size; about 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Patty Pan is productive, tender, and good tasting. This Summer Squash Heirloom predates Columbus and is a rare Native American squash with good yields. Patty Pan squash can be cooked in the same manner as other summer squash.

Beans - Bush Beans - Kentucky Wonder Bush - Hrlm
Heirloom Kentucky Wonder Bush Beans

Kentucky Wonder Bush Heirloom Bush Bean was introduced in the 1870's. It has tender, stringless, round fleshy 6"-8" pods. WIth its fine quality and flavor, it is a great bean for home garden or market; has heavy yields over a long period. Kentucky Wonder Bush is a green pole bean with long, fleshy pods. It is very reliable, early maturing, and productive. This is an old favorite, enjoyed fresh, canned, dried, or frozen. The more you pick the faster it grows! Plant organic bush bean seeds in the spring after the soil has warmed and all danger of frost has passed. Don't plant too early into cold soil! Plant a row every three weeks until July for a long harvest period.

Spinach - Nobel Giant - Hrlm
Heirloom Nobel Giant Spinach

Nobel Giant Heirloom Spinach is huge but tender with smooth triangular dark green leaves with blunt tips. It is a vigorous plant that are slow to bolt. It is packed full of vitamins, minerals and a good source of fiber. Giant Nobel tastes delicious raw or cooked. It is good fresh, canned and frozen. Try using fresh spinach leaves in place of lettuce in your salad, it is a refreshing change. The leaves stay tender and can have a spread of 24 inches across. Nobel Giant can be planted in a large container if your space is limited, and you will be rewarded with lots of large spinach. Spinach prefers the cool days of early spring or fall for the best tasty leaves. Spinach grows rapidly and likes plenty of water during the growing cycle.

Carrot - Main Crop Carrot - Oxheart - Hrlm
Heirloom Oxheart Main Crop Carrots

The Oxheart Heirloom Carrot was introduced from France prior to 1884 and are often hard to find. This carrot is uniquely shaped, short, very thick and is 5-6" deep by 3-4" in diameter, and grows over 1 pound very rapidly. It has excellent quality for a large carrot and stores very well; an excellent juicer. Oxheart thrives in heavy soil. Carrots are a cool season vegetable, but soil temperatures must be at least 40 degrees F., and the newly sprouted seeds must not be allowed to dry out. It often takes up to 2 weeks to germinate, and they must be kept moist. Early thinning and weeding are a must! Carrots do better on light, sandy or silty loams and do not require high fertility. They are sweeter when harvested after a few good frosts. The beautiful feathery foliage from your mature carrots is a good addition to the compost pile, but first use them in your vase. They add to your beautiful arrangement.

Squash - Winter - Pink Banana - Hrlm
Heirloom Pink Banana Winter Squash

Pink Banana Heirloom Winter Squash is cylindrical with a tapered end. It can be as large as 24" long and 7" in diameter, and weighs in at about 10 pounds. Pink Banana has a smooth deep pink skin with a thin rind and solid yellow-orange flesh. Since it is sweet, it was commonly used for pies in the 1800's. Today this fiberless yellow-orange flesh is great for pies, baking, or canning. Plant after last frost date and when soil temperatures have risen above 60 degrees. Put seeds into ground at a 1" depth, 6 seeds per hill and 6' to 8' apart. When plants have several leaves, thin to 3 per hill.

Beans - Pole Beans - Scarlet Emperor Runner Bean - Hrlm
Heirloom Scarlet Emperor Runner Pole Beans

The Scarlet Emperor Runner Heirloom Pole Bean is the best selling runner bean. It quickly covers fences and trellises. The large scarlet flowers attract hummingbirds, and are then followed by loads of slender pods about 8 inches long. The young pods are used as snap beans, and then later can be shelled for fresh use or dried for winter. Scarlet Emperor Runner has become a favorite of young gardeners. The long, semi-flattened green beans are good cooked and have a rich, 'beany'-sweet flavor when picked young. Plant after the last average frost date. These beans grow best in a sunny location, where the soil is warm, loamy and lightly fertilized. Support pole beans with poles, a trellis, string or fence. Water deeply by soaking the soil; pick when young for best flavor and texture.

Beans - Fava Beans - Windsor - Hrlm
Heirloom Windsor Fava Beans

Windsor Heirloom Fava Bean, a Mediterranean heirloom, is a very dependable variety with glossy green long pods; 4 - 5 seeds per pod. The Fava is an erect, large-leaved, single-stalked plant, two to seven feet tall, which assumes a full, bushy appearance at maturity. The beautiful black and white fragrant flowers make this plant pretty enough to use in flowerbeds! It grows well in cooler, northern climates, and can be grown as a cover crop. Since Favas are ideal for cool climates, they can be planted 6 weeks earlier than other beans. Steam the fresh beans or add to soups. You can also enjoy the leaves of the fava plant, preparing them similarly to spinach. To store Fava Beans, blanch when green, then freeze, or they can be dried for future use. The seeds are high in protein, vitamins, and minerals, and have been a cornerstone of human nutrition for thousands of years.

Squash - Summer - Zucchini - Yellow Zucchini - Hrlm
Heirloom Yellow Zucchini Summer Squash

Yellow Zucchini Heirloom Summer Squash is the best golden zucchini. It is more uniform and with no off types of Gold Rush. Yellow Zucchini is a striking golden color and productive throughout the season. This semi-spinless plant has a high marketable yield for truck farmers. It requires nitrogen-rich, loamy soil and partially rotted manure as a compost aid in growth. Compost heats soil providing good germination. Sow directly 1 inch deep, 3 to 4 seeds per foot in rows 4 to 5 feet apart. Hills should be 3 to 4 feet apart with 5 to 6 seeds per hill, and later thin to 3 plants. All summer squashes are best harvested when young.

Squash - Summer - Zapallito De Tronco - Hrlm
Heirloom Zapallito De Tronco Summer Squash

Zapallito De Tronco Heirloom Summer Squash has dark green, round, glossy fruits. It has golden, flavorful interiors with an appealing texture; a new taste in summer squash. Zapallito De Tronco is an acorn-shaped squash with a green rind. It can be eaten small, 2½" -to 4", as a summer squash, or left to mature to the fully ribbed state and used as a winter squash. It is usually used when young and still light green. Allow to mature on the plant and harden off, and then it will store and keep till the following spring.