Cold Start Varieties Variety Description Chard Rainbow Chard Bouquet of wrinkled, slightly savoyed rich green and bronze leaves and bright colored stems. The leaves grow upright and tall from a dense rosette of ribbed stems in a myriad of colors. Lettuce Bibb Bibb lettuces mature early as small, compact, bunched rosettes with large, ruffled outer leaves surrounding a soft, folded, blanched heart. Generally grown for mini heads, bibb lettuces are known for their sweet flavor and tender texture. Buttercrunch Small, open but tightly bunched, 6" rosette that is fan-shaped rather than round. Dark green leaves and small compact hearts that blanch to an appetizing yellow color. Crisp and sweet. Crisphead Crisp firm leaves grow in compact, medium-sized heads. Light green fringed and heavily ruffled outer leaves with hearts that blanch to silvery white. Grows best in cool weather. The classic crisphead lettuce. Ready to harvest 85 days after sowing seeds. Kale Nero Toscana Also known as “Dinosaur Kale”. Vigorous dark green to black leaves of this 18th century heirloom are traditionally used in soups and stews, or sautéed with olive oil and garlic and tossed with pasta. Sown in the spring, you can harvest the first shoots as tender young salad greens or achieve full-sized plants in two months. Red Russian Smooth green, purple-veined leaves for baby leaf and bunching. Stems are purple; leaves are flat, toothed, and dark green with purple veins. The plants mature medium-tall and leaves are tender compared to other kales. For salads and light cooking. Siberian Curly green leaves for baby leaf and bunching.Tender blue-green leaves with a mildly sweet flavor. The plants are tall, vigorous, and high yielding. More tender than the extra-curly green varieties but not quite as cold hardy. Pairs well with Red Russian. Variety Description Tomatoes Stupice Abundant, early tomato with abundant yields of 3 to 6 ounce fruit. It’s good, potato-leaf foliage results in high quality, round, crimson fruit. This Czechoslovakian-bred vine has exceptional flavor and ripens very early. Early Red Chief These strong bushy plants produce large fruit to 10oz. Early in the season and continue over an extended period. The slightly lobed beefsteak type fruit can be enjoyed fresh or in sauces. Martinos Roma Fantastic yields of richly flavorful plum-shaped tomatoes, on compact plant that require very little staking! Resistant to early blight, reliable for home or market gardens! The paste-type fruit weighs in at 2-3 ounces, dry-fleshed and very meaty with few seeds. Pink Bumble Bee A stunning cherry tomato, of recent breeding from Artisan Seeds. The fruit has a bright, sweet flavor, and the color is vibrant fire-engine-red with golden orange striping. Vigorous vines yield crack resistant fruit over a very long season. Tolerates cool nighttime temps and hot days. Salad will never be the same! Gold Medal The 1-3 lb fruits are among the smoothest bi-colored tomatoes we carry and one of the most beautiful we have seen. Yellow fruit is blushing with rosy red that radiates from the blossom end. Lovely! The firm flesh is of superior quality, being sweet and mild. They have very little acid; great for fresh eating. Money Maker The Moneymaker Tomato is a terrific, high yielding heirloom that produces delicious, bright red and smooth fruits that are perfect for fresh eating. This variety's vine can grow to 5-6′ and produce very heavy yields of 4-6 ounce fruits. This tasty heirloom tomato does well in hot humid climates and greenhouse growing. Red Cherry Large Cherry Tomatoes are equally famous for being easy to grow and tasting delicious! The plant produces abundant clusters of smallish, vibrant colored fruit. Use Red Cherry Tomatoes in fresh garden salads, or a plethora of other dishes. Variety Description Tomatoes Lime Green Salad Lime Green Salad is a compact, bushy, dwarf variety that produces loads of tangy, green fruit. Coming in at 2′ tall, it's a great tomato option for containers when space is at a premium. Legend Legend not only demonstrates tolerance of late blight, but is also one of the earliest maturing slicing tomatoes we know of. Legend produces amazingly sweet tomatoes with just the right amount of acidity. The big, 4–5 inch, parthenocarpic fruit are glossy red, with a uniform round shape. Northern Ruby solid bricks of fruit starting to ripen very early and continuing for us until frost or blight does them in. In drier climates I would grow them without support, but with our maritime moisture and blight pressure, we’d recommend doing your best to keeping them as up- right as possible. The fleshy fruit purees to a very creamy sauce with classic paste flavor. Cherokee Purple Develops a fruit with a deep, dusky-rose color