Category Archives: Heirlooms
Tomato Cherokee Purple
This large dark purple heirloom tomato from Tennessee is rumored to have come from Cherokee gardeners. With its rich full flavor it’s often compared with Brandywine. The flesh is brick-red and very attractive sliced on a plate. Plants produce large vines that yield tomatoes fully 5″ across and 3 1/2″ deep....
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Bean Lima Fordhook 242 Bush
All-America Selections winner. This Burpee bred bean is heat-resistant and thrives in adverse conditions. The heavy yields of 4″ pods with 3-5 large beans each are excellent for freezing. Proven tops for productivity flavor and wide adaptability. Bush varieties mature earlier than pole limas and don’t need support. A 2 oz. seed packet will sow a 15-ft. row....
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Zinnia Exquisite
HEIRLOOM. A true magician that lives up to its name this beauty offers a full season of color. Large 4-5″ blooms burst open a bright red and as new ones appear every day the older ones change to a rosy-red then a softer still rose. Each truly “exquisite” they will offer you an armful of cut flowers all season long....
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Pepper Sweet Chinese Giant
Sweet Chinese Giant was twice as big as the largest bell pepper of its day. Plants are a compact 24″ tall. Fruits are usually 4 by 4″ but Mr. Burpee pointed out that if you thin the fruits they can grow 5″ across and 6″ long. Truly remarkable then and now....
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Watermelon Moon And Stars Heirloom
A spectacular watermelon with fine flavor introduced by the Henderson seed company in 1926. The skin is deep green speckled with hundreds of golden yellow stars and a few half-dollar sized moons. Even the foliage has yellow “stars”. The fruit is red. Melons are medium sized 25 lb. and slightly oblong. Certified Organic Seed....
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Pumpkin Atlantic Giant
Over the last 30 years this here gigantic pumpkin has earned miles of blue ribbons in growing contests. Proudly descended from several strains of prize-winning “Mammoth” pumpkins that go back centuries and were legends in their day. Given the right conditions-proper care and attention full-sun location; soil that’s deeply tilled high in humus has adequate moisture and with a pH of 6.5-7.0-your pumpkins can range in the vicinity of 200 lb. Abundant and balanced fertilizer applications are key to producing these giants of the pumpkin world.....
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Beet Bull’s Blood
HEIRLOOM. Bull’s Blood has the reddest foliage we have ever seen. The earliest thinnings spark up spring and fall salads with a leaf color as richly dark red as radicchio. As the roots enlarge the baby beets are also delicious cooked and mixed with salad. The small sweet red roots are best when harvested young. When sowing mix beet seeds with fast-sprouting radish seeds to mark the rows. Grows best in cool weather and full sun....
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Pepper Hot Poblano (Ancho)
Called Ancho when dried Poblano when fresh. This is one of the most popular peppers grown in Mexico. Plants grow to 2 1/2 ft. tall. Fully ripened red fruits are much hotter and flavorful than the earlier picked green ones. Days to maturity are from time plants are set in garden. For transplants add 8-10 weeks....
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Pumpkin Small Sugar
Small Sugar is even better for pies than its larger cousin Connecticut Field pumpkin. When Mr. Burpee offered it in 1887 he said: “A very prolific and handsome little pumpkin; usual size about 10″ in diameter; skin is a deep orange-yellow. It is very fine-grained sweet and sugary and keeps well.”...
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Tomato Black Cherry
An heirloom too rarely encountered this delectable variety fully merits a place in the garden and on the dinner table. Yields plentiful clusters of perfectly round 1″ true cherry tomatoes that are deep red with a blackish hue. The flavor is complex rich juicy and sweet. Indeterminate....
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Kale Lacinato
Also known as Dinosaur or Tuscan Kale this Italian heirloom dates back to the 18th century and is an essential ingredient of caldo verde (green broth) a popular soup in Portugal. By whatever name the sweeter milder blue-green...
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Tomato Yellow Pear
This extremely old variety makes a vigorous plant that bears enormous numbers of bright yellow bite-sized fruit. The flavor is deliciously tangy. Perfect for summer party hors d’oeuvres....
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Bean Asparagus Yardlong
Asparagus Yardlong bears loads of slender very long pods that are best picked when less than 18 in. long. It has a delicious nutty flavor steamed stir-fried or sauteed. It’s easy to grow and has no serious pests or diseases. GARDEN HINTS: Do not work around plants when wet. Keep beans picked for continuous bearing; shell mature pods and use as dried beans....
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Tomato Polish Linguisa
A meaty delicious variety from Eastern Europe that was brought to America by Polish gardeners in the 1800s. Extremely large the 10-12 oz. sausage-shaped fruits are produced on indeterminate vines. The bright red fruits lend themselves to a broad range of uses: paste sauce canning drying or freezing....
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Sunflower Mammoth Russian
This is the giant one with huge heads that are ideal for competition at fairs. Thin-shelled striped seeds are plump meaty and very plentiful. Proven tops for performance and adaptability. Easy to grow and attracts butterflies....
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Tomato Red Currant
Perfect for salads and crudites these tiny 1/2″ round red fruits are notable for their strong sweet-tart flavor and firm juicy texture. High-yielding indeterminate plants bear large trusses of clusters of fruit making harvesting easier....
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Carrot Danvers Half Long
Market gardeners in Danvers Massachusetts developed this variety and shared it with Burpee in 1886. The root is a rich dark orange and is 6-8″ long. A first-class carrot for all soils....
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Cabbage Early Jersey Wakefield
This is a cabbage with a pedigree. New Jersey Wakefield is an adaptation of an older English variety Early Wakefield and has proven a reliable favorite for US gardens since the 1840s especially in northern climes. Quickly produces large dense elongated 7″ heads with a distinctly sweet flavor that is ideal for eating raw in salads and slaws...
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Cypress Vine Red
Treasures for a trellis these early-blooming twining vines are festooned with red trumpet stars and light feathery foliage. A hummingbird magnet and easy to grow....
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Lettuce Little Gem
Cook’s Garden Favorite. The small robust green heads are perfect for individual salads and its firm upright habit makes it great for sandwiches as well. Little Gem is the one to grow for Hearts of Romaine....
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