catalog 2017

Heirloom seeds for the Future 1 [email protected]
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The Roots of SEEDWORTHY

Ed and I pooled our garden work in 2013, when we decided to join our local farmer’s market
in far western Hayesville, NC. We’d both been gardening for over 40 years….. mini-gardens, bucket
gardens, small plots tended in the most challenging situations, meaning root bound acreage, lack of
sunshine, etc.. Ed grew veggies and fruits for over 12 years on the asphalt in front of his apartment.
Still, he harvested thousands of heirloom seeds from that chary landscape.

Regarding the origin of SEEDWORTHY, I discovered that Ed had been buying, growing,
keeping and sharing open-pollinated seeds for over 40 years. This, I surmised, had indeed become
a thriving, bountiful avocation. My garden partner had become, by his own perennial dedication,
one of those special people in any community…..a steward of seed saving.

Inspired and instructed by his experience, I promptly took up the art and craft of seed-saving.
That first fall of 2013, I garnered seed from a handful of vegetables, some tomatoes and squash,
then by 2014, I had gathered and dried and laid up the fine young seeds of a cornucopia of open-
pollinated veggies. I felt like Midas turned gardener, enriched by edible treasure.

Steadily, as Ed and I marketed our garden wares, more and more people shared their
interest in heirloom seeds and growing organic plants in their gardens. Here was a leading green
wave of renewed awareness coming our way. Our seeds were selling, more and more each
growing season. So, building on our “seedworthy” conversations at the farmers markets of
Hayesville and Murphy, we both felt it was time to present an heirloom seed catalog to share with
the Community.

We’re new. We’re small. We’re excited to help more people commit to and enjoy the
perennial benefits of keeping good green gardens replete with the healthy harvest of open-pollinated
seeds grown organically.

Contents:

Vegetables pages 3-13

Fruits pages 13-14

Herbs pages 14-15

Flowers pages 15-16

Products page 17

Seed Notes page 19

Garden Foot Print page 19

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VEGETABLES Greasy Grits Pole Beans BN103

90 days 20 seeds $2.50pk

It’s a pole bean claimed by Appalachian mountain

ARTICHOKE folk to be an old heirloom, but rare now. So, lets
grow more greasy beans and share the seed to
Green Globe ART 100 keep reharvesting. Prepare your structure for the
beans to stretch 10’-15’. An edible green bean
75 days 25 seeds $2.50pk and good for a dry bean also. Get your greasy
beans here!
Very tasty. Needs a fairly long mild growing
season. A very colorful plant that looks great in
the garden and is a great producer.

Rattlesnake BN 104

60 days 20 beans $3.25pk

ARUGULA This pole bean is easy to grow and produces lots

Apollo ARU 100 of green pods that have purple streaks. Good

40-45 Days 250 seeds $2.75pk flavor and very tender; the speckled seeds are

popular in soup.

Improved Dutch strain of domesticated rocket. Soya Beans Aoyo Elamame BN 106
Very large, rounded leaves are high in vitamin C.
Excellent flavors and rarely bitter. 85-90 days 20 beans $3.25pk

BEANS 20 beans BN 100 Heirloom elamame type from Japan. Plump, pale
$2.50pk green soybeans are produced on small to
Black Turtle medium-sized plants. First collected in Hokaido,
90 days Japan, in 1930.

Widely used all over the Americas, especially in Top Crop BN 108
black bean soup. A very dense and “meaty” flavor
53 days 20 beans $2.50pk
used in many vegetarian dishes. Half-runner

beans will sprawl out a bit, but shouldn’t need Earliness, vigorous growth, high yield and

trellising. general all around excellence. Medium green,

round straight pods are 5-6”long, string-less, very

Pole Beans BN101 tender and meaty. Wonderful fresh, and great for
70-89 days canning and freezing.
20 beans $2.75pk

Pole Beans are a space saving for compact BEETS
garden. Excellent in the South but also grows
well in the North where it matures in cooler Bulls Blood BTS 100
conditions, dark green. 7 foot veins climb
vigorously. Heavy yields of light green pods, with 55 days 100 seeds $2.75pk
white beans.
This variety will grace your garden with the

Purple Queen BN 102 deepest purple-red leaves of any beet. Harvest in
July, leaves at 34 days, or wait three more weeks
50-52 days 20 beans $2.50pk and pull up the sweet, slightly striped, heart -
shaped roots.
Beautiful, purple bush beans turn forest green
when cooked. These string-less beans have Cylinder BTS 101
excellent flavor. Pods measure 5-5&1/2”. Great 46-80 days
bean for canning or freezing. 100 seeds $2.50pk

I just like the look of this heirloom beet from
Denmark, looks like some king of red carrot.
Deep red meat is sweet and the skin peels easily.

You can plant the seeds closed together because

cylinder is slender than the globe beets.

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Lutz Green Leaf BTS 102 CABBAGE

65 days 100 seeds $2.75pk Jumbo Cabbage Flat Dutch CAB 100

Famous for its sweetness, long-storage, 105 days 100 seeds $2.50pk
tenderness, and high quality greens. Also called
“winter keeper,” this red-fleshed beet can be Largest of all cabbages. Heads can weigh 11-
spring planted, grown all season, then harvested 12lbs. Flat, rounded at the top and extremely
as a very large beet in the fall (up to 3-4 pounds.) solid. Jumbo keeps excellent all winter long.

Georgia Southern CAB 102

Detroit Dark Red BTS 103 100 days 100 seeds $2.50pk

60-65 days 100 seeds $3.00pk A great old Southern favorite, pre-1800 heirloom.
Has a good resistance to heat and cold. It’s great

A historic variety introduced in 1892 by D.M. for the South, but also for up North. Huge yield,
Ferry & Co. Original selections were made from
Early Blood Turnip. 3” diameter roots. Great for great producer, and very tasty and flavorful.
canning and fresh out of the garden eating.

