Rainbow Swiss Chard Seeds

74 days. Solanum melongena. Open Pollinated. Black Beauty Eggplant Seeds. The plant produces high yields of 5 to 6" long, glossy purplish-black eggplants. It is a popular eggplant variety prized for its excellence for classic dishes like eggplant Parmesan, grilling, roasting, baba ganoush, stir-fries, or stuffing. It can weigh up to 2 lbs. It makes a good boat for stuffing. These beautiful, rich-flavored eggplants are used to make Eggplant Parmesan. Great grilled, baked, or stir-fried. Also known as Imperial Black Beauty Eggplant. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 115506. A 1902 heirloom from India. 

1998 All-America Selections Winner! 42 days. Beta vulgaris. Open Pollinated. Bright Lights Swiss Chard. This early-maturing plant produces good yields of flavorful burgundy and green Swiss Chard leaves. A popular Swiss Chard variety, prized for consistent growth, strong bolt resistance across colors, and use as both an edible crop and an ornamental plant in gardens or containers. It is widely regarded as the gold standard for multicolored chard. It features lightly to nicely crinkled, glossy green or bronze leaves with colorful stems in gold, pink, orange, red, white, purple, and pastel or multicolored striped variations, making it a very beautiful plant. Usually used fresh in salads or lightly steamed. Also used as a delightful garnish. Suitable for container gardening. Excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. A variety from the USA.

70 days. Pisum sativum. Open Pollinated. Mammoth Melting Sugar Snow Peas Seeds. 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.

90 days. Cucumis melo. Open Pollinated. Tigger Melon. The plant produces heavy yields of 1 lb melons with yellow with brilliant zigzagging fire red stripes. The melon has ivory-white flesh. It has a rich melon flavor without being overly sweet. Very fragrant. It does well in dry conditions. Drought Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom variety from Armenia.

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.

85 days. Solanum lycopersicum. Open Pollinated. Costoluto Genovese Tomato. The plant produces high yields of 7 oz deep-red tomatoes. It is a popular tomato variety prized by gardeners and chefs for flavor and authenticity rather than perfect looks. It is a reliable, high-yielding heirloom well-suited to sauce-making and fresh use. The taste is outstanding. This is one of the best tomatoes for making homemade tomato juice. Also perfect for sandwiches, salads, and slicing. The plant likes heat, but does well in cooler regions too. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. Suitable for greenhouse production. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 701091. An 1800s heirloom variety from Italy. Indeterminate.