Vegetable Seeds - S -  Plant Nursery

Chinese Cabbage - Savoy Express F-1
Savoy Express F-1 Chinese Cabbage

Savoy Express F-1 Chinese Cabbage is a huge advancement in savoy cabbages! Most are very late season, but Express matures at the same time as Golden Acre. Small-framed; can be planted 12" apart and yields nice 1 - 2 lb. heads. It has great texture and sweet flavor. Savoy's are avoided by the cabbage worm and looper. They are cool season crops and bolt or go to seed in long days of late spring and summer. They grow best as a fall or early winter crop in most areas. Chinese cabbage is used fresh in salads or cooked like regular cabbage. When planting, choose an open, unshaded site with fertile, well-drained and moisture retentive soil.

Squash - Summer - Zucchini - Seneca F-1
Seneca F-1 Zucchini Summer Squash

Seneca F-1 Zucchini Summer Squash are cylindrical fruits, medium green that have grey flecks, and they slightly expand at the blossom end. They have an open habit for easy picking, and you'll pick plenty with this endlessly reliable variety! There is none better in trials for earliness, uniformity and outstanding production. Plant seeds in late spring or early summer. Place seed 1/2" to 1" deep, 2-3 seeds per hill, spaced 2 to 3' apart. After the seedlings emerge, thin to one healthy plant. Pick zucchini regularly to insure a steady supply, and you get the best flavor when fruits are small.

Peppers - Hot Peppers - Serrano
Serrano Hot Peppers

Serrano Hot Peppers are very hot in flavor and can be eaten green or red. This pepper is perfect for salsa, picante or chili sauce. Plants get 30" tall and are very prolific; pepper grows 2" inches long. They do not need to be steamed or peeled before using because of their thin walls. They turn green in color at first, and then ripen to red, brown, orange, or yellow. Serrano hot peppers don't dry well, since they are too meaty. The Serrano is said to be about 5 times hotter than the jalapeño. Seeds should be started indoors 8 to10 weeks before the last frost. When the temperature reaches 70° F., transplant 12 to 16 inches apart, fertilize, and again when they are 12 inches tall.

Eggplant - Long Purple
Solanum melongena

The Eggplant Long Purple-Japanese/Chinese, 'Solanum melongena', has a milder, more delicate flavor than regular eggplant. The Long Purple has few seeds and a thin skin that makes it easy to cook. Eggplant is a very international vegetable. The unique and tasty dishes cooked in Japan, China, Italy, Russia and other countries make eggplant a useful and tasty vegetable for your garden. Try eggplant dipped in flour and sauteed in olive oil, stir fried with bean sprouts, peppers, and tomatoes, or roasted and combined with olive oil, chopped onions and tomatoes. Long Purple has 8 to 10 inch long, 2 inch in diameter eggplants.Plant in the spring, 3 to 4 weeks after the last average frost date. Ground temperature needs to be very warm for seed to germinate. If nighttime temperatures drop below 60 degrees, the fruit will not set. Eggplant prefers rich, deep, loose soils with large amounts of organic material. Provide 1 inch of water a week if it does not rain.

Eggplant - Bambino
Solanum melongena

The Eggplant Baby Bambino, 'Solanum melongena ', is a baby eggplant with 1" fruits! The Bambino is great hors d'oeuvres, shish-kabobs and other eggplant dishes. It is also an attractive ornamental. In addition to not having the bitter flavor that some full-sized eggplants have, Bambino is a tasty and attractive addition to your garden. The 1 foot tall plants are excellent in pots and display large, lavender flowers over an extended period. They are often used as a vegetarian substitute for expensive meats.Plant in the spring, 3 to 4 weeks after the last average frost date. Ground temperature needs to very warm for seed to germinate. If nighttime temperatures drop below 60 degrees, the fruit will not set. Eggplant prefers rich, deep, loose soils with large amounts of organic material. Provide 1 inch of water a week if it does not rain.

Eggplant - Black Beauty
Solanum melongena

The Eggplant Black Beauty, 'Solanum melongena', is a very attractive plant with 1 to 3 pound, purple/black fruit that keeps well and has an excellent flavor. Eggplant is a very international vegetable. The unique and tasty dishes cooked in Japan, China, Italy, Russia, and other countries make eggplant a useful and tasty vegetable for your garden. Try Black Beauty Eggplant dipped in flour and sauteed in olive oil stir-fry with bean sprouts, peppers, and tomatoes or roasted and combined with olive oil, chopped onions and tomatoes .Plant in the spring, 3 to 4 weeks after the last average frost date. Ground temperature needs to very warm for seed to germinate. If nighttime temperatures drop below 60 degrees, the fruit will not set. Eggplant prefers rich, deep, loose soils with large amounts of organic material. Provide 1 inch of water a week if it does not rain.

Eggplant - Little Fingers
Solanum melongena

The Eggplant Little Fingers 'Solanum melongena', produces an abundance of slim long, dark purple, 6 to 8 inch fruits. Little Fingers is unique because of the fact that they can be harvested when they are no longer than your little finger. If left to grow longer, the flavor and thier sweet, mild taste are unaffected. Eggplant is a very international vegetable. The unique and tasty dishes cooked in japan, China, Italy, Russia and other countries make eggplant a useful and tasty vegetable for your garden. Try eggplant dipped in flour and sauteed in olive oil, stir fried with bean sprouts, peppers, and tomatoes, or roasted and combined with olive oil, chopped onions and tomatoes Plant in the spring, 3 to 4 weeks after the last average frost date. Warmer ground temperature promotes faster growth. If nighttime temperatures drop below 60 degrees, the fruit will not set. Eggplant prefers rich, deep, loose soils with large amounts of organic material. Provide 1 inch of water a week if it does not rain.