Golden Beet BTS 104 CARROTS

55 days 100 seeds $2.50pk Amarillo CAR 100

A true heirloom from the early 1800’s. Lovely, 75 days 250 seeds $2.50pk
delicious beets yellow– golden on the inside,
while red on the outside. Like any beet, the Lemon yellow roots have a sweet, crunchy taste.
leaves are tasty in fresh salads. You can’t “beet” Great for the summer to fall crop. Carrots are 8”
how good they are grated raw or diced and tubers. Excellent in stews or in salads or
steamed or baked whole then garnished with munching fresh from the garden

butter. Shin Kuroda CAR 102

70 days 250 seeds $2.75pk

BROCCOLI Described as “stump-rooted” for their short but
thick roots, this carrot is nonetheless a tender,
Broccoli Di Ciccio BR 100 sweet, deeply orange colored. Performs well in
heavier soils, easy to pull out of the ground with
55 days 100 seeds $2.85pk strong tops and stores well. Comes from Japan

A tasty Italian variety for home gardens that you

won’t find in the produce section. Produces a light where Kuroda types are most popular.

green 3-4” main head, and then multiple side

shoots to harvest over time. Very productive 2-3’ Tendersweet CAR 104
plants. 70 days
250 seeds $2.85pk

Green Sprouting Calabrese BR 102 A lucky variety to be so well named - one of the
sweetest carrots available. Tender but still crisp.

60-90 days 100 seeds $2.75pk 9-10” tapered deep orange, coreless roots.

This dark green colored vigorous plant with a

long harvest window produces a 3-8” main head

in addition to plentiful side shoots for harvest right CAULIFLOWER
up to frost. Very disease resistant.

Snowball Self-branching CAU 100

85 days 100 seeds $2.75pk

Self-wrapping leaves protect the delicious 6-8”
white heads. A perennial American favorite.

Steam it; eat it fresh.

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Early Snowball CAU 103

60-85 days 100 seeds $3.00pk Multi-Color Popcorn CRN 102

Introduced to American gardens in 1878 by Peter 80 days 50 seeds $3.00pk

Henderson and Company. Smooth 6”-7” heads Ears are multi-colored and quite attractive for all
of tightly formed white curds are solid, crisp, and decorations or popping into tasty popcorn. This
tender, excellent quality. Can over-winter for variety is easy to grow and does well in almost all
early crops in warmer regions. growing climates. Fun for the children’s gardens.

Violetta Italian CAU 102 Pennsylvania Dutch CRN 103

85 days 100 seeds $3.00pk 102 days 50 seeds $3.00pk

This purple beauty is almost too pretty to eat … A pre– 1885 popcorn maintained by the
almost. Easy-to-grow vigorous plants produce Pennsylvania Dutch. A flavorful variety produces
large purple heads which turn bright green when white kernelled ears. Flavor is superior to
cooked. Has a mild, almost broccoli flavor. commercial popcorn.

Sweet Corn– Golden Bantam CRN104

COLLARDS 79 days 50 seeds $3.00pk

Morris Heading COL 100 Yellow, sweet and extremely reliable. Can be

60 days 250 seeds $2.50pk planted earlier than other sweet varieties. 5”
stalks producing 6-7 ears. Introduced in 1902.
This variety is called “cabbage collards” by

Southern old-timers because it makes loose

heads that are dark green and slow to bolt. A Country Gentleman CRN105

popular heirloom that is fast-growing and 90 days 50 seeds $3.00pk

productive. An old timey shoe peg variety for fresh eating

that can tower over 9” high with large ears. White

Georgia Southern COL 101 kernels are less sweet than modern varieties but

60-80 days 250 seeds $2.50pk still has a great taste.

Heirloom collard first released around 1880. Slow

to bolt and tolerant to heat cold, and poor soil. CUCUMBERS
Non-heading plants grow 2-3 feet tall with large
cabbage-like blue-green leaves that are tender, American CUC 100
mild, and juicy.

60 days 20-25 seeds $2.75pk

Vates COL 102 Light –green, mild-tasting, deeply ribbed fruits.
60-80 days The elongated fruits yield uniform , easily
250 seeds $2.75pk digestible, fluted slices. Fruits reach 24” long.

Two foot tall plants are also called, “ Blue Stem”. Best harvested at about 18”.

A dark green collard that resists bolting and will A&C Pickling CUC 101
endure frost. Good for boiling and serving on
those hardy winter evenings when “supper” calls 50-60 days 20-25 seeds $2.50pk
the household.
This is one cucumber that gives reliable
production, pouring out 10 inch fruits, made for

CORN early pickling. Born in 1928. Of course, they like

Japanese White Popcorn CRN 100 trellising and reach, organic soil, and a full dose
of sunshine.
83 days 50 seeds $3.00pk

A refined variety of popcorn that pops with no

hard centers. Vigorous tall plans produce high

yields of white corn. Great with butter and salt.

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Delikateese CUC 102 KALE

60 days 20-25 seeds $2.50pk Blue Curled Scotch KAL 100

Fruits are pale green with great taste. Perfect for 80 days 100 seeds $2.75pk
pickling or slicing for salads. Plant bears
abundantly. Rare variety from Germany. Compact plants yield tender, blue-green crinkled
leaves that are delicious; very cold-hardy, and
rich in Vitamin A.

Armenian CUC 103

50-75 days 20-25 seeds $2.75pk Georgia Southern KAL 102

2”-3” long mild testing cukes that like full sun. 65 days 100 seeds $2.75pk
Also called Snake Melon, this “ cuke “ is a musk
melon. Bitterless and does not need peeling. A great old Southern favorite pre-1880 heirloom.
Good for slicing and pickling. This is the pickled It has a good resistance to heat and cold. Great
wild cucumber, from middle Eastern markets. for the South but also up North. Huge yield, great
Noted as the “Queen of cucumbers” by an 18th producer and very hardy taste.
century gentleman. Ridged, long, snaky. Trellis
as you can.

