Category Archives: Heirlooms
Watermelon Georgia Rattlesnake
Melons get 2′ long and weigh 30 lb. The flesh is bright pink and sweet. The rind is thin but very tough which made it a favorite of market gardeners....
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Zinnia Cactus Flowered Mix
Introduced from Mexico in 1800 zinnias have become an all-American favorite. They come in many heights and colors and are unequaled as cut flowers. The zinnia’s march to glory began around 1875 when double “dahlia” flowered types were developed. The plant quickly became popular even though 2/3 of the flowers in a packet would not produce the expected color. By 1900 there were giant doubles dwarf doubles and miniatures but colors were still were undependable. By the ’20s and ’30s Burpee breeders solved that problem...
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Potato Heirloom Collection
Heirloom potatoes are prized for their storybook heritage and spectrum of flavors colors and shapes. We’ve assembled this outstanding collection of our gourmet heirlooms. It includes Warba Red Norland Irish Cobbler Russet Burbank and Bintje. Enjoy!...
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Potato Swedish Peanut Fingerling
Old-fashioned extremely productive versatile finger-sized potato with buttery flesh and rich heirloom flavor. Best sliced and pan-fried or split and roasted brushed with olive oil. Best potato taste ever. 1 1/2″ long....
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Apple Cox’s Orange Pippin
Gourmets regard this delectable striped orange-red beauty as one of the finest apples of all. Classic English variety is firm crisp juicy and richly aromatic with spicy hints. Medium-sized fruits are perfect dessert apples and the best choice for homemade apple cider. High-yielding trees with prominent side-branching produce excellent fruit in cooler summer climates. One of the best apples for espalier: edible landscaping at its juiciest. Mid-season. Pollinator is required...
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Cucumber Sweet Marketmore Organic
Prolific vines produce large dark-green and non-bitter fruits. Produces consistently until frost. Resistant to viruses and disease. We searched the world to find the best organic seed-Burpee fully guarantees that not a drop of synthetic chemicals was used to make these excellent seeds. Certified Organic Seed....
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Bean Fin de Bagnol
The French love affair with this heirloom owes its passion and longevity to the bean’s delicious taste and beautiful presentation. Tender and stringless the thin bright green pods should be picked every few days right before they are prepared in the kitchen. This variety performs well in cooler soils where others may not....
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Leek Lancelot
Cook’s Garden Favorite. The long white shafts have a dark blue/green upright flag. The 12-14 inch shaft provides a distinct flavor to your soups and salads. Leeks are not daylight sensitive so their tops do not fall over. Give them plenty of water and plenty of time and you’ll find yourself repaid handsomely.75 days to harvest...
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Pepper Hot Serrano Tampiqueno
Heat-lovers here’s another Mexican favorite used in a variety of dishes from salsas to soups. Large 2-3′ plants produce plentiful smooth club-shaped 1 1/2″ long fruits with medium-thick walls. Best used fresh the fruits mature from green to red. Heat scale is about 3 00-0 Scovilles. Harvest about 75 days after transplant....
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Leek Blue Solaise
It’s hard to exaggerate the stalwart hardiness of this 19th century French heirloom. Indifferent to cold the plants will happily overwinter in Vermont. True blue-green the very large 15-20″ tall stalks turn still bluer as the weather gets colder. It’s sweet mild and flavorful....
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Radish China Rose
Jesuit missionaries gathered up this ancient winter radish from China and introduced it to Europe in the 1950s. Now ours to enjoy the long peppery roots-6-8″ by 2″ diameter-have bright beautiful rose-colored skin with white flesh. An ideal variety for fall planting....
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Tomato Brandywine Red Organic
Flavorful but not acidic it is a large-lobed beefsteak-shaped tomato with a thin pinkish-red skin. Very vigorous. Best if staked caged or trellised. Perfect for slicing. Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth...
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Lettuce Reine des Glaces
Queen of the Ice is how the name of this regal French heirloom translates. Leaves of this crisphead lettuce are lacy and deep green and form good-sized heads; inner leaves are light green crispy and sweet. Tolerant of cold and resistant to bolting in the heat....
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Radicchio Red Treviso
You may know this radicchio’s sister Early Treviso: both are beloved varieties in Italy. In summer the long upright 10-14″ heads begin green; when cooler weather comes around they turn deep red with white midribs and veins. The tender ever so slightly bitter leaves and heart are delicious raw in salads...
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Squash Summer Cocozelle
You can harvest the fruits of this delicious Italian heirloom when it’s young or at full maturity. Growing on bush-type plants the long 10-12″ cylindrical fruits are dark green striped with light green. Delicious fried sauteed or baked the fruits can be frozen with heart-warming results....
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Lettuce Forellenschluss
We love this heirloom not just for its bright flavor but for the name which translates as “speckled like a trout’s back”. This aptly describes the look of the brilliant tasty green leaves speckled with burgundy-red spots from base to tip. You can pick the 8-12″ romaine-type heads at any stage. 55-65 days....
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Lettuce Red Grenoble
The French have long fancied this variety for its crisp texture and lovely presentation. A Batavia type whose shiny deep-green leaves can be cut loose or allowed to form a loose central head. The vigorous grower matures to 12-16″ across even in adverse growing conditions. A fine-looking and tasty addition to a mixed green salad or delicious served alone....
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Lettuce Oak Leaf
This easy-to-grow American heirloom thrives whether it’s hot or cold. Dating back to at least the 1770s it makes a fine ornamental choice for containers and kitchen gardens. The flavor is mild and free of bitterness over a long season pick leaves as needed at any stage. 45 days....
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Tomato Amish Paste
A multitalented heirloom paste tomato from Wisconsin well-suited for paste or as a slicing tomato. Acorn-shaped the very large 8-12 oz. fruits are deep red thick-fleshed and nearly seedless. Indeterminate vines. Harvest 74-85 days after transplant....
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Tomato Omar’s Lebanese
This old variety a favorite in tomato taste trials comes from a farming hill town in Lebanon. Growing to 1 1/2 lb. the large pink flattened fruits delight with their sweet rich...
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