Kleckley Sweet Watermelon Seeds

50 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Alaska Sweet Peas. The plant produces heavy yields of 2 to 3" long sweet peas. It has 5 to 8 peas per pod. It is a popular shelling pea. Gardeners prize them for being very early-maturing, cold-hardy, and reliable in short seasons or cooler climates, including Alaska. Perfect for making pea soup. It is one of the earliest producing peas available. Suitable for canning and freezing. It does well in cool soils. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. Thomas Laxton of Bedford, England, created Alaska Sweet Pea by crossing the Ringleader Pea and the Little Gem Pea. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 674045. A 1881 heirloom from England. Disease Resistant: FW.

70 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Big Boston Lettuce. The plant produces excellent yields of medium size heads of butterhead lettuce. Leaves are very flavorful with a buttery texture. It is restaurant gourmet quality. Great for salads and garnishes. Also known as Trocadero Lettuce. Excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536698. An 1890 heirloom variety from France.

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.

83 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Great Lakes Mesa 659 Lettuce. The plant produces high yields of large crisphead lettuce. It is stronger, larger, and more uniform than other varieties of Great Lakes. One of the most widely planted of all the Great Lake types by commercial growers. This is the type you find in your grocery stores. Very flavorful. The crisp leaves are perfect for sandwiches, salads, and garnish. Perfect for fall planting as it is resistant to cold damage. Does well in the South and Southwest regions. Resistant to sunburn. Very slow to bolt. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open-field production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536733. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: TB, TMV.

80 days. Cucumis melo. (F1) Gurney's Giant Melon. This early-maturing plant produces good yields of giant, flavorful 18 lb cantaloupes. It is a popular melon variety prized for producing large, early-ripening fruits. The cantaloupes ripen in August, a week before most really large melons. It has deep orange flesh that is extremely sweet. It is our best-selling cantaloupe. Great for fruit salads and picnics. Try growing a Giant Cantaloupe! Produces 4 to 5 melons per plant. Excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.

130 days. Gossypium hirsutum. Open Pollinated. Mississippi Brown Cotton. The plant produces good yields of light-tan to golden-brown cotton. This variety was once grown by slaves. The seed came from a plantation near Natchez, Mississippi. Drought Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens. This heirloom variety dates back to Pre-1860. A variety from the USA.