Vegetable Seeds - P -  Plant Nursery

Burnet Salad
Peterium sanguisorba

The Burnet Salad, 'Peterium sanguisorba', has refreshing, light cucumber flavored leaves that will add flavor to salads, soups, and cool summer drinks all year long. Burnet Salad is a hardy perennial that is great for novice gardeners and gourmets. The attractive plant looks like rustic maiden hair fern and can be planted in rock gardens, flower beds, and containers. The leaves can be chopped and added to butter for a gourmet spread. If protected, Burnet Salad will produce tasty, green leaves even in cold climate winters.Burnet is a wonderful container plant and an attractive ornamental with delicate round, pink flowers. Plant 2 weeks before the average last frost date. In mild climates, Burnet can be seeded in the fall. Burnet will grow in just about any soil and actually prefers and tastes best in poor, dry soils. Soil also must be well drained. Keep flower stalks pruned for the best tasting foliage.

Parsley - Green River
Petroselinum crispum

The Parsley Green River, 'Petroselinum crispum', has more vitamin C than an orange and freshens your breath! Do you push your parsley aside after a meal? Don't. Consume it for the vitamins and breath freshener for garlic breath. Parsley is not just a garnish. Parsley has a gentle flavor that does a great job of blending the flavors around it. The 1 foot tall by 1 foot wide plant is dark green with double curled foliage that is densely packed. Parsley is quite cold hardy and stays green and harvestable through much of the winter, even in cold climates. The Green River Parsley is also a very attractive edging plant. They are great in window boxes and pots either inside or outside. Their culinary uses includes salads, soups, butters, fish, and poultry. Green River Parsley is a very nutritious herb containing large quantities of vitamins and mineral such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium. Plant in the spring in well drained soil.

Parsley - Moss Curled
Petroselinum crispum

The Parsley Moss Curled, 'Petroselinum crispum', is an herb you can always depend on because of it's cold hardiness. Don't leave parsley on your plate! For a fresh palate, fresh breath, and good nutrition, enjoy eating this decorative herb. Moss Curled Parsley grows in 12 inch mounds that are very attractive in the garden. They can be grown in herb pots, or even grown inside in a very bright spot. Parsley is quite cold hardy and stays green and harvestable through much of the winter, even in cold climates.Moss Curled parsley culinary uses includes salads, soups, butters, fish, and poultry. Moss Curled Parsley is a very nutritious herb containing large quantities of vitamins and mineral such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium. Plant in the spring in well drained soil.

Herb - Italian Parsley
Petroselinum crispum

The Italian Parsley, Petroselinum crispum, has flat leaves that makes this a prefered plant of gourmets.The Parsley Italian Dark Green Flat, is prized by gourmets as the most flavorful of all parsleys. The flat-leaved parsley is superior for flavor. Do you love and grow roses? Grown near roses, parsley is thought to improve the scent and health of roses. The leaf of the Flat Parsley is larger than Green River Parsley. The flat, dark leaf appears on fleshy stems 8 to 10 inches long. Parsley is quite cold hardy and stays green and harvestable through much of the winter, even in cold climates.The Italian Dark Green Flat Parsley is the variety preferred by gourmet cooks. It both enhances and dilutes strong flavors such as onions or garlic. Their culinary uses includes salads, soups, butters, fish, and poultry. Flat Parsley is a very nutritious herb containing large quantities of vitamins and mineral such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium. They are great in window boxes and pots either inside or outside. Plant in the spring in well drained soil.

Parsley - Italian Flat
Petroselinum crispum var neapolitanum

The Parsley Italian Dark Green Flat, 'Petroselinum crispum var neapolitanum', is prized by gourmets as the most flavorful of all parsleys. The flat-leaved parsley is superior for flavor. Do you love and grow roses? Grown near roses, parsley is thought to improve the scent and health of roses. The leaf of the Flat Parsley is larger than Green River Parsley. The flat, dark leaf appears on fleshy stems 8 to 10 inches long. Parsley is quite cold hardy and stays green and harvestable through much of the winter, even in cold climates.The Italian Dark Green Flat Parsley is the variety preferred by gourmet cooks. It both enhances and dilutes strong flavors such as onions or garlic. Their culinary uses includes salads, soups, butters, fish, and poultry. Flat Parsley is a very nutritious herb containing large quantities of vitamins and mineral such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium. They are great in window boxes and pots either inside or outside. Plant in the spring in well drained soil.