Nero Di Toscana KAL 104

Lemon CUC 104 60 days 100 seeds $2.75pk

60 days 20-25 seeds $2.75pk This loose leaf variety dates back to the early
1880’s. It has beautiful deep black green leaves
The shape, size, and color of a lemon, but the that can be 24 inches long. This Italian heirloom
is popular in Tuscany and central Italy for making
flavor is sweet and mild! This heirloom was fabulous soups and stews.

introduced in 1894 and is still a favorite today.

Homemade Pickling CUC 106

53 days 20-25 seeds $2.75pk Red Russian KAL 105

Makes the best crispy pickles, Fruit can be 50-60 days 100 seeds $2.75pk
harvested at 1 1/2” for tiny sweet or dill pickles or
Originally from Siberia, brought to Canada by

left on vine to mature at 5-6” larger spears. Russian traders around1885. One of the hardiest

Suyo Long CUC107 and most tender of all the Kales. Beautiful purple-
veined blue-green leaves fringed with red-purple.
60-70 days 20-25 seeds $2.50pk Frilly leaf margins resemble oak leaves.

A favorite variety from China is an unusual Vigorous 18”-36” plants. Mild flavor hardy to 10
looking cucumber. It grows to 18” long and twists degrees F.
and turns like a snake . It’s non-bitter and

burpless, tender and crisp like you want a cuke to

be. A real blend of good taste and unique LETTUCE
architecture, an edible art form, if you would.

Buttercrunch LET 100

50 days 250 seeds $2.75pk

EGGPLANT Buttery, crunchy, chewy leaves with a crisp heart,
one of the best all-around lettuces. Heat tolerant

Black Beauty EGP 100 and slow to bolt.

80 days 25 seeds $2.50pk

The most popular eggplant for home gardens. Ice Queen LET 102
Fruits are nearly round and almost black. Fine,
pale-yellow flesh just great for breading and 80 days 250 seeds $2.75pk
frying. Makes great container plants.
A wholly superior crisp head (Iceberg) type, this
French heirloom shows excellent tolerance to

cold, and makes a great crop. The frilled outer

leaves as baby greens.

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Little Green LET 104 PEAS

60 days 250 seeds $2.75pk Alaska PEA 100

Very small, green romaine-type. One of the very 50-60 days 20-25 seeds $2.50pk
best-tasting lettuces. Heat tolerant variety.
Very early, great for short season areas; good

Red Iceberg LET 105 yields of delicious soup peas. An heirloom from
the 1880’s

70-80 days 250 seeds $2.75pk

A fantastic iceberg lettuce. Fairly tight, 16” wide Green Arrow Shelling Peas PEA 102
heads hold will without bolting. Great mild flavor
and crisp head. This American lettuce is a 65 days 20-25 seeds $2.75pk
classic.
No tilling combined with high yields means lots of
tasty peas. Bushy plants grow 24-28” vines that

Lollo Bionda LET 106 do fine with a little support. Resists many
50 days common diseases.
250 seeds $2.75pk

Very small, green, romaine-type. This variety Snow Pea Oregon Sugar PEA 104
also has extremely frizzy, crinkled and compact
leaves. Tender and so tasty. 64 days 20-25 seeds $2.50pk

Produces large yields of delicious snow peas.

Red Romaine 250 seeds LET 110 Extremely hardy and diverse 4-5” pods with
70 days $2.50pk many double pods. One of the best for freezing.
Holds its color during cooking. Plant grows to
Very flavorful lettuce brings color and zest to
over 4’ tall.
salads. The red coloring develops best in cold

weather Green Arrow PEA 105

Speckled Amish Butterhead LET 112 62-70 days 20-25 seeds $2.75pk

70 days 250 seeds $3.00pk Skim pointed pods are 4-5” long and contain 8-
11 small deep green peas. Pods almost always
An old heirloom bibb-style lettuce with a most come in doubles. Very good production. Medium
unique pigment pattern. Bright red speckles on vines grow 24-28” tall.
lime green buttery leaves. Heads are dense with

pink patterned hearts that cook like variegated

radicchio. Sugar Snap PEA 106

64 days 20-25 seeds $2.75pk

Crunchy and sweet, the perfect treat to eat in the

MUSTARD garden. Lots of pods ensure the plentiful harvest

Southern Giant Curled MUS 100 will make it to the kitchen. Be sure to trellis the 4-
5’ vines.

60 days 250 seeds $2.50pk

A southern favorite and the most commonly HOT PEPPERS
grown mustard for the greens. Pale green leaves

are tightly curled on the edges. Slow to bolt, cold Anaheim HP 100
tolerant, and good for late sowing.
80 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk

Tender green MUS 102 Delicious, mildly-hot flavor; excellent for roasting
50 days
and frying. Good yields of very large chili

250 seeds $3.00pk peppers. Great for drying.

This new favorite is a sweet and tender green
that can be enjoyed raw or lightly sautéed. Early
to harvest in about 35 days. Has a very mild
flavor and is heat and drought resistant with large
spoon shaped green leaves.

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Bhut Johokia HP 102 Pablano HP 114

100-120 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk 90 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk

Also known as Ghost Pepper, Naja Morich. A slightly spicy cooking pepper that is the basis of

Legendary variety, one of the world’s hottest, with many Mexican dishes, stuffed, roasted, or fried

1,000,000 Scoville units! The thin-walled, while green. Allow to ripen to brick read for

wrinkled, pointed fruits reach 2-3” in length, sauces. Can be dried. Will grow as long and

ripening mostly to red. wide as your hand.

