Catalog: kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, salad greens, melons, onions, parsnip and peas | |
| 10 kohlrabi brassica oleracea soil ph 6.5 kohlrabi is grown as a cool season vegetable and should be planted in very early spring or in the early fall plant the seeds ¼ inch deep in rows 2 feet apart thinning to 4 inches apart in the row the enlarged stem is best harvested as soon as it reaches a diameter of 2 to 3 inches 4402 early purple vienna 67 days this is the standard garden variety of kohlrabi that has been popular for generations of backyard gardeners dating back to pre-1885 the purple skinned bulbs have greenish white interior flesh with small leafy tops pkt 200 seeds $1.15 4401 ... | |
| lettuce cont 6055 mascara 65 days almost too lovely to eat with its deep red tightly ruffled oak-shaped leaves but you won t be able to resist the tender sweet flavor of this loose leaf a slow-to-bolt variety that retains its color even as the season progresses pkt 200 seeds $1.15 6041 marveille de 4 seasons 45-70 days a french heirloom that dates to 1885 this bibb-type variety has finely flavored crispy red leaves which turn darker in cool weather an excellent choice for the historic gardener pkt 350 seeds $1.15 61 oak leaf 48 days an old-time favorite leaf lettuce that dates from the 1880 ... | |
| excellent choice for the home gardener melons cucumis melo 672 collective farm woman ... 6 to 10 pounds one of our most popular melons delicious pkt 30 seeds $1.25 658 ... -these almost perfectly round 6 inch melons have tasty bright salmon colored flesh ... first introduced in 1890 the 3 pound melons have thick finely grained salmon-orange ... | |
| melons cont 657 honey rock 83 days an all ... is the melon to try these round 12 melons are sweet and juicy and grow on shorter ... mostly orange at maturity the 2-3 pound melons have luscious orange flesh pkt 20 seeds ... favorite that bears large 7 to 8 pound melons with a unique flavor all its own this ... in the mid 1800 s the luscious melons you ll find growing on these vines are ... night will cause a state of passion the melons weigh 3 to 4 pounds each and have sweet ... | |
| 14 parsnips pastinaca sativa soil ph 6.0 to 7.0 plant the seeds in early spring as soon as the ground can be worked parsnip seeds are slow germinating and should be soaked overnight in water before being planted sow thickly in rich deep light soil eventually thinning to one plant every six inches for winter storage start planting mid to late summer parsnips keep for months in a root cellar or if you prefer leave in the ground over winter and harvest during a thaw 4041 all american 96-145 days the tapering 10-12 inch roots have a high sugar content and store well either in the ground or fruit cellar ... | |