Bean Pole - Runner - Scarlet Emperor
Phaseolus coccineus

The Bean Pole Runner Scarlet Emperpr, 'Phaseolus coccineus', has large sprays of brilliant rich, red flowers that contrast against deep green foliage. The Scarlet Emperor is grown for the flowers and the sweet pods. With such magnificent slender clusters of rich red flowers, the Scarlet Emperor is predominantly used as a flowering screen, vine, or fence cover. A little known fact is that this runner bean has an extremely rich beany sweet flavor when picked young. The pods may also be shelled for green or dried beans when pods mature.The Scarlet Emperor is an annual and is very frost sensitive. Pole types have 3 to 7 foot long vines. They have up to 12 inch long pods at maturity. Plant after the last average frost date. Scarlet Emperor beans prefer rich, organic, well drained, warm soils.

Bean - Baby Lima White Dixie
Phaseolus lunatus

The Bean Bush Baby Lima White Dixie Butter, 'Phaseolus lunatus', has white, small "baby" lima beans that have a delicious flavor and mature earlier than most limas. Fresh lima beans taste so different than store bought beans that you won't recognize them. The White Dixie Butter is sweet, tender and nutty. This bush lima ends up loaded with pods. The fresh lima beans taste incredible compared to the lima beans your mother fed you as a kid. The Baby Lima beans can be eaten fresh, frozen, or dried.Plant Lima beans 1 to 2 weeks after the last average frost date. Lima beans are very frost sensitive so wait for warm weather. Lima beans prefer deep, sandy and well drained soils. Pick the pods when they are bulging but before they begin to turn yellow and dry out.

Bean Pole - Snap - Yard Long
Phaseolus sesquipedalis

The Bean Pole Liana Yard Long, 'Phaseolus sesquipedalis', has a unique bean/pea flavor of "dow ghok" that is a favorite of the orient. "Good to eat as they are strange to behold". Liana Yard Long is not really a true bean. Asparagus or Yard Long are grown just like a pole bean, which remind some of asparagus. This plant is easy to grow and almost indestructible. When young, leaves and stems can also be steamed. Yard Long beans are of the sub-tropical origin, but Liana was specifically developed for gardens in North America. The beans are best harvested 12 to 18 inches long, even though they will get 24 inches long.Liana is a pole type plant with vines 6 to 8 feet long. Beautiful purple flowers open in the morning and produce a pair of beans. Plant after the last average frost date. Yard Longs prefer rich, organic, and well drained soil. Asparagus beans should be planted to grow up a trellis, fence, netting, or a teepee.

Bean Bush - Snap - Blue Lake 274
Phaseolus vulgaris

The Bean Bush Snap Blue Lake 274, 'Phaseolus vulgaris', is an old time favorite with exceptional Blue Lake flavor. It is noted for retaining excellent flavor and texture as a frozen bean. The snap bean or green bean is eaten pod and all like one of those vegetables, such as tomatoes, that tastes significantly better when grown at home rather than bought at the store. Blue Lake 274 produces a very large crop of round, 6 inch pods all at once.Plant the Blue Lake 274 Snap Bean after the last average frost date. Bush beans can be planted in succession to produce beans all season. Seed in new crop every 7 to 14 days. In hot summer areas, the beans should be planted in March for June harvest. This bush bean prefers rich, organic, well drained, and warm soil. The soil must be kept evenly moist but not soggy.

Bean Pole - Snap - Romano
Phaseolus vulgaris

The Bean Pole Snap Romano, 'Phaseolus vulgaris', produces over a long period of time, and this Italian green bean is considered one of the best tasting beans available. The snap bean, or green bean, is eaten pod and all. The Romano has an unsurpassed beany/nutty flavor. In addition, the pole snap beans will use less garden space by growing vertically on a pole, trellis, or teepee made of poles.Snap beans used to be called string beans, but most varieties today are stringless. The Pole Bean Windsor is an annual and is very frost sensitive. Pole types have 3 to 7 foot long vines. The Windsor has 4 inch, meaty, thick, wide, medium green stringless pods. Plant after the last average frost date. Pole beans, in very warm climates, can be planted in late August for fall harvest. Windsor beans prefer rich, organic, well drained, warm soils.