Caribbean Red Habenero HP 104 Sandia HP 116

80 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk 80-90 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk

These can be twice as spicy as the common One of my favorite “mild” hot peppers. The length

orange habanero, so use caution and enjoy the of an index finger when mature, they turn from a

warmth and rich, smoky citrus taste. Perfect for dark green to a dark red. I slice them thin and

spicing up a pot of chili or making killer hot sauce. mix them liberally with my stir steam/fry.

Heavy producer, so you will have plenty for Very easy to collect seed from.
drying.

Cayenne HP 106 Scotch Bonnet HP 118

75 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk 80 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk

The plants are vigorous and quite productive. Attractive, golden-yellow, squat little peppers with
Very popular for drying and using to spice many a shocking heat and great flavor. Gifted with a
dishes. A spicy, hot, popular heirloom. wonderful, unique aroma. A standard in
Caribbean cooking. Very spicy. Caution is
advised. Don’t want to knock your bonnet off!

Cayenne Long Red HP 108

80 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk Thai Burapa HP 120

Slender, long peppers turn bright red and very 75 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk

hot. Very popular for drying and using as a spice. Fiery little red, pointed peppers are popular in
A popular heirloom. With these attractive
Thailand for flavoring many dishes. Loads of fruit
peppers, you GOT HOT!
are produced on bush plants. Great for drying for

use in winter. Good for all Asian cooking.

Jalapeno HP 110

75 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk Trinidad Scorpion HP 122

A medium size dark green hot pepper. Great 75 days 25-30 seeds $2.00pk
taste. Use in salsa, dips, etc. Plants are very
productive. An authentic regional variety. The hottest chilli that we have found so far. 2.2
million scovills. Lantern shaped fruits ripen to a
Joe’s Long Hot HP 112 bright red-orange. Named as the world’s hottest
by the New Mexico chili institute. So beware, not
80 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk for the faint at heart. You’re braver than me.

The only hot pepper we know that is truly sweet.

Big yields of red, very long peppers on strong SWEET PEPPERS

bushy plants. Wonderful flavor. From Calabria, Banana SP 100

Italy, the southern most region. Enjoying it’s

spicy sweetness, you can look across the strait of 90 days 25-30 seeds $2.75pk

Messina and behold the great dome of Etna. Banana shaped fruit with smooth yellow skin; and

sweet, spicy, salmon-colored flesh. 16-24” long,

5-8lbs. It was listed in 1885 by J.G. Gregory’s

catalogue, which said, “when ripe, it is one of the

largest banana peppers”, having a remarkably

powerful and delicious flavor.

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Corno di Toro Giallo SP 102 Lilac Bell SP 116

72 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk 75 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk

An heirloom “Horn of the Bull” imported from Italy. Fruits are a medium lilac-purple, very crisp, juicy

Fruits 8” to 10” long and 2” to 3” wide with a crisp, and sweet. Medium sized fruits. Starts out

sweet flavor. Ripens to a gorgeous dark red. yellow-green and ripen to purple then red. Looks

Sweet. Perfect in salads, grilled or sautéed. great in salads for the color and great taste.

Giant Marconi SP 104 Sweet Banana SP 118

80-90 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk 75 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk

A large sweet pepper turning to a rich red when Thick-walled fruits are sweet and provide

fully ripened. Good in salads, stir-fry, dips and abundant yields. Pale green ripening to yellow

salsas. Though I grew it in a semi-shaded area, it and finally to red. Crunchy with a great taste. I

still gave me seven or eight large fruit. Plant it in munch on these while working in the garden. I

full sun so it reaches its potential. like to dip them whole in Ranch dressing. The

length of a long, long finger.

Large Bell Chiati SP106

65 days 25-30 seeds $2.75pk Tango Bell Peppers SP120

The blocky shape of this thick walled bright red 78 days 25-30 seeds $2.75pk
fruit is great for stuffing, and in salads or on the
grill. Has a mild taste that becomes even more This heirloom peppers comes from Italy. Fruity 8
mellow as the fruit matures.
to 10” long and 2 to 3” wide, with a crisp, sweet

flavor. Ripens to a gorgeous dark red. Perfect in

salads, grilled, or roasted.

Large Green Bell SP 108 SP122
$2.50pk Yellow Master Bell
78 days 25-30 seeds 90 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk

Sweet, brilliant green fruit are good-sized with
thick flesh that is flavorful and among the best Starts as big, sweet, green bells that mature to a
tasting of all peppers. Plants produce large yields brilliant yellow color. Fruits can be grown in pods.
Heavy yields all season.
of this most magnificent pepper.

Large Orange Bell SP 110

78 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk PUMPKIN

Super sweet, brilliant orange fruit are squarish Connecticut Field PUM 100
and good sized with thick flesh. Among the best
tasting of all sweet bells. Plants produce large 100 days 10-15 seeds $3.25pk
yields. A favorite.
The heirloom pumpkin of the New England
Large Red Bell SP 112 settlers and Indians. Several hundred years old.
Each golden fruit weighs about 20 pounds each.
78 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk This truly old variety can be used for pies or a
Halloween pumpkin.

Good sized pepper of heavily yielding plants. RADISHES
Crisp, ripens to red and produces up till the first
frost. Great with salads or eaten off the bush.

Purple Plum RAD 100

Large Yellow Bell SP 114 28 days 250 seeds $2.75pk

78 days 25-30 seeds $2.50pk Round radish with lavender skin and firm white
flesh. Mild sweet flavor with sturdy tops. Great in
Colorful yellow bell pepper. Very sweet and salads.
tasty. Superb for eating fresh and great for
market gardens. Very productive plant.

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Round Red RAD 102 America SPN 103

28-35 days 250 seeds $2.50pk 43-55 days 100 seeds $2.75pk

Quick to mature and should be succession Long standing compact Bloomsdale type. All
planted every 2-3 weeks from early spring well America Selections winner in 1952. Grows 8” tall
into fall. Very large, round red radish that has a with thick, deep green, savoyed leaves. Slow–
great taste. growing, slow to bolt, heat and drought resistant.

