Capsicum annuum (80 days) Open pollinated. Striking color display, white with green stripes to orange with brown stripes, to red. 2" curving pendant form. 5,000-30,000 Scovilles. Attractive foliage.
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Capsicum annuum (90 days) Open pollinated. Light yellow 3x4.5" pointed fruits. Juicy, sweet, flavorful. Ripens to red and can be dried for paprika. Incredibly productive.
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Capsicum annuum (85 days) Open pollinated. 2x4" squat ribbed fleshy red fruits are thick-walled, crunchy and extra sweet. Plants are productive and fairly early.
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Capsicum annuum (74 days) Open pollinated. Blocky 3x3" bells ripen from purple to green to deep red. At purple stage they sell at a premium. Early and prolific.
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Diospyros virginiana 35-60' x 20-35'. Medium-sized native tree produces edible orange fruit used in pies, jams and jelly. May not always ripen north of Boston. Plant two or more for fruit. Z4/5.
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A mixture of rotten eggs and essential oils deters deer by taste and smell. Dries clear and odor free (to human noses) and will not wash off in the rain. Lasts up to 30 days.
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Phacelia tanacetifolia Open pollinated. Small frizzy lavender-blue flowers. Long bloom period. Excellent for pollinators and beneficial insects. Bushy 18-30" plants.
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Scabiosa atropurpurea Open pollinated. Mix features purple, lavender, red, pink, white and almost-maroon. Each 2" bloom is a rounded mass of tiny florets.
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Prunus domestica Late summer. Often considered the sweetest European plum. Use fresh, dried, frozen, canned and in preserves. Abundant annual crops. Z3.
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Prunus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Summer. Medium-sized fruit with firm fragrant yellow semi-freestone flesh. Apricot-like flavor when cooked. Grows rapidly. Z3/4.
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Prunus spp. Mid-late summer. Large red-purple plums with translucent yellow-orange tart flesh. Clingstone. Good fresh eating or canning. Bears reliably. Z3.
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Prunus spp. Late summer. Roundish tender thin-skinned yellow plum sometimes blushed with a little pink. Tender yellow juicy flesh. Freestone. Z3/4.
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Prunus spp. This is a twig for grafting. Late summer. Roundish tender thin-skinned yellow plum sometimes blushed with a little pink. Tender yellow juicy flesh. Freestone. Z3/4.
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Prunus spp. Late summer. Large deep red plum with a golden blush. Juicy yellow flesh, excellent sweet flavor. Skin peels easily. Clingstone. Z3.
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Prunus spp. Midsummer. Medium-to-large 2" dull red fruit. Firm sweet juicy golden-yellow semi-freestone flesh, very good for eating and cooking. Z3.
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Papaver Open pollinated. White spots on petals form a cross reminiscent of the Danish flag. Attractive large seedheads ideal for drying. 27" stems.
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Papaver Open pollinated. Fire engine-red blooms resemble ladybugs with four black center dots. Compact 1½" delicate single blooms atop wiry 15" stems.
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Papaver orientale 20-30" tall. Surely named after one of the three Greek Graces, Aglaea, which means something like ‘festive radiance.’ Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. Z3.
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Papaver orientale 10-15" tall. Dusky damson-plum–colored blossoms. A short version of the original Patty’s Plum poppy, a compost-pile surprise discovered in the 1990s. Z3.
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Useful for bunching broccoli, dried flowers, carrots, beets and scallions for market. 1# pkg. These are #64 size, ¼x3½", approximately 425 per pound.
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Solanum tuberosum Mid-season, pink-splashed purple skin, white flesh. For size, style, yield and taste, it's an all-around winner. Show-stopping colorful skin and creamy rich flesh. Delicious baked, roasted or mashed.
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Rosa 4-5' × same. One of the oldest and most beautiful of the antique shrub roses. Highly fragrant medium-pink very double quartered blossoms. Z3.
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Rudbeckia hirta (86 days) Open pollinated. Bright 4" golden-orange blooms with deep-set brown eyes. Long strong stems set on 24-30" plants make this an outstanding cutflower.
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Rudbeckia hirta (88 days) Open pollinated. Very large and distinctive. Pointy golden petals with light yellow tips. Branching 24-30" plants have long stems, ideal for cutflowers.
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Brassica napus (95 days) Open pollinated. Canadian origin. Uniform 5-6" almost neckless rutabaga with deep purple crown and cream-yellow base. Sweet pale yellow flesh.
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Amelanchier alnifolia spp. 6x6'. Large yields on a somewhat upright shrub with loose arching branches. Used for fruit and market production in Canada. Z3.
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Amelanchier stolonifera × A. alnifolia 5-8' x 5'. Medium-large berries are mildly sweet with no trace of acid. Hefty fruits are proving crack-resistant. Very uniform ripening pattern. Z3.
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A light-textured potting soil with extra perlite, screened to ½". Recommended for the smallest flower and herb seeds. Transplant to a more nutrient-rich blend to grow out. Made in Maine.
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Sturdy shallow-rimmed injection-molded bottom trays with 1" of usable depth are a must-have for growing microgreens, and great support for pots and plug flats.
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Like our standard 1020 trays, but with open mesh bottoms. Favored by many growers for soil block propagation, supporting plug flats, and hydroponic production. 2⅜" deep.
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Quercus bicolor 50-60' x same. Massive rounded shade tree with short deeply ridged trunk and fan of branches. Yellow to reddish-purple fall foliage. Native. Z3.
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Liriodendron tulipifera 60-90' x 30-50'. Also called Tulip Poplar. Highly ornamental shade tree. Large tulip-like flowers attract hummingbirds. Native to eastern U.S. Z4/5.
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Salix pendulina f. salamonii 50x50'. The classic weeping willow. Very large majestic graceful wide-spreading tree with golden drooping branches. Attracts loads of pollinators. Z3.
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Allium cepa (aggregatum group) (110 days) F-1 hybrid. Lustrous pinky-bronze shallot with elongated 4–5" bulbs that are easy to peel and slice. Sweet and slightly citrusy when raw, also great sautéed.
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Antirrhinum majus (90 days) Open pollinated. Spikes of magenta and buttercream blossoms yellow throats bloom from mid-July into September. Ideal for beds, borders, and of course, cutflowers. A star in our 2023 flower trials.
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Spinacia oleracea (38 days) F-1 hybrid. For fall and early winter. Fast-growing high-yielding nearly smooth 5" by 6" spinach. Mild flavor. Not for spring.
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Fragaria × ananassa Early-Mid. Large conic bright red strawberries ripen over a long fruiting season. Easy to grow. The freezer-filler of the strawberry patch. Z3/4.
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Helianthus annuus F-1 hybrid. A formula blend with colors ranging from white to darkest red, with double and semi-double flowers. 4-5' stalks bearing 4-8" pollen-free flowers.
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