Vegetable Seeds - V -  Plant Nursery

Muskmelon - Ha Ogen
Valerianella locusta

The Melon Ha Ogen, 'Cucumis melo', has an intoxicating aroma.The Ha Ogen melon will produce 10 or more small, very sweet fruits per plant. This pale green fruit has a loyal following. Once you try it, you will be hooked too. This open pollinated melon is popular for three good reasons; the softball size melons mature early and are numerous, the sweet pale green flesh is very delicious treat, and the intoxicating aroma is beyond belief.Ha Ogen melons should be planted in the spring, 1 to 2 weeks after the last frost when soil temperatures are warm. The soil should be light and well drained. Melons use a lot of water but they should not ever be soggy wet.

Mache Corn Salad - Big Seeded
Valerianella locusta

The Mache Corn Salad Big Seeded, 'Valerianella locusta', has the mildest flavor and softest texture of any salad green. The leaves are so tender, they melt in your mouth. We chose the big-seeded Mache variety because it handles spring/summer heat without getting bitter. Great for both north and south gardens. This old garden green, enjoyed in the late stone age, contrasts nicely with the sharp-flavored greens in salads. It tastes delightful cooked quickly like spinach and combines nicely with fruits and vegetables.Mache Corn Salad is cool season annual. In northern climates, plant in early spring as soon as the ground is workable. In mild climates, plant in the fall for winter harvest. Mache prefers fertile, moist, and well drained soil. Mache is good for intercropping among larger vegetables such as broccoli and looks great with other greens. To harvest, simply cut off at ground level. The leaves can be picked off when they are 1 to 2 inches long.

Tomatillos - Verde Puebla
Verde Puebla Tomatillos

Verde Puebla is an early maturing variety of Tomatillos. It produces light green, slightly flattened, globe shaped fruit that is covered in a papery husk. It is ripe when turning slightly yellow. This variety's rich flavor makes it perfect for homemade salsa verde and other Mexican dishes. Indeterminate. This sweet flavorful fruit is grown just like a tomato. It is even more closely related to the ornamental Chinese Lantern plant. The fruit is sticky underneath the papery husks, which are discarded prior to eating. Start seeds indoors, in pots, trays or flats in a warm room with plenty of bright light; water with warm water. Thin when plants are about 3 inches tall. Plant in individual pots or about 4 inches apart in flats. Then plant outdoors in late spring, when all danger of frost has passed and weather has warmed considerably.

Bean - Fava Broad - Windsor
Vicia faba

The Bean Broad Fava Windsor, 'Vicia faba', is Mediterranean heirloom with a delectable nutty/pea flavor and has been enjoyed buy Europeans for centuries. Reward your taste buds with this heavenly Mediterranean bean. The small fava Windsor bean pods can be sliced and eaten like snap beans, and the foliage tips can be pinched, which makes one of the tastiest spring greens. They taste the best when the beans are shelled and cooked. The beautiful black and white flowers make this plant pretty enough to use in flower beds.The Windsor bean has 2 to 3 foot tall plants that are glossy green with 6 to 8 inch long pods. Each pod contains 5 to 7 large, oblong-shaped, flat, light green beans. Plant in very early spring, and in warm winter climates they can be planted in the fall for spring harvest. Windsor Fava Beans prefer deep, heavy soils.

Bean - Southern - California Blackeye
Vigna ungiculata

The Bean Southern Cowpea California Blackeye # 5, 'Vigna ungiculata', is the most popular southern pea. The large, smooth seed is mostly eaten fresh, but they can also be dried, or the pods can be eaten whole when they are young. Technically a bean, Southern Peas grow in conditions similar to or slightly warmer and more humid than snap beans. They are very high in protein, low in fat, and high in vitamin B1. The plants are upright and semi-spreading with 6 to 12 inch pods produced at the top of the plant.The California Blackeye # 5 has medium to large cream colored seed with a "black-eye". Plant 1 to 2 weeks after the last average frost date. Southern peas prefer deep, sandy, and well drained soil. For fresh tasty black-eyed peas, shell seeds out of pod when pod is green or is just barely turning yellow. For dried beans, wait until the pod has turned yellow and other colors and beans are then dry.