Sparkler RAD 104 Great quality, suited for spring planting in long–
day areas. Can be frozen, canned, or used fresh.

26 days 250 seeds $2.75pk

Crisp and snappy-flavored with round, red New Zealand SPN104
skinned roots and juicy white flesh. Good yields
50-70 days 100 seeds $2.50pk

and excellent flavor. Captain Cook brought this New Zealand native to
everyone in the 1770’s. Like Red Malabar, it is
RUTABAGA RUT 100 not a true spinach. Pick all summer and autumn.
Takes a little longer to germinate, so be patient.
Laurentian Ten days? Or Twenty days? Try planting some
and see.

75 days 250 seeds $2.50pk

An improved “Purple Top” rutabaga. Great SUMMER SQUASH
tasting. Yellow roots are great fried or baked.
Sweet and tasty. Candy Roaster SSQ 100

60 days 15-20 seeds $2.75pk

SPINACH This type of squash is famous among the people
of the Southeast. Delicious smooth flesh is
perfect baked, fried and makes great pies.

Red Malabar SPN 100

70 days 100 seeds $2.75pk Early Prolific Straight-neck SSQ 101

It creeps when it’s cold and runs when it’s hot. A 60 days 15-20 seeds $2.75pk
true summer spinach although not really a
spinach, but looks and tastes so. A prolific vine One of the old timey standards of summer
yielding sturdy, glossy, spinach like leaves. The squashes. Fat, tasty, prolific. Fingerlings all add
to the crispness, raw, of fresh garden salads. One
vining shoots are particularly tasty. Can reach 33’
in length, so prospers from trellising. Although of my favorite feasts is a steamed combo of early
native to tropical Asia, it prospers in my garden in straight-neck, onions, and early potatoes.

Western North Carolina. A rare, delicious summer

salad green or a cooked green. Good for Lemon SSQ 102

thickening soups and stir-fries. An exotic addition 60 days 15-20 seeds $2.75pk

to the southern American garden. Consider The shape, size, and color of a lemon, it grows
carefully that it takes 2-3 weeks for Malabar to great and has huge yields and great resistance to
germinate. insects. Very tasty, great fried or on the BBQ.

One of the best summer squashes you will ever

Winter Giant SPN 102 eat.

45 days 100 seeds $2.75pk

The rich leaves will be a welcome addition to a Golden Zucchini SSQ 103
winter dinner table. Pale green, semi-savoyed
leaves. Heavy yields and very cold harvest. 50-60 days 15-20 seeds $3.00pk
Recommended for late fall crops, and
greenhouse crops. Mulch for hardy winter crops. A thick, crisp, golden summer squash of medium
length, succulent at 6”-8” long. A lovely, sterling
addition to the squash patch. Steam it, sautéed it,
bake and roast it. Leave the best to grow to
maturity and save those seeds for next and next
and next year.

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Luffa sponge LUF 100 Green-Striped Kershaw WSQ 108

130 days 10-15 seeds $2.75pk 3-4 months 10-15 seeds $2.50pk

This rapid growing ivy-like plant has pretty Keith gave us a small Ziploc bag with six seeds at
flowers. Grows well along a wall. When young, the Thursday evening market in Hayesville, in
stuff and bake as you would a squash. When 2014. Ed and I divided the seed and I planted two
fruit is mature pull the hard skin off and you have of mine in my home garden, and one in Misty’s
a quality sponge. old garbage burn, with her fine donkey manure
liberally added. Her seed produced how many
WINTER SQUASH WSQ 100 Kershaws? I can’t remember… a hoard of 12,
16, 24 pounds! These are seeds from monster
Acorn plants. Give them room and generous soil and
they will yield you a winter of prize pie squash.

3-4 months 10-15 seeds $2.50pk

An old-timey favorite. Good yields with excellent Seminole Squash WSQ109
tasting, rich, orange colored flesh. Great baked.
Remember… keep the seeds for next year. 100 days 10-15 seeds $2.50pk

Tom the nursery man gave us three “Seminole”
pumpkins” he brought from the Everglades.

Honey Boat Delicata WSQ 101 Six to eight inches in diameter, this dark orange

100 days 10-15 seeds $2.50pk winter squash looks like a small pumpkin. Leafy
ribbed , can tolerate rainy and dry extremes. A
What a sweet and pretty honey and green striped meal for one or two and good for Fall displays.
squash that reminds me of a loaf of bread. Nice

to handle and make arrangements with. I like to

line them up nose to tail on a porch rail, I can’t Spaghetti WSQ 110

say why. 1-2 lbs. As round as a peach, and an 3-4 months 10-15 seeds $2.50pk
early producer. You could train them up trellises. The name says it all. Gardeners count on

continuous harvesting. Perfect for eating fresh

Baby Blue Hubbard Squash WSQ 102 and stir-frying.

90-100 days 10-15 seeds $2.75pk

A great little squash that was developed in 1953

by the University of New Hampshire. Hubbard- SWISS CHARD
shaped fruit weighs around 6 pounds, and have a
fine-grained, yellow-gold flesh that is sweet and Fordhook Giant SWC 100
$3.00pk
excellent quality. 50-60 days 100 seeds

Introduced in 1934 by W. Atlee Burpee and Co.

Butternut WSQ 104 Board, dark green, heavily crumpled leaves with

3-4 months 10-15 seeds $2.50pk white veins and stalks. Abundant crops all
season. Will yield well into the second year.
These have a violin shape and wrinkled, tan skin.

The flesh is deep orange and sweet; perfect for

roasting, stuffing and baking. A long time

favorite.

TOMATOES

Butternut-Waltham WSQ 106 Black Prince TOM 100

100 days 10-15 seeds 70 days 30-40 seeds $2.75pk
$2.75pk An heirloom from Drkutsk, Siberia. The 5 oz.
An old favorite. Good yields with excellent tasting, tomatoes are round and very uniform; the color is
rich, orange-colored flesh. Great baked.
a wonderful deep black-chocolate brown. The

flavor is deep, sweet and rich as the color. The

plants produce a large and early crop.

