Patio Pride Sweet Pea Seeds

100 days. Zea mays. Open Pollinated. Blue Corn. The plant produces good yields of 8" long ears of blue kernel corn. It is a traditional flint or flour corn with striking, deep-blue kernels. Blue corn is primarily used to make tortillas and blue corn chips. Also used for decorations. It's an ancient Native American variety, particularly associated with the Hopi people of the American Southwest. It has a nutty flavor, 30% higher protein content than standard yellow corn, and natural anthocyanins that give it its color and potential antioxidant benefits. Blue corn is grown mostly in the Southwestern United States. An excellent heirloom variety for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 420246. A variety from the USA.

65 days. Cucumis melo. Open Pollinated. Armenian Metki Dark Green Cucumber. The plant produces good yields of 18 to 36" long dark green cucumbers. It is bitter-free, very mild, tasty, and crisp. It is an excellent slicer and perfect for salads and gourmet dishes. Best when harvested when 12" long. A great selling item at farmers' markets. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. An heirloom variety was introduced into Italy from Armenia in the 1400s.

1991 All-America Selections Winner! 63 days. Phaseolus vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Kentucky Blue Pole Bean. This high-quality pole plant produces good yields of 7" long, delicious, dark green beans. It is a cross between Kentucky Wonder and Blue Lake, combining the best of both. Excellent for fresh eating, steaming, canning, or freezing. For the best flavor, pick when 5" long. The plant has 8 foot long vines. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 539928. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: BCMV, R.

57 days. Cucumis sativus. Open Pollinated. Little Leaf Cucumber. This compact plant produces high yields of 3 to 5" long emerald green colored cucumbers. It may be the highest-yielding pickling cucumber on the market today, producing 25 to 30 cucumbers per plant! An excellent cucumber for salads and pickling. It is a parthenocarpic variety, and no male pollen is needed, so even if bees are scarce, you'll still get a bumper crop. Perfect for container gardening. Does well under stress and adverse weather conditions. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant, Cold Tolerant. One of the most disease-resistant cucumbers on the market. Also known as Arkansas Little Leaf Cucumber and H19 Little Leaf Cucumber. An excellent choice for home gardens, hydroponics, greenhouses, market growers, and open field production. Developed in 1991 by the University of Arkansas, USA. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 601650. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: A, ALS, BW, Ccu, CMV, DM, PM.

65 days. Cucumis anguria. Open Pollinated. West Indian Gherkin Cucumber. The plant produces heavy yields of 1 to 2" oval cucumbers. They have been used for centuries to make small pickles and relishes. It can be cooked and added to soups. It was grown by Thomas Jefferson at the Monticello vegetable garden between 1812 and 1824. They do well in hot, humid regions. Also known as Burr Gherkin Cucumber or Burr Cucumber. It is believed to have originated in Africa and was later brought to the West Indies through the slave trade. The heirloom was introduced into the United States in 1792 via Jamaica by Minton Collins of Richmond, Virginia, USA. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 5769. A variety from Africa.

50 days. Cucumis sativus. (F1) Miss Pickler Cucumber. This early variety produces high yields of 5 to 6" long medium green cucumbers. The cucumbers are uniform in shape and retain their crunchiness and medium green color during pickling. A great cucumber for fresh use in salads or for making pickles. One of the best early pickling varieties on the market. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.