Crosby's Egyptian Beet Seeds

48 days. Solanum lycopersicum. Open Pollinated. Siberian Tomato. This early-maturing plant produces heavy yields of 2 to 5 oz bright red tomatoes. It is a cold-hardy, early-maturing heirloom tomato variety that was bred for extremely short, cold growing seasons. They are popular among gardeners in northern or high-altitude climates. The plant can set fruit even at 38 degrees. It is one of the earliest maturing varieties on the market, taking only 7 weeks when transplanted outdoors. A very popular variety grown in Alaska. They are sweet and flavorful. Perfect for salads, slicing, and sandwiches. Cold Tolerant. The plant requires support, either staking or cages. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 317892. An heirloom variety from Siberia, Russia. Determinate.

60 days. Beta vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Chioggia Beet. The plant produces good yields of very sweet 3 to 4" diameter pink-skinned beets. This beet has red and white circular rings in the interior. The flesh is very tender, mild, and sweet. Ideal for boiling, pickling, baking, and freezing. The greens are edible and tasty. Also known as Candy Stripe Beet, Candy Cane Beet, or Bull’s Eye Beet. An excellent choice for home gardens and specialty markets. An heirloom variety was introduced to the United States in the 1840s from the historic fishing town of Chioggia, Italy.

55 days. Beta vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Burpee's Golden Beet. The plant produces good yields of 2" diameter bright golden yellow beets. This gourmet beet won’t bleed like red beets. Best when harvested when small, but will not become fibrous when large. Leaves can be eaten as greens. Excellent pickled, boiled, steamed, stir-fried, or grated raw into salads. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 74339. A 1940s heirloom variety from the USA.

70 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Mammoth Melting Sugar Snow Peas. The plant produces heavy yields of 4 to 5" long snow peas. It is a popular heirloom snow pea variety first introduced around 1896. It is prized for its heavy yields of large, sweet, tender, sugary, stringless edible pods. The finest of the sugar peas available. Perfect for stir fry, salads, and Oriental dishes. Best when harvested before seeds begin to develop. High in Vitamins A, B, and C. Freezes well. Excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, market growers, open production, and commercial production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 664469. An heirloom variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: FW.

80 days. Beta vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Long Season Lutz Beet. The plant produces good yields of giant 6" diameter dark red beets. Whether the beets are young or old, small or large, they remain tender all summer and fall and keep in fine condition all winter too. It stores well for several months after harvest. Cold Tolerant. Also known as Lutz Green Leaf Beet and Winterkeeper Lutz Beet. Try growing a World Record Giant Beet. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 6316. A variety from the USA.

58 days. Beta vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Perfected Detroit Dark Red Beet. The plant produces good yields of exceptional quality 3" diameter dark red globe shaped beets. Same great flavor and canning and pickling qualities as the Detroit Dark Red Beet, but it is more uniform. One of the best beets on the market. Ideal for boiling, pickling, canning, baking, and freezing. Green tops are delicious too. Stores well. It can be planted in the spring for an early summer crop or late summer for a fall crop. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, AMES 18472. A variety from the USA.