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Cherokee Purple TOM 102 Gold Medal TOM 111

80 days 30-40 seeds $2.75pk 90 days 30-40 seeds $2.50pk

An old Cherokee Indian heirloom, pre-1890 Want a slice of a big fat juicy tomato to seal a
variety; beautiful deep, dusky purple-pink color, sandwich? Two soft buns nestling a thick slab of
great flavor, and very-large-sized tomato. succulent hamburger between them, spread with

mayo and mustard and ketchup, a thin slice of

Cherry TOM 104 onion, and you’re in Gold Medal heaven.

80 days 30-40 seeds $2.50pk A year age, I purchased 3 lovely heirloom gold
medal tomatoes from a local farmer who’d had a
Delicious, sweet taste makes this a perennial good year growing them. I was well pleased and
favorite with home gardeners. Vines set huge spent $3 a piece for 2 big, fat ones, and $2 for a
yields and are disease resistant. Great for small one. What hefty, lovely fruit offering the
snacking in the garden and added whole in sweetest taste of a real quality tomato.
salads.
Shining globes of gold deliciousness streaked

Dad’s Sunset TOM 106 with veins of scarlet! This year, they have yielded
me a high consistent germination rate, Gold

80-90 days 30-40 seeds $2.50pk Medal maters are a meal unto themselves.

I love the look and taste of a really ripe, golden Trading heirlooms is a key to heirloom seed

tomato. Dad’s Sunset is the size, at full maturity, gathering.

of my medium-sized closed hand. Enjoy the juicy

fruit of this delectable tomato. It glows in the last Hillbilly TOM 112
rays of twilight. 80-90 days
30-40 seeds $2.50pk

Emerald Apple TOM 108 I bought 3 sets from Esther back in 2013 at the
Saturday morning farmer’s market in Hayesville,

85 days 30-40 seeds $2.50pk WNC. For lack of land, I planted them in 5 gallon

A very rare variety from Russia and can be used buckets and enough were grown so I harvested a

for canning, or in salads or just right off the vine. good handful of seed the first year. I grew a few

It is very large green fruit. Tastes a little tart yet last year, enough to keep and store. A lovely,

has a sweetness. medium sized, red and black striped tomato, very

subtle in coloring. I like them quartered in

German Pink TOM 110 summer salads. Yum. I’d say plant in full sun if
you’ve got it. Don’t want to cut down too many
85-90 days 30-40 seeds $2.75pk shade trees!

One of the tomatoes that helped start the

heirloom movement in America; this variety
originated in Bavaria. Introduced in 1883, these Husk Tomato- Ground Cherry TOM 114

tomatoes give high yields of 1-2 lb fruit, nearly 80 days 30-40 seeds $2.50pk

seedless. They’re great for canning or freezing A native fruit regarded as a delicacy by the

and for juicing. pilgrims. Delicious, cherry sized fruits grow

inside papery husk on short plants. Eat fresh,

dried and in pies and preserves. Stores well into

the winter, if kept in the husk in a cool dry place.

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Michael’s Micro Cherry TOM 116 Roma TOM 126

80-90 days 30-40 seeds $2.50pk 76 days 30-40 seeds $2.50pk

I bought a set from Terry at the Hayesville A quality paste variety. Very thick flesh. A

Saturday morning market. She praised it highly. popular, old favorite. Good yields.

“It’s prolific, dependable, delicious!” And so it is.

This mini-cherry tomato does well when given Roma Verde Tomatillo TOM 128
the upper cut of bamboo to climb upon, where
the branches fan out. It doesn’t suffer “transplant 70 days 30-40 seeds $2.50pk

trauma” like other veggies. It keeps right on Heirloom cousin to the tomato. Yes this is where

growing. The fruit hangs in clusters of 8, 10, 12 salsa verde comes from. Prolific producers of 1-

or more. I squish the late fruit to spread the seed 2” fruit covered in papery shells.

in beds and compost bins. I never lack for

volunteers to sell or transplant into new areas of Trip-L-Crop Climbing TOM 130
the ever expanding gardens. The sweetest
smallest maters that ever grew. 70 days 30-40 seeds $2.75pk

Meaty centers with solid divisions. By far the

Mortgage Lifter TOM 118 most productive tomato, often producing up to 2
80 days bushels from just one plant. Train on trellis and

30-40 seeds $2.50pk vines will grow 12-18’ and up to 25’.

Heirloom variety was developed by M.C. Ryles in Indeterminate.

the 1930’s. The tomato proved to be so popular

when he sold them he paid off his mortgage. Yellow Brandywine TOM 132
Meaty tomatoes with mild flavor produces
tomatoes that are over 1 to 1 1/2lbs . 90 days 30-40 seeds $2.75pk

Rich and delicious tasting large fruit, the gold

Mr. Stripey TOM 120 variety gives good yields. This heirloom is
delicious any way you eat it.

80 days 30-40 seeds $2.50pk

A true “beef steak” with pronounced ribbing. Yellow Ivory Pear TOM 134
Large fruits, yellow with pink-red stripes. Quite
mild, low acid, fewer seeds than other varieties. 70-80 days 30-40 seeds $2.50pk
Virginia favorite.
I once grew a giant yellow pear tomato, a
volunteer that appeared early April, way before

Pineapple Brandywine TOM 122 the last frost, and bore in season a thousand
fruit, proving itself an insidious climber. It split

80-90 days 30-40 seeds $2.50pk into three stems; the tallest reached 17 feet and

Of course, the Brandywines are perfect for hung suspended from my second story deck’s

sandwiches and hamburgers, big, fat, juicy. My picnic umbrella. The first frost killed it, a hundred

favorite is the pineapple, lower acid, lovely color. or more fruit rotting on the ground. Low acid.