while maintaining a somewhat greenish hue near the stem when mature for eating. The deep crimson interior and clear skin combination give it its distinctive color. Cuore de Bue This curious and striking tomato is guaranteed to turn heads as well as satisfy appetites. These big tomatoes have a bottom-heavy shape reminiscent of a pouch with a gathered top. They measure 3 ½ inches wide and 4 inches long and weigh in just under ½ pound each. Cuore di Bue is one of the tastiest saucing types with dense flesh and lustrous, orangey-red skin. Beeksteak Beefsteak tomatoes are large, juicy tomatoes perfect for eating fresh from the harvest. Beefsteaks are typically wide tomatoes, but the more round types have a sweeter flavor. Fantome du Loas 3-4″ lobed, 6-8 oz tomatoes ripen to a very pale cream color. Flavor is very mild with a subtle sweetness. Good keeping qualities and very high yields. Variety Description Tomatoes Sungold One of the most popular varieties of cherry tomatoes, Sungold ripens early to a golden orange, ready to harvest throughout the summer. These extra-sweet tomatoes stay firmer longer than other cherry varieties and will be ready to harvest twice a week once they begin producing fruit. Zuckertraube Red cherry tomato with balanced sweet flavor, high yields, and very tall vines. Fruit are slightly larger than average cherry tomatoes. The delicious flavor and easy picking make it attractive and a quick pint filler. Chocolate Cherry Extremely flavorful, uniform, round fruits in trusses of 8, measure 1" in diameter. Fruits hold stems very well, don't crack and can be picked several days before completely mature and allowed to ripen off the vine without sacrificing quality. De Milpa Tomatillo High dry matter, small to medium-round fruits store fresh for several weeks, handy for fresh salsa. Portions of the fruits blush with purple, especially after harvest. Heirloom Rainbow Blend Beautiful and tasty heirloom varieties chosen for a rainbow of colors and range of flavors from mild to sweet to tangy. Pineapple Tomatillo Small, round tomato-like fruits ripen from green to yellow with a pleasant texture and an explosive, juicy pineapple flavor. Siletz Early maturing plant produces high yields of 10 to 12 oz deep red tomatoes. They are sweet and flavorful. Excellent choice for home gardens. Variety Description Tomatoes Black Krim This medium-sized, very dark maroon beefsteak, with wonderfully rich flavor, originated in Crimea, a peninsula in the Black Sea with perfect "tomato summers". Extremely tasty. Early Girl Hyrid Early Girl tomato is a medium-sized globe-type F1 hybrid popular with home gardeners because of its early ripening fruit. Early Girl is a cultivar of tomato with indeterminate growth. Green Zebra Green Zebra is a tomato cultivar with characteristic dark green and yellow stripes. Siberia This tomato variety sets fruit very early. They are bright red and weigh up to five ounce. Reported as being capable of setting fruits at 38ºF, however, 'Siberia', like any other tomato, is not actually frost hardy. Peppers Poblano (Ancho) Pepper Loads of mildly pungent, 4” heart-shaped fruits that ripen from dark green to deep red. Called Ancho when dried, Poblano when fresh. This is one of the most popular peppers grown in Mexico. Plants grow to 2 1/2 ft. tall. Full ripened, red fruits are much hotter and flavorful than the earlier picked green ones. Days to maturity are from time plants are set in garden. For transplants add 8-10 weeks. Jalapeno Pepper Mild Jalapeno Peppers are popular for Tex-Mex dishes and for pickling. The dark green fruits an be left on the bush to mature to a fiery red color. These peppers grow to a length of 3 inches. Garden Leader Ultimate sweet bell pepper that adds extra flavor to any dish. Produces many 7.5-8 inch bells. Variety Description Peppers Bell Color Mix Pepper Bell Color Mix is a high-yielding plant that produces plenty of peppers for turning your salads and vegetable dishes into colorful statements. The plants offer a rainbow of colors that are so crisp and sweet. These peppers freeze well, too. Cayene Pepper Long Thin Cayenne produces twisted fruit that grows to about 5 inches long. A deep green when young, it ripens to a brilliant red. The fiery-hot flavor makes it a perfect option for seasoning. Golden Treasure Italian heirloom variety, excellent for frying, roasting and fresh eating. Long, 9" fruits ripen from green to shiny yellow. Sweet flavor with medium thick flesh and tender skin Grand Bell Mix A unique blend of crisp, sweet bell peppers in a rainbow of colors. Fruits ripen to shades of red, yellow, orange, white, purple and chocolate. Plants produce high yields-plenty of peppers for turning any salad or dish into a striking, colorful statement.