Elephant Grass Seeds

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130 days. Gossypium hirsutum. Open Pollinated. Erlene's Green Cotton. The plant produces good yields of naturally light, olive-green-tinted cotton. It is a popular cotton variety prized for home gardens, school projects, ornamental interest (attractive flowers and unique bolls), dried arrangements, and natural fiber crafts. It offers a connection to historical and sustainable textile practices without needing chemical dyes. Naturally colored cotton is now very rare. Before the Civil War, slaves grew green, blue, yellow, and pink cotton. This is a family heirloom from Erlene Melancon of East Texas. She has spun the green cotton for years, and her grandmother used colored cotton in quilts. Naturally colored cottons (green, blue, yellow, pink, and brown) were more common before the Civil War and industrialization, when white cotton and chemical dyes became dominant. Colored varieties are now rare and valued by seed savers, hand-spinners, quilters, and those interested in sustainable or historical textiles. An excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom variety from the USA.

90 days. Allium tuberosum. Perennial. Open Pollinated. Garlic Chives Seeds. The plant produces high yields of ¼" wide garlic chives. The flat leaves have a strong garlic-onion flavor. Excellent for gourmet cooking, salads, eggs, soups, dips, spaghetti sauces, potato salads, vinegar, Oriental dishes, stir fry, and garnishes. It can be used fresh or dried. Easy to grow and transplant. Suitable for containers and hydroponic gardening. The white flowers attract bees and other beneficial insects while discouraging other insects from chewing up other vegetable plants. They have been used in Chinese medicine since the 16th century to warm the kidneys and treat lower back and knee pain. Also known as Chinese Chives and Chinese Leek. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.

90 days. Citrullus lanatus. Open Pollinated. Georgia Rattlesnake Watermelon. The plant produces good yields of 40 lb watermelons. The watermelon is light green with darker stripes. The dark pink flesh is very sweet and crisp. One of the very best tasting watermelons ever. Excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 635599. An heirloom variety from the USA.

85 days. Cajanus indicus. Open Pollinated. Pigeon Peas. The plant produces high yields of flavorful pigeon peas. It is a popular bean variety prized for its flavor, high yields, and tolerance to heat and drought conditions. They can be served like green peas or cowpeas, combined with other vegetables. Peas 'n' Rice is a dish made in the Bahamas. It includes onions, celery, tomatoes, rice, and pigeon peas. Pigeon peas are important commercially in India. Plant as you would in the same manner as cowpeas. Most pigeon peas are harvested in the dry stage and marketed as dried peas. This variety will succeed under hot growing conditions. Where intercropping is followed, we recommend Cotton and Pigeon Pea cultivation. A Cotton/Pigeon Pea crop combination allows the food legume to benefit from the insecticide spraying applied on the cotton crop, and cotton takes advantage of the nitrogen-fixing ability of pigeon pea. Pigeon peas are remarkably drought-resistant and tolerate dry areas. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant. Also known as Gandules Peas, Gungo Peas, Congo Peas, or Toor Dal Peas. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 518244. A variety from India. Disease Resistant: FW.

85 days. Solanum lycopersicum. Open Pollinated. Purple Calabash Tomato. The plant produces high yields of 9 to 12 oz deep purple burgundy beefsteak tomatoes. It is a popular tomato variety widely regarded as one of the most truly purple tomato varieties, with a distinctive rich, complex flavor. The Cinderella pumpkin-shaped tomato has a unique tomato flavor, an almost wine-like flavor with a citrus finish. It has a unique shape with a ruffled appearance. Perfect for salads, slicing, and sandwiches. Also great for sauces and paste. Thomas Jefferson grew the Purple Calabash at his Monticello home in Charlottesville, Virginia. His 1,000 ft terrace garden fed his family and served as a laboratory where he experimented with more than 70 different types of vegetables. The indeterminate plants produce extremely heavy yields, usually several hundred per plant. The plant requires support, either staking or cages. Crack Resistant. Drought Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 164178. An heirloom variety from Texas, USA. Indeterminate.