Definitely glows in sunlight. A thick slick slice laid Sweet taste. The shape and color of a very small

between two slices of 12 grain bread layered pear. Give it room to climb and it will; at least

with mayo on one side and ranch dressing on the mine did.

other is lunch for this hungry gardener. Thick

flesh. Numerous seeds.

Pink Elephant TOM 124 TURNIPS

80 days 30-40 seeds $2.50pk Golden Globe TUR 100

Large fruit, is one of the most attractive varieties. 55 days 250 seeds $2.75pk
Big, glowing pink fruits are tender and delicious
and produced in abundance over a long season. Beautiful pale gold flesh with sweet flavor.
A variety from Russia. Originating in 1859, this variety can be grown
over winter in mild climates. Tastes more like a

rutabaga, but more tender.

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Scarlet Ohno Revival TUR 102 Greek Melon MLN 110

50 days 250 seeds $3.00pk 75-90 days 25 seeds $2.50pk

Hot pink flattened turnips with a crisp white flesh Tastes similar to cantaloupe. Grows to the size of
and smooth leaves with pink stem. A great revival a football. Sweet and satisfying. Uncle Eddie
of the original Japanese scarlet ohno turnip.
gave me the seeds to get started.

FRUIT Metki Planted Serpent Melon MLN 112

90 days 25 seeds $2.50pk

KIWI The light green Armenian cucumber that is

Fussy Kiwi KW 100 botanically a melon. Very large, long, curving,

100-150 seeds $2.50pk snake like fruit that is a melon. Sweet taste and
visibly interesting.
Now you can grow this fruit delight in you own

backyard! Kiwi originated in China, was imported MLN 114
to New Zealand where the plant was improved. Minnesota Midget

Yields up to ten gallons of fruit yearly. Plants are 75 days 25 seeds $2.50pk

vigorous and hardy and virtually free of insects, A very small early heirloom. Introduced in
pests, and diseases. And yes, Kiwi grows well as Minnesota in 1948. They have sweet orange
a perennial in Southern Appalachia. Give it
flesh and are perfect miniature versions of the
structure and it will spread like mature grape
classic Musk melon.
vines.

Pear MLN 116

MELONS 90 days 25 seeds $2.75pk

Amish MLN 102 Football shaped fruit, have wonderful fragrant,

70 days 25 seeds $2.75pk sweet orange flesh that has a delicate flavor.
This heirloom from the Northwest dates to 1900.
This early heirloom was introduced in 1974. They

have sweet, orange flesh, and measure 4-5” MLN 118
across, and are perfect versions of the “Classic Tam Dew

musk melon.” Vines produce very good yields. 90 days 25 seeds $2.50pk

A beautiful honeydew. Ivory-green fruit, very

Black Diamond Watermelon MLN 104 sweet flesh. Classic honeydew flavor. Luscious

90-95 days 25 seeds $2.50pk is the word, eaten warm or cool.

Excellent late season garden variety. Flesh is

bright red, firm and sweet. A large, nearly round Yellow-Meated Watermelon MLN 120

melon. Grows to 40 lbs. Has dark green skin and 80-90 days 25 seeds $2.50pk
tastes very sweet.
Juicy, round, fat. Up to 5-7 lbs. Yellow fruit, many

seeds. Very sweet. The size of a soccer ball.

Cantaloupe Vine Peach MLN 106 Absolutely luscious. I bought my first one from

75 days 25 seeds $2.50pk Mike at the Cedar Valley Farmer’s Market on a
Saturday morning in Murphy, N.C. I saved the
This nearly round, heirloom variety is packed with seed and now, life-willing, I’ll have enough to
tasty orange flesh. Vigorous, blight resistant plant and harvest and share forever.
vines yielding 3-4 lb. melons.

Golden MLN 108

90 days 25 seeds $2.50pk

This delicious honeydew has a smooth skin and
a golden color. It’s flesh is light green and yields
a rich, sweet flavor. Rave reviews from all home
gardeners.

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White Wonder MLN 122 Oregano

80 days 25 seeds $2.50pk Sweet Italian Oregano OGN 100

Snow white flesh very fruity and great tasting. 90 days 250 seeds $2.50pk
Grows to about 3-8 lbs. Common in the 1800’s.
White-fleshed varieties date back hundreds of Flavorful herb used on fish, in tomato sauces,
years and were developed in Africa from wild salad dressings, salsa, etc. A true heirloom.
strains. Very crisp right from the garden. Spread thickly. Root cuttings are easily taken to
further this perennial.

Vulgare OGN 102

HERBS 50 days 250 seeds $2.75pk

This is a beautiful and delicious Italian flavoring

Basil BSL 100 herb. Also medicinal. Great for Italian and Greek
cooking. Nice sweet flavors.
Purple Ruffles

3-4 months 250 seeds $2.75pk Thyme

Deep violet-purple ruffled leaves provide a

contrast in beds and borders. Add color and English THY 100
flavor to salads. 90 days
250 seeds $2.50pk

Thai Holy BSL 102 A spreading perennial that forms thick mats with
clusters of rose-purple flowers. Very fragrant;

3–4 months 250 seeds $2.75pk useful for planting edges of walk ways where the

A popular herb in Thai cuisine, the fragrant green vigorous growth is a virtue. Used in cooking and

leaves can be used in potpourri and have a for medicinal purposes. Anti-fungal action. A low

spicy, sweet, clove-like flavor. A religious herb of growing ground cover.

the Hindus.