Cucumber - Slicing Cucumber - Spacemaster 80
Spacemaster 80 Slicing Cucumber Nusery

Spacemaster 80 Cucumbers are slicer sized, bitter-free fruits on determinate plants. They are dwarf plants with 18" - 24" vines that make this an excellent choice for small spaces or container gardens; vines need only 1/3 the space of standard cucumbers. It produces a good yield if picked frequently. Spacemaster 80 are slender 7" - 9" fruits; adapts to a wide range of conditions. Resistant to CSV, DM, PM, SCAB. Cucumbers should be planted in late spring when the ground is warm, and they can either be seeded directly in the ground or started indoors. Pick them when they reach around eight or nine inches long. Keeping them picked while young will encourage the plants to keep producing. They can be either grown on the ground, in containers, or on a cage or trellis. You can keep cucumbers in the refrigerator for about a week after harvest

Garlic - Rocambole - Spanish Roja
Spanish Roja Rocambole Garlic

Spanish Roja Garlic is a gourmet garlic famous for flavor! It has light purple streaks on 7 to 13 easy-to-peel cloves. Spanish Roja is suited to colder climates and may not yield well where winters are too mild. This garlic is very popular with market gardeners and restaurants. Brought to the Northwest before 1900, it is often called "Greek Blue" by Northwest gardeners. Garlic survives bitterly cold winters underground and then grows rapidly when the weather warms in spring; bulbs in summer. Garlic needs fertile soil with lots of organic matter. The soil needs to remain uncompacted through the long growing season. Harvesting them at the right time is very important. Dug too soon, the skins won’t have formed around each clove. Crops are harvested in mid-July and sometimes are hung in sheds to dry before reaching their prime in late-July/early-August.

Cabbage - Stonehead F-1
Stonehead F-1 Cabbage

Stonehead F-1 Cabbage is an early ballhead type. True to its name, it weighs 4 lb., has a 6 inch diameter, and is dense; so solid you could stand on them. The creamy white heart has a lovely crisp texture to it. Stonehead has evenly maturing heads that hold up well even in the summer heat. These compact plants are adapted for close planting. Its firm texture and small core will enable you to make lots of delicious sauerkraut! Resists FW, BR & YR. AAS 1969. 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 retentive soil. Also, be sure to plant another seed crop at midsummer for fall harvest. Cabbage harvested in the fall is especially sweet.

Corn - Yellow Corn - Sugar Buns F-1 SE/SE
Sugar Buns F-1 SE/SE Yellow Corn

Sugar Buns F-1 SE/SE Corn is a popular gourmet sweet corn with an unbeatable sugary, sweet flavor. Sugar Buns produces 7 ½" long ears with 14 rows. The corn stays tender and sweet in the garden for up to 2 weeks. It is the standard for sugary enhanced flavor. It matures early in the home garden. To conserve space and for best pollination, plant in blocks made up of short rows, thinned to 8 to 12 inches apart in all directions. Fertilize and cultivate soil prior to planting. Corn needs a consistent source of water and requires rich soil. Work your bed area about six inches deep, making sure to break up clods of dirt. If you live in a cold-weather area, wait 10 days to 2 weeks after the last frost before planting. Plant seeds one to one-and-one-half inches deep. PIck the corn when silk turns brown,

Tomato - Cherry Tomato - Sungold F-1
Sungold F-1 Cherry Tomatoes

Sungold F-1 Orange Cherry tomato produces 1" fruits that are very sweet, with what has been variously described, as a citrusy, tropical, or a wine-like flavor. It has just enough tartness that you know you are eating a tomato! The tomatoes remain firmer when ripe than most other cherry tomatoes. Sungold FR-1 is absolutely delicious any way you describe it! Being a good producer with exceptional sweetness, this tomato is a must. Plants need good amounts of heat and at least 6 hours of sunlight to produce properly. It needs well prepared, moisture retentive soil, allowing 1½-2' between plants, and regular watering in dry periods. The vines typically grow 4 to 5 foot, so could be a great plant for large containers. Can be harvested from early summer right through until late autumn. Indeterminate.

Cucumber - Asian Cucumber - Suyo Long
Suyo Long Asian Cucumber

Suyo Long Asian Cucumber is from northern China. Sweet in flavor, its dark green fruits can grow to 18" and have white spines. Suyo Long is almost seedless, and it is bitter-free and burpless. This cucumber is crisp, tender and should be trellised for straight fruits. It is heat tolerant, resists PM., is widely adapted and very dependable in hot, humid climates. What an excellent cucumber for salads and bread and butter pickles! Pick them when they reach around eight or nine inches long. Keeping them picked while young will encourage the plants to keep producing. Suyo Long can be either grown on a cage or trellis. After harvesting, use the cucumber within in a week; keep refrigerated.

Cucumber - Slicing Cucumber - Sweeter Yet F-1
Sweeter Yet F-1 Slicing Cucumber

Sweeter Yet F-1 Cucumbers are very early, at least a week earlier than standard slicing varieties. The fruit is 14" long and 2 ½" wide. Even grown to large size, it still has perfect eating quality with a tender thin, sweet peel. Sweeter Yet produces great crops in the field and greenhouse as it does not need pollination to produce fruit. Grow on short trellis for straight fruit or on ground for slightly curled fruit; burpless. Cucumbers should be planted in late spring when the ground is warm, and they can either be seeded directly in the ground or started indoors. Pick them when they reach around eight or nine inches long. Keeping them picked while young will encourage the plants to keep producing. They can be either grown on the ground, or on a cage or trellis.