| Plant | Number | Spacing | Spacing in Rows | Notes |
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Basil
| 8 | 7" | 5" x 9" | |
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Beans (Lima)
Thorogreen (Cangreen Bush)
| 21 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | 60 days [1941. Selected from Henderson Bush.] Old time favorite with concentrated pod set for canning and freezing. Easy to grow, good flavor and texture. Similar to Henderson Bush, with 3-4 medium seeds/pod, but earlier, shorter (18 in.) plants, and light green seeds. Grower Clif Slades favorite bush lima. Small packet has about 71 seeds. |
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Beans (Lima)
| 17 | 9" | 5" x 1' 1" | |
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Beet
Detroit Dark Red Organic
| 17 | 5" | 3" x 7" | |
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Beet
| 34 | 5" | 3" x 7" | |
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Broccoli
Tendergreen
| 14 | 1' 5" | 1' 5" x 1' 5" | |
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Carrot
Scarlet Nantes Organic
| 12 | 3" | 3" x 5" | 70 days. [1870] A garden favorite appreciated for its fine texture, mild flavor, and very small core. Cylindrical roots 6 in. long, 1-1 in. at the shoulder. Can be grown for winter storage, but best flavor is from spring-grown carrots. |
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Carrot
| 27 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
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Cilantro
| 12 | 7" | 5" x 9" | |
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Cucumber
Poinsett 76
| 1 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | 56 days. [Developed by Clemson and Cornell.] An improved version of Poinsett having multiple disease-tolerance. Produces dark green cukes 7-8 in. long and 2 in. in diameter. The best open-pollinated slicer for the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic coastal areas as a disease-resistant main crop garden variety. Pkt. |
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Cucumber
Marketmore 76 (OG)
| 1 | 1' 11" | 1' 11" x 1' 11" | A great high-yielding 8 in. bitter-resistant cucumber. Grows well in the Mid-Atlantic region as well as the North. A good dependable market variety. Dark green fruits are white-spined. |
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Kale
Red Russian
| 5 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 5" | 40 Days Mild, tender green leaves with pink veins. Striking 2 foot plants turn attractive reddish-purple in cold weather. Cold Hardy. |
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Kale
Lacinato
| 8 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 5" | 65-80 Days |
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Kale
Dwarf Blue Curled Vates
| 5 | 1' 3" | 1' 1" x 1' 5" | 55-60 Days |
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Lettuce (Crisphead)
Buttercrunch (OG)
| 8 | 9" | 7" x 11" | 55 days. [1963, AAS winner.] A reliable variety for garden, market, and greenhouse use. Dark green leaves and compact heads. Holds well under heat and stress, good bolt resistance. |
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Lettuce (Leaf)
Outredgeous
| 20 | 3" | 3" x 5" | |
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Onion
| 33 | 5" | 3" x 7" | |
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Parsley
| 41 | 5" | 3" x 9" | |
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Pepper
Carolina Wonder
| 12 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Pepper
"Say Cheese" Mix Hyb
| 12 | 1' 1" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Radish
Cherry Belle Organic
| 39 | 3" | 3" x 7" | 24 days. [1949, AAS winner.] Round roots, bright red skin, and firm white flesh. Somewhat less susceptible to developing pithiness compared to other varieties. Our sweetest spring radish. |
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Rosemary
| 1 | 7" | 7" x 7" | |
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Sage
| 13 | 11" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Spinach
Long Standing Bloomsdale
| 14 | 7" | 5" x 11" | 42 days. [Pre-1915] A fully-savoyed or crinkled variety with dark green leaves. Most heat-tolerant variety we offer, very dependable, and the most full-flavored variety for salad use. Has withstood winter lows to 0°F. |
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Strawberry
| 1 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | |
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Sunflower
| 28 | 11" | 11" x 11" | |
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Thyme
| 3 | 11" | 11" x 1' 3" | |
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Tomato (Large)
Illini Star
| 7 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | 65 days. (Indeterminate) [Developed by IL grower Merlyn Niedens.] Produces heavy crops of 6-8 oz fruits on 4-6 ft. plants. Deep red tomatoes have excellent flavor and good disease- and split-resistance. Strongly recommended to market growers and home gardeners alike. |
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Tomato (Large)
Illinois Beauty
| 7 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | 80 days. (Indeterminate) [Selected by grower Merlyn Niedens from an accidental cross] The 6 plants are heavy producers of 4-6 oz blemish-free fruit. Even in the hot dry summer of 2007 the plants continued to set good quantities of tasty fruit. A tomato tasting favorite. |
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Tomato (Large)
Amish Paste
| 7 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | (Indeterminate) One of the largest sauce tomatoes we offer, produces a sauce with a superior flavor. Coreless, top-shaped fruits often weigh as much as 12 oz. Tall plants, heavy yields. Despite the name Amish Paste, the juicy fruits are best suited to making sauce. |
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Tomato (Small)
Stupice
| 7 | 1' 7" | 1' 5" x 1' 11" | 62 days. (Indeterminate) [Czech.] Pronounced stoo-PEECH. Early bearing, productive, disease-tolerant, and flavorful. It usually produces until frost. Great flavor depth with excellent sweet-tart balance. Juicy 3-4 oz. fruits borne in clusters of 6-8. Fruit ripens to red (with an orange undertone) with some tendency for green shoulders later in the season. A great salad tomato. |