Cilantro CIL 100 FLOWERS

Coriander

4-5 months 250 seeds $2.50pk Amaranth Elephant Head FL 100

The green leaves of this annual herb, also called $2.75pk

”Chinese parsley”, are known as cilantro, and the New World native adds a lot of color to the
dried seed is coriander. It’s in the carrot family. I garden. Easy to grow and makes delicious
love fresh cilantro diced and mixed with other greens and grains. Amaranth seed is one of the
spring garden greens, the fresher the better. most complete proteins available. Barely cover,
Coriander is used whole or ground as seasoning and thin to 1-2 ft apart. Brought to the US from
for any number of dishes. Try it in curries, Germany in the 1880’s.
pickles, soups, stews and salsas. I collected

seeds from one, big, beautiful, bountiful plant

grown by a friend and neighbor. It yielded many Bachelor’s Button (Edible) FL 102

hundreds of seeds. $2.50pk

Dill Hardy annual. Often self-sows. Bachelor’s
Buttons were brought to America in the 17th
Bouquet century.

DIL 100

3-4 months 500 seeds $2.50pk Bells of Ireland FL 104

Early to flower with large seed heads. Excellent $2.75pk

in pickles and used to flavor many other foods. Tiny white flowers in large green bell-shaped
Easy to grow.
calyxes. Great as a cut flower, fresh or dried.

This old-time plant has been cultivated since

1570. Very easy to grow.

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Black-eyed Susan Vine Mix FL 106 Lemon Queen Sunflowers FL 122

$3.25pk $2.75pk

Tender perennial grown as an annual. Trumpet- Beautiful, lemon colored yellow blooms with
shaped flowers in a warm mix of yellow, oranges, chocolate centers. This one is very unique; tall
and gold. This East African native is showy
plants produce many different blooms. A favorite
trained on trellises, in hanging baskets or in pots. of bees.

Butterfly Bush FL 108 Little Missy FL 124
$2.50pk $2.50pk

Purple flowers, summer-fall blooms. Butterflies Petite little clumps of dainty, charming daisies.
love this bush. Drought and deer resistant. Cut Each single, violet-blue flower has a center of
back bush after a full freeze for new growth. pale gold, surrounded by a halo of snowy white.
Loves manure. Great for pot or mass planting. At its best in cool

summer regions, or started early to bloom late

Classic Artistic Mix FL 110 spring to early summer.

$3.00pk

Hardy annual. Balanced mix of assorted Bachelor Marble Mixed FL 126
Buttons of mostly two-toned color patterns. The
$2.75pk
spectrum runs from sky blue through royal blue,
deep burgundy reds, rose, pinks, and white. Extravagant mixture contains all the various
colors and patterns of the “Marbles series”!
Great for cut flowers.
Yellow, reds. oranges, and whites, each flower

striped and splashed with color.

Court Jester FL 112

$2.25pk Pink Jeannie FL 128
This little marigold has stunning, yellow and
$2.50pk
burgundy-striped single blooms. Very fancy and
attractive looking on the dwarf plants. Compact plant with clusters of tightly spaced
blooms. Creates a passionate presence from

Dwarf Queeny Mixed FL 114 May until first frost. Strong mildew tolerance.

Tall pink flower.

$2.75pk

Ideal for bedding use, small enough to grow in Ring Theodore FL 130
pots. Huge, fully double blooms held all along the
stems. Contains the full range of hollyhock $2.75pk
colors: purple, red, rose, pink, salmon, yellow,
white. These bloom very quickly from seed. Fashionable, dark green plants have mahogany-

red blooms with chocolate overtones. Stunning

and flashy. You’ll love this heirloom from the

1890’s with its compact, beautiful plants.

Giant Grey Striped Sunflowers FL 116

$2.50pk

This giant sunflower has a tall stalk with massive Sierra Formula Mix FL 132
heads. Plants may reach a height of 12’. The
head will be approximately 2’ across. $2.75pk

Annual. A nice mix of lemon yellow, yellow-gold,

and deep pure orange flower. The deeply ruffled,

very double flowers are especially nice for cutting

Giants of California Mix FL 118 on long, sturdy stems.

$2.50pk

A long-stemmed ostrich-feathered type that has Titan Sunflower FL 134

unique curled petals. These come in a variety of $2.75pk

typical aster colors. Massive record-setting flower heads have

reached a fantastic 24” across the flower. One of

the largest you can grow. Produces large seeds.

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PRODUCTS

Brown Seed Envelopes PRD 100

15 Envelopes (3”x 51/2”) $5.00

Our seed saving envelopes; used for flower, fruit,
vegetable seed for storage.

Muslin Spice Bags w/Drawstring PRD 101

10 spice bags (3”x5”) $5.00

These bags are ideal for bagging spices for
soups, stews, and great for holding silica gel for
seed drying.

Self-seal Seed Poly Bags PRD 102

100 1.5”x1.5” $3.00

100 2”x3” $4.00

Resealable polyethylene bags for seed saving.
Also, can be used for storing dried herbs.

Bamboo Garden Marking Sticks PRD 103

12 - 6” long #0051- $4.75

12 - 8” long #0052- $5.75

12 - 12” long #0053- $7.75

Made from bamboo from Clay County, WNC.
These pointed stakes have been treated with
environmentally –friendly preservative to resist
rot and fungus.

Seed Saver Snap Top Container PRD 104

10 vials– Large #0040-$7.00

10 vials– Medium #0041-$6.00

Ideal for storage of small to large seed. 100%
FDA approved food grade polypropylene. Tight
fit snap on cap secures seed in container for
storage. Translucent vial makes identification od
seeds easy.

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Michael’s Gardens
sharing Eden

Dried Medicinal Heirloom Fruit
Herbs & Vegetable
Sets

Michael Hockaday

(828) 557-9464
[email protected]

Clay County Chamber of Commerce

9th Annual
Punkin Chunkin Fes val

October 21 & 22, 2017
Fun for the En re Family
811 Se awig Road, Brasstown, NC

Uncle Eddie’s Ed Giannuzzi
Seasonings, (828) 389-2642

Rubs & Spices 31 Wounded Knee PL.

Hayesville, N.C. 28904

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