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= 1 = TABLE OF CONTENTS 118 YEARS OF QUALITY SEEDS Artichoke. 4 Since 1900, when D.V. Burrell first opened this Asparagus . 4 store, farmers and gardeners alike have enjoyed Beans . 5 shopping here. The Burrell seed legacy began Beets . 8 with the now famous Rocky Ford cantaloupe, but Broccoli . 9 continues with a wide selection of heirlooms, open Brussels Sprouts . 9 pollinated and hybrid varieties. Cabbage . 10 Our passion for growing and maintaining the Carrots . 11 biodiversity of the region never waivers. Cauliflower . 13 www.burrellseeds.com Wandering the fields and watching them grow gives us as much pleasure as helping you grow Celery . 13 (844) 254-SEED (7333) your own crops. We are here to help all growers, large and small. Collards . 14 Corn . 14 Local: (719) 254-3318 Cucumbers . 17 Fax: (719) 254-3319 FAST, FRIENDLY SERVICE Eggplant . 19 Mailing Address: Always happy to hear from our customers, you can order by phone, mail or on our easy to Endive . 20 PO Box 150 • Rocky Ford, CO 81067 navigate website. We strive to ship orders by 1:00 p.m. MST the same day. After 1:00, it will Gourds . 20 ship the next day. Most orders, one pound or more, are shipped out priority mail. Should you Store/Shipping Address: Herbs . 21 need it shipped with another carrier, please let us know. Kale . 25 405 N. Main St. • Rocky Ford, CO 81067 Kohlrabi . 25 Leeks. 25 Our store is open Monday - Friday GENEROUS SEED PACKETS Lettuce . 26 8:00 a.m. - Noon & 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. We recently had a phone call inquiring if we Melons - Cantaloupe . 27 Please stop by. We would love to see you! were the company with twice as much seed in Melons - Honeydew Type . 30 our packets. In most cases, we definitely are. Our Off Season Hours: Mixed Melons . 30 scoop sizes catered to large farming families 118 Melons - Watermelon . 31 June 1st - Nov. 1st 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. years ago and contain the same amount today. The Mustard . 35 majority of our corn, bean and pea packets contain Okra . 35 Your orders receive 1/4 cup or 1/3 cup of seeds! Onions . 36 Parsnips . 38 immediate attention! Peas . 39 We strive to ship out all orders the same day Peppers. 42 they are received, even during peak season. Pumpkins . 47 NEW SEED CROPS Radishes . 48 This year brought in some very nice seed crops. Rhubarb . 49 Our beloved zinnia crops still brighten the Salad Greens . 50 fields as they have for over 100 years. Sweet Salsify . 50 Spanish Colorado 6 onion, nearly gone from the Spinach. 50 marketplace, produced a fine crop of seeds. This Squash . 51 heirloom is one of the best open pollinated yellow Swiss Chard. 55 onions out there. Pictured on the back cover, Tomatillo . 56 our seed produces large, uniform onions with Tomatoes . 56 good storage capability and great flavor. J. Moran, Turnips. 59 probably the most popular tomato in the Arkansas River Valley for decades is available again, Flowers. 60 in limited quantities. Dixie Lee watermelon, one of the sweetest, richest flavored and deep red Gardening Tools . 73 colored watermelons we have ever tasted is a new seed offering this year. Planting Time Chart . 76 Approximate Seed Counts . 77 Seed required chart . 78 Plants Per Acre . 79 Shipping Rates . 79 = 2 = = 3 = ARTICHOKE BEANS Green Globe . 10A 80 Days from Transplant | Artichokes are a tender perennial in Zone 7. Well tended beans are a highly productive crop. Kept watered and picked regularly, one of our generous packets of green bean seeds will provide 20 plus pounds of beans over a season. Plant However, Green Globe artichokes can be started indoors and moved outside when 1” to 2” deep, 1” to 3” apart, in rows 20” apart, when danger of frost is over. Control weeds with all danger of frost is past. Plant 4 to 5 artichoke seeds in a 4” or larger pot in mulching or cultivation until blossoming season. Beans need the most water when blooming and January. (Tip - Some refrigerate seeds for two weeks before planting to bring them setting fruit. If allowed to dry out, beans will be tough and stringy. Pick young, tender beans out of their natural dormant state.) Thin seedlings, leaving the strongest one to frequently, about once a week, to insure the best quality. grow. Plants should be 8”to 10” tall when moved outside when soil temperature reaches 60º. Space plants 4 to 5 feet apart, as the plants get quite large. Artichokes prefer well Bush Blue Lake 156 PVP . 