Bean Bush - Snap - Montpellier French
Phaseolus vulgaris

The Bean Bush Montpellier French, 'Phaseolus vulgaris', is a true gourmet French "filet" bean. It is featured in upscale French markets because of its exquisitely tender and delicate taste. The Montpellier French Bush Bean has 6 inch pods and should be harvested when only 1/4 inch in diameter. The Montpellier French produces longer, straighter, and darker green pods than other filet beans. If you like fresh beans, you will love Montpellier French!The Montpellier French bean is a bush type and is upright in form. It is resistant to common bean mosaic virus and anthracnose. Plant after the last average frost date. This bush bean prefers rich, organic, well drained and warm soil. The soil must be kept evenly moist but not soggy.

Bean Bush - Snap - Pencil Pod
Phaseolus vulgaris

The Bean Bush, Snap Pencil Pod, 'Phaseolus vulgaris', is a very adaptable wax bean that will grow anywhere in the country. It has excellent bean flavor with very attractive bright yellow pods. The bright yellow pods borne on the upper part of the bush make Pencil Pod an attractive addition to any garden. The very tasty 6 inch pods have black seeds and they are produced on an upright, bushy plant. This bean is very disease resistant and early maturing for a wax bean. They are excellent cooked or eaten right out of the garden.The Snap Bean Pencil Pod is a bush type and is upright in form. It is resistant to common bean mosaic virus and anthracnose. Plant after the last average frost date. This bush bean prefers rich, organic, well drained and warm soil. The soil must be kept evenly moist but not soggy.

Bean Bush - Snap - Purple Queen
Phaseolus vulgaris

The Bean Bush Purple Queen, 'Phaseolus vulgaris', has beautiful deep purple pods that turn deep forest green when cooked. The beans have a great fresh flavor and they are also good canned or frozen. The snap bean is eaten pod and all and is one of those vegetables like tomatoes that taste significantly better grown at home rather than bought at a grocery store. The Purple Queen is a compact plant with round, slightly curved dark purple pods that are easy to find when harvesting.The Snap Bean Purple Queen is a bush type and is upright in form. It is resistant to common bean mosaic virus and anthracnose. Plant after the last average frost date. This bush bean prefers rich, organic, well drained and warm soil. The soil must be kept evenly moist but not soggy.

Bean Pole - Snap - Kentucky Blue
Phaseolus vulgaris

The Bean Pole Snap Kentucky Blue, 'Phaseolus vulgaris', is a 1991 All America Winner. The parents are Kentucky Wonder/Blue Lake and they provide a sweetened taste. The Kentucky Blue, like most pole beans, produces all season and is earlier than most pole beans. This snap bean is very resistant to rusts and mosaic virus. In addition, the pole snap beans will use less garden space by growing vertically on a pole, trellis, or teepee made of poles.Snap beans used to be called string beans, but most varieties today are stringless. The Pole Bean Kentucky Blue is an annual and is very frost sensitive. Pole types have 3 to 7 foot long vines. The Kentucky Blue has 6 to 8 inch, tender, dark green, round, straight pods. Plant after the last average frost date. Pole beans, in very warm climates, can be planted in late August for fall harvest. Kentucky Blue beans prefer rich, organic, well drained, warm soils.

Bean - Contender
Phaseolus vulgaris

The Bean Bush Snap Contender, 'Phaseolus vulgaris', is the earliest bean we could find. The Contender is tasty, stringless, and it takes only 40 days from sowing to harvest. You just won't find an earlier bean. Contender will tolerate hot temperatures and mildew and is very productive. Like other snap beans, Contender is stringless and excellent cooked or eaten right out of the garden. The beans are 6 inches long, thick, and slightly curved. The plants are 12 to 20 inches tall.Plant after the last average frost date. Snap beans prefer rich, organic, and well drained soil. Snap beans are ready to pick when the pod "snaps" or breaks in half cleanly. This is when the seeds have just begun to form.

Bean Pole - Blue Lake
Phaseolus vulgaris

The Bean Pole Snap Blue Lake, 'Phaseolus vulgaris', is an old favorite. Blue Lake Pole beans have a beany, sweet flavor and they are fiberless and meaty. Some say pole beans have better flavor than bush beans. If this is so, Blue Lake would support that suggestion. The outstanding flavor combined with high yields make growing these vigorous 5 to 6 foot vines worth the time. They are excellent canned, frozen, or eaten fresh.Plant after the last average frost date. Pole beans prefer rich, organic, and well drained soil. Snap beans are ready to pick when the pod "snaps" or breaks in half cleanly. This is when the seeds have just begun to form.

Tomatillo - Toma Verde
Physalis ixocarpa

The Tomatillo Toma Verde, 'Physalis ixocarpa', has a unique flavor that makes an indescribably tasty "Salsa Verde", a salsa some say is far superior to red salsa. Toma Verde Tomatillo is adapted to grow successfully in wide range of climates. These papery-husked wonders prefer growing conditions similar to tomatoes, but they will handle a lot more heat and drought than tomatoes. Toma Verde grow quickly and produces in both southern and northern climates. Tomatillos are also called husk tomatoes.Plant Tomatillos in the spring, 2 weeks after the last frost and when soil temperatures are warm. Give tomatallo lots of space. Plant in average garden soil with some organic matter. Fruits should be harvested when they almost fill the husk but are still green in color.

Pea - Shelling - Green Arrow
Pisum sativum

The Pea Shelling Green Arrow, 'Pisum sativum', is a very productive, dwarf plant with large 4 inch pods containing 9 to11 wonderful sweet peas per pod. Remember when you were a kid how fun it was to pop open a pod and eat the Peas? As an adult, you will enjoy the wonderful taste of Green Arrow peas and appreciate the dwarf, 2 foot vines for ease of growing. Green Arrow is very disease resistant. The pods are set in pairs atop the plant for easy harvest.Plant in the early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. In mild climates, plant in the fall for winter harvest. Peas prefer well drained soil. Keep the plants moist but do not get them over watered and soggy. Shelling peas should be harvested when the pods are plump which is about 3 weeks after flowering.

Pea - Snap - Cascadia
Pisum sativum

The Pea Snap Cascadia, 'Pisum sativum', is the best snap pea since Sugar Ann! The pods and the peas are edible. They have a much better taste than store bought peas. Snap peas came on the scene in the 70's and just like snap or green beans, the pods and all are consumed. Cascadia has 3 inch deep green, thick, juicy pods that are very flavorful. They can be served raw with dip, steamed or stir-fried. The short 30 inch vines are self supporting.Plant in the early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. In mild climates, plant in the fall for winter harvest. Snap peas prefer well drained soil and they should be kept evenly moist. Snap peas should be harvested when the pods are plump. Peas that are too mature will cause the plant to stop producing.

Pea Edible Pod - Oregon Sugar Pod
Pisum sativum

The Pea Snow Oregon Sugar Pod, 'Pisum sativum', is a flat podded type pea that has great disease resistance and has tasty, stringless pods for stir fry or salads. This is one of the three vegetables that tastes much better garden grown than from a store. Oregon Sugar Pod produces a huge number of 4 inch tasty pods which are harvested and eaten when the pods are flat, before the seed forms. Oregon Sugar Pods are excellent for the freezer.Plant in the early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. In mild climates, plant in the fall for winter harvest. Peas prefer well drained soil. Keep the plants moist but do not get them over watered and soggy. Successive plantings 1 week apart will prolong the harvest season

Pea - Edible Pod - Oregon Sugar Pod
Pisum sativum

The Pea Snow Oregon Sugar Pod ll, 'Pisum sativum', is a flat podded type pea that has great disease resistance and is tasty and stringless. This is one of those vegetables that tastes much better garden grown than from a store. The Oregon Sugar Pod ll produces a huge number of 4 inch tasty pods which are harvested and eaten when the pods are flat, before the seed forms. The short 28 inch plants are easy to manage and they are excellent for the freezer.Plant in the early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. In mild climates, plant in the fall for winter harvest. Peas prefer well drained soil. Keep the plants moist but do get them over watered and soggy. Snow peas should be harvested before the seeds start to form. Peas that are too mature will cause the plant to stop producing.

Pea Shelling - Progress #9
Pisum sativum

The Pea Shelling Progress # 9, 'Pisum sativum', is an old favorite and this 18" plant needs no staking and has plump peas with a superb flavor. Remember when you were a kid how fun it was to pop open a pod and eat the peas? As an adult, you will enjoy the wonderful taste of Progress # 9 and appreciate the dwarf vines which require no staking! Progress # 9 has 5 inch pods with 7 to 9 plump peas per pod.Plant in the early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. In mild climates, plant in the fall for winter harvest. Peas prefer well drained soil. Keep the plants moist but do not get them over watered and soggy. Shelling peas should be harvested when when the pods are plump which is about 3 weeks after flowering.