14B drained, loamy soil and plenty of water. They benefit from periodic feedings and a 3” to 4” layer 58 Days | Performed well in our test garden. Firm but not stringy until of mulch. Cut the buds before they bloom or use the purple blooms in dried flower arrangements. overripe. Good yield with some drought tolerance, but sweeter when Artichokes can be a difficult crop to raise, but well worth the trouble. watered regularly. Good canned or frozen. Free Ship - Pkt . $2 .25 | 1/2 Lb . $6 .00 Free Ship - Pkt . $2 .25 | 1 Oz . $8 .30 | 1/4 Lb . $18 .50 | 1/2 Lb . $36 .80 Plus Shipping - 1 Lb . $4 .50 | 5 Lb . $4 .20/lb . | 25 Lb . $4 .00/lb . | 50 Lb . Plus Shipping - 1 Lb . $56 .00 | 5 Lb . $51 .80/lb . $3 .90/lb . ASPARAGUS Asparagus is a cool weather (Zones 4-9), perennial vegetable that takes 2-3 Bush Blue Lake 274 . 10B years to produce a harvest. However, patience is rewarded by a crop that may 58 Days | Our most popular bean, this flavorful, tender bean is wonderful last 20 years. Asparagus seed should be sown in light, sandy soil, early in the fresh for market or canned for home use. Vigorous plants produce longer spring. Plant 2 to 4 inches apart, 1/2 inch deep in rows 15 to 24 inches apart. As than many varieties, particularly late in the season. The white seeds and fiber asparagus germinates slowly, mixing in a few radish seeds to mark the row, aids are slow to form. (1/3 cup of seed in each pkt.) in weeding and cultivating. Roots may be transplanted either the following spring Free Ship - Pkt . $2 .25 | 1/2 Lb . $6 .00 or left in garden for two years. Plus Shipping - 1 Lb . $4 .40 | 5 Lb . $4 .10/lb . | 25 Lb . $4 .00/lb . 50 Lb . $3 .90/lb . Dig trenches 6” wide and 6” to 12” inches deep and 4” apart. Create mounds 15” to 18” apart. Bush Kentucky Wonder 125 PVP . 12B Spread crowns (roots) over mounds. Cover with two inches of soil, pack tightly and water thoroughly. 58 Days | True Kentucky Wonder flavor. Productive plants are 20” high with pods well off the Gradually fill the trench as the plants grow. Composted manure may be used in the bottom of the ground. Flattened pods, 6-7” long, are less stringy with a good shelf life. trench. Free Ship - Pkt . $2 .25 | 1/2 Lb . $6 .00 Mary Washington . 100AG Plus Shipping - 1 Lb . $4 .40 | 5 Lb . $4 .10/lb . | 25 Lb . $4 .00/lb . | 50 Lb . $3 .90/lb . 2 Years | A superior asparagus. An earlier, larger and more uniform strain of Mary Washington. The heads are tighter, stalk green without purple overcast. Improved Tendergreens . 42B Free Ship - Pkt . $2 .25 | 1 Oz . $5 .60 | 1/4 Lb . $12 .40 | 1/2 Lb . $23 .20 53 Days | (Mosaic Tolerant) Strong plants that hold Plus Shipping - 1 Lb . $29 .40 | 5 Lb . $28 .00/lb . up well when loaded with beans. Yields tender, rich flavored 6” long beans over lengthy period of time. Great canner, shipper and freezer. (1/4 cup of seed.) Free Ship - Pkt . $2 .25 | 1/2 Lb . $6 .00 Plus Shipping - 1 Lb . $4 .40 | 5 Lb . $4 .10/lb . 25 Lb . $4 .00/lb . | 50 Lb . $3 .90 /lb . Jade . 21B 60 Days | A favorite of many. Strong, upright bush plants produce long, round, straight pods with excellent flavor. 7” long pods are easy to pick. Tolerant to bean mosaic, curly top and rust. Free Ship - Pkt . $2 .25 | 1/2 Lb . $7 .40 Plus Shipping - 1 Lb . $7 .20 | 5 Lb . $6 .90/lb . | 25 Lb . $6 .60/lb . | 50 Lb . $6 .20/lb . Jade II PVP . 26B Shop at home on our easy to navigate website: 60 Days | Improved Jade with darker green color. Long straight 6 1/2 to 7” pods with white www.burrellseeds.com seed. Very good farm market and home use. Tolerant to bean mosaic, curly top and rust. Free Ship - 100 Seeds $2 .25 | 1 M $7 .00 Plus Shipping - 5 M $33 .30 | 10 M $63 .30 = 4 = = 5 = Roma II . 55B POLE BEANS 60 Days | Flat Italian stringless bean that holds flavor extremely well after processing. This light colored bean is a gourmet Mediterranean Blue Lake FM 1 Pole . 51B 63 Days | Excellent canning, freezing and market variety. Heavy yielder of straight 5 1/2” to classic and favorite among market gardeners. 6” round, dark green pods. Stringless, white seeds. Tolerant to Common Bean Mosaic 1. Free Ship - Pkt . $2 .25 | 1/2 Lb . $6 .00 Free Ship - Pkt . $2 .25 | 1/2 Lb . $6 .00 Plus Shipping - 1 Lb . $4 .50 | 5 Lb . $4 .20/lb . | 25 Lb . $4 .00/lb . Plus Shipping - 1 Lb . $4 .40 | 5 Lb . $4 .10/lb . | 25 Lb . $4 .00/lb . | 50 Lb . $3 